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"Any salmon that you eat in the western part of the United States is most likely going to come from Pershing County, Nevada."
- Heidi Lusby, Director, Nevada 95-80 Regional Development Authority, says an exciting new development is the West Coast Salmon Nevada facility, which will be the largest land-based salmon farm in the world. She says they will both grow and process the salmon at the site. - Thursday, July 14, 2022.
"We need to get serious about our energy policy in this country and open up that domestic production."
- Paul Enos, CEO Nevada Trucking Association, says energy prices are rising from a shortage of energy supply. He explains that the administration is trying to decrease the demand by trying to slow the economy — which could knock the country into a recession — instead of increasing the supply of domestic energy. - Wednesday, July 13, 2022.
"Buying a car right now is the best investment that you can make."
- Andrew MacKay, Executive Director, Nevada Franchised Auto Dealers Association, says considering how the stock market is doing, cars are the only thing that has a guarantee someone would get a return on right now, other than bonds. - Tuesday, July 12, 2022.
"We always say, ‘The rooftops drive that.'"
- Aaron West, CEO, Nevada Builders Alliance, responds to the announcement of the 73-acre Downtown Damonte, which will include retail, shopping, dining, office space, medical facilities and more. He says the development will be wonderful because there are residents to support it. - Friday, July 8, 2022.
"If people are angry, I think they should be more angry with Congress than they should be at the Supreme Court."
- John Sande IV, Principal, Argentum Partners, explains Congress had 50 years to codify Roe v. Wade into law, and rather than doing that and taking hard votes, they chose to let the decision sit on its own. He says Congress still has the ability to pass protections for women’s rights, adding he thinks they should do that. - Thursday, July 7, 2022.
"Words have consequences. Rhetoric has consequences."
- Jason Guinasso, Managing Partner, Hutchison and Steffen, explains reasons why he believes former President Trump’s candidacy and presidency was a net harm to the GOP. He says one of the issues was the rhetoric he adopted, and the other was an issue of character. - Wednesday, July 6, 2022.
"This has been proven."
- Doug Goodman Founder, Nevadans for Election Reform, says that instead of focusing on just the very narrow base - the vocal minority of the party - candidates would focus on the entire electorate with ranked choice voting. He says it allows for collaboration and would take down the campaign's tone. - Tuesday, July 5, 2022.
"Housing is the top priority."
- Bruce Breslow, Founder, CEO, Nevada Strategies, says as Fernley expands and as development moves east, there are no places to live. He adds that a quarter of the people who work at Naval Air Station Fallon have to commute from a different county. - Friday, July 1, 2022.
"Every gas station is basically making an in-kind contribution to Republican candidates by advertising the price of gas."
- Victor Joecks, Opinion Writer, LVRJ, says the economy will be the top issue in the election. He says the prices at the pump are easy to pin on the Democrats when they disincentivized capital investments in oil and gas. - Thursday, June 30, 2022.
"Consumers are expecting the worst, and they’re starting to behave like they’re expecting the worst."
- Bryan Wachter, Senior VP, Government and Public Affairs, Retail Association of Nevada, says while we do have an instance where savings rates are a little higher, it doesn’t seem to be giving consumers much comfort. - Wednesday, June 29, 2022.
"There are plenty of folks in Pershing County who enjoy Burning Man and the creativity we bring."
- Marnee Benson, Director of Government Affairs, Burning Man, says one of the programs she runs is external relations where they bring Pershing County seniors to tour Black Rock City every year. She comments that it’s a game changer when a 95-year-old grandmother says she’s having the most fun evening of her life at the event. - Tuesday, June 28, 2022.
"Most caregivers don’t realize that there is help available."
- Ali Caliendo, Executive Director, Foster Kinship of Nevada, explains that relatives make up about 40% of caregivers for children in foster care. She says that as much as the organization is able to provide assistance, there are, unfortunately, systemic gaps for caregivers where they’d like to see more help become available. - Friday, June 24, 2022.
"It really remains to be seen what the full effects of the rising mortgage rates are going to be."
- Eli Segall, Real Estate Reporter, LVRJ, says that sale prices for homes in Southern Nevada are still hitting record highs and are selling fast, even as interest rates have gone up. However, he also notes he has heard anecdotally that possibly in Vegas and definitely across the country more sellers are slashing prices. - Thursday, June 23, 2022.
"We are a good barometer of what’s going on in the economy."
- Michael Mack, Owner, World Famous Max Pawn, explains his business’s unique perspective on people’s financial status. He says they have two businesses — resale and lending — that fluctuate depending on the economy. - Wednesday, June 22, 2022.
"The taxpayers are the losers."
- Victoria Seaman, Las Vegas City Councilwoman, Ward 2, says nobody wins when the Badlands golf course lawsuit carries on for years. She says that she doesn’t want to roll the dice, and thinks council members need to come together in order to settle. - Tuesday, June 21, 2022.
"It’s really going to be the pinnacle of what we do and what we are."
- Tick Segerblom, Clark County Commissioner, District E, says on the Formula 1 race coming to The Strip. He adds that the event will go beyond the Super Bowl, with viewers in Vegas and around the world. - Friday, June 17, 2022.
