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Kitchell Contractors recognizes that its business goes far beyond building infrastructure in Southern Nevada. At Kitchell, building the community is just as important, as is demonstrated by the company’s recent commitment to building and expanding some of Southern Nevada’s most prestigious hospitals. "To be able to witness our efforts benefiting the community is great," said … [Read more...] about Kitchell Contractors: Building Southern Nevada’s Hospitals

All cows look alike. People brand cows to differentiate their own from someone else’s. In the last few years, branding has become a buzz word in business. It hit the mainstream a few years ago, but not everyone knows exactly what it means. As a concept, branding was most notably brought to light in The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding,by Al and Laura Ries, who stated that … [Read more...] about Branding Your Company: Concepts from the Past for the Present and Future

With the national economy floundering and Nevada’s tourism industry experiencing lower visitor volume, golf courses in the Silver State have been presented with difficult challenges over the last two years. A brief survey of construction activity on golf courses around Nevada reveals that a few new courses are being built, and existing facilities are doing their best to attract … [Read more...] about Staying the Course: Nevada Golf Courses Handicapped by Hard Times

Business Bank of Nevada has played an active role in supporting the business community since it opened in 1995. Today, it is one of the largest community banks in the state, with 70 banking professionals serving more than 5,000 business and consumer accounts in Nevada. With three branches in Southern Nevada and one in Carson City, and a recent expansion with new loan production … [Read more...] about Business Bank of Nevada: Fostering Business Growth in Nevada

How different would our world be if Adolf Hitler had been stopped in the 1930s, when people were beginning to see the danger he represented? Think how many lives would have been saved – not only all those killed in World War II, but also the millions of Jews, Gypsies and other minority groups who died in his death camps. Now that we are starting to see the proof of Saddam … [Read more...] about Hitler and Hussein: Lessons From History

When you think back to childhood, the adventure of going to summer camp may hold special memories. Just taking the time to "be a kid" is important, since childhood flies by all too quickly. While we would like to think that childhood is a time of carefree fun and happy thoughts, many children face such daunting prospects as serious illness or abuse and abandonment. This is … [Read more...] about Project Sunshine: Helping Children Feel Like Kids

In the face of a rising number of catastrophes and increasing claims of toxic mold, insurers have continued to raise rates for homeowner’s insurance policies. With costs to Nevada homeowners escalating, it is important to heed advice for contending with rising insurance rates. Losses for insurers that provide homeowner’s policies have increased dramatically in recent years. … [Read more...] about Homeowner’s Insurance Costs: And How to Control Them

Technology is a critical component of America’s economic future. In order to ensure continued growth in this area – and revitalize those areas that are depressed –government must be responsive to the needs of private industry. My experience in Congress has taught me that all too often communication breaks down between government and private industry. The Republican High Tech … [Read more...] about High Tech Task Force: Working for the Technology Industry

A subtle but significant economic change is afoot in Nevada. Gaming, for years Nevada’s dominant and unrivaled industry, shows no sign of relinquishing its throne, but one relatively new sector has established a foothold and holds tremendous potential as an engine for future growth and diversification of Nevada’s economy – Nevada’s emerging technology industry. Many Nevadans … [Read more...] about The Emerging Tech Economy: Its Interface with Nevada’s Universities

Critical Care Systems (CCS), a leading national provider of specialty infusion pharmacy services, has entered the Nevada marketplace with a Reno location, which opened in February 2003, and a Las Vegas facility scheduled to open this month. Critical Care Systems provides a broad range of infusion pharmaceuticals delivered intravenously to patients in their homes by an … [Read more...] about Critical Care Systems: Comes to Nevada

For Nevada consumers, there is no shortage of financial institutions to choose from. From national chartered banks with more than 100 branches to small state-chartered banks operating out of a single branch, financial institutions are opening and expanding faster than ever before. Over Saturation? But with the proliferation of so many financial institutions, the question … [Read more...] about Banking on Nevada: Trends and Technology Shape the State’s Banking Industry

Forecasting still more room for growth in Nevada, California-based Voit Commercial Brokerage set its sights on Southern Nevada last year and opened a. full-service brokerage firm in Las Vegas in late 2002. The new office specializes in sales and leasing of office, industrial and retail properties, as well as investment property sales. Longtime Las Vegans Kit Graski and Kevin … [Read more...] about Voit Commercial Brokerage: Veteran Brokers Open New Office

Publisher’s Note: In 18 years of publishing the NBJ, this is the first time I have yielded this space to a guest columnist. However, the tax issue is so critical to all Nevada businesses, I felt it necessary to provide Assemblyman Beers with a vehicle to get the message out. I would like to personally thank Mr. Beers for his willingness to address the issue and encourage the … [Read more...] about Nevada’s Budget Crisis: Fact or Fiction?

United Way of Southern Nevada is focused on what matters most – results. Investing in United Way is an essential strategy to improve lives and create sustained changes in our community’s human-care agendas. In addition to its traditional means of fundraising, which generates revenue allocated to more than 140 local health and human service programs, United Way is convening and … [Read more...] about United Way of Southern Nevada: What Matters Most?

Nevada is undergoing a revolution of business and commerce in the Silver State – a territory that once belonged to Mexico. Major streets in Reno, Las Vegas, Sparks or North Las Vegas as little as 20 years ago had eye-catching signs signifying a butcher shop, laundry, tire store, bakery and shoe store location, but now that those same streets have become thoroughfares in older, … [Read more...] about The Hispanic Factor: Population Trends Shaping La Nueva Nevada