UNLV Releases White Paper on Fiscal Impact of Nevada Sales Tax In an effort to determine future impacts of a possible sales tax on services, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas has released a white paper, A General Sales Tax on Services in Nevada: Fiscal Impacts & Stability. The white paper found that the best-case scenario for potential revenues from a uniform tax of 2 … [Read more...] about Around the State: July 2016
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Western Governors University Announces New President
Scott D. Pulsipher to Join WGU April 11, 2016 SALT LAKE CITY — The Western Governors University (WGU) Board of Trustees announced that Scott D. Pulsipher will become the University’s new President, effective April 11. Pulsipher will succeed Robert Mendenhall, who has been WGU’s President since 1999, having led the university from its beginnings into a major university with … [Read more...] about Western Governors University Announces New President
Telecom Technology Advances Transform How Nevada Does Business
A Southern Nevada-based radiology practice of more than 60 physicians with numerous offices uses a custom-designed network linking all locations, including the physicians’ homes, in order to read films there any time of the day or night when on call. The technical arrangement demands an ultra high-speed connection. Cox Communications, a broadband communications and … [Read more...] about Telecom Technology Advances Transform How Nevada Does Business
Groundbreaking for Downtown Las Vegas Clinic; Wells Fargo Invests in Southern Nevada; Home Prices Holding Steady
Volunteers in Medicine of Southern Nevada Hosts Groundbreaking Event for Clinic in Downtown Las Vegas Groundbreaking ceremony for VMSN’s new downtown Las Vegas clinic. Members of the community are invited to attend and receive information about the project. [Read more...] Wells Fargo Invests in Southern Nevada through Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance's 'Engage Southern … [Read more...] about Groundbreaking for Downtown Las Vegas Clinic; Wells Fargo Invests in Southern Nevada; Home Prices Holding Steady
Office Summary: Second Quarter 2014
Southern Nevada The Las Vegas office vacancy rate declined in the second quarter of 2014 after increasing in the first quarter of the year. During the latest period, the sector reported a vacancy rate of 25.2 percent, which is down 0.4 percentage points from the prior quarter. Compared to a year ago, vacancies have fallen 0.5 percentage points. The office market vacancy rate … [Read more...] about Office Summary: Second Quarter 2014
Downtown Summerlin Job Fair; Three Nonprofits Partner to Help Homeless Youth
Downtown Summerlin Announces Upcoming Job Fair The Howard Hughes Corporation (NYSE: HHC) announced details for the highly-anticipated job fair for Downtown Summerlin. Job seekers will be able to learn about and apply for jobs in the Summerlin Ballroom at Red Rock Resort on Wednesday, August 27 from 11am – 7pm. [Read More...] Three Nonprofits Work Together to Help Homeless … [Read more...] about Downtown Summerlin Job Fair; Three Nonprofits Partner to Help Homeless Youth
Office Summary: First Quarter 2014
Southern Nevada Demand for Las Vegas office space stalled in the first quarter of 2014 as the market reported a vacancy rate of 25.8 percent. Despite the slight uptick in office vacancies during the first quarter, they have now reported year-over-year declines for two consecutive quarters. Office inventory increased to 52.8 million during the first quarter of the year, due … [Read more...] about Office Summary: First Quarter 2014
Corporate Philanthropy: The Gift that Keeps on Giving
When Alexander Graham Bell, the founder of the Bell Telephone Company (now AT&T), embarked on a mission to teach speech and lip-reading to deaf people in the late 1800s, he helped sow the seeds of present day corporate philanthropy. Along with other business leaders of his day, such as J. P. Morgan and Henry Ford, Bell blended the idea of corporate citizenship with … [Read more...] about Corporate Philanthropy: The Gift that Keeps on Giving
Telecom: Now Calling the Future …
What’s ahead for Telecom in 2012? Lots of exciting new technologies and services, for one thing. And continued diversification, for another. And a still-crummy economy that will hamper a good amount of the growth that should be taking place. Reuters reported in early January that telecom firms around the world are expected to slash spending on networks over the next 11 … [Read more...] about Telecom: Now Calling the Future …