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Carson City Chamber features vacation planning talk tonight at Red's Old 395 Grill

Submitted by editor on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 12:59pm

Have you been thinking of finally taking a great vacation in 2011? Join the Carson City Chamber of Commerce at Red's Old 395 Grill beginning at 5:30 today for a discussion on the 2011 Collette Vacations Chamber Trips.

For a preview of the intineries to be presented click on the links below.

RSVP so the Chamber can reserve a spot exclusively for you.

Carson Now gets a new look

Submitted by admin on Sat, 07/24/2010 - 8:05am

For those of you who have been here before, you will notice that the top of the page has changed.

We wanted to update the design a little bit, and make it easier to see the different menu items. We will be making a few more small changes in the coming days.

If you spot any problems with how the site looks on our computer, please contact us. Thanks.

Carson Now on Google News

Submitted by admin on Thu, 07/22/2010 - 3:11pm

For those Google News fans out there, you can now find Carson Now stories on the popular news aggregation site.

You can find our stories here.

WebChat with Jonathan Denwood: The Purple Cow

Submitted by admin on Fri, 07/16/2010 - 1:38pm

Jonathan Denwood discusses Seth Godin's book Purple Cow, about how businesses find success by being remarkable.

Atlantis Casino Resort Spa and Offsite Data Depot Sign Agreement for Document Management Services

Submitted by gpoppinga on Tue, 07/13/2010 - 10:05am

Move Saves Atlantis Approximately $6K/Month

CARSON CITY, Nev.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Until recently, Reno’s Atlantis Casino Resort Spa leased secure warehouse space for storing administrative documents and gaming receipts. When it came time to destroy outdated documents, they hired a shredding service to come in about once a month to perform secure document destruction. In an ongoing effort to save costs and increase efficiency, the casino looked at other options and services.

Google picks Nevada Commission on Tourism's ad campaign as successful case study

Submitted by editor on Wed, 07/07/2010 - 3:22pm

Google has chosen the Nevada Commission on Tourism's online winter ski commercial as a successful case study after it attracted 8 million viewers in seven targeted markets, Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki announced today.

Carson City, Carson Valley gaming down 1.1 percent in May

Submitted by editor on Wed, 07/07/2010 - 12:21pm

Casino game winnings in Carson City and Carson Valley dropped by 1.1 percent in May, while statewide gaming revenues declined by 4.7 percent, according to figures released today by gaming regulators.

WebChat with Jonathan Denwood: E-commerce, part 1

Submitted by admin on Mon, 07/05/2010 - 4:36pm
Jonathan Denwood discusses the first steps a business needs to take to set up an E-commerce website:

Goodbye Java Girls, Hello V&T Coffee Company

Submitted by Kirk Caraway on Sat, 07/03/2010 - 9:53pm

For those guys who liked their morning coffee with a little spice, you are going to have to find another way to get your thrills.

Just drove by Raley's Center this evening and noticed that Java Girls is no more. The signs have been changed to V&T Coffee Company. Guess the scantily clad barista thing didn't pan out.

WebChat with Jonathan Denwood

Submitted by admin on Tue, 06/29/2010 - 12:19pm

Jonathan Denwood talks about Gary Vaynerchuk's book Crush It!, and how
to apply those lessons to your business.

New Nevada minimum wage and overtime rules begin Thursday

Submitted by editor on Tue, 06/29/2010 - 11:54am

On Thursday, July 1, new Nevada minimum wage rules will go into effect. For employees to whom qualifying health benefits have been made available by the employer, the wage will be no less than $7.25 per hour. For all other employees, the new prevailing wage is no less than $8.25 per hour.  

Krolicki: New Nevada Task Force takes aim at job growth, business diversity

Submitted by editor on Mon, 06/28/2010 - 6:24pm
In a move to strengthen Nevada's ailing economy, Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki announced the formation of the New Nevada Task Force, a coalition of Nevada business leaders tasked to identifying ways to improve the state's economic climate ahead of the 2011 legislative session.

New Michael Hohl auto dealerships open

Submitted by Kirk Caraway on Sun, 06/20/2010 - 6:21pm
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I was gone for part of last week, and I missed that the new Michael Hohl Honda and Subaru auto dealerships on South Carson opened up on Monday. Looks like the Nevada Appeal missed it as well, at least as far as their website is concerned. Hopefully the addition will add some new sales tax revenue to Carson City's coffers.

The Fridays@3rd Street War

Submitted by Kirk Caraway on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 8:52am

The Appeal has a story this morning about Mom & Pop's owner Doug Cramer being pushed out of the Fridays@3rd Street event he started nine years ago.

I've been talking with Doug about this situation, and there are a few interesting things left out of this story.

