| Virginia
Business - February 2005
 COVER
STORY
 Fare play
Airports without discount airlines seek a competitive
advantage
Independence
Air has trouble gaining altitude
The bid to transform Atlantic Coast Airlines
into the next Southwest Airlines or Jet Blue has hit
major turbulence
NORTHERN
VIRGINIA REGIONAL REPORT
Crystal
City gets a makeover
Arlington's proximity to nation's capital draws
development
Customer
service drives loyalty at longtime hardware store
Federal
spending spurs Northern Virginia's booming economy
BANKING
Riggs' problems
could jeopardize PNC deal
New Fed bank
president plans to do street-level research
BUSINESS
LAW
By the book
Virginia companies feel the squeeze of Sarbanes-Oxley.
PRIVATE
SCHOOLS
Putting
stock in expensive education
Parents say benefits worth the cost
Private
schools directory
Institutions with high schools throughout the
state
RESEARCH
& DEVELOPMENT
University
research identified as economic catalyst
Virginia
research directory
A brief listing of some of the research going
on at Virginia's universities
| Virginia
Stat |
|
$43,417
The
average annual salary of a Virginia public-school
teacher during the 2003-2004 year. With that average,
Virginia ranked 21st among the 50 states, well
below top-ranked California where the average
pay was $58,287
Source:
National Education Association |
DEPARTMENTS
Editor's Corner
- Hunting for low fares
and sensible rules
Ideas
- The state of Virginia's
M&A market
Around the Old Dominion
- A 'win-win deal' for
rural health care
- Liberty Tax passes a milestone
- Company continues inaugural
plate parade
- Keeping the Virginia
Horse Center in oats and hay
- America Online agrees to settle
fraud charges
- Nextel and Sprint announce
telecom merger
In the workplace
- Trends: Easing into
retirment
- On the regulatory front
- Commentary: New skills
credential can help employers find the workers they
need
- Backup child care keeps
employees at work
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