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In an emotional ceremony more than a month in the planning, Empire Elementary School technology teacher LeAnn Morris learned Monday afternoon that she had been named the 2008 Nevada Teacher of the Year.

“I don’t even know what to say,” she said, on the verge of tears as hundreds of students and faculty members gathered in the school’s multipurpose room applauded wildly. “It’s overwhelming and I’m humbled.”

Morris, an 18-year veteran teacher in the Carson City School District, is responsible for keeping students and fellow teachers computer-literate and able to constantly use technology to further their studies, said Principal Evelyn Allred.

Morris also spearheads the school’s efforts to win technology grants and has netted about $200,000 for the school, Allred said. Read full story:

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In a recent study conducted jointly by the National Policy Research Council (NPRC) and Expansion Management Magazine, Las Vegas was ranked as the number one large metropolitan area for “Economic Development Hot Spots.” The employment expansion activity of 19 million companies was tracked during the past four years and Las Vegas was deemed as the top city “where companies tend to grow best.”

In addition to the honor garnered by Las Vegas, Clark County earned the number one ranking for mid-sized counties and Nevada captured the top state title. Many factors were considered in the study, but in simple terms, a high overall rank was achieved by having a large percentage of business establishments staying in business and experiencing at least moderate growth. The bottom line is that companies are not only coming to Las Vegas but they also are staying here and succeeding.

The cover story of the October issue of Expansion Management Magazine, “America’s Most Logistics-Friendly Cities,” offered several more nods to Nevada and Las Vegas. The “Best Road & Bridge Condition” number one ranking was given to the Silver State and Las Vegas earned the highest ranking in the country for its “Transportation & Warehouse Work Force.”

With great success in the overall rankings for economic development and in crucial specific areas such as logistics, it’s clear that the business-friendly environment we enjoy in Las Vegas continues to gain attention and accolades on a local, regional and national level. The Nevada Development Authority (NDA) is proud to support and aid in the maintenance and growth of that environment.

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Medtech Insight, a division of Windhover Information, Inc. and a leading provider of business information for the medical device industry, has announced that almost 30 promising early- to late-stage medical device companies seeking funding and/or strategic partnership are already confirmed to present at its “Investment In Innovation (In3) West” conference, being held February 27-29, 2008 at The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas. The two-day In3 West event  - the company’s 29th In3 conference - will showcase a total of more than 50 innovative young medtech companies from around the world presenting  to an audience of 250+ senior business development and investment executives from the leading medical technology and healthcare investment firms, for purposes of raising funding or forming strategic partnerships.

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Two Internet companies concluded negotiations with KLVX-TV, Channel 10, to occupy property along what officials call the “Wireless Electronic Highway,” a 95-percent share of the Public Broadcasting station’s digitized airspace. The federal government recently decided to lease the digital-television capacity to commercial companies. A representative for KLVX-TV, also known as Vegas PBS, announced this month that a tentative “highway” agreement was reached with Sprint and Clearwire. The arrangement should bring the WiMax network, a formidable wireless broadband service, to Las Vegas, Vegas PBS General Manager Tom Axtell said. Read full story:

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NEVADA BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOSCIENCE MEETING (NevBio)

• TOPIC: “Making Universal Blood”
• SPEAKER: Walter Goldstein, PhD., MBA, P.E.
• DATE: December 11, Tuesday
• TIME: 11:30 am Check-in/Networking 12 PM Lunch & Program
• PLACE: McCormick & Schmicks, 355 Howard Hughes Parkway (Las Vegas)
• COST: $30 (Pay at the door, credit cards, cash, checks accepted)
• R.S.V.P. Judith Lynn Rebholz 839-7201 or jrebholz@cvbt.com

ABOUT OUR SPEAKER: Dr. Walter Goldstein:

• Coordinator of the Educational Outreach & Biotechnology Laboratories at UNLV.
• Co-founder of TransCyte, Inc. formed to produce red blood cells from stem cells.
• Former Coordinator of UNLV Biotechnology Center, developed forensic DNA profiling, microbiological identification and prevention of nosocomial infections.
• Led research and development at Bayer (Miles, Inc.) with 35 PhD.s
• Led 10 PhD.s at ESCAgenetics Corporation, which was a leading developer of plant-based technology for food ingredients and pharmaceuticals.
• Dr. Goldstein holds a BS, MS & PhD in Chemical Engineering and an MBA from Michigan State University.

Who can attend?

Anyone with an interest in biotechnology and life science in Nevada

Nevada Biotechnology & Bioscience Consortium (NevBio) is an organization which fosters and supports biotechnology and life science-related businesses and research in Nevada.

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