Food-waste recycling grows, pressuring compost makers
by John Seelmeyer, 1/23/2012
Atlantis Casino Resort got lots of warm media attention last month as it launched a program to recycle organics — food wastes and the like — through a Carson City composting facility.
For the owner of Full Circle Compost, meanwhile, the contract with Atlantis and Waste Management is a mixed blessing.
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Divorcing couples struggle to deal with negative equity in homes
by John Seelmeyer, 1/23/2012
Life used to be much simpler for Kim Surratt, a family-law attorney in Reno.
Back when home prices were rising steadily, the divorcing couples with whom Surratt works would agree to sell their house, split the profit and get on with their lives.
But now that thousands of home-owning couples owe more on their mortgages than their homes are worth, Surratt and other professionals face the baffling task: How to equitably divide negative equity.
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NorthStar acquisition adds a line of cold-weather gear
by Rob Sabo, 1/23/2012
NorthStar Investor’s acquisition of Alaskan Hardgear reflects the marriage of two successful companies that manufacture cold-weather clothing and gear, says Chris Howard, chief executive officer of Reno-based NorthStar.
NorthStar, parent company of Glacier Outdoors, made a name for itself in the sporting goods industry with its Glacier Glove product line.
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Maker of auto after-market parts readies a new facility
by Rob Sabo, 1/23/2012
It used to be that Dennis Lee Prutch, vice president of national sales for Dashtop, a manufacturer of replacement auto parts for the interiors of cars and trucks, scrounged salvage yards for junked dashboards and door panels so he could create molds for his products.
Today Dashtop, based across the street from the Stead Airport, has created more than 400 molds for about 200 molded-plastic auto parts.
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