Host: Sam Shad
Co-Host: Randi Thompson

Guests:
Ted McAleer, Executive Director, USTAR
(Utah Science, Technology and Research Initiative)
Pundits:
Greg Crawford, Managing Partner, Sierra Wealth Management
Howard Rosenberg, Professor of Art, University of Nevada
Janie Johnson, Author, Don’t Take My Lemonade Stand

"When gaming took a hit -- a significant hit -- the lack of diversification in our state’s economy became very apparent. "

- Greg Crawford, President of Sierra Nevada Wealth Management suggests a less-than-robust economic development effort is a factor in the necessity for deep cuts to Nevada’s budget, with higher education absorbing a great deal of the damage.