Carson Tahoe upgrades patient care at the Regional Medical Center

Submitted by admin on Thu, 06/10/2010 - 10:01am

Carson Tahoe Regional Healthcare (CTRH) announces several new upgrades that improve patient care and safety at the Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center (CTRMC). These developments include televisions in surgical waiting areas, an Emergency Department IT system complete with patient monitors, and emergency cots to prepare for crisis situations. These developments were made possible with help from the CTRH Auxiliary and Carson City Health and Human Services.

OurTown: Ronni Hannaman

Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/07/2010 - 6:37pm

Ronni Hannaman, executive director of the Carson City Chamber of Commerce, talks about upcoming chamber events and the economic outlook for local businesses.

It's Time to Get off The ***** Train, Folks!

Submitted by jonathandenwood on Fri, 06/04/2010 - 9:57pm

Yes folks, it’s time to get off the ***** train! What do I mean? We have gone though one of the worse economic periods since the Second World War. However, most of the shakers and movers of the business world would agree that it looks like that we might be seeing the first signs of an end this period. So in a funny twist, this might be the best time for you to start your business.
I got the term "It's Time to get off The ***** Train" From Garry Vaynerchuk http://garyvaynerchuk.com or his slightly easier to pronounce his Internet name
"Garry Vee."

Marketing analysis

Submitted by sharetips1 on Wed, 06/02/2010 - 2:10am

Marketing analysis is a documented investigation of a Market that is used to inform a firm's planning activities particularly around decision of inventory, purchase, work force expansion/contraction, facility expansion, purchases of capital equipment, promotional activities, and many other aspects of a company.

OurTown: Danny Fierro, TheLEDLight.com

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/31/2010 - 8:24am

Danny Fierro talks about TheLEDLight.com and the company's new retail outlet:

Defunct Businesses, Abandoned Records Threat to Data Security

Submitted by gpoppinga on Fri, 05/28/2010 - 10:00am

With the faltering economy, many businesses are shutting their doors – and sometimes improperly disposing of their records, putting their former customers at risk for identity theft. Examples from just the past month include:

•In late May, two decades’ worth of customer records from a recently closed boat company in Portland, Oregon, were discovered in a dumpster. The records contained personal information, including Social Security numbers, according to Portland television station KGW, which had received a tip about the abandoned records.

History of planet

Submitted by sharetips1 on Thu, 05/27/2010 - 3:50am

The idea of planets has evolved over its history, from the divine wandering stars of antiquity to the earthly objects of the scientific age. The concept has expanded to include worlds not only in the Solar System, but in hundreds of other extrasolar systems. The ambiguities inherent in defining planets have led to much scientific controversy.

OurTown: Dan Wilson, Downtown Coin

Submitted by admin on Tue, 05/25/2010 - 8:38am

Dan Wilson talks about the recent coin show put on at the Carson Nugget by the Downtown Coin Club.

Self Storage VS Professional Records Management

Submitted by gpoppinga on Mon, 05/24/2010 - 12:23pm

A mini storage is good for some things but not your vital business records.

Just a few good reasons why businesses shouldn't store their records in a ministorage:

1. It's a poor environment for paper documents
2. Inefficient- documents get lost too easily
3. Time consuming - it takes too long to find the document you need
4. Records Retention- Documents are kept too long because nobody had the time to go through them
5. Rents are too expensive

Now there's a better solution in Carson City!

OurTown: Kris Holt, Nevada Business Connections

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/17/2010 - 7:58am

Kris Holt of Nevada Business Connections talks about his efforts to attract companies to the Carson City area:

Changes in mobile content posting for Carson Now

Submitted by Kirk Caraway on Sat, 05/08/2010 - 1:33pm

When we started Carson Now, we set up a way for people to easily post content via email, and especially for those posting from mobile devices. However, few people actually used this method, and it tended to cause more problems than it solved. We finally pulled the plug on this feature last week.

Ribbon cutting at The LED Light

Submitted by admin on Fri, 05/07/2010 - 9:11am

The LED Light had their official ribbon cutting last night for their new retail store on Fairview. The store offers just about everything you can think of that uses LED lights, known for their energy savings and versatility. Some of the more interesting items: light-up dog frisbees, a camping lantern that runs 45 hours on one set of batteries, LED grow lights for plants, and a strip of lights that you can place under your kitchen counters.

Nugget project receives feedback at city design institute

Submitted by on Wed, 05/05/2010 - 4:01am

The Carson Nugget project represents 21st century redevelopment thinking, but could be too big for Nevada's capital city. Those comments were among the feedback Mayor Bob Crowell got from an urban planning conference he attended in March.
http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20100505/NEWS/100509853/1005/rss

Jackpot Crossing Casino opens after renovations

Submitted by on Wed, 05/05/2010 - 4:01am

The Jackpot Crossing Casino has reopened after about nine months of renovations. The building, 1897 North Edmonds Drive, is the former Silver Dollar Casino, which used to sport a rainbow paint job. It's now painted with desert-inspired colors. The interior of the casino also was redone. The second and third floors of the building still are under construction. General manager D. Scott Tate said the casino will stage a grand opening event the first weekend of June.

