Thomas Cargill RGJ.com September 8th, 2010 click here The Great Recession started with the collapse of housing prices in early 2006, metastasized into the financial crisis of late 2008, and is continuing today with high unemployment, slowing economic growth and widespread pessimism in both households and businesses. Unprecedented action by the government and Federal Reserve in [...]

Experiment conducted at Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility RENO, Nev. – Like the little engine that could, the University of Nevada, Reno experiment to transform wastewater sludge to electrical power is chugging along, dwarfed by the million-gallon tanks, pipes and pumps at the Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility where, ultimately, the plant’s electrical power could be [...]

Every major multinational corporation started as a small player on the market. Often, small firms establish their unique and exclusive products within a specific niche and become successful by being different in the way they present and advertise their goods and/or services. While each company’s pathway is different, consistent application of the mission statement combined [...]

Obtaining the Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree has many benefits: the opportunity to advance in your career, increase your salary, and to meet and develop a strong network with executives and colleagues in your industry. The MBA experience is both personally and professionally fulfilling and enables students to realize their career goals. One of [...]

College of Business faculty research supports businesses in the region and contributes to economic development activity for the state. A few examples of recent studies conducted by faculty and supported by Northern Nevada businesses include: Consequences of Expanding the State Sales Tax to Services in Nevada, K-12 Economics Education in Nevada, Good Job, Bad Job, [...]

Twitter started in 2006 and has exploded in popularity. I hear about it all the time in news, on magazines and is used  by almost every celebrity. Despite its popularity the general public seem to shy away from this social media platform, but why?  It appears that people just dont really get it. It is [...]