Nevada small business

A catio is attached to the side of a residential home, allowing cats to exit the home through a window into a gated tunnel and two-level space with grass on the bottom.

Catios Reno: Building custom-made enclosures for cats

Maria Palma

Cats are independent and love to roam, but letting them outside on their own can be dangerous. Catios Reno has created a way to let cats be outdoors and safe.

Connie Wray is standing at a podium on the left side of a stage. The four candidates are seated in a row next to her. Behind them is a large screen that reads, “This Is Reno.”

Politics and Policy

Reno City Council Ward 2 candidates discuss ways to support small businesses at This Is Reno forum

Lucia Starbuck

Three candidates for Reno City Council in Ward 2 shared different ideas on how to support small businesses during a recent forum held by This Is Reno.

Lucy Comstock, daycare owner, is sitting in the KUNR studio to the left of a microphone with a window behind her.

Business and Economy

Incline Village preschool director shares pandemic impacts on child care providers

Kaleb Roedel

While some child care facilities in our region are full, with waiting lists, others are struggling with enrollment. Lucy Comstock is the director at Incline Village Nursery School, a child care facility for children aged 3 to 5 in North Lake Tahoe. Comstock spoke with our business reporter Kaleb Roedel about the financial and staffing challenges they’re facing during the pandemic.

Liza McIlwee standing behind a bar counter with a face mask and holding sanitizer spray bottles.

Business and Economy

Virginia City Reopens, A 'Calculated Risk'

On Saturday, many retail businesses across the state reopened for the first time in 51 days, after having been shuttered due to nonessential business…

Business and Economy

Brothel Owner Awarded Federal COVID-19 Relief, But Funds On Hold

A brothel owner in Wells, Nevada has been awarded a federal emergency loan to keep her brothel alive during the mandated shutdown of nonessential…

Stevie Tavener said, "Finding different breathing patterns or different things we can do to stay present in the moment. Things are changing hourly, so we kind of just have to stay as present as possible and that's what I'm focusing on most."

Business and Economy

Becoming Unemployed In Just Hours

Stephanie Serrano

Many Nevadans working in the service industry, who have the opportunity to file for unemployment, are currently in the process of doing so after the…

Senator Catherine Cortez Masto introduces a small business resource guide at the Reno-Sparks Chamber of Commerce.

Business and Economy

Small Business Resource Guide Releases In Spanish

Natalie Van Hoozer

Senator Catherine Cortez Masto has released a small business resource guide in both English and Spanish. KUNR reporter Natalie Van Hoozer has more. Cortez…

Business and Economy

According To CEOs, Nevada Is "Ninth Best State For Business"

Noah Glick

Nevada ranks ninth overall for being business-friendly. That's according to a newly published survey of CEOs. Reno Public Radio’s Noah Glick has more.For…

Business and Economy

Nevada Unemployment At Five-Year Low

Noah Glick

Nevada has seen steady economic recovery for the last five years, and now has the lowest unemployment rate since 2008. Reno Public Radio’s Noah Glick…