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Frank Napolitan and Paul Vultaggio were having dinner with their families at an Italian restaurant in Las Vegas when it occurred to them that there were no Italian sodas available to complement the meal.

A citrus beverage with carbonated water is often served with meals in Italy, but, despite the large number of Italian restaurants in Las Vegas, Napolitan and Vultaggio could not find a similar product here.

Both are longtime Las Vegas residents and are familiar with the local market. Vultaggio started out selling shirts at kiosks in casinos and Napolitan, a graduate of Western High School, has worked in the construction industry for most of his career.

Both are Italian-Americans and they wanted a beverage that would bring the flavors they experienced in Italy to this country. Read full story:

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Las Vegas could become the hub of the nation’s solar thermal power manufacturing industry -- or not.

Legislative problems, regulatory issues and competition from other cities cloud forecasts about the future of solar thermal power and Southern Nevada’s potential role in that future, analysts said Monday at the opening of a solar power assembly plant. Read full story:

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Nevadans are independent by nature. It is a value we hold dear and that newcomers crave. One area in which we have lost our independence is in energy consumption. Nevadans spend $9 billion to $12 billion per year to purchase coal, natural gas and gasoline/diesel. The time is right for us to begin to divest ourselves from dependence on petroleum and to invest in clean energy. The political climate, the economic climate and Greater Reno-Tahoe’s clean energy natural resources make this the ideal time and place to develop geothermal, solar and wind energy. Read more:

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The City of Henderson Redevelopment Agency, in partnership with the Downtown Henderson Business Association and The Henderson Chamber of Commerce, present: Profits + Plus Seminars, featuring Tom Shay. DATE: July 7-9TIME: 5:30-7:00 p.m.LOCATION: Henderson Convention CenterPresentation topics include:-  Small businesses don’t die; they just commit suicide-  Your customer doesn’t live here anymore-  Little things to do to make ‘09 turn out fineThree 90 minute evening sessions will be offered to all who attend.  75 minute one-on-one training sessions will be offered to members of the Downtown Henderson Business Association on July 8-9 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.  Contact Anthony Molloy today at (702) 267-1511 or anthony.molloy@cityofhenderson.com to reserve a time.

Clark County School Board members, get ready for your close-ups.

After lengthy delays, the School Board plans to begin broadcasting its meetings live on the Internet beginning with the start of the academic year in August.

Plans are also in the works to air reruns on one of the two educational channels shared by Vegas PBS, UNLV and CSN. Read more:

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