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Slump spurs demand for green building product
Friday, Nov. 6, 2009
The recession isn’t slowing down Ken Miller, an energy-conscious entrepreneur who has developed prefabricated walls he says cut down energy use by 30 percent.
State grabbing stimulus cash targeting renewable energy
Friday, Nov. 6, 2009
Energy-related stimulus money is rolling into the Silver State, but jobs are slow to follow.
Solis visit yields windfall for NV Energy
Friday, Nov. 6, 2009
NV Energy recently played guide to Labor Secretary Hilda Solis as she toured the utility’s massive building that houses its dispatch and operations center.
SBA loans nosedive as economy languishes
Friday, Oct. 30, 2009
Federally backed small-business loans have dropped more than 50 percent in the past two years, a symptom of the receding economy, experts said.
Stock delisting could compromise Service1st acquisition
Friday, Oct. 30, 2009
The acquisition of Service1st Bank of Nevada seems to be in limbo after the New York Stock Exchange notified Western Liberty Bancorp on Oct. 20 that it plans to delist the stock. The company is trying to acquire the 3-year-old bank.
Labor secretary tours NV Energy building, announces stimulus funds
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009
Labor Secretary Hilda Solis is confident that the clean energy economy will create tens of thousands of jobs, most of which will be long-term careers, she said today in Las Vegas. Solis was in town to tour an NV Energy building before announcing $138 million in stimulus funds awarded to the utility. NV Energy was one of 100 companies to receive a portion of $3.4 billion in stimulus funds directed toward smart grid investment.
Cumorah Credit Union seized by state regulators
Deposits and assets being acquired by Credit Union 1
Friday, Oct. 23, 2009
Cumorah Credit Union was seized by state regulators on Friday, and American Share Insurance has been appointed as its receiver. The credit union, with 15,000 members, had two offices in Las Vegas and two in Henderson. It had $147 million in assets and $129 million in deposits.
E-record conversion costs doctors a bundle
Friday, Oct. 23, 2009
The push for electronic medical records is growing, but the significant investment — as much as $100,000 a doctor — and lack of a standard, could make the choice a harrowing one for doctors in small practices.
Ruvo center wows former Mexican President Fox
Friday, Oct. 23, 2009
The Lou Ruvo center has attracted celebrities and politicians, but former Mexican President Vicente Fox’s visit was a first for the degenerative brain disease research and treatment facility.
Q&A: Dallas Haun
President and CEO, Nevada State Bank
Friday, Oct. 16, 2009
Dallas Haun has led Nevada State Bank for the past two years, during one of the most difficult times for the banking industry. As the bank’s president and CEO, his company has successfully acquired two failed banks and managed the shutdown of a third.

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Cloobeck to chair board of Nevada Cancer Institute
Thursday, June 11, 2009
The Nevada Cancer Institute's board of directors elected Stephen Cloobeck, CEO of Diamond Resorts International, chairman of the board.
Short of preference cards in Summerlin precinct
Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008

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