Las Ventanas to open new unit for Alzheimer’s patients

Las Ventanas, a continuing care facility in Summerlin, plans to add memory support to its services as early as 2014, opening a new wing to be called The Grove.

Home Again program helps struggling homeowners

Q: My husband and I have lost our jobs. I am underwater in my Las Vegas condo. I’ve consulted a law firm. The fee is $2,600 that I don’t have. Can you direct me to the right person? As of yet, I am not late on my payments. But next month is a different story. As you can see, this is being sent (from) my iPhone. In a few days, that will be disconnected. Please contact soon. Thank you.

Resale Homes Report: Existing homes sold: Aug. 7-13

Editor’s note: Listings include the resale home’s parcel number. Occasionally, the address listed is the homebuyer’s mailing address and not the actual location of the home. Check the parcel number to make sure. Also, a few transactions do not reflect the market value of the homes. The listings are also posted at LVRJRealEstateSection Facebook page Monday mornings.

Harmony opens Silhouette homes in southwest valley

As demand for new homes in Southern Nevada continues to grow, locally owned Harmony Homes is busy building communities to meet the needs of a wide range of buyers.

Lennar meets buyers’ needs

Lennar is offering financial incentives and special financing on quick move-in homes.

UNLV’s Rice must not quit on Goodman

Savon Goodman is responsible for his own actions, an adult at 19 and every bit capable of knowing right from wrong. That the UNLV player will miss the coming season due to his impending arraignment on first-degree felony charges of burglary and grand larceny and a misdemeanor charge of conspiracy to commit burglary falls directly at his high-tops.

‘Hoodie’ Goldberg still popular in Las Vegas

Dear Republicans, here comes liberal icon Whoopi Goldberg to ruin your day again. She will doing standup Friday at Treasure Island, and she is so popular, there aren’t many seats left.

Sunday deluge brings flooding, debris to Las Vegas roads

Jeana Churchill just wanted to take her Little Caesars pizza home on Sunday night, but instead she ended up rescuing a family stuck in violent floodwaters in the northwest valley.

If cash is before character, we suffer

You want to believe that someone who works in the health care industry has extra caring in his or her soul for their fellow man, that they’re at least partially driven by service to mankind, not solely by the pleasures and power made possible by the dollar.

Classes can be a big load for students, especially on their backs

Sixteen-year-old Aleza Sheppard is sure it’s going to happen. For the sake of her aching back, however, she wishes the shift from textbooks to tablets and similar mobile devices would happen sooner rather than later in Las Vegas.

Even in business, helping creates its own reward

A wave of abundance, with the exception of rejections, rarely washes over a job-seeker. Everything else seems in limited supply, including contacts. Enter a person who freely gives you one. Should you do more than write, telephone or email thanks?

Dual branding works for Battle Born Injury Lawyers

After two years of steady growth, attorneys Troy Atkinson and Justin Watkins decided it was time to separate their personal injury practice from their corporate, real estate and defense clients.

For best performance, everybody needs a warm-up act

Butter is a tasty ingredient. Any experienced baker will tell you that butter works best in recipes when it’s room temperature. Trying to get cold butter to thoroughly mix with ingredients is a test of patience and strength.

On the Move, Aug. 26

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

Time and Place, Aug. 26

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

Executive Calendar, Aug. 26

A listing of upcoming events from local chambers and professional organizations. Want to see your event here? Email bizbriefs@reviewjournal.com.

Get to work

If the state of Nevada and particularly the Las Vegas Valley hope to move past dismal unemployment numbers, more must be done to provide incentives to actually work. This issue was rightly pointed out in a study from the Cato Institute on welfare benefits, as reported Friday by the Review-Journal’s Sean Whaley. The study provided a state-by-state value of welfare benefits, in an effort to show that those rates can often act as a disincentive to going back to work.

Doughty, Irving, Irving and Woodruff win at Strip at LVMS

Phil Doughty (Super Pro) of Las Vegas, John Irving (Pro) of Boulder City, Jon Irving (Sportsman) of Boulder City and Lonnie Woodruff (Motorcycle) of North Las Vegas were class winners during E.T. Bracket Series competition Saturday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

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