Business Retention | Expansion | Workforce November was a busy month for the BREWD team. The team assisted with an expansion for a local business that will be adding 15 new jobs in the next two years and will be investing over $20M in new equipment. They also met with six additional companies providing [...]
CEO Happy Holidays! Another year has come and gone, and it is exciting to see the progress we've made as a team! As you know, we can't do this alone. Our success would not happen without the continued support of our investors and community partners. On behalf of the Northern NV Now Board of [...]
Investor Update Northern NV Now would like to thank all of our investors for their continued support this fiscal year. We cannot be successful at attracting, retaining and growing companies in the Greater Reno-Sparks area without you! Thank you to the following new Northern NV Now Silver investors: Hilton Garden Inn Reno Reed [...]
Business Retention | Expansion | Workforce Development October was a busy month for the BREWD team with the Existing Industry Awards and the trip to Austin, Texas to spread the word about engineering employment opportunities in the region, at the Society of Women Engineers Conference. Thank you to the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa which [...]
Entrepreneurial Update Happy Thanksgiving from the Northern NV Now Team! Innovation ecosystem at work: NevadaNano announced $18 million in new investor funding - one of the largest venture financing rounds in our region's history. This successful, advanced manufacturing company is bringing Digital Scent to the Internet, leveraging discoveries licensed through the University of Nevada, [...]
CEO Congratulations to SWITCH! We are excited to see one of our local Nevada based companies go public. Rob Roy and the SWITCH Team rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange recently. Switch uses clean and renewable energy to power data centers. Amazon, eBay and PayPal are on the company's roster [...]
Investor Update Northern NV Now would like to thank all of our investors for their continued support this fiscal year. We cannot be successful at attracting, retaining and growing companies in the Greater Reno-Sparks area without you! Thank you to the following new Northern NV Now investors: Bombora has upgraded to the Presidential Gold level [...]
Entrepreneurial Update The 3rd Annual Biggest Little Startup Fair was a hit! The event was structured to combine elements of a trade show and career fair, providing a venue for companies to exhibit their products and services, and for individuals interested in career opportunities to meet potential employers in the startup community. The event was a [...]
Business Retention | Expansion | Workforce The Business Retention and Expansion team made 7 company visits in September.. and provided assistance to 2 companies. In September, we also launched two taxi tops promoting Nevada JobConnect, to help publicize the fact that JobConnect is the place to go for those seeking employment, in addition to businesses [...]
CEO How did Northern NV Now do in our fiscal year 2017? The Northern NV Now Board tracks our progress using a dashboard that details metrics in a few main areas, job attraction, job retention, entrepreneurial job creation and workforce development. This dashboard is aligned with our strategic plan and our funding. The Northern [...]