Dickson Realty Awarded Revitalization Award from Truckee Donner Chamber of Commerce Dickson Realty has been awarded the 2014 large company Revitalization Award from the Truckee Donner Chamber of Commerce in honor of its new 7,048 square foot office building in Truckee. The award recognizes new construction and/or renovation projects that help make Truckee more visually … [Read more...]
Educating, Connecting Entrepreneurs; Median Home Price Hits $200,000; 5K to Raise Funds for Kids with Cancer
Las Vegas Will Launch 1 Million Cups to Educate, Connect Local Entrepreneurs 1 Million Cups, a program to engage, educate and connect entrepreneurs, launched in Las Vegas on Wednesday, August 13. The weekly event will be located in the inNEVation Center, powered by Switch. 1 Million Cups is a weekly gathering that is building startup communities over cups of coffee and … [Read more...]
McDonald’s Invites Nonprofits to Apply for a Community Service Day
McDonald’s is inviting nonprofits and philanthropic organizations to apply for the company’s Community Service Day in October. The Greater Las Vegas Operator Association will select one nonprofit that will benefit from a full day of volunteer work involving up to 200 local McDonald’s employees. Organizations can apply by visiting http://www.vegascommunityday.com. Simply fill … [Read more...]
Under the Big Top
Las Vegas, NV – Join us for a night of fun, music and fundraising! The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) TCA 490 Capstone class will be hosting a silent auction and charity mixer on Tuesday, July 8, 2014. The event will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Tam Alumni Center on the UNLV Campus. This is an event for the whole family, with live music by Bill Binnings, and … [Read more...]
Colliers International – Las Vegas Raises $70,000 at Annual Golf Tournament
Local office donates $25,000 to support charitable efforts in Las Vegas LAS VEGAS – Mike Mixer, executive managing director of Colliers International – Las Vegas, announced that the company’s 20th annual Links for Life Charity Golf Tournament raised more than $70,000 for various children’s charities in Southern Nevada. Colliers International – Las Vegas singlehandedly donated … [Read more...]
Advanced Technology Arrives to Catch Breast Cancer Sooner
Desert Radiologists acquired an advanced imaging tool to catch breast cancer earlier. The medical imaging provider is the only outpatient facility in Nevada to offer the technology, according to a recent statement. The provider is offering three dimensional mammography, called breast tomosynthesis, for breast cancer screening. Considered the latest in digital imaging … [Read more...]
CREW Las Vegas Announces Annual Charity Fashion Show Luncheon
Fashion Show Will Benefit The Las Vegas Shade Tree Women’s Shelter LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women) Las Vegas is hosting their annual charity fashion show on May 8, 2014, at the Dragon Ridge Country Club at MacDonald Highlands from 11:30 a.m.- 2:30 p.m. The show will benefit The Shade Tree, a local shelter whose mission is to provide safe shelter to … [Read more...]
Leadership Henderson raises $28,500 during Biddin’ for Bottles
Fundraising event allows organization to give $7,100 to Living Grace Home HENDERSON, Nev. – The Henderson Chamber Foundation and Leadership Henderson raised $28,500 during the fourth annual Biddin’ for Bottles fundraising and wine tasting event on March 29. The amount raised allows the organization to support next year’s Leadership Henderson class and donate $7,100 to Living … [Read more...]
Several SBA Loan Requirements Eliminated
The U.S. Small Business Administration made significant changes in qualification for SBA 504 loans. The changes include elimination of "the personal resource test" and "the nine-month rule". These modifications mean businesses will have an easier time qualifying for SBA loans, according to a recent statement by TMC Financing. “By eliminating the nine-month rule for … [Read more...]
Gordon Silver Contributes to DJs for PJs Community Service Drive
Gordon Silver is pleased to announce that attorneys and staff participated in the twelfth annual DJs for PJs Community Service Drive this past week. Along with participation at the event, the firm raised over $1,100 in cash/gift cards/pajamas for the cause. Six members of the firm also participated in the first annual Pajama 5k/1M Run/Walk event. “We are proud to have been a … [Read more...]
Southern Nevada Home Prices Stable
Southern Nevada home prices for January were unchanged from the previous month. That is according to the most recent statistics released by the Greater Las Vegas Association of REALTORS (GLVAR). The median home price for a single-family home sold was $185,000. That is over 23 percent higher than January of last year. “January is usually one of our slowest months for home … [Read more...]
Windermere Taking Day to Help Homeless Youth in Southern Nevada
Dozens of Nevada real estate professionals are taking Oct. 18 off. But they aren't calling in sick. Instead they will spend the day providing service to Street Teens, a non-profit that assists homeless, abandoned, and at-risk youth in in Las Vegas. Windermere Real Estate announced its three local offices will close from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on that Friday, and its … [Read more...]
Closing the Digital Divide: Digital literacy is imperative for America’s economic future
It’s likely that high level business executives, like those reading this article, have access to a broadband connection and are able to navigate to the very bowels of the Internet on their own computer or web enabled device any time they please. Step-away from this niche group momentarily and it’s not too shocking to learn that broadband adoption rates around the U.S. do not … [Read more...]
$100,000 Endowment for Veterans at the College of Southern Nevada (CSN) Established
The managing partner of a Nevada investment group recently announced the establishment of a $100,000 scholarship endowment to aid military veterans. Kenneth D. Goodrich created the Kenneth and Wendy Goodrich CSN Post-9/11 Veteran HVAC Employment Program to aid veterans enrolled in the the College of Southern Nevada's Air Conditioning Technology program. “Veterans have the … [Read more...]
