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Even before the shouting dies down on Election Day 2006, many heads are already turning toward Carson City and the 2007 Legislature. Sure, there’s still turkey to be carved, presents to be handed out and champagne to be sipped, but for some it’s never too early to start plotting strategies and getting a start on lobbying for their favorite causes. As always, there will be … [Read more...] about The 2007 Legislative Session: What’s Ahead for Nevada?

A whole new world has emerged in recent years – a world that helps businesses transform and grow at the speed of an Internet connection. This new world is referred to by various names, including Paid Search, CPC and Sponsored Links – all of which enable businesses to tap into millions of business prospects online. The major advantage of this new world of advertising is that … [Read more...] about Online Promotions: How to Navigate this New World

A company’s Website is a valuable asset that should be carefully protected. Failure to do so could severely limit what rights a company has in the content of its own Website, may result in others retaining rights in the same content, or may lead to lawsuits. Independent Web Designers and Ownership Protecting the content of a Website starts at the design stage. A company … [Read more...] about Your Company’s Website: Who Really Owns It?

With the announcement on October 4, 2000, of the merger between Firstar Corporation and U.S. Bancorp, Nevada may have seen the last of the banking mergers for awhile, ending a decade-long succession of mergers and acquisitions by the state’s largest financial institutions that has left customers reeling, often driving them into the waiting arms of the state’s community … [Read more...] about What’s Ahead for Nevada’s Banks – Is the Merger Frenzy Over at Last?

After all the mergers and acquisitions taking place in the banking industry over the last few years, Silver State Bank is one community bank that is holding its own and continuing to thrive. Chairman and CEO Tod Little and President Corey Johnson opened the bank’s first branch in July 1996 in Henderson. The bank has now expanded to five branches serving individuals and small … [Read more...] about Silver State Bank: Growing with Southern Nevada

Multi-million dollar homes, hot cars and over-the-top travel are nothing unusual for high net worth individuals in Nevada. In fact, luxury living is becoming more common here, according to experts surveyed by Nevada Business Journal. One well-known expert on “champagne wishes and caviar dreams” is Robin Leach, who moved to Las Vegas seven years ago to be close to the rich … [Read more...] about Luxury Lifestyles in Nevada

Business owners never expect their companies to suffer a disaster, so oftentimes they don’t purchase insurance or enough coverage. Hurricane Katrina is a reminder, however, that damage can happen at any time and can be extensive. Businesses can sustain other kinds of losses, too – theft, wrongful termination suits, accidents in the company car, on-the-job worker injuries and … [Read more...] about Business Insurance: Protecting Your Assets

Nevada’s rapid population growth, robust economy, new job creation and low unemployment rate are fueling an unprecedented statewide building boom. Nevada will see $12.3 billion worth of construction spending this year, a $312 million increase from 2005, said Cliff Brewis, senior editorial director for McGraw-Hill Construction. Roughly $4.8 billion will be spent on new homes, … [Read more...] about Nevada’s Mega Machines

Immigration reform and border control have received a lot of press coverage lately, and debates are raging about the best way to deal with the estimated 12 million people living in the U.S. illegally. Competing bills in Congress are attempting to tackle these issues, and many thousands of people participated in marches on May 1 for a nationally-publicized \"Day Without … [Read more...] about A Nation of Immigrants, But Also a Nation of Laws

The new tax deduction for manufacturing applies to most manufacturing companies, but also to some non-manufacturing companies and to some self-employed individuals. It was enacted as part of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 to help United States manufacturers remain competitive with similar foreign compa The new tax deduction for manufacturing applies to most … [Read more...] about The IRS Manufacturing Deduction – Can You Benefit from It?

Remember 1986? Most offices had an IBM Selectric typewriter, but not every office had a computer. Fax machines were brand-new, expensive technology. For junior executives and middle managers, beepers were a “must-have” accessory, but if you were a real mover-and-shaker in the business world (or wanted to be) you had a brick phone installed in your car. The Internet was confined … [Read more...] about 1986-2006 Twenty Years of Covering Nevada Business News

It has been more than a century since the president of Western Union foolishly rejected a chance to buy the patents for a novel new invention called the telephone. The decision was one of the worst corporate mistakes ever, but a valuable lesson was learned – to succeed in telecommunications, you have to stay ahead of the curve. In 2006, Nevada’s major telecommunications … [Read more...] about Telecom: Past, Present, & Future

Nevada’s economy and steady job growth are attracting record numbers of new residents, causing a rapid urbanization in the state’s major cities. Developers and investors are now fast-tracking projects in order to meet the demand for services ranging from offices and homes, to shops and restaurants. The state’s unprecedented development activity has taxed its contractors and … [Read more...] about Rising Construction Costs: Creative Solutions Needed

Since March 1988, when we purchased the two year-old Nevada Business Journal magazine, we have been the voice of Nevada’s business community, speaking out against higher taxes and government regulations and warning voters about political dirty tricks. On the occasion of the magazine’s 20th anniversary, we reviewed some of the topics the magazine has covered in its Commentary … [Read more...] about After Twenty Years We’re Still Looking Out for You

The 12 attorneys featured in this article chosen by their peers as the best in their legal specialties are all long-time Nevadans who played a part in shaping the state's legal history. Samuel Lionel, featured on our cover, is the patriarch of the group, having practiced law in Nevada longer than most of the other attorneys have been alive. All 12 have received numerous … [Read more...] about Nevada’s Best Attorneys