Reno sparks tahoe economic development authority

The bank (VBSP)’s achievements are clear in its strenuous efforts to ensure providing authorisied policy credit to the right people, as well as managing and effectively preserving state capital sources. Additionally, with a thorough grasp of people’s life, the bank has joined the government's efforts to bolster added value to credit policies, manifested through policy perfection, helping to unleash new resources, and particularly channeling capital flows into economic development models with ripple effects on people’s life. The ultimate goal is helping people, particularly those in need and other policy beneficiaries, to forge ahead in a sustainable manner and shorten the disparity in development with other regional and world countries. The dynamic economic models inspired by VBSP in the community help engage needy households and other policy beneficiaries into bigger production value chains Crafting the life values The VBSP lending book belonging to Nguyen … [Read more...] about VBSP on 17 year proud development journey

A 45-year-old man convicted of second-degree murder in the stabbing of a Reno man at a Lake Tahoe casino has been sentenced to life in prison plus eight to 20 years for use of a deadly weapon.The Record-Courier reports Douglas County District Judge Tod Young ordered Jose Rodriquez-Quezada Friday to serve the sentences consecutively for the October 2017 death of Kevin Edwards.If he’s ever released on parole, he will be deported for being in the country illegally.Prosecutors say he stabbed or slashed Edwards 30 times at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Statement. He claimed he was acting in self-defense. He originally was charged with first-degree murder but the jury determined he did not act with premeditation and found him guilty instead of second-degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon.___Information from: Gardnerville Record-Courier, http://www.recordcourier.com … [Read more...] about Life in prison for killer of Reno man at Tahoe hotel-casino

Authorities have identified the 78-year-old California man who was struck and killed while crossing a street in South Lake Tahoe in a hit-and-run accident over the weekend.Police say Edwin Harshman of South Lake Tahoe was pronounced dead at the scene at about 8 p.m. Sunday.The driver of the vehicle, 20-year-old Marlon Cruz, fled the scene initially before turning himself at the South Lake Tahoe police station about five hours later.Cruz has been charged with felony hit-and-run. Police say an initial investigate indicates Harshman was crossing Lake Tahoe Boulevard outside a crosswalk.Cruz of Idaho Falls, Idaho is a sophomore at Lake Tahoe Community College and starting goalie for the school’s men’s soccer team. … [Read more...] about Victim of South Tahoe hit-and-run was 78-year-old local man

A homeless man has been arrested at Lake Tahoe after authorities say he started a fire near Sierra College’s Tahoe-Truckee campus.The Sierra Sun reports 66-year-old Scott Stevenson was charged Wednesday with unlawfully causing a fire of a structure or forest land.He as being held in the Nevada County Jail. Jail records don’t indicate if he has a lawyer who could comment.The Truckee Police Department says Stevenson suggested he lit the fire and was having hallucinations that a Biblical flaming bush was talking to him. It says Stevenson is not from the area and was passing through. Officer Pat Schaffer says he spotted the fire burning on the south sloop of the campus and then saw Stevenson suspiciously trying to leave the area. Firefighters quickly put out the blaze.___Information from: Sierra Sun. … [Read more...] about Homeless man charged in arson fire at Lake Tahoe college

A report by the World Economic Forum says Pakistan has slipped three places and now ranks 110th on the international organization’s annual Global Competitiveness Index.The assessment for 2019 came out on Wednesday from the organization, best-known for its annual gathering of the elites in the Swiss ski resort of Davos.The index evaluates factors behind productivity and long-term economic growth.The report says Pakistan’s ranking deteriorated due to poor performance in key areas of press freedoms, governance, innovation, corruption, life expectancy, productivity and human development. Pakistan made improvement in some areas such as budgetary transparency and reduction in organized crimes.The World Economic Forum’s index maps out the competitive landscape of 141 economies, based on more than 100 indicators in a dozen categories. … [Read more...] about World Economic Forum says downgrades Pakistan’s performance