This year marks Legal Elite’s tenth year of presenting Nevada’s top attorneys. The annual list showcases attorneys whose peers have named them amongst the best of the best. The list has come a long way since it’s inaugural issue in June 2008. Since it’s inception, the voting process has become more streamlined and each year more and more attorneys participate in the … [Read more...]
Southern Nevada’s Go-To Business Banking Resource
At Bank of Nevada, we know what it takes to start, grow and maintain a thriving business in the Silver State. We’re a local business banking division supported by one of the top-performing banking companies in the U.S., which ranks #4 on the Forbes 2017 “Best Banks in America” list. You’ll enjoy a close relationship with Nevada business banking professionals, who offer … [Read more...]
At Anthem, we’re dedicated to improving the health of our fellow Nevadans
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield has been a member of the Nevada community since 1969. Even though Anthem is one of the state’s largest insurers, we’re still as local as you can get. We understand your priorities — because we share them. We live and work in Nevada, and Anthem is dedicated to transforming the state’s health care with trusted and caring solutions. It’s our honor to … [Read more...]
Business Roots: Nevada’s Economic Development History
The Silver State has a unique origin story. Despite being much less economically viable and populated, Nevada beat out the other territories to become a state in 1864 because of its Republican and pro-Union leanings. President Abraham Lincoln fast-tracked the process, surpassing Congress, to ensure ultimately three electoral votes for his re-election and bolster Republican … [Read more...]
Northern Nevada’s Go-To Business Banking Resource
At First Independent Bank, we know what it takes to start, grow and maintain a thriving business in the Silver State. We’re a local business banking division supported by one of the top-performing banking companies in the U.S., which ranks #4 on the Forbes 2017 “Best Banks in America” list. You’ll enjoy a close relationship with Nevada business banking professionals, who offer … [Read more...]
Industry Focus: Women in Business
Women in business have more opportunities than ever before and are excelling in leadership roles across a variety of industries in the Silver State while paving the way for future generations. Recently, female executives met at the Las Vegas offices of City National Bank to share their insight on the struggles facing women in business and the opportunities still … [Read more...]
Covering Your Assets: Commercial Real Estate Title Insurance in Nevada
Commercial title insurance protects buyers and investors against loss if a problem arises with their non-residential transaction. Coverage protects against loss for the owner and the lender if there’s a problem with the title. Commercial real estate title insurance covers apartments and office buildings, retail development and industrial facilities, investors, … [Read more...]
Red Report: June 2017
E Sale, Industrial ADDRESS 5080 Judson Ave. 89115 BUYER JDS Surfaces, LLC SELLER Liber, LLC DETAILS 14,500 SF; $850,000 APN 140-20-502-015 SELLER’S REP Danielle Steffen, SIOR and Amy Ogden, SIOR of Cushman & Wakefield | Commerce H Sale, Office ADDRESS 2534 Anthem Village Dr., 89052 BUYER Conejo Valley Properties SELLER Robison Seidler, Inc. DETAILS 5,040 SF; … [Read more...]
Beyond The Basics: Education in Nevada
Education is critical to Nevada’s workforce, economy and lifestyle. But Nevada’s public education ranks at or near the bottom of national rankings, and only 30 percent of Nevadans hold post-secondary education degrees or certificates. In the K-12 system, rankings are created from more indicators than simply academic, according to Traci Davis, superintendent, Washoe … [Read more...]
Diversity & Inclusion in the Workplace: Why and How
Many Nevada businesses are making an effort to hire a diverse workforce: people of different races, age groups, national origins, backgrounds and religions. Some are interested in hiring workers with disabilities and in giving women a chance to compete for typically male-dominated jobs. The impetus for these initiatives may come from recognizing that federal and state … [Read more...]
Industry Focus: Commercial Real Estate
The commercial real estate (CRE) industry in Nevada has been growing in recent years despite a number of hurdles professionals have overcome. Leaders in commercial real estate recently met at the Las Vegas offices of City National Bank to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing their industry and what’s on the horizon moving forward. Connie Brennan, … [Read more...]
Burke Construction Group: Dedicated and Experienced Professionals
Committment Burke Construction Group has provided our clients with effective construction management based on our wealth of experience in building throughout a large diverse market for over 30 years. Our commitment to innovation includes utilizing advanced technologies in estimating, value engineering, scheduling, project management, document and cost control. With the … [Read more...]
Live-Work-Play Repeat: Mixed-Use Projects Regain Traction
The 45-acre site of the former Park Lane Mall in Reno—about seven times the size of Reno’s Greater Nevada Field ballpark—has sat vacant for ten years but now is about to get made over into a development encompassing residential, retail and commercial components. As of mid-April, ground was slated to break soon on the infrastructure, then the 1,260 apartments to be followed … [Read more...]
Red Report: May 2017
E Project, Industrial ADDRESS NEC of Las Vegas Blvd. & N. Walnut Rd., 89115 CONTRACTOR OF RECORD United Construction DETAILS The placement of the first wall panels for the 546,480 square foot LogistiCenter is complete. The building is slated for completion by the end of the second quarter of 2017. Sale, Office ADDRESS 1785 E. Sahara Ave., 89104 BUYER 1785 Office … [Read more...]
Slow & Steady: Economic Development in Rural Nevada
From McDermitt and Montello in the north to Laughlin in the south, Nevada’s rural cities struggle to foster economic development but desperately need it. Each locale differs, in terms of primary economic sectors, natural assets and location for instance. However, common themes have been for some, and continue to be for others, dilapidated downtowns, struggling businesses and … [Read more...]
Nevada Infrastructure: Keeping Up with a Growing State
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Nevada’s 1.95 percent population growth rate from July 2015 to July 2016 made it the second fastest-growing state in the country, slightly behind Utah’s 2.03 percent. With the state’s official population nearing the three million mark, how is infrastructure keeping up with growth? The Orange Cone Zone Some of the funding for Nevada’s road … [Read more...]
City of Henderson: City of the Future
At a time when technology makes daily leaps from innovation to reality, it’s people and the companies they form that bring the awe factor to life. In Henderson, both innovations and innovators are celebrated and cultivated, from the entrepreneurial spirit of downtown Henderson to the city being home to nationwide firsts. It’s people that transform a city into a City of the … [Read more...]
Industry Focus: Human Resources & Staffing
As the economy and staffing needs change, the human resources (HR) and staffing industry in the Silver State has been working on creative solutions to keep up with new trends. Executives in HR and staffing recently met at the Las Vegas offices of City National Bank to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing their industries. Connie Brennan, publisher and CEO of … [Read more...]
Developing Big Boxes: Growth in Nevada’s Industrial Market
That sound that developers of industrial properties hear in the background is the ticking of the clock counting down the longest-lived economic recovery since World War II. But although the ticks are growing louder, demand for space from new and expanding industrial companies keeps developers busy in Las Vegas and Reno alike. The reasons for the boom are a well-told … [Read more...]
Red Report: April 2017
N Sale, Retail ADDRESS 8043 – 8053 N. Durango Dr., 89131 BUYER Durango SNS, LLC SELLER SSB Propco, LLC DETAILS 11,060 SF; $2,225,000 APN 125-08-817-002 SELLER’S REP Dustin R. Alvino of Marcus & Millichap Sale, Land ADDRESS SEC of Rainbow Blvd. & Ann Rd., 89130 BUYER Herbst Development, LLC SELLER Rainbow Ann 1, LLC DETAILS 1.64 acres; $1.4 million APN … [Read more...]
