Governor Honors Nevada Industries At the 17th annual Governor’s Industry Appreciation Luncheon, held in Las Vegas on June 22, Governor Kenny Guinn recognized economic contributions made by Southern Nevada companies. Southern Nevada’s Distinguished Business of the Year is Kerr-McGee Chemical LLC of Henderson, which supplies manganese dioxide to manufacturers of dry cell … [Read more...] about July 2001: Business Briefs
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May 2001: Business Briefs
SBA Announces Small Business Awards Julia Valdes, owner of Flowers2u.com, has been named Nevada’s Small Business Person of the Year for 2001 by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Her Web site, Flowers2u.com, was recently recognized by Newsweek magazine as "best of online." Valdes, shown here with her husband, José, is one of six Nevada winners of the state awards … [Read more...] about May 2001: Business Briefs
April 2001: Business Briefs
Sprint Says Thanks a Million Sprint recently installed its millionth telephone line in Southern Nevada, doubling the number of phone lines since 1992. In honor of the occasion, the Sprint Prize Patrol showed up at the home of Scott and Angela Shepherd to congratulate them on receiving the millionth phone line. Sprint’s vice president and general manager Lou Emmert awarded the … [Read more...] about April 2001: Business Briefs
March 2001: Business Briefs
Reno Advertising/PR Firm Reorganizes Nevada’s oldest advertising agency, formerly known as Bayer Brown Bauserman, has reorganized and taken on three more partners. The principals in the new firm, Bayer Bauserman & Company (shown here) are: Jim Bauserman, Josh Luke, Stephanie Clemo, Steven Aramini and Mark Bayer. The three new partners are all under the age of 30 — Aramini … [Read more...] about March 2001: Business Briefs
February 2001: Business Briefs
Cryo-line Opens Henderson Facility Canada-based Cryo-line Supplies held a grand opening for its first U.S. plant in Henderson on December 8. The 10,500-square-foot refrigeration management facility at 350 Sunpac Court will become the company’s main center in the United States for recovering and reclaiming refrigerants. Cryo-line has acquired the exclusive North American rights … [Read more...] about February 2001: Business Briefs
December 2000: Business Briefs
InRide Entertainment System Debuts in Taxis Taxi passenger Julie Jeorgeva plays Taxi Slots using the InRide Entertainment System. The new product recently debuted in taxis owned by Yellow-Checker-Star Transportation, the largest taxi business in Nevada. The system enables passengers to play 3-D interactive games such as Taxi Slots, Video Poker and Blackjack on a 15-inch flat … [Read more...] about December 2000: Business Briefs
November 2000: Business Briefs
GES Extends Contract for MAGIC Shows Advanstar and GES Exposition Services have signed an agreement that extends GES’ general contracting services for the MAGIC Shows through 2007. The fall and spring MAGIC International shows, held in Las Vegas, are the seventh and eighth largest tradeshows in North America and are considered the premier apparel shows in the industry. Each … [Read more...] about November 2000: Business Briefs
October 2000: Business Briefs
House2Home™ Test Marketed in Nevada Two House2Home™ stores opened in September in southern Nevada to market home furnishings in four broad categories: outdoor living, including patio, nursery and garden items; indoor living, including flooring, lighting and storage; home décor and accessories; and seasonal/holiday items. House2Home™ is an offshoot of HomeBase, Inc., a home … [Read more...] about October 2000: Business Briefs
August 2000: Business Briefs
Non-Traditional Child Care Comes to Las Vegas Children’s Choice Learning Centers, Inc., the nation’s only company offering exclusively non-traditional child care services, opened the first round-the-clock child care center for a casino company in June of this year. Located next to Station Casinos’ Texas Station Gambling Hall & Hotel, the center offers child-care programs … [Read more...] about August 2000: Business Briefs
July 2000: Business Briefs
Royal Links Wins Awards Royal Links Golf Club in Las Vegas was voted as one of Golf magazine’s "Top Ten You Can Play" for 1999 and one of the "Best New Courses You Can Play" by The Best Things in Golf. Developed by Walters Golf as a tribute to the game, each of its 18 holes was inspired by a different famous hole from a course where the British Open has been played. Credit … [Read more...] about July 2000: Business Briefs