The Virginian-Pilot

THE LEDGER-STAR

Business: MONDAY, June 20, 1994

• MILITARY: PAYROLL IS STILL RISING, BUT TOTAL WORK IS SINKING
• EMPLOYMENT: ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, WE'RE HOLDING OUR OWN
• EMPLOYMENT: "THINGS SEEM TO BE PICKING UP, BUT..."
• FINANCE: ANOTHER PROFITABLE YEAR
• FINANCE: LEARNING HOW TO PLAY THE MUTURAL-FUND GAME
• THE PORT: FEWER COAL SHIPMENTS MEAN FEWER WATERFRONT JOBS
• THE PORT: "IT'S DEFINITELY AN UP-AND-DOWN BUSINESS"
• HEALTH CARE: "IT'S HARD TO PREDICT WHAT WILL HAPPEN"
• HEALTH CARE: WONDERING WHAT HE'S GETTING HIMSELF INTO
• REAL ESTATE: THE COMMERICAL, RESIDENTIAL RECOVERY CONTINUES
• REAL ESTATE: TAKING THAT FIRST-TIME BUYER'S STEP INTO OWNERSHIP
• LARGEST EXPANSIONS
• TOP EMPLOYERS
• NEW EMPLOYERS\
• HAMPTON ROADS PUBLIC COMPANIES
• ACCOUNTING FIRMS
• ADVERTISING AGENCIES
• EXECUTIVE TRACK
• WAGES: FALLING BEHIND IN PAY
• CREDIT UNIONS
• REAL ESTATE: WHERE THE SPACE IS
• RETAIL SALES: WINNERS AND LOSERS
• THE THREAT OF LAYOFFS AT NORSHIPCO
• AIRLINES: BATTLING FOR THE PASSENGERS
• RETAIL: NOTHING FLASHY, BUT SLOW SALES GROWTH IS STILL GROWTH
• RETAIL: "IT'S SLOW, BUT IT'S GETTING BETTER"
• TOURISM: ECONOMIC LIFEGUARDS COUNT ON BUOYANT NUMBERS
• TOURISM: BUFFALO WINGS ASIDE, NICE WORDS FOR BEACH FOOD
• IN GOOD TIMES AND BAD: LIVING IN A MILITARY SHADOW