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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?

Heritage Bank, a Northern Nevada bank serving small and mid-sized businesses, has filled an important void to several communities throughout the area. Established in 1995, it has three branches in Reno and one in Carson City. In the fourth quarter of 2006, another bank branch is set to open in Spanish Springs to keep up with the growth of outlying communities. Heritage Bank … [Read more...] about Heritage Bank of Nevada: Continuing Success for Small Businesses

In 2003, Pioneer National Title of Nevada became Ticor Title of Nevada. By then, it supported five offices in Las Vegas providing title insurance and escrow services for both residential and real estate transactions. Although Ticor is more than 100 years old, it was bought during the 1990s and its name disappeared, resurfacing in 2003 after Pioneer was purchased by Fidelity … [Read more...] about Ticor Title of Nevada: Insuring Projects Throughout the State

What do you do when your child needs cancer treatment at Memorial Sloan-Kettering in Manhattan and your insurance carrier says, "Sorry, that’s out of network"? Or when your doctor tells you your newborn has such a rare bone disorder that several of her ribs are malformed or missing, and the only place in the country able to perform the surgery she needs is 1,500 miles away? How … [Read more...] about Miracle Flights for Kids: Flying for Life

Blogs are proliferating at an astonishing rate: over 15 million of the online Internet diaries now exist, with an estimated 900,000 new blog postings added to the Web each day. The word "blog" is actually a contraction of the words "web" and "log." While most blogs have nothing to do with work, an increasing number of legal cases demonstrate that blogs are having a serious … [Read more...] about WorkPlace vs. MySpace.Com: The Blogosphere Battle Between Employer and Employee

Question: What pending federal legislation would affect the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump? Nevada has been battling Yucca Mountain for more than two decades, but this year the fight has taken on added urgency as new legislation in Congress seeks to accelerate construction of the proposed dump and to dramatically increase the amount of nuclear waste that would be buried … [Read more...] about Nevada as Global Nuclear Waste Dump? Nevadans Renew Fight to Stop Yucca Mountain

In July of 1999, the price of gold finally bottomed out at just under $253 an ounce. Gold prices stayed in that neighborhood for the next three years – presenting challenges to Nevada’s mining industry that removed many major players from the field and caused the decimation and dispersal of the workforce. Today, with gold suddenly selling for about $550, a much consolidated … [Read more...] about MINING OUTLOOK: What Are Nevada’s Prospects?

Many commercial contracting and subcontracting firms in Nevada have considered building for a government agency at some point, and some make it their primary source of income. For others, it’s a good way to diversify income streams, balancing private jobs – which can usually be completed more quickly and with less paperwork – with government contracts, which offer more job … [Read more...] about May 2006: Building for Government

What began as an investment opportunity for Ensemble Investments eventually became a chance to develop a long-term specialty serving the medical community. Ensemble Investments started in 1990 when managing directors Kambiz (Kam) Babaoff, Michael Moskowitz and Randy McGrane had the opportunity to acquire a medical facility in Phoenix, Ariz. They secured their property and found … [Read more...] about Ensemble Investments: Building for the Medical Community

Think your company has budgeting problems? As director of the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT), Jeff Fontaine is forced to deal with dollar amounts that would boggle the minds of most business owners. "We’re currently planning and designing 10 new super- and mega-projects," he said. "The budget for two of these jobs in Southern Nevada will be over $1 billion each." … [Read more...] about NDOT Director Challenged by Growth

Are land prices in Las Vegas really dropping? Ask anybody who’s tried to buy a piece of land recently, especially commercial land, and they will tell you the price has not gone down at all. Economics 101 teaches us that when supply is limited and demand is high, prices go up. There’s not much available land in the Las Vegas Valley, and only a few parcels of BLM land remain to … [Read more...] about Land Prices Plunging? Don’t Believe Everything You Read

It is the rare person, these days, who hasn’t been a sword carrier for a loved one engaging in hand-to-hand combat against cancer. It is increasingly common, however, for the patient to emerge the victor. Last fall Nevadans added to their cancer-fighting arsenal with the opening in Las Vegas of the Nevada Cancer Institute (NVCI), a state-of-the-art cancer center that offers … [Read more...] about Supporting Cancer Survivors: Nevada Businesses Pitch in to Help

No one likes to think about the loss of a spouse. While many of us have trust documents, wills and life insurance in place, few of us have planned for how to manage decisions while under tremendous emotional pressure. In a typical household there is usually one person in charge of family business and finances, putting the other spouse at a disadvantage if he or she has to … [Read more...] about Planning for the Unthinkable: Create a Strategy in Advance