“The best sales person I have had the privilege of working with started with a high level of Integrity. Treating sales as a Profession and studying their craft was very apparent. Preparedness means not wasting a potential client’s time or their own by not doing the homework before the call. Hard Working and Aggressive complete the portrait of the best sales person I’ve … [Read more...] about What five words would you use to describe the best account executive/salesperson?
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Grant “Butch” Anderson III, CPA/PFS, CFP®: Muckel Anderson CPAs
Chief Executive Officer, Founder Reno Number of Employees: 28 Years in Nevada: 53 Years with Company: 15 How did you first get into your profession? The tax and accounting profession is a family business. My grandfather was an accountant for the state of Nevada and my Dad was a CPA with Harrigan & Anderson, a firm he started in 1975. I guess you can say it’s in … [Read more...] about Grant “Butch” Anderson III, CPA/PFS, CFP®: Muckel Anderson CPAs
May 2012: Around the State
The Learning Center Offers “Green” Computing Classes The Learning Center has entered into a training agreement with the Nevada State Energy Sector Partnership to offer “Green IT” classes to employers at no cost. The training is offered under a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Division for the purpose of improving existing worker skills through … [Read more...] about May 2012: Around the State
Inflated Salaries Revealed: More than 1,000 government employees made over $200,000 in total compensation in 2011
Pop quiz time. Who made more in base pay in 2011: Gov. Brian Sandoval — at $143,426.25 — or the parks director for the City of Reno? Who made more in base pay in 2011: Any of Clark County’s 15 top-paid senior attorneys or Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto, who earned $140,389.37? Finally, who made more in base pay in 2011: Gov. Brian Sandoval or the building and … [Read more...] about Inflated Salaries Revealed: More than 1,000 government employees made over $200,000 in total compensation in 2011
Commercial Real Estate Faces Myriad of Issues: NAIOP Board Members Visit Washington
For several years, NAIOP, the commercial real estate development association, has established and supported initiatives that will help define the industry going forward. These efforts include, but are not limited to, commercial development and redevelopment, roadway and highway infrastructure improvement, economic development, workforce investment and sustainable … [Read more...] about Commercial Real Estate Faces Myriad of Issues: NAIOP Board Members Visit Washington
Industrial Summary: Fourth Quarter 2011
Las Vegas The Las Vegas Valley industrial market continues to report rising vacancies and further pricing adjustments. The vacancy rate moved upward to 19.0 percent as 418,900 square feet of negative net absorption was reported during the first quarter of 2012. For comparison purposes, the vacancy rate is up 0.4 percentage points from the previous quarter (Q4 2011), and is … [Read more...] about Industrial Summary: Fourth Quarter 2011
May 2012: Business Indicators
U.S. real GDP grew at an annualized rate of 3.0 percent during fourth quarter 2011, representing a substantial gain over the third-quarter rate of 1.8 percent. Consumption spending and inventory investment were particularly strong. Residential and business fixed investment slowed. Imports and government spending made negative contributions. U.S. nonfarm employment rose by only … [Read more...] about May 2012: Business Indicators
What U.S. President do you most respect?
“Abraham Lincoln because of his perserverance.” Kyle Nagy •Current President, Southern Nevada NAIOP, Director, Commercial Capital Advisors “Easily, it’s George Washington. He had the power to appoint himself as a dictator after the American Revolution. Instead, he became the only man in history who could demand absolute power and maintain the humility to abdicate it for … [Read more...] about What U.S. President do you most respect?
Deriving Value from Patents: Legal Challenges and Strategies for Handling Them
United States patent grants the owner an extraordinary property right. In exchange for the patent’s teaching of how to make and use a patentable invention, the patent grants the patent owner the exclusive right to seek to exclude others from exploiting the invention. Patent owners can use this exclusion right in a variety of ways. In addition to using a patent to exclude others … [Read more...] about Deriving Value from Patents: Legal Challenges and Strategies for Handling Them
America Invents Act Significantly Changes Patent Law: Understanding the New Law
Thanks to the recently-passed America Invents Act, Nevada businesses may find it easier to get “patent pending” status for their inventions, but the race against competitors has not yet begun. Perhaps most notably, the Act will transform the U.S. patent system from a “first to invent” to a “first to file” system, the first major reform of the patent system in over 60 years. … [Read more...] about America Invents Act Significantly Changes Patent Law: Understanding the New Law
Is the mining industry paying its fair share? Monte Miller vs. Tim Crowley
Monte L. Miller is the president of Nevadans United for Fair Mining Tax, Inc and argues that the answer is no. In 1989, voters approved a constitutional amendment to the net proceeds of minerals tax of five percent which capped this tax at five percent in the Nevada Constitution. For 22 years, individuals and businesses have seen new taxes implemented and every fee and tax … [Read more...] about Is the mining industry paying its fair share? Monte Miller vs. Tim Crowley
Alex Rivlin: InsureMonkey
Chief Executive Officer, Founder Las Vegas | Henderson Number of Employees: 24 Years in Nevada: 4 Years with Company: 4 How did you first get into your profession? Recognized a huge need for consumers to have better access to health insurance coverage and an easy process to shop for affordable plans, compare plan benefits side-by-side across multiple carriers, and … [Read more...] about Alex Rivlin: InsureMonkey
April 2012: Around the State
Nevada Sets Record for Exports In 2011, Nevada’s exports totaled nearly $8 billion, breaking the previous Nevada record of just over $6 billon set in 2008. This was a 35 percent increase over 2010 and a jump of $1.85 billion according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. The Commerce Department estimates that every $181,000 in exports supports one job. Nevada’s 2011 exports … [Read more...] about April 2012: Around the State
Retail Summary: Fourth Quarter 2011
Las Vegas The anchor-centered retail market recorded 196,600 square feet of positive net absorption during the fourth quarter of 2011, pushing the vacancy rate downward to 10.6 percent. While vacancies edged down by 0.3 percentage points from the third quarter of 2011, the overall vacancy rate remains higher than the 10.3 percent reported one year ago (Q4 2010). As the … [Read more...] about Retail Summary: Fourth Quarter 2011
April 2012: Business Indicators
According to the second estimate, U.S. real GDP grew at an annualized rate of 3.0 percent during fourth quarter 2011, which represents a substantial gain over the third-quarter rate of 1.8 percent. U.S. nonfarm employment rose by 227,000 jobs in January, and the unemployment rate held steady at 8.3 percent as labor force participation increased. Consumer confidence and consumer … [Read more...] about April 2012: Business Indicators