Bank of Nevada and an affiliated Nevada bank have laid off 28 workers as they deal with the recession and related losses.
Professionals unwinding the final part of the 7-year-old bankruptcy case of PurchasePro.com are struggling with an unusual problem.
The preliminary hearing to determine whether 19-year-old Carmela Camero will be tried for murder in the death of her newborn continued today. A neighbor testified that she heard a baby screaming from Camero’s house and that the crying suddenly stopped after about 30 minutes.
Local power utility NV Energy has won a $138 million grant it applied for to begin developing “smart-grid” technology in Nevada. … Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., announced the grant this morning. The funds will come through the Department of Energy as part of the stimulus funds set aside in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
NV Energy will match the grant with an additional $160 million.
