The construction industry in Nevada is entering 2016 less optimistic than in 2015, but overall “Bullish” about local, nonresidential construction activity, according to a recent survey of industry contractors and equipment distributors by Wells Fargo. 55 percent of contractors believe their equipment rentals will remain at a similar level to last year. 27 percent of…… MORE
NV Dems Raising More Money Than Republicans
Nevada Democrats raised nearly twice what the state Republican party did in 2015. The Assembly Democratic Caucus raised fourteen times as much as the Assembly Republican Caucus last year. The Senate Democratic Caucus reported raising three times as much as their Republican counterparts. Democrats are reacting to a “Red Wave,” election that put republicans in…… MORE
Icy Roads Blamed For Fatal Crash
NHP troopers say a man died over the weekend in a fatal collision near Glenbrook on Highway 50 because of ice on the road. Troopers were called around 9:40pm Saturday to reports of two vehicles colliding. After an investigation they determined Mexican National Carlos Ortega Gomez was driving eastbound on Highway 50 when his Toyota…… MORE
Rodeo Scholarship Program Taking Apps
The Reno Rodeo Foundation is accepting applications for its annual college scholarship program. Since 1986, the foundation has helped fund hundreds of students. To be eligible students must graduate from an accredited high school in northern Nevada, with a GPA of 3.0 or better; and attend an accredited northern Nevada college or university. The application…… MORE
Price Tag Released For Faraday Special Session
The four day special session designed to lure Faraday Future to town cost more than what was paid to get tax breaks for Tesla in a two day session. In fact, the session costs almost twice as much. Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau Director Rick Combs says the price tag so far is $227,000, and may…… MORE
Development Happening in Carson City
New development is happening in Carson City, as the area is starting to recover from the recession. A new multi-use building is now under construction at 308 North Curry Street, the site of the long vacant Citibank building. When completed, the building will feature downtown living, shopping, and office space. Developers are looking to Reno’s…… MORE
Search Continues For Ski Instructor
The search continues for a ski instructor, missing since Thursday afternoon while skiing during after-work hours at Sugar Bowl Ski Resort. Searchers are concentrating on an area where 23 year old Carson May’s cell phone was last pinged; it is also an area of a recent avalanche. It has been reported that drones will be…… MORE
Help Name Reno’s New Soccer Team
Reno is getting a professional soccer team and you can help choose its name. USL Reno has selected six names: Reno FC, FC Reno, Reno Silver FC, Reno City FC, Reno United and Reno 1868. If you’d like to vote, you can visit uslreno2017.com An official team name should be finalized in about a month. The…… MORE
Carly Fiorina Visits Northern Nevada
Former Hewlett Packard CEO and Republican Presidential candidate Carly Fiorina was in northern Nevada Sunday, she held an event at Lakeridge Golf Course. Speaking to a crowd of about 250 people, she touched on everything from border security, better care for veterans, and reforming the tax code. She also criticized republican front runner Donald Trump…… MORE
Lake Tahoe Suffering From Uneven Recovery
A nonprofit group formed five years ago to help to diversify Lake Tahoe’s economy says the area’s working class neighborhoods are suffering during an uneven economic recovery. The Tahoe Prosperity Center says the primary problems are under-paying jobs, out-of-reach housing costs and aging infrastructure. Center director Heidi Hill Drum says more than 3 million visitors…… MORE
