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Reno Startup Launches Long-Awaited All-Day Adventure Flask
Hibear receives co-investment from two local funds and is selected to participate in The YouTube Small Business Day RENO, Nevada (June 24, 2021) – The Reno Seed Fund and FundNV announced a $150,000 pre-seed co-investment in local Reno startup, Hibear, makers of the “Swiss Army tool” of insulated bottles. After nearly three years of [...]
Despite the Pandemic, Northern Nevada Brings Diverse Industries to Fuel Economic Recovery in 2020
30 companies add over 2200 quality jobs RENO, Nevada (December 15, 2020) - Despite over ten months of the pandemic this year, EDAWN has continued to work to attract quality companies to the region and is excited to announce that 30 companies relocated or expanded their workforce in Greater Reno-Sparks in 2020. These companies will add [...]
Washoe County School District K-12 Students Showcase Artistic Creativity on Local Taxi-Tops
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washoe County School District K-12 Students Showcase Artistic Creativity on Local Taxi-Tops Reno, Nev. (AUGUST 26, 2020) - Today the EDAWN Foundation and the Washoe County School District (WCSD) announced the ten winning schools in the 6th Annual Taxi-Top Design Competition. Students were asked to create a taxi-top design representing [...]
New Innovative Companies Lead Northern Nevada’s Economic Recovery
RENO, Nevada (June 10, 2020) – The Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada (EDAWN) announced three new companies to the Northern Nevada region at a live-stream press conference today. A combined 340 jobs will be created in the areas of software development, CRM platform development, data analysis and more. A significant number of these [...]
Press Release: New Co-Headquarters Brings Blockchain Jobs to Reno
Blockchain company BlocWatch locates in Reno and receives over $700k in investment from the Reno Seed Fund. RENO, Nevada (Sep. 5, 2019) – The Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada (EDAWN) announced that BlocWatch, a blockchain monitoring and management platform, is establishing its co-headquarters in Reno, with the aid of an investment received from [...]
CEO & Business Development Updates – March 2019
CEO Updates Time to Think Differently About Housing: Steffen Lehmann, Director of Architecture at UNLV and internationally recognized scholar, was the keynote speaker at the recent EDAWN Housing Summit. Thank you to our following sponsors: Dickson Realty, Grand Sierra Resort, Greater Nevada Credit Union and THE ROW. The presentation highlighted the need for more housing density and options to address [...]
EDAWN – CEO & Business Development Updates – January 2019
CEO Updates Happy 2019! We're expecting 2019 to be another exciting year. We will present our annual EDAWN update and provide an update to the EPIC numbers at our State of the Economy luncheon on February 7. Register here. Also, consider joining us at the Alliance Event on January 23rd. Affordable/Workforce Housing is our region's [...]
Entrepreneurial Development – December 2018
Entrepreneurial Update Happy Holidays from the EDAWN Team! On behalf of the EDAWN Board of Trustees and staff, we wish you the very best this holiday season. We are excited about the progress we've made over the past year: more than 2,100 new quality jobs; the attraction of 15 new corporate headquarters; with a 38% increase [...]
Business Retention | Expansion & Workforce Update – December 2018
Business Retention | Expansion Happy Holidays from the EDAWN Team! On behalf of the EDAWN Board of Trustees and staff, we wish you the very best this holiday season. We are excited about the progress we've made over the past year: more than 2,100 new quality jobs; the attraction of 15 new corporate headquarters; with a [...]