APRIL 2, 2012 / YOUR BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS WEEKLY SPECIAL FOCUS 300 150 0 450
HEALTH/ TOP DOCTORS
This month, VEGAS INC highlights the medical community.
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GROCERY WARS: NEW PLAYER HITS THE MARKET
By Steve Green senior staff writer When WinCo Foods opened two stores
ASSESSMENT
in Las Vegas last month, the scene at the company's new Henderson site was described in the Las Vegas Sun as looking like "Black Friday at a big box." Lines of shoppers flanked the building,
and the parking lot swarmed with cars. One shopper said: "It's like Christmas right now. We're going crazy." But in a metro area that is home to
10 HEALTH INITIATIVES EVERY BUSINESS SHOULD CONSIDER
By Rob Langrell VEGAS INC staff M
easured in lost productivity and health care expenditures for businesses, the effects of obesity are staggering. ¶ A recent study by Indiana University-Purdue University shows medical problems related to excessive weight have led to the following annual statistics: • 39 million
lost work days • 239 million days in which workers' activities are restricted • 90 million days spent by Americans in hospitals • 63 million physician visits • $13 billion in costs to United States companies ¶ And obesity is just one blip on the radar when it comes to the health of American workers.
SEE INITIATIVES PAGE 14 INSIDE TODAY
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OFF THE RAILS | P. 20 Richard N. Velotta: Why are DesertXpress developers being so quiet?
at least 185 grocery stores, can WinCo establish a successful long-term presence in Las Vegas with its 24-hour-per-day, warehouse-style discount formula? Can it succeed where the almost-
forgotten Raley's chain failed to establish a foothold, and where Fresh & Easy is still trying to come up with a winning
SEE WINCO PAGE 13
WILL WINCO HELP BRING DOWN PRICES? SEE RELATED STORY | P.6
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