Reno, Nev. – The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) has elected Richard B. Bennett, founding partner of Durbin Bennett Private Wealth Management, LLC, as their first non-judicial director. Richard Bennett has more than twenty-five years of experience working with affluent individuals, families and their closely held entities providing integrated … [Read more...] about Richard B. Bennett is First Non-Judicial Board Director Elected to NCJFCJ
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MassMedia Hires Sean Corbett as Vice President of Digital Strategy and Planning
LAS VEGAS – Kassi Belz, president of MassMedia, a full-service public relations, advertising and marketing firm with offices in Las Vegas and Irvine, California, announced the agency has hired Sean Corbett as vice president of digital strategy and planning. In his new role, Corbett guides an experienced team of marketing professionals to provide a wide variety of digital … [Read more...] about MassMedia Hires Sean Corbett as Vice President of Digital Strategy and Planning
Former Regional Transportation Commission CFO Joins KNPB Board
RENO, Nev. — KNPB introduces native Nevadan, Thomas Taelour, CPA, as the newest board member of the local PBS Member Station. Taelour, worked as the CFO for the Regional Transportation Commission for more than three decades. Specializing in financial planning, financial reporting and analysis, financial operations and agency management, Taelour contributes a wealth of … [Read more...] about Former Regional Transportation Commission CFO Joins KNPB Board
Cecilia Lee, LTD. Announces Name Change and New Shareholder
Firm name changed to Lee & High, Ltd. with Elizabeth High, Esq. as new shareholder RENO, Nev. –Nationally recognized Reno law firm, Cecilia Lee, Ltd., has officially changed its name to Lee & High, Ltd. and is pleased to announce that Elizabeth High, Esq. is a shareholder. “Liz is an outstanding attorney who will continue to practice bankruptcy law and who brings … [Read more...] about Cecilia Lee, LTD. Announces Name Change and New Shareholder
NCJFCJ Works to Improve Practice with Servicemembers and Military-Connected Families Who Come in Contact with Juvenile and Family Courts
Reno, Nev. – The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges’ (NCJFCJ) National Summit on Courts and the Military has convened. This gathering of high level experts in the field of military, juvenile and family law is designed to help improve practice in juvenile and family law cases involving service members, reservists, veterans and their families. “In an effort … [Read more...] about NCJFCJ Works to Improve Practice with Servicemembers and Military-Connected Families Who Come in Contact with Juvenile and Family Courts
Morgan Rubenacker Joins The Builders Alliance as Marketing Director
Morgan Rubenacker has joined The Builders Alliance as the Marketing Director. In this role, Rubenacker is in charge of the website content and blog, social media management, public relations, and event planning. Morgan is a recent Reno transplant from Illinois. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing from Western Illinois University, and prior to joining the Builders … [Read more...] about Morgan Rubenacker Joins The Builders Alliance as Marketing Director
A New Hope: Power Poll 2015
With the recession having reaffirmed Nevada’s “Battle Born” motto, this recovery has added a new twist on another name for this state, the Silver State. Company owners and executives are seeing the silver lining in a tough economy as businesses grow and are leaner and more efficient than ever. And, while hopeful of the sustainability of this growth, executives remain cautious, … [Read more...] about A New Hope: Power Poll 2015
Stop the Insanity of Runaway Education Spending
Wholesale reform needed to improve Nevada education Anyone who has had an appliance break, a vehicle die or a computer fail knows the inevitable realization that paying for repair after repair no longer makes sense. No matter how many fixes are made, nothing can be successfully repaired into eternity. For some things, initial fixes make sense. One might get another year … [Read more...] about Stop the Insanity of Runaway Education Spending
Jason Champagne: Trusted Dental Partners
CEO Reno What do you want your legacy to be? I would like my legacy to be that I embedded the right values and advocacy of responsible approach to business throughout our organization and the dental industry. When you were a kid, what did you want to be? Having a dentist for a father, it was always very clear that I had tremendous opportunity to follow in the family … [Read more...] about Jason Champagne: Trusted Dental Partners
Data Security: A Growing and Vital Issue for All Businesses
Every week, it seems, brings news of another major corporation being sabotaged by internet hackers who break into its computer security and steal sensitive data, including financial and business information. Losses can run into the hundreds of millions of dollars, as evidenced by Target Corporation’s news in early 2014 that hacking of its internet security in late 2013 … [Read more...] about Data Security: A Growing and Vital Issue for All Businesses
Building a Healthy Economy
Until recently, the term “medical tourism” largely referred to Americans traveling out of the country looking for affordable healthcare in technologically advanced but less expensive venues, from Mexico to Thailand and parts in between. Now the term is starting to come home, often referring to domestic travel of American citizens within U.S. borders, traveling to find the … [Read more...] about Building a Healthy Economy
Office Summary: Fourth Quarter 2014
Southern Nevada The Las Vegas office sector reported positive net absorption for three consecutive quarters in 2014. By the end of the year, the office market vacancy rate was 23.6 percent. The latest vacancy rate is up 0.2 percentage points from the prior quarter, but it has declined 0.7 percentage points from a year ago. During the fourth quarter of 2014, One Summerlin … [Read more...] about Office Summary: Fourth Quarter 2014
Business Indicators: March 2015
The “advance” estimate for fourth quarter 2014 shows U.S. real gross domestic product increasing at an annualized rate of 2.5 percent, much lower than the 5.0 percent growth experienced during third quarter 2014. Personal consumption expenditures, nonresidential fixed investment, residential investment, changes in private inventories and state and local government spending made … [Read more...] about Business Indicators: March 2015
Reno Corks & Kegs Event to Raise Money for Nevada Health Care
RENO – Enjoy live music and libations for a good cause at the second annual Corks & Kegs fundraiser for the Nevada Health Care Association (NVHCA) Perry Foundation on Saturday, March 14, at 5 p.m. at JA Nugget in Sparks. Corks & Kegs guests will be able to sample a wide range of wine, spirits and craft beers, along with hors d’oeuvres and live music. Proceeds from … [Read more...] about Reno Corks & Kegs Event to Raise Money for Nevada Health Care
Nevada Business Owners Express Concerns Over NLRB Overreach to Sen. Heller
Las Vegas, NV – Several Las Vegas area local business owners and representatives met with Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) to express their concerns with recent and pending actions of the National Labor Relations Board that would significantly expand the definition of joint employer. Should that occur, it would alter the employer-employee relationship and undermine local business … [Read more...] about Nevada Business Owners Express Concerns Over NLRB Overreach to Sen. Heller