By Kathryn Reed It may come down to Lahontan cutthroat trout vs. rainbow trout. And if the Lahontan trout don’t take hold and the rainbow is basically eradicated, there may be no fish left. That is the worst-case scenario for Fallen Leaf Lake and Glen Alpine Creek. It’s also one the U.S. Fish & Wildlife […]
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By Kristin Jones, Wall Street Journal A unit of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has agreed to buy NV Energy Inc. in a deal that values the Nevada-based utilities company at $5.59 billion. The deal has an enterprise value of about $10 billion, the companies said. Representatives from the companies weren’t immediately available to comment on what […]
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By Kathryn Reed While Vail Resorts has not had a presence in the Utah ski market until today, the president of the company’s mountain division used to run The Canyons. Blaise Carrig, who was also the top guy at Heavenly Mountain Resort, was at the Park City resort when some of the Olympic events were […]
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By Kathryn Reed While much of the news that comes out of Sacramento is school districts will fare better in the next fiscal year, this is not the message Lake Tahoe Unified School District Chief Financial Officer Deb Yates presented Tuesday night to the board of education. Yes, there is more money. In large part […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Sun There’s no significant relationship between convention attendance and gaming revenue in Las Vegas, according to research by students at UNLV. But conventions drive occupancy rates higher — and higher occupancy rates generally mean higher room rates and higher gaming revenue, UNLV student researcher Kristin Malek said in a […]
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By Bill Lindelof, Sacramento Bee El Dorado County Supervisor Ray Nutting has been booked into jail on an arrest warrant alleging perjury and other charges. A press release from the El Dorado County District Attorney’s office today said Nutting was arrested Tuesday on two counts of filing false documents, perjury relating to failure to disclose […]
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Douglas County is reaping the benefits of a marketing campaign the Board of Commissioners approved nearly two years ago. In June 2011, commissioners approved a contract with Northern Nevada Development Authority to support recruitment of energy, science and advanced engineering businesses. The campaign is structured to target Sacramento, Stockton, San Francisco, Modesto, San Jose, Merced, […]
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By Kathryn Reed High school or physical therapist’s office? The latter is what it looks like, the former is what it is. The newest building at South Tahoe High School is more like a medical facility than a traditional high school classroom. The professional nature of all of the recent construction at the school makes […]
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By Stewart Powell, Hearst Newspapers A nationwide network of agents and attorneys is working around the clock to seize cash, stocks, real estate, vehicles and other valuables from people and businesses. In 2012, their average daily take was almost $13 million – for a total of more than $4.7 billion. The vast money-harvesting machine they […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau Marching with penguins in Antarctica, swimming with sea turtles in the Galapagos, standing atop an active volcano in the South Pacific. These are the things dreams are made of. Taking that into account, one could say Tahoe City-based AdventureSmith Explorations specializes in making dreams come true. Todd Smith founded the company in […]
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