Nevada politicians are looking to out-of-state business and education leaders to identify industries that will help stimulate new business growth and promote economic diversification within the state.

Business, political and educational leaders from across Nevada – including representatives of all eight of the Nevada System of Higher Education institutions – will meet Friday, Jan. 7 to explore options to revive and diversify Nevada's economy.

Since Nevada 1.0 has kind of crashed, now is as good a time as any for a reboot. Enter Nevada 2.0, a conference that state leaders hope will help us power up again.

States in the Intermountain West like Nevada are likely to face budget challenges over the next decade. The reason? Poor planning and a lack of foresight in budget planning. That's according to a new report from Brookings Mountain West at UNLV. So do Nevadans and the state's elected leaders have the will to make things change?

Nevada is struggling against its epic fiscal crisis with the hope that when the recession finally subsides, governments will no longer face budget deficits.

Short-term fixes have masked longer-range issues with the state budget, a new report concludes.

Arizona suffers not only from a massive cyclical deficit but also a gargantuan structural deficit.

A report issued today by a regional think tank concludes that Nevada will have a tough time economically over the next 10 years and that state government revenue shortfalls cannot be handled only by cutting spending.

With Las Vegas’ economy among the worst in the world and studies urging more be done to help future growth, the state’s political leaders are holding a conference before the Nevada Legislature convenes to discuss diversifying the economy.