Bill Moore recently took over the reins of Desert Radiologists, which has a 41-year history in Nevada. Rather than dwelling on the firm’s past successes, however, the new CEO looks forward to the challenge of leading the imaging company into the future. With five outpatient centers throughout the Las Vegas Valley and contracts to provide in-house diagnostic service to five … [Read more...] about Desert Radiologists: New CEO Takes Over Growing Company

Silver State Bancorp, the holding company for Silver State Bank, has expanded in 10 years from a five-person operation to a multi-state financial services provider with more than 260 employees. In September of this year, it acquired Choice Bank of Scottsdale, Ariz. As a result of the merger, the holding company’s consolidated assets now exceed $1 billion. Corey Johnson, … [Read more...] about Silver State Bancorp: Expanding in Nevada and Arizona

The Nevada landscape has changed dramatically in recent years due to an influx of retirees and urban dwellers drawn to high-rise living. This trend has fueled a vertical building boom at both ends of the state. In Las Vegas, however, land prices, construction costs and competition caused some high-rise condominium cancellations over the last 18 months. Some fallout was … [Read more...] about Nevada’s High-Rise Market: Reaching Sky-High Levels

Throughout the years, research has proved that employee performance and retention are strongly linked to consistent, appropriate positive reinforcement of behaviors that promote employers’ goals. Within companies, a recent study by Gallup showed that a simple act of recognition by an employee’s colleague or superior dramatically enhanced an employee’s work output and … [Read more...] about Employee Recognition: Is It Really That Important

Nevada’s credit unions offer an array of financial services; however, much more goes on behind the scenes. They’re constantly handling new regulations, fierce competition, escalating fraud, fluctuating interest rates and more. In essence, they engage in a continuous balancing act: providing the most benefits to members, while dealing with the challenges that threaten to … [Read more...] about Nevada’s Credit Unions: Engaged in a Delicate Balancing Act

Nevada makes a living from gamblers looking for “lucky numbers.” But with healthcare, Nevada’s numbers are anything but lucky: Nevada ranks 47th in the nation in physicians per capita, and 49th for nurses. Approximately 19 percent of the population is uninsured. And here in the fastest-growing state, those 65 and older – those who put the greatest strain on the system – are the … [Read more...] about Healthcare Checkup: What’s Ailing Nevada’s Hospitals?

Even before the shouting dies down on Election Day 2006, many heads are already turning toward Carson City and the 2007 Legislature. Sure, there’s still turkey to be carved, presents to be handed out and champagne to be sipped, but for some it’s never too early to start plotting strategies and getting a start on lobbying for their favorite causes. As always, there will be … [Read more...] about The 2007 Legislative Session: What’s Ahead for Nevada?

A whole new world has emerged in recent years – a world that helps businesses transform and grow at the speed of an Internet connection. This new world is referred to by various names, including Paid Search, CPC and Sponsored Links – all of which enable businesses to tap into millions of business prospects online. The major advantage of this new world of advertising is that … [Read more...] about Online Promotions: How to Navigate this New World

A company’s Website is a valuable asset that should be carefully protected. Failure to do so could severely limit what rights a company has in the content of its own Website, may result in others retaining rights in the same content, or may lead to lawsuits. Independent Web Designers and Ownership Protecting the content of a Website starts at the design stage. A company … [Read more...] about Your Company’s Website: Who Really Owns It?

With the announcement on October 4, 2000, of the merger between Firstar Corporation and U.S. Bancorp, Nevada may have seen the last of the banking mergers for awhile, ending a decade-long succession of mergers and acquisitions by the state’s largest financial institutions that has left customers reeling, often driving them into the waiting arms of the state’s community … [Read more...] about What’s Ahead for Nevada’s Banks – Is the Merger Frenzy Over at Last?