COMING IN THIS WEEK’S BUSINESS PRESS

ANYBODY HAVE A JOB?: Projections for the job market mostly paint what analysts acknowledge is a bleak picture. Few local industries are expected to increase hiring over the next two years. Most sectors, including construction, hospitality and leisure, are likely to continue to shrink in both the percentage of jobs available and in wages paid.

ONE YEAR LATER: The Business Press revisits a handful of ventures started a year ago to see whether they're prospering or perishing.

EXECUTIVE SNAPSHOT: Chapman Dodge & Chapman Chrysler Jeep dealer principal Chris Strahan describes inspiration from his father and his love for working in sales.

THIS WEEK'S LIST: Automotive dealerships.

THIS WEEK'S BUSINESS PRESS POLL QUESTION

Log onto the Las Vegas Business Press Web site and let us hear your opinion on this week's question.

In an op-ed piece for The New York Times, investment guru Warren Buffett outlined a looming problem for the nation: paying down the federal debt. Although he praised the downturn fighting of the Bush and Obama administrations, Buffett warned that all that federal money -- he called it a gusher -- has sent the country into uncharted fiscal territory. He says that the ratio of federal debt to gross domestic product -- never higher than 6 percent since 1920 save for during World War II -- is now at 13 percent and climbing. Buffett reports that once the meltdown is under control, leaders must act with equal tenacity to pay down this debt. But that's easier said than done, considering it will mean continued economic sacrifice from citizens in the form of higher taxes or services cuts or both.

With the federal debt ballooning out of control, is the country ready for another financial battle after what it's just gone through?

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