The 77th regular legislative session starts in Carson City on February 4, 2013. What major issues will be coming down the pipeline in 2013? How will issues discussed and laws passed in the upcoming session affect Nevada in the future? What part will a freshman Legislature play and what challenges will lawmakers face? The Budget One of the biggest issues facing every … [Read more...] about Getting It Done: The 2013 Legislative Session
Features
2013 Economic Forecast: Watch for the Wild Card
As the end of 2012 nears, Nevada’s economy continues its gradual recovery, but the unemployment rate remains in the double digits and job creation is slow. What’s in store for the Silver State’s economy in 2013? Experts weighed in on their predictions for the coming year, which primarily are based on the performance of certain indicators this year. However, they said none of … [Read more...] about 2013 Economic Forecast: Watch for the Wild Card
Industry Focus: Accountants
With taxes a hot topic nationally and over concerns with what the new year will bring for businesses, accountants have their hands full keeping up with new requirements and changing laws. However, working to service clients in a dwindling economy and finding new ways to diversify is nothing new to the industry and CPA’s across the state are rising to the challenge. Recently, … [Read more...] about Industry Focus: Accountants
Filmmaking in Nevada: Lights, Camera, Action!
Level Playing Field isn’t the name of a new big-budget film -- but it is the dramatic ending that moviemakers are hoping for in order to bring their production companies to Nevada. And the economic payoff if the state provides that level playing field could well prove to be a blockbuster. While just about anyone can name off the top of his head a bunch of movies filmed … [Read more...] about Filmmaking in Nevada: Lights, Camera, Action!
Let’s Quit Killing Jobs in the Silver State: Legislators Should Remove Obstacles to Job Creation
Nevada’s unemployment rate has lingered at unacceptably high, double-digit rates for nearly four years. That uncomfortable statistic — reflecting deep human costs inflicted on many Nevada families — has led the state’s political class to make much ado about promoting “economic development.” During the 2011 legislative session, for example, lawmakers created a new “state … [Read more...] about Let’s Quit Killing Jobs in the Silver State: Legislators Should Remove Obstacles to Job Creation
Feds Prepare to Pluck Nevada: If Sage Grouse is “Endangered”
You may never have heard of a sage grouse, but this chicken-like wild bird will cost Nevada millions of dollars if federal agencies put it on the Endangered Species list. Conservationists, industry stakeholders and government representatives in Nevada have been discussing the sage grouse since 2000, and the governor even appointed a blue-ribbon commission to study it. Why has … [Read more...] about Feds Prepare to Pluck Nevada: If Sage Grouse is “Endangered”
Healthcare Check-Up: Meeting the New Challenges
There’s no shortage of uncertainty swirling around Nevada’s healthcare industry: from the challenges of the local and national economies to insurance regulations and the implications – even the contours and very existence -- of Obamacare. The outlook, however, is decidedly optimistic. And with good reason. “One of the advantages of healthcare is that it’s been projected … [Read more...] about Healthcare Check-Up: Meeting the New Challenges
Young Executives: Nevada’s Future
After finishing graduate school, Nevada resident, Adam Kramer, launched his own business, I Am America, which provided online video content for companies. Four years later, his wife landed an opportunity in Las Vegas, and the couple relocated to the city from Los Angeles. Kramer sold his business and found a job with the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce as the director of its … [Read more...] about Young Executives: Nevada’s Future
Industry Focus: Education
Education has long been one of the biggest challenges facing the Silver State. With a jobs base that has traditionally not encouraged secondary education and a need for an education culture, Nevada has been on the low end of several national indicators. However, educators in this state see hope for the future and are working hard to improve Nevada’s educational system. … [Read more...] about Industry Focus: Education
Legal Opinions
Ever wished for free legal advice? The following pages feature a special report that has been written entirely by attorneys offering their wisdom in the legal field. With topics ranging from healthcare to wealth planning, Legal Opinions is directed to business professional and is filled with several informational, useful articles for every business. Attorneys at each of the … [Read more...] about Legal Opinions
Thinking ahead: The Ins and Outs of Business Insurance
Business insurance exists for one reason: to protect your business from essentially two categories of threat – those arising from people in our litigious society where anyone who owns a business can be considered a deep pocket target, and where damage caused by your business’s product or advice is actionable; and to protect against Mother Nature and all her occasionally … [Read more...] about Thinking ahead: The Ins and Outs of Business Insurance
Taxpayers Don’t Prevail: Nevada’s prevailing wage law benefits narrow groups at public expense
Imagine you’re a plumber living in Mesquite. For most jobs, you’d probably earn as much as a plumber living in nearby St. George, Utah — $19.67 per hour, on average, according to data from the U.S. Department of Labor. If you can get work on a public works project financed by Clark County or the State of Nevada in your hometown, however, your employer would be required to … [Read more...] about Taxpayers Don’t Prevail: Nevada’s prevailing wage law benefits narrow groups at public expense
Why Vote Against Obama? Eight Compelling Reasons
Barack Obama was elected in 2008 with a message of hope and change. Unfortunately, the change we got was for the worse. There is little hope left that the country can pull itself out of the recession anytime soon, and we’re left hoping that the Middle East won’t erupt into flames that will consume us all. There are hundreds of reasons to vote for a change of administration in … [Read more...] about Why Vote Against Obama? Eight Compelling Reasons
Utilities Update: Building the Infrastructure
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
See You Next Year in Nevada! Corporate Meetings and Conventions
In 2011, almost 40 million people visited Las Vegas. Of those visitors, nearly 5 million were attending conventions and corporate meetings. In 2011 alone there were 19,029 conventions held in Southern Nevada, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA). In total, Southern Nevada offers about 2.6 million-square-feet in convention and meeting space, and … [Read more...] about See You Next Year in Nevada! Corporate Meetings and Conventions