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Consumers Change Buying Habits, But Will It Last?
Every economic downturn changes shoppers in some way. But this time, experts say the new behavior - fueled by higher gas and food prices, tightening credit and a slumping housing market - are the [read more]
[ source ] http://www.lvrj.com : July 21, 2008
Corvette Summer
In a time of skyrocketing gasoline prices, a high-performance sports car with a supercharged engine sounds like a tough sell. Not for Henderson Chevrolet salesman "Corvette Mike" Long. He's sold 46 [read more]
[ source ] http://www.lvrj.com : July 21, 2008
Edward Jamison- Nevadan at Work
He started his banking career as a bill collector. Today, his Community Bank and its banking peers are concentrating on the same thing. They are trying to collect from borrowers who have been slammed [read more]
[ source ] http://www.lvrj.com : July 21, 2008
Union Leaders Vow to Keep Fighting
Last weekend's defeat for the Las Vegas Dealers Local 721 at the Rio could be read one of two ways: It was a bump in the road in what will ultimately be successful organizing efforts in area casinos [read more]
[ source ] http://www.lvrj.com : July 21, 2008
OSHA rule forces UNR to remove water-saving pump
The University of Nevada, Reno's attempt to go green and save money by recycling more than a half million gallons of water annually has been shot down by a disagreement with a state agency over a [read more]
[ source ] http://www.rgj.com : July 21, 2008
Safety Engineers Say They Get Little Respect
Put a bunch of safety professionals in a room together, and you're likely to hear the same complaint: "We're undervalued!"
Anyone in any profession likely feels that way, but safety people have a [read more]
[ source ] http://www.lasvegassun.com : July 21, 2008
A New Way of Wagering
Over the years, Nevada books have experimented with live betting, kiosks and other advances. But for the most part, Las Vegas gamblers have preferred betting on sports the old fashioned way - on [read more]
[ source ] http://www.lasvegassun.com : July 21, 2008
Eye-Opener with a Pitch
TV news program tries product placement as revenue source. Two cups of McDonald's iced coffee (BUY!) sit on the Fox 5 TV news desk, a punch-you-in-the-face product placement (BUY!) to chase down [read more]
[ source ] http://www.lasvegassun.com/ : July 21, 2008
As rates rise, exec pay soars
Salaries and other compensation for four of five senior executive positions at Sierra Pacific Resources more than doubled over five years, exceeding even recommendations from an expert hired by the [read more]
[ source ] http://www.lvrj.com : July 18, 2008
No GOP Gathering Planned
The Nevada Republican Party won't resume its unfinished state convention as scheduled at the end of this month, the party announced Thursday. Party Chairwoman Sue Lowden said not enough RSVPs were [read more]
[ source ] http://www.lvrj.com : July 18, 2008
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