21 New and Expanded Companies Invest in Local Economy RENO, Nevada (December 7, 2023) – EDAWN has revealed a lineup of 21 companies that relocated or expanded their workforce within Greater Reno-Sparks in 2023 during tonight's New and Expanded Company Welcome Reception. These companies collectively generated an impressive 1,288 new jobs, with a record [...]
RENO, Nev. (October 19, 2023) - The Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada (EDAWN), dignitaries, community guests and Title Sponsor, Western Turf and Hardscapes, celebrated the success and contributions of existing primary companies in the Greater Reno-Sparks area during the 11th Annual Existing Industry Awards Event, held at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa. An [...]
RENO, NV (May 30, 2023) - The Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada (EDAWN) announced their incoming President and CEO, Taylor Adams. In February, President and CEO Mike Kazmierski informed EDAWN's Board of Trustees and Investors that this summer he will be stepping down from his position as CEO. Mike became the President and [...]
PRESS RELEASE: Northern Nevada Adds Nearly 2,300 Jobs in 2022 with Record Average Wage 27 New and Expanded Companies Invest in Local Economy RENO, Nevada (December 8, 2022) – EDAWN announced 27 companies that relocated or expanded their workforce in Greater Reno-Sparks, in 2022, at tonight’s New and Expanded Company Welcome Reception. The companies [...]
30 companies add over 2200 quality jobs RENO, Nevada (December 15, 2020) - Despite over ten months of the pandemic this year, EDAWN has continued to work to attract quality companies to the region and is excited to announce that 30 companies relocated or expanded their workforce in Greater Reno-Sparks in 2020. These companies will add [...]
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washoe County School District K-12 Students Showcase Artistic Creativity on Local Taxi-Tops Reno, Nev. (AUGUST 26, 2020) - Today the EDAWN Foundation and the Washoe County School District (WCSD) announced the ten winning schools in the 6th Annual Taxi-Top Design Competition. Students were asked to create a taxi-top design representing [...]
Blockchain company BlocWatch locates in Reno and receives over $700k in investment from the Reno Seed Fund. RENO, Nevada (Sep. 5, 2019) – The Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada (EDAWN) announced that BlocWatch, a blockchain monitoring and management platform, is establishing its co-headquarters in Reno, with the aid of an investment received from [...]
CEO Updates Time to Think Differently About Housing: Steffen Lehmann, Director of Architecture at UNLV and internationally recognized scholar, was the keynote speaker at the recent EDAWN Housing Summit. Thank you to our following sponsors: Dickson Realty, Grand Sierra Resort, Greater Nevada Credit Union and THE ROW. The presentation highlighted the need for more housing density and options to address [...]
CEO Updates Happy 2019! We're expecting 2019 to be another exciting year. We will present our annual EDAWN update and provide an update to the EPIC numbers at our State of the Economy luncheon on February 7. Register here. Also, consider joining us at the Alliance Event on January 23rd. Affordable/Workforce Housing is our region's [...]
Entrepreneurial Update Happy Holidays from the EDAWN Team! On behalf of the EDAWN Board of Trustees and staff, we wish you the very best this holiday season. We are excited about the progress we've made over the past year: more than 2,100 new quality jobs; the attraction of 15 new corporate headquarters; with a 38% increase [...]