The thrill of her plastic stilettos, the charm of her polyester blazer and the sparkle of her glitzy gown. The only thing better than owning a new Barbie was dressing her. Students at the International Academy of Design & Technology Las Vegas (IADT) took their final wardrobing turn for the iconic doll last weekend at Fashion Show mall.
Education is a $600 billion-a-year industry, and — as the single largest expense of state and local government — it deserves public scrutiny and demands public accountability. Yet it’s already difficult for parents and journalists to get reliable information about the performance of schools, because so much is cloaked under federal privacy regulations. And thanks to the U.S. Department of Education, the burden is worsening from difficult to impossible.
Nevada’s U.S. Senator Harry Reid and others seeking to curry favor with the green extreme have virtually guaranteed no new nuclear or coal-fired generating plants will be built to provide Southern Nevadans with reliable, relatively inexpensive power in the near future.
Taxpayers had more than enough reasons to be angry about the AIG debacle before the bailed out insurance giant paid millions of dollars in “retention” bonuses to current and former executives — including the suits whose decisions imploded the company and the overall economy.
Technology has helped make the mortgage loan process more “transparent” for both lenders and borrowers, a panel of industry experts said Wednesday at the Mortgage Bankers Tech ’09 Conference at Mandalay Bay.
Like the national highway system before it, the country’s high-speed Internet networks will determine which communities can tap into economic development, the president-elect of the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials said.
Even with a two-month reprieve from its lenders, MGM Mirage won’t be able to weave its way through its current financial situation without the help of a bankruptcy court, Wall Street believes.
Don’t let that falling stock price fool you: The markets have undervalued power utility NV Energy, and the company is well-positioned for strong earnings growth, a national business publication says.
