Virginia Business - October 2005

COVER STORY - The Race for Governor
Independent's Day?
Russell Potts' votes could be decisive in a tight gubernatorial contest.

Q&A with the candidates with reader polls
Economic Development | Virginia's industry | Transportation
Haves and Have Nots | Economic Initiatives

Audio Report: Audio of debates between the candidates:
Kaine-Kilgore 1 | Kaine-Kilgore 2

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
More boards are tying CEO raises to company performance

Virginia's best paid CEOs

REGIONAL REPORT
Shenandoah Valley's diverse economy keeps unemployment low

Valley industrialist invents device to keep highways clean

CONSTRUCTION
Corporate projects lead construction boom

Construction industry struggles with higher costs

Virginia's biggest projects

WORKFORCE
Network offers one-stop centers matching workers and employers

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
The benefits dilemma

DEPARTMENTS
Editor's Corner
- Not politics as usual

Virginia Ideas
- Hurricane Katrina and Virginia

Around the Old Dominion
- Clinch River Forest Products settles in
- Katrina's winds rearrange Capital One bank deal
- Herndon biotech firm seeing success with gel treatments
- Office style on a budget
- Optical Cable rebounds
- Businesses support efforts to save Oceana

Followups
An update on companies and trends featured in recent issues:
- Hilb, Rogal & Hobbs
- Genworth Financial

Reporter's Notebook
Notes and thoughts from the travels of Virginia Business writers and editors

For the Record
Mergers & acqusitions	Cutbacks, closings	Stocks, financing
Deals	Products, services	Legal, regulatory
New plants	Divestitures	Noteworthy
People	Expansions
Contracts	Real estate