Local Stories for August 2012
Stories for Friday, August 31
One Contact Inc. creates 200 jobs in greater Reno-Sparks-Tahoe in five years
Reno is soon to be home to a new business process outsourcing company that is opening a service support center expecting to employ up to 200 local residents in five years, hiring 150 within the next six months. One Contact, Inc. today announced at a news conference attended by ...
City proclaims a day after newspaper column on religion
RENO -- City of Reno has proclaimed August 29, 2012 as “Faith Forum Day” after a highly popular one-of-a-kind weekly column “Faith Forum” of Reno Gazette-Journal (RGJ), which has completed 83 weeks without any gap. Religious statesman Rajan Zed leads a panel of distinguished leaders of various religions and ...
Week of spirit activities kicks off Wolf Pack season
RENO -- The 2012 University of Nevada, Reno football season begins a new era as the Wolf Pack enters into the Mountain West Conference. Many school spirit activities help fans gear up and cheer on the Wolf Pack. College Colors Day, Aug. 31 University of Nevada, Reno Wolf ...
Stories for Thursday, August 30
Presidential pig race 2012 predicts Obama victory
SPARKS -- A presidential running of the pigs at “The Best in the West” Nugget Rib Cook-Off predicts President Obama will win re-election in November. In a completely unscientific method of predicting America’s next Commander in Chief, pigs dressed to represent “Obama” and “Romney” raced down Victorian Avenue in ...
Stories for Tuesday, August 28
Special program to help small businesses expand being offered at UNR
RENO -- Since 2000, more than 2,500 business owners and entrepreneurs from all over the state have participated in the NxLeveL Program, presented by the Nevada Small Business Development Center, a program of the University of Nevada, Reno College of Business. Offered at 25 different statewide locations, the next ...
Reno approves settlement agreement to correctly fund redevelopment
RENO -- The Reno City Council and Redevelopment Agency Board approved an agreement Tuesday for local taxing agencies to pay the Redevelopment Agency $5.5 million this year, and a guarantee of $2.7 million each year through 2018 to correct a longstanding tax distribution error. The Redevelopment Agency is funded ...
Stories for Monday, August 27
NTSB: Trim tab failure caused 2011 Reno race crash
LAS VEGAS -- A plane that crashed into spectators at an air race in Reno last year bore modifications that weakened its structure and showed evidence that it was flown beyond its limits, investigators said Monday. The National Transportation Safety Board deemed the failure of a tail structure to be ...
Stories for Friday, August 24
Mountain lion safely captured in downtown Reno
RENO -- Downtown folks got a surprise when a mountain lion was seen roaming through the area this morning. This morning at around 05:16 A.M. officers of the Reno Police Department responded to 219 N. Center St., Harrah's Reno, on the report of a mountain lion underneath their outdoor ...
Stories for Thursday, August 23
City of Reno partnership promotes economic development by supporting entrepreneurs
RENO -- The City of Reno has partnered with Reno-based internet learning provider AthenaOnline to offer a free personal and professional development resource for Reno residents. The website, www.myquickcoachreno.com, promises to help people develop their professional and personal skills to make faster and more informed business decisions, and improve both ...
Election 2012: What About Nevada's Children?
CARSON CITY -- So far, the 2012 presidential race has focused variously on unemployment, job creation, tax cuts, the candidates' tax returns, even the London Olympics. What's missing? The executive director of the Child and Family Policy Center, Charles Brunner, says children are virtually absent from the discussion in the ...
Vacation Rental Company discovers a unique way to market Lake Tahoe utilizing national media
Finding new ways to market Tahoe as a destination is a huge challenge in the face of the ever changing digital world of iPads and social media outlets. The Visitor Authorities on both the North and South shores have struggled with expanding competition, dwindling budgets and have all but ...
Stories for Wednesday, August 22
Assistance available for seniors and the disabled to help pay for prescriptions
CARSON CITY -- The Nevada Senior Rx and Disability Rx program, which helps members with the cost of their prescription drugs, is accepting applications from low-income Seniors and individuals with disabilities. To be eligible individuals must: Be age 18-61 with a verifiable disability or age 62 or older. Meet ...
Piles of plastic pots
Towers of empty black pots accumulating in yards and garden centers everywhere mock the best efforts of home gardeners and professionals to “Conserve, Reuse, Recycle.” Because the black plastic pots can’t be easily recycled, and because theoretically biodegradable pots don’t degrade in Nevada’s climate, garden shop owners and managers ...
Jail inmates help local schools get ready for return of students and staff
RENO -- With the first day of the traditional school year just days away, work crews from the Washoe County Sheriff’s Community Work Program are busy, helping a number of local schools get ready for the return of students. In addition to participating in efforts that help clean and ...
Stories for Tuesday, August 21
Hot summer hydrates recreation firms
Revenues have been sizzling all summer for businesses that give residents and visitors to Greater Reno-Tahoe an escape from sweltering 100-degree heat. Andrew Laughlin, owner of Sand Harbor Rentals, says revenues are up about 15 percent on a daily basis from 2011 for rentals of kayaks, personal watercraft and ...
Stories for Monday, August 20
GSR works on $25 million in upgrades
This isn’t your parent’s MGM. In discussing the extent of renovations at the Grand Sierra Resort, Reno’s largest hotel property at 2,000 rooms, it’s easier to list what hasn’t been upgraded — the theater, box office ticket counter and sports book area — than what has. New owners the ...
Fire crews extinguish 48 acre fire in Palomino Valley ignited by firearms
RENO -- Fire agencies contained a 48-acre blaze in the Palomino area today at 1:45 p.m. Ignited by discharge of a firearm, the fire started around 10 a.m. this morning and consumed 38 acres of private land and 11 acres of public land. The fire started near 14755 ...
Stories for Friday, August 17
Reno air race gets longer name in nod to sponsors
RENO -- The Reno Air Races competition is getting a longer name in a nod to sponsors donating hundreds of thousands of dollars to keep the event alive. The Nevada Commission on Tourism on Wednesday christened the race "TravelNevada.com Reno National Championship Air Races and Air Show Presented by ...
Fires winding down on Winnemucca district
WINNEMUCCA -- After nearly two weeks of intense fire activity that burned close to 250,000 acres in Nevada, the Winnemucca District has begun to get back to other tasks as crews work to secure containment lines and conduct mop up operations. Due to the large amount of fires in ...
Stories for Wednesday, August 15
BLM issues temporary closure and restrictions of certain activities during Burning Man
WINNEMUCCA -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Winnemucca District Office announced in the Federal Register on Aug. 14, 2012 temporary closure and the temporary restriction of certain activities on public lands immediately surrounding the site of the 2012 Burning Man event. The temporary closure and temporary restrictions are necessary ...
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