Tahoe Truckee Region Local News: Business, Economy & Jobs

12/18/2022
Higher monthly bills might jolt PG&E customers in the wake of the utility's request for additional revenue due to the company's spending on wildfire mitigation and catastrophic events.

12/18/2022
UC Santa Cruz’s new cryo-electron microscopy facility has a unique structure that makes the technique accessible for local researchers and is attracting international business.

12/15/2022
After a unanimous vote by the CPUC, homeowners get smaller payments from utilitiess. But new state incentives will be available.

12/14/2022
The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board voted to end the rule in part because it has become harder to enforce. Only people who caught the virus on the job are eligible to keep getting paid, but it is so widespread that it's hard to tell where someone got sick.

12/08/2022
A new business, 72 Mile Spirits, distills all its spirits solely with water sourced from Lake Tahoe.

12/07/2022
The controversial Tesla/Twitter tycoon is now $3.2 billion behind Bernard Arnault, French CEO of Louis Vuitton, Hennessy and other big-ticket brands. The “dramatic collapse of Tesla’s shares” is cited as the reason for Musk’s demotion.

12/07/2022
Golf legend and part-time Lake Tahoe resident Annika Sorenstam has launched a new line of vodka-based cocktails with the business idea being sparked in Incline Village.

12/04/2022
Hilton officials entered a brand and management agreement with EKN Development Group to rebrand the former Tahoe Biltmore. The property will debut as the Waldorf Astoria Lake Tahoe in 2027.

12/04/2022
Seventy-three El Dorado County tax-defaulted properties were sold in an online auction Nov. 1. The sales generated a total of $2,018,010.14, according to a news release from auction host Bid4Assets.

12/01/2022
Future employees of Homewood Mountain Resort may have a new place to call home following the acquisition of Tahoma Meadows Cottages, located just south of Homewood.

12/01/2022
The Washoe County Board of Commissioners in October granted $25,000 to the Incline Village Crystal Bay Community & Business Association to support funding of the Main Street program.

11/29/2022
To help patients who are financially strapped, California lawmakers decided to stiffen state requirements for hospitals to offer free or discounted care.

11/29/2022
A new luxury condominium development under construction on top of Kingsbury Grade is accepting reservations for residences that range from $1.5 million to $3.7 million.

11/29/2022
The events center under construction at Stateline will be known as the Tahoe Blue Center after a ceremony revealed a partnership with Tahoe Blue Vodka.

11/28/2022
The cost of garbage collection in South Lake Tahoe may soon rise for residents and business owners, with South Tahoe Refuse proposing about a 5% increase per month.

11/28/2022
A package of developer-friendly edits to help kickstart North Shore economies begins its trail of approvals at a North Tahoe Regional Advisory Committee meeting.

11/25/2022
North Lake Tahoe is taking strides in adapting green business practices, and the California Green Business Network’s Sierra Chapter is gaining traction in the Truckee community.

11/23/2022
Armando & Sons Butcher Shop is now open at The Village at Rancharrah, offering a full-service butcher shop’s.

11/22/2022
New U.S. Census Bureau data shows a large segment of Californians are working from home for part or all of the week. Researchers say the shift will ripple through the broader economy in ways big and small.