Utilities across Nevada are moving forward with projects large and small, and hoping like everyone else that a real and sustained economic comeback is just around the corner. From one end of the state to the other, initiatives are being undertaken, plans drawn up, projects carried out and the future prepared for by utility companies and others who know that growth can’t … [Read more...] about Utilities Update: Building the Infrastructure
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Nevada’s Diverse Businesses: Minority-Owned Companies Thrive in the Silver State
The year is 2012 and it feels strange and a little uncomfortable to be considering minority-owned businesses. Twelve years into the 21st century, it seems there should no longer be a designation for minority-owned business – business should be business and everyone should be working together through the slowly recovering economy. Which is pretty much the case once a business … [Read more...] about Nevada’s Diverse Businesses: Minority-Owned Companies Thrive in the Silver State
How We Stack Up: The Climb Back to the Top
It wasn't that long ago that Nevada was ranked No. 1 in growth - a title it held for several years. We couldn't build houses, roads, schools or office complexes fast enough to accommodate all the people flocking here to cash in on the boom. Now, like the rest of the nation, the Silver State is struggling to emerge from a recession that turned these statistics upside down. … [Read more...] about How We Stack Up: The Climb Back to the Top
Learning Something New: Executive Education in Nevada
One of the goals in Nevada as the economy is rebuilt is to create and foster a culture of education in the state. A vibrant economy requires a skilled, trained, well educated workforce which acts as a draw for entrepreneurs, businesses that look to relocate from other states and those that want to expand within Nevada’s borders. Like all facets of education, post-secondary … [Read more...] about Learning Something New: Executive Education in Nevada
Legal Elite 2012: The Silver State’s Top Attorneys
The 2012 Legal Elite list represents attorneys that have received favorable reviews from the attorneys across the state they work with day-in and day-out. These are top attorneys in Nevada as voted by their peers. The list this year includes the top 150 Southern Nevada attorneys, the top 75 Northern Nevada attorneys, the 50 best Up and Coming attorneys and the 15 best … [Read more...] about Legal Elite 2012: The Silver State’s Top Attorneys
Banking on Nevada: Moving Forward
No one is singing Ding-Dong, the Wicked Witch is Dead just yet, but a great many bankers across Nevada are already hailing the end of the recession – or something that looks a lot like it – and searching for ways to chart a better course through 2012 and beyond. Many banks statewide have gone by the wayside, and more may still follow. But for those willing and able to … [Read more...] about Banking on Nevada: Moving Forward
Education Outlook: Weathering the Storm
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
Power Poll 2012
For the past several years, Nevadans have seen a multitude of changes in the state’s economic landscape. Unfortunately, many of those changes have been negative. Despite that, in this year’s tenth annual Power Poll, many executives maintain an optimism that was illustrated in last year’s poll and show hopes for the future of the Silver State. The Power Poll survey was sent … [Read more...] about Power Poll 2012
Economic Development: The New Plan
Revenue – money flowing in – is the life’s blood of any household, business or organization. For the state of Nevada, revenue forecasts for 2012 and beyond are mostly positive… but continue to hinge on a variety of factors close to home and half a world away. Progress is being made on a number of fronts to generate new and perpetuate existing revenue streams, even as dark … [Read more...] about Economic Development: The New Plan
Economic Forecast: What Lies Ahead
The year just ending wasn’t a great one but it was a better one, which is probably all Nevadans could ask of it. And the year ahead figures to be pretty much the same. While the reasons for optimism reflect well on the state economy’s inherent resiliency and strength, many of the negatives have more to do with national and international factors over which we have no … [Read more...] about Economic Forecast: What Lies Ahead
The Evolution of Healthcare: A Changing Industry
In many ways it seems that while healthcare technology may change, healthcare itself – the providing of health services to patients – would remain fairly stable through the years. Not true. Healthcare has been changing, in the way it’s delivered to consumers, the way consumers access and use it and the way healthcare service providers are reimbursed. Two of the biggest … [Read more...] about The Evolution of Healthcare: A Changing Industry
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
Berkley vs. Heller: Game On!
The race for the seat vacated by Senator John Ensign, and currently held by Senator Dean Heller, promises to be among the most hotly contested races in Nevada history. Governor Sandoval appointed Heller to the Senate seat in May of this year, upon Ensign’s resignation. That seat is up for grabs and will be decided by Nevada voters in the November 2012 election. Heller, a … [Read more...] about Berkley vs. Heller: Game On!
How We Stack Up: Nevada By the Numbers
Nevada is a unique state, with challenges and opportunities not found anywhere else. Those who have chosen to make Nevada home have a stake in its future, and in supporting measures that promote its benefits and work on areas that need improvement. This article comples statistics from a number of sources to provide a straightforward look at the state of the Silver State. … [Read more...] about How We Stack Up: Nevada By the Numbers
What Can the Government Do for You?: Helping Business Thrive in Nevada
Nevada has traditionally been a Mecca for small to medium sized businesses rather than a Mecca for Fortune 500 companies and, as the economy turns toward recovery, that traditional economic base should play an important role. Recovery from this recession will happen through small businesses and entrepreneurs who are ready, able and willing to start up new companies in Nevada. … [Read more...] about What Can the Government Do for You?: Helping Business Thrive in Nevada