Nevada Stories | KNPB Online

High tech, high adventure, high finance, high risk and high hopes!
Nevada has countless business stories to tell and KNPB is bringing them to you.

Each Nevada Stories: Business Minute is a 90-second report on a business related story in Nevada. We're profiling businesses from edgy entrepreneurial start-ups to companies that have classic Nevada roots. We're exploring trends, looking at financial facts and keeping our eye on the ever expanding business horizon of our state.

"Nevada Film Office":
What makes our state "picture perfect" when it comes to marketing Nevada to Hollywood.

"American Pet Diner":
A farmer in Eureka goes global when she starts marketing her gourmet hay to Asia and beyond.

"Hawthorne":
A town making a comeback. Hit by the perfect storm of the military leaving town and the mines closing Hawthorne gets one of the largest block grants ever and starts to build its way back.

"POP Goes Your Business!":
Three cheers for the small business owner. We show how by using the state's POP office small business owners can apply and get large government contracts.

"Western Dairy Specialties":
Got Milk? Western Dairy Specialties does. This company is building the most state-of-the-art and eco-friendly dairy in American in Yerington, Nevada.

"The HomeTown Competitiveness Program":
Call it a New Year's Resolution for small cities - this program promises to energize, revitalize and get towns back in shape. The city of Fallon is part of a pilot program to see if they can benefit from a little HTC.

Reno Tahoe Open:

Reno Tahoe Open 2007 — Feature #1

Reno Tahoe Open 2007 — Feature #2

Reno Tahoe Open 2007 — Feature #3

Coming this fall, The War: A Ken Burns Film tells the story of the Second World War through the personal accounts of a handful of men and women from four quintessentially American towns. Anticipating the broadcast of this public television blockbuster, KNPB is bring the content home to Nevada. KNPB's The War activities include a collection of oral histories, "Nevada's Great War Stories," describing the effects of World War II on the local lifestyle and the booming economy.

In addition, local viewers are invited to submit their own WWII stories online at www.knpb.org.

"Duke Drakulich": WWII Veteran, retired USMC
"Millie Sorenson": Widow of Rick Sorenson, USMC
"Bob Otto": Pearl Harbor Veteran, retired US Navy
"John Sanchez": WWII Veteran, retired US Army
"Al and Dorothy Lazzarone": Retired US Navy
"Marj Voss": Dealer, Harolds Club
"Jack Streeter": Decorated WWII Veteran, retired US Army
"Pete Cladianos Jr.": Reno Resident
"Pete Cladianos Jr.": Reno Resident

Special Thanks to Special Collections, University of Nevada-Reno Library and Nevada Historical Society.

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