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Todd Wahoske on his new business Mythos Labs, Sierra Commons, and Nevada County.
The Grant Farm Secures $3M for Green Energy Projects
For Immediate Release Contact: Shawn Garvey 530.559.2791
$3 Million Awarded for Waste to Energy Facilities
Nevada City-based The Grant Farm secures $3 million for two energy projects that will create 525 construction jobs and 75 permanent green energy positions (more…)
Featured artist for August
Our Artist in Residence Program, sponsored by our affiliate member Ben Franklin, continues this month with local artist Jerry Murphy. The reception will be on August 25th, 4 pm-7 pm and all proceeds go directly to the artists.
Award winning artist Jerry Murphy was born in Ketchikan, Alaska and grew up in western Washington in a small town called Mukilteo. He has always been interested in art having come from quite an artistic family. Growing up, Jerry spent many hours in rainy Washington at the kitchen table going through stacks and stacks of paper doing pencil drawings. (more…)
CBPCA at work in their new office @ SC
The California Building Performance Contractors Association (CBPCA) has moved from their small office in Sierra Commons to their new, larger office in Sierra Commons, which is complete with more widows and more wall space (for all those cool bulletin boards and maps and post-its and such). On top of that, their new office is big enough to house more of their employees, which means that CBPCA is more centralized and more efficient–making them that much better at doing what they do: making existing residential buildings energy efficient while improving comfort, durability, and indoor air quality. They also have a cool area rug. Check it out. (more…)
Sierra Commons graduate launches new business, Mythos Labs
Todd Wahoske, longtime Sierra Commons member and 3D gaming environment artist, has officially flown the incubator coop and graduated as a new business owner. His new company, Mythos Labs, is a premier developer of entertainment software for mobile, console and desktop platforms. They’re based right here in Nevada City.
The business is owned by Todd and two of his friends and fellow game developers, Josh and Lara Engebretson (more…)
In the Ripple Tank: How Sierra Commons Works
We here at Sierra Commons are constantly on the lookout for better ways of describing, in as few words as possible, what it is we do here, exactly. Better yet, ways to show it. So far, the best way to describe it with words is using the existing “incubator” metaphor. We help new businesses grow…just like an incubator.
But for those of us who happen to be more visually or scientifically oriented, a cool way to think about what we and other business incubators do is to watch a Ripple Tank (see the video below). (more…)
Sierra Commons joins CoworkingVisa
Sierra Commons is now a member of CoworkingVisa, an online “wiki” site that connects coworking offices and their members to other offices around the world.
The CoworkingVisa membership gives Sierra Commons members a “Visa” for three complimentary drop-in days at any of the other CoworkingVisa offices. (more…)
10 Community Intern positions @ Sierra Business Council
The Sierra Business Council has just announced that they are looking for ten community interns to help local governments in the Sierra Nevada with greenhouse gas inventories.
The positions call for people with experience in community planning, engineering, or facilities services work currently unemployed or “underemployed.” (more…)
SEDCorp offering free classes
The Sierra Economic Development Corporation, or SEDCorp, is offering three specials on their classes next month.
The first is a scholarship program offered to employers with 1-9 employees to completely offset the cost of attending some of SEDCorp’s August classes, which are listed on their website. The second is a summer special–open to anyone– (more…)
