CEO Update What an amazing amount of positive media in the past few weeks: Bloomberg, June 22, 2017 - Reno Is Starting to Look More Like Silicon Valley. A great national piece on the exciting growth in our manufacturing sector, as the community undergoes a transformation. "Thousands throng to the weekly Food Truck Fridays [...]
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: Dickinson Wright PLLC and Nelson Electric Company, Inc. have joined as a Gold Investors! [...]
Entrepreneurial Update HOT OFF THE PRESS in Bloomberg Business - Reno Is Starting to Look More Like Silicon Valley Thousands throng to the weekly Food Truck Fridays near downtown, dudes play corn-hole while sipping cold brew coffee at a cafe by the river, and a local bartender can't quite keep track of the number of [...]
Business Retention | Expansion | Workforce The BRE-WD team made 16 visits in the month of May and has exceeded its annual target of 140 total visits to newly located and existing companies. Assistance provided includes referrals to resources in education, connections to potential vendors or customers, resolution of roadblocks, and providing recommendations for [...]
CEO Update Another great addition to our community. Elemental LED, an engineering and technology-based manufacturer of LED lighting solutions, is relocating its U.S. Headquarters, manufacturing and R&D operations to Reno, Nevada. The company expects to be operational this year by the end of the third quarter. Elemental LED plans to hire up to 100 employees over [...]
Investor Update Thank you to the following new Investors for supporting EDAWN's Mission to create quality jobs in our region. Marmot Properties, LLC has joined as a Silver Investor We appreciate your support of our job creation efforts! EDAWN values the continued support of current investors and invites those who are not, to consider becoming involved [...]
Entrepreneurial Update This week Udacity launched the first of its kind accelerated learning program in Reno, known as Udacity Connect, to teach in-demand skills in Reno! At the completion of the 3-month nano-degree program, participants will receive a valued credential in their field of study with the program offering a combination of online courses and in-person study sessions. [...]
RENO, Nev. (May 18, 2017) - Udacity, a leading online education company announced a new local program in Reno today known as Udacity Connect, that will offer both online and in-person courses to teach Reno-Tahoe residents to become full stack web developers -- a high-demand job in the region. This program is the first [...]
Note - The EPIC Jobs Chart from last month has been adjusted. "We changed some of the multipliers so that they are based on more recent data and updated job growth vs population growth in Storey County." Now over two years into the five year EPIC report projections of over 52,400 new jobs, we are [...]
CEO Update Finally - Yes Google is coming here ;-) After years of speculation and countless questions, we can finally say yes to this on-again off-again rumor. Unfortunately, that is all we can say until Google decides to reveal the specifics and authorizes all involved to say any more. This partial announcement just reinforces [...]