- Stories
- In health care, a history and reputation for quality go a long way
- Monday, May 28, 2012
- When it comes to health care, few things matter more than trust.
- Nevada insurance firm merges with national brokerage
- Friday, May 25, 2012
- Insurcorp, a Nevada health and welfare brokerage and consulting firm, has merged with Brown & Brown Insurance, a national company with a local presence.
- The smartphone industry takes overdue steps
- Monday, May 7, 2012
- There had been too many events in too short a time, so it was probably inevitable that I’d finally get my signals crossed. After concluding that I was at the wrong place, I headed back to my parked car at the Hughes Center, whipped out my iPhone, again checked the calendar in it, made a phone call and quickly dispatched some emails.
- The commotion about an NBA franchise in Las Vegas
- Monday, April 30, 2012
- By most any definition, Las Vegas is a world-class city. If our major attractions and global tourism appeal weren’t already enough to earn such a distinction, the arrival of the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health and the Smith Center for the Performing Arts downtown made it more official.
- Talking franchising on a spring day
- Monday, April 23, 2012
- Though it’s usually brief in this desert, spring is a season in which daydreaming is a constant threat to productivity. No matter what activity you’re engaged in, a perfect spring day can get your mind wandering about things you’d rather be doing.
- Tony Plana wants to use the arts in our schools
- Monday, April 9, 2012
- As a successful stage, film and television professional, Tony Plana knows the role the performing arts play in society. And as a Latino American, he knows they represent even more than culture and entertainment.
- Entrepreneurs Organization is built on candor and openness
- Monday, April 2, 2012
- Acting as their own bosses and assuming their own risks, it makes sense that entrepreneurs are by nature an independent breed. So I must say the concept of a formal organization for entrepreneurs seemed to me an oxymoron at first.
- Mufflers, guns and small business
- Monday, March 26, 2012
- The free enterprise system and gun ownership are two of the better-known aspects of our American culture, and this being Las Vegas, where almost anything can be seen or done, I recently came upon an intersection of the two worlds.
- Steve Hughes rethinks the elevator pitch
- Monday, March 19, 2012
- Just as they do in the rest of our society, fads and trends come and go in the business world. For many, the business fad of 2011 was the elevator pitch.
- Dialogue about philanthropy is important for the community
- Monday, March 12, 2012
- Regular readers know that in addition to reporting bread-and-butter business news, we also cover subjects related to philanthropy. The reason is pretty basic: charities often draw both financial support and board members from the business community, and the two worlds are at times virtually interwoven.
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