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Verdi: C3 Construction. Carson City: Handelin Law, Great Basin Corporate Services, and Superior Door & Window. Fallon: Nevada Metal Sales, LLC.

“All children are artists. The problem is to remain an artist once you grow up.” — Pablo Picasso, Painter, Sculptor.

In the Fall of 2015, I was teaching to a group of high school students on the topic of creativity and innovation in entrepreneurship. As examples, I shared stories about the imaginative minds of George Lucas and Steve Jobs.

Northern Nevada Development Authority announced Tuesday the accreditation of Comstock Mining Inc.’s 98-acre property in Silver Springs, Nev., as the second Certified Site through the Nevada Certified Site Program.

For my leadership class at Pioneer High School, I was given a project of community change. I chose bullying because this has been an issue that has affected me and most of the community at some point.

Our school was given several anti-bullying books from a grant and the Carson City Library collection known as the “Bully Free Zone,” for students to check out if they would like one.

The total valuation of building permits issued by the Municipality of Carson City has reached its highest level in ten years, data from the Carson City Community Development Department shows.

Carson City School District, in partnership with McKinstry, a national leader in designing, constructing, operating, and managing high-performance buildings, has begun a series of building modernizations that will save the district $357,000 annually through reduced utility and operational costs.

The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) reopened Kingsbury Grade (State Route 207) at approximately 4:30 p.m. Saturday following repairs to an eroding roadside slope and extensive rockfall.

State Route 207 Kingsbury Grade in Douglas County will remain closed indefinitely on the Carson Valley side as the Nevada Department of Transportation continues safety evaluation and removal of major rockfall.

UPDATE: Kingsbury Grade, the road that links Carson Valley to Lake Tahoe, has been closed indefinitely due to rock and mudslides. Go here for the full story.
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State Route 2017 over Kingsbury Grade will be closed for at least six hours beginning at around noon Friday for urgent slope repair, according to the Nevada Department of Transportation.

... a hard copy of the survey by calling the Office of the Labor Commissioner in Las Vegas at (702) 486-2650, or in Carson City at (775) 684-1890.

Kasidey Lewis, 15, builds a bird house during a Career and Technical Education tour at Western Nevada College in Carson City, Nev., on Thursday, March 30. Nearly 40 students from Silver Stage High School explored the WNC construction management and manufacturing programs. Participants also learned about Jump Start which allows students to earn high school and college credits at the same time.

UPDATE THURSDAY: Lane shifts will take place on U.S. 50 near Spooner junction in south Carson City beginning the evening of Sunday, April 2 as the Nevada Department of Transportation reconstructs the intersection to connect to the future Carson City Freeway.

UPDATE: 3:31PM: The suspect who escaped a Carson City prison work camp and stole a water truck, crashing it Wednesday morning on Foothill Road in Douglas County had attempted to steal another vehicle, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.

Carson City Fire Department was called Monday morning to a gas line break in the 2900 block of Oakridge Drive, according to dispatch.

Myron Freedman’s first trip to a museum was a family outing to the Nevada State Museum in Carson City in the 1960s.

CARSON CITY, Nev. – The Nevada Department of Transportation is celebrating 100 years with historical photos and timeline posted on the Department’s website, as well as an invitation for Nevadans to share their state transportation memories.

Nevada’s unemployment rate fell to 4.9 percent in February, the first time it has been below 5 percent since November 2007, according to figures released Wednesday by the state's Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation. The jobless rate ticked down one-tenth of a percentage point from January, from 5 percent.

Brett Olson has been promoted to senior project manager in the Reno office of Alston Construction Company, Inc. Olsen has more than 10 years ...

Gurf Morlix in Concert at the Silver City School House – Supports School House Community Center and Arts Programming

Thursday, April 13, 2017 - Silver City School House
Doors 6 pm, Show 7 pm
385 High St, Silver City, Nevada

$15-$25 Suggested Donation

RSVP REQUESTED

To RSVP and for information visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/192357907923474/
or email: SilverCityLive@gmail.com

This concert supports the Silver City School House operations and music programming.

About Gurf Morlix

Gurf Morlix is touring in support of his new record The Soul and the Heal

Governor Brian Sandoval and the Office of Science, Innovation and Technology (OSIT) today announced $1,000,000 in STEM Workforce Challenge Grants to Nevada training providers throughout the state.

Longtime Carson City residents Sam Landis, Rob McFadden, and Mark Turner announced they will break ground on Mills Landing, a town house community designed to bring affordable housing to Carson City, in a ground-breaking ceremony Wednesday, March 22 at 9 a.m. at 1428 State Street in Carson City.

Building and other city permits for the iconic Ormsby House have been continued by a unanimous vote of the Carson City Board of Supervisors Thursday with the expectation that the property will be put up for sale this year.

Nevada recorded the fourth fastest growing private sector in the nation, with a 3.5 percent job growth rate during the first nine months of 2016, according to figures released Thursday by the state's Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation. Utah, Idaho, and Florida currently lead the nation.

Growth happens.

Especially for a business that has made a habit of growing over the years.

But L.A. Bakery owners Ali and Leila Arbabha believe their restaurant's success is in their approach to growth.

Shaheen Beauchamp Builders, LLC, based in Carson City, has found other ways to battle inactivity, such as turning to renovation projects such as the ...

Building a champion is no small task, especially when working with LEGOs.

But that's exactly what Eagle Valley Middle School's LEGO Robotics Team has done this year.

UPDATE 3:54PM: The evacuation has been lifted for homes and businesses around the area of Nevada and William Street following a gas leak earlier this afternoon. The area is now considered safe and free of gas vapors. Carson City Public Works and Southwest Gas remain on the scene.
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UPDATE 3:37PM: The gas leak at Nevada and William Street has been stopped. Carson City firefighters are now processing the area to determine when it is deemed safe to allow people back into homes and businesses. The city has provided an updated map of the affected area. It can be found at maps.carson.org.

Construction of the play yard donated by Carson Animal Services Initiative at the new Carson City animal shelter began Tuesday. Green Lizard Landscape began excavating materials bright and early to prepare the ground for proper drainage.

Unemployment for the first month of 2017 in Nevada fell to 5 percent, the lowest it has been since late 2007, according to figures released Wednesday by the state's Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.

CARSON CITY, NV – Gov. Brian Sandoval announced Tuesday that U.S. 95 south of Fallon will be closed this Thursday, March 9 through Friday, March 17 as the Nevada Department of Transportation installs additional drainage culverts to help protect the roadway during monumental local flood mitigation efforts.