Thanks to ongoing innovations that lead to more energy-efficient equipment, reducing energy costs 20%-30% at any business is made easier. And with the cash-back incentives and technical support from NV Energy’s Business Energy Services (BES), adopting these innovations at businesses across the state is an affordable goal. Whether it’s new construction or a retrofit, BES … [Read more...] about Cash-Back Offers
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Expanding the Las Vegas Brand as a Professional Sports DestinationA Planning & Development Perspective
By Kelly Hughes, project coordinator at G.C. Garcia Inc. Have you ever wondered how our growing professional sports industry is impacting the Las Vegas valley? Here is a look at how Las Vegas has rebranded itself as a professional sports destination – from an urban planner’s perspective. Diversifying the Las Vegas Brand Las Vegas is renowned as the “Entertainment Capital … [Read more...] about Expanding the Las Vegas Brand as a Professional Sports Destination
Reservoirs Are Important Part of Water Delivery SystemLVVWD Can Store Nearly a Billion Gallons of Water
Every day, Las Vegas Valley Water District (LVVWD) customers flush, shower, cook meals, and irrigate their landscapes unaware of a vast network of largely invisible water infrastructure that brings highly treated water from Lake Mead to their homes and businesses. Delivering a reliable water supply to every tap and fire hydrant requires a tremendous amount of infrastructure. … [Read more...] about Reservoirs Are Important Part of Water Delivery System
Southern Nevada Ramps up Conservation MeasuresAll Sectors of the Community Contributing
From resorts to residents, every water user in Southern Nevada will be contributing to new conservation measures designed to significantly drive down water use. The water-efficiency initiatives help ensure the Las Vegas Valley continues to thrive despite federally mandated shortage conditions that decreased Southern Nevada's water supply by a combined 15 billion … [Read more...] about Southern Nevada Ramps up Conservation Measures
PowerShift by NV Energy Helps Businesses Save MoneyTop Ways to Reduce Energy Costs
We all need to make moves now to save energy for future generations. But for business owners, upgrading lighting and other equipment at a business, even though it’s the right thing to do, can be a major investment in time, money and resources. That’s why NV Energy is working with Nevada’s businesses to make accomplishing both goals happen with PowerShift Business … [Read more...] about PowerShift by NV Energy Helps Businesses Save Money
Why a Strong Cash Management StrategyIs Smart for Every Nevada Business
As Nevada’s business community continues to grow, an innovative cash management strategy can make companies of all sizes more competitive in an ever-changing landscape. Once nearly exclusive to large companies, transformational treasury management tools and technologies are leveling the playing field for businesses of all sizes by helping provide data and solutions for cash … [Read more...] about Why a Strong Cash Management Strategy
Early Education ProvidersEntrust Their Legacy to Primrose Schools®
According to the Center for American Progress, 72% of Nevada families lived in an area with little or no access to quality early care options as of 2021. The effects of this shortage are experienced first-hand throughout the state, where the Center’s report found that more than 30,000 parents have had to make career sacrifices in recent years due to issues finding care. A major … [Read more...] about Early Education Providers
LVVWD Deploys Technology To Track Down LeaksDevices Save Water, Avoid Infrastructure Damage
A major part of any business’s bottom line in Southern Nevada is saving water. Not only is it critical to reduce water use to minimize expenses, but conservation is vital to the community at large as a shortage on the Colorado River will reduce the amount of water we can draw from Lake Mead—the source of 90 percent of our supply—by 8.1 billion gallons beginning in January … [Read more...] about LVVWD Deploys Technology To Track Down Leaks
Older Properties Get a “Facelift”Meet New Law Requirements by Replacing Grass
Worn, splotchy grass is a pet peeve for long-time Las Vegas resident Kathryn Harper, who has been a property manager since 2005. When she added a number of mature commercial properties to her management portfolio a few years ago, she realized the business properties needed a facelift to meet modern aesthetics her clients and their customers expect. “When these older … [Read more...] about Older Properties Get a “Facelift”
SNWA’s Infrastructure InvestmentsHelp Secure Access to Water Supply
Southern Nevada will face additional reductions to its main water supply in 2023 due to a climate change-fueled megadrought in the Colorado River Basin and declining Lake Mead water levels. The community’s 300,000 acre-foot annual allocation will be reduced by 25,000 acre-feet (8 billion gallons) under the next level of federal shortage conditions. “Last year, we used … [Read more...] about SNWA’s Infrastructure Investments
Bank of NevadaFunding Will Provide Nevada Students With Financial Literacy Education
Nearly every day, consumers face complex financial decisions that can have long-term implications. Unfortunately, many young consumers do not have the financial insight to make the best decisions in matters such as budgeting, loans, credit cards and more. That's why financial literacy education is vital to young students. As future consumers, students should have the … [Read more...] about Bank of Nevada
Infrastructure InvestmentsAssure Our Community’s Water Future
With climate-change fueled megadrought continuing to affect water availability in the Colorado River Basin—including Lake Mead, the source of 90 percent of our community’s water supply—the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) continues to invest in critical infrastructure projects that assure a safe, reliable supply of water for the community. These infrastructure … [Read more...] about Infrastructure Investments
Roseman’s College of MedicineAddressing the Physician Workforce Shortage
by David Dunn and Rick Smith, Outgoing Board Chair and Incoming Board Chair Roseman University of Health Sciences is committed to transforming medical education and the health of our communities by addressing Nevada’s critical shortage of physicians through development of a revolutionary medical school. As the outgoing and incoming Chairs of Roseman University’s Board of … [Read more...] about Roseman’s College of Medicine
Groundbreaking LawRequires Businesses Replace Decorative Grass
Nevada is the first state in the nation to outlaw grass at existing non-single-family properties through a new law that prohibits use of Colorado River water to irrigate decorative grass by the end of 2026. The turf removal law targets nonfunctional grass in streetscapes, medians, parking lots and other areas not used for recreation in Southern Nevada. When fully enacted, … [Read more...] about Groundbreaking Law
The Southern NevadaEvaporative Cooling Issue
By George Garcia Founder of G.C. Garcia, Inc. www.gcgarciainc.com Evaporative cooling is a highly effect method in the desert climate to cool a building. This cooling method uses water as the means to cost effectively bring temperatures down. Due to its cost efficiency, it is used in nearly all industrial warehouses. Cooling towers used for large buildings such as a … [Read more...] about The Southern Nevada