Business briefly June 19

Comstock begins trading on NYSE

The common stock of Comstock Mining Inc. of Virginia City was expected to begin trading on the NYSE Amex Exchange last week under the symbol "LODE." J. Streicher & Co., LLC is the designated market maker for the stock.

- Northern Nevada Business Weekly

Chromalloy gets

Navy job

Chromalloy Gas Turbine Corp. of Carson City won a contract worth $99,297 to maintain and repair turbine engine blades for the U.S. Navy.

- Northern Nevada Business Weekly

Price Target Media retained

Price Target Media Inc. of Carson City has been retained by Smart Ventures Inc. of Calgary to provide investor relations services for 12 months.

Smart is a developing a steel-processing technology.

Price will be paid 357,714 shares of Smart Ventures' restricted common stock.

- Northern Nevada Business Weekly

Lam Tex to build radomes

Lam Tex Composites of Minden won a contract worth $27,125 to provide 40 radomes, which protect microwave or radar antenna on aircraft, to the Defense Logistics Agency.

- Northern Nevada Business Weekly

City National loan

Carson Medical Group of Carson City secured a $4 million loan from City National Bank to finance construction of a 20,000-square-foot medical facility at Medical Parkway.

The facility will house Carson Medical Group's OB/GYN and pediatric offices.

- Northern Nevada Business Weekly

NBC meeting set

for June 22

Nevada Business Connections' Monthly Networking Breakfast will be Wednesday at the Atlantis Casino Resort & Spa at 3800 S. Virginia St., Reno. The keynote speaker will be David Humphrey, president and owner of The Kirkman Group based out of Oregon and Nevada. His topic is "Expanding in Nevada." Doors open at 7:30 a.m. for networking. Breakfast will be served from 8 - 9 a.m. Cost is $20 per member, $30 non-member.

Healthcare to be discusses at NNDA breakfast meeting

Ed Epperson, CEO of Carson-Tahoe Regional Healthcare Center, will be the guest speaker at the Northern Nevada Development Authority breakfast meeting at 7 a.m. June 29. The event will take place at the Carson Nugget, 507 N. Carson St. Epperson will talk about "Creating an Accountable and Affordable Healthcare Delivery System." He will review the Affordable Care Act of 2010.

Plus, Valerie Clark, president of Clark & Associates, will provide insight into the implementation of key reform provisions that affect employers and individuals alike with the changes to the U.S. health care system through the recent reform bill, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Tom Chase, CEO of Nevada Health Centers, also will explain the Centers mission and vision for the future services to assist with the communities economic stability.

Cost is $20 for NNDA members and $35 for guests or at the door without a reservation.

For more information, and to RSVP contact NNDA at 883-4413.

Artist Reception Soiree at Coco Dolce

Coco Dolce will host an artist reception and soiree featuring painter Leslie Anne Webb at 6 p.m. July 8.

Her paintings have been adorning Coco Dolce's walls for the past three months and the time has come to meet the artist in person. Webb's works are available for purchase in original form, as well as giclee, painted limited-edition prints.

There will be drinks, local artisan chocolates and music.

For a sneak preview of her work prior to seeing the real thing at Coco Dolce, visit her site at www.lawebb.com.

For more information contact Coco Dolce, 1910 E. College Parkway, at 636-9051.

Healthcare to be discusses at NNDA breakfast meeting

Ed Epperson, CEO of Carson-Tahoe Regional Healthcare Center, will be the guest speaker at the Northern Nevada Development Authority breakfast meeting 7 a.m. June 29. The event will take place at the Carson Nugget, 507 N. Carson St. Epperson will talk about "Creating an Accountable and Affordable Healthcare Delivery System." He will review the Affordable Care Act of 2010.

Plus, Valerie Clark, president of Clark & Associates, will provide insight into the implementation of key reform provisions that affect employers and individuals alike with the changes to the U.S. health care system through the recent reform bill, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Tom Chase, CEO of Nevada Health Centers, also will explain the Centers mission and vision for the future services to assist with the communities economic stability.

Cost is $20 for NNDA members and $35 for guests or at the door without a reservation.

For more information, and to RSVP contact NNDA at 883-4413.

Artist Reception Soiree at Coco Dolce

Coco Dolce will host an artist reception and soiree featuring painter Leslie Anne Webb at 6 p.m. July 8.

Her paintings have been adorning Coco Dolce's walls for the past three months and the time has come to meet the artist in person. Webb's works are available for purchase in original form, as well as giclee, painted limited-edition prints.

There will be drinks, local artisan chocolates and music.

For a sneak preview of her work prior to seeing the real thing at Coco Dolce, visit her site at www.lawebb.com.

For more information contact Coco Dolce, 1910 E. College Parkway, at 636-9051.

Plaza Hotel in Vegas to reopen

LAS VEGAS (AP) - The Plaza Hotel and Casino in downtown Las Vegas is reopening after a $35 million renovation.

Hotel officials announced Wednesday the property will start accepting hotel guests Sept. 1, and the casino will reopen in August.

The extensive overhaul included a remodeled casino floor and lobby.

The 1,037-room hotel closed last November.

Many of the new marble floors, leather desk chairs and carpet accents were purchased from the multibillion-dollar Fontainebleau Las Vegas on the Las Vegas Strip. Work on that project has been suspended.