Museum Partners with RSCVA The Nevada Museum of Art (NMA) and the Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority (RSCVA) have formed a partnership to cross-promote the grand opening of the new Nevada Museum of Art, The Donald W. Reynolds Center for the Visual Arts, E.L. Wiegand Gallery, scheduled to open in May 2003. With sponsorship from the RSCVA, the NMA has secured Frida … [Read more...] about August 2002: Nevada Briefs
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August 2002: Business Indicators
Amid sharp declines in stock-market prices, conditions along Main Street USA remain buoyant and show little adversity from Wall Street’s difficulties. Indeed, consumer spending continues to trend upward, not turning down as it typically does during a recession. Since the recession began in March 2001, a torrid level of consumer spending has kept this recession mild. … [Read more...] about August 2002: Business Indicators
August 2002: State the Issues
Q. Is the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) following proper procedures in confiscating cattle grazing on federal lands in Nevada?" Impoundment is Supported by Law By: Bob Abbey Impoundment is an authorized administrative action fully supported by federal laws and regulations that have been tested in the courts. The Taylor Grazing Act was passed by the U.S. Congress in 1934 … [Read more...] about August 2002: State the Issues
August 2002: Building Nevada Briefs
Longford Group Developing Medical Facility Longford Group will break ground in the fourth quarter of 2002 for a 66,000-square-foot, five-story, Class A medical office building in Northwest Las Vegas. Longford Medical Center will be located adjacent to Summerlin Parkway off the Buffalo Drive exit. Longford leasing officials said it will be the first medical building in the Las … [Read more...] about August 2002: Building Nevada Briefs
July 2002: Business Indicators
Current unemployment rates remain higher than year-ago levels. Though down from earlier highs, Nevada’s latest unemployment rate is at 5.5 percent compared with 6.0 percent for the U.S. The outlook is for no quick return to rates in the 4 percent range. Prospects for a weakened U.S. dollar, sluggish corporate profits, and no near-term return to past levels of business spending … [Read more...] about July 2002: Business Indicators
July 2002: Business Up Front
Job Searching Dot Com Steve Forst, managing director for the Las Vegas office of Right Management Consultants, a career transition firm, offers the following tips for a successful job search on the Internet: 1. Learn how to create and use a plain text résumé that can be e-mailed and posted online. When you copy and paste a formatted Word résumé into a job board or e-mail, … [Read more...] about July 2002: Business Up Front
July 2002: Face to Face
Name: Douglas R. Sheehan Title: Vice President Company: Native Resources Nevada Type of Business: Environmental construction, land restoration, cactus salvage, land reclamation and revegetation services Location: Las Vegas Years in Nevada: 23 Years with Company: 5 Biggest Business Challenge: It is a challenge to convey to businesses the principles … [Read more...] about July 2002: Face to Face
July 2002: Nevada Briefs
Citibank Parent to Acquire Cal Fed Citigroup, parent company of Citibank, has announced plans to acquire Golden State Bancorp in a transaction with an approximate value of $5.8 billion. The sale is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2002 after all regulatory approvals have been received. San Francisco-based Golden State is the parent company of Cal Fed, the second … [Read more...] about July 2002: Nevada Briefs
June 2002: Business Indicators
Declining business investment and manufacturing production brought the longest U.S. expansion on record to a close in March 2001. Before 2001 ended, however, the economy showed signs of a rebound. Indeed, there was only one quarter of decline in GDP, the third quarter of 2001, though the rule-of-thumb is that it takes two quarters of decline for a recession. Strong growth for … [Read more...] about June 2002: Business Indicators
June 2002: Business Up Front
Letting George Do It Many managers may think it is easier to do the work themselves rather than to ask others for help, but delegating tasks is one of the ways a manager can draw on the strengths of the entire staff, manage the workload and reduce overall stress. It is also a way to empower employees, says Leemor Amado, practice consultant for the American Management … [Read more...] about June 2002: Business Up Front
June 2002: Face to Face
Name: Robert A. Bright Title: President and CEO Company: Bright Trading, LLC Type of Business: Professional stock trading Location: Headquarters in Las Vegas, 40 locations nationwide Years in Nevada: 28 years Years with Company: 10 Biggest Business Challenge: Our biggest challenge is training new people in the intricate stock trading strategies employed … [Read more...] about June 2002: Face to Face
June 2002: Nevada Briefs
TBAN Announces eNEVADA AWARDS 2002 The Technology Business Alliance of Nevada (TBAN) announced the winners of the 2002 eNevada Awards at a May 11 banquet in Las Vegas. The annual event recognizes individuals and firms for contributions to the promotion, advancement and success of high technology in Nevada. The eNevada Awards also inducted two people into the Nevada High-Tech … [Read more...] about June 2002: Nevada Briefs
June 2002: State the Issues
To what extent can rising liability insurance costs and lack of available insurance in the construction industry be attributed to either construction problems or to frivolous lawsuits?" Fighting for the Right to Repair Deficiencies By Steve Hill Last September, an independent study by J.D. Power and Associates found that Las Vegas ranked second among 10 major U.S. cities … [Read more...] about June 2002: State the Issues
May 2002: Building Nevada Briefs
Reno Events Center Approved The Reno City Council recently approved a series of measures to facilitate the construction of an events center in downtown Reno. The city plans to renovate the existing National Bowling Stadium and construct a new facility on the next block. The two buildings will be connected by a bridge above Fourth Street. When completed, the facility will offer … [Read more...] about May 2002: Building Nevada Briefs
May 2002: Business Indicators
The National Bureau of Economic Research declared in late November 2001 that the U.S. economy peaked in March 2001. Attention quickly turned to discussions of a recession and the likely length of the contraction trough. Typically, recessionary periods last at least six months, and usually longer, though in recent business cycles recessions have become shorter. Before Sept. … [Read more...] about May 2002: Business Indicators