NCET

If you have a small business or plan to start one, please join us for the NCET Entrepreneur Expo on Friday, March 12 at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa in Reno.

Complete eWeek Nevada schedule here

The NCET Entrepreneur Expo is Nevada’s only business-to-business Expo designed exclusively for small and new businesses.

Register now. It’s free, and you won’t have to wait in line to register at the Expo.

Educational Sessions from 9 am until 5 pm to help you jump start your business

- What IS Social Media Marketing and Why Is It Important?
- It’s Not a Business if You Don’t Sell Anything: What Every Entrepreneur Needs to Know about Selling.
- BOLD Customer Service, this is the year of the Bold.
- Financing Your Business
- Ask the Expert, Group Q&A
- Any many, many more! Complete list of topics and speakers

100 exhibitors – each there to help you start or grow your business:

- Banks / Lenders
- Marketing, graphics design and printers
- Professionals, including attorneys and accountants
- Federal and state agencies
- Educational resources
- County and local agencies

Exhibit Hours: 11 am – 6 pm – Complete list of Exhibitors

The Boulder City Chamber of Commerce and Goya Media present The Green Energy Expo, Saturday March 27 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m at 900 Arizona St. in Boulder City. This community event features vendors, speakers, products and information to accelerate the adoption of clean energy, energy efficiency and green building. Applications are open for exhibitors, speakers and vendors.  All registrations are due by March 22. For more information, call Lynn Goya at (702) 281-8686.

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The Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) announced today the creation of the ARPA-E Fellows Program at an event with Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s students. ARPA-E Director, Dr. Arun Majumdar, made the announcement during a presentation to the MIT Energy Club and called on the next generation of energy leaders to join ARPA-E. Today’s announcement follows US Energy Secretary Steven Chu’s announcement that the Department is making $100 million in Recovery Act funding available to accelerate innovation in green technology, increase America’s competitiveness and create jobs.

“We need the best and the brightest to help shape our nation’s energy future,” said Dr. Majumdar. “The ARPA-E Fellows Program gives us the opportunity to invest in our up and coming researchers and entrepreneurs as we continue to look for creative and inventive approaches to transform the global energy landscape while advancing America’s technology leadership.” Read more:

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The 2010 Nevada Small Farm Conference will be held March 12 & 13 at the Fallon Convention Center. The conference will include educational workshops, round table discussions, and networking opportunities. Detailed conference information may be found at:

http://www.wnc.edu/sci/small_farms_conference.php

Join farmers and those who support small farms at this premier gathering. Three conference tracks will include a variety of sessions. Topics will include everything from farm business strategies and marketing opportunities to industry-specific information on farming techniques.

Friday & Saturday, March 12-13, 2010
Fallon, Nevada
$75 Early Bird • $95 after March 2, 2010 (Both days include lunch)

For INFORMATION/REGISTRATION:
Ann Louhela 775-351-2551 • louhelaa@wnc.edu

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The big wind-energy project planned by Pattern Energy Group LP east of Ely appears to have the inside track to become the first utility-sized wind project to come on line in Nevada.

The project 30 miles east of Ely in the northern part of Spring Valley is projected to generate 150 megawatts of power — roughly enough for 45,000 homes — when it comes on line.

The company’s schedule calls for construction to begin this autumn, with power production to begin the autumn of 2011.

That would bring the project on line more than a year ahead of the China Mountain wind-generation project proposed west of Jackpot along the Nevada-Idaho state line. Read full story:

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