A nonpartisan watchdog group is praising Nevada in a new report for increasing transparency around its economic development programs but notes that “there is still a lot of room to grow.”
Governors Office of Economic Development
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Workforce Innovations for the New Nevada (WINN) this week received a $400,000 grant to expand the commercial driver’s license program at Western Nevada College.
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The board of Nevada’s Governor’s Office of Economic Development this week approved $16 million in tax abatements for six companies that will create 750 jobs in the state over the next two years.
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GOED approves tax abatements for nine companies, expects $145 million in business investment
Six new companies relocating to Nevada and another three that are expanding plan to invest $145 million in business in the state and bring on nearly 470 workers with wages averaging more than $25 per hour.
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A small inn and outfitter just outside of Great Basin National Park took home top honors at the second annual Rural Nevada Startup Pitch Day on Nov. 5.
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Nevada this week got a an extra $1 million to help in planning how to spend some of the $6.7 billion in American Rescue Plan Act funds directed to the state this year.
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A rural small business grant program launched in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has awarded funds to 22 small businesses in the state totaling $500,000.
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This week GOED approved another round of tax abatements totaling $46 million for 16 companies relocating or expanding in Nevada.
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Nevada Main Street is a program that helps communities revitalize downtown areas to support business creation and retention.
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Nevada System of Higher Education Chancellor Melody Rose has thrown her support behind a bill that would help community colleges better align with the state’s needs for workforce training.