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Western Nevada College will offer a hospitality skills workshop on Saturday, Feb. 8, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Hampton Inn and Suites in Carson City. Participants can learn guest service skills in the Guest Service Gold Workshop, to become a more valuable employee in today’s competitive job market.

Completion of the three-hour workshop can lead to a Certified Guest Service Professional designation. For employees in the hospitality industry, CGSP is recognized worldwide and is the highest designation of award-winning guest service.

Western Nevada College will offer a hospitality skills workshop on Saturday, Feb. 8, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Hampton Inn & Suites in Carson City.

Participants can gain guest service skills in the Guest Service Gold Workshop to become a more valuable employee in today’s competitive job market.

Completion of the three-hour workshop can lead to a Certified Guest Service Professional designation. For employees in the hospitality industry, CGSP is recognized worldwide and is the highest designation of award-winning guest service.

Kirsten McElveney has been in the customer service realm for over 20 years, and now she joins a franchise that prides itself in great customer service. Kirsten joined Coldwell Banker Select Real Estate in Reno and she is excited to continue her career customer service, this time in the real estate world. Kirsten has an eye for property and how it can apply to her clients in the most positive way. She approaches every one of her clients with respect and integrity, and wants all of her customers to enjoy the real estate process, not be overwhelmed by it.

Reno native all his life, Tom McDonald will bring his wealth of knowledge in the area to Coldwell Banker Select Real Estate. As a UNR alumni, Tom brings a rich background in customer service and a passion of the area to an industry that thrives on client satisfaction.

RENO, Nev. – Beginning Jan. 13, University of Nevada Cooperative Extension will offer five “Great Ideas From Growers” sessions, where small farm producers from across the state can share their knowledge and experiences to help each other improve their businesses.

“This provides an opportunity for owners of small, specialized farms to learn from others’ experiences” said Extension Educator Holly Gatzke, who will lead the sessions.

The Nevada Department of Agriculture announced Thursday its newly created Buy Nevada brand program to promote Nevada food and agriculture.

“Buy Nevada has been in planning for more than a year,” said Jim Barbee, director of the Nevada Department of Agriculture. “We have been actively seeking to have a program that promotes the state’s food and agriculture industry as a whole because of the Department’s statutory mandate to advance Nevada agriculture.”

RENO, Nev. – The FAA has selected the State of Nevada as one of six states designated as a center for the development of unmanned aerial vehicles and outdoor testing of unmanned autonomous systems, Nevada Gov.

Nevada has been picked as one of six locations to be a center for drone development in the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration announced Monday.

As a drone development site, the state would benefit by providing thousands of jobs with an average wage of approximately $62,000; an estimated $2.5 billion in economic impact in present dollars; and an estimated $125 million in annual state and local tax revenue.

The Carson City Fire Department has filled an upcoming vacancy by promoting from within. Captain Bob Schreihans has been named the Department’s Chief of Emergency Medical Services and Training.

Battalion Chief Schreihans replaces retiring Battalion Chief Eric Bero.

The Barton Foundation has been a cornerstone for The Barton Health Group for more than 20 years by providing excellent healthcare service to customers and also have been big players during the holiday season.

This year’s Barton Festival of Trees and Lights will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Barton Health and Coldwell Banker Select will be contributing to the event in a major way.

Carson City-based Ametherm, a manufacturer of thermistors and other electronic components for circuit protection, announced Thursday that it has doubled the size of its manufacturing plant with a newly purchased 36,000-square-foot facility on Carson City's east side.

In an industry where Asia-sourced components dominate, Ametherm manufactures all its products in the U.S.A., at its new facility and at a smaller Carson City plant that was its headquarters from 1994 until recently.

The Nevada Division of Insurance announced Wednesday that it would not extend canceled health care policies because doing so would conflict with both state law and federal laws.
Here is a statement below from the Nevada Division of Insurance:

While state jobless figures went down for the month, the October unemployment figures in Carson City increased to 9.6 percent, up from from September’s 9.4 percent.

"Carson City's economy still struggles and has lost 700 jobs or -2.5 percent relative to one year ago," according to Nevada’s Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation Labor overview.

“Third Thursday” has been the number one networking event for the Nevada real estate scene and November’s edition of the event looks to be the biggest event in company history.

The 5th Annual Cancer Sucks 5k held last month and presented by The Sierra Nevada Association of REALTORS® and PrimeLending was a huge success! The event brought out over 320 walkers and runners, many adorned in the color pink in honor of breast cancer awareness month. The proceeds from the event totaled close to $8,000 and will benefit local cancer patients through The Carson Tahoe Health Foundation.

All hands were on board Saturday as the Women's Council of the Builder's Association of Western Nevada answered the call to help two Carson City homeowners in need of upgrades and repairs.

Ramsey Circle homeowner Nora McGinley fought back tears as a team of local contractors with power tools and building materials arrived at her doorstep with one mission in mind: Lending a helping hand to a good neighbor.

