Stories for April 2018

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Monday, April 30

Justin Scacco / Truckee Sun

An employee hoops a hat in preparation for it being sent to have bigtruck patches sewn on.

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Bigtruck became Truckee's first Certified B Corporation earlier in the month. In this image, Squaw Valley's Julia Mancuso dons one of the company's signature lids.

Justin Scacco / Truckee Sun

Bigtruck employees work on a run of hat for the band Umphrey’s McGee on Wednesday, April 25.

Justin Scacco / Truckee Sun

An employee at bigtruck puts the final touches on a run of hats designed for the band Umphrey’s McGee.

Courtesy of Carson Hot Springs Resort

Carson Hot Springs Resort’s main attraction is its heated pool, which is drained, scrubbed and refilled nightly.

Saturday, April 28

Friday, April 27

Thursday, April 26

Courtesy Reno Behavioral Healthcare Hospital

Reno Behavioral Healthcare Hospital is located at 6940 Sierra Center Parkway in south Reno.

Courtesy Sean M. Grady

Renovation was nearly completed last week to the first-floor lobby and second-floor common area of 10345 Professional Circle in South Reno, a Class A building owned by management firm NevDex Properties.

Kaleb M. Roedel / NNBV

Chris Thornberg, a founding partner of Los Angeles-based Beacon Economics, gives a presentation during the City National Bank Economic & Investment Forum in April 2018 at The Grove at South Creek in south Reno.

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Clear Capital is expecting to double in size over the next five years. Sixty one new hires were made in the first quarter of 2018, 31 of which are based out of the Reno headquarters.

Wednesday, April 25

In Plain Sight Marketing

The Boys and Girls Clubs are looking for AmeriCorp Vista volunteers.

Brad Coman/Nevada Appeal

Julie Lee and Rae Hanna of Dayton and Sue Olmsted of Stagecoach protest in front of the State Capitol Wednesday morning.

Brad Coman/Nevada Appeal

Wild Horse Preservation League co-founder Bonnie Matton protests in front of the State Capitol building Wednesday morning in Carson City.

Jim Grant | Nevada Appeal

Eagle Valley Middle School students check out an Army National Guard helicopter that landed at the school in November.

Brad Coman/Nevada Appeal

Fremont Elementary School will go through a much needed construction project in 2018

Photo: Getty Images

Solar panels sit on a solar farm at Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Southern Nevada, east of Las Vegas.

Kurt Hildebrand

This Historian Inn changed hands recently.

Tuesday, April 24

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The display case shows cannabis product at NuLeaf Dispensary in Incline Village, Nevada.

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Evan Klouse works on ventilation-on-demand model in Newmont Ventilation Lab. Klouse is graduating with a 4.0 GPA in May and accepted a position as a mining engineer with Newmont.

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Sponsored by the Nevada Chapter AGC, the PINNACLE Awards on April 20 honored some of the best construction teams in Northern Nevada.

Monday, April 23

Courtesy Carson Tahoe Health

A look at the system in action at Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center.

Courtesy Everardo Keeme

A look inside Modern Acupuncture's new Reno location.

Courtesy Foothill Partners

Renderings of the Shoppers Square project that is expected to break ground in late third quarter.

Rob Sabo

Melissa Molyneaux has been manager of the Reno Colliers International office since 2016.

Sunday, April 22

Saturday, April 21

Courtesy Theresa Danna-Douglas

Dr. Melanie Duckworth

Kaleb M. Roedel / NNBW

Amber Barnes is leading the new conscious business movement in Northern Nevada through her Reno-based business, StartHuman.

Friday, April 20

Images courtesy Panattoni Development

Longley Commerce Center, a 271,000-square-foot building at 6550 Longley Lane, is expected to be completed by year’s end.

Whip Villarreal

Construction continues on Vida Luxury Living at the corner of Mae Anne Ave and Sharlands Avenue.

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Construction continues on Vida Luxury Living at the corner of Mae Anne and Sharlands avenues in Reno.

Whip Villarreal

Construction continues on Vida Luxury Living at the corner of Mae Anne Ave and Sharlands Avenue.

