Business

By Paul Kiser I have worked many years in human resources, and at one time my job was to help managers write employee job standards and performance evaluation tools. I would like to now publicly apologize for playing a role in the dark side of management. HR people can give you dozens of reasons why employee...
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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE With the beginning of a new fiscal year for many businesses, now more than ever is an appropriate time for business owners and entrepreneurs to step up and take charge of their companies’ financial health. On Tuesday, March 30 The Laughton Company invites business owners of northern Nevada to join the...
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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE University of Nevada, Reno and InfoSearch release survey results According to northern Nevada business leaders, economic conditions may have bottomed out in 2009, as their economic outlook for 2010 is much more optimistic than it was a year ago. The Center for Regional Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno College of Business with...
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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE Effective Feb. 24, 2010, the Society of Chest Pain Centers has granted the designation of Accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI (percutaneous coronary intervention) to Renown Regional Medical Center. The full Cycle III accreditation from the accreditation review committee marks another quality milestone for the region’s leader in heart care. To gain the...
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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE Resource Concepts, Inc., is a 2009 winner of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s “Best in the Basin” award award for a commercial rebuild project. The engineering, natural resource and environmental consulting firm provided civil design and permitting services for South Lake’s Ski Run Center, a 1.7-acre site owned by Gersick Enterprises. “The site had...
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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C.—Nevada Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign today announced a $5 million grant from the Department of Transportation to rehabilitate the ramp at Reno-Tahoe International Airport. The funding will create 200 jobs and allow the airport to operate at a higher level for years to come. “I want to thank the Department...
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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE With the beginning of a new fiscal year for many businesses, now more than ever is an appropriate time for business owners and entrepreneurs to step up and take charge of their companies’ financial health. On Tuesday, March 30 The Laughton Company invites business owners of northern Nevada to join the COMPLIMENTARY...
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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE LAS VEGAS–Sam Lieberman, chairman of the Nevada State Democratic Party, made the following statement today on the passage of the Travel Promotion Act: “We want to thank Sen. Reid for his leadership in passing the Travel Promotion Act, which tourism industry leaders say will create thousands of jobs in Nevada. This...
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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE PAR Electrical and A-1 Steel were named top general and sub-contractor for 2009 by members of the Nevada Chapter of the Associated General Contractors, representing Northern Nevada’s leading construction companies and associated businesses. Quality, ethics, dependability and high professional standards are the foundation of the AGC’s Construction Industry Awards. The winners are determined...
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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE A long-time leader in Northern Nevada’s construction/engineering community and a Nevada gaming pioneer were honored today during the Nevada Chapter Associated General Contractors’ 43rd SIR Award Banquet held at John Ascuaga’s Nugget in Sparks. An acronym for the AGC motto, “Skill, Integrity and Responsibility,” the SIR Award is given to honor the men,...
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