Reno Re-imagined

Reno Re-Imagined

     by Corrine Casanova   Reno has a rich history of reinventing itself. Reno was born in 1868 as a railroad town—it became a city when the transcontinental railroad reached town. Shortly thereafter, the University of Nevada was founded in 1885. In the early 1900s, Reno turned divorce into a big business and became…

Preparing Students to be 'BizFIT’

Preparing Students to be ‘BizFIT’

  by Madeline Glaviano   What is BIZ-FIT? BIZ-FIT is The College of Business Freshmen Intensive Transition program, designed to expose incoming freshmen to academic curriculum that relates to all programs of study within the College. The program is designed to simulate a typical Finals Week, allowing students to experience the challenges of time management,…

The SouthEast Connector: Connecting Communities and Improving Mobility

The SouthEast Connector: Connecting Communities and Improving Mobility

     by Corrine Casanova Aerial photos of the SouthEast Connector from 2016 and 2018. Here are the links for the May 2016 & May 2018 flyover videos from the RTC. Link to both videos: http://www.southeastconnector.com/videos/ The long-anticipated SouthEast Connector is slated to open July 6, 2018. This is a Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Washoe County road…

Why Reno, Why Now?

Why Reno, Why Now?

by Corrine Casanova In mid-September, bizNEVADA Publisher, Richard Moore and I sat down with the following three gentlemen for a joint interview Chris Hoff, Tournament Director, Barracuda Championship Eric Edelstein, President, Reno Aces and Reno 1868FC Dustin Toms, Vice-President, Business Operations, Reno Bighorns Here’s some background: Reno 1868 FC was founded in 2015 and made…

How Women Leaders Can Define Their Own Metric for Success

How Women Leaders Can Define Their Own Metric for Success

by Joelle Jay You can make great strides in your career by understanding the advantages of exceptional performance and how to make that performance count. Performance is the degree to which you do your job well. Your performance is measured by your results, using whatever outcomes matter most in your organization and your role in…

How to Make Your Marketing & Advertising More Impactful 1

How to Make Your Marketing & Advertising More Impactful

by Peter Fishburn By taking the time to answer a few questions, you can better understand what kind of marketing and advertising your business could benefit from most. Are you trying to build relationships with businesses, clients, prospects? We are constantly told that building relationships with customers and prospects are what business is built on. …

Bulls in a China Shop

Bulls in a China Shop

What’s your favorite Reno Rodeo event? If you’re like me, it’s bull riding. I love it! Three-quarter-ton of mean and ornery flesh set loose from the gate with one sole solitary purpose: to destroy the unwelcome passenger on his back. There’s an old saying about a “bull in a china shop.” Usually, it has to…

The Other 355 Days of the Reno Rodeo 2

The Other 355 Days of the Reno Rodeo

Although the ten days of the Reno Rodeo provides world-class entertainment and excitement, it’s the other 355 days that tells the story of its true success. We’ll dig behind the scenes to see what makes the Reno Rodeo Foundation and Reno Rodeo Association tick. It’s no secret that the rodeo is big business here in…