Northern Nevada Business Weekly is a community effort, and we wouldn't be able to create this newspaper without the help of people who educate us, set us straight, encourage us and spend a little time on the phone to make sure we get the facts straight.
Among the people who helped out this year, and whose presence made our life easier, were Dana Andrus, Mike Markovsky, Monique Burch, Natalie Collins, Lynne Keller, Peggy Bloodworth, Eric Bennett, Bob Yabroff, Bobbi Coulter, Bob Ryan, Tiffany East, Ben Nelson, Valerie Glenn, Sara Piccola, Meagan Noin, Rick Horn, Scott Walquist, Tom Matter, Anthony Lazzarini, Karl Walquist, Frankie Vigil, Gail Conkey, Chuck Alvey, Hal Giomi, John Farahi, Mary Beth Farrell, Jim Nelson, Julie Ardito, Mike Draper, Andy Tourin, Randy Bowling, Miles Ottenheimer, Jim Pfrommer, Wesley Gregg, Billy Paganetti, Jody Clark, Peter Stremmel, John Kucharcyzk, Becky Lewis, Dan Morgan, Adam Wexelblatt, John Krmpotic, Casey Blann, Pete Gilbert, Buck Yeagar, Eric Grimes, Eric Stanger, Mark Schloss, Mila Dunbar-Irwin, Chip Garofalo, Valerie Clark, Buster Hunsaker, Dave Asher, Trent Schmidt, Sherri Rice, Lance Gilman, Ryan Sheltra, Bill Eadington, Gregg Carano, Lisa Dettling, Bryan Lang, Blake Smith, Tom Filbin, John Fox, Marie C.S. Soucie, Tom Gallagher, Dion Draper, Ann Carpenter, Jeff Dold, George Kapahee, Bill Burnbaugh, Len Gilman, Karyn Jensen, Marcia Ernst, Joe Dutra, Doug Lippincott, Jill Stockton, Mark Heidt, Craig Willcutt, Delia Garcia, Carol Buckner, Dave Pirtle, Neoma Saulnier, Klaus Grimm, Kym Kelley, James Blood, Francis Sideco, Tim Ruffin, Aimee Eiguren, Theresa Peacock, Judy Brooks, Terri Jay, Krysstal Christiaens, Diana Hoffman, Alex de Roulet, Karen Melby, Michelle Nichols, Mary Korpi, Don Gephart, Michael Birdsell, Jeff Benjamin, Marion Tammany, Bob Goff, Laura Peppard, Melissa Molyneaux, Johanna Downey, Bill Miles, Steve Patmont, Scott Stranzl, Carol Infranca, Jackie Phillips, David Thain, Mike Traum, Juan Villa, Matt Clafton, Randy Cunningham, Mark Beauchamp, Scott Armstrong, Kathy Gamboa, Ali Saffari, Tom Hegge, Katie Krueger, Joyce Newman, Roger Wells, John Dobra, Ira Gostin, Will Clemens, Bill West, Forest Bietz, Cheri Hill, Jerri Conrad, David Woods, Zach Spencer, Cori Miller, Mark Krueger, Paul Deyhle, Jocelyn Lantrip, Kim Lamberty, Jackie Phillips, Willy White, Don Vetter, Dean Parker, Joe Cummings, Gordon Allen, Michele Fisher, Ken Wiseman, Brad Riley, Bill Hines, Emily Stratton, Jason Carlisle, Eugenia Larmore, Nello Gonfiantini III, Dave Fugger, Ronele Klingensmith, Sylvia Smith, Steve Reid, Gordon Zack, Jonathan Begley, Nancy Eklof, Max Hershenow, Keith Averill, Stan Thomas, Par Tolles, Tim Crowley, Michele Anderson, Todd Blonsley, Erin Krueger, Denise Quirk, Fred Boyd, Richard Hertz, Michael Tannehill, Dewey Struble, Jim DeVolld, Rick Clark, Steve Cerocke, Laura Gallegos, Gary Machabee, Russ Romine, Al DiStefano, Diana Rogers, Amy Riley, Michael Moreno, Thomas P. Erwin, Len Stevens, Lori Carpenter, Rob Hooper, Colin Loretz, Mark Krueger, Chris Chrystal, Mike Skaggs, Dan Hankey, Cathie Graham, Bryan Lang, Jim Croce, Tom Johnson, Kelly Frank, De De Rosene, Steve Hamilton, Dawn Connolly, Dan Buhrmann, Ryan Puliz, Meg Ragonese, Stan Wilmoth, David Branby, Clara Andriola, Bill Burgess, Greg Haupert, Bill Chernock, Jamie Klund, Adrien Burney, Kris Richards, Adam Mayberry, Pam Borda, Earl Peterson, Ken