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In the beginning, GPS (Global Positioning System) technology was used only by the military, as well as the aviation and marine industries, and later became available for navigational purposes in luxury automobiles. We have come a long way since then, reaching the point where GPS technology on mobile phones is increasing efficiency and productivity for mobile workers throughout … [Read more...] about GPS-Enabled Mobile Phones: Helping Businesses Track, Locate and Navigate

Dr. Nav Sharda, the medical director and founder of the Cancer Care Centers opened the first Cancer Care Center in May 2001 on East Harmon Avenue in Las Vegas. At the time, his facility was the first to offer integration in the form of a dedicated CT scanner, which was electronically linked to the treatment machines. "This was a huge step forward that significantly improved the … [Read more...] about Cancer Care Center Plans New Facility: To Provide Continuum of Services

Chances are by the time you read this, the Legislature will still be mulling over what to do about property taxes. It gave itself a March 31 deadline, figuring if it didn’t come to some decision by then, counties wouldn’t have time to get out the first batch of tax bills, and – yikes! – they’d be late sending us our bills. Couldn’t do that – wouldn’t want to stop the … [Read more...] about The Property Tax Dilemma: Time for a Revolution?

Two years ago, the Nevada Legislature passed a tax increase that seemed to unfairly single out the banking industry in the state. The legislation required bankers to pay a 2 percent payroll tax – nearly triple the .7 percent rate paid by other employers, and the industry was also hit with a $7,000 tax for each bank branch. That branch tax has translated into hundreds of … [Read more...] about Banking On It

Most people see nothing but dirt, rocks and sagebrush in the desert. But Jim Haw saw the future. He and his son, Jim Haw, Jr., came to Northern Nevada from Las Vegas in 1978 knowing how quickly a city could grow. They believed Spanish Springs, the area north of Reno and Sparks, was where urban growth would naturally lead, and the Haws wanted to be part of it. They bought … [Read more...] about Hawco Properties: Developing Spanish Springs From the Ground Up

Women’s Development Center has outgrown its name. That’s reason to celebrate for local seniors, families – and women – in need of affordable housing. In 1990, the Southern Nevada nonprofit began administering its Transitional Housing Program for homeless women with children. With 27 furnished apartments and the goal of moving single women toward financial independence and … [Read more...] about Women’s Development Center: Closing in on Affordable Housing

Nevada’s housing market remains red hot due to a steady migration of new residents attracted to the state’s low taxes and steady employment growth. Nevada grew to a population of 2.37 million last year, adding 76,255 people, and it’s expected to swell to nearly 3.6 million residents by 2024, predicts state Demographer Jeff Hardcastle. At the same time, unemployment dropped to a … [Read more...] about Population Boom, Job Growth: Fuel Housing Explosion

It’s the California gold rush all over again – in reverse. California-based companies are hustling out of the tarnished Golden State because high taxes, labor shortages and impossible regulations make doing business harder than digging ore with a pickaxe. And Nevada is welcoming the onslaught of manufacturing and distribution firms with open arms. "Nevada is the only state … [Read more...] about Making It in Nevada: Manufacturing Boom Hits Silver State

To some, "pension" is a scary word, but to more and more business people, it provides unbelievable benefits. Whether you have one employee or 1,000, pensions are an incredible tax-planning tool for business owners. If you work for a business, encourage the owners to read this: they can create a significant win-win for themselves and their employees. Too many people think … [Read more...] about Cutting-Edge Pension Strategies: Make Sense for Owners and Employees

Do you know someone currently in a nursing home, or someone receiving home healthcare? Have you ever thought about going into a nursing home or needing care yourself? Most people answer the first question yes, and the second question no. It is one of those situations where we feel, "It could never happen to me." But studies show that approximately two out of every five people … [Read more...] about Planning for Long-Term Care: Can Protect Assets

"What measures are you proposing to the Legislature this session to deal with the projected shortfall in funding for the Millennium Scholarship Program?" The Millennium Scholarship Program has been more successful than we ever dreamed. More than 41,200 Nevada high school graduates have qualified for this program in the five years since its inception, with over 28,000 … [Read more...] about Action Needed to Save Millennium Scholarship

For the fourth time in five years, Nevada Business Journal asked the state’s business community to nominate those CEOs it truly felt were the most respected in their fields, the most deserving of recognition for their ability to create a positive workplace environment, to get involved in their communities, to be at the helms of businesses Nevada can be proud of. The editorial … [Read more...] about Most Respected CEOs in Nevada: The Best in the West

Everywhere you look in Nevada, large commercial buildings are rising up to change skylines and city maps. In previous years, Las Vegas and Reno seemed to have a lock on large projects, but due to the scarcity and high price of land, development is now creeping outward into Lyon, Douglas and Storey counties, and even Elko County reports increased commercial activity. High land … [Read more...] about The Changing Commercial Marketplace: Reflected in Large Nevada Projects

United Construction Company (UCC) consistently ranks in the top 10 construction companies in Nevada by sales volume, and in listings by the Design-Build Institute of America has ranked as the No. 1 design-build company in Northern Nevada and the No. 2 design-build firm in the state. According to DBIA, the design-build process puts both design and construction in the hands of … [Read more...] about United Construction Company: Versatile Contractor Builds Success in Nevada

When Americans are asked about growing older, the large majority (over 70 percent) report they fear blindness more than any other physical impairment (Lighthouse National Survey on Vision Loss, 1998). The number of people affected by vision impairment represents a major health issue: 1 in 6 adults, age 45 years or older, are moderately or severely visually impaired. … [Read more...] about Technology Helps Visually Impaired: At the Blind Center of Nevada