During the holiday season it’s natural to think about helping the less fortunate, but it’s also a good time to point out that Nevada businesses donate all year long to make our communities better. Despite what the progressives and the liberal media would have you believe, business owners and corporations are not the Ebenezer Scrooges of today. Businesses both large and small … [Read more...] about ‘Tis the Season to Give: Businesses Help Nevada Communities
Archives for December 2011
Economic Forecast: What Lies Ahead
The year just ending wasn’t a great one but it was a better one, which is probably all Nevadans could ask of it. And the year ahead figures to be pretty much the same. While the reasons for optimism reflect well on the state economy’s inherent resiliency and strength, many of the negatives have more to do with national and international factors over which we have no … [Read more...] about Economic Forecast: What Lies Ahead
Power Women: Enough Said
The name says it all. Nevada’s Power Women are helping to shape the state and working for the betterment of our communities. They are in the trenches day in and day out with the goal of improving where we live and work. They say behind every great man is a woman; we say, behind every great state are several women. We’re honored to include this year’s Power Women in the … [Read more...] about Power Women: Enough Said
Industry Focus: Marketing
Doing business in a rapidly changing industry, marketing executives have adapted to and embraced new technologies and communication tools. They have braved the recession and have seen increased business in the past several months. Recently, executives representing marketing firms in Nevada met at the law offices of Holland & Hart in Las Vegas to discuss this changing … [Read more...] about Industry Focus: Marketing
Nevada Engineers: The Long Haul
Nevada resident David Frohnen had worked eight years as a managing principal for a global engineering firm when it laid him off in 2010 to downsize. He then started his own engineering firm, Frohnen Consultants, specializing in engineering and business and financial management consulting. To supplement that, he took a job with Silver State Analytical Laboratories Inc., which … [Read more...] about Nevada Engineers: The Long Haul
George J. Alexander: Clark County Medical Society
President-Elect and President of Dr. Alexander & Co. Las Vegas Number of Employees: 5 Years in Nevada: 17 Years with Company: 13 How did you first get into medicine? I was first exposed to the specialty in medical school while at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., and became passionate about it as I progressed through my surgical training. What do you … [Read more...] about George J. Alexander: Clark County Medical Society
December 2011: Around the State
New Northern Nevada Company Aims to Protect Patient Information NVMedTech, an information security company, recently launched in Northern Nevada with the focus on helping independent healthcare practitioners keep patients’ health information protected. In order to help providers be compliant with new regulations, the company does a risk analysis and audit then provides a … [Read more...] about December 2011: Around the State
“Baseless” Case Merits Five and a Half Hours Before U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to review the case brought by 26 states challenging the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Some legal commentators believe that this is the most significant case to come before the Supreme Court since Roe v. Wade. Underscoring the importance of the constit Tutional questions posed by the case, the … [Read more...] about “Baseless” Case Merits Five and a Half Hours Before U.S. Supreme Court
Hiding Behind Opaque Numbers: Nevada PERS Accounting Practices are Concealing Taxpayers’ Real Liabilities
Nothing pleases a politician more than the ability to promise lavish benefits to important constituencies without having to pay for them. Nevada lawmakers long ago found a vote-buying cash cow of this nature in the state’s Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS). PERS manages a defined-benefits pension system that operates much differently from the retirement funds owned … [Read more...] about Hiding Behind Opaque Numbers: Nevada PERS Accounting Practices are Concealing Taxpayers’ Real Liabilities
Office Summary: Third Quarter 2011
Las Vegas The office sector in the Las Vegas valley continues to show signs of weakness as approximately one fourth of total inventory remains vacant across the valley. The vacancy rate reached yet another all-time high at 25.2 percent (12.8 million square feet) by the close of the third quarter of 2011. On a year-over-year basis, the vacancy rate has increased 1.5 … [Read more...] about Office Summary: Third Quarter 2011
December 2011: Business Indicators
According to initial data, U.S. real GDP grew at an annualized rate of 2.5 percent during third quarter 2011, which is up considerably from the second quarter estimate of 1.3 percent. Third quarter growth was the strongest seen since third quarter 2010, but U.S. real GDP remains 6.7 percent below potential. U.S. nonfarm employment rose by 80,000 jobs in October. The … [Read more...] about December 2011: Business Indicators
What are your hopes for the New Year?
“My hope for the New Year is that the thousands of families in this community with mothers and fathers that are willing and able to work find jobs. I also hope that our state legislators and governor strive to find common ground working for the future of this great state and put aside their personal agendas.” Bob Anderson • Partner, Holland & Hart “An improving … [Read more...] about What are your hopes for the New Year?