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Saturday, October 3 |
 Tour: I-80 Top Gun
Time: 11:45 am - 5:00 pm
Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center is an amazing and massive 107,000 acre Park which encompasses a developable 30,000 acre industrial complex with pre-approved industrial and manufacturing uses. The park will support 100,000,000 ft. of industrial product in the first phase of 5000 acres and roughly employ 30,000 to 40,000 new jobs. This nearly doubles the Reno Sparks current industrial product of the 55,000,000 ft. Just east from there the City of Fernley is a rapidly growing community of approximately 20,000 people, approximately 28 miles east of Reno. It is Nevada’s newest incorporated city and features an expansive 3000 acres called Crossroads Commerce Center. The tour will wind through Fernley and then drive through Fallon an agricultural based community and home of the Fallon Navy Air Station and famous Top Gun School. After years of neglect, business flight to the west and other factors that negatively affect a lot of communities around the country, downtown Fallon is making a comeback. With the help of an ISTEA grant, Fallon has completed the first phase of redevelopment in its downtown core. This tour will conclude with a visit to the Naval Air Station’s control tower observation deck over the flight line where Public Affairs Officer Zip Upham will brief attendees on Top Gun and Naval air operations with a special emphasis on the economic development benefits of military installations such as Fallon NAS. The tour will include lunch at the Officers’ Club. Transportation to Top Gun will be provided. The bus will depart at 11:45 a.m. from the lobby of the Silver Legacy hotel.
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Departing from the urban core of Reno, eastbound along I-80, this tour shows the amazing diversity of Nevada that IEDC attendees from various communities can relate to and makes its first stop at the world’s largest industrial Park.
Sunday, October 4 |
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Golf Outing At Red Hawk
Time: 7:00 am - 2:30 pm
• Voted "Best Public Golf Course" seven times by Nevada Magazine
Transportation to Red Hawk Golf Course will be provided. The bus will depart at 7:00 a.m. from the lobby of the Silver Legacy hotel. Breakfast and warm-up will start at 7:30 am. Shotgun start will begin at 8:30 am.
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Tour: University of Nevada Reno and the Desert Research Institute (DRI)
Time: 7:30 am - 12:00 pm
The Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center is one of the most technologically advanced libraries in the country. Combining traditional library resources with the latest in digital and multimedia production technologies, this 295,000 square-foot facility is poised to be the intellectual nexus of the region. The Joe Crowley Student Union is the community center of the University of Nevada, Reno. Opened in November 2007, this 167,000 square-foot, “green” facility offers the campus and community a new “front door” to the University where students, faculty, staff, alumni and guests can share cultural, social, recreational and intellectual experiences. Tour attendees will have the opportunity to meet the Dean of the College of Business and learn about the College’s new Business Services Group, which serves as a portal for the private sector and government entities to engage with the many University resources that are available to support their activities. These include business counseling and training; the Business Environmental and Energy Efficiency Program; the Center for Regional Studies; the Nevada State Demographer’s Office; the Bureau of Business and Economic Research; and the Small Business Innovation Research outreach. The Desert Research Institute (DRI) is a world class institution that focuses on the study of environmental research. Through its three research divisions, Atmospheric Sciences, Earth and Ecosystems Sciences, and Hydrologic Sciences, DRI has more than 180 research scientists leading over 300 research projects in every state in the United States and on every continent of the world. The visit to the Northern Nevada Science Center of DRI in Reno will include a guided tour of the new Center for Advanced Visualization, Computing and Modeling (CAVCaM) facility. This state-of-the-art center features the Western United States’ first six-sided CAVE™. The CAVETM is a virtual reality display that allows users to move physically into and interact with a simulated, recreated, imagined or altered world. This facility provides a unique resource for the scientific and business community to visually explore a vast array of virtual reality applications. DRI has teamed with colleges and universities and with the business community in the Reno region for the development and commercialization of advanced technology within our 300+ acre Research Park. Located minutes from the Reno-Tahoe International Airport, the Park provides an unmatched location with over 30 potential sites for businesses to grow and flourish through partnerships with academic researchers in the development and commercialization of advanced environmental technology. The guided tour will include a presentation and overview of the exciting opportunities for business and scientific collaboration that the Research Park provides.
