Business

Both in Carson City and across the nation, restaurants are struggling to find enough staff to work, whether it be in the kitchen or customer service positions.

Some believe the reason is because people simply don’t want to work anymore and would rather collect unemployment, while others say it’s a matter of low wages that are encouraging workers to find employment elsewhere.

A new donut shop, El Camino Donuts, will be taking over the location left vacant by Gather in the Downtown Carson City area, bringing “old school donuts” made by a husband and wife team.

Dutch Bros Coffee willl open its third Carson City location, making it the company's 462 shop, this Friday, May 14, at 211 W Appion Way.

Monarch Casino and Resort, Inc. (Nasdaq: MCRI) rang the Nasdaq opening bell Monday, May 10 in a virtual event that was streamed online and on the Nasdaq Tower in New York City’s historic Times Square. The iconic bell ringing ceremony, hosted by a Nasdaq senior executive, gave Monarch the opportunity to showcase the company while celebrating milestones and achievements at its award-winning properties: Reno-based Atlantis Casino Resort Spa and Monarch Casino Resort Spa in Black Hawk, Colorado.

GreenUP!, the Tahoe Water Supplier Association, Sierra Business Council, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and Western Nevada College are partnering to offer a free green lodging workshop for small to medium hotels, lodges and the hospitality industry to grow environmental protection and sustainability efforts in the Tahoe Truckee region.

RENO — The Better Business Bureau is alerting the public to a con where scammers are again impersonating Amazon.com, this time through a text scam that claims you’ve won a raffle for a fitness watch, earbuds, or other tech gadget.

Diverse Business Connections held a ribbon cutting ceremony at their new location on Thursday evening celebrating their grand opening.

Shaheen Beauchamp Builders recently welcomed Patrick Beauchamp as a construction Project Manager to the Northern Nevada Construction Company.

An appeal of the Tahoe Western Asphalt company, also known as TWA, to reinstate its Special Use Permit after it was revoked by the Planning Commission in February, was denied during the Carson City Board of Supervisors meeting Thursday.

One of the owners of the Frontier Motel appeared Thursday before the Carson City Board of Supervisors while they decided whether or not to order a notice for a show cause hearing, which will determine whether or not the business license for the Frontier Motel should be revoked.

Carson City’s newest gym and physical therapy fitness center, The Health Lab, hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday at their new location on Cochise Street.

In attendance was Mayor Lori Bagwell, members from the Board of Supervisors, and many Carson City leaders and business owners to help celebrate the opening.

Lost Art Graphics is Carson City’s newest print shop, offering everything from self-service printing to sports uniforms, stickers and clothing and everything in between.

CARSON CITY, Nev. — The Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development will fund $100,000 through its Workforce Innovations for the New Nevada program to pilot a technology training program at Truckee Meadows Community College that uses micro-credentials to prepare future software developers.

RENO — Vaccine passports, digital records of an individual’s COVID-19 vaccination status, are on their way. This is likely to be a QR code on your phone, which you scan to enter a flight or event. As with any major new initiative, scammers always find ways to take advantage of the confusion and anxiety surrounding the change. Be on the lookout for vaccine passport cons.

Carson City has been ranked in the top 10 among the best small cities in the United States for remote workers, according to a new study by Ownerly.com.

Wes McQuillen, Alana Ridge and Kyle Robertson have been re-elected to the board of directors of NCET, a member-supported non-profit that produces educational and networking events to help people explore businesses and technology.

The Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development Board last week approved nine companies that will receive $4.7 million in abatements over two years that will result in an estimated 1,325 permanent jobs over the next five years with a weighted average hourly wage of $29.87.

With the weather getting warmer, moving season is beginning to pick up steam. Many are already taking advantage of the sellers market by listing their current homes and looking for fresh starts in new places. With moving comes some necessary tasks and to-dos that leave you open to missing important details that could save you a lot of money.

Carson City-based In Plain Sight Marketing launched its first annual Small Business Marketing Survey April 1. The survey can be found here.

The Nevada State Treasurer’s Office announced Thursday that it is sponsoring the EVERFI Financial Literacy Bee, taking place April 1-15, 2021. The EVERFI Financial Literacy Bee is a nationwide financial literacy challenge for high school students.

CARSON CITY — Shaheen Beauchamp Builders LLC announces the completion of tenant improvements on the America First Credit Union branch on Topsy Lane. The project remodeled the 2,200-square-foot suite previously occupied by Five Guys Burgers.

According to the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation’s February 2021 economic report, Nevada’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 8.3 percent in February 2021, higher than the 3.7 percent that Nevada had in February 2020.

Every state has at least one great city in which to retire and that city in Nevada is Carson City, according to the insurance company, Insurify.

So, if you’ve recently retired here, pat yourself on the back. You’ve made a great choice. Those of us growing up here or living here for a while always knew that so we get a double pat.

SPARKS, Nev. — Sierra Nevada Corporation, the global aerospace and national security company owned by Eren and Fatih Ozmen, was awarded a contract for a program supporting NASA’s water-hunting robot mission to the moon. SNC will contribute its cutting-edge solar array technology to power a rover on the lunar surface in its mission to identify and quantify water and volatile resources, helping advance the agency’s Artemis program.

A Rural Tourism Grant was awarded to the Dayton Chamber for an Outdoor Adventure Brochure.

Join Diverse Business Connections this Friday, March 26, 2021 from 4 to 8 p.m. at its Carson City office to network, meet, mingle, enjoy live discussions, music, relax and have some appetizers. We are looking forward seeing you. This is an open network event for everyone.

Google announced plans Thursday, March 18 to invest more than $7 billion in offices and data centers and create at least 10,000 new full time Google jobs across the United States this year.

The wholesale grocery retailer formerly known as Smart Foodservice has recently changed names, and received a new sign out front for US Foods Chef'Store at its Carson City location in the Lowe’s shopping center near Petsmart, 222 Fairview Dr Ste 100. The change was made nationwide in March after a company merger took place.

CARSON CITY, Nev. — March 20 is World Storytelling Day, a holiday born in the early 1990s to celebrate the global art of oral storytelling each year on or around the March equinox.

It became a hashtag holiday sometime after the use of the hashtag (#) became ubiquitous on social media following the San Diego fire of October 2007. Since then, hashtag holidays can be found for just about any kind of day - #NationalDonutDay anyone?

Shoe Tree Brewing in Carson City was awarded Nevada Brewery of the Year at the 2021 New York International Beer Competition after it Earns Double Gold, Gold and Bronze Medals. Over 800 beers were submitted from 14 countries to 30-plus categories to this years competition where winners were announced March 16.