Recession an opportunity for a new Nevada?
Nevada has a chance to redefine itself during this recession and its future is bright once the national and global economies improve, according to the chief economist for Wells Fargo & Co.
“You will recover again. It is a nature of the game,” said John Silva, who was the featured speaker at the March 2 Nevada Taxpayers Association’s annual meeting. “You had your first accident, and now you have a choice … Are you going to learn from your first accident and be more cautious, be thoughtful and think ahead a little bit? Or are you going to drive like a teenager all over again and get into another accident? That is the challenge you have going forward.”
The state doesn’t know what its strengths and weaknesses are and what direction it is heading, and the biggest challenge is deciding what Nevadans want the state to look like in the next 20 to 30 years, Silva said. Read full story:
