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BLOGGING FOR BUCKS: Businesses are increasingly using blogs to help market their companies, but they are also finding blogs can create new legal problems, too.

Building blocs

The national headlines tell stories of unions in retreat, of organized labor groups facing record-low membership numbers and fewer retirement benefits for their workers.

Other states push sick-leave laws

Lawmakers in 12 states — including California, Connecticut, Minnesota and West Virginia — have proposed legislation in the past year that would require businesses to provide them, but there doesn’t seem to be a push for Nevada to join that group.

Harrah’s wins Kansas casino contract

A partnership led by Harrah’s Entertainment won a contract Friday to develop and manage a state-owned casino in south central Kansas.

IN BRIEF

Union members OK pact for Tropicana staff

Organizers seek funds for new Nevada bank

While Southern Nevada banks are struggling with a growing number of problem real estate loans — there have been two bank closures this year — organizers of Metropolitan Bancorp are undeterred.

Nevada State Bank in talks about sale of some branches

Nevada State Bank confirmed Friday that it is negotiating the sale of grocery store branches to U.S. Bank, but CEO Dallas Haun said a report that the deal was closed was incorrect.

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