Longtime Carson grocery store closing

Submitted by on Wed, 05/05/2010 - 4:01am

The Sak 'N Save on U.S. Highway 50 E., formerly Scolari's, will close on May 30, the Sparks-based company has confirmed.

NV "Real ID" expires; some licenses on hold

Submitted by on Tue, 05/04/2010 - 12:42pm

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles had to temporarily suspend issuing driver's licenses to out-of-state and first-time drivers when its authority to issue "Real ID" secure licenses expired Friday.Gov. Jim Gibbons in January imposed Real ID requirements for 120 days by executive order. But that expired 5 p.m. April 30, and DMV spokesman Tom Jacobs says agency computers had to be updated to allow the issuance of standard licenses to first-time Nevada applicants.

Jackpot Crossing casino now open

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/03/2010 - 9:57pm

The former Silver Dollar Club, now Jackpot Crossing, is open on Fairview, one block south of Highway 50 East.

The casino was purchased by Northern Nevada Comstock Investments last year, who shut the business down in August for a complete remodel. The company also owns Cactus Jack's, The Senator Club and the Comstock Casino in Carson City, as well as casinos in Fernley and Fallon.

We will have more details tomorrow.

Local Errand Service - Time Saving Solutions, LLC - Helps Other Businesses & Families Succeed

Submitted by lenore on Sun, 05/02/2010 - 4:36pm

With the current state of the economy, businesses need to focus on being more efficient. Outsourcing is an extremely effective way to get things done without the added expense of hiring an employee, paying taxes, insurance, workers compensation, as well as the cost of computers, computer repairs, supplies, downtime, and the list goes on. Time Saving Solutions, LLC is a local small business that is designed to aide other businesses and their employees by running day to day tasks, making more time for business owners and key employees to use their time more effectively.

Doppelganger's Taproom grand opening

Submitted by admin on Sun, 05/02/2010 - 2:09pm

Here are some photos from the grand opening of Doppelganger's new restaurant called The Taproom yesterday. Mayor Bob Crowell was on hand to help cut the ribbon.

You can see more about the restaurant from our story last week.

Business Briefly May 2

Submitted by on Sun, 05/02/2010 - 4:01am

County managers to speak at NNDA breakfast meetingThe county manager from Carson City, Churchill, Douglas, Lyon and Storey counties will address the next Northern Nevada Development Authority meeting on May 26. The event will be held at the Gold Dust West, 2171 Highway 50 E., in Carson City. Cost is $20 for NNDA investors and $35 at the door. (No-shows will be billed $35.) To RSVP, visit www.nnda.org/reservations/index.asp?ID=40. For questions, call 775-883-4413.

Sick of the food? Nevada hospitals break stereotype

Submitted by on Sun, 05/02/2010 - 4:01am

Meals developed from organic ingredients - some purchased locally - and made from scratch.An emphasis on fresh fruit and vegetables.The increased use of herbs as a seasoning to allow less use of salt.While this all sounds like something from a little cafe around the corner from one of Reno's big hospitals, it's reflective of new thinking in the nutritional services departments of the region's medical centers.

Red's Old 395 Grill owners expanding to Sparks

Submitted by on Sun, 05/02/2010 - 4:01am

The owners of Red's Old 395 Grill in Carson City and the Little Waldorf Saloon in Reno are opening their third Northern Nevada location at Golden Eagle Regional Park in Sparks.Construction is under way at Red's Golden Eagle Grill, and the restaurant is expected to be open by the middle of summer, says Mark Schloss, director of operations.

Carson City business leaders embrace idea for resource center

Submitted by on Sun, 05/02/2010 - 4:01am

Carson City officials got a warm reception this past week when they presented plans for a Business Resource Center that would consolidate services and streamline the process for starting a business, while supporting new and existing businesses."We have to help," said Bob Fredlund of Coldwell Banker and Nevada Style Real Estate Services. He said too often people with a business idea "come in here, find out that they have to do too much. It's overwhelming and they leave pretty quick. They just see a big wall."
http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20100502/NEWS/100509975/1005/rss

Nugget consultant brings history of successes, failures

Submitted by on Sat, 05/01/2010 - 4:01am

Mark Lewis builds things, no matter what other people say. After a career that has spanned building grain silos in Alaska to massive event centers in California, he is now working as a consultant on the Carson Nugget project - billed as the largest redevelopment project in the capital city's history. Lewis said his history, meanwhile, is one of success and failure, but also one of lessons learned by experience.
http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20100501/NEWS/100439948/1005/rss

Small air services leaving Reno-Tahoe airport

Submitted by on Sat, 05/01/2010 - 4:01am

RENO (AP) - A group of aviation pilots is complaining that the Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority is strategically forcing them from airport property to make room for new business development, but airport executives say it's not true.Authority officials confirmed Thursday they soon will announce plans for a new business with high-paying jobs to relocate to the airport. But they denied that the pilots are being forced out to make room.

