Thursa Burton says her brother, Rand, is a 100-percent mentally disabled Air Force veteran who is bipolar, diabetic and was recently in danger of losing his toes from infection, but the new Veterans Affairs Medical Center in North Las Vegas doesn’t want anything to do with him.
A lot of Nevadans who plan to file for local, state and federal offices in the next few weeks will be running just because they want to see their names on the ballot, while others will be well-meaning people who have deluded themselves into thinking they can win.
NV Energy workers are replacing Joshua trees, Yucca plants and cactuses that were removed during the construction of the 135-mile final section of the power transmission line joining Northern and Southern Nevada.
A day after a fighter jet went down during a training exercise in western Nevada, the Navy said late Sunday that the military pilot had been killed in the crash.
All lanes of northbound Interstate 15 reopened about 8:45 a.m. Monday after three hours of delays near the Charleston Boulevard exit.
A less-than-perfect credit score is no longer an obstacle to buying a single-family home or townhouse in Southern Nevada.
If you’re looking around Market LV inside Tivoli Village and you’ve noticed a new shop, you’re not seeing things.
MGM Resorts International is showing investors what a 51 percent ownership stake in its publicly traded Chinese subsidiary means financially to the casino operator’s business back home.
Patterns around lunch breaks provide clues to company culture. In some companies, activities vary, but not so in others. Time allocated can be telling. A survey from OfficeTeam, based in Menlo Park, Calif., shows that 48 percent of 400 employees polled may be rushed, with less than a half-hour. Another 28 percent take at least an hour. Whether you’re on the low end, the high or somewhere in between, the culture of your company or business may influence how you spend that time.
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A weekly listing of events put on by professional organizations, educational groups and local chambers of commerce.
A list of weekly networking events around the Las Vegas Valley. Want to see a meeting here? Send your information to bizbriefs@reviewjournal.com.
A weekly log of business bankruptcies, commercial and industrial lease transactions, and new business licenses in Clark County.
More than 50 million surgeries occur every year and patient safety is always the top priority for surgeons or physician anesthesiologists involved in medical care. If you’re scheduled for surgery and have weeks or even months to prepare, important actions to improve your health, such as exercising and eating right, can help make surgery as safe as possible. They will also decrease your chances of complications and help you get back on your feet faster.
We know. Whole grains are good for us, offering fiber, vitamins and other nutrients. But can they really be tasty enough for our kids to enjoy? And how do we add them to more of our meals? The answers may be as close as your nearest elementary, middle or high school. Schools across the country are introducing whole grain breads, pastas, rice, pizzas and tortillas.
As the weather warms, car buying season gets into full swing. Even though interest rates are still at or near record lows, there are additional ways smart buyers are saving even more cash on their next vehicle and staying within their budgets.
Clark County taxpayers got two lessons over the past two weeks about a huge benefit of public-sector employment: It’s almost impossible to get fired. Poor performance that would almost surely lead to termination in the private sector is dealt with through transfers or demotions, and even those actions can be overturned.
As a general surgeon with more than three decades in private clinical practice, I can safely say that Obamacare is the culmination of the changes that I’ve seen in the way doctors practice medicine.
A man named Carl Chamberlain left me an unsettling voice mail last week.
The Super Bowl marks the end of football season for fans and athletes alike. But that doesn’t mean you can’t train for next season, as an energetic fan or an up-and-coming player.
Southern Nevada Strong, a coalition of planners from 13 public entities, is trying to envision what local neighborhoods would look like in 20 to 50 years. They’re looking to provide for millennials, a generation that would rather spend time with a smartphone or tablet communicating with friends during a commute on public transportation than spending money for a vehicle, gasoline, insurance and all the other expenses that go with a car.
A presentation Monday by Nevadans hoping to nab the Republican Party’s 2016 national convention for Las Vegas was postponed because of bad weather that grounded hundreds of flights to the East Coast, officials said.
Steve McQueen’s slavery odyssey, based on Solomon Northup’s 1853 memoir, has been hailed as a landmark corrective to the movie industry’s long omission of slavery stories and years of whiter tales like 1940 best-picture winner “Gone With the Wind.”
Not all Academy Award moments are created equal. We’ve picked the 8 that made the biggest impression this year.
Junior forward Roscoe Smith, UNLV’s leading rebounder, suffered a concussion Saturday and has been ruled out for Wednesday’s home game against San Diego State.
As a former newspaper reporter in San Diego, Holly Lobelson Silvestri is used to demanding bosses and tight deadlines. But about 15 years ago, Silvestri decided to switch from journalism to public relations, opening Impress Communications LLC.
Snack and soda makers that often are blamed for fueling the nation’s obesity rates also play a role in educating the dietitians who advise Americans on healthy eating.
With local, state and federal candidates in Nevada filing for election beginning Monday, what better time to see how the political parties are doing in furnishing information online to potential voters.
