Avast, Maties! Beware Modern Pirates Piracy on the high seas may be a thing of the past, but piracy remains big business for the millions of counterfeiters and smugglers worldwide who deal in knock-offs of all types of goods, from Gucci watches to pharmaceuticals. For manufacturers, counterfeit goods mean $500 billion a year in lost revenue, according to Secure Risks Ltd., a … [Read more...] about December 2004: Business Up Front
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December 2004: Face to Face
Name: Ed Epperson Title: CEO Company: Carson-Tahoe Hospital Type of Business: Full-service healthcare facility Location: Carson City Years in Nevada: 10 Years with Company: 10 Biggest Business Challenge: Leading the organization and the community during the transitioning of Carson-Tahoe Hospital from public ownership to a private 501(c)3 in 2001. Meeting … [Read more...] about December 2004: Face to Face
December 2004: Nevada Briefs
NAI Horizon Inks Deal for China Mart The NAI Corporate Services team of James G. Caldwell and Curtis Sanders recently announced an initial agreement with Vindex International (VDX) of Beverly Hills, Calif. to exclusively represent VDX in its planned development of a 1 million-square-foot product display and distribution facility in Las Vegas, to be called China Mart. VDX is … [Read more...] about December 2004: Nevada Briefs
December 2004: State the Issues
Question: Are Personality Tests a Valuable Tool to Screen Potential Employees? Personality Measurement: A Proven Tool by Robert T. Hogan, Ph.D. Personality psychology is about people – literally the nature of human nature. The topic is important to employers because well-constructed measures of personality can forecast significant practical outcomes such as competence, … [Read more...] about December 2004: State the Issues
November 2004: Building Nevada Briefs
Survey Says: Las Vegas Has Happiest Homebuyers Las Vegas new-home builders achieved the highest overall customer satisfaction scores among the 25 markets surveyed in the J.D. Power and Associates 2004 New-Home Builder Customer Satisfaction Study released in September. The study found overall customer satisfaction in Southern Nevada up seven index points over 2003, with … [Read more...] about November 2004: Building Nevada Briefs
November 2004: Business Indicators
Nevada indicators generally reveal expansion. Only gaming revenue and visitor volume are below year-ago levels for July. Otherwise, the other indicators show positive performance. Most notably, the total number of jobs is up, growing at a 4.4 percent rate in the Silver State compared with 1.3 percent for the U.S. Moreover, Nevada has seen solid growth rates over the past year … [Read more...] about November 2004: Business Indicators
November 2004: Business Up Front
Give It to Me Straight Employees and their managers agree on one thing: A lack of open, honest communication takes a heavy toll on morale. Fifty-two percent of executives and 30 percent of workers gave this response when surveyed recently about factors that negatively affect the workplace mood. Failing to recognize employee achievements was the second most common answer among … [Read more...] about November 2004: Business Up Front
November 2004: Face to Face
Name: Doug Hunter Title: Corporate Assistant Vice President Company: Toll Brothers, Inc. Type of Business : Luxury homebuilder Location: Reno Years in Nevada: Previously 15 years, returned in 2003 after four years in Palm Springs, Calif. Years with Company: 4 Biggest Business Challenge: Toll Brothers has built an enviable reputation in its 37 years. But … [Read more...] about November 2004: Face to Face
November 2004: Nevada Briefs
Business Bank of Nevada Breaks Ground in North Las Vegas Developer Lyle Brennan is pictured with Monica Hall, vice president and branch manager of Business Bank, North Las Vegas Mayor Mike Montandon and John Guedry, president and CEO of Business Bank, in a groundbreaking ceremony for Business Bank’s first full-service branch in North Las Vegas. The 5,500-square-foot branch and … [Read more...] about November 2004: Nevada Briefs
October 2004: Building Nevada Briefs
Panattoni Developing Commercial Condos in Reno Panattoni Development Co. is working on two office/industrial condo projects in Northern Nevada, which are scheduled for completion next year. Responding to the demand from clients for properties to purchase rather than lease, Panattoni broke ground in August on Creekside Corporate Center II at 980 Sandhill Road in the South … [Read more...] about October 2004: Building Nevada Briefs
October 2004: Business Indicators
After having experienced a few quarters of exhilarating economic news, the U.S. economy declared an intermission to strong growth. Sudden changes in oil-market conditions left users scrambling for supplies and reevaluating future availabilities. Geopolitical conditions likely to create new problems remain a concern. Oil prices, forecasted to be in the $30-a-barrel range for … [Read more...] about October 2004: Business Indicators
October 2004: Business Up Front
Shopping for Facts About Shopping Centers? The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) recently released the following statistics about America’s retail marketplaces: The United States now has 46,990 shopping centers, 95 percent of which are open-air centers. Shopping centers accounted for $1.98 trillion in sales in 2003, 76 percent of all non-automotive retail … [Read more...] about October 2004: Business Up Front
October 2004: Face to Face
Name: Alice R. Heiman Title: President and Founder Company: ARC Consulting, LLC Type of Business: Sales consulting, coaching and training, specializing in sales-process implementation. Location: Reno Years in Nevada: 10 Years with Company: 7 Biggest Business Challenge: Increasing revenue without traveling too much. It’s often hard to find the balance: … [Read more...] about October 2004: Face to Face
October 2004: Nevada Briefs
Two Manufacturers Move to Northern Nevada Production Pattern & Foundry Co. (PP&F) will open its new 100,000-square-foot facility in Mound House this month. The company, which manufactures aluminum castings, was formerly located in San Leandro, Calif. Ron Weisinger, head of Northern Nevada Development Authority, said the company left California seeking a more … [Read more...] about October 2004: Nevada Briefs
September 2004: Building Nevada Briefs
Korte Completes Urban Village Office Building The Korte Company recently finished construction of a three-story Class A office building adjacent to The District mixed-use retail and condominium development in Henderson. The Urban Village Office building, a 61,000-square-foot structure, was developed as a joint venture between Korte and American Nevada Corporation. Airport … [Read more...] about September 2004: Building Nevada Briefs