Bruce Specter comments in RGJ

Hear that sucking sound? It's coming from the vacuum being created by skilled professionals taking positions with or contracting with companies outside of Nevada or those leaving the state completely.

Nevada is losing its professionals

I recently had a dinner party and not one of us did business with or worked for a Nevada company. Not one. That number continues to escalate as highly educated professionals combined with virtual work environments can live just about anywhere and work with anyone in even the most technologically challenged global markets.
We have turned a collective deaf ear to the promises of economic development, as we continue to do our individual part in creating wholeness in our lives. There is a charm to the simplicity of the area, nestled up against one of the world's top playgrounds. That same lack of sophistication and low-brow perception has been and continues to be Nevada's Achilles heal.
Low-income gaming, mining, construction and warehousing employment has not and will not support the public-sector coffers. The latest is becoming the new renewable energy epicenter. How?
Again, we love living here, just can't make one here. The sound is getting louder!
Bruce Specter, Reno

posted by cl @ 6:40 PM