Archives for March 2002

Wherever you go these days, it seems you can’t escape the grumbling about a slowing economy. Even when the economy is advancing strongly, planners are continually looking for ways to entice new industry to Nevada, to provide not only economic diversity, but to increase jobs and opportunity. Commercial real estate developers are an essential key to helping accomplish that goal. … [Read more...]

Nevada First Bank, a Southern Nevada community bank, is primarily focused on providing financial products and services to small- and medium-sized businesses and private banking to business owners and their employees. The bank offers commercial loans, lines of credit, construction loans, term loans, commercial banking accounts and services, personal loans and private banking … [Read more...]

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. recently strengthened its presence in the Southern Nevada building market with the expansion of its Henderson office. McCarthy is the seventeenth largest building company in the U.S. and the fifth largest in the Southwest region. With 138 years of experience, it is the nation's oldest privately-held construction firm. "McCarthy has been … [Read more...]

"After DOE has consumed over $200 million (of taxpayers’ money), we still don’t have the basic information necessary to establish whether [radioactive contamination] will reach Oasis Valley in 12 or 500 years." --Citizen Alert report, January 2002 Nevadans have been hearing a lot lately about the pros and cons of transporting nuclear waste and storing it at Yucca Mountain, … [Read more...]

In every community, there are boys and girls who are left to find their own recreation and companionship in the streets, and an increasing number of children are left at home with no adult care or supervision. Boys & Girls Clubs throughout Nevada offer a safe place to go after school or during school vacations – a place to learn and grow while having fun. Club programs and … [Read more...]

Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend, but they can also be an investment, if the person buying them knows what to look for, buys high-quality goods at a fair price and deals with a reputable jeweler. According to information on the New York Diamond Exchange Web site, "The variable qualities of diamonds are grouped into four major categories, commonly referred to as … [Read more...]

When Snell & Wilmer, a multi-state law firm, opened an office in Las Vegas nearly a year ago, it encountered some significant obstacles in doing business. For starters, the law firm found it would have to change the name it has been using since 1938 because of a State Bar of Nevada policy. The policy, aimed at preventing out-of-state law firms from taking business away from … [Read more...]

Asset allocation is the key element that determines investment success. It’s not what stocks, bonds, or mutual funds you purchase, nor is it when you buy or sell them. According to the Nevada Society of CPAs, proper asset allocation — the process of systematically distributing your investment dollars among the major asset classes (stocks, bonds, and cash equivalents) — … [Read more...]

Bankruptcy Law Laurel Davis Lionel Sawyer & Collins Laurel Elizabeth Davis is a partner in the litigation department of Lionel Sawyer & Collins in Las Vegas, where her practice is primarily devoted to bankruptcy and insolvency law. An Adjunct Professor at Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, she has served as a founding Board Member and … [Read more...]

Remember that story of the little Dutch boy who put his finger in the dike and saved his town from disaster? Great lesson. One person, knowing just where to apply the fix, can save everybody. For most of the last three decades, Carole Vilardo has been a grown-up Dutch lady protecting us from a flood of bad tax policies. Vilardo, longtime president of the Nevada Taxpayers … [Read more...]

One year ago, I shared with the Nevada Business Journal and its readers my thoughts about the importance of improved education to the future of Nevada’s economy. Today, education reform is a reality, and Nevada schools will see an additional $33 million in education funding from the federal government next year alone. During these challenging economic times, investing in … [Read more...]

Nevada is changing its image in the technology world. While Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman and other business professionals strive to create Nevada’s first-ever "technology sector," their vision may not be too far away from reality. Many technology professionals once employed at successful firms in other parts of the nation have found technology positions in those areas have … [Read more...]