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Nevada's taxable sales continued their downward slide in May, for the first time dipping below the Economic Forum projections used to finalize the state budget.

Intuit's 120 layoffs include 25 in RenoRENO (AP) - About 25 workers in Reno are among those being laid off by Intuit Inc.

(AP) - The U.S. Department of Energy has approved $13.9 million in federal stimulus funds for energy projects in Nevada, Gov. Jim Gibbons said Tuesday.Gibbons said the funding will help Nevada invest its future.

Intuit's 120 layoffs include 25 in RenoRENO (AP) - About 25 workers in Reno are among those being laid off by Intuit Inc.

The steam engine that will pull the V&T tourist train between Carson City and Virginia City finally arrived in Nevada Tuesday - by flatbed trailer.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- After taking a pounding in Congress over the economic crisis and the multibillion-dollar bailout of ailing financial firms, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke went to Middle America to try to explain the central bank's...

Some significant leases of industrial space give observers hope that the worst days have passed for the manufacturing and distribution industries in Northern Nevada.

Ross Hansen couldn't say enough to Northern Nevada reporters last week about the business-friendly environment of Nevada, where Hansen is moving his Northwest Territorial Mint from suburban Seattle.

Business license issued in Carson City as of July 17:Arroyo Cleaning Services, 2209 Birch St., new general business, Roberto Arroyo, owner.Ayala Lawn Service, 4999 Highway 50 E, new general business, Alberto Ayala, owner.

Leaders elected to NNDA committeeBonnie Betts has been elected chairwoman for the Northern Nevada Development Authority's banking and finance advisory committee. Larry Rodriguez has been selected vice chairman.

The Staples store at 915 Jacks Valley Road is teaming up with DoSomething.org for the second annual national school supply drive.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Got an old gas guzzler in the garage? Car shoppers can take advantage of new government incentives worth $3,500 to $4,500. Owners can scrap their clunker in exchange for a new, more fuel-efficient vehicle, and lop off...

A Reno property in South Meadows has been acquired by a Carson City company that plans to develop an office building on the site.

After a dismal winter, real estate sales in Carson City have picked up the pace during the summer. "I think we are pulling out of our slump to a certain extent," said Kathy Tatro, Coldwell Banker Best Sellers.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. housing market is finally on the mend after its most far-reaching collapse in 70 years. That could help rebuild consumer confidence and revive the economy.

Nevada gaming regulators propose open dialogue

Rotate Black, Inc. of Petoskey, Mich., says it reached a deal with Schaller Development Group to build The Traditions Casino at Dayton. The planned casino is located on Highway 50 east of Sutro Tunnel Road.

RENO (AP) - International Game Technology said Thursday its third-quarter earnings fell 39 percent as the recession continued to stifle product demand in the casino industry, but the performance still beat Wall Street's expectations and...

NEW YORK (AP) - Investors celebrated news of another jump in home sales by propelling the Dow Jones industrials to their first close above 9,000 since January.

Casino deal preserved(AP) - Opponents of a Sparks casino project backed by developer Harvey Whittemore lost Wednesday in a bid to get the Nevada Supreme Court to erase a controversial settlement that allowed the project to move forward.

The long journey to success for brothers Mitch and Khaled Abdelhady started in Jerusalem, and has taken them to owning a bright, shiny new building for their business, Unique Sounds.

Trying to see through the day-to-day fog of the economy is tough, yet, at least by some measures, Carson City's future is a bit brighter than others.

A Washington state firm has purchased Medallic Art Company in Dayton, a move that could possibly bring about 200 new jobs to the area.

LAS VEGAS (AP) - The three medical clinics at the center of last year's hepatitis outbreak have filed for bankruptcy, in a move that threatens to delay the first civil trial involving a patient infected with hepatitis C, which is...

RENO (AP) - Five workers laid off last year from a northern Nevada mine have filed a civil lawsuit against a Canadian mining firm, claiming they were denied severance pay, notice, medical claims and retirement contributions required under...

WASHINGTON (AP) - CIT Group Inc.'s board approved a deal late Sunday with major bondholders to keep the company out of bankruptcy with a $3 billion rescue loan, the New York Times reported.

LAS VEGAS (AP) - With construction on its $3 billion resort halted, Fontainebleau Las Vegas resort is canceling meetings and conventions scheduled for the first half of 2010.

While Gov. Jim Gibbons stood before reporters and snipped a ribbon marking the completion of grading of USA Parkway across Storey County last week, Vince Griffith was thinking about the next seven miles of the parkway.

Hotels in the Reno-Tahoe area are slashing rates in an effort draw visitors.Montbleu Resort, Casino and Spa at South Lake Tahoe, for instance, advertised $39 rooms during June.

LAS VEGAS (AP) - The State Bar of Nevada says it's donating more than $120,000 to nine Nevada nonprofit organizations to boost legal service and education around the state.