Investor Update EDAWN 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 EDAWN Silver investors: Hilton Garden Inn Reno Reed Electric Square Care If [...]
Entrepreneurial Update Happy Thanksgiving from the EDAWN 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, Reno and creating [...]
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 EDAWN 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, Reno and [...]
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 EDAWN 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 EDAWN investors: Bombora has upgraded to the Presidential Gold level of investment! CalRamic Technologies, [...]
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 EDAWN do in our fiscal year 2017? The EDAWN 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 EDAWN team had another great [...]
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