http://www.diversifynevada.com/ en abetz@diversifynevada.com Copyright 2011 2011-11-14T18:08:49+00:00 http://www.diversifynevada.com/news/brookings-sri_report_an_economic_development_agenda_for_nevada http://www.diversifynevada.com/news/brookings-sri_report_an_economic_development_agenda_for_nevada#When:18:08:49Z A report commissioned by the State of NevadaProduced by the Metropolitan Policy Program at The Brookings Institution, Brookings Mountain West, and SRI InternationalNovember 2011 Executive Summary Full Report News 2011-11-14T18:08:49+00:00 http://www.diversifynevada.com/news/nevada_selected_for_nga_policy_academy http://www.diversifynevada.com/news/nevada_selected_for_nga_policy_academy#When:15:50:34Z Nevada selected for NGA policy academy This is Reno CARSON CITY – This morning, the National Governors Association announced that Nevada has been selected to participate in a policy academy on strengthening postsecondary accountability systems. http://thisisreno.com/2011/10/nevada-selected-for-nga-policy-academy News 2011-10-18T15:50:34+00:00 http://www.diversifynevada.com/news/reno_yarn_shop_on_track_to_post_6_million_in_revenue_this_year http://www.diversifynevada.com/news/reno_yarn_shop_on_track_to_post_6_million_in_revenue_this_year#When:15:12:53Z Gathering wool? Hardly, for fast-growing online yarn retailer Northern Nevada Business WeeklyAnne Knowles If innovation and energy were hard currency, Jimmy Beans Wool would be a Fortune 500 company by now. http://www.nnbw.com/ArticleRead.aspx?storyID=18236 News 2011-10-18T15:12:53+00:00 http://www.diversifynevada.com/news/initiative_makes_loans_available_for_nevada_small_businesses1 http://www.diversifynevada.com/news/initiative_makes_loans_available_for_nevada_small_businesses1#When:16:09:46Z Initiative makes loans available for Nevada small businesses Reno Gazette JournalStaff Report An initiative that makes millions of dollars in loans available to Nevada small businesses was approved Wednesday and jointly announced by Gov. Brian Sandoval and the U.S. Department of the Treasury. http://www.rgj.com/article/20110928/BIZ/110928030/Initiative-makes-loans-available-Nevada-small-businesses?odyssey=nav|head News 2011-10-12T16:09:46+00:00 http://www.diversifynevada.com/news/office_of_economic_development_seeks_independent_foreign_contractor-europe http://www.diversifynevada.com/news/office_of_economic_development_seeks_independent_foreign_contractor-europe#When:18:26:35Z The Office of Economic Development is soliciting proposals for an Independent Foreign Contractor- Europe. Deadline for submitting questions is October 10, 2011. Deadline for submission and opening date and time is October 25, 2011 at 2:00 PM PST. Please click the link below to view the RFP: Independent Foreign Contractor- Europe   News 2011-10-07T18:26:35+00:00 http://www.diversifynevada.com/news/nevada_receives_239318_federal_grant http://www.diversifynevada.com/news/nevada_receives_239318_federal_grant#When:16:22:50Z Nevada Receives $239,318 Federal Grant to Support Small Business Exports The State of Nevada has received a $239,318 Small Business Administration (SBA) grant through the State Trade and Export Promotion (STEP) Pilot Grant Initiative. STEP aims to increase the number of small businesses exporting and to increase the value of exports for those small businesses currently exporting. In support of the President’s National Export Initiative, STEP disperses a two-year, $30 million annual appropriation targeted to double U.S. exports over the next five years and to give America a competitive edge in the global market. The State of Nevada Office of Economic Development (OED) will administer the grant throughout the state with the goal of filling Nevada’s export pipeline. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/10/prweb8844064.htm News 2011-10-04T16:22:50+00:00 http://www.diversifynevada.com/news/nevadas_gamble_in_china_pays_off_big http://www.diversifynevada.com/news/nevadas_gamble_in_china_pays_off_big#When:20:16:09Z BEIJING – For Nevada businessman Tim Wallace, one of the biggest challenges doing business in China was figuring out what Chinese chicken tastes like. “When it comes to custom flavors … every region has its own particulars,” said Wallace, whose company makes food flavoring.  “The cheese in the U.S. doesn’t taste exactly like the cheese in Europe and the milk in China is not the same as milk in the U.S.” http://behindthewall.