Nevada Company Buys Ely Wind Carlson & Associates, an energy development company based in Las Vegas, recently announced it has purchased Ely Wind, LLC. Ely Wind, formerly owned by California-based Global Renewable Energy Partners, was awarded a 50-megawatt power purchase agreement by Nevada Power Company in 2002. It has been working with the BHP Mine in Ruth, near Ely, for … [Read more...] about November 2003: Nevada Briefs
Nevada’s Debt Collection Program Proves Its Worth
The state controller’s debt collection program created at my request during the 1999 legislative session is emerging and proving to be a worthy revenue generator for the state of Nevada. I am proud to say my office has collected $2.5 million in debts owed the state that would have otherwise gone uncollected. After beginning with only a handful of state agencies utilizing the … [Read more...] about Nevada’s Debt Collection Program Proves Its Worth
Nathan Adelson Hospice: 25 Years of Care and Compassion
Nathan Adelson Hospice, Southern Nevada’s only non-profit hospice, is marking its 25th anniversary of providing care and compassion to more than 30,000 terminally ill patients and their families. With innovative programming, Nathan Adelson Hospice has become a model for other hospice programs throughout the country. It operates two in-patient facilities in Las Vegas, as well as … [Read more...] about Nathan Adelson Hospice: 25 Years of Care and Compassion
Heritage Bank of Nevada: Small Bank Has Big Ideas
Heritage Bank of Nevada has been serving Northern Nevada for eight years and is locally owned by 350 families. With over 5,000business and consumer accounts, Heritage Bank’s success is measured by its record growth. During the past 24 months, the bank has matched the cumulative growth achieved during the first five years of its existence. "We’re not a conventional bank," … [Read more...] about Heritage Bank of Nevada: Small Bank Has Big Ideas
Toll Brothers Expands into Reno: Luxury Homes Planned for Two Developments
After three years of quietly studying the luxury home market in the Reno area, Toll Brothers is ready to make its move. The company hopes to build on its success in Nevada by expanding northward from Las Vegas this fall. It plans to build 74 homes in the new upscale Damonte Ranch community in the Truckee Meadows, just south of Reno. Toll Brothers also purchased 100 sites for … [Read more...] about Toll Brothers Expands into Reno: Luxury Homes Planned for Two Developments
October 2003: Building Nevada Briefs
CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON THE PARK AT WARM SPRINGS Construction is underway on The Park at Warm Springs, a nine-acre development located at Warm Springs Road and Gillespie Street in Las Vegas. A groundbreaking, featuring a tree-planting ceremony, was held recently to commemorate the beginning of construction and to emphasize the development’s park-like environment. Pictured from … [Read more...] about October 2003: Building Nevada Briefs
Retail of Two Cities: Who’s Building Stores for Future Shoppers?
Southern Nevada The rule of thumb is that "retail follows rooftops", so it should come as no surprise that Southern Nevada’s housing boom has given rise to a corresponding increase in the number of shopping centers being planned and constructed. As homes and apartments move outwards into what was once empty land, developers are rushing to make sure their occupants have easy … [Read more...] about Retail of Two Cities: Who’s Building Stores for Future Shoppers?
October 2003: Business Indicators
Having bottomed out, the Nevada and U.S. economies are now expanding. Indeed, after some period of indecision, the arbitrators of the dating of U.S. business cycles declared that the recession ended in November 2002. The expansion that followed has, however, been modest by historical standards. The U.S. expansion in 2002 and 2003 has been so weak that concerns have … [Read more...] about October 2003: Business Indicators
October 2003: Business Up Front
It’s Not Just Bean-Counting Accountants Need More Than Numbers Know-How Accounting graduates entering today’s job market should be prepared to highlight their technical expertise as well as their gift for numbers. Chief financial officers (CFOs) surveyed recently said that in addition to accounting skills, they look for professionals who have information technology … [Read more...] about October 2003: Business Up Front
The Ten Commandments: Needed Now More Than Ever
The state of Alabama recently had to remove a monument to the Ten Commandments that stood in the rotunda of the state judicial building. A U.S. district judge decided that the display violated the "doctrine of separation of church and state", which was never in the U.S. Constitution, but which courts have been trying to tell us the Founding Fathers really intended by the First … [Read more...] about The Ten Commandments: Needed Now More Than Ever
Goodwill of Southern Nevada, Inc: Promotes Self-Sustaining Human Services
Goodwill is virtually a household name with positive connotations. However, the details of what the organization does for the community is one of the best-kept secrets in Southern Nevada. The purpose of Goodwill is to enable citizens with disabilities to start new careers and lives of independence. The sale of donated "gently used" merchandise in Goodwill’s seven retail … [Read more...] about Goodwill of Southern Nevada, Inc: Promotes Self-Sustaining Human Services
Service with a Smile: Ten Tips to Improve Customer Service
Toni Stewart has spent quite a bit of time in Las Vegas hotels on business in the last 15 years. She may not be able to describe the décor of each one to you, but she does remember one stay vividly. "I stayed at the Golden Nugget, and I am not kidding, the maid called me by my name. I have stayed in some four- and five-star hotels, but I was pleasantly surprised that every … [Read more...] about Service with a Smile: Ten Tips to Improve Customer Service
Industry Focus: Commercial Real Estate Development
Developing commercial real estate is by nature a challenging and risky profession, but the faltering national economy has made it even more important for Nevada’s developers to sharpen their pencils in order to get the absolute best deal on paper. Several leaders in real estate development gathered at the Four Seasons Hotel on August 12 to discuss the challenges and issues they … [Read more...] about Industry Focus: Commercial Real Estate Development
October 2003: Face to Face
Name: Stephen F. Eanes Title: President, County Manager Company: Fidelity National Title Agency of Nevada Type of Business :Title insurance and escrow services Location : Las Vegas Years in Nevada: 6 Years with Company: 18 Biggest Business Challenge: Getting technology completely integrated into our business. There are many new projects in the works, but … [Read more...] about October 2003: Face to Face
Legislative Changes Ahead: Now’s the Time to Prepare
Fifty-two of Nevada’s 63 legislators face voters next year. If history repeats itself, expect a record number of freshmen legislators and a leadership change in at least one house – Assembly or Senate – in 2005. Nevada’s Legislature is in a constant state of change. The 1989 Legislature increased gaming, sales, insurance premium and mining taxes, and raised legislators’ … [Read more...] about Legislative Changes Ahead: Now’s the Time to Prepare