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Erika Arizabal conducts a CT scan at MountainView Hospital. Arizabal worked as an intern at the hospital before being hired as an X-ray technologist. (l.e. baskow/staff)
A good time for an internship As the economy rebounds and businesses look for qualified employees, doors are opening for students By Julie Ann Formoso | Staff writer
Erika Arizabal tried to console her patient as he fought the urge to squirm in pain on the X-ray table. ¶ It was nearing the end of Arizabal’s two-month internship as an X-ray technologist at MountainView Hospital, and until then, she had exchanged few words with patients. But that day called for Arizabal to put into action everything she had internships, Continued on page 15
$33
Amount of tourism revenue state Tourism Director Claudia Vecchio says Nevada brings in for every $1 spent on advertising.
25%
Share of downtown Las Vegas housing units that are vacant, according to city officials. The average vacancy rate nationwide is 8 percent.