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Nevada EcoNet presented five “Golden Pinecone” awards to individuals and organizations who have made significant contributions toward sustaining and improving the natural environment of the Truckee Meadows. This is the 21st year for the Pinecone Ball and awards celebration. Nominations are accepted at Nevada EcoNet all year round. An advisory board of past winners convenes in August of each year to pick the award winners. CLICK HERE for a full list of recent award winners:

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Loagan Furry gently slides her boot into the stirrup, lifts up and holds her body close to the horse’s head. She drops back down. She repeats the gentle movement.

She steps up again, this time swinging her leg over the saddle and smiles.

Her father stands nearby, looking on.

“This horse damn-near killed her two weeks ago,” Matt Furry said.

Loagan Furry is only 17, but already has a leg up on most teenagers. The Minden girl graduated early from high school to start her own horse training ranch and film a reality television show about her trials as a cowgirl entrepreneur. Read full story:

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Douglas County School District announced that it will develop a district-wide series of energy services projects designed to save energy and maintenance costs and take advantage of limited funding options. The projects were chosen following a financial grade audit of the district’s schools and administrative buildings implemented in February 2008 by Ameresco Inc., an energy services company regionally based in Nevada.

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Snowpeak Energy Inc. is nearing a milepost in its battle to bring to market a solar cell one-tenth the size of existing solar-cell products with 10 times the power.

Working from suites at Airport Gardens in Reno, Chief Executive Officer Dick Kelsey and James Parker, the company’s chief science officer, test models both in the lab and in the sun — on the building’s roof.

They’re experimenting with a lens array, solar cells tilted an angles to more efficiently capture the sun’s energy.

They expect to have a prototype of their Suncatcher in another two months, says Kelsey. The selling point: “Amortized over 10 years, we’ll be less expensive than the power company.”

Parker, who holds a doctorate in computing science, acknowledges the math is difficult, and the product hasn’t made it out of the lab. Read full story:

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Forum date, time, and location

Washoe Tribal Community Forum on Small Business Development

Saturday, November 15, 2008

Stewart Community Building

10 am to 2 pm

465 Clear Creek Avenue

Carson City, Nevada

775-265-8671

Contact for more information

Forum purpose

To give Tribal members the tools and support they need to succeed as entrepreneurs and business owners

The Forum will focus on a key component to the Washoe Tribe’s economic and business development strategy - the active support for Tribal members in starting and building their own businesses.  The Tribe’s Economic and Business Development Working Group has been strengthening its relationship with SBA, EDA, and other supporting agencies, and will be working to connect Tribal members with the resources available through these agencies to build their businesses and take advantage of the many opportunities and programs for Tribal member-owned and -operated businesses.

Who should participate and how much does it cost

Community Forum is free for all Tribal members (including Elders and youth) from the Stewart, Carson, Dresslerville, and Woodfords Communities and the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, as well as Tribal members who live off-reservation, interested in starting or growing their own businesses and learning about the free resources and opportunities available to them. A free lunch will be provided to all Tribal members attending

Members of the SBA team who will be making presentations on strategies and resources for small business success, participating in Q&A, and conducting free one-on-one consultations include:

David Leonard, Senior Area Manager for Northern & Central Nevada, U.S. Small Business Administration – Reno

Mary Conway-Jepsen, Pacific American Indian Development American Indian Procurement Technical Assistance Center (AIPTAC), with emphasis on 8(A) and HUBZone – El Segundo

Deborah Prout, President and CEO, Nevada Microenterprise Initiative – Reno

Kathy Agee, Deputy Director, Procurement Outreach, Nevada Commission on Economic Development – Carson City

Kathy Halbardier, Business & Economic Development Specialist, Nevada Small Business Development Center – Gardnerville

Herb Shedd, USDA Rural Development – Carson City

Mark Williams, Farm Loan Program Specialist, Farm Service Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture – Reno

Tribal members will learn more about selected Washoe Tribal enterprises which are currently or which anticipate employing Tribal members or which may assist Tribal members in growing their own businesses.

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