The Executive Shift Today’s busy manager is likely to feel there aren’t enough minutes in the day, according to a recent survey released by Robert Half International Inc., a staffing service specializing in the accounting, finance and information technology fields. The survey, conducted by an independent research firm, included responses from 150 executives with the nation’s … [Read more...] about May 2002: Business Up Front
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May 2002: Face to Face
Name: Brad Mishlove Title: CEO Company: Landscape Services, Inc. Type of Business: Landscape contractor specializing in working for large developers and commercial contractors. Location: Las Vegas Years in Nevada: 12 Years with Company: 10 Biggest Business Challenge: Developing the workforce to meet our company’s high standards of customer service … [Read more...] about May 2002: Face to Face
May 2002: Nevada Briefs
SBA Announces Award Winners for 2002 The U.S. Small Business Administration recently announced its small business winners for 2002. Ron Bishop, owner of Bishop Air Service in Henderson, was named the Small Business Person of the Year for the State of Nevada. Bishop Air Service provides heating, air conditioning and building automation systems and service to commercial and … [Read more...] about May 2002: Nevada Briefs
April 2002: Nevada Briefs
Manufacturing Facility Planned for Moundhouse Niotan Incorporated plans to open a manufacturing plant in an existing 84,000-square-foot facility in Moundhouse in Lyon County. It will import pure salts containing tantulum ore and refine them into high-grade tantulum powder, which is used in capacitors for electronic equipment, principally cellular phones. The company, a … [Read more...] about April 2002: Nevada Briefs
April 2002: Building Nevada Briefs
Nevada Firms Win Awards Several Nevada companies recently received prestigious national awards at "The Nationals," sponsored by the National Sales and Marketing Council of the National Association of Home Builders. National Gold Awards Best Interior Merchandising for a Model Under $250,000 Manzanita-Plan Two, Pardee Homes Best Interior Merchandising for a Model … [Read more...] about April 2002: Building Nevada Briefs
April 2002: Business Indicators
Is it over? Has the decline come to an end? For some, especially the optimists, the recession has already ended. Wall Street analysts remain generally optimistic. On the other hand, surveys report businesses holding a pessimistic view toward performance during 2002. The official declaration of a business-cycle turning point tends to be made after a preponderance of … [Read more...] about April 2002: Business Indicators
April 2002: Business Up Front
How to Ruin A Performance Evaluation Management consultant Dan Coughlin, CEO of The Coughlin Company, lists 10 ways a boss can ruin an employee’s performance evaluation: Lack seriousness - Constantly change the date of the evaluation, show up unprepared and shuffle papers while the employee talks. Be inconsistent - Tell an employee he or she is great, and then give only … [Read more...] about April 2002: Business Up Front
April 2002: Face to Face
Name: Dale E. Puhl Title: Owner/President Company: Southwest Escrow Company Type of Business: All types of escrow transactions, including real estate sales and loans, sales of businesses, start-up companies, foreclosures, contracts and loan servicing. Location: Headquartered in Green Valley, satellite office in northwest Las Vegas Years in Nevada: 29 Years … [Read more...] about April 2002: Face to Face
April 2002: State the Issues
Issue: What approach should Nevada take regarding the proposed nuclear waste dump at Yucca Mountain? WHY NEVADA CANNOT NEGOTIATE By: Richard Bryan When the commercial nuclear power industry suggests it is in Nevada’s interests to negotiate for benefits in exchange for accepting Yucca Mountain, two questions must be answered: "What is there to negotiate?" and "What’s in … [Read more...] about April 2002: State the Issues
March 2002: Building Nevada Briefs
Bank of Nevada Opens Headquarters Bank of Nevada recently held a grand opening celebration for its corporate headquarters building on West Flamingo Road in Las Vegas. The locally owned and operated bank, capitalized at more than $8 million, has been operating since October 2000 in a temporary facility. The new two-story, 11,000-square-foot headquarters building also houses a … [Read more...] about March 2002: Building Nevada Briefs
March 2002: Business Up Front
Security Officers in Demand According to Christian & Timbers, a global executive search firm, the company is receiving a high volume of inquiries from corporations seeking chief security officers. Christian & Timbers predicts the CSO will be one of the hottest executive jobs in 2002. According to Jeffrey Christian, chairman and CEO of the firm, "September 11th changed … [Read more...] about March 2002: Business Up Front
March 2002: Face to Face
Name: Kathy Smith Title: President Company: VPoint Engineering Type of Business: Master-planning, surveys, civil engineering, mapping, construction staking Location: Henderson, Reno Years in Nevada: Native Nevadan Years with Company: 8 Biggest Business Challenge: Diversification in the market. VPoint’s reputation has historically been in the private … [Read more...] about March 2002: Face to Face
March 2002: Nevada Briefs
Governor Launches Nevada JobConnect Lincoln Spoor , owner of Krispy Kreme of Nevada, joined Governor Kenny Guinn in a Las Vegas press conference in January to announce the creation of a new state program called Nevada JobConnect. The comprehensive system incorporates services offered by a consortium of public and private agencies and puts them in a central location for … [Read more...] about March 2002: Nevada Briefs
March 2002: Business Indicators
Nevada’s economy shows resilience from the events of September 11. A national recession and markedly changed behavior for travel and entertainment, to be sure, leave the Silver State on a more measured pace than in the past. Though adversity from the disruptions continues, signs of change are appearing. The movement of monthly employment levels, for one, shows that sharp drops … [Read more...] about March 2002: Business Indicators
February 2002: Business Indicators
Economic activity slipped in the latest Nevada indicators, clearly showing overall softening since the terrorist attacks of September 11th. The state’s visitor volume dropped by a double-digit rate compared with the same month a year ago. Expenditures, as gauged by gaming revenue, were also down, but not by as much as visitor activity. Expenditure-per-visitor rose slightly. … [Read more...] about February 2002: Business Indicators