Photo gallery: NNBV business lifestyle picks for June 2018
The Reno + Sparks Chamber of Commerce conducted a ribbon cutting for Summit Smiles dentistry on Double R Blvd in South Reno on June 7.
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From left, Tray Abney (Moderator, Managing Partner, The Abney Tauchen Group), Katie Hoffman (Panelist, Director, Fennemore Craig), Cary Richardson (Panelist, Vice President/Senior Project Manager, Miles Construction), Tim Nelson (Panelist, CPA, Evans, Nelson & Company, CPAs) and Wes McQuillen (Panelist, Director of Marketing, Sierra Well) took part the NCET Cannabis Commerce 2.0 forum on May 23 at the Atlantis in Reno.
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In June, the Washoe County School District’s central Reno Family Resource Center was broken into and vandalized. The vandals took bus passes, taxi vouchers, Walmart gift cards, quarters, and savers vouchers along with electronics and computer equipment. In response, One Nevada Credit Union donated $2,000 to the center to help it recover.
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The NNBV's 2018 Sierra Nevada Powerful Woman Awards honored Top-20 Powerful Women winners -- pictured here -- at a special luncheon on May 30 at the Atlantis in Reno. More than 700 people were in attendance. Go to bit.ly/2xvLTwl for the full story and photo gallery.
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Traner Middle School Principal Tiffany McMaster accepts a $5,000 check on May 10 from Amazon’s Reno Fulfillment Center GM Ron Buckley. The donation was part of a larger gift from Amazon that included $10,000 in supplies for Traner’s STEM/Makerspace program.
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Reid Weber, CTO of The Sufferfest, speaks during a June 5 press conference at the Whitney Peak Hotel in downtown Reno. The company was one of five local startups to be celebrated at the event, which featured presentations by Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval and Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve, for bringing more than 125 new tech jobs to the area over the past several months, with an average annual wage of $77,000. Go to bit.ly/2JXO69W for the full story and video coverage.
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Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve and Mariah Musselman (daughter of Nevada basketball coach Eric Musselman) share a moment during the May 30 Sierra Nevada Powerful Women awards luncheon at the Atlantis in Reno.
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Western Nevada College recently accepted a donation from TRAK Machine Tools . From left: Tony Brooks, a factory direct representative for TRAK Machine Tools; WNC machine tool technology instructor David Fulton; WNC Career and Technical Education Director Georgia White; and WNC Foundation Executive Director Niki Gladys.
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NV Energy recently presented Atlantis Casino Resort Spa with the company’s first-ever Lifetime Leader award. Back row, from left: Shawn Elicegui, NV Energy Senior Vice President, Business Plan, Regulatory and Legislative Strategy; and Doug Cannon, NV Energy President. Front row, from left: Mary Simmons, NV Energy Vice President of Business Development & Community Strategy; Paul Caudill, NV Energy CEO; John Farahi, Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. (owners of Atlantis Reno) CEO; Daniel Farahi, Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. Director of Development Services, and David Farahi, Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. COO.
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Peterbilt Truck Parts & Equipment and Silver State International owner John Phillips presented a $25,000 donation to High Desert Montessori School on June 7. The donation is a match of the funds raised at this year’s Kids on Big Rigs, held every April in benefit of High Desert Montessori. This past year, over 4,500 people attended the event.
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Hans Melotte, Executive V.P. of Starbucks' Global Supply Chain; Seth Maurer, President of CORE Construction; and Carl Mount, Senior V.P. of Starbucks' Logistics and U.S. Retail Supply Chain, pose with a $275,000 check on June 7 that was written back to Starbucks, refunding a portion of the money used to build a recent expansion to the Carson Valley Starbucks Roasting Plant and Distribution Center, located near the Minden-Tahoe Airport.
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The Reno + Sparks Chamber of Commerce held a backyard barbecue at Famous Dave’s Reno for its signature networking event, Business After Hours, on June 7. Over 75 attendees networked with fellow members while enjoying bites from Famous Dave’s and beer from the Brewer’s Cabinet.
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Every month in print and online, the Northern Nevada Business View publishes a business lifestyle photo gallery made up of submissions from across the region.
Have an event that showcases the social and networking side of business? Did your company make a donation to a local nonprofit that’s worth celebrating?
Just send photos with a brief description of the event and names of those in the photo to editor@nnbw.biz, and we will publish on a monthly basis, per editorial discretion.
Vegas Chamber presses delegation for business liability protection
Concerned that a spate of COVID-19-related lawsuits could bankrupt businesses, members of the Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce implored the state’s congressional delegation during the chamber’s annual D.C. retreat to pass a federal liability protection measure.
