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Still on track for a completion date of September 2023, FISH’s Family Student Housing Revitalization Project is the first of its kind in the state of Nevada.

The featured speaker at Monday's Democratic luncheon will be Chas Macquarie of the Citizens Climate Lobby. In honor of Earth Week, his presentation, entitled “Building Electrification,” will present information about how electrification of buildings and vehicles is impacting the climate. Also discussed will be how it is now possible to achieve significant savings on home energy costs thanks to rebates and tax credits for home energy improvements included in the Inflation Reduction Act.

With her hard hat in hand, Bethany Marcias-Cabada leaves behind her nine-to-five office workweek and heads to the Las Vegas airport. She’s on her way to install low-voltage audio/video pre-wiring in Carson City, Nevada.
Marcias-Cabada volunteered during a snowy week in January on the construction site for a new Kingdom Hall where congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses will meet in Carson City.

United Construction Company, a best-in-class general contractor and design-builder serving both Northern and Southern Nevada industrial and commercial markets, announces Sarah Schmidt as their new Manager of Employee Retention and Development, a newly-created position at the company. The promotion went into effect on Wednesday, June 1, as she receives her Associate Professional in Human Resources certification.

LAS VEGAS – Affordable Concepts, Inc. has been selected to be the general contractor for the expansion at the Care Meridian skilled nursing facility in Reno.

Shaheen Beauchamp Builders recently welcomed Patrick Beauchamp as a construction Project Manager to the Northern Nevada Construction Company.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Jan. 25-31, 2021. Closures are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work:

Reno Ice, the region's first and only NHL-regulation sized ice rink, has officially opened.

LAKE TAHOE, Nev. — Spooner Lake is one of Nevada’s most popular places to hike, mountain bike, ride horses or simply enjoy nature, and welcomes more than 150,000 visitors every year. On Thursday, the Nevada Division of State Parks is pleased to launch the bidding process for the park’s much-anticipated Spooner Lake Improvement Project, which involves a complete redesign and update of the facilities, including construction of a visitor center and amphitheater.

Don’t miss the upcoming spring semester at Western Nevada College. The college has something for everyone, whether you’re looking for a class “just for fun” or looking to spark an interest to pursue something new.

Gov. Steve Sisolak is proposing a two-year budget that reverses cuts to Medicaid and other key K-12 programs made last summer, after financial projections left the state at what officials are calling an “inconsistent, if not positive, ending point” for tax revenue.

To discuss classroom-space expansion plans for Eagle Valley Middle School (EVMS), the Carson City School District will host an in-person meeting in the EVMS gym, Thursday, Jan. 21, at 6 p.m.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Jan. 18-24, 2021. Closures are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work:

The Carson City School District is pleased to announce new leadership roles for the School Board of Trustees. At their first meeting of the year Tuesday, Jan. 11, Joe Cacioppo, District 7, was named the newest president of the Carson City School District Board of Trustees.

A 39-year-old Carson City man was arrested Sunday for misdemeanor suspicion of DUI and other offenses, a Carson City sheriff's arrest report states.

Nevada is moving to a new COVID-19 vaccination strategy that will allow the state to distribute doses to essential workers and priority segments of the population in tandem.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Jan. 11-17, 2021. Closures are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work:

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection announced Tuesday that it has received $1 million in Clean Water Act grant funds provided by the U.S Environmental Protection Agency that will be used to complete 11 projects to reduce “nonpoint source pollution” and improve water quality across the state.

The Colorado Street roadway and sidewalk infrastructure, between S. Carson Street and Saliman Road, is in poor condition. The Carson City Regional Transportation Commission has allocated funding to make improvements. Please participate in a needs assessment survey to help prioritize future improvements.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Jan. 4-10, 2021. Closures are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work:

It was an eventful year around the Carson City region notwithstanding the limitations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's some notable stories that were not pandemic related that happened in 2020.

Finally! That’s the word now heard on almost every newscast as we wrap up this tumultuous year. It’s the thought that precedes every thought when speaking of 2020.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Mark Amodei , NV-02, released the following statements Monday after voting to override a presidential veto of the National Defense Authorization Act and voting against Economic Impact Payments.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Dec. 28 to Jan. 3, 2021. Closures are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work:

The Fernley Community Foundation, a nonprofit organization committed to improving Fernley’s community facilities for the city’s residents, is commemorating the progress of the Fernley Community Campus project. The FCF announced the progress and acknowledge key players at a Media Day on Friday, December 18 outside of the William N. Pennington Fernley Complex.

Carson City employment figures for November remained unchanged since October 2020 with the trade, transportation, and utilities sector growing the most by 100 jobs, according to a Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation monthly employment report.

On a picturesque lakefront property with mountain views sits Reno’s new independent living retirement community, Mountain Lakes Estates Retirement Living, 765 South Meadows Drive. The active lifestyle community completed construction and recently welcomed its first residents.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Dec. 21-27, 2020. Closures are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work:

Carson City is facing the same problems other growing communities throughout the nation are: a lack of affordable housing which in turn is causing a gap in the workforce for important careers that require technical training.

CARSON CITY, Nev. — Real estate leader Garrett Lepire has been appointed the Carson City office Branch Manager for Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Drysdale Properties.