Amundson, Ed Adkins, Tom Miller, Brad Lancaster, Matt Westfield, Todd Gardner, Mike Wolterbeek, John Britton, Mindy Cannady, Heidi Nash, Gary Baker, Sandi Milton, Sean Sever, Danielle Longley, Ken Mattison, Matt Grimes, Dave Hanson, Angie Fairbanks, Tyler Clay, Ann Louhela, David Steiger, Phil Weidinger, Richard Silverman, Stephanie Hanna, Alberto Galdamez, Nate Brouwer, Ron Peterson, Cindy Hammond, Jeff Sunderman, Don Butterfield, Ron Cobb, Stan Byers, Bethany Drysdale, David Perazzo, John Baldock, Bill Christoph, Craig Mataczynski, Mike Nevis, Bernice Ford, Greg Fine, Floyd Rowley, Sharon Nipp, Jack Bailey, Tierra Griffiths, Gary Foote, Eric Gangloff, Erin Alpers, Tom Clark, Steve Hirsch, Judith Hepburn, Faye Anderson, Susan Fisher, Julie Rowe, Jonathan Brown, Fred Turnier, Steve Fine, Natalie M. Brown, Randy Brown, Mark Clason, Alice Heiman, Heidi Stroebe-Bethel, Jessie Turner, Paul Kinne, Mike Bosma, Marty Smith, Brad Bolotin, Rod Hosilyk, Rob Humphreys, Steve Conine, Dan Alegre, Claudene Wharton, Ken Stark, Chris Howard, Jane Bessette, Liz Younger, Kane Dutt, Pam DuPre, Barbara Linde, Celeste Dodge, Wade Hodges, Tom Powell, Dan Davis, Lou Schack, Candace Duncan, Barbara Williamson, Scott Wait, Judi Bishop, Nicole Shearer, Fritz Grupe, Lou Primak, Bill Hartman, Ben McDonald, Chris Nelson, Bob Alessandrelli, Don Welsh, Kathleen Taylor, Paul Hrabal, Tray Abney, Kris Holt, Dave Schuster, B.J. Sullivan, Connie Weber, Jesse Gregory, Garrett Hallenbeck, Rene Zandonella, Dan Watkins, Vanessa Vancour, Annemarie Huisman, Jane Tors, Mae Worthy, Al Melrose, Jason Pasco, John McCarty, Aaron Kenneston, Richard Johnson, Cloyd Phillips, Lebo Newman, Rob Vugteveen, Jon Tyler, Bob Mernickle, Ken Dillon, Sandy Jenner, Jay Thiel, Michael Thomas, Kevin Sullivan, Julie Brown, Abbi Whitaker, Michael Rounds, Roxanne Stevenson, Bob Shriver, Ky Good, Dave Archer, Mehdi Samil, Mike Shirley, Ellen Oppenheim, Tina Iftiger, Rachel Milon, Fred McElroy, Mic Meeks, Renee Velasco, Justin Trimble, Jim Ijams, Christel Hall, Reed Simmons, Ryan Heck, Bruce Gesheider, Paul Stowell, Aaron Somer, Susan Hill, MaryAnn McAuliffe, Bill Woody, Norma Havens, Chris Fairchild, Lindsay Anderson, Patty Mamola, Caitlin Van Ornum, Mary Simmons, Paul Klein, Kerri Garcia, Parky May, Greg Mosier, Joel Muller, Rosemary Loven, Larry DeVincenzi, Amy Hill, Kimberleee Tolkien, James Lowey, Bill Andrews, Chris Waizmann, Bob Tregilus, Paul Kinne, Kathy Berry, Idora Janet Geary, Greg Shutt, Felicia Archer, Grant Sims, Kerstin Plemel, Dean Hanson, Scott Barnes, Lesley Pittman, Bill Anderson, Russ Zitoi, Katrina Loftin Winkel, RG Smith, Susan Clark, Sam Shad, Kathy Carter, Chad Osorno, Matt Riecken, Dave Roberts, Elizabeth Fielder Danny Campos, Libby Lovig, Merrilee Danner, Adrian Gonzalez, Heidi Jared, Wesley Kikuchi, Andie Wilson, Darrin Maddox, Pettit Gilwee, Patrick Johnston, Brad Bonkowski, Brad Woodring, Tom Taormina, Ken Pierson, Mike McCabe, Craig Paulsen, Jim Nickerson, Dave Longfield, Tom Fitzgerald, John Mulder, Anne McMillin, Brian Kaiser, Christine May, Kevin McArthur, Shirley Hart, Don Kuhl, Richard Teichner, Robert Kirchman, Rick DeMar, Steve Schroeder, Stan Thomas, Jared Krupa, Kevin Haddock, Kimberly Elliott, Jim Hunting, Elisabeth Daniels, Brian Kulpin, Jason Morris, Jerry Golanty, Ray Bacon, Missy Hinton, Kevin Sigstad, Peiter Droog, Betsy McDonald, and, of course, Skip Hansen.