Thursday, April 19

Courtesy Startup Angels

According to Startup Angels, 95 new startups are created around the world every minute.

Courtesy Colliers International

Raising Cane’s has opened mutliple locations in the region.

Courtesy CBRE

Renderings of new retail at Rancharrah, which, while still under construction, has 15 letters of intent from retailers who plan to lease space there.

Courtesy Colliers International

The Grocery Outlet on Disc Drive also is doing well, according to Shawn Smith, first vice president for the retail services group at CBRE.

Courtesy CBRE

Renderings of new retail at Rancharrah, which, while still under construction, has 15 letters of intent from retailers who plan to lease space there.

Wednesday, April 18

Courtesy Eldorado Resorts

Eldorado Resorts three downtown properties, Circus Circus Reno Hotel & Casino, Silver Legacy Resort Casino and Eldorado Resort Casino, can be seen in this nightscape photo, along with the Sands. Eldorado Resorts struck a deal on April 16 to purchase gambling and hotel operations of Tropicana Entertainment.

Photo: Bill Rozak / Tahoe Daily Tribune

A look at the MontBleu Casino Resort & Spa property in Stateline, on Tahoe's South Shore.

Courtesy Trav Bell, WIN

Trav Bell, 'The Bucket List Guy' will be keynote speaker at WIN's next breakfast meeting on March 30.

Tuesday, April 17

Jim Grant | The Record-Courier

Fran Pritchard is the owner of Killer Salsa located in the Gardnerville Ranchos.

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The evaporation pond containing the runoff liquids from the Anaconda Mine to prevent it from contaminating the water supply. The liquid contained in the pond has an average PH level of 2-4 and is primarly copper (green) and sulfiric acid.

Courtesy of Chase International

The property at 177 Yellow Jacket Road in Glenbrook, Nev., sold for $13.145 million earlier this year.

Monday, April 16

Trevor Clark

Scenics at Alpine Meadows and Squaw Valley, CA.

Sunday, April 15

Jim Grant / NNBW

Teresa Di Loreto says she has "never felt being a woman has made a difference."

Courtesy 2017 Gaming Gender Equality Index

Statistics like these from surveys conducted in the 2017 Gaming Gender Equality Index show a difference between male and female perception.

Courtesy Jeff Ross

Dana Bennett is blazing trails as president of the Nevada Mining Association.

Jim Grant / NNBW

Teresa Di Loreto of Paradiso Communities stands with her partner, John Foley, at a model home within the company's Discover Legacy Pointe community north of downtown Reno on April 3.

Saturday, April 14

Friday, April 13

Duane Johnson / NNBW

Construction continues on Great Basin Hall on the University of Nevada, Reno campus, seen here on April 12.

Kaleb M. Roedel / NNBW

Leah Madison, greenbox coordinator of the division of earth and ecosystem sciences at DRI, explains the purpose of the solar water pump project to the students on the Envirolution Sustainability Tour 2018.

Kaleb M. Roedel / NNBW

Mackenzie Peterson, greenbox administrator of the division of earth and ecosystem sciences at DRI, helps Envirolution tour students with their hands-on solar water pump project.

Kaleb M. Roedel / NNBW

Eric Wilcox, associate research professor in climatology at DRI, explains solar power installation and solar storage to students participating in the Envirolution Sustainability Tour 2018 on Monday, March 26, at DRI.

Ormat Technology / FORGE photo

Caption. A drilling rig was on the project site of FORGE, Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy, southeast of earlier this year.

Thursday, April 12

Courtesy East River PR

Alison Elder (left) was recognized as a top producing advisor for Engel & Volkers.

Kaleb M. Roedel / NNBW

MedMen Mustang's tissue culture lab clones marijuana plants.

Kaleb M. Roedel / NNBW

Employees of MedMen Mustang are required to wear lab coats, pants and hair nets and use high-strength automatic handwashing machines before entering the factory.

Kaleb M. Roedel / NNBW

Jeff Spinder, manufacturing manager at MedMen Mustang, explains how the CO2 extractor factors into the manufacturing process.

