Manufacturing

Individuals may enter the Computer Information Technology program at Western Nevada College with the single-minded goal of creating a video game. Or maybe they want to help a company make better use of their network of computers.

Gov. Brian Sandoval signed laws Monday that create the framework for the implementation of recreational marijuana, a measure establishing the Walker River State Recreation Area and additional laws aimed at ensuring Nevada’s students have safe learning environments.

Embracing the area's manufacturing community, the Capital City Arts Initiative [CCAI] announces its exhibition, "Industrial Art: Sports Edition", at the CCAI Courthouse Gallery from June 9 – September 28, 2017. CCAI will host a reception for the show on Friday, June 9, 5-7pm including a short introduction of the exhibition participants at 5:30pm. The Courthouse is located at 885 E Musser Street, Carson City. The reception and the exhibition are free and the public is cordially invited. The gallery is open to the public Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm.

Starbucks operations in Nevada’s Carson Valley plans to grow substantially over the next year with the addition of 700,000 square feet to the distribution portion of the Starbucks Carson Valley Roasting Plant and Distribution Center in Minden, Nev. The expansion will bring nearly 100 new jobs to the location in the first year after completion, bringing the distribution workforce to nearly 350.

CARSON CITY — According to data from the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are more than 7,000 dental laboratories in the United States. Now regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, they must each adhere to strict and often complicated rules—including the government’s new 21 CFR 820 guidance.

WHERE: The Courthouse Gallery 885 E. Musser St., Carson City ... Industrial Art: Sports Edition, hosted by the Capital City Arts Initiative at The ...

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval visited the campus of Western Nevada College in Carson City on Wednesday and signed two education measures into law.

Job levels in Nevada are projected to exceed the pre-recession peak by 127,000 at the end of 2019, according a report presented Monday to Nevada’s Economic Forum by chief economist Bill Anderson for the Research and Analysis Bureau of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.

The quality of an organization’s workforce influences its ability to adapt to new and changing markets, as well as to grow and thrive. Without a skilled workforce to fill the jobs that make this possible, employers find it difficult to achieve their business objectives. Key to the economic prosperity of Nevada’s Sierra Region is workforce development that meets both present and future needs.

Carson High School’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) students will present a three-dimensional replica of the Carson City Mint, Liberty Bell and coin press to the Nevada State Museum in a deed of gift signing ceremony inside the museum's south gallery located at 600 N. Carson Street on Tuesday, April 25 at 9 a.m.

Kasidey Lewis, 15, builds a bird house during a Career and Technical Education tour at Western Nevada College in Carson City, Nev., on Thursday, March 30. Nearly 40 students from Silver Stage High School explored the WNC construction management and manufacturing programs. Participants also learned about Jump Start which allows students to earn high school and college credits at the same time.

During the Thursday, March 16 event at the company’s facility, the Jedi Engineers were presented with a proclamation from the Western Manufacturing Alliance naming them the first “WMA Junior Technology Advancement Partners” in recognition of their robotics achievements.

Naturally, the relocation of some small and mid-size companies from Poland to Nevada means those business leaders are interested in what students are learning in the state’s colleges.

Governor Brian Sandoval and the Office of Science, Innovation and Technology (OSIT) today announced $1,000,000 in STEM Workforce Challenge Grants to Nevada training providers throughout the state.

Heading a stellar line-up of speakers for the second annual UAS Search and Rescue Symposium, Gene Robinson, who literally wrote the book on how to use drones for search and rescue and disasters, will talk about how to train public safety agencies in the use of aerial and ground robots in emergency response.

With spring and summer around the corner, job opportunities have begun to sprout up around Carson City and Northern Nevada. Job seekers and students are encouraged to take advantage of a spring job fair planned for Friday, March 17 at the Carson City Community Center.

Two people were arrested Tuesday for felony counterfeiting and other charges after sheriff's deputies and the U.S. Secret Service executed a search warrant at an Edmonds Drive residence, a Carson City sheriff's captain said.

CARSON CITY, Nev. – Carson High School’s Career and Technical Education program is presenting its Career Expo Wednesday, March 1 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the high school. The Expo is open to the general public as well as all Carson High School and Carson City middle school students.

Bringing an American reality television series to CHS Business Students is another reason why Carson High School is a cutting edge high school. Thanks to teachers Billy McHenry and Angila Golik as well as Carson City community professionals, students are offered real life experiences.

Different life journeys brought nine Nevadans together to celebrate a shared accomplishment; earning an internationally recognized manufacturing certification. Emily Howarth’s advanced manufacturing and mechatronics students were honored on Wednesday at Western Nevada College. In as little as two semesters, the nine students earned the Siemens Certified Mechatronic Systems certification.

CARSON CITY, Nev. – Students and faculty at Carson High School will join others across the nation during the month of February to celebrate national Career and Technical Education Month.

A new generation of skilled machinists are receiving more pay, finding better job opportunities and providing additional expertise to manufacturers.

Here is the 2017 State of the State presented by Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval.

Affordable. High student success rates. Supplemental Instruction. Students mature. Now in its third year, Western Nevada College’s Jump Start College has evolved into a highly successful, dynamic program that is providing a variety of higher education benefits to Nevada high school students.

Western Nevada College offers a vast range of opportunities for individuals to build their futures through Career and Technical Education (CTE).

Employers seek skilled talent. Jobs requiring some higher education often pay a premium of 60 percent over non-STEM jobs.  Whether one semester of targeted education or a two- or four-year degree, CTE higher education is a great investment.

Likewise the Northern Nevada Development Authority (NNDA), which serves Carson City and rural Nevada, has been in negotiations with potential ...

What’s next? We already have Megatron, R2-D2, Optimus Prime and Rosie. On back-to-back days at Western Nevada College, students immersed in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math education showed what they could do when their minds were stimulated through technology and robotics.

Lyon County officials met Friday with city leaders from Fernley and Yerington to discuss implementing requirements under Nevada's recently passed Question 2, the initiative to regulate and tax marijuana, said County Manager Jeff Page.

Thanksgiving will forever have a special place in Shafiullah Nasratzada’s heart. As “Shafi” and his family celebrate their one-year anniversary of immigrating from Afghanistan to Carson City, they have many reasons to be thankful.

A Carson City man was arrested Friday on felony suspicion of uttering a forged instrument after attempting to cash a stolen check at a bank, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.