jobs

Unemployment in Carson City continued to decrease in May to 4.2 percent, down 0.7 from a year ago and the lowest it has been since October 2006, according to figures released Tuesday by the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.

Are you aware that June is National Homeownership month?

Probably not. Because you’re too busy working to afford the home you live in, whether you rent it or own it.

Why should you care?
If you poke around and read anything you can find about it, you’re being urged to recognize and celebrate the benefits of homeownership.

That seems kind of a weird thing to ask you to do. Do you really have the time or care? What’re you supposed to do, throw a party? Sit alone and contemplate it? Invite some friends out for coffee and chat about it?

Senior pranks are a common tradition throughout high schools around the country, and CHS is no exception. This year, CHS Seniors definitely kept the tradition going as could be seen by everyone May 31 and again June 1.

NV Energy announced Thursday it has contracted for more than 1,000 megawatts of new renewable energy resources to be built in Nevada, and for the first time, is requesting approval to build 100 megawatts of battery energy capacity.

Another Memorial Day has come. Today we observe the sacrifices of men and women who gave the last full measure of devotion in defense of the United States of America.

I was going to write about how this year marks the sesquicentennial of Decoration Day, predecessor to the modern Memorial Day holiday.

Two Eagle Valley Middle School students and two Pioneer High School students and their families experienced a tragic fire May 16 in Carson City.

Antonio and Alexis Trujillo’s family, and Jordan and Theodore Leyva’s family are now displaced following this incident.

CARSON CITY — Riverview Elementary in Dayton is one of nine schools statewide picked as a designated STEM School, the Governor's Office announced this week.

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Department of Education has announced the launch of a first-of-its kind education-to-workforce initiative known as LifeWorks with a goal of developing more skilled workers for Nevada’s new economy.

CARSON CITY — One couple is taking the meaning of "sharing a life together" to another level. Jessie and Katia Perez’s career choices line up perfectly.

Job growth continued throughout the Silver State in April with slight employment increases in Nevada's three metro areas, Carson City, Reno and Las Vegas, according to figures released Tuesday by the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.

Growing up in Oregon's Willamette Valley, I had become accustomed to the occasional paper plant along the Interstate 5 corridor between Eugene and Portland.

CARSON CITY — Members of the State Apprenticeship Council approved Tuesday the first cybersecurity program in the state. Several occupations across multiple in-demand sectors such as information technology and advanced manufacturing were also approved, including the first occupation in hospitality with MGM Resorts International.

CARSON CITY — Nevada’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Ends First Quarter with Record Balance of $1.1 billion, while the state added 4,300 jobs and unemployment remains unchanged at 4.9 percent, according to the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation’s April 2018 economic report.

CARSON CITY — The ups and downs Walker Jackson, 20, experiences these days are far different from the ups and downs he experienced growing up and struggling to find his way as an adult.

Volunteers with the Carson City Sheriff's Office DARE program were busy Saturday assembling between 400 and 500 prize bags to be handed out to children at next weekend's annual Cops and Kids Safe Streets party.

CARSON CITY — Without the efforts of Lupe Ramirez, many first-generation Latino students wouldn’t have overcome common barriers to achieve associate degrees, bachelor degrees and better-paying professional jobs in the workforce.

The Western Nevada FC Coyotes entered this weekend knowing they had two league matches on back-to-back days. WNFC headed on the road Saturday to play JASA RWC where they earned one point with a 4-4 draw.

I may be dating myself, but I’ve got John Denver’s voice stuck in my head singing ‘Plant a tree for your tomorrow.’ It’s Arbor Day, so Mayor Bob Crowell will be doing just that, planting a tree in Mills Park. The kids of Wild Horse Children’s Theater continue their successful run of Junie B. Jones at the Brewery Arts Center - it’s their final weekend, so don’t miss out. Maddie’s Adoption Days is a state-wide event trying to find forever homes for dogs and cats; you’ll find several local shelters and rescues participating in the free adoption days.

Rounding out the top five counties are Carson City (1,400), Elko (900) and Douglas (800). Mike Kazmierski, president and CEO at Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada (EDAWN), said the influx of clean energy jobs has helped rebranded the region as a clean energy hub. "I think the days ...

Edwin Lyngar, a freelance writer, penned a “From the Left” piece this week in the Reno paper under the headline, “Trump’s tax policy is an attack on the community”. He hit the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), President Trump and all Republicans and limited government conservatives.

We say “hit” because it was the usual leftwing label-and-bash fest, long on nasty rhetoric and not only devoid of evidence, but in fact contrary to well known facts and data.

His opening sentence calls the TCJA, “terrible … and a massive redistribution of wealth to the already super-rich.”

Carson City experienced the highest percentage of employment growth in March among Nevada's metropolitan areas, adding 4.4 percent more jobs, according to recent state-released figures. But at 5.6 percent, Carson City's jobless rate remains higher than the state as a whole, which finished March ...

March 2018 employment growth remains strong in the Silver State with ongoing increases in Carson City, Reno and Sparks and Las Vegas areas, according to figures released Tuesday by the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval on Friday nominated 61 opportunity zones, pursuant to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which established an Opportunity Zone tax incentive, designed to encourage long-term private investment in low-income communities.

Nevada added 3,500 jobs in March bringing employment in the Silver State to a record high of 1,373,700, according to figures released Wednesday by the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation. Unemployment in March remained constant at 4.9 percent.

Effective Jan. 1, 2018, the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act reduced business expense deductions for many types of business entertainment activities to zero.

D & D Roofing and Sheet Metal has won the following jobs: Reno: Plumas Bank, Northgate Plaza, Charles Schwab Office, Doral Academy, Logisticenter L395 Phase II, Plaza at Fourth St., South Meadows Business Park, KTVN Ch. 2 and Edwin Dodson Elementary. Sparks: Meiser Enterprises, A&B ...

A 911 phone call to the Carson City Communications Division is a lifeline moment where someone on the other end needs immediate help. The dispatchers on the other end are known as the first, first responders.

The new tax law, 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, changes tax treatment of Alimony beginning in 2019. For divorce or separation agreements signed AFTER Dec. 31, 2018, the person paying alimony will no longer get an income tax deduction and the person receiving alimony payments will not have taxable income.

The Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development opened a public comment period Thursday for its new Opportunity Zones program designed to spur private investment in neighborhoods.

The thrust behind a cluster of residential construction projects around Carson City appears to be job growth in the area, local development experts say.