NCET

You are cordially invited to join
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF NORTHERN NEVADA
As they celebrate the 23rd Annual
BUSINESS LEADERS HALL OF FAME GALA

Friday, October 17, 2008 - Peppermill Tuscan Ballroom

We will be celebrating the gifts of
Greg Ferraro
The Honorable Charles McGee
William Sanford
As new Laureates in the Northern Nevada Business Leaders Hall of Fame

Hosted Cocktails begin at 5:00 pm
Dinner Begins Promptly at 7:00 pm
Attire:  Black Tie optional

Please call 323-8084 for reservations, or you may reserve your table online at
www.renoja.org
Click on “Hall of Fame Gala” at top of page
Individual tickets are $175

Sierra Pacific Resources’ utility subsidiaries Nevada Power Co. of Las Vegas and Sierra Pacific Power Co. of Reno are changing their names, but questions are being raised over the effectiveness of the name change.

The company is also proposing a statewide rate plan, but Chief Executive Michael Yackira said it was unclear what effect that would have on rates in Southern Nevada.

Effective Monday, both electric utilities will be called NV Energy, except on some legal documents.

The holding company needs shareholder approval to change its name to NV Energy Inc., change its corporate charter and replace SRP with a stock symbol that sounds more like the new corporate name. Sierra Pacific Resources intends to send out a proxy to shareholders this week, calling for a vote to make the holding company changes. Read full story:

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Financial author, consultant and strategist Loral Langemeier of Zephyr Cove landed a slot on the Dr. Phil show as its “Money Matters” expert.  The program portrayed the results of a long consultancy Langemeier conducted with a selected family. She assessed the family’s situation and prepared a plan to guide it to new cash over a six-month span.

“It gets my message to 9 million viewers,” says Langemeier. “We’re not taught how to be entrepreneurs. It’s a fresh message in this economy,”

But landing the plum spot took 14 years of work as a financial coach, followed by a winding path through the offices of Hollywood. Read full story:

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Nevada residents and business owners who want to make their homes more energy efficient, or want to install a solar, wind or hydroelectric system at home, in their business or on a farm, can take advantage of financial incentives to help offset part of the up-front cost.

Applications are currently being accepted for rebates for installing a renewable energy system through the RenewableGenerations program. This program is administered by Nevada Power and Sierra Pacific on behalf of the Nevada Task Force on Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy. Read more:

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“We fell in love with the beauty of Northern Nevada and the Sierras and decided to use our expertise to provide businesses with cutting edge, affordable marketing and design services that won’t take a toll on the environment,” said Integris Marketing CEO, Jenna O’Neil. Integris Marketing offers a wide variety of services including socially responsible marketing support, eco-friendly graphic design for print and web, 100 percent solar powered web-hosting and strategic positioning within the “green” market for businesses seeking to move in that direction. Read full story:

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