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There’s still time to register for the Nevada Business & Tech Expo 2007. It is an opportunity to showcase your business and network with more than a 1,000 prospects. For more information, call the Northern Nevada Development Authority at (775) 883-4413.

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Setting up a harness for an acrobat to fly across a stage soon will become a scholarly pursuit.

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas recently launched an engineering major for the entertainment industry.

University officials said the new bachelor’s degree program is the only one like it in the country.

Students will have internships at Cirque du Soleil shows, working on everything from pulley systems to moving stages.

Jobs for people with such training are plentiful and lucrative, industry insiders said.

“We’re constantly on the lookout for people with these types of skills,” said Tony Ricotta, manager of “O,” at the Bellagio.

The program’s leaders are looking for high school students who excel in both mathematics and the arts.

The courses will be very hands-on, with students learning such skills as metalworking and woodworking to create artistic structures. Read more:

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The 2007 Rural Summit in Fallon wrapped today with a series of speakers and panels. Governor Jim Gibbons gave a very interesting speech focusing on the issues surrounding Nevada’s energy situation, and laid out the opportunities for economic development focused on renewable energy resources.

The Governor was followed by presentations by NCED’s Tim Rubald, a Rural Legislative Review, and wrapped up with a panel discussion on Community Development, Redevelopment and Grant Funding.

Churchill County Manager Brad Goetsch, NSBDC’s Kathy Halbardier and NCED’s Executive Director Tim Rubald.

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This September, tax, global trade and incorporation experts will once again board the State’s business ambassador on wheels — the BizMobile —for a four-day whistle stop tour of rural Nevada. These experts will join representatives from the Nevada Small Business Development Centers with the goal of helping entrepreneurs grow their businesses and provide a running start for those rural residents who want to launch a new business.

The tour includes stops in Elko, Caliente, Hawthorne and Yerington. Once in the city, the BizMobile will unload its resources and set up a business expo for the rural business owners and entrepreneurs. This is a cooperative effort between the Nevada Commission on Economic Development (NCED), Nevada’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (NCET) and more than a dozen other agencies. It is modeled after the successful “Entrepreneur Expo” held last March and the inaugural BizMobile tour held in June.

The bus will be full of experts who can help jump-start entrepreneurial ventures and provide advice on virtually every facet of starting and running a business. The NCED is working with development authority partners in each city.

The whistle-stop tour will include an Expo and free workshops from 3 to 8 p.m. in every location. Stops are planned in:

• Elko, Sept. 10, at the Elko Visitors and Convention Center, 700 Moren Way, Elko, NV

• Caliente, Sept. 11, at the Caliente Youth Center, US Hwy. 93 N, Caliente, NV

• Hawthorne, Sept. 12, at the El Capitan Casino, 540 F St., Hawthorne, NV

• Yerington, Sept. 13, at the Casino West Convention Center, 11 N St., Yerington, NV

For details on the location of each rural Nevada workshop, visit www.nevadabizmobile.com or call 775-687-4325.

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