Power Luncheon Featuring Mayor Carolyn Goodman
Mayor Carolyn Goodman was the featured speaker at the April Business Power Luncheon. Hear her remarks to the Chamber membership on issues important to the Southern Nevada business community.
Iconic Miss Atomic Bomb Photo Recreated
Submitted by gseidman on Thu, May 10, 2012
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) and the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce honored those who have documented Las Vegas in images for 65 years at the Chamber's Power Lunch on Wednesday afternoon at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
City Of Las Vegas Consolidates Number Of Business Licenses By 37 Percent
Submitted by gseidman on Tue, May 8, 2012
The city of Las Vegas has finalized the first phase of a major effort to cut down on the number of licenses that businesses are required to carry. As of this month, more than 5,500 businesses were notified that they no longer need to carry multiple business licenses and can conduct their business under one primary license. Businesses will receive a new consolidated sales or services license in the mail as their regular renewals are due over the next six months.
News Bureau Showed Sexy Sells
Submitted by gseidman on Mon, May 7, 2012
Young Rhonda Fleming was perfect for the photos and stories Las Vegas News Bureau churned out because the movie star was sexy and fun, attributes our city thrived on, then and now.
Like many celebrities, it was to Fleming's advantage to cooperate with News Bureau photographers, whose photos went out all over the world, giving entertainers free publicity while promoting Las Vegas.
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Reclaim Your Future: Vegas Aims to Change Odds for High School Dropouts
Submitted by The Chamber on Wed, April 18, 2012
Trying to entice wayward students back to class in Las Vegas, Chaparral High School Principal David Wilson led teams into communities to knock on doors in search of dropouts. Ray Suarez reports on an offbeat approach starting to show some signs of success in a city that ranks near the bottom in the nation for graduation rates.
DJs for PJs to host pajama drive across Las Vegas Valley
Submitted by The Chamber on Wed, April 18, 2012
Ten years ago, Darcy Neighbors was taking Leadership Las Vegas classes at the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce. One of the challenges: Come up with a community project that would make a difference in people's lives.
Neighbors visited Child Haven, the Clark County agency that takes in children who are removed from unsafe conditions. Many arrive with only the clothes on their backs. An idea sparked. She set out to give them new pajamas.
DJ for PJs was born.
Smith Center’s Don Snyder is lauded for work in community
Submitted by The Chamber on Wed, April 18, 2012
Don Snyder, the driving force behind the development of the Smith Center for the Performing Arts , was awarded Tuesday with a prestigious award from the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, Employers Association of Southern Nevada and Nevada Taxpayers Association.
Snyder received the Free Enterprise Award during a chamber luncheon at Aria.
Mayor finds silver lining for Las Vegas in GSA scandal
Submitted by The Chamber on Wed, April 18, 2012
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman downplayed concerns Tuesday that a recent scandal involving the federal General Services Administration is hurting Las Vegas. In fact, the mayor said the spotlight focused here as a result of the investigation was helping the city.
Goodman said the benefit was twofold: National media outlets have come to town to cover the story, giving city officials an opportunity to tout Las Vegas’ attractions; and the spending being condemned by federal officials spreads well beyond Nevada, highlighting the fact that excessive spending can take place anywhere.
Berkley expresses support for judicial nominee
Submitted by The Chamber on Wed, April 11, 2012
U.S. Rep. Shelley Berkley on Wednesday expressed support for Elissa Cadish, whose nomination to the federal bench is being blocked by U.S. Sen. Dean Heller.
Berkley called Cadish a "close personal friend" and suggested the Clark County district judge should be given a shot at a promotion.
"She's well qualified for the position," Berkley said when asked by a reporter whether she backs Cadish.
Berkley refused, however, to insert herself in the stand off between Heller, R-Nev., and U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, D- Nev., who nominated Cadish for the federal bench.
Reid to TSA: Smile
Submitted by The Chamber on Wed, April 4, 2012
U.S. Sen. Harry Reid said Wednesday he plans to write a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and ask her to tell airport security workers to be nicer to international travelers.
"She can instruct everybody that works at TSA to smile and say 'Hello,'" Reid said of Transportation Security Administration employees who have a reputation for giving travelers a hard time.
Brookings Mountain West: Mountain Monitor
Submitted by gseidman on Wed, March 28, 2012
Recovery was firmly underway in the Intermountain West by the fourth quarter of 2011 but its pace varied considerably across the region's 10 major metropolitan areas. Six of the 10 metros saw job growth in the fourth quarter but only four saw it accelerate over the previous one. Output grew everywhere but only in half of the region's metros did the pace of growth quicken. The unemployment rate was down across the board from one year earlier. House prices in most markets stabilized. Yet signs of a robust, sustained, and self-fueling recovery remained elusive.
Places, Everyone. It's Showtime
Submitted by The Chamber on Tue, March 6, 2012
Conversation, Collaboration and The Smith Center.
Extending high into the skyline of downtown Las Vegas, The Smith Center for the Performing Arts is a marriage of art, function and architecture. Every accent in its dramatic campus manages to, in its immensity and grandeur, encompass a much more far-reaching sentiment: community.
