Just two years ago, officials in Clark County declared a healthcare crisis. Mental health patients were occupying at least one-third of the 330 beds in hospital emergency rooms (ERs). On average, as many as 30 patients a day would wait in the ER for up to 48 hours to be transferred to Southern Nevada Mental Health Services, an inpatient psychiatric facility. To make matters … [Read more...] about Rawson-Neal Hospital: Hoping to Ease Mental Health Crisis

Multi-million dollar homes, hot cars and over-the-top travel are nothing unusual for high net worth individuals in Nevada. In fact, luxury living is becoming more common here, according to experts surveyed by Nevada Business Journal. One well-known expert on “champagne wishes and caviar dreams” is Robin Leach, who moved to Las Vegas seven years ago to be close to the rich … [Read more...] about Luxury Lifestyles in Nevada

Business owners never expect their companies to suffer a disaster, so oftentimes they don’t purchase insurance or enough coverage. Hurricane Katrina is a reminder, however, that damage can happen at any time and can be extensive. Businesses can sustain other kinds of losses, too – theft, wrongful termination suits, accidents in the company car, on-the-job worker injuries and … [Read more...] about Business Insurance: Protecting Your Assets

Nevada’s rapid population growth, robust economy, new job creation and low unemployment rate are fueling an unprecedented statewide building boom. Nevada will see $12.3 billion worth of construction spending this year, a $312 million increase from 2005, said Cliff Brewis, senior editorial director for McGraw-Hill Construction. Roughly $4.8 billion will be spent on new homes, … [Read more...] about Nevada’s Mega Machines

Immigration reform and border control have received a lot of press coverage lately, and debates are raging about the best way to deal with the estimated 12 million people living in the U.S. illegally. Competing bills in Congress are attempting to tackle these issues, and many thousands of people participated in marches on May 1 for a nationally-publicized \"Day Without … [Read more...] about A Nation of Immigrants, But Also a Nation of Laws

The new tax deduction for manufacturing applies to most manufacturing companies, but also to some non-manufacturing companies and to some self-employed individuals. It was enacted as part of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 to help United States manufacturers remain competitive with similar foreign compa The new tax deduction for manufacturing applies to most … [Read more...] about The IRS Manufacturing Deduction – Can You Benefit from It?

Heritage Bank, a Northern Nevada bank serving small and mid-sized businesses, has filled an important void to several communities throughout the area. Established in 1995, it has three branches in Reno and one in Carson City. In the fourth quarter of 2006, another bank branch is set to open in Spanish Springs to keep up with the growth of outlying communities. Heritage Bank … [Read more...] about Heritage Bank of Nevada: Continuing Success for Small Businesses

In 2003, Pioneer National Title of Nevada became Ticor Title of Nevada. By then, it supported five offices in Las Vegas providing title insurance and escrow services for both residential and real estate transactions. Although Ticor is more than 100 years old, it was bought during the 1990s and its name disappeared, resurfacing in 2003 after Pioneer was purchased by Fidelity … [Read more...] about Ticor Title of Nevada: Insuring Projects Throughout the State

What do you do when your child needs cancer treatment at Memorial Sloan-Kettering in Manhattan and your insurance carrier says, "Sorry, that’s out of network"? Or when your doctor tells you your newborn has such a rare bone disorder that several of her ribs are malformed or missing, and the only place in the country able to perform the surgery she needs is 1,500 miles away? How … [Read more...] about Miracle Flights for Kids: Flying for Life