Female executives and business owners hold influential positions throughout the state and continue to break through the glass ceiling with their drive and determination no matter the obstacles before them. Representing a variety of industries from gaming and technology to government and health sciences, the following women truly epitomize what it means to be a successful female … [Read more...] about Beautiful Minds: 2016 Women to Watch
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November 2014: Around the State
Union Village Breaks Ground One of the world’s first integrated health villages, Union Village, has broken ground in Henderson. The Valley Health System has partnered with Union Village, LLC to create a master-planned hospital complex and health center that combines residential components, entertainment and retail, a senior community and a civic and culture arts center. The … [Read more...] about November 2014: Around the State
Getting There: Transportation in Nevada
Nevada is a hub state, with easy access and distribution from both ends of the state to the Western states. Northern Nevada offers access by roadways, railways and an international airport as well as additional airports in surrounding areas. Southern Nevada offers ground access to Los Angeles, Phoenix, Salt Lake City and points south. The state’s business friendly tax climate … [Read more...] about Getting There: Transportation in Nevada
Rick Stater: Tronox
Plant Manager Henderson How did you first get into your profession? [I had an] interest in chemistry and engineering in high school, so I got a Chemical Engineering degree in college. What do you like most and least about your industry? Most is the diversity of areas of interest available within this profession and least would be the loss of such businesses in the … [Read more...] about Rick Stater: Tronox
Healthcare Check-Up: Meeting the New Challenges
There’s no shortage of uncertainty swirling around Nevada’s healthcare industry: from the challenges of the local and national economies to insurance regulations and the implications – even the contours and very existence -- of Obamacare. The outlook, however, is decidedly optimistic. And with good reason. “One of the advantages of healthcare is that it’s been projected … [Read more...] about Healthcare Check-Up: Meeting the New Challenges
The Survivors: Builders and Developers in Nevada
The economic downturn in 2007 left both residential and commercial developers and builders in the Silver State scrambling for work. Many were forced to downsize their staffs, and some even closed their doors. “Since 2008, the development business has been a fraction of what it was,” said Doug Kiersey, president of Dermody Properties, a Reno-based industrial … [Read more...] about The Survivors: Builders and Developers in Nevada
The Green Light: Transportation in Nevada
There remains a good degree of uncertainty in Nevada’s transportation sector but also plenty of determination, innovation and well justified optimism. Money is tight and legislative action often unpredictable, of course. But work on many fronts is proceeding, with a raft of projects being completed, green-lighted or planned in an industry that by its very nature spurs growth … [Read more...] about The Green Light: Transportation in Nevada
Luxury Autos: Nice Ride…
Like soldiers crawling out of foxholes once the shooting has stopped, Nevada’s various industries are, one by one and in their own time, getting to their feet, dusting themselves off and resuming the march ahead. Inevitably, some business sectors are coming back faster than others. For Nevada’s luxury car industry, for instance, the prognosis for a full recovery is good. … [Read more...] about Luxury Autos: Nice Ride…