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State Sen. Steven Horsford is Majority Leader and argues that the answer is yes. When times are tough it helps to know you’ve got someone looking out for you – someone like Sen. Harry Reid. Reid has been a champion for Nevada throughout his career, and has passed important legislation to create and protect jobs, spur clean energy development and cut taxes for our state’s … [Read more...] about Should Senator Harry Reid be Re-Elected? State Sen. Steven Horsford vs. Nancy Ernaut

Public education is expensive — about 150 percent more expensive than it was 50 years ago. Public education is also ineffective, especially for low-income and minority students. An ineffective but expensive public education not only means that resources are being wasted, but that young minds are being wasted as well. In Nevada, and across the nation, large achievement gaps … [Read more...] about Nevada Behind the Curve on Charter Schools: Silver State Continues to Miss Real Educational Opportunities

They can design skyscrapers to withstand earthquakes, devise highways through mountains and make water flow uphill. Yet for all the modern-day magic engineers can conjure, nothing they dream up could insulate them from the economic storm stubbornly hovering over Nevada and its development community. “What we have done is got lean and mean,” says Michael Holloway of … [Read more...] about Engineers: Making Green by Going “Green”

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”  - Norman MacEwan Dozens of non-profit organizations throughout the state are struggling to meet the needs of thousands of clients.  With missions ranging from feeding the homeless to finding cures for diseases, the common denominator seems to be that the need is always greater than the available … [Read more...] about Make Charitable Giving a Part of Your Company’s Culture

From town hall meetings to tea party gatherings, citizens all over Nevada have jumped into the debate on healthcare reform with a vigor seldom seen in the political landscape. As a frantic Congress attempts to draft and pass some kind of reform legislation from a number of bills that have been put forward, many Nevadans have taken to the Internet and to the streets to make … [Read more...] about Healthcare Check-up: In Critical Condition

The good news for Nevada employers in the area of compensation is that the recent turbulent economic times have not only shown them to be more resilient than many around the country but left them leaner and more efficient – and poised for a stronger year in 2010. Among the hard-earned lessons learned through adversity has been how to creatively lower the cost of employee … [Read more...] about Compensation Packages: Business Tightening Their Belts

Democracies function best when voters are well informed about the voting records and policy positions of incumbents. Without such knowledge, voters are unable to hold politicians accountable for their performance. Most voters do not have the time to follow the performance of their elected representatives at all levels of public office. Hence, the success of representative … [Read more...] about Legislature Performs Poorly: Rankings Show Few Legislators Protect Taxpayers

Just a couple of years ago Nevada was booming, economic growth was accelerating, construction was busy statewide and every sector of commercial real estate was scrambling to keep up. Then the recession hit, and everything slowed, and all those projects were still out there, some as raw land, some half-completed, some gone into foreclosure or receivership and some sitting … [Read more...] about Office Market: Slow to Recover

The challenges a physician must deal with are not simply limited to the proper diagnosis, treatment and care of patients.  Add to that the stresses of managing a practice; HR,    billing, operations, marketing…and it is understandable that important responsibilities that impact overall patient care can suffer. Unfortunately, even the most skilled physicians are not … [Read more...] about A New Approach to Patient Education: Using Technology to Communicate Better

Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in the United States, affecting millions of Americans each year.  It occurs when someone wrongfully obtains and uses another person’s identifying information to commit fraud or unlawful criminal activities.  An identity thief may obtain credit, bank accounts, loans, leases, government benefits and services, or employment as … [Read more...] about Protect Yourself from Identity Theft: Safeguarding Your Assets

Everyone in the state saw it coming, but that didn’t make it any easier. As legislators entered the 2009 session, they faced a biennial revenue shortfall of $2.4 billion. Governor Gibbons’ proposed budget still fell short by $1.6 billion. And while he vowed to veto any tax increase, legislators, ultimately, felt that they had no choice. They passed several new taxes that … [Read more...] about The Tax Effect: How the New Business Taxes Will Effect Nevada Businesses

Nevada has always been a state that fosters business and encourages innovative thinkers.  Nevada Business Magazine’s annual 20/20 issue includes 20 visionaries that have exhibited foresight in their businesses and have made the current economic climate work for them. They see the good in a bad situation and turn downturns into opportunities.  These executives don’t look at … [Read more...] about 20/20 Visionaries

Daniel Klaich vs. Patrick Gibbons Daniel Klaich is the chancellor for the Nevada System of Higher Education, and argues that the answer is yes. State funds to public institutions are declining in most states, including Nevada. As a result of Nevada’s economic downturn, for the first time in many years, the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) saw a decline in state … [Read more...] about Is Nevada’s education system underfunded? YES! or NO!

Technology is evolving at a faster rate than ever before; it is literally revolutionizing the way we do business.  The “new now” is upon us and businesses cannot afford to be caught on the wrong side of the widening gap of technology.  Centralizing the intelligence of your telecommunications to a hosted PBX is the key to staying ahead of the curve. So, what does this mean to … [Read more...] about Get Centralized: Advancing Telecommunications Through New Technologies

A key component of business today is the importance of risk management.  As the Valley grows, so do the challenges companies face in managing business.  Risk management became an essential part of the new business environment.  The main goal of risk management is to aid companies in implementing loss control strategies that will ultimately help reduce their escalating cost of … [Read more...] about Risk Management: An Integral Part of Successful Business