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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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The Nevada Rural Development Corporation’s (NRDC) 2007 Rural Summit continued today in Fallon, with nearly 30 speakers and panels, and a dozen exhibitors.

Clint Koble, NRDC’s Program Director,
visits in front of the NCET exhibit.

NCET’s Dave Archer discusses a proposed grant and loan program expo and workshop.

Marlene Rebori, University of Nevada Cooperative Extension

Lt Gov. Brian Krolicki presented awards to Fallon economic development leaders, including Rick Lattin.

Summit attendees networking during a break.

The Summit wraps up on Thursday with a keynote presentation by Governor Jim Gibbons.

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Ormat Technologies, Inc. recently announced that it has won a bid for approximately 68,900 acres of geothermal leases in Nevada, that were auctioned by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for the total amount of approximately $8.2 million.

Dita Bronicki, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ormat Technologies, said, “This auction is an implementation of the new BLM rule which includes a requirement that geothermal resources be offered through a competitive lease process. Our successful bid secures lease agreements for seven new sites in Nevada, which will support our growth plans in the years to come, however, there is no assurance that all of the leases will be found suitable for commercial projects.”

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The 2007 Rural Summit is underway in the great community of Fallon, Nevada. The Summit is designed to address the many challenges facing the Silver State including energy, growth, healthcare, leadership, affordable housing and economic development. 

The Summit will address many of these issues and more through their  theme: Developing Nevada’s Future through Leadership. The Summit is presented by the Nevada Rural Development Council. 

The Rural Summit features local, state and national speakers, including Nevada’s Rural Legislators and the Honorable Governor Jim Gibbons, to lead the way in providing answers and resources for your rural communities and businesses.   All farm, ranch, business, and community leaders are invited to join us on August 28-30, 2007, at the Fallon Convention Center.  

The Summit kicked off with a tour of Fallon’s Farmer’s Market, followed by a Welcome Reception with Congressman Dean Heller.

The event continues today and tomorrow, with a wide variety of presentations on issues important to Nevada’s Rurals.  Governor Jim Gibbons and Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki are both scheduled to speak.

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Imagine being able to virtually visit Harrah?s Entertainment properties from the concierge’s desk at Bally’s.

Or e-mail photos of a trip to Caesars Palace, wirelessly retrieving photos from a cell phone.

Or purchase a ticket for George Wallace at the Flamingo while bowling at Lucky Strike Lanes at the Rio.

Or take a virtual tour of the Pure nightclub at Caesars Palace.

All with the slightest touch of a finger on a tabletop.

A partnership between gaming giant Harrah’s Entertainment and technology giant Microsoft Corp. will make that possibility a reality in the not-too-distant future.

Harrah’s is working to adapt the Microsoft Surface, a wireless table-top computer designed with a touch-screen surface, into a virtual concierge.

Surface computers range in price from $5,000 to $10,000 each. They can be used by multiple people at once and can be adapted to recognize objects, such as Total Rewards customer loyalty cards, that are dropped anywhere on their table tops. “Surface puts people in control,” is Microsoft’s slogan. Read full story:

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