When the Ascent Douglas County initiative was launched it had the planned intention of increasing the relevance of Douglas County through a target outreach program that utilizes social marketing as the platform for communications and engagement. Through that social media engagement the Ascent Douglas County program has received various requests to tell its story to [...]
Spend five minutes talking trailers with Chris Dickerson, owner of Sierra 4×4 Trailers and you’ll want one. Not because Dickerson’s sales pitch – but from the fact that you’ll shortly find out that these things ooze quality and are proudly Made in the USA. From the design, production and manufacturing process the trailers at Sierra [...]
The state of Nevada recently announced its goal to create 50,000 new jobs by the end of 2014. The new economic development plan aims to boost the state which suffered tremendous job loss due to the decline of the real estate market. Additionally, the state’s job woes continued due to a global economic downturn that [...]
The Ascent Douglas Team is rapidly moving forward with plans to bring a contract cut-and-sew manufacturing facility to the Carson Valley. Its potential customers are the large numbers of companies that produce technical soft goods, such as backpacks, bags, tents, and the like for outdoor enthusiasts. Very few of those companies actually produce their own [...]
(Information and story excerpt provided by Douglas County Manager Newsletter, Volume 2, Issue 1, December 2011) In September 2010, Douglas County began implementing a new Economic Vitality Plan to “create a community that matches the scenery.” As part of the Economic Vitality Plan, “Ascent Douglas County” initiative has the intention of stimulating economic vitality in [...]
By: J. Brandon, President, American Sahara, Inc. & Ascent Douglas Champion Why do we live in Douglas County? “It’s just a great place. It’s beautiful here. It feels safe. It’s friendly. The people are nice. I grew up here. I left, I came back, and I’m staying.” Those are a few of the answers you [...]
