INSIDE BUSINESS

April 23, 2007 - 9:00 pm

University will offer accent reduction class

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Education Outreach will offer a class in accent reduction for professionals starting April 30.

The course, aimed at helping people correctly pronounce American English, will run 6 to 8 p.m. Mondays though June 25 in Room 103A of the UNLV Paradise Campus.

Class fee is $195. Call 895-3394 or visit http://edoutreach.unlv.edu to register.

Las Vegas Handyman, a home-repair company, named Jason Ferguson senior craftsman.

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