By Ed Sealover, Denver Business Journal Vail Resorts Inc. had a net loss of $55.7 million, or $1.54 per diluted share, during the first quarter of its 2012 fiscal year, but officials are optimistic about a good ski season and believe reorganization of its lodging division will yield increased revenue in future years, CEO Rob […]
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By Kathryn Reed More than one billion dollars — $1,000,000,000 – is what has been spent on the environmental improvement program in the Lake Tahoe Basin. The goal is to increase lake clarity. Clarity is not declining as rapidly as it once was, but it’s still declining each year. That makes the programs winners, according […]
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By Kathryn Reed Even though the South Lake City Council in August voted to change the recreation bonds from non-taxable to taxable to allow the private ice rink operators to legally make a profit, the board with the ultimate power to ensure that happens didn’t have its first meeting about the issue until Monday. And […]
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By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY – Nevada has made significant progress in the collection of the data needed to measure and help improve student achievement, but still has work to do in putting the information to work for parents, educators and policy makers, a national report says. The Data Quality Campaign’s (DQC) […]
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By Kathryn Reed Smoke fills the air. It’s hard to see. Flames all around. It doesn’t matter. No time to think; just time to instinctively react. Someone up the narrow stairs is injured. It’s going to take careful maneuvering to get them out of the engulfed house on a gurney. Situations like this happen all […]
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By Anjeanette Damon, Las Vegas Sun As most of the political world’s attention is captured by the circus of the Republican presidential primary, Barack Obama’s campaign has been assiduously reactivating the formidable infrastructure that helped drive him to victory four years ago. Obama and the Democratic Party have been pouring organizing resources into battleground states […]
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By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY – Despite ongoing volatility in Nevada’s gaming industry, strong consumer buying is helping to keep the state’s tax revenues on an even keel four months into the new two-year budget, state officials say. Nevada’s taxable sales increased by more than 10 percent in September, the first double-digit […]
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By Mark Harden, Denver Business Journal Vail Resorts Inc. this week announced a “strategic shift” for its lodging division, saying it plans to focus on adding properties at its ski resorts and Grand Teton National Park rather than elsewhere, and anticipates staff cuts in the division. “The current economic and real estate environments make it […]
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Publisher’s note: In regards to the following article, Barton Health Vice President of Finance Dick Derby said, “The affects of Medi-Cal cuts to Barton Health’s Skilled Nursing Facility is currently under review. Currently, the estimated annual negative impact to Barton is $1.5 million. The Skilled Nursing Facility at Barton Memorial Hospital is always at capacity […]
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By Karoun Demirjian, Las Vegas Sun When it comes to reviving the economy in Nevada, politicians of different stripes hawk different solutions. Democrats say the future is in green energy. Republicans advocate loosening regulations on mining permits. But both parties in this state agree that one of the biggest potential employment engines is legalizing online […]
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