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Tournament at Edgewood Tahoe raises $39,614 for Boys and Girls Club
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 10:51amThe 18th Annual Boys and Girls Club of Lake Tahoe Golf Tournament raised $39,614 during the Oct. 17 event held at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course, funds which will support various programs for area kids. In addition to 120 players, the event raised money through sponsor donations, raffle tickets and a silent auction.
Nevada tourism director to promote state through Facebook, Twitter
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 6:04pmClaudia Vecchio has four weeks to cram for a big test. The newly appointed director of the Nevada Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs — the revamped Nevada Tourism Commission — will deliver opening remarks for the two-day Governor’s Conference on Tourism beginning Nov. 29. With a shrinking budget that not only is dwarfed by other state departments but by state tourism boards across the West, Vecchio has her eyes on the low-cost 21st century version of over-the-fence chitchat with friends and neighbors — social networks such as Twitter and Facebook.
Go here for the Las Vegas Sun story by Richard N. Velotta.
Obama offers mortgage relief on Western trip
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 10/25/2011 - 12:40pmLAS VEGAS (AP) - President Barack Obama offered mortgage relief on Monday to hundreds of thousands of Americans, his latest attempt to ease the economic and political fallout of a housing crisis th...
100s gather for weekend Wall Street protests in NV
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/17/2011 - 10:02amLAS VEGAS - Hundreds of protesters turned out for weekend Occupy Wall Street demonstrations across Nevada.The Reno Gazette-Journal and Nevada Appeal of Carson City report Saturday rallies drew abou...
Reality TV show gives tiny Tonopah new tourism ad
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/14/2011 - 3:21pmLAS VEGAS (AP) - A small Nevada mining town has a new pitch for tourists driving the lonely road between Las Vegas and Reno: Visit us, we're different.The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports (http://b...
Lawsuit challenges Nevada 'personhood' initiative
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/14/2011 - 2:46pmLAS VEGAS (AP) - A court challenge is being mounted to block an anti-abortion Nevada ballot initiative that would change the state constitution to define life as beginning at conception, and demand...
Nevada gambling tax income lags behind competitors, but raising rate remains a murky prospect
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/14/2011 - 12:54pmLAS VEGAS - For decades, Nevada held a near monopoly on legalized gambling, other states put off by the social stigma and moral qualms surrounding the industry. But in their search for more revenue...
South Tahoe casino revenue up for second consecutive month
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 10/11/2011 - 9:42amLAS VEGAS (AP) - Nevada casinos won $887 million in August - a 6.1 percent decrease compared with the same month last year as the state's biggest gambling centers showed downturns, state officia...
NIAA approves league changes for 2012-'13 school year
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/07/2011 - 4:01pmIt's official: Nevada high school sports will realign.The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association Board of Control approved the proposal on Monday at its meeting in Las Vegas. The new system ...
Ohio woman named director of tourism in Nevada
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 10/04/2011 - 4:50amIn a telephone interview, Vecchio said she was intrigued by the position because of all the state has to offer, from Las Vegas to Virginia City to Lake Tahoe and ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../ohio-woma...
Public lands money for parks and trails dries up
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 10/03/2011 - 8:37amThrough the sale of $3 billion in public land in Clark County, cities and counties throughout Nevada have built hundreds of parks and trails, pollution has been kept out of Lake Tahoe and forest fires have been prevented. The Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 has been a boon for the entire state. But the good times are nearly over. Go here for more from the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Nevada income sees biggest decline in nation
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/27/2011 - 8:58amLAS VEGAS (AP) - Nevadans are leading the nation in loss of income. Recent Census data shows Nevada had the highest percent decline in median income in 2010.That year Nevadans' income declined by 1...
Focus groups reveal Nevada tourism branding challenges
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 5:01amNevada tourism leaders trying to figure out the best way to brand the Silver State to attract visitors may have a bigger challenge on their hands than they thought. Six focus groups in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Salt Lake City, demonstrated little knowledge of the Silver State and its tourism attractions including Lake Tahoe, reports the Las Vegas Sun. Go here for the story.
Public Meeting To Be Held Regarding Guns In Nevada State Parks
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 09/20/2011 - 9:09amBy Nevada News Bureau
The Nevada Division of State Parks will next month hold a public hearing on the Nevada Administrative Code’s (NAC) change of regulation to allow for the carrying of firearms in state parks.
Nevada Unemployment Rate Climbs
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 09/16/2011 - 9:26amBy Elizabeth Crum / Nevada News Bureau
The statewide unemployment rate has increased to 13.4 percent, up from 12.9 percent in July. In all, 176,200 people were out of work in August.
Unemployment in Las Vegas rose for the fourth straight month. the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR) reported this morning. The jobless rate jumped to 14.2 percent in August, up from 14 percent in the prior month.
Sandoval, Legislative Leaders, Make Appointments To Economic Development Board
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 09/14/2011 - 6:25pmBy Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau
Gov. Brian Sandoval and legislative leaders today announced their appointments to the new Economic Development Board, which will focus on job creation and economic diversification.
Secretary Of State Revokes Corporate Status Of 427 Businesses For Failure To Respond
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 7:21pm
By Nevada News Bureau staff
Nevada Secretary of State Ross Miller today revoked the corporate status of more than 400 limited liability corporations (LLC’s) and corporations registered with the state of Nevada for failing to respond to an official inquiry into the companies’ status as home-based businesses.
New casino rules force changes at Dotty's chain
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 9:44amLAS VEGAS (AP) - Officials at a 60-location Nevada casino chain that markets primarily to women says its business model is under attack and the chain will be forced to make about $6 million in reno...
'Casino Women' tells struggles and triumphs of women working in casinos
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 09/05/2011 - 12:23pm
By Claudene Wharton
A new book written by two University of Nevada, Reno social work professors, is a perfect Labor Day read, giving an in-depth look into the lives of women working in Nevada casinos and serving to remind why the national holiday exists.
New casino rules force changes
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/28/2011 - 10:58amLAS VEGAS (AP) - Officials at 60-location Nevada casino chain Dotty's, which markets primarily to women, says its business model is under attack and the chain will be forced to make about $6 millio...
National child welfare survey examines recession
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/17/2011 - 11:21amLAS VEGAS (AP) - Karla Washington worries how she will afford new school uniforms for her five-year-old daughter.Washington, an undergraduate student, earns less than $11,000 a year from a part-tim...
Sandoval declines to call off Nevada bear hunt
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/16/2011 - 5:54amBy David McGrath Schwartz, Las Vegas Sun. It looks like Nevada's going on a bear hunt Saturday. Gov. Brian Sandoval has ignored please for him to block Nevada's first-ever bear hunt, scheduled...
MontBleu's parent company reports $2.7 mil
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/11/2011 - 9:46pmBy Steve Green, Las Vegas Sun. Casino operator Tropicana Entertainment Inc. of Las Vegas reported a second quarter loss Tuesday as business deteriorated at its properties in Atlantic City and Nevada. ...
