SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE Sen. Harry Reid today welcomed Gradient Resources to its new headquarters in Reno. The geothermal power company, formerly known as Vulcan Power, recently moved here from Bend, Ore. The company has projects planned in Northern Nevada that will generate nearly 1,000 construction jobs and 80 permanent jobs. Their developments will result...
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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C.–Sen. Harry Reid hosted a roundtable today for clean energy leaders and advocates from Nevada whom Reid invited to Washington as his guests for the State of the Union address. The roundtable previewed President Obama’s speech and emphasized Reid’s commitment to creating jobs and making Nevada a leader in the...
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Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) today lauded the grand opening of the new CityCenter complex. The opening of the $8.5 billion ‘city within a city’ marks the successful completion of the largest private development project in the world. The MGM Mirage development has earned six Gold certifications from the US Green Building Council for...
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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE CARSON CITY — The Nevada Department of Employment, Training & Rehabilitation today released the unemployment figures for October 2009. Statewide, unemployment decreased from 13.3 percent to 13.0 percent during October. Unfortunately, Gov. Jim Gibbons believes this to be a temporary drop and not a sign that Nevada’s economy is turning around....
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Mine expansion will create 200 new jobs, $23-million payroll CARSON CITY — Governor Jim Gibbons today announced that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will work together with Coeur Rochester, Incorporated (CRI) to expedite necessary environmental studies that will lead to re-opening and expansion of the Coeur Rochester mine near Lovelock, Nevada. Right now...
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