Being big is not what Breslin Builders is about. In a day and age in which companies strive to deal with the country’s precarious economy, Breslin Builders is content controlling its burgeoning business of providing general contracting and design-build services for commercial developments. "I don’t want to be the largest. I don’t want to be known as the biggest contractor. I … [Read more...] about Breslin Builders: Steady Growth Spells Success
January 2003: Building Nevada Briefs
Retail Center Underway in Henderson NewMark Merrill Companies broke ground in December for its $40 million Horizon Town Square shopping center in Henderson. The 325,000-square-foot retail complex, located at the northwest corner of Boulder Highway and Horizon Drive, has an anticipated completion date of November 2003. The center will house a Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse … [Read more...] about January 2003: Building Nevada Briefs
January 2003: Business Indicators
Evaluation of recent information, especially in comparison with data for September 2001, is clouded by the Sept. 11 experience. As such, looking across a wider time span to gauge current conditions, we find the events since March 2001 – the date given for the end of the last phase of business expansion – are best described as a "shallow" recession. Indeed, the current recession … [Read more...] about January 2003: Business Indicators
January 2003: Business Up Front
A survey released recently by Deloitte & Touche LLP found 60 percent of women business leaders believe that reducing compensation packages for senior executives is required to restore the public’s faith in corporate leadership and financial reporting. The survey polled women CEOs, chairmen, presidents and other senior executives attending The Corporate State, a summit for … [Read more...] about January 2003: Business Up Front
Shouting Over the Crowd: Let Your Voice Be Heard in Carson City
As Nevada prepares for the 2003 Legislature, this month’s magazine features a "Legislative Outlook" outlining some of the major issues that will be discussed this session. It should come as no surprise that our cover story focuses chiefly on taxation, because solving the state’s budget shortfall is vitally important to us all. However, lawmakers will also have to decide how to … [Read more...] about Shouting Over the Crowd: Let Your Voice Be Heard in Carson City
The Washoe Arc: Finding Innovative Ways to Raise Funds
The Washoe Arc (WARC) has long been a part of the Reno community. Incorporated in 1953 as a grassroots parent organization called the Washoe Association for Retarded Citizens, it has touched the lives of many people over the years. The Washoe Arc is committed to the welfare of all children and adults with mental retardation. Its primary goal is to provide the opportunity for … [Read more...] about The Washoe Arc: Finding Innovative Ways to Raise Funds
January 2003: Face to Face
Name: David Dahan Title: CEO Company: Orgill/Singer and Associates Type of Business: Insurance and Investments Location: Las Vegas Years in Nevada: 32 Years with Company: 13 Biggest business challenge: Handling the fine balance between technology, the insurance industry and the delivery of quality service to clients. What do you like best about your … [Read more...] about January 2003: Face to Face
For Whom the Tax Tolls: Legislative Outlook 2003
Arnaud de Borchgrave, veteran war correspondent with more battlefield wounds than even Hemingway, is fond of saying, "Political pundits prophesizing into crystal balls are destined to eat crushed glass." Glass consumption notwithstanding, it hardly takes a prophet to predict the 2003 Nevada Legislature will be defined by the one word lawmakers dread most – taxes. On whom they … [Read more...] about For Whom the Tax Tolls: Legislative Outlook 2003
Master Planned Communities
Master planned communities are the answer to many of the challenges of developers and suburban land planners alike. Different lifestyles demand different communities, and a master plan can provide spaces and amenities for as many as 15 different market segments, including singles, executive families and empty-nesters. Discriminating buyers are embracing the concept … [Read more...] about Master Planned Communities
MAKE YOUR PAYCHECK GO FURTHER: WITH FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNTS
Do you have high medical bills or dependent care expenses? You may be able to save hundreds of dollars each year by participating in Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs). A healthcare flexible spending account is an employer-sponsored benefit that allows you to set aside a predetermined amount of money from each paycheck for eligible medical and dental expenses. If you pay … [Read more...] about MAKE YOUR PAYCHECK GO FURTHER: WITH FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNTS
January 2003: Nevada Briefs
Bar Association Finds Permanent Home After years of operating out of rented offices, the Clark County Bar Association (CCBA) has purchased a building in downtown Las Vegas that will serve as its permanent headquarters. James E. Rogers, an attorney who is now the principal owner of Sunbelt Communications Company, donated $285,000 to enable the association to buy the office … [Read more...] about January 2003: Nevada Briefs
Moving Ahead Electronically: To Better Serve Our Customers
The mission of the Office of Secretary of State is to effectively and efficiently serve the public by performing its statutory duties to ensure the integrity of elections, facilitate business filings, protect consumers against securities fraud, preserve public records, and to promote public awareness and education in these and related areas. We take this mission statement … [Read more...] about Moving Ahead Electronically: To Better Serve Our Customers
January 2003: State the Issues
Issue: Should the 2003 Legislature increase the tax rate for Nevada gaming revenue? Increasing Gaming Taxes is Not the Answer By Bill Bible Senator Neal is at it again. In spite of having his dangerous tax proposals repudiated during two gubernatorial elections, two legislative sessions and the petition process, Senator Neal continues to argue that the state’s fiscal … [Read more...] about January 2003: State the Issues
Immersion in America: Let’s Teach our Children to Speak English
"Our nation’s public schools have the clear responsibility to help students who don’t know English to learn that language as quickly as possible. To do otherwise is to sentence the child to a lifetime of political and economic isolation. Quality teaching of English and of America’s civic culture should be a part of every student's curriculum." K.C. McAlpin, … [Read more...] about Immersion in America: Let’s Teach our Children to Speak English
Freshman Legislators: Face Baptism by Fire
Nevada’s 20 freshman legislators are going to get the roughest initiation in history when the session opens for business this month. This is the Year of Great Tax Wars, and history teaches that freshman legislators who face taxing sessions often have difficulty surviving. This year, there’s double the pressure. Because term limits will summarily discharge over half of … [Read more...] about Freshman Legislators: Face Baptism by Fire