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Nevada’s Diverse Businesses: Minority-Owned Companies Thrive in the Silver State

September 1, 2012 By Jennifer Rachel Baumer Leave a Comment

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The year is 2012 and it feels strange and a little uncomfortable to be considering minority-owned businesses. Twelve years into the 21st century, it seems there should no longer be a designation for minority-owned business – business should be business and everyone should be working together through the slowly recovering economy. Which is pretty much… [More...]

Filed Under: Cover Story Tagged With: 8(a) program, Bank of America, Bank of Italy, Berna Rhodes-Ford, Bob Daniels, Dave Everhart, Department of Defense, Ernest Fountain, Homage Bakery, minority-owned businesses, Nevada Minority Business Enterprise Center, Nicholle Alumbaugh, PrideStaff Las Vegas, Reno, Sandra Rentas, SBA, SBDC, Small Business Development Center, U.S. Small Business Administration, University of Nevada, women-owned businesses

Rural Nevada: Micro-Economies in a Macro State

June 1, 2011 By Jennifer Rachel Baumer Leave a Comment

While Nevada is one of the hardest hit states and still battling its way back from the recent great recession, the Nevada economy is made up of micro-economies. The state as a whole saw 13.2 percent unemployment in March, but the rate varies by county. At first glance, it might be assumed that Nevada’s rural… [More...]

Filed Under: Feature Story Tagged With: Anne Miranda, Bill Chernock, Boulder City, Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Authority, CC.Communications, Churchill County, Community Development Block Grant program, Cowboy Poetry & Music Festival, Dayton, Department of Defense, Douglas County, ECEDA, Elko County, Elko County Economic Diversification Authority, Esmeralda County, Fallon, Fallon Chamber of Commerce, Fallon Naval Air Station, Gardner-ville, Genoa, Genoa Candy Dance Arts & Crafts Faire, Hearts O' Gold, Lincoln County, Lovelock, Lyon County, Mesquite, Mesquite Chamber of Commerce, Mike Skaggs, Minden, Mineral County, Natalie Parrish, Nevada Commission on Economic Development, Nevada rural communities, Nevada unemployment rate, Nye County, Pahrump, Pam Borda, Pershing County, renewable energy, Rural Microenterprise Assistance Program, rural Nevada, Rural Nevada Development Corporation, rural Washoe County, Sand Mountain Recreation Area, Sarah Adler, Topaz Lake, USDA Rural Development, Winnemuca