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SNCAT community TV moves to new Reno studio

Emily — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 22:21:51 +0000

Les Smith, executive director of Sierra Nevada Community Access Television, looked around the vacant space that this month will become SNCAT’s Meadowood Mall headquarters and considered the possibilities.

The new studio has a 15-foot-tall green screen for background projections, the “great room” can serve as a movie theater, a radio studio is on the second floor, editing bays and offices ring the main rooms, the bathrooms/dressing rooms have mirrors surrounded by lights and the whole 6,000-square-foot facility is rigged for broadcast cables.

“It’s just perfect for us,” Smith said. “You could not find a better place to do community access television.”

SNCAT, which has made it possible for Northern Nevadans to broadcast their messages for nearly 20 years, is moving to increase accessibility, visibility and services, he said.

Long known for broadcasting government meetings, the station plans to get back to its roots as an educational and community TV and radio production center. Read full story:

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Reno’s Intel ISEF featured on The Tonight Show

Dave Archer — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:53:14 +0000

Post-event media coverage of Intel ISEF 2009 continues as web sites and hometown newspapers around the world profile the accomplishments and awards of the nearly 1,500 student participants. It has been extensive and positive publicity, serving to remind the world that this region is a terrific tourism destination, is extremely capable of hosting an international event of this magnitude, and that our "doors" are open to the world of science and research.

A media highlight during Intel ISEF was a visit by Conan O’Brien, host of The Tonight Show. The resulting piece aired June 25 and is available on The Tonight Show web site. If you enjoy O’Brien’s sense of humor, you’ll enjoy this video, which is posted online as two segments.

Lawmakers, businesses jockey for ‘green’ jobs

Emily — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:51:39 +0000

In the empty factories and laid-off workers in this struggling section of the Rust Belt, entrepreneur Wil Cashen sees “unimaginable potential.”

Seeking to capitalize on the trend toward more-energy-efficient vehicles, Cashen has a plan to retrofit pickup trucks with electric motors at several of Elkhart County’s large, dormant manufacturing facilities and sell them to utility companies.

A native of neighboring St. Joseph County, Cashen would like to see this hard-hit area — which touts itself as “the RV capital of the World” — become the country’s capital for electric vehicles. Read more:

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Nevada Black Chamber of Commerce 2009 Membership Meeting - July 16

Emily — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:51:26 +0000

Join the Nevada Black Chamber of Commerce July 16 for a membership meeting and networking mixer.

Date: Thursday, July 16, 2009
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Location: Wells Fargo Bank Conference Room
2145 Sutro Street, Suite 10, Reno, NV 89512
Topic: Financial Education for the Entrepreneur & Small Business Owner

Guest Speakers:
Keynote speaker - Cheri S. Hill, President/CEO of Sage International, Inc. and Co-Author of “Incorporate & Get Rich!”
Craig Jackson, Small Business & Group Benefits Specialist
Jason Kleinhenz, Financial Representative – Country Financial
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Attendees are encouraged to RSVP to Patrice A. Boyakins, pboyakins@sageintl.com, 775.786.5515. www.nevadabcc.org.
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Gain Insight from Experts regarding how to Grow, Protect, & Leverage Your Hard-Earned Personal & Business Assets

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Many Investors Still Eyeing Start-Ups

Emily — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:15:07 +0000

The rocky market and the disappearance of initial public offerings may have pushed most investors away from start-ups, but a growing number of investors are casting aside their doubts and seeking out promising new ventures.

The risk may be high for these investors, but so is the reward. Just ask Mike Maples Jr., whose Menlo Park, Calif.-based venture firm Maples Investments got in on the ground floor at Internet start-ups Twitter and Digg. Other investors are so driven to buy in now that they are pooling their funds with groups across the country to acquire larger stakes than they could afford on their own. Read more:

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Interior bets big on Western solar energy

Emily — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:52:06 +0000

Solar energy development in Nevada and five other Western states has been put on a fast track by the federal government, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced this week.

“It’s time for a new energy frontier,” he said June 29 from the courtyard of UNLV’s Greenspun Hall. The courtyard is shaded by photovoltaic solar panels.

The Interior Department set aside seven solar zones on 150,000 acres in Nevada to be studied for their potential to house solar arrays. There are 17 additional zones to be studied in California, Utah, Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico. A total of 670,000 acres will be evaluated.

This initiative, Salazar said, will “help us harness the power of the sun once and for all … Our expectations are bold, but they are achievable.”

Salazar, dressed in his trademark cowboy hat and bolo tie, signed the order directing the expedited study and solar energy development. Read full story:

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Q&A: Terry McGowan Datanamics CEO

Emily — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:16:19 +0000

Although his company is all about technology, if you ask Terry McGowan about its greatest assets he will start talking about how his employees work with their customers.

McGowan is president of Datanamics, a Henderson-based tech company that designs, installs and supports voice and data networks using a variety of vendors. In addition to developing networks for the hospitality industry and coaxing computer systems to talk to each other, Datanamics has a new educational services division that offers courses for information technology professionals and certification programs.

McGowan talked with In Business Las Vegas about the people and services of Datanamics, the warm welcome he received when he moved to Henderson and his thoughts on social networks. Read full story:

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Teen Entrepreneurs of Las Vegas Conference - July 25

Emily — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:59:58 +0000

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Can We Innovate Our Way Out Of Recession?

Emily — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:02:25 +0000

Whether it’s a faster way to move data, a cheaper way to power a car or a cleaner way to sweep up dust bunnies, the right innovation can deliver huge profits to an organization. But given today’s fast-paced global marketplace and limited resources for research and development, companies often struggle simply to survive, let alone innovate.

Yet the same forces that have flattened our world may also yield new directions for the future of innovation. During a recent conference at the Mack Center for Technological Innovation, academics and business leaders argued that, rather than going back to the drawing board, companies should go outside their walls and tap into “innovation networks.” Read more:

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LV business leaders, experts to tackle what’s next for economy

Emily — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:48:43 +0000

With the Las Vegas economy mired in a deep recession, some are suggesting it’s time for the community to hit the reset button.

That is the topic for the Lied Institute for Real Estate Studies, which will host its 12th-annual round table Aug. 19 and 20.

About 80 business leaders, academics and politicians will discuss “What’s Happened? What’s Next?’’ The group will assess what happened to Las Vegas in the past 18 months and what can be done for future growth.

“We sort of felt it was time for people to hit the reset button and find out how we can get out of this,” said Debra March, Lied Institute’s executive director. “It is no different then when a computer crashes. We have been through a difficult downward spiral as a community, and it is time to reboot.”

The round table, whose recommendations will be part of a white paper, will talk about various segments of the business community, including commercial and residential real estate, hospitality, gaming, retail, finance and support professions. There will be sessions on the public sector, education, health, culture, energy and environment. Read more:

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