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/09/30/8030471-nevadas-gamble-in-china-pays-off-big News 2011-10-03T20:16:09+00:00 http://www.diversifynevada.com/news/initiative_makes_loans_available_for_nevada_small_businesses http://www.diversifynevada.com/news/initiative_makes_loans_available_for_nevada_small_businesses#When:21:59:22Z September 29, 2011 An initiative that makes millions of dollars in loans available to Nevada small businesses was approved Wednesday and jointly announced by Gov. Brian Sandoval and the U.S. Department of the Treasury. http://www.rgj.com/article/20110928/BIZ/110928030/Initiative-makes-loans-available-Nevada-small-businesses?odyssey=nav%7Chead News 2011-09-29T21:59:22+00:00 http://www.diversifynevada.com/news/nevadas_exports_up_by_20_percent_for_first_half_of_2011 http://www.diversifynevada.com/news/nevadas_exports_up_by_20_percent_for_first_half_of_2011#When:15:45:13Z (Carson City, Nev. – September 15, 2011) – The U.S. Department of Commerce recently announced that Nevada exports for the first half of 2011 were up 20 percent over the same period in 2010, resulting in an increase in exports of nearly $600 million. This increase in exports in the past year supported approximately 3,300 new jobs in Nevada. http://www.diversifynevada.com/images/uploads/9-13-11_NCED_Exports_release_final_draft.pdf News 2011-09-23T15:45:13+00:00 http://www.diversifynevada.com/news/sandoval_and_legislative_leadership_announce_appointments_to_economic_devel http://www.diversifynevada.com/news/sandoval_and_legislative_leadership_announce_appointments_to_economic_devel#When:15:45:56Z 9/14/2011 CARSON CITY – Carrying out the provisions of Assembly Bill 449, passed during the 2011 Legislative session, Governor Brian Sandoval and Legislative leadership today announced their appointments to the new Economic Development Board. http://gov.nv.gov/news/item/4294972069/ News 2011-09-15T15:45:56+00:00 http://www.diversifynevada.com/news/chinese_investors_eye_las_vegas_for_business_opportunities http://www.diversifynevada.com/news/chinese_investors_eye_las_vegas_for_business_opportunities#When:18:55:08Z Thursday, 01 September 2011 00:00 Dymphna Calica-La Putt | AJPress Las Despite the weak local economy, several investors from China are looking at Las Vegas for possible investments soon. “We are helping those wealthy Chinese people to make smart investment decisions like investing in Nevada . Many are very interested to invest, particularly in Las Vegas,” Julia Zhang, Deputy Representative of Trade and Investment said in an interview. http://www.asianjournal.com/dateline-usa/15-dateline-usa/12337-chinese-investors-eye-las-vegas-for-business-opportunities.html   News 2011-09-01T18:55:08+00:00 http://www.diversifynevada.com/news/nevada_tops_u.s._chamber_of_commerce_rankings_list http://www.diversifynevada.com/news/nevada_tops_u.s._chamber_of_commerce_rankings_list#When:20:23:39Z CARSON CITY, Nev., Aug. 22, 2011 Nevada ranks high on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's recently released "Enterprising States: Recovery and Renewal for the 21st Century" report. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nevada-tops-us-chamber-of-commerce-rankings-list-128197983.html News 2011-08-22T20:23:39+00:00 http://www.diversifynevada.com/news/300_million_nv_geothermal_plants_impact_is_widespread http://www.diversifynevada.com/news/300_million_nv_geothermal_plants_impact_is_widespread#When:16:52:26Z Northern Nevada Business WeeklyJohn Seelmeyer, 8/22/2011 As participants in the groundbreaking of a $300 million geothermal plant near Hazen climbed back into the buses that would return them to their cars last week, their name tags told the story of the wide-ranging economic impact of the facility. http://www.nnbw.com/ArticleRead.aspx?storyID=17909 News 2011-08-22T16:52:26+00:00 http://www.diversifynevada.com/news/hawthorne_boosts_your_bottom_line http://www.diversifynevada.com/news/hawthorne_boosts_your_bottom_line#When:16:39:04Z Defense SolutionsBy Rachel Duran The Hawthorne Army Depot offers a massive brownfield opportunity, supporting companies as they work to become more eco-friendly. http://www.defensesolutions-digital.com/defensesolutions/2011vol4iss1#pg16   News 2011-08-22T16:39:04+00:00 http://www.diversifynevada.com/news/national_geothermal_summit_comes_to_reno_tours_visit_ormat_plant http://www.diversifynevada.com/news/national_geothermal_summit_comes_to_reno_tours_visit_ormat_plant#When:16:48:31Z August 17, 2011Written by  Jason Hidalgo, Reno Gazette Journal It’s a sunny, summer day in August, and several employees inside a control room are clearly feeling the heat in more ways than one. As workers at Ormat Technologies’ Steamboat Geothermal Power Plant Complex in Reno, the control room guys are charged with overseeing an operation that generates 89 megawatts of energy — enough electricity to support the entire residential load of Reno. http://www.rgj.com/article/20110816/NEWS/110816042/National-Geothermal-Summit-comes-Reno-tours-visit-Ormat-plant?