Three years ago, both Brian Sandoval and Rory Reid ran for governor on a “no new taxes” platform. Last year, voters in five Nevada counties rejected six efforts to raise taxes — even though Barack Obama was at the top of the ticket, driving liberal voter turnout. Given the clear will of the voters throughout the state, you’d expect that the governor and legislators would … [Read more...] about Taxpayers Lose Big: Lawmakers Impose New Burdens
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November 2013: Around the State
FiveGen Sets Up Shop in the InNEVation Center A security and infrastructure company that offers application development, software solutions, cloud hosting and project management consulting, FiveGen has moved to the inNEVation Center by Switch SUPERNAP’s campus. FiveGen is the latest startup to move into the 65,000 square-foot facility which was started to foster economic … [Read more...] about November 2013: Around the State
Nevada Real Estate & Development Report: November 2013
Projects Las Vegas, 89109 Tutor Perini Building Corp. has begun construction on the third phase of the Marriott’s Grand Chateau, the first vertical construction to occur on the Las Vegas Strip since 2008. Construction is projected for completion mid-2014, and will add 233 tower villas for a total of 643 units at the timeshare resort. The tower villas range from one- to … [Read more...] about Nevada Real Estate & Development Report: November 2013
Industrial Summary: Third Quarter 2013
Southern Nevada The Las Vegas industrial market vacancy rate fell to 14.8 percent in the third quarter of 2013, which is the lowest it has been since the first quarter of 2010. Compared to the prior quarter (Q2 2013), vacancies are down 70 basis points (0.7 percentage points), while they have fallen 220 basis points (2.2 percentage points) since last year (Q3 2012). Since the … [Read more...] about Industrial Summary: Third Quarter 2013
November 2013: Business Indicators
Revised estimates for second quarter 2013 show U.S. real gross domestic product increasing at an annualized rate of 2.5 percent, an improvement over the 1.7 percent growth first reported. Federal government spending made negative contributions. Personal consumption expenditures, private inventory investment, business fixed investment, residential investment, and state and local … [Read more...] about November 2013: Business Indicators
What are you most thankful for?
“I’m thankful for our employees and their dedication to the community. They’ve donated more than $1 million to local charities in their communities as part of this year’s Fuel For Life giving campaign and it’s an honor to work with such caring people.” Laura Lopez Hobbs • Senior Vice President/Human Resources and Administration, Southwest Gas Corporation “I am thankful that … [Read more...] about What are you most thankful for?