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The Nevada Legislature launched a special session just before 1 p.m. today to consider Gov. Brian Sandoval’s deal with electric car company Tesla to build a $5 billion battery factory in Nevada in exchange for a generous package of tax breaks that will essentially allow the company to operate tax free for nearly a decade.
Valerie Holt said it took about an hour Monday for the grounds of her Roos-N-More Zoo in Moapa to fill with knee-deep water in the midst of the worst rain storm she has ever seen in Nevada.
It’s no secret that the economic downturn of 2007 hit the U.S. hard, making it tougher for those just out of college to secure high-paying jobs. View caught up with some recent college graduates to find out what their plans are for tackling today’s job market.
When Ray Ocampo started classes at UNLV, he assumed he would jump straight into a job after graduation. That wasn’t the case.
Life after college can be difficult for some graduates. With an evolving economy, it’s hard to gauge when they’ll receive their first job in their field. “The big thing for me was that I didn’t want to pursue a degree where I wouldn’t get a job afterward,” Henderson resident Allysa Starkweather said. “That really pushed me toward the educational field, because I was going to school for a career.”
Studying isn’t limited to the classroom. Youths can extend their areas of expertise through Nevada 4-H, which is preparing for a new year filled with projects and hands-on activities.
