The 81st Nevada legislative session has come to an end after a full 120-day session. Beginning on Feb. 1 and ending at midnight on May 31, legislators addressed a wide range of policy proposals as well as the biennial budget. Additionally, even though relief funds from the American Rescue Plan have not been received, legislators set a number of priorities to allow for swift allocation once the funds have been passed to the state. Below is a summary of several bills that were highly debated during this session.
If you’ve even been casually browsing real estate listings in recent months, you probably know that the market is very hot right now. Not only has the average home value in Las Vegas increased by 12.6 percent over the past year, according to Zillow, but the median existing home sale price in May was more than 22 percent higher than it was a year ago.
As Station Casinos celebrates its 45th anniversary this month, it’s a great place for the casino operator to get back to its roots and that starts with team members, according to Chief Operating Officer Bob Finch.
A nonprofit organization is still a business. Here are a few tips on making an impact, while running a successful nonprofit:
Mentorship is a collaborative relationship where one person provides support, development and direction to another. Mentorship plays an important role for many in supporting their personal and professional development. High-level executives have credited mentorship as being pivotal to their success, yet its use tends to vary between genders, industries, communities and more.
The last year has shown how crucial access to affordable quality health insurance is, especially for self-employed Nevadans. The newly enacted American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA or American Rescue Plan) gives Nevadans an immediate opportunity to save on health insurance costs through the state-based health insurance marketplace Nevada Health Link. For the first time ever, benefits include an increased opportunity for an unprecedented number of Nevadans to receive subsidies, including Nevadans making over 400 percent of the federal poverty level.
We certainly do not want to get ahead of ourselves, but we in the Nevada small business community are hoping that the worst of the pandemic is in the rear-view mirror and better times lie ahead.
At Silver State Schools Credit Union, we guide our members to make sound financial decisions no matter what their individual circumstances may be. With tax refunds on the way and many people having received their stimulus payments from the recently passed stimulus bill, there are many options available to make sure your money moves for you, as well as taking care of your immediate needs.
If you’re a business owner in Southern Nevada, I don’t have to tell you it’s been one wild ride over the last 12 to 15 months.
The housing market in Las Vegas is hotter than it’s been in years, and this, of course, extends to Southern Nevada’s fine array of luxury homes. From MacDonald Highlands to Red Rock Country Club, Las Vegas has some of the most high-end communities available in this region for those with the pocketbook to match.