The early April opening of Reno Bar and Grill may be the first restaurant venture for Shane Mathias, but the longtime entrepreneur’s experience in food service stretches back nearly two decades.
A simple phone call from a commercial real estate broker led to a new line of business for SOLUS Technology Solutions, and the Reno-based technology broker said that providing managed network support could eventually become its largest source of revenue.
The developer of more than 3.5 million square feet of commercial real estate in Idaho’s Treasure Valley has set his sights on the former Harrah's property in downtown Reno.
Reno Type’s late-February acquisition of A. Carlisle & Company — one of Reno’s oldest businesses — allows Reno Type to continue its unprecedented growth, owner Kurt Hoge said.
Behavioral health services in the region recently leveled up with the opening of two new specialty care facilities.
The expected summer opening of the Conrad Breast Center on the third floor of Renown Specialty Hospital in South Meadows marks a new chapter in breast health and wellness for Northern Nevada residents.
The formation of the Department of Emergency Medicine at University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine creates additional opportunities for students who want to pursue careers in emergency medicine, and strengthens ties across multiple organizations.
Population growth in the Reno-Sparks metropolitan area isn’t going to contract anytime soon. Washoe County’s population in 2023 was nearly 500,000 residents, the U.S. Census Bureau reports. In 2010, the county had just over 421,000 residents, representing nearly 20 percent growth in just over a decade.
At a time when new industrial development has slowed to a snail’s pace across Northern Nevada, Mark IV Capital is breaking ground on the next phase of industrial development at Victory Logistics District in Fernley.
GCW’s recent acquisition of Headway Transportation of Reno — the company’s first acquisition in its more than 50-year history — vastly increases the scope of services GCW is able to offer Northern Nevada customers, President Tim McCoy said.
After years of work to advance the Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron mine in Esmeralda County, Ioneer late last year secured its federal permit from the Bureau of Land Management and subsequently closed on a nearly $1 billion loan from the Department of Energy.
For better or worse, the Biggest Little City has arrived on the world stage. Just as Las Vegas is a globally recognized entertainment destination, Reno has become a global destination for technology and advanced technology manufacturing.
In his 2011 State of the State Address, former Gov. Brian Sandoval proclaimed that technology would become a cornerstone of Nevada’s new economy.
CapRock Partners continued its industrial buying spree in Northern Nevada with the recent acquisition of a 117,000-square-foot building at 55 Vista Blvd. in Sparks.
The work-from-home business model may be fine for some companies, but for Ormat Technologies, onsite collaboration between different teams and departments is crucial to successfully developing and operating geothermal facilities.
Real estate developers and commercial property brokers were hoping for some relief from the high interest rates that stifled new construction and sales throughout 2024, but it’s looking like 2025 will bring more of the same.
The two-year anniversary of Reno Public Market recently came and went, and while it hasn’t exactly been smooth sailing for some vendors and retailers at the expansive food hall located at the corner of Plumb Lane and South Virginia Street, RPM developer Doug Wiele told NNBW that the ship has been righted and is back on course.
Will Ratcliff, co-owner of 3rd Shot Pickleball in south Reno, is in a rare place for a first-time business owner.
Hot August Nights is coming home. Almost four decades after the very first Hot August Nights show-n-shine was held in the parking lot of Lawlor Events Center on the University of Nevada, Reno campus, the 2025 event is returning to UNR due to construction scheduled to take place at Grand Sierra Resort.
True to its name, American Battery Technology Company says it has “cracked the code” for extracting lithium from lithium-rich sedimentary clays in central Nevada.
The new indoor track at Reno-Sparks Convention Center could add between 20,000 and 50,000 room nights each year to regional hotel-casino bookings during winter months, a time when operators are often scrambling for revenue.
The Reno office of legal firm Snell & Wilmer will be making a big splash for its 15th anniversary of serving clients in Northern Nevada.
Baton Rouge-based design-build electrical contractor Newtron made its first foray into Northern Nevada to work on construction of Tesla’s Gigafactory at Tahoe Reno Industrial Center.
Anyone who has driven freeways in greater Reno-Sparks knows Washoe County’s population has grown. Between 2020 and 2030, the total population in Washoe County is expected to increase by 17 percent, or nearly 92,000 new residents.
