Business briefly Jan. 8

Local engineer is featured speaker

Wynnlee Crisp, principal of H. Wynnlee Crisp LLC, Project Management Training, will be the featured speaker at the American Society of Civil Engineers' meeting on Tuesday at Harrah's Reno, 219 N. Center St.

The event is scheduled for 11:45 a.m. until 1 p.m. Crisp's topic is "Managing Project Costs and Schedule" and focuses on keeping capital projects at a lower cost and higher quality. Attendance cost $20 for member and $22 for nonmembers. Fees can be paid at the door.

T.J. Maxx to move into South Lake Tahoe, bringing 60-80 jobs

T.J. Maxx, a clothing store, will move into a building at 2011 Lake Tahoe Blvd. in the spring, the city of South Lake Tahoe announced.

Mayor Pro Tem Tom Davis said in a statement that he expects about 60 to 80 jobs to be created.

"This is exciting news for the city and community, an excellent way to get New Year 2012 off to a great start breathing new life into that corner of the community," Mayor Claire Fortier said in a statement.

N. Nevada McDonald's to give away small coffees

McDonald's restaurants in the Reno-Tahoe-Carson City area will offer a free small cup of coffee to its customers starting Monday and running through Jan. 22.

There is no purchase necessary, according to a press release. The program comes a week after Northern California McDonald's rolled out the same promotion.

"This past year has been difficult for local residents with so many recent tragedies and a local economy that is still recovering. This is our way lending support to our community during these difficult times," said Tom McKennie, a McDonald's restaurant owner from Reno, in a statment. "The holidays are over and budgets are now extremely tight. We hope this will offer some comfort to our community and also warm them up a little during this winter season."

Participating Nevada restaurants include those in Washoe, Douglas, Lyon, Humboldt, Churchill, Pershing, Mineral and Lander counties and Carson City. California locations in Lassen, East El Dorado, East Placer and Nevada counties are also participating.