Housing
Courtyard Urbanism: The Missing-Middle Block Reno Should Be Building
Many buildings, one block, a shared green courtyard. The old pattern behind the world's best neighborhoods is illegal in most of Reno. Here is how to change that.
Infrastructure
Ormat Technologies: The Reno Company That Runs on the Earth's Heat
A 60-year-old Reno company is one of the world's geothermal leaders. Now its 24/7 clean power is being signed up to run Google's and Switch's Nevada data centers.
Infrastructure
Redwood Materials: The Battery Loop Built in Nevada
Tesla's co-founder left to build a closed-loop battery supply chain in Carson City. Now it's worth $6 billion and runs an AI data center on used EV batteries in Sparks.
Economic Development
Sierra Nevada Corporation: The Aerospace Giant in Sparks
Two immigrants bought a small Sparks electronics shop in 1994. Today it builds the Air Force's next doomsday plane and spun off a company racing to orbit.
Technology
Positron: The Reno Startup Taking On Nvidia
An AI chip company headquartered in Reno raised $230M at a billion-dollar valuation and put its hardware in Oracle's cloud. The bet it is making.
Economic Development
SendCutSend: The Reno Manufacturer Quietly Going National
It started in the back of a Reno warehouse with one plasma table bought on credit. In 2026 it raised $110M at a billion-dollar valuation. A deeply reported profile.
Housing
The Second Staircase Nevada Does Not Need
A second stairwell costs roughly $200,000, and the safety case for requiring it in a modern building does not hold up to the data.
Housing
Why American Elevators Cost Three Times Too Much
The same elevator costs about 3x more here than in Europe. Here is why, and what Nevada can do about it in the 2027 session.