Northern Nevada was hit exceptionally hard when the Great Recession hit in the late 2000s. It took just a few years for many parts of the country to dig out from that unprecedented economic turmoil, but Northern Nevada’s economy remained tepid well into the start of the next decade.
The opening of a new Courtyard by Marriott extended stay hotel inside the footprint of Tahoe Reno Industrial Center helps increase lodging options at the massive industrial park, but Storey County officials say even more housing options are needed.
Reno entrepreneurs and restaurateurs Colin and MaryBeth Smith recently added to their portfolio of businesses with the acquisition of The Virgil events center.
An empty industrial warehouse in Fernley could become ground zero for business development and workforce training in Northern Nevada.
When Don Wilkerson, president and chief executive officer of Gaston Wilkerson Management Group, decided after 33 years that it was time to step away from the day-to-day duties of running a business, there was only one option he considered for taking over his company’s property management responsibilities.
Jim Ferguson, senior vice president of engineering with Stericycle of Bannockburn, Ill., said the company’s new hospital, medical and infectious waste incineration facility at Tahoe Reno Industrial Center is the 35-year-old company’s flagship incineration operations.
Bill Miles’ construction career began more than four decades ago, and after more than 38 years at the helm of Miles Construction, the 70-year-old has stepped away from his day-to-day duties in order to focus on other interests.
Brian Edwards knows a little bit about beer — good beer, that is.
Nevada’s arid climate and proximity to a potential lithium supply chain are primary reasons why San Jose-based Lyten chose Northern Nevada for its planned lithium sulfur battery manufacturing gigafactory, said Celina Mikolajczak, Lyten’s chief battery technology officer.
Anyone who has driven by a packed casino parking lot in August knows how busy the peak of special events season is in Northern Nevada.
The $55 million project to widen, resurface and improve more than a mile of the interstate began in late September and is expected to continue through mid 2026.
Construction of Nevada’s next big mine is well underway near the town of Orovada in Humboldt County.
In a time where many industrial developers are postponing plans for new construction, Tolles Development Co., is pushing forward with a new speculative building at Tahoe Reno Industrial Center.
When medical cannabis became legal in the state of Nevada in July 2015, handling cash from pot sales was akin to a fantastical Hollywood script due to regulations that made the cannabis industry a cash-only business.
Two recent office property sales in Reno’s financial hilltop district further demonstrate the continued strength of Northern Nevada’s economy.
When Reno resident Allison Greene attended the inaugural Reno Startup Week in 2023, all she had was a concept and some optimism.
Investment sales in Greater Reno-Sparks typically average about $600 million per quarter among all classes of commercial real estate. However, the high cost of capital, along with more stringent equity requirements for obtaining commercial financing, has slashed deal volume in the Truckee Meadows.
The high interest rate environment of the past few years has led to some big changes in regional construction lending. Local banking executives told NNBW that as interest rates spiked and the cost of borrowing increased, they began to more closely scrutinize potential construction projects, along with the developer’s track record. Oftentimes, they added, regional developers have been required to put much more skin into a project than in the past in order to obtain construction loans.
Current global demand for lithium is about 1 million tons per year, a number that’s expected to triple by 2030.
Summer 2025 will look a lot different than the last 100 years at Wingfield Park in Reno.
Home sales across Northern Nevada remain relatively flat due to high interest rates, but median prices continue to creep upward.
If you’ve ordered a specialty coffee, smoothie or blended drink anywhere in the West recently, chances are it was flavored with a syrup made at Monin Americas’ western region production facility in Spanish Springs.
Northern Nevada’s emergence as a haven for data center development recently took another step forward with the announcement from PowerHouse Data Centers to develop a 900,000-square-foot shell facility on 49 acres at Tahoe Reno Industrial Center.
Echo Suites Extended Stay by Wyndham is one of the fastest-growing hotel brands in the U.S. and Canada, and the flag will open its first property in Reno in the summer of 2025.
Home offices may still be the preferred working location for many Northern Nevada professionals, but for those who want to work in an office, downtown Reno is proving the place to be.
Since 2017, CapRock Partners has acquired, entitled or developed more than 5 million square feet of industrial property in Southern Nevada. Reno-Sparks had long been a target market for the company, though, as it continues its expansion plans.
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