(press release) Dickey's Barbecue Pit franchise owner Farrokh Hormazdi will be opening his doors for business tomorrow, Tuesday January 31st. The first 100 people receive a free big barbecue pulled pork sandwich.

"I am extremely excited to open and begin serving authentic barbecue to our community," said Hormazdi.

The new 1,448 square foot store is located at 3250 Retail Drive, Suite 100. The hours of operation are from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.

The U.S. Metro Economy report puts Carson City and Reno-Sparks last on the list for jobs regained, but local economic officials say the numbers just don't add up.

The report says Carson City will be the only metro area that won't create new jobs in 2012, but Rob Hooper with the Northern Nevada Development Authority says the numbers he's seeing tell a different story.
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Our “State of the Market” update released in September 2011 was full of some much-needed local good news: The retail sector in Carson City has seen vacancy ...www.nnbw.com/ArticleRead.aspx?storyID=18669

The jobless rate was 12.2 percent in Carson City in December and 6.7 percent in Elko. Growth in employment in the Reno-Sparks area was essentially flat from ...

Beginning in June, two flights will be offered from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to San Jose International Airport via Alaska Airlines.
The new service is also tied to flights to Hawaii from Reno offered through Alaska Airlines.

Truck sales in Reno and Carson City also have rebounded, despite high gas ... In Carson City, sales of Ram pickups has rebounded more than 25 percent from ...

RENO, Nev. – Kate McGee has joined 88.7 FM KUNR – Reno Public Radio – as a broadcast journalist, coming to northern Nevada from the East Coast. She recently graduated from Fordham University in the Bronx, N.Y., with a dual bachelor's degree in American studies and history. She started her public radio career at Fordham’s WFUV Radio as a reporter, anchor and producer, where she covered everything from Mayor Mike Bloomberg to stickball tournaments.

The Nevada Gaming Control Board released its Nevada Gaming Abstract for 2011 today, which shows profits for Nevada casinos rose 16.4 percent. But even with the increase, overall casinos were almost $4 billion in the red.

For the Carson Valley area that includes Carson City, profits rose 222.4 percent.

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In Carson City, the total sales jumped 26 percent in 2011, according to the Northern Nevada Regional MLS, a real estate information center. But, the same data show average sale price was down 11 percent.

Chick James, of the Carson City Realty Executives, said he saw homes selling at a faster-than-usual pace this year. He thinks next year will see both the sales numbers and prices rise.

Carson City is slowly — grindingly — recovering from the economic downturn. Each of the past two years has trended up slightly from 2009, says Candy Duncan, ...

The ski resort industry drives much of the Lake Tahoe economy during the winter. Despite the lack of snow, tourism hasn't slowed down yet. Go here for the story and video from KOLO Reno News Channel 8.

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By the end of this week, Nevada is expected to be the first state in the nation to have regulations in place for Internet poker play.

Its historic. It's indicative of the state's leadership role in the gaming industry. And some say it will be a big step toward bringing new technology companies to the state. ...

Dive enthusiasts cheer as as Chuck Weber, owner of Tahoe Dive Center, cuts the ribbon to celebrate the grand opening of his store at the Carson Mall. Helping out are Chamber board member Gil Yanuck, Theresa & Steven Schultz, Andrew Passaretti and Shawn & Angie Murphy.

Motel 6 announces the opening of a new franchise property in Carson City, Nevada. The 82-room property, which was previously a Motel 6 corporate subsidiary, is located at 2749 S. Carson Street in Ormsby County, near U.S. Highway 395/S. The franchised property is now owned and operated by Carson City Hotel Group, LLC, and Clay Helm has been named the new general manager overseeing the property.

Carson City is seeing its fair share of activity on lower-end residential real estate, but many of those homebuyers are investors snapping up homes to use ...

Sierra Le Bone, a boutique for dogs and cats as well as their owners, will celebrate their grand opening Friday and Saturday at their new location at 880 South Stewart Street, across from the fire station.

The business moved in October from their previous location in the Raley's Center, and co-owner Jan McMinn said they are very happy in their new place. Even though their old store was just a few yards off busy South Carson Street, they had trouble converting that traffic to customers as other businesses in the same building began closing their doors.

Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto announced today that a settlement agreement has been reached with Registered Agent, Inc. regarding advertisements sent by mail to corporations in order to deceptively change registered agents.

Mayor Bob Crowell helps Caroline & Clinton Clark, owners of Clark's Performance Center, cut the ribbon at their newly expanded facility at 4630 Hwy 50 East, Suite 12. Dennis DuPerault & Sleina Giesler hold the ribbon.

... national average — and Reno, Sparks and Carson City have suffered what the researchers called “severe and protracted dislocations” during the recession. ...

Hilary Stokes cut the ribbon at the grand re-opening of Busy Bee Eatery in Carson Mall.

Discount Tire opened up their first Carson City store this week on South Carson Street.

Manager Allen Ogas said this store is number 814 in the country, with locations in 27 states.

The new business specializes in tires and wheels.

"We strictly do wheels and tires, that's our expertise," Ogas said. "I think the things people will like the most is our customer service, our low prices and our tire selection. We can get almost any tire made."

New Northern Nevada Company Provides Solutions for Keeping Nevada Patient Health Information Safe

NVMedTech launched on November 11, 2011

NVMedTech is a new Northern Nevada information security company that focuses on helping independent health care practitioners in Nevada keep their patients’ health information protected.

DK's Sierra Mountain Comics sells single-issue comic books, collectibles, trade paperbacks, tabletop gaming supplies, Magic: The Gathering cards and more. It also hosts tournaments and launch parties.
Address: 1801 U.S. Highway 50, Suite J;
Phone: 841-4263;
Online: Facebook.com/DKsSierraMountainComics
Hours: 1-5 p.m. Tuesday; noon-7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday; 1 p.m.-midnight Friday; 1-6 p.m. Saturday; closed Sunday and Monday.