Unemployment at 9% – 244,000 Jobs Added in April

Unemployment at 9% – 244,000 Jobs Added in April

Washington, DC..The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the following this morning. Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 244,000 in April, and the unemployment rate edged up to 9.0 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in several service-providing industries, manufacturing, and mining. Household Survey Data The number of unemployed persons, at […]

Jobless Claims Head Back Up

Jobless Claims Head Back Up

Washington, DC…Unemployment claims jumped back up 43,000 over the previous week to 474,000 last week according to the latest release from the Department of Labor UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending April 30, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 474,000, an increase of 43,000 from the […]

Streamlining Essential to Refocusing TRPA on Regional Issues ~By Joanne S. Marchetta, Executive Director

Streamlining Essential to Refocusing TRPA on Regional Issues ~By Joanne S. Marchetta, Executive Director

Stateline, NV…Much is said in commentary about the complicated regulatory environment at Lake Tahoe. For decades, environmental rules here have overlaid the usual building codes for public health and safety. The reason people came together in the 1980s to establish these environmental rules, was to stop harm to Lake Tahoe’s sensitive environment. But TRPA and […]

TRPA – Boulder Bay Meeting on Wednesday

TRPA – Boulder Bay Meeting on Wednesday

Kings Beach, CA…The proposed redevelopment project of the current site of the Tahoe Biltmore is scheduled for a final decision by the TRPA Governing Board Wednesday, April 27 at the North Tahoe Event Center in Kings Beach, CA. The hearing was rescheduled from the March board meeting due to a potential lack of board member […]

Toys”R”Us Plans to Open New E-Commerce Distribution Center Near Reno

Toys”R”Us Plans to Open New E-Commerce Distribution Center Near Reno

WAYNE, N.J., April 20, 2011 — Toys”R”Us, Inc. today announced plans to open a new e-commerce distribution center near Reno, NV to support the company’s growing online business. The dedicated e-commerce fulfillment center will be located within the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center in the town of McCarran, approximately 10 miles east of Reno, and is scheduled […]

Existing-Home Sales Rise in March

Existing-Home Sales Rise in March

Washington, DC, April 20, 2011 Sales of existing-home sales rose in March, continuing an uneven recovery that began after sales bottomed last July, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Existing-home sales1, which are completed transactions that include single-family, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, increased 3.7 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.10 million […]

Nevada’s Unemployment Rate Drops to 13.2%

Nevada’s Unemployment Rate Drops to 13.2%

Carson City, NV…In March, Nevada’s unemployment rate fell to 13.2 percent, and businesses reported an over-the-year employment increase for the first time in 38 months. Most of the monthly employment increase in March was concentrated in the Las Vegas-Paradise MSA. Total nonfarm employment in the Las Vegas area increased by 10,100, and is up 0.5 […]

Tahoe’s Martis Camp to Open $44 Million Camp Lodge

Tahoe’s Martis Camp to Open $44 Million Camp Lodge

Truckee, CA…To round out Martis Camp’s collection of one-of-a-kind amenities, the development team of this highly successful private golf and ski community located in North Lake Tahoe will open the Martis Camp Club’s signature amenity this July: the Camp Lodge, an impressive and iconic architectural masterpiece. From its site atop a 70-foot rock outcropping overlooking […]