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Over the past three years, every state in the union posted a loss of manufacturing jobs – totaling more than 2.6 million positions nationwide, many of them high-paying and highly skilled. However, Nevada proved itself as the only positive beacon in the gloomy picture by being the only state to increase the number of durable and nondurable goods-producing jobs in the same … [Read more...] about Nevada Manufacturing Still Strong: Only State to Add Jobs Since July 2000

The dramatic increase in longevity from 49 years in 1900 to 85 years in 2000 has created financial challenges unique to our times as members of the baby boomer generation find themselves part of the "sandwich generation" – caring for elderly parents while financing their children’s college tuition. To confront these financial hurdles, members of the sandwich generation must … [Read more...] about The Sandwich Generation: Boomers Stuck in the Middle

The state controller’s debt collection program created at my request during the 1999 legislative session is emerging and proving to be a worthy revenue generator for the state of Nevada. I am proud to say my office has collected $2.5 million in debts owed the state that would have otherwise gone uncollected. After beginning with only a handful of state agencies utilizing the … [Read more...] about Nevada’s Debt Collection Program Proves Its Worth

Nathan Adelson Hospice, Southern Nevada’s only non-profit hospice, is marking its 25th anniversary of providing care and compassion to more than 30,000 terminally ill patients and their families. With innovative programming, Nathan Adelson Hospice has become a model for other hospice programs throughout the country. It operates two in-patient facilities in Las Vegas, as well as … [Read more...] about Nathan Adelson Hospice: 25 Years of Care and Compassion

Heritage Bank of Nevada has been serving Northern Nevada for eight years and is locally owned by 350 families. With over 5,000business and consumer accounts, Heritage Bank’s success is measured by its record growth. During the past 24 months, the bank has matched the cumulative growth achieved during the first five years of its existence. "We’re not a conventional bank," … [Read more...] about Heritage Bank of Nevada: Small Bank Has Big Ideas

After three years of quietly studying the luxury home market in the Reno area, Toll Brothers is ready to make its move. The company hopes to build on its success in Nevada by expanding northward from Las Vegas this fall. It plans to build 74 homes in the new upscale Damonte Ranch community in the Truckee Meadows, just south of Reno. Toll Brothers also purchased 100 sites for … [Read more...] about Toll Brothers Expands into Reno: Luxury Homes Planned for Two Developments

Southern Nevada The rule of thumb is that "retail follows rooftops", so it should come as no surprise that Southern Nevada’s housing boom has given rise to a corresponding increase in the number of shopping centers being planned and constructed. As homes and apartments move outwards into what was once empty land, developers are rushing to make sure their occupants have easy … [Read more...] about Retail of Two Cities: Who’s Building Stores for Future Shoppers?

The state of Alabama recently had to remove a monument to the Ten Commandments that stood in the rotunda of the state judicial building. A U.S. district judge decided that the display violated the "doctrine of separation of church and state", which was never in the U.S. Constitution, but which courts have been trying to tell us the Founding Fathers really intended by the First … [Read more...] about The Ten Commandments: Needed Now More Than Ever

Goodwill is virtually a household name with positive connotations. However, the details of what the organization does for the community is one of the best-kept secrets in Southern Nevada. The purpose of Goodwill is to enable citizens with disabilities to start new careers and lives of independence. The sale of donated "gently used" merchandise in Goodwill’s seven retail … [Read more...] about Goodwill of Southern Nevada, Inc: Promotes Self-Sustaining Human Services

Toni Stewart has spent quite a bit of time in Las Vegas hotels on business in the last 15 years. She may not be able to describe the décor of each one to you, but she does remember one stay vividly. "I stayed at the Golden Nugget, and I am not kidding, the maid called me by my name. I have stayed in some four- and five-star hotels, but I was pleasantly surprised that every … [Read more...] about Service with a Smile: Ten Tips to Improve Customer Service

Fifty-two of Nevada’s 63 legislators face voters next year. If history repeats itself, expect a record number of freshmen legislators and a leadership change in at least one house – Assembly or Senate – in 2005. Nevada’s Legislature is in a constant state of change. The 1989 Legislature increased gaming, sales, insurance premium and mining taxes, and raised legislators’ … [Read more...] about Legislative Changes Ahead: Now’s the Time to Prepare

Nobody running a business wants to take time, energy and resources away from that business to defend or pursue a lawsuit. Following is a brief summary of four areas of law where businesses might run into problems – and ways to avoid them, according to Nevada legal experts. Intellectual Property Intellectual property falls into six categories: patents, copyrights, trade … [Read more...] about See You in Court (Or How to Avoid It)

Do you want to protect your company against fraud? Look first to your employees. Over 64 percent of the perpetrators of fraud are employees of the business. And background checks before you hire employees won’t help. Only 7 percent of perpetrators have ever been previously convicted of a crime. Be Aware of the Dangers The first thing a business owner needs to understand is … [Read more...] about Protect Your Company From Fraud

My dad – who is an engineer, not a businessman – taught me you could lay all of America’s statisticians from end to end and still not be able to reach a conclusion. I went a different direction, and instead, believe you can reach any conclusion you want to. Still, you can’t live without statistics. Here are three that have played a big part in my life this year: Nevada … [Read more...] about These Are a Few of My Favorite Statistics…

Business Bank of Nevada received top honors for corporate volunteerism at the Governor’s Points of Light Award dinner on October 16 in Reno. Gov. Kenny Guinn presented the award for the bank’s "dedication, commitment and determination in promoting and supporting volunteerism." Other corporate nominees were I. Silver Management Group and MGM Mirage-Dollars for Doers. Business … [Read more...] about Business Bank of Nevada Receives Governor’s Points of Light Award