Memorial Day ceremony in Boulder City recognizes Special Forces members

Flags fluttered, hundreds of motorcycle engines rumbled and people rose to their feet as the presentation of the colors commenced, kicking off this year’s Memorial Day ceremony at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City.

GOP senator: Give up driver card reluctance

A bill to allow unauthorized residents to drive legally in Nevada is not a special privilege for people here illegally but a recognition that the federal government has failed miserably at controlling illegal immigration, a Utah state senator said.

Q&A with Debbie Ritchey, owner of Body Spa Salon

After getting her start at a California Supercuts in 1975, Body Spa Salon owner Debbie Ritchey turned her passion for hair styling into a life-long career.

On the Move, May 27

Announcements of new hires, promotions and professional awards. Want to see your accomplishment here? Send your information to bizbriefs@reviewjournal.com.

Time and Place, May 27

A list of weekly networking events around the Las Vegas Valley. Want to see a meeting here? Send your information to bizbriefs@reviewjournal.com.

Friends of Shade Tree hold event to help women in need

The Shade Tree offers more than 100,000 nights of shelter each year to women and children in need. With an overhead of more than $3 million annually, donations by both public and private parties are imperative.

Businesses need to find ways to maintain focus

Corralling clients and prospective clients in demanding environments may require you to compete with other attention-getters to assure a new or continued revenue stream. Meetings, telephone calls, a torrent of emails, bosses, supervisees and external customers likely come first. Become skilled at spotting lack of focus and returning it to projects.

Caesars Entertainment not a Wall Street superstar

Wall Street still isn’t sold on the efforts by Caesars Entertainment Corp. to get out from under more than $20 billion of long-term debt.

$2 million to aid statewide small-business loan progam

The Nevada Microenterprise Initiative in partnership with its parent nonprofit lender the Valley Economic Development Center Inc. have added $2 million to support their small-business loan program statewide.

Memorial Day: Remembering the fallen

Every Memorial Day we see heartfelt tributes to our troops and veterans. They’re worthy of year-round thanks, especially with so many current service members coming home from multiple combat tours.

Motorcyclist killed in accident near Jean

A 50-year-old motorcyclist was killed Saturday night after he lost control of his motorcycle near Jean.

Growth on agenda for Henderson-based Bettie Page Clothing

Bettie Page may have been “an iconic figure in pop culture,” in the words of Hugh Hefner, but she hit the height of her modeling career about six decades ago.

Bill mandates background checks for gun sales

Groups on both sides of the gun control debate are mustering their forces for a legislative hearing Tuesday on a bill that would require background checks for private-sale weapons purchases.

Poker boom celebrates anniversary

Ten years after Chris Moneymaker parlayed a $39 investment in an online poker tournament into a $2.5 million payday as the 2003 World Series of Poker champion, the “Moneymaker Effect” continues to impact the poker world.

Harvick pulls away to win Coca-Cola 600

Kevin Harvick pulled away from Kasey Kahne on a restart with 11 laps left to win the Coca-Cola 600 for the second time in three seasons, a race stopped for nearly 30 minutes Sunday night when a TV camera support rope snapped.

Ivory Coast techies elect new ‘Web Mayor’

A 22-year-old who lives with his parents is the new mayor of Ivory Coast’s largest city, at least according to the West African nation’s active community of self-described Internet geeks.

Polanski laments leveling of sexes as ‘idiotic’

Roman Polanski says the birth control pill has had a “masculinizing” effect on women and that the leveling of the sexes is “idiotic”

Monsanto protest attracts 2,000 in Las Vegas

Protesters rallied in Nevada as part of a global protest against seed giant Monsanto and the genetically modified food it produces.

‘Fast & Furious’ zooms to No. 1 at box office

“Fast & Furious 6” is revving past “The Hangover Part III” in the No. 1 position at the Memorial Day weekend box office. Universal Pictures’ sixth installment of its muscle car franchise featuring Vin Diesel and Paul Walker debuted with $98.5 million domestically from Friday to Sunday, according to studio estimates Sunday.

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