VanTrust Real Estate Completes Sale of Tropical Distribution Center Building VI to Novva Data Centers

VanTrust Real Estate Completes Sale of Tropical Distribution Center Building VI to Novva Data Centers

Article submitted by Steve Burks, Small Giants (for VanTrust) VanTrust Real Estate, LLC (VanTrust), recently completed the sale of Building IV at Tropical Distribution Center in North Las Vegas. The building was acquired by Utah-based data center developer Novva Data Centers, which has already begun work on a 100-megawatt facility that is aiming for a late [...]

Grow with Google Provides Nevada Small Businesses With Tools to Reach Customers in Changing Economy

Grow with Google Provides Nevada Small Businesses With Tools to Reach Customers in Changing Economy

Article submitted by Benjamin Engel, The Abbi Agency On Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at 1:00pm PT Google will co-host an online workshop with the Office of Small Business Advocacy for local small businesses as part of the tech company’s ‘Grow with Google’ initiative. ‘Grow with Google’ aims to help create economic opportunity in communities across [...]

2021 NCET Tech Awards to Honor Top Talent in Northern Nevada’s Technological Community

2021 NCET Tech Awards to Honor Top Talent in Northern Nevada’s Technological Community

Article submitted by NCET Nevada’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (more popularly known as NCET) hosted its annual Tech Showcase and Awards Gala alongside the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada (EDAWN) Awards on Thursday, July 15. Now in its 14th year, the NCET Tech Awards celebrate the Northern Nevada individuals and companies who have [...]

3 Ways People With Disabilities Can Use Technology to Advance Their Career

3 Ways People With Disabilities Can Use Technology to Advance Their Career

Article submitted by Patrick Young, AbleUSA.info. Opportunity Nevada has the content to help you thrive. Subscribe to the blog today! Throughout history, people with disabilities have thought about how they can best contribute their skills to the workforce. The fact of the matter is, most careers weren’t created with their abilities in mind. Fortunately, advances [...]

Local Laser Company is Removing Maker Barriers

Local Laser Company is Removing Maker Barriers

Reno-based laser cutting company, SendCutSend is removing barriers preventing makers from accessing high tech manufacturing equipment by providing an on-demand service. Jim Belosic is CEO of SendCutSend, a high-tech, rapid-manufacturing company specializing in the precision cutting of a variety of metals and aerospace materials. An avid hobbyist and maker, Belosic often found himself in need of specialized parts [...]

Innovating in Nevada

Innovating in Nevada

by Itai Nemovicher Nevada is a state teeming with innovation and forward-thinking. Tesla and Panasonic are reinventing manufacturing processes in a field that, in and of itself, embodies innovation. Industrial companies like Barrick Goldstrike Mines are creating more effective and efficient mining practices that speak to environmental sustainability and strong commerce. We’ve seen our mainstay [...]

White Peak Launches Free SEO Analyzer Tool To Help Small Businesses

White Peak Launches Free SEO Analyzer Tool To Help Small Businesses

White Peak Growth Partners, Reno’s leading full-service digital marketing agency, announces that they have launched a free SEO analyzer tool on their website. The tool will be particularly helpful to small businesses and non-profits which tend to lack in-house digital marketing teams. "We're committed to delivering the most effective strategies, the best results, and the [...]

UNLV Research Park Means New Opportunities for Nevada

UNLV Research Park Means New Opportunities for Nevada

On Tuesday, July 17, UNLV made a bit of history in the Silver State, breaking ground on the first innovation building at the UNLV Harry Reid Research and Technology Park, in partnership with master developer Gardner Company. And while the dusty desert space at 2400 W. Sunset Rd. doesn’t look like much right now, the [...]

Over 125 New Tech Jobs Announced by Five New Startups

Over 125 New Tech Jobs Announced by Five New Startups

This morning the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada (EDAWN), along with Governor Brian Sandoval, announced five new startups that will contribute over 125 new tech jobs, with an average wage of over $40 an hour. The five companies are as follows: Breadware - The company relocated their headquarters from Santa Barbara and has hired [...]