Posted July 4th, 2008
RSVP now for NCET’s Wi-Fi Wednesday on August 13, at The Waterfall on W. 2nd Street, one of Reno’s hottest “Hot Spots.”
Wi-Fi Wednesday is designed for Greater Reno-Tahoe’s young professionals, and features:
- The very popular “Speed networking,” a twist on the “speed dating” concept that facilitates numerous one-on-one introductions in a short period of time
- Free Appetizers
- Great Door Prizes
The Waterfall
Wednesday, Aug 13 > 5:30 - 7:30 pm
134 W. 2nd St
Reno, NV 89501
775-322-7373
$10 donation at door
RSVP ONLINE or to Emily Lowe at Emily@NCET.org or (775) 853-4226
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Posted July 4th, 2008
Lisa Jaramillo, owner of Pet Play House Inc. at 2401 E. Fourth St., is building an 8,324-square-foot facility next door that promises to be the Biltmore of dog boarding.
Jaramillo’s current facilities, which she’s owned since 2000, measure just over 1,000 square feet, with another 1,000 outdoors. The new $1.2 million facility will include private condos with yards, as well as private suites to house unfriendly dogs or those not spayed or neutered. Suites will include televisions and piped-in music, and skylights and windows will be placed throughout the facility, which Jaramillo says helps counter canine aggression and depression. Indoor areas also will include artificial turf on raised grids to keep pets off concrete floors and improve waste drainage. Read more:
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Posted July 4th, 2008
Frank Napolitan and Paul Vultaggio were having dinner with their families at an Italian restaurant in Las Vegas when it occurred to them that there were no Italian sodas available to complement the meal. 
A citrus beverage with carbonated water is often served with meals in Italy, but, despite the large number of Italian restaurants in Las Vegas, Napolitan and Vultaggio could not find a similar product here.
Both are longtime Las Vegas residents and are familiar with the local market. Vultaggio started out selling shirts at kiosks in casinos and Napolitan, a graduate of Western High School, has worked in the construction industry for most of his career.
Both are Italian-Americans and they wanted a beverage that would bring the flavors they experienced in Italy to this country. Read full story:
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Posted July 3rd, 2008
Las Vegas could become the hub of the nation’s solar thermal power manufacturing industry -
- or not.
Legislative problems, regulatory issues and competition from other cities cloud forecasts about the future of solar thermal power and Southern Nevada’s potential role in that future, analysts said Monday at the opening of a solar power assembly plant. Read full story:
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Posted July 3rd, 2008
The Forbes.com Entrepreneurs channel aims to make running small companies easier and more rewarding with its new Small Business Exchange.
This searchable directory contains profiles of companies and the entrepreneurs who run them. More than just an online phone book, the Small Business Exchange is a social network that connects small-business owners via e-mail and instant messaging.
Best of all, our new “Ask An Expert” feature allows entrepreneurs to tap a cadre of experts in various arenas, so you spend a lot less time in the dark. Our growing list of experts includes skilled practitioners in finance, law, online marketing and operations management, to name just a few disciplines. Read more:
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