FIVE ALIVE: The 2011 Southern Nevada Business Plan Competition is down to a quintet of finalists. Meet the teams still in the running for $50,000 in cash and in-kind prizes.
HENDERSON CHAMBER: The Henderson Chamber of Commerce will host a network breakfast at 7 a.m. Tuesday at the Wildhorse Golf Club, 2100 W. Warm Springs Road. Call 565-8951 or visit www.hendersonchamber.com for details.
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas opened in December to generally rave reviews from critics, locals and tourists alike.
What stood out to most of them, however, were not the upscale restaurants and boutiques, one-of-a-kind bars or a swimming pool overlooking the Strip. It was a three-story chandelier within the casino that has become the hotel’s main attraction.
Although numerous economic forecasts offer little hope beyond the current troubled status quo, many entrepreneurs are still leaping into business, believing they can make it.
Next year will mark 30 years that Michele Johnson has led Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Nevada and Utah, and it is hard to imagine the
nonprofit without her.
For the first time, a Miss Nebraska was crowned Miss America on Saturday night at Planet Hollywood. Teresa Scanlan, 17, received the customary crown and roses from the outgoing Miss America, Caressa Cameron. She also won a $50,000 scholarship.