Nevada Business Daily News

BUSINESS IN BRIEF
New director named to tourism commission - Retail gasoline prices continue to increase - Ford shares plunge after news of stock sale - Western Alliance plans sale of common stock - Real estate trust [read more]
[ source ] http://www.lvrj.com : May 13, 2009

BALANCING ACTS: Nevada is not alone -- budget shortfalls force cuts, tax hikes in all but three stat
CARSON CITY -- North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue infuriated state worker groups last month when she signed legislation cutting salaries for teachers and state employees by 0.5 percent. That was [read more]
[ source ] http://www.lvrj.com : May 11, 2009

Widespread failure to pay business fees prompts plan
The revelation that Assembly Ways and Means Committee Chairman Morse Arberry let his companies slip into default with the state for not paying annual corporation fees has highlighted Nevada's [read more]
[ source ] http://www.lasvegassun.com : May 11, 2009

Officials to launch tourism strategy
Local and state tourism officials plan a two-pronged strategy to help boost tourism this week during National Travel and Tourism Week. On Monday, six Nevada Commission on Tourism officials will [read more]
[ source ] http://www.rgj.com : May 11, 2009

Heritage Bank's Stan Wilmoth: Banking up close and personal
His smiling mug makes it onto TV screens and his voice speaks volumes on the radio. Stan Wilmoth, president/CEO of Reno-based Heritage Bank of Nevada, enjoys being out front. There's no hiding at [read more]
[ source ] http://www.rgj.com : May 11, 2009

KB Home, Countrywide sued
An Arizona lawsuit, accusing KB Home and its lender, Countrywide, of a scheme to sell homes at peak market prices after real-estate values began falling, might expand to Reno. The suit claims KB [read more]
[ source ] http://www.rgj.com : May 11, 2009

BLM gives Barrick OK to expand
ELKO (AP) -- The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has approved Barrick Gold of North America's request to expand its Goldstrike Mine in Elko. The agency's action is expected to add four years to the [read more]
[ source ] http://www.rgj.com : May 11, 2009

Room rates to rise from rock bottom
The Strip's largest casino operator last week reported an uptick in room bookings and fewer convention cancellations. MGM Mirage executives said demand for the company's hotel rooms is high enough to [read more]
[ source ] http://www.lasvegassun.com : May 11, 2009

Reports put numbers on reduction of workforce
Many Las Vegas gaming companies have laid off workers or reduced hours to trim their operating budgets. Typically, companies try to avoid layoffs by not replacing workers who leave on their own, [read more]
[ source ] http://www.lasvegassun.com : May 11, 2009

Core group meeting melts down again
Legislative leadership's core group meeting disbanded again without an agreement on how much to fund higher education, the last remaining budget lawmakers must settle in their alternative to Gov. Jim [read more]
[ source ] http://www.rgj.com : May 11, 2009

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