RETAIL ROUNDUP

SERVICE1ST BANK OF NEVADA ANNOUNCES NEW BRANCH

Service1st Bank of Nevada announces its newest branch, located at 8965 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 190.

Established locally in January at 8349 W. Sunset Road, Building B, Suite 100, with an initial capital of more than $50 million, Service1st Bank of Nevada is the first virtually paperless financial institution in Nevada. Its assets total $115,830,000 as of Sept. 30.

For more information, call 966-7400.

Bureau of land Management sells 15 acres for $7.8 million

During a competitive land sale on Nov. 1, the Bureau of Land Management Las Vegas Field Office sold 15 acres of public land in one parcel for $7.8 million. The sale of public lands was authorized under the 1998 Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act.

A total of 31 parcels encompassing 167.5 acres located throughout the Las Vegas Valley were offered for sale. Parcels for sale varied in size from 1.25 acres to 25 acres. Almost 20 bidders registered to bid on the parcels.

Five percent of the proceeds will be paid to the State of Nevada General Education Fund. Ten percent will been paid to the Southern Nevada Water Authority, and 85 percent of the proceeds will go into a special account and fund the following projects as authorized in the SNPLMA, as amended:

* Development of parks, trails, and natural areas.

* Capital improvements at the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area and other areas managed by the BLM in Clark County.

* Desert National Wildlife Refuge, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, and the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area.

* Conservation Initiatives on Federal lands.

* Purchase environmentally sensitive land in Nevada.

* Development of a multi-species habitat conservation plan in Clark County.

* Lake Tahoe restoration projects.

* Hazardous fuels reduction and wildfire prevention.

* Eastern Nevada Landscape Restoration Project.

COMPETITION TO OFFER REVERSE OSMOSIS WATER FILTRATION

Mike Paice, president of Pure-O-Flow, a Las Vegas-based company specializing in reverse osmosis water purification, announces a competition that will provide two organizations and two homes in the valley with its reverse osmosis water filtration system.

Nonprofit organizations and families are encouraged to submit two paragraphs to info@diamondpure.com addressing why they need, or would benefit from having, purified water.

"We know how important purified water is," said Paice. "Not only does it alleviate the cost of replacing dish washers, water heaters and more, but consuming purified water has numerous health benefits. And, as an added benefit, using a reverse osmosis system allows organizations and homes to be greener and more environmentally friendly."

Pure-O-Flow, located at 4280 W. Reno Ave., Suite F, offers numerous products designed to fit various needs. Pure-O-Flow's signature product -- the whole house reverse osmosis water filtration system -- is distributed in Las Vegas by Diamond Water. For more information, visit diamondpure.com or call 243-9400.