Thank You to our Title Sponsor! | | |
Thank You to our Event Sponsors!
| | BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT UPDATES | | | | Signature Solar is a fast-growing supplier of residential and commercial solar energy products. Specializing in DIY kits, batteries, inverters, and components, this company aims to provide energy independence through education, design services and broad product range for off-grid and EV charging. Signature Solar will be adding 40 jobs at an average wage of $26 per hour, with a capital investment of $500,000. | | |
EDAWN’s Business Development and Attraction Team works to secure new expansion facilities and/or relocations from new primary companies exploring the Greater Reno-Sparks market. The team acts as a concierge service for companies, providing customized market data, responses to requests for proposals (RFPs) from site selectors and companies considering major investments in both real estate and resulting in high quality employment growth for the region.
To contact the Business Development team, please email Heather Wessling Grosz, Amanda Berry, or Danielle Randol.
| | BUSINESS RETENTION & EXPANSION UPDATES | | EDAWN Primary Company, SendCutSend, one of the country’s fastest-growing advanced rapid-manufacturing companies, will open its third Northern Nevada and fifth U.S.-based facility in February. The Reno-based custom manufacturer, which also operates facilities in Texas and Kentucky, expects to hire about 200 additional workers across the company in the coming year. The latest expansion comes less than a year after SendCutSend opened a CNC-focused facility in Reno. That operation, launched in March 2025, already has reached capacity. Its growth necessitated creation of the new stand-alone facility for Finishing Services. | | Business Builders Update: | |
EDAWN welcomed our newest Business Builders volunteers at a Holiday Coffee Gathering hosted at Dark Shot Coffee. The morning focused on building connections and sharing how volunteers support local Primary Companies and Northern Nevada’s economy. We are grateful for the time and expertise our Business Builders bring to supporting sustainable economic development in our region.
Upcoming Volunteer Training:
The next volunteer training session is scheduled for February 18, 2026. We look forward to welcoming new and returning participants. For more information on how to become involved, click the button below.
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EDAWN’s Business Retention and Expansion Team is committed to the success of our region’s primary companies. We are here to assist you by providing resources, guidance, and the support you may need when facing challenges and opportunities to grow your business.
To contact the Business Retention, & Expansion Team, email Veronica Chavez or Kimberly Yaeger.
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100 Women Pitch Competition — Apply Now!
EDAWN is proud to partner on 100 Women, a pitch competition celebrating women-led startups in Northern Nevada. The event awards a $10,000 prize to a majority woman-owned company and highlights founders driving innovation in our region. Eligible companies are encouraged to apply and participate in this Women’s History Month event.
Learn more and apply here: https://www.unr.edu/business/centers/uced/100-women
| | EDAWN’s Entrepreneurial Development team has launched the Building Entrepreneurial Support Together Initiative (BESTI) to strengthen Northern Nevada’s startup ecosystem. BESTI provides small awards and in-kind support to individuals and organizations hosting community-driven entrepreneurial events, from pitch nights to hands-on workshops. By lowering barriers to participation and prioritizing inclusive, collaborative programming, BESTI expands access to entrepreneurship and helps grow a more connected regional innovation community. Apply now! | | | EDAWN is a founding partner of America the Entrepreneurial, a national campaign to renew the entrepreneurial spirit ahead of America’s 250th “startup birthday.” This movement champions expanding entrepreneurial opportunity, reducing systemic barriers, and putting founders at the heart of our economic future. Through this partnership, EDAWN amplifies our region’s voice in shaping policies, networks, and resources that help startups thrive nationwide. | | Congratulations to the Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority on a milestone year that strengthened RNO’s role as a key economic driver for Northern Nevada. Highlights included a record 4.9 million passengers, groundbreaking on the final phase of the MoreRNO expansion, and updates to the Airport Master Plan. Additionally, we thank President and CEO Daren Griffin for his leadership and welcome Chris Jensen as interim President and CEO during the national search for a permanent leader. | | Congratulations to TMCC who recently secured a $1.7M FIPSE award (Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education) from the U.S. Department of Education. This grant will allow them to significantly expand training capacity for production operators, automation technicians, and other advanced manufacturing professionals. Learn more here. | | | MAJOR INVESTOR OF THE MONTH | | |
Micone Staffing Resources, Inc. is excited to announce the launch of Karma Careers, a job posting platform designed to fix what traditional job boards get wrong.
With Karma Careers, employers don’t pay to post a job—you only pay when you make the hire. Every job posting includes a dedicated recruiter who actively works the role by managing the posting, screening candidates, conducting outreach, and helping move the right talent forward. It’s the visibility of a job board combined with the hands-on support of a real recruiter—an actual person, not AI—saving time, reducing hiring costs, and delivering better hiring results.
While Micone Staffing Resources is locally rooted in Northern Nevada and Las Vegas, the firm proudly serves clients nationwide. For more than 25 years, Micone has connected exceptional talent with industry-leading companies across construction, logistics, manufacturing, healthcare, accounting and finance, technology, administrative, and executive leadership roles. As a woman-owned staffing and recruiting firm, Micone focuses on building meaningful, long-term partnerships.
Karma Careers will not be released for public use. This platform is offered exclusively to Major Investors and Micone-vetted clients as part of Micone’s commitment to delivering high-quality, relationship-driven hiring solutions nationwide.
To learn more or to connect with Micone Staffing, visit www.miconestaffing.com or call 775-870-6415.
| | INVESTOR RELATIONS UPDATES | | | |
Thank you to our New Presidential Gold Investor!
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Thank you to our New Gold Investor!
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Thank you to our New Silver Investors!
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Major Investor Renewals:
($12,500, $25,000, & $50,000)
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Bender Group
- Ames Construction
- Alpen Mortgage
- Brycon Corporation
- Toll Brothers
- SR Construction
- Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority
- CAI Investments, LLC
- The Abbi Agency
- Western Nevada Supply, Co.
- Modpack System, LLC
- Basin Street Properties
- Digiprint Corporation
- PacStates
- Dickson Commercial Group, Inc.
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP
- Novo Logistics
- Charles River Laboratories, Inc.
- United Federal Credit Union
- Atlantis Casino Resort Spa
- Dermody
- Eide Bailly
- Metcalf Builders, Inc.
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Silver Investor Renewals:
($2,500)
- DiLoreto Construction & Development
- Heritage Bank of Nevada
- Health Benefits
- ProLogis Management Inc.
- Aloft Hotels Reno
- Pyramid Materials Inc.
- McKenzie Properties
| | | We appreciate your continued support! If your company is not currently an investor with EDAWN and you are interested in becoming involved, see the resources below. If you have any questions about EDAWN investment, please email Sheila Imsdahl or Janel Walsh. | | |
The EDAWN Executive Update is designed to give you a quick update on what is happening in our community and at EDAWN regarding economic development.
Please forward this to others you know that may be interested. For more information, please email Ava Coulter or call (775)-343-6811.
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