Spurred by supply chain constraints, historically low interest rates, housing inventory shortages and migration changes influenced by the pandemic, Nevada's housing prices skyrocketed to record highs in 2021.
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Construction was one of the industries considered essential during the pandemic shutdown in spring 2020. That included architects and engineers, who social distanced, worked remotely and wore masks, but kept working.
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The Nevada Department of Education announced a $4 million investment of American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds to expand access to STEM and robotics programs across the state.
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Companies that lean into Human Culture stand to win the war of talent and build sustainable growth.
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The week of Dec. 13, Mother Nature dumped nine feet of snow within five days at higher elevations across the Sierra Nevada, sending ski resorts scrambling to get as much terrain open as possible to support the inevitable Christmas-New Year’s holiday crowds.
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The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation released its region-by-region report for November, showing unemployment rates were 6.3 percent in the Las Vegas area, 2.9 percent in Reno-Sparks, and 3.3 percent in Carson City.
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The International Energy Agency reported in May that the energy sector is quickly becoming a major driver of demand for minerals. The agency has said that by 2040, technologies used to move away from fossil fuels, including electric vehicles and large-scale batteries, could drive nearly 90 percent of the demand for lithium.
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This month, the Interim Finance Committee of the Nevada Legislature voted to approve $3.35 million in funding to the Nevada Department of Education for a trio of programs related to workforce development in the Silver State.
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Cookies have been a part of online existence, pretty much since its inception, so most users barely think about them anymore. Marketers, however, have relied on both first- and third-party cookies to collect data, tailor advertisements and better understand the consumer’s user experience on a daily basis.
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The University of Nevada, Reno has created a new program to allow students to obtain both a Bachelor of Science in agricultural science and a Bachelor of Arts in economics in four years.
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Nevada’s casino industry is on track for 2021 to produce its fourth-ever $12 billion revenue year. Nationwide, gaming revenues have already surpassed 2019’s record total. One gaming analyst, however, believes as the year draws to a close, it might be wise to take a deep breath and evaluate where the casino sector is headed in 2022.
The TRI II project is planned for a plot of private land on the south side of Fernley, west of Highway 95A and east of the Storey/Lyon county line.
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In August, 4.3 million U.S. workers quit their jobs, according to the Department of Labor.
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The Retail Association of Nevada forecasts consumer retail sales in Nevada to grow by 10 percent during the holiday shopping season this year to reach a record $5.5 billion.
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While the startup cost can be steep and the cost of repairing and maintaining a truck can rack up over time, it often pales in comparison to the cost of owning or renting retail space.
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Nevada casinos recorded their eighth consecutive month of over $1 billion in gaming win in October — a total of $1.22 billion statewide.
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Sierra Space, a commercial space company that launched in June under umbrella of Sparks-based Sierra Nevada Corporation, announced recently a $1.4 billion Series A investment of primary capital.
Nevada officials are hoping more residents will retrain for careers that are in high demand, especially as the state continues to lead the nation in unemployment and economists estimate that about 50,000 of the jobs lost during the pandemic will not be coming back.
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Gov. Sisolak, The Nevada Department of Agriculture and the National Association of State Department of Agriculture Foundation recently announced the selection of 10 Nevada women for the Farm2Food Accelerator program.
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As a result of actively engaging on Instagram, Pinterest and Facebook, demand for Pineapple Pedicabs’ services has not been slowed by COVID.
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