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• Tempers flare in Vegas-area school cuts debate
... second crowded public meeting yesterday at a local high school. Some blame Gov. Jim Gibbons' call for state spending cuts. Others call for developing an economy that offers young people opportunities beyond the local tourism and service industries.
• Questions about potential Republic Services bonuses
News 3 has learned that Republic will pay big bonuses to its officers if it's allowed to buy Allied Waste Industries. Documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission show four Republic executive officers will share in excess of $18 ...
• Game makers predict jingle bells at registers
... BMO Capital Markets interactive entertainment conference in New York, they said their optimism is fueled by solid sales of advanced game consoles made by Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft. "I think it's going to hold up a lot better than other industries ...
• Online startup aims to improve patent quality
WASHINGTON - A new startup company wants to have a say in the high-stakes patent disputes that loom over many industries. In the drug business, for instance, Pfizer Inc. is suing generics maker Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, accusing it of ...
• Dems demand business plan from Big Three
Nov. 20: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has strong words for the brass of the auto industries 'Big 3' Thursday after Congress asked the automakers to present a plan defining how the use of bailout funds would help rebuild the industry. WASHINGTON ...