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With over 4,000 people evacuated, 2,600 acres burned, and 88 structures destroyed, the River Fire was only 30% contained as of Friday morning with scores of homes still threatened. ....
Anyone running a business in Nevada County knows it takes more than a good idea to be sustainable. The Nevada County Economic Resource Council has been working with businesses in a variety of sectors for over 25 years to help owners not only overcome potential obstacles, but to also offer resources and solutions on the pathway to success. ZAP Manufacturing CEO and Economic Resource Council Board of Directors Treasurer Tim Corkins has been actively engaged with the consortium almost since the nonprofit got its start. He said he remains involved because of the benefit of the cross section of community leadership that can be found on the Economic Resource Council board of directors. ....
Nevada County Relief Fund Awards $192,500 to 79 Small Businesses Thanks to an allocation of $250,000 by the Board of Supervisors to promote post-pandemic economic recovery, all the eligible small businesses who applied will receive a micro-grant of up to $5,000 from the Nevada County Relief Fund. The Nevada County Relief Fund’s fifth round of grantmaking was entirely funded from the County’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) allotment. Last month, the Board of Supervisors set aside nearly $6 Million of ARPA funds for the purpose of “Community & Economic Resiliency.” “It’s gratifying to see this money from Washington go where it’s most needed right now, our small business community,” said Board Chair Dan Miller. “I applaud the resiliency of every small business in Nevada County who weathered the pandemic. It’s great to walk around our business districts and see people smiling again.” ....
The Nevada County Economic Resource Council is working to meet with various identified industry sectors to discuss like needs, successes and challenges in today’s workplace. Sectors include manufacturing, healthcare, the arts, education, agriculture, retail, real estate, finance and others, but technology is not one of them. “Most businesses include high-tech in today’s environment, “said ERC Executive Director Gil Mathew. “It’s no longer an isolated industry. The Economic Resource Council is pleased to bring monthly tech related meet-ups to anyone with an interest in business.” Falling under the Economic Resource Council umbrella, NC Tech Connection began organizing regular meet-ups known as TechTonic Tuesday several years ago to introduce technical education and related resources available in the community. While the pandemic moved the presentations online, the vision to “create a culture of innovation, creativity, and global problem solving that s ....
By Lorraine Jewett | Special to The Union Ever-public Gil Mathew, rehired last month by the Economic Resource Council as executive director version 2.0, was asked by ERC job interview panelists to share something private that most people don’t know. Replied Gil, “I speak Farsi and I worked at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in the 1960s.” Jaws dropped. Gil’s mission was apparently classified because when pressed, he’ll admit only to working as a “clerk/typist.” His Farsi has waned as the foreign language refrain of “use it or lose it” warns, but his memories are vivid. “There’s nothing like spending the Fourth of July at an American embassy anyplace in the world. Ex-pat Americans from afar gather. We hosted thousands inside the walls of the Tehran Embassy…” ....