Investor Updates

EDAWN is a non-profit organization that depends on Investor support to accomplish our mission. Thank you to all our Investors for your continued support. Our continuing ability to attract, retain and grow quality companies in the Greater Reno-Sparks area would not be possible  without you and our community partners! 
 
Thank you to the following new EDAWN investors:
If your company is not currently an investor with EDAWN and you are interested in becoming involved, please click here to download an investor packet or contact Sheila Imsdahl at 775.829.3704.
  

Partner Updates

Congratulations to TMCC Adult Basic Education (ABE) for their upcoming 2018 TMCC High School Equivalency Graduation Ceremony on July 20th. TMCC ABE prepares motivated adults who are laying the groundwork for further education and future success. For more information, contact Cynthia Pierrott.
Sign up here for a free workshop on August 3, 2018 on How To Do Business with Washoe County and the Washoe County School District. Click Here to View Flyer.
Encouraging children to explore STEM subjects and robotics at a young age, can sometimes hook them on science and technology for life. WNC, recently hosted a Robotics Youth Camp for Kindergarten through 8th grade students, presented by Cyber Mafia (the Carson High School robotics team) and the Sierra Nevada Junior Optimist International Club. Read more here! See press release here.
The Stat Pack is a monthly business e-report, co-authored by Mike PeQueen of HighTower Las Vegas and John Restrepo of RCG Economics, with input from Brian Bonnefant of UNR. It combines important metrics relevant to business decision makers and financial commentary on current issues facing the Nevada economy. The Stat Pack features data and dialogue about the Southern and Northern Nevada economies. Here is last Friday’s Fact Pack!
The Nevada Economy in Brief provides a wealth of Nevada workforce and economic information and is published monthly by the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation / Research (DETR) and Analysis Bureau. For questions, please contact Ken Pierson at DETR.  The economic pulse is an economic update provided by the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED). Click here for more information.

Investor of the Week

Meadows Bank – Meadows Bank is a full service community bank headquartered in Las Vegas, NV. We have branches in Pahrump, Henderson, Reno, Nevada and Phoenix.

EDAWN Events

 Save the Date!
EDAWN’s Arts & Business Luncheon and Awards – September 13, 2018!
EDAWN’s Arts & Business Luncheon and Awards will highlight and recognize businesses and individuals who have shown outstanding support and engagement with the local arts community. At this luncheon, learn about the important role a thriving arts and culture community plays in our region’s successful economic development efforts of attracting and retaining quality companies, as well as a qualified workforce. Registration will open in August.
Keynote Speaker:
Laura Zabel, Executive Director
Springboard for the Arts
Event Details:
EDAWN’s Arts & Business Luncheon and Awards
Thursday, September 13, 2018
Eldorado Resort Casino
11:30 am – Check-In
12 noon – 1:30 pm – Lunch, Keynote & Awards Presentation
Co-Partners: City of Reno, City of Sparks, Sierra Arts Foundation and the University of Nevada Reno/College of Liberal Arts
For more information, please contact Sheila Imsdahl or call 775-829-3704.
Thank you to our Title Sponsor:
Ready, Set, Go! Mark your calendars for the 7th annual EDAWN Existing Industry Awards, scheduled for Thursday, October 18, 2018, at the Grand Sierra Resort. Take this opportunity to highlight and recognize the accomplishments of the many great primary employers in the region. Award categories and General Criteria are posted on the EDAWN website here.
Please click here to view a list of EDAWN’s 2018 events. For more information, please contact Sheila Imsdahl or call 775.829.3704.
For a calendar of additional 2018 EDAWN entrepreneurial events, please visit Startup Digest Reno. For more information, please contact Katie Romanko or call 775.829.3702.