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Officials delighted with changes to Nevada tourism website
Wednesday19 June 20139:30 p.m. An expanded Nevada Tourism Commission was feeling a little better about TravelNevada.com 2.0 Wednesday after its brand consultant told members they'll be tweaking the state's tourism website after a lukewarm response to its mid-April debut. Representatives of Burson-Marsteller, the New York-based consultant the state is paying $3.2 million over two ...
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Study to examine Nevadas pension system
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 | 6:48 p.m. A national firm is being hired to compare the state's Public Employees' Retirement System with the other 126 government pension plans in the nation. The system's Board of Directors on Wednesday approved a $50,000 contract with Aon Hewett to see how Nevada's $29.6 billion system measures up. Nevada's plan, with 98,000 active members ...
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Firm hired to promote Nevadas 150th anniversary celebration
CARSON CITY -- The Glenn Group, a Nevada-based marketing firm, has been hired by the Nevada Sesquicentennial Planning Committee to promote the state's 150th anniversary celebration. "We are honored to have been selected to help carry out the governor's plan to promote the activities surrounding our state's 150th birthday," said B.C. LeDoux, president of the Glenn Group, ...
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Senate adds Nevada to border panel
WASHINGTON -- Debating a major immigration bill, the Senate agreed Wednesday to give Nevada a seat on a federal commission that would form if authorities fail to secure the border with Mexico in the next five years. The state would have a representative on the Southern Border Security Commission, a body that would be set up if the Department of Homeland Security fails to come up with a plan that ...
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Nevadas highway rest areas to be cleaned up made more friendly
CARSON CITY -- The 37 rest areas along major highways in Nevada might soon become cleaner and more friendly for visitors under a new state law. In exchange for cleaning and maintaining the restroom facilities, private companies will be allowed to put up advertising signs. The law goes into effect July 1, but regulations must be prepared before the Department of Transportation can approves ...
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Nevada gets seat on Southern Border Security Commission
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 | 3:35 p.m. The Senate voted overwhelmingly to approve Nevada as an additional member to the immigration bill's Southern Border Security Commission, despite the fact that the Silver State doesn't actually share a border with Mexico. The Senate voted 89 to 9 Wednesday to approve Sen. Dean Heller's amendment to add an eleventh seat to the commission, ...
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Reno students ingest substance at Safe and Sober party
RENO -- Washoe County deputies are investigating after some students at a Catholic high school in Reno ingested an illegal substance at a "Safe and Sober" graduation party. The acting president of Bishop Manogue High School, Jim Toner, said at least one student was taken to the hospital after the June 1 party. He says it's unfortunate that the actions of a few students tarnished ...
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Post-session interim work keeps Nevada legislators busy paid
More political news School's out for the kids but not for the state's legislators. The 120-day legislative session ended this month; now it's time for the Nevada Legislature to start studying. While talk of annual legislative sessions got plenty ...
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National study rates Nevada teacher education programs low
Teacher preparation programs in Nevada are not adequately training the next generation of educators, according to a national study that reviewed more than 1,000 programs and was released Tuesday. While some state education leaders say they take the study seriously, others believe the review was flawed and lacks credibility. Programs at the state's colleges and universities received low ...
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Feds boost homeland security funding for state of Nevada
CARSON CITY -- Nevada has received a federal homeland security grant of $3.46 million, an increase over last year of nearly $700,000, the state Department of Public Safety announced Tuesday. The grant was awarded to the state Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. "I am pleased Nevada has been awarded this grant, with an ...
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Healthcare building has contraversial design in Las Vegas
Among architectural enthusiasts and professionals it is one of the most controversial creations Las Vegas has seen in years, and most surprisingly it is not a flashy casino built to resemble a cruise ship or the Sydney Opera Houses, but a health clinic that specializes in treatment for brain ailments.
Opened to the public in 2009, the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, which is a Las Vegas branch of the Cleveland Clinic, was designed by Frank Gehry of Santa Monica-based Gehry Partners and resembles a half-finished assortment of steel facades and outlandish patterns, presenting the viewer with an intense sense of irony. Read more
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