Name: Eric Springall Title: President Company: Orgill/Singer and Associates Type of Business: Insurance and Investments Location: Las Vegas Years in Nevada: 41 Years with Company: 18 Biggest business challenge: Keeping up with the ever-changing, faster pace of doing business. The insurance industry is rather cyclical, as we have transitioned from a soft … [Read more...] about April 2005: Face to Face
Population Boom, Job Growth: Fuel Housing Explosion
Nevada’s housing market remains red hot due to a steady migration of new residents attracted to the state’s low taxes and steady employment growth. Nevada grew to a population of 2.37 million last year, adding 76,255 people, and it’s expected to swell to nearly 3.6 million residents by 2024, predicts state Demographer Jeff Hardcastle. At the same time, unemployment dropped to a … [Read more...] about Population Boom, Job Growth: Fuel Housing Explosion
April 2005: Inside Politics
It’s been eight years since the Nevada Legislature passed what was hailed as "historic" education reform legislation aimed at getting students better educated during their 12-year stay in public schools. And lawmakers in Carson City are still asking what can be done to make our schools better and turn our slow progress into real academic gains for students and the businesses … [Read more...] about April 2005: Inside Politics
Making It in Nevada: Manufacturing Boom Hits Silver State
It’s the California gold rush all over again – in reverse. California-based companies are hustling out of the tarnished Golden State because high taxes, labor shortages and impossible regulations make doing business harder than digging ore with a pickaxe. And Nevada is welcoming the onslaught of manufacturing and distribution firms with open arms. "Nevada is the only state … [Read more...] about Making It in Nevada: Manufacturing Boom Hits Silver State
Cutting-Edge Pension Strategies: Make Sense for Owners and Employees
To some, "pension" is a scary word, but to more and more business people, it provides unbelievable benefits. Whether you have one employee or 1,000, pensions are an incredible tax-planning tool for business owners. If you work for a business, encourage the owners to read this: they can create a significant win-win for themselves and their employees. Too many people think … [Read more...] about Cutting-Edge Pension Strategies: Make Sense for Owners and Employees
April 2005: Nevada Briefs
Carson City Gets New Medical Facilities Sierra Surgery and Imaging opened for business in Carson City in March. The hospital serves patients from Carson, Douglas and Lyon counties, offering inpatient and outpatient surgery and diagnostic medical imaging services. Sierra Surgery and Imaging, a partnership with Carson-Tahoe Hospital, is a 49,000-square-foot facility with 15 … [Read more...] about April 2005: Nevada Briefs
Planning for Long-Term Care: Can Protect Assets
Do you know someone currently in a nursing home, or someone receiving home healthcare? Have you ever thought about going into a nursing home or needing care yourself? Most people answer the first question yes, and the second question no. It is one of those situations where we feel, "It could never happen to me." But studies show that approximately two out of every five people … [Read more...] about Planning for Long-Term Care: Can Protect Assets
Action Needed to Save Millennium Scholarship
"What measures are you proposing to the Legislature this session to deal with the projected shortfall in funding for the Millennium Scholarship Program?" The Millennium Scholarship Program has been more successful than we ever dreamed. More than 41,200 Nevada high school graduates have qualified for this program in the five years since its inception, with over 28,000 … [Read more...] about Action Needed to Save Millennium Scholarship
April 2005: State the Issues
Question: "Should the state of Nevada legalize a lottery?" Yes: We Can Provide Funding for Education By: Richard Perkins Speaker, Nevada State Assembly Every two years the state Legislature gathers in Carson City. Based on the estimates of budget experts, we work together for months to build a budget for the entire state. Sometimes those experts get it right… but … [Read more...] about April 2005: State the Issues
Most Respected CEOs in Nevada: The Best in the West
For the fourth time in five years, Nevada Business Journal asked the state’s business community to nominate those CEOs it truly felt were the most respected in their fields, the most deserving of recognition for their ability to create a positive workplace environment, to get involved in their communities, to be at the helms of businesses Nevada can be proud of. The editorial … [Read more...] about Most Respected CEOs in Nevada: The Best in the West
March 2005: Building Nevada Briefs
CORE Construction Completes Public Project CORE Construction recently completed construction of a facility that will shared by the Nevada Department of Transportation, Nevada Highway Patrol and Freeway Arterial Signal Technology. The project, located at Decatur Boulevard and the 215 Beltway in Las Vegas, covers approximately 13 acres and includes two buildings totaling 66,670 … [Read more...] about March 2005: Building Nevada Briefs
The Changing Commercial Marketplace: Reflected in Large Nevada Projects
Everywhere you look in Nevada, large commercial buildings are rising up to change skylines and city maps. In previous years, Las Vegas and Reno seemed to have a lock on large projects, but due to the scarcity and high price of land, development is now creeping outward into Lyon, Douglas and Storey counties, and even Elko County reports increased commercial activity. High land … [Read more...] about The Changing Commercial Marketplace: Reflected in Large Nevada Projects
United Construction Company: Versatile Contractor Builds Success in Nevada
United Construction Company (UCC) consistently ranks in the top 10 construction companies in Nevada by sales volume, and in listings by the Design-Build Institute of America has ranked as the No. 1 design-build company in Northern Nevada and the No. 2 design-build firm in the state. According to DBIA, the design-build process puts both design and construction in the hands of … [Read more...] about United Construction Company: Versatile Contractor Builds Success in Nevada
March 2005: Business Indicators
Nevada experienced a year of strong growth in 2004. From January to December, each month’s year-over-year percentage growth exceeded 10 percent. Moreover, the Silver State did not suffer the midyear soft spot the U. S. economy experienced. In short, Nevada’s performance was outstanding. By year’s end, Nevada’s employment was up 4.8 percent for the year. Clark County and … [Read more...] about March 2005: Business Indicators
March 2005: Business Up Front
The Art of Winning a Contract When it comes to U.S. firms awarding $1 million-plus contracts, price doesn’t make the top 10 most important reasons for choosing a supplier or provider, according to a recent survey conducted by global consultancy firm Rogen International and Goldhaber and Associates, New York. The top 10 reasons U.S. survey respondents give for awarding business … [Read more...] about March 2005: Business Up Front