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|p News 2011-08-17T16:48:31+00:00 http://www.diversifynevada.com/news/usda_obligates_funds_for_energy_improvements_in_rural_nevada http://www.diversifynevada.com/news/usda_obligates_funds_for_energy_improvements_in_rural_nevada#When:16:44:01Z (CARSON CITY –Aug.17, 2011) USDA Rural Development has obligated $19,700 in Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) funds to help an alfalfa rancher develop an alternative energy system for irrigation. The Young Brothers Ranch out of Austin, Nevada is the recipient of the funds, which will be used to replace 3,000 feet of pipeline to allow a 93 kW hydro-turbine to run at full capacity. The total project cost is $78,800. In FY 2009 Young Brothers received $95,423 to purchase and construct the hydro-turbine system. The system allows the ranch to create electricity using a stream-fed system. The electricity is then used to irrigate alfalfa fields on the ranch. USDA Rural Development also obligated $1,635 in REAP funds for Kishor Morar, owner of the Budget Inn in Fallon, to replace his motel’s water heater. Mike’s Plumbing, of Fallon, did the work to replace the system with a high-efficiency water heater. The total project cost was $6,540. REAP provides assistance to farmers, ranchers, and rural small businesses in developing renewable energy systems, and in making energy-efficiency improvements to their operations.  For more information contact Mark Williams at (775) 887-1222, Ext. 116. News 2011-08-17T16:44:01+00:00 http://www.diversifynevada.com/news/comprehensive_guide_to_foreign_direct_investment_now_available http://www.diversifynevada.com/news/comprehensive_guide_to_foreign_direct_investment_now_available#When:18:32:02Z The Global Business Development Team has created a comprehensive, one-stop shop for Foreign Direct Investment in Nevada and aggregated all relevant information in to one page on our website.  Please pass this information along to all interested parties. Check out the website here and the guide here. News 2011-08-12T18:32:02+00:00 http://www.diversifynevada.com/news/commission_launches_innovative_out-of-state_marketing_campaign http://www.diversifynevada.com/news/commission_launches_innovative_out-of-state_marketing_campaign#When:16:53:22Z (Carson City, Nev. – Aug. 9, 2011) – In the face of challenging economic times, the Nevada Commission on Economic Development (NCED) has launched an “Empowering Success” integrated marketing campaign. The campaign highlights success stories of four cutting-edge companies doing business in Nevada. http://www.sacbee.com/2011/08/09/3826851/commission-launches-innovative.html News 2011-08-10T16:53:22+00:00 http://www.diversifynevada.com/news/nced_enhances_global_presence_with_new_mobile_website_and_website_translati http://www.diversifynevada.com/news/nced_enhances_global_presence_with_new_mobile_website_and_website_translati#When:23:18:40Z CARSON CITY, Nev., Aug. 1, 2011 The Nevada Commission on Economic Development has made significant improvements to how it electronically communicates with the public. NCED has launched a newly designed mobile version of their website (http://www.diversifynevada.com) as well as translated it into Chinese and Spanish. These online enhancements aim to increase business attention to Nevada while broadening communication options for the rising number of mobile and foreign Internet users. http://classic.cnbc.com/id/43977974   News 2011-08-01T23:18:40+00:00 http://www.diversifynevada.com/news/nimble_exporters_keep_nevada_in_lead http://www.diversifynevada.com/news/nimble_exporters_keep_nevada_in_lead#When:21:17:29Z John Seelmeyer, 7/18/2011 A study by a researcher at Ball State University in Indiana finds that exporters in Nevada have been quick to shift their focus to newly emerging markets for U.S. products, and they also have led the nation in the speed in which they’ve moved into exporting products that experience rising demand from foreign buyers. http://www.nnbw.com/ArticleRead.aspx?storyID=17712 News 2011-07-18T21:17:29+00:00