Kaleb M. Roedel / NNBW

Adam Bierman, co-founder and CEO of MedMen, speaks during the ribbon-cutting ceremony at MedMen Mustang, the company's new $15 million marijuana facility east of Reno.

Frank Tag Haxton | Digiman Studio

Dave Archer, CEO of NCET, poses April 5 with the "stars" of the 2018 NCET Tech Awards. Archer told the NNBW that annual awards strives to keep the event light and fun with such special guests and other antics.

Frank Tag Haxton | Digiman Studio

Dave Archer, left, CEO of NCET, and Renee Pickens McGinnes, right, present Bryan McArdle, Summit Venture Mentoring Service and EDAWN, with a Special Recognition Award, during the 2018 NCET Tech Awards presentation on April 5.

Courtesy Frank Tag Haxton | Digiman Studio

Winners of the 2018 NCET Tech Awards and the EDAWN Entrepreneurial Support Awards pose following the awards banquet on April 5 at Atlantis Resort Casino Spa.

Wednesday, April 11

Rob Galloway / Tahoe Daily Tribune

The Round Hill Square Shopping Center is on the market for $32.35 million.

Emmily Butz / Courtesy

Local athlete Emmily Butz is serving coffee out of her dream mobile cafe, Lyft Coffee, and is promoting a pay-it-forward program to the community.

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Dawn Swiger sells crocheted items and stocking stuffers at Lights of Christmas 1001 Sheckler Road Saturday, Dec. 2.

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Billy and Laci Peterson, both 9, promote Christmas Tree voting at the Lights of Christmas event Dec. 2.

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The Mitchell sisters Marisol, 3, and Lluvia, 6, sit on Santa's lap during the Candy Cane Hunt at Laura Mills Park Saturday, Dec. 2.

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Jo's Stillwater Tea House offers a large menu with a variety alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and snacks.

Courtesy/Jo Petteruti

Jo Petteruti and her husband, Alan, renovate the former D.L. Coffee Jeweler into Jo's Stillwater Tea Room before it opened in March 2015. These photos can be found in the lookbook at the Tea Room.

Kaleb M. Roedel / NNBW

Haus of Reed owners Tim Reed, left, and Randi Reed and their 6-year-old son, Rush, inside of their shop located on Greg Street in Sparks.

Tuesday, April 10

Courtesy RTIA

The inaugural flight of Frontier Airlines route between Austin, Texas, and Reno, lands in Reno on April 10.

Courtesy RTIA

Marily Mora, CEO of the Reno-Tahoe International Airport, welcomes Frontier Airlines inaugural Reno-Austin flight on April 10.

Courtesy Chase International

Home sale stats for the Lake Tahoe region for the first quarter of 2018, according to Chase International.

Courtesy Chase International

Median and average price statistics for the Lake Tahoe region for the first quarter of 2018, according to Chase International.

Courtesy Chase International

Home sale stats for Reno/Sparks for the first quarter of 2018, according to Chase International.

Courtesy Chase International

Median and average price statistics for Reno/Sparks for the first quarter of 2018, according to Chase International.

Duane Johnson / NNBW

A display on the wall at Sierra Maitenance's office in Reno.

Duane Johnson / NNBW

Kevin Moerdick, founder and owner of Sierra Maintenance, Inc., with is son, Bryan Moerdick, outside the company's shop in Reno. SMI is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2018.

LVN file photo

Toys for Tots boxes have been placed in the Fallon-Fernley area.

Courtesy of Patty Fleming

The cast of Annie shows off their costumes for the CCHS Performing Arts production. The show opens Thurs. Nov. 30 at 7 p.m.

Beverly Crossland / LVN

City of Fallon employees trim off extra branches from the Christmas tree on Maine Street. There will be a Christmas Tree Lighting Fri, Dec. 1 at 6 p.m.

Monday, April 9

Courtesy UNR

Kirk Bronander, M.D.

Courtesy Douglas Animal Welfare Group

Paulette, Domestic Shorthair

Courtesy Douglas Animal Welfare Group

Kayne, American Staffordshire Terrier

Sunday, April 8

Saturday, April 7

Friday, April 6

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Kristen Averyt is the first woman president of the Desert Research Institute.

