TOUCH AND GO: With many Southern Nevadans carrying Internet-enabled smartphones, businesses are trying to take advantage. Local businesses are creating applications to pique interest and attract customers.
About six weeks ago, the Rev. Vic Caruso said goodbye to some members of his church. “They’re a really strong couple who are really big in the convention business,” said Caruso, senior associate pastor of Trinity Life Center. “They’re moving back to Texas. They had to short sell their home.”
Amazon.com Inc.’s closure of a suburban Dallas distribution center amid a dispute with Texas officials over a bill issued for millions of dollars in uncollected taxes could mean the loss of jobs in other states that seek to force the online retailer to collect sales taxes.
