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Virginia
Business - May 2007
 COVER
STORY
A
massive marvel
Neither size, nor governments
nor bald eagles have impeded construction
of the new Woodrow Wilson Bridge.
FANTASTIC 50
Newcomers dominate 2007 list of fast-growth companies
The 2007 Fantastic 50 List
Profiles:
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Maintenance expertise attracts
a big following for T-Solutions
- Mid Atlantic Vinyl trying
to create a national brand for its vinyl products
- Customers find guidance as well as groceries at Todos
Supermarket
- Customer Value Partners grows quickly
by focusing on others’ customers
- SE Solutions finds a niche in the homeland security
market
HEALTH
CARE
Squashing the super bug
A year before a new reporting
law takes effect, Virginia hospitals are beefing up defenses
against hospital-acquired infections.
Venture philanthropist for health
care
Public-private partnership helps improve state’s
safety net.
REGIONAL REPORT
- HAMPTON ROADS
Looking for prospects
Recent
moves give officials more clout in recruiting corporate
headquarters.
Suffolk gains reputation as a high-tech hub
Who’s
cooking with Paula Deen?
Southern cook promotes partnership with Smithfield
Foods.
Back to basics: What makes cities
and regions great?
Commentary by Joel Kotkin
Growth & Development
RISK MANAGEMENT
Keeping danger at bay
The
role of risk managers is expanding at many
companies.
Chief risk
officers have ‘a seat at the table’ in
making decisions
OPTIONS
The mystique of Misty
Chincoteague’s
simplicity preserves its storybook charm.
A modern fountain of youth?
Women and men find rejuvenation
in medical health spas.
A personal mission
PBM Products
founder and his wife donate millions of dollars
to help find cures for diseases afflicting their
children.
DEPARTMENTS
 Editor's
Corner
- Tackling
big projects
Around the Old Dominion
- Transportation
pact expected to remove election issue
- University of Texas experience
offers hope for Virginia Tech
- Former CEO of Leadership
Fairfax take over Lead Virginia program
- Pharmacist sees gap in
skin-care market
Business Diversity
Quarterly Report
- Finding opportunity in a new land
- Doing business with the state
- Diversity training
- Roundup
- Resources
Looking Back
- 75 years
ago: The Great Depression
Follow-ups
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