Doppelgangers gets Tap Room

Submitted by on Sat, 05/01/2010 - 4:01am

Nevada Commission on Tourism launches summer ad campaign

Submitted by editor on Fri, 04/30/2010 - 1:08pm

CARSON CITY — Nevada is launching a new summer ad campaign aimed largely at the massive online and television markets to entice visitors to the Silver State, Lt. Gov. Brian K. Krolicki, Nevada Commission on Tourism chair, announced this week.

“Our goal is to convince spring and summer travelers that Nevada is their best bet to experience an unforgettable vacation for outstanding value,” Krolicki said. “We’re taking our ads to the busiest marketplaces, where potential travelers spend the most time and are more likely to be influenced.”

Lake Tahoe's McCall Realty to donate all 2010 profits to nonprofit children's programs

Submitted by editor on Fri, 04/30/2010 - 12:43pm

Lake Tahoe-based McCall Realty (www.mccalltahoe.com) will donate all its profits through 2010 to five area children’s non-profit organizations: Boys & Girls Club of Lake Tahoe, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), South Lake Tahoe Police Activities League (PAL), South Lake Tahoe Women’s Center, and Tahoe Youth and Family Services.

A cowboy's work is never done

Submitted by on Fri, 04/30/2010 - 4:01am

DOUGLAS COUNTY - Carson Valley still is home to cowboys and all the things that accompany them, like roundups and branding.Calving season starts in February, followed in April by branding season."Most people start right now in mid-April and go into the middle of May," said fourth-generation Carson Valley rancher Nick Uhart. "You want to get the calves before they get too old."

Nugget project selects California developer

Submitted by on Thu, 04/29/2010 - 4:02am

A development company has been selected for the proposed Carson Nugget project, its organizers announced Wednesday. P3 Development, based in Sacramento, was unanimously chosen by an eight-member selection committee last week to develop the estimated $80 million to $100 million project that could include a library, business incubator, retail and office space, loft housing and an entertainment venue. But more work lies ahead before the specifics of the project begin to coalesce.
http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20100429/NEWS/100429507/1005/RSS

Carson taxable sales inch up in February

Submitted by on Thu, 04/29/2010 - 4:01am

Driven by a large increase in auto sales, Carson City's taxable sales rose a bit in February. Overall, the capital posted a half-percent increase to $48.5 million."We're happy," said City Finance Director Nick Providenti.Auto sales jumped 21 percent over February 2009 to $11.26 million. General merchandise stores, the city's second largest tax generator, recorded a 6.3 percent decrease, to $9.4 million in sales.
http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20100429/NEWS/100429512/1005/RSS

Meet Your Merchant: 'Born salesman' returns to owning Sears home store

Submitted by on Thu, 04/29/2010 - 4:01am

On a snowy spring day in Carson City, Rick Stoneman is busy selling a refrigerator to a Carson City couple. The owner of the Sears Hometown Store in north Carson City said he's staying busy - people, after all, need to replace ovens and lawnmowers regardless of the economy. "I think what we see happening is we have a customer looking for a fridge, and instead of looking for the fridge they want, they buy the fridge that they can afford," Stoneman said. "It's a shame, and a lot of that is economy related."

Grand opening celebration Dick Campagni's Carson City Toyota

Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/28/2010 - 7:35pm

Dick Campagni threw a big party this evening as they officially cut the ribbon on his new dealership facility on South Carson Street. Champagne, appetizers and a string ensemble were on hand to liven up the festivities. Mayor Crowell and other city officials were on hand, with everyone hoping that the new dealership will help boost car sales, along with sales tax revenue.

The LED Light ribbon cutting

Submitted by admin on Tue, 04/27/2010 - 2:33pm
The LED Light's new store on Fairview had their official ribbon cutting today. Here is a quick look inside.


Paradise Cove opens in Carson Mall

Submitted by admin on Mon, 04/26/2010 - 3:18pm

There is now a place to have a sit-down dinner at the Carson Mall.

Paradise Cove opened this weekend, and owners Doug and Jamesa Cramer said the response has been great.

New trend in house flipping

Submitted by on Sun, 04/25/2010 - 4:01am

Sue McGill stands on top of the Carson City Court House steps with a clip board in one hand and cell phone in the other while about a dozen people wait for her to start the bidding on a bank-owned home in Carson City.
http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20100425/BUSINESS/100429772/1005/rss

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