Latest Nevada Headlines
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Nevada Truck Firm in Amtrak Crash Could Pay $4.5M+
Sep 18 2014 // A Nevada trucking company could be forced to pay more than $5.5 million if a judge formalizes a jury verdict that found one of its drivers caused a 2011 crash with an Amtrak train that killed six people and injured...
As Lake Mead Water Levels Drop West Braces
Aug 14 2014 // Once-teeming Lake Mead marinas are idle as a 14-year drought steadily drops water levels to historic lows. Officials from nearby Las Vegas are pushing conservation but also are drilling a new pipeline to keep drawing water...
Aim of Nevada Anti-Fracking Suit to Block Drilling
Jul 21 2014 // A rural Nevada group is asking a federal judge to block the sale of oil and gas leases they say will be used for hydraulic fracturing and other development that poses a much greater threat to sage grouse and other wildlife...
ITC Expands Comparative Rating System, TurboRater, to Nevada
Jul 11 2014 // Insurance Technologies Corporation (ITC), a provider of marketing, rating and management software and services, has expanded its comparative rating system TurboRater with its release of automated insurance rating...
Aim of Nevada Anti-Fracking Suit to Block Drilling
Jul 8 2014 // A rural Nevada group is asking a federal judge to block the sale of oil and gas leases they say will be used for hydraulic fracturing and other development that poses a much greater threat to sage grouse and other wildlife...
Nevada Driver Cards Draw Nearly 49,000 to Take Tests
Jul 2 2014 // Nearly 49,000 Nevada residents have taken written tests since January to obtain state driver authorization cards, and just under 16,400 people have gotten the documents as of June 11, state Department of Motor Vehicles...
Jury Awards Nevada High-Tech Firm $10.7M in Patent Case
Jun 9 2014 // A Nevada company that makes equipment to manage power supplies for computer data centers has won a $10.7 million judgment in a 7-year-old patent infringement case. A federal jury awarded the money to Reno-based Server...
Employers Names Mikulsky Senior Vice President in Nevada
May 19 2014 // Employers named Aaron Mikulsky as senior vice president of business process and policyholder services. He will be based out of Employers’ headquarters in Reno, Nevada. Mikulsky has more than 19 years of experience in...
Immigrants in California Study for Driver Test Months Out
May 19 2014 // There’s a lot riding on a California law to grant driver’s licenses to immigrants in the country illegally, and supporters are already preparing prospective drivers in the most populous U.S. state to pass the...
NORCAL Mutual Expands Medical Professional Liability Coverage to Nevada
May 19 2014 // NORCAL Mutual Insurance Co. is now offering medical professional liability insurance to Nevada physicians. For the past eight years, Nevada healthcare professionals have been offered coverage from Medicus Insurance Co., a...
NORCAL Mutual Expands Medical Professional Liability Coverage to Nevada
May 6 2014 // NORCAL Mutual Insurance Co. is now offering medical professional liability insurance to Nevada physicians. For the past eight years, Nevada healthcare professionals have been offered coverage from Medicus Insurance...
University Of Nevada Dorms Raise Quake Safety Concerns
May 5 2014 // The more than a century-old Manzanita and Lincoln resident halls at the University of Nevada, Reno are steeped in history, but their vulnerability in the event of an earthquake is causing some concern about the students...
Employers Names Two Key Executives in its Nevada Headquarters
May 5 2014 // Reno, Nev.-based Employers named Larry Rogers senior vice president and chief underwriting officer and Frank Buonomo vice president of IT infrastructure and operations. Rogers has more than 25 years of experience in the...
Leavitt Group’s Hires Krauser in its Nevada Office
Apr 28 2014 // Leavitt Group has hired Ryan Krauser in the agency’s Reno, Nev. office as a business insurance agent. Krauser’s responsibilities include risk management, customer service, policy administration and general new...
Immigrants in California Study for Driver Test Months Out
Apr 28 2014 // There’s a lot riding on a California law to grant driver’s licenses to immigrants in the country illegally, and supporters are already preparing prospective drivers in the most populous U.S. state to pass the...
Employers in Nevada Names Hallman EVP, Chief Information Officer
Apr 21 2014 // Reno, Nev.-based Employers Holdings Inc. named Richard P. Hallman executive vice president and chief information officer. He will oversee overseeing all of Employers’ information technology departments. Hallman...
LP Insurance in Nevada Names Cisneros Chief Risk Officer
Apr 16 2014 // Reno, Nev.-based Insurance Services Inc. named David Cisneros its chief risk officer. As chief risk officer Cisneros’ responsibilities include leading the risk management services division consisting of risk control,...
Top 10 States and Cities for Job Growth
Apr 7 2014 // North Dakota, California, Texas and Florida did well in job growth in 2013 while Arkansas and Pennsylvania lagged and West Virginia was the only state to lose jobs. Overall, 12 states showed job growth of at least two...
Nevada Jury Awards $10M After Mom Dies In DUI Crash
Apr 3 2014 // A Clark Count, Nev. jury has awarded $10 million to the family of a 28-year-old woman who died when her friend drove drunk after a birthday party. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported James LaPelusa and his two sons won...
Employers in Nevada Names Newman Chief Sales Officer, SVP
Apr 1 2014 // Employers named Russel J. Newman chief sales officer and senior vice president. Newman will be based out of Employers’ headquarters in Reno, Nev. He has more than 12 years of experience in the insurance industry, and...
