Tahoe Truckee Region Business, Economy & Jobs Articles

In 2022, California voters may see as many as four ballot initiatives to make betting on sporting events legal. Here’s how they would change sports gambling, and who's behind each separate measure.

Single-payer healthcare may be the most-discussed but least-understood form of medical coverage. Here’s what you need to know as California considers a new bill for publicly funded universal insurance.

The Tahoe Prosperity Center is asking for input through its Envision Tahoe Survey, open until Jan. 31. The survey will help the Center assess the health of Tahoe’s economy, develop strategies for economic recovery and help make the region’s economy …

EKN Development Group has purchased the Tahoe Biltmore Lodge & Casino with future development of the property in the works, according to a press release. In the interim, the Tahoe Biltmore will continue to operate its hotel and casino. Development …

Cedar House Sport Hotel in Truckee has been purchased Gravity Haus, which brands itself as a social club offering its members discounts for lodging, food and other amenities. However, membership is not required to stay at one of its properties. …

Dog and Bear Pizza has reopened in Tahoma on Lake Tahoe’s West Shore, featuring “a curated beer and wine menu, artisanal pizzas and small plates with a neighborhood tavern vibe,” according to owner Quinten Frye. The eatery is open from …

The newest addition to Harrah’s Lake Tahoe, Sapori Italian Kitchen, offers upscale Italian cuisine with panoramic views of the Sierra Nevada. Sapori, which means "flavors" in Italian, features dishes by Chef Ivano Centemeri, executive chef and longtime chef of La …

California has a new law to ban leaf blowers, which both annoy neighbors and pollute the air. Here’s why the law might not do enough, explained.

Inflation is on the rise, with prices in some parts of California their highest in 13 years. Here’s what caused this round of inflation, and how can it be stopped.

California’s cannabis business is blossoming, but industry experts tell the Sacramento Bee that the state is leaving money on the table.

The short-term or ‘vacation’ rental industry spawns hundreds of horror stories and damages the housing market, but governments struggle with how to bring it under control.

Why is California still experiencing offshore oil spills half-a-century after the catastrophic Santa Barbara disaster? The answer is found in the state’s longtime, close relationship with the oil business.

Here’s why cargo ship traffic has been dangerously heavy at California’s ports in 2021, and how the backup may have caused a disaster.

Extended unemployment benefits, the state's eviction moratorium and other COVID relief measures have ended. But people are still out of work and hurting in California as the recovery remains slow.

Moonshine Ink profiles locals from the Tahoe-Truckee area displaced by the price of rent, the fires, or other factors.

Residential wells are drying up in the state’s main agricultural region at the same time that agricultural businesses consume almost 90 percent of the water there.

Three years after changing its name to reflect the contemporary news business environment, CNPA makes another change with the times, admitting freelance writers and content creators as members.

Cumbersome state bureaucracy and competition from their illegal counterparts has made life perilous for California’s nascent legal cannabis businesses.

California Local gives a voice to community volunteers—and the business leaders who make their work possible.

After criticizing an earlier state proposal for bringing broadband to rural counties, the Rural County Representatives of California now applauds a new bill with $6 billion in funding.