Nine businesses with ties to northern Nevada have signed up as Corporate Partners of the College of Business at the University of Nevada, Reno, investing $10,000 a year to support the college.
In return, the companies get the opportunity to network with future hot prospects to fill their employment needs.
The current corporate partners include ARVCO Financial Ventures, Employers, Harrah's Entertainment, Intuit, Microsoft Licensing, Port of Subs, Schneider Logistics, Sierra Nevada Corporation and Wells Fargo. Besides the financial support, the companies interact with students and support the College in a variety of ways during Business Week and throughout the year.
Sierra Nevada Corporation, currently has nine Nevada interns on staff and has hired seven recent UNR graduates so far this year.
Schneider Logistics currently employs about 10 recent Nevada graduates, and has hosted about 20 University interns since it opened in 2007.
Microsoft Licensing has employed 33 interns over the past three years, hiring a number of them full-time.
