WellPoint state’s top insurer; Sentara third-largest (Virginian-Pilot)
Insurers brought in a total of nearly $8.4 billion in premiums in Virginia last year, covering about 2.1 million people as of Dec. 31.
New Virginia prison sits empty, at a cost of $700,000 annually (Washington Post)
This is how bad the economy is in S.W. Virginia: People are wishing they had more criminals in town.
Business travel takes toll on workers’ health (USA Today)
Those who traveled more than 20 nights a month were more likely to report being in poor health than those who traveled less frequently.
The U.S. Postal Service Nears Collapse (Business Week)
Delivery of first-class mail is falling at a staggering rate. Facing insolvency, can the USPS reinvent itself like European services have—or will it implode?
Doing Business in Argentina (Inc.)
Think the U.S. economy feels shaky? Try doing business in Argentina, where corruption is the norm, regulations are absurd, and inflation is rampant.
States with worst business failure rates (Fortune)
California has the highest rate of small business failures, while North Dakota has the lowest, according to a recent report by Dun & Bradstreet.
