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WNC News & Notes: Gateway Academy offers accelerated start into construction
Western Nevada College September 24, 2016 Construction today isn't the construction industry prior to the recession. Today's construction industry requires skilled professionals who work year-round in this rewarding career. Northern Nevada construction industry leaders are encouraged by the growth in their business and the employment opportunities available in the near future. Today's companies need educated and skilled employees to ensure that they have a skilled supply of workers to complete their projects. There is a significant need for construction workers within a 30-mile radius of Western Nevada College's Carson City campus. In September, the Reno area listed openings for more than 190 construction [...]
Carson City’s new animal shelter to open soon
Anne Knowles | aknowles@nevadaappeal.com September 22, 2016 Carson City's long-anticipated new animal shelter opens its door early next month. Nevada Humane Society Carson City Center on Airport Road is set to debut Oct. 8 after Shaheen Beauchamp Builders puts the finishing touches on the year-long, $4.2 million project. That includes installing the last of 60 dog kennels and about 30 spacious cat cages. The 10,000 square-foot facility will more than double the capacity of the current shelter on Butti Way, allowing for the housing of up to about 100 dogs and 100 cats, said Kiska Icard, chief executive officer, Nevada Humane [...]
Award-winning midtown mixed-use Reno development honors spirit of Maytan
777 Center reaches nearly full occupancy RENO, Nev. – The old Maytan Building at 777 Center Street in Midtown, has experienced a true renaissance, going from music store to mixed-use retail space with nearly full occupancy as Bukko, an Asian-Latin fusion restaurant, opens soon. Owned and managed SVN® Gold Dust Commercial in Reno and Carson City, the building now houses pizza house Noble Pie Parlor, Piñon Bottle craft beers, the newly opening Bukko, as well as Lokal Salon, and The Eyelash Connection and Mystique Boutique. “Our main driver in acquiring the building was all the great things going on in [...]