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Small Business Covid-19 Survival Guide

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The Small Business Development Center has released a document laying out ways for your small business to economically survive through the current corona virus crisis. Please share this pdf with anyone who is trying to figure out how to keep their business afloat in these uncertain times. There is more information on the SBDC website….

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TechTest Jr. Tests Students’ Problem-solving Skills and Teaches Them About Local Career Opportunities 

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Students using their free time to take a math test? It sounds far-fetched, but for the ninth straight year, on February 25th through 28th, 120 of the top 5th through 8th graders from 16 different local schools participated in the TechTest Jr. math competition, a math exam that tests critical thinking and problem solving skills….

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Nevada County Manufacturing Forum Launches New Resource for Local Manufacturing Companies

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Free: May 30, 8:00–9:30 am Register now! On Thursday, May 30th, the Nevada County Economic Resource Council (ERC) is inviting manufacturing companies in Nevada County to attend the inaugural “Nevada County Manufacturing Forum.” This free event will connect small and medium-sized manufacturing (SMM) companies with community organizations, educational institutions, and nonprofits that are all working…

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How Can Technology Help Growers? AgTech19 Continues the Conversation

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How Can Technology Help Growers? AgTech19 Continues the Conversation The Nevada County Economic Resource Council’s Nevada County Tech Connection hosted a dynamic and informative AgTech conference at Sierra College on February 7th in conjunction with Sierra Harvest’s Sustainable Food and Farming Conference. A passionate, engaged audience turned the second annual AgTech micro conference into an…

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Library Helps Close the Digital Divide in Nevada County

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Library Helps Close the Digital Divide in Nevada County The days when libraries existed just to loan books are long gone. As Pew research puts it, the library is transforming “from a house of knowledge to a house of access.” Internet access is now critical for everything from research to looking for and applying for…

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What the New Fiber Network Means for Nevada County’s Business Community

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Written by Erika Kosina, originally published as a Special to The Union, February 17, 2019. View original article here. Nevada County is finally getting its first gigabit fiber internet network, and the business community is celebrating. Race Communications will fulfill a $26.8 million project that will bring fiber to 1,941 homes and businesses along Highway…

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Nevada County Uses Open Data Technology to Share Geographic Information with the Masses

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Nevada County Uses Open Data Technology to Share Geographic Information with the Masses The internet allows people to have access to a whole bunch of information that was previously much harder to track down. Commercial businesses realized right away that if they put information about their business and their products on a web site, they…