"I'm so grateful. It's just wonderful to know there are people in our community who go out of their way on a Saturday to do something like this," said McGinley. "It's more than I ever imagined."

Charlyn Enstad of Coldwell Banker Select Real Estate, already a Previews Property International Specialist, now has more to celebrate in her already successful real estate career.

She has earned the Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS) designation, a course developed by the Global Business and Alliances of the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) and taught by Jeni Temen of Coldwell Banker Select Real Estate.

Unmanned Aerial Systems, also known as drones, may be relatively small, but could have a big impact on Nevada’s economy and natural resources, especially when the necessary pieces and experts come together to do the work and research.

To that end, University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, in partnership with the Governor’s Office of Economic Development and the University’s Center for Economic Development at the College of Business, is holding a public workshop on unmanned aerial systems, with a focus on how communities in Nevada can become involved with this economic initiative.

Coldwell Banker Select in Reno has more recognition under its belt with one of their agents earning a very prestigious designation in the real estate industry.

Kathy Williams, of the McCarran office, has earned the impressive title of Previews Property Specialist for the Coldwell Banker Previews International® division, an enormous milestone in the world of real estate. To become Previews Certified Kathy had to show top-notch experience and service in helping her clients buy and sell luxury properties, as well as attend luxury training.

Coldwell Banker Select Real Estate in conjunction with Stanford Mortgage and First American Title Company had a tremendous turnout for their recent Luxury Home Tour event in the Reno area.

REALTORS® and other Real Estate Professionals were invited to go on a tour of four luxury Coldwell Banker listings and to gain insight into the world of luxury home sales.

The Western Nevada College Tourism and Hospitality Career Center is offering a training opportunity on Friday, Oct. 18, 1:30-4:30 p.m., to those seeking employment or advancement opportunities in the tourism and hospitality industry.

The Guest Service Gold certification workshop will be at the Hampton Inn and Suites, 10 Hospitality Way, in north Carson City.

Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort near South Lake Tahoe has been ranked among the best mountains in North America for 2014 by TransWorld SNOWboarding magazine.

Considered as one of the top magazines in the industry, the publication has been ranking the best resorts in North America for more than a decade. The resort poll ranks mountains based on mountain features such as parks and halfpipe, terrain, and other areas including vibe, snowfall, lodging, value, and food. Each year TransWorld readers are polled to rank their three favorite resorts based on their overall experience.

The Carson City Harvest Hub, along with food production programs in Douglas and Lyon counties, have been awarded funding through the Nevada Department of Agriculture, officials announced Monday.

Grant awards amounting to $250,730 will go to 13 programs throughout Northern Nevada for crop research, education marketing and production.

CARSON CITY — Western Nevada College’s Tech Prep Consortium has been recognized nationally for its Career Pathways program.

The National Association for Career Pathways Leadership selected WNC for the 2013 Rigorous Programs of Study National Award for exceeding what other states offer students in career and technical programs. The award recognizes the college’s collaboration with industry and hard work by faculty and staff to provide the essential curriculum and instruction in technology-automated systems, construction, machine tool technology and welding.

Kathy Williams of Reno has another reason to celebrate her success thus far with Coldwell Banker Select. Kathy has been awarded the prestigious Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist (CLHMS) designation. In addition, she has earned membership within the Million Dollar Guild in recognition of her knowledge, experience and expertise in the luxury home arena.

The Coldwell Banker Select office in Sparks adds another real estate agent to the team. Jason Bruch brings his 13 years of experience in radio advertising and sales to real estate sales. Jason has confidence that his previous experience in the radio industry will translate into great success for himself and the company. Jason describes himself as positive, humorous, respectful and passionate and feels that he has a lot to offer for all the prospective clients. He is looking forward to helping his clients in the Reno/Sparks area.

About The Select Group

Simone Paez will be the latest addition to the Coldwell Banker Select team in the greater Nevada area. Simone was previously a part of the advertising and sales industry, and she hopes to use her skills in negotiation and marketing to make her mark in the Northern Nevada real estate scene.

The 75th anniversary of the Nevada Day Parade will be celebrated on Saturday, October 26th, 2013 in Carson City and is expected to produce record-breaking attendance.

The day-long experience is kicked off with the opportunity to ride in a hot air balloon. This is a rare opportunity to participate in a mass ascension with a downtown lift-off in Carson City. A downtown lift-off is extremely rare in the hot air balloon industry. Individuals and businesses can sponsor a balloon, which includes the opportunity to ride in the balloon during the event.

With news this week that Western Nevada College is the recipient of a $1.5 million grant, Nevada Sen. Harry Reid, announced two other grants for area colleges, Truckee Meadows Community College and Great Basin College.

The grants are part of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grant Program, which was authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, also known as the stimulus bill. WNC's portion of the grant is $1,567,530. TMCC received a grant of $ 3,201,968 and Great Basin College, $4,009,331.