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Tour: Lake Tahoe
Time: 12:00 - 5:00 pm
The lake is known for the clarity of its water and the panorama of surrounding mountains on all sides. Lake Tahoe is a major attraction for both California and Nevada and is home to a number of ski resorts, summer outdoor recreation, and tourist attractions. Snow and skiing are a significant part of the area’s economy and reputation. Mountain and lake scenery are attractions throughout the year. This tour will travel up the Mt. Rose Highway to the eastern side of the lake, stopping first at a scenic lake overlook; followed by a tour of the Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC), and then touring the north side of the lake by bus through King’s Beach and Tahoe City, concluding with a stop at the Village at Squaw Valley before returning back to downtown Reno.
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The University of Nevada, Reno is the state of Nevada’s leader in education and research, attracting the best students from across the state, country and the world. You will have the opportunity to tour the new Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center, the Joe Crowley Student Union, and the Ansari Business Building.
Located along the border between California and Nevada, Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in North America. With a depth of 1,645 ft, it America's second-deepest lake (Crater Lake is the first).
Monday, October 5 |
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Tour: The Legends at Sparks Marina
Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
As a destination development, The Legends combines retail, one-of-a-kind entertainment and attractions, interactive activities, learning opportunities and a number of exciting dining options that target visitors from a wide geographic area. Participants of the tour will learn how City of Sparks officials partnered with RED Development to transform a vacant parcel of land into the region’s premier tourist destination using STAR Bonds (sales tax anticipated revenue). Tour includes lunch at Jazz, A Louisiana Kitchen.
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Tour: Discover It! Downtown Reno
Time: 2:00 - 4:00 pm
The tour will feature the recently completed downtown baseball stadium project, which is home to the Reno Aces, and will serve as the heart of an urban entertainment district. The tour will also provide participates with the opportunity to see the ReTRAC Corridor improvements and developments along the Truckee Riverwalk, among others.
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Tour: Carson City and Virginia City
Time: 2:00 - 4:00 pm
The 19th century mining boom turned Virginia City into the most important settlement between Denver and San Francisco; and grubby prospectors into instant millionaires. They built mansions, imported furniture and fashions from Europe and the Orient, and helped finance the Civil War... and then went on to build empires around the world. The finest example being San Francisco.
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Recognition Dinner
Time: 6:30 - 9:00 pm Join in honoring those who have contributed to making the profession what it is today. Honors to be conferred include: • Lifetime Achievement Award in honor of Edward DeLuca
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Set to transform the economic and tourist-based landscape of northern Nevada, The Legends at Sparks Marina is a $1.2-billion, destination retail and entertainment center encompassing more than one million square feet over 140 acres along the Sparks Marina in Sparks, Nevada. Phase I of the project is currently under construction at the intersection of Interstate 80 and Sparks Boulevard and will open in early summer 2009.
Downtown Reno has undergone an urban renaissance over the past few years and even today is the location of substantial reinvestment in the downtown core. The Discover It! – Downtown Reno will provide a first-person tour of the remarkable redevelopment projects in the downtown that have served to enhance the City’s tourism base as well as work to diversify the downtown economy.
In 1859 the Comstock Lode silver strike was discovered, sparking the first major wave of emigration into the area. Carson City was named after the Carson River by city father Abraham Curry in 1860. In 1861 the Nevada Territory was formed, and Carson made its capital. Nevada was granted statehood on Oct. 31, 1864. Of the 17 counties in Nevada, only Carson City and Virginia City have remained county seats since the beginning of statehood. As a state highway bypass is being built around Carson City the balance of traffic relief may be offset by the loss of business along the main route through the city. Development of an historic downtown is in progress and is critical to this manufacturing center’s vitality.
At the peak of its glory, Virginia City was a boisterous town. There was gold in every hill and millions of dollars were being made. Men came from everywhere. The spirits of these Comstock characters still inhabit the places they built, and 150 years later romance still thrives in the wondrous place in the shadow of Sun Mountain. Mark Twain was a reporter for the Territorial Enterprise! Like towns you may come from, learn how a once thriving economic center survives and thrives as a much smaller place using its history to keep its economy vital.
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