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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3NN4fCWbzc

Yes folks, it’s time to get off the bitch 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 Bitch Train" From Garry Vaynerchuk http://garyvaynerchuk.com or his slightly easier to pronounce his Internet name
"Garry Vee."

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.

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yihfEoMPes

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.

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.

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGWE6Ez5JDw

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!

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vN6cCWkPrs

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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-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.

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.

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.

Carson Now is running on the new server, and after a rough couple of hours this morning, it looks like everything is back to normal. If anyone sees something wrong with the site, or you just want to give us some feedback, please feel free to email us at editor@carsonnow.org. Thanks.

As some of you night owls might have noticed, we had an outage on the Carson Now website Monday night/Tuesday morning, for about 7 hours. But this was a good problem.

The traffic for this site has more than doubled over the last six weeks. That traffic finally caught up with us on Monday, and became too much for our old web server to handle.

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The Tap Room will be opening inside of Doppelganger in downtown Carson City.

There there will be a "soft" opening beginning next week, with an official grand opening on May 1.

The new restaurant incorporates indoor dining space as well as the outdoor patio on Curry Street that has been a popular warm-weather gathering place in the past.

They feature a new menu to go along with Doppelgangers' selection of site-brewed beer, from Carson City's only brewery. (See attached menu)

After more than a year in the making, the owners of Paradise Cove will open their restaurant on Saturday and stage a grand opening on Monday.
http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20100419/NEWS/100419577/-1/RSS

It's official: Capital Ford in Carson City is among an elite group of Ford and Lincoln Mercury dealerships to be recognized with The 2009 President’s Award by Ford Motor Company, officials announced today.

The President's Award honors dealerships that have excelled in automotive retailing in 2009, by providing exceptional customer service and satisfaction, said company spokeswoman Rachel Smith. Capital Ford also received the award in 2007.

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Eddie Miller talks about her new clothing store in downtown Carson City:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=480jZprEi9U