Article submitted by Bridgette Menist, The Abbi Agency Over the past year, the Governor’s Office of Workforce Innovation (GOWINN) and dozens of state and community partners collaborated to provide more than 500 dislocated and underemployed Nevadans free educational training programs for in-demand careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) through the Supporting and Advancing [...]
Article submitted by the Nevada Department of Agriculture The State of Nevada has invested $75 million for free school meals in Nevada schools operating the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) this upcoming academic year. Approved by the Interim Finance Committee on June 21, 2022, American Rescue Plan Act funds will be used to continue pandemic [...]
Article submitted by The Abbi Agency Foothill Partners Incorporated, the street-retail development company focused on centralizing commerce, culture and community, announces their newest tenant at The Oddie District, Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC). The community college’s Theater and Performing Arts Program will be the primary tenant for a black box theater at The Oddie District, [...]
by Kaya Bromley An educational summit aims to educate investors, business owners, and commercial real estate experts on the vast potential Opportunity Zones present in the northern Nevada market. Recently named the nation’s fastest-growing job market, experts are eyeing the Reno region as a boon to investors. “The untapped potential here is astounding,” said Kaya [...]
With the ongoing need for trained IT employees in northern Nevada – the opening of the Reno Technology Academy bringing the ability to earn an IT certification in a semester or two couldn’t have come at a better time. Steve Andreano, Director of Technology Programs, explained the simple but pivotal mission of Reno Technology Academy. [...]
Mary Croughan, UNLV’s new vice president for research and economic development, knows firsthand the difference having a champion in one’s corner can make. Without such a champion her freshman year at the University of California, Davis, she may have given up on science entirely. Croughan recalls the day she approached her chemistry professor to rectify [...]
The College of Southern Nevada (CSN) is the state’s largest and most ethnically diverse higher education institution, while also being a major economic engine for the region with an estimated annual economic impact of nearly $1 billion. “The College of Southern Nevada is as vital to the regional economy as it is to each student [...]
The College of Southern Nevada is developing a new discipline in unmanned aviation systems, thanks to a grant from the Governor’s Office of Science, Innovation and Technology. The grant, totaling $195,924.88, helped cover the cost of equipment and supplies needed to fund the program. Governor Brian Sandoval has identified the unmanned aerial vehicle industry as [...]
