Stories for February 2010 | Serving Northern Nevada

Stories for February 2010

Sunday, February 28

BBB accredited businesses

The basics of communication

Your resume is your ambassador to a positive new chapter

Practices to improve your public speaking

Squeeze In featured

Unlicensed contractors cited

EKG training launched

Deal on silver property

Walmart begins construction of Supercenter in central Reno

Mine-tire consultancy launched

Ormat: Revenue growth to slow in 2010

Weak national employment puts pressure on Employers

Merger drives expansion of JLH

AGC honors PAR, A-1 Steel

State moves toward business Web portal

Economic commission moves its Carson City headquarters

Carson branch a longstanding plan for First Independent

Focus helps attorney keep his complex life in focus

In his own words: Danny Fierro of The LED Light Inc.

Marvin D. Grulli

Cindy Armentrout

Brian Feleciano

Dave Newman, Jared Davis

Gina Brooks, Ron Rubin and Kelly Glenn

Travis D. Kieckbusch, M.D.

Wayne A. Frediani

Karen Rae Abbott, M.D.

Theodore Berndt, M.D.

Glisson to take reins at GameTech

Lead-safe training set for contractors

Police distribute pawn reporting guide

Consultant opens in Reno

MassMedia wins contract

Tool store moves

Navy job for Chromalloy

Rochester Mine production

SNC wins Air Force work

Urex posts loss

The tears of a clown

Despite uptick, few new realty jobs

Sunday, February 21

Contractors thankful for WMS Gaming job

Fewer startups, more work-outs

Robert Carrington

Attorney practices family first, even with workers, clients

In his own words: Karl Olsen of Parsons, Behle & Latimer

More small-space retailers seek locations

Hydropower, new pipeline to benefit TMWA users

Safety products distributor expands

1,200 may attend Reno Entrepreneur Expo during eWeek

Knitting Factory stepping up schedule for day and night

Secure Storage Technologies targets cash-strapped cities

Getting paid

Principles to help ensure that change will be successful

Undermining job creation

HAWC clinic remodeling under way

Aces begin search for full-time public address announcer for 2010 season

Paddleboard Web site

Four firms retain Branby

GSR writedown

Refinery gives its fuel a test

Lobbyist forms firm

AU Goose wins contract

Glove distributor launched

Nevada Alumni officers

Reno Air Racing Foundation

Jim Newman

Tracy Mimno

Betty "B" Gorman

Valerie Hahn

Josephine Binetti McPeak, Debbie Leonard

Santiago Gonzalez

Rachel Premo

Bobby Cable

Paul Ochs

Karin Hoffman

New map details economic development assets in Lander County

Turbine time

Hammering out their niche

In his own words: Karl Olsen of Parsons, Behle & Latimer

Apartment tenants keep upper hand

Sunday, February 14

The art of repayment

Today's loan climate

Will REITS and private equity funds come to the rescue?

Recent commercial real estate transactions in the region

Recent commercial real estate listing agreements in the area

HAWC board of directors

ABC officers, board

Scott S. Hoffmann

Corey I. Sanders

Ben Gregg

Grand Sierra Resort staff

Vicki Bischoff

Tom de Jong

Rich Green

Sally Gentile

Allison Anderson

Kelvin Voeller

Valerie Hahn

Perry Faigin

Lisa Wasserman, Sergio Gonzalez

Urex sells subsidiary

Two contractors cited

Sparks Chamber honors individuals, businesses

Verizon adds facilities

Herback gets forestry job

Just Brakes hits accelerator

American honors Reno station

CSG Direct retained

Grubb & Ellis|NCG to move

Contract won by Chromalloy

Sparks Chamber acquires Blender rights

Adams wins contract

Renown now accepting Beech Street plan

Study: Region's landscape industry generates $379 million

LamTex wins defense work

Positive outlook

In her own words: Sourdough marketer Sharon Donaldson-Arnold

Spherion VP tackles the job of putting people into jobs

Complex returns to market, with price cut

'Saleswoman of Year' finalists to be announced

Training session for exporters scheduled

Dairy processor files for reorganization

Online auction site launches in Reno

Promotional products distributors holding their own in downturn

Fernley a hot spot for construction

With staffing cuts, cities try to speed permitting

Sunday, February 7

Think local first

Vending firms learn to weather slump

Oregon now prime target for recruiters

State uses new research to recruit from California

Writedowns on acquisition generate loss for GameTech

USDA offer to fund farms' 'high tunnels' drawing lukewarm response in region

Granite Construction wins contract for U.S. 395 work

Golden Phoenix, ex-CEO ink agreement

American Fiber Systems finishes Carson City network

Private equity firm takes Vitamin Research stake

Kohl's buys Mervyn's location in Carson City

Gardnerville contractor wins federal contract far from home

Ametherm distribution deal

2010: A spa odyssey

National security concerns send miner into bankruptcy

Silver Legacy CFO reaches new goals in her job and life

In her own words: Beth Cooney, John Ascuaga's Nugget

Waterjet machining finds its spot in manufacturing

Sallie R. Haws, Thomas White

Dan Watkins

Sharon Grundy

Kirstin Anderson

R. Llee Chapman

Mari Hutchinson

CREW officers, board

BANN officers, board

PRSA awards

BANN awards

Joyce Newman

Northern Nevada Children's Cancer Foundation board

IpAuctions to sell patents

Sierra Nevada contract

Once Upon a Child award

H Roark opens new offices

Fence contract awarded

New Allstate agency

T-Mobile store opens

Fallon project completed

Goodwill to open location

Realty office moves

Creative Coverings develops reusable shipping system

ER wait times on Web

PRSA award winners

Four contractors cited

Reno Sparks Chamber of Commerce members

Carson Chamber members

The lessons of a rough year

How to stay motivated in a home office when no one is looking