Maybe “total nonsense” is Lawrence Ho’s secret code phrase for “the paperwork hasn’t been signed yet.”
Las Vegas homebuilder Wayne Laska isn’t going into hibernation. That’s for bears, not businesses.
MORALE MAJORITY: Moods are sour in lots of offices these days, given that many employees have homes in foreclosure or spouses out of work. Knowing this, 55 percent of businesses responding to a Business Press poll say they’ve taken specific steps to improve morale and keep workers.
When William Payne moved to Henderson from San Diego a few years ago, he noticed a change in the business climate different from what local boosters were touting. … Instead of lower taxes and less regulation, he discovered a much skimpier network of organizations geared toward nurturing entrepreneurs.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saints fans hugged, kissed, and spilled onto the streets tonight as a citywide party erupted after their once woebegone NFL franchise defeated the Indiapolis Colts in the Super Bowl. … French Quarter crowds, beefed up by tourists in town for Carnival season and by those wanting to experience the euphoria of a Saints victory, poured onto Bourbon Street to celebrate in a scene that looked more like Fat Tuesday than a Sunday night. The Saints won 31-17 in the franchise’s first appearance in the big game.
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