Governors Office of Economic Development

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.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This week GOED approved another round of tax abatements totaling $46 million for 16 companies relocating or expanding in Nevada.

Nevada Main Street is a program that helps communities revitalize downtown areas to support business creation and retention.

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.