Brad Coman / NNBW

Abbi Whitaker, seen here in her office on March 29.

Brad Coman / NNBW

Abbi Whitaker, seen here in her office on March 29, says she has great respect for Stephanie Kruse and Valerie Glenn, two veterans of Northern Nevada’s advertising/public relations community.

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Empire Ranch recently held a meeting for its residents.

Thursday, April 5

Courtesy East River PR

Kerry Donovan and Cindy Ranne, real estate agents in the Lake Tahoe offices of Chase International, recently attended the Luxury Portfolio International Summit in Las Vegas.

Courtesy Feast

Feast, a fine-dining restaurant at the interesection of California Avenue and South Virginia Street in Reno, will soon change its name.

Courtesy Dave Riske

Western Nevada College is able to start a cybersecurity program through funding from the Nevada Governor’s Office of Science, Innovation and Technology.

Courtesy Dave Riske

A look at the testing lab for students enrolled in Western Nevada College's new cybersecurity program starting in fall of 2018.

Duane Johnson / NNBW

Terry Shirey discusses Nevada State Bank's fifth annual 2018 Small Business Survey during the NNBW's April Breakfast & Business event on April 5 at the Atlantis Resort Spa Casino.

Brad Coman / Nevada Appeal

Maria Cipriani gives Mayor Bob Crowell a shave Wednesday evening at the grand opening of Cipriani's Barber Shop on Carson St.

Courtesy SCORE | CNW

American Small Business Championship logo

Wednesday, April 4

Kaleb M. Roedel / NNBW

The UNR Cybersecurity Center developed a sandbox lab on campus called the Full Spectrum Cybersecurity Zone, where students can participate in hands-on research testing and training.

Courtesy UNR

Dr. Shamik Sengupta, executive director of the UNR Cybersecurity Center, leads a center that offers education and research opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate students.

Sally Roberts | NNBW

Turk Cobell, left, founder CCM Hospitality LLC., and John Mulkey, managing member of CCM, show an artists rendering of the Studio 6 Hotel & Recharge Bar on April 3, 2017.

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“Soon: An Overdue History of Procrastination, from Leonardo and Darwin to You and Me”

Courtesy Nevada Rural Housing Authority

The areas marked in red — north Carson Valley and Minden-Gardnerville — were the focus of the recent housing study.

Tuesday, April 3

Duane Johnson / NNBW

Diane Ross stand in front of a poster highlighting the services and activities offered by The Continuum.

Duane Johnson/NNBW

Diane Ross, CEO and president of The Continuum, credits the business' growth in part to the dedication of her late husband, Jerry Cruitt (pictured in the frame), who died in 2016.

Kelsie Longerbeam / Nevada Appeal

Jeff Anderson, hydrologist for the Natural Resources Conservation Service, measures the snowpack on Mt. Rose on Monday.

Monday, April 2

Courtesy Jenifer Rose

Jenifer Rose owns My Community Store in Reno.

Courtesy Jenifer Rose

Jenifer Rose owns My Community Store in Reno.

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* Statistics are pulled from the U.S. Census Bureau’s “American Community Survey.” Figures are estimates and are impacted by margins of error, depending on sampling size of various occupations. * Further, it should be noted that in Nevada, the survey’s margins of error may fluctuate greatly due to small sample sizes in the state’s rural counties. * Learn more: Visit www.census.gov/ programs-surveys/acs to search for survey statistics yourself.

NNBW illustration

* Statistics are pulled from the U.S. Census Bureau’s “American Community Survey.” Figures are estimates and are impacted by margins of error, depending on sampling size of various occupations. * Further, it should be noted that in Nevada, the survey’s margins of error may fluctuate greatly due to small sample sizes in the state’s rural counties. * Learn more: Visit www.census.gov/ programs-surveys/acs to search for survey statistics yourself.

Jim Grant / NNBW

Stephanie Kruse, of KPS3 Marketing, works with team members Katie Coleman, Julia Jones and Jaclyn March during a March 27 brainstorming session.

Sunday, April 1