Virginia Business - September 2002

COVER STORY
Strangers among us
Virginia needs foreign workers, especially in high tech. But one year after the terrorist attacks, an anti-foreigner backlash is building.

TECHNOLOGY IN VIRGINIA
Can smart planes avoid crashing?
NASA Langley is building a system that could stop terrorists, but applying it is hard.

GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT
No mountain retreat
Roanoke area wants to join the research elite, but it still has hills to climb.

HEALTH CARE
Pay doctors, not HMOs?
Tired of paperwork and meddling, a Norfolk physician has another plan.

FINANCIAL SERVICES
The murky world of estate planning
Uncertain inheritance tax laws and a bad economy have people scrambling.

ADVERTISING SECTIONS
What is driving up the cost of health care?
Many business leaders are asking what can be done to address the problem.

Retirement, Virginia style
A look at the state's many spots to retire.

DEPARTMENTS
Editor's Corner


Minding Your Business
- Boating for those impaired
- Communication cops
- When e-mail isn't the best alternative
- Cold War brings chilly memories
- Average expenditures and component shares for all consumer units, by U.S. region of residence, 1999-2000 (chart)

For the Record

Virginia Weekend
Playing the sport of kings