Business Bank of Nevada has played an active role in supporting the business community since it opened in 1995. Today, it is one of the largest community banks in the state, with 70 banking professionals serving more than 5,000 business and consumer accounts in Nevada. With three branches in Southern Nevada and one in Carson City, and a recent expansion with new loan production … [Read more...] about Business Bank of Nevada: Fostering Business Growth in Nevada

How different would our world be if Adolf Hitler had been stopped in the 1930s, when people were beginning to see the danger he represented? Think how many lives would have been saved – not only all those killed in World War II, but also the millions of Jews, Gypsies and other minority groups who died in his death camps. Now that we are starting to see the proof of Saddam … [Read more...] about Hitler and Hussein: Lessons From History

When you think back to childhood, the adventure of going to summer camp may hold special memories. Just taking the time to "be a kid" is important, since childhood flies by all too quickly. While we would like to think that childhood is a time of carefree fun and happy thoughts, many children face such daunting prospects as serious illness or abuse and abandonment. This is … [Read more...] about Project Sunshine: Helping Children Feel Like Kids

In the face of a rising number of catastrophes and increasing claims of toxic mold, insurers have continued to raise rates for homeowner’s insurance policies. With costs to Nevada homeowners escalating, it is important to heed advice for contending with rising insurance rates. Losses for insurers that provide homeowner’s policies have increased dramatically in recent years. … [Read more...] about Homeowner’s Insurance Costs: And How to Control Them

Technology is a critical component of America’s economic future. In order to ensure continued growth in this area – and revitalize those areas that are depressed –government must be responsive to the needs of private industry. My experience in Congress has taught me that all too often communication breaks down between government and private industry. The Republican High Tech … [Read more...] about High Tech Task Force: Working for the Technology Industry

A subtle but significant economic change is afoot in Nevada. Gaming, for years Nevada’s dominant and unrivaled industry, shows no sign of relinquishing its throne, but one relatively new sector has established a foothold and holds tremendous potential as an engine for future growth and diversification of Nevada’s economy – Nevada’s emerging technology industry. Many Nevadans … [Read more...] about The Emerging Tech Economy: Its Interface with Nevada’s Universities

Critical Care Systems (CCS), a leading national provider of specialty infusion pharmacy services, has entered the Nevada marketplace with a Reno location, which opened in February 2003, and a Las Vegas facility scheduled to open this month. Critical Care Systems provides a broad range of infusion pharmaceuticals delivered intravenously to patients in their homes by an … [Read more...] about Critical Care Systems: Comes to Nevada

For Nevada consumers, there is no shortage of financial institutions to choose from. From national chartered banks with more than 100 branches to small state-chartered banks operating out of a single branch, financial institutions are opening and expanding faster than ever before. Over Saturation? But with the proliferation of so many financial institutions, the question … [Read more...] about Banking on Nevada: Trends and Technology Shape the State’s Banking Industry

Forecasting still more room for growth in Nevada, California-based Voit Commercial Brokerage set its sights on Southern Nevada last year and opened a. full-service brokerage firm in Las Vegas in late 2002. The new office specializes in sales and leasing of office, industrial and retail properties, as well as investment property sales. Longtime Las Vegans Kit Graski and Kevin … [Read more...] about Voit Commercial Brokerage: Veteran Brokers Open New Office