Against a persistent backdrop of brutal budget cuts, shrinking revenues and heightened expectations, K-12 educators in Nevada continue to explore and implement innovative solutions to the challenges they face in the state’s schools. “We’re in the new normal now with the expectation that we’ll have to do more with less,” says Heath Morrison, superintendent of Washoe County … [Read more...] about Education Outlook: Weathering the Storm
Driving Forward: Transportation in Nevada
Although it’s been criticized for having earmarks that will supposedly save the salt marsh harvest mouse from extinction and reduce community violence through tattoo removal in California, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) is praised by transportation leaders in Nevada as a veritable Godsend of monies that has enabled them to continue their all important … [Read more...] about Driving Forward: Transportation in Nevada
Public Works: The Survivors Arena
As the economic recession continues to take its toll on the Silver State, it’s not exactly business as usual for public works in Nevada. Although individuals who plan and execute these public ventures are gamely trying to meet demand for services, they are finding themselves in a much more competitive environment that requires increased efficiency, but often with a paucity of … [Read more...] about Public Works: The Survivors Arena
Heart & Soul: Nevada’s Downtowns
As economic indicators continue to paint a less than rosy picture of the financial health of the Silver State, public and private movers and shakers remain steadfastly committed to the future development and redevelopment of Nevada’s downtowns. With an unemployment rate of more than 14 percent and with 65 percent of its mortgaged homes underwater, according to recent figures … [Read more...] about Heart & Soul: Nevada’s Downtowns
Business Bankruptcy: Understanding the “Worst Case Scenario”
Although filing for bankruptcy could have made debtors instant pariahs some years ago, the process has lost most of its social stigma during the current recession as bankruptcy has become an almost ubiquitous solution to today’s financial woes. The total number of personal and business filings in Nevada rose sharply from 5,542 in 2006 to 10,951 in 2007, to 18,709 in 2008, to … [Read more...] about Business Bankruptcy: Understanding the “Worst Case Scenario”
Growing Up: Nevada’s Economic Development
As they welcome the arrival of 2011, economic developers in Nevada look to the New Year with both eagerness and apprehension. Will this be the year of the perfect storm that can propel the state toward sustainable economic diversification? Or will 2011 be another year overshadowed by continued economic hard times and frustrations? Absent a crystal ball to forecast the … [Read more...] about Growing Up: Nevada’s Economic Development