Business

The Tahoe Chamber is offering another Level UP Workshop Series for the Lake Tahoe business community.

This new ongoing series will be held the third Wednesday of very month through the rest of 2017. Kicking off Level Up is "Incorporating your Business: Is it for you?" on August 16 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Learn the latest South Shore business business resources and hot topics by hearing from expert hosts who discuss a variety of topics including business incorporation, recreational marijuana, sales strategies, and website development.

LimeBike, the newest in bike riding sharing, will kick off their South Lake Tahoe operations with a BBQ and ribbon cutting on Friday, July 14 at the Ski Run Blvd Farmer's Market from 4:00 p.m. t 5:30 p.m.

The San Mateo based business will have ten bikes prepared for people to try out along the boulevard between Outdoor Gear lab and the farmer's market. They'll have a booth set up with free food and drink, flyers and t-shirts.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Locals and visitors can now enjoy the signature coffee, smoothies, and baked goods of Keys Cafe at both ends of the bike trail with the addition of a satellite location in Camp Richardson's Coffee & Confectionery shop located on Highway 89.

We really saw this as a great opportunity and a synergy between our two businesses,” said Jeremy Gilpin, co-owner of the Tahoe Keys Café. “With such diverse menus we were able to come together and not cross, but be an added benefit to the resort.”

They broke ground on the new Edgewood Lodge at the south shore of Lake Tahoe in October of 2015, but plans and environmental improvements began years before that in preparation for the new 169,000 square-foot hotel and spa with dining, shopping and adventures options along with 154 rooms.

Harrah's and Harveys Lake Tahoe have announced a new addition to their staff. Christopher Joy has been named Vice President of Hotel and Food & Beverage for the resorts.

Joy spent many years living in the Reno area, having attended Reed High School and the University of Nevada, Reno. He started his gaming and hospitality career at the Silver Legacy in 1995 before moving to Las Vegas where he helped open the Aladdin as the Assistant Director of Front Office Operations, a job he held for five years.

The Board of Directors and membership of St. Joseph Community Land Trust would like to thank Mike Bradford of Lakeside Inn, Jeff and Rosie Cowen, owners of Blue Angel Café, and Gabriela and Rafael Aguirre, proprietors of Margarita’s Mexican Café, for their generous donations of gift certificates to their charming eateries.

The Tahoe Chamber's After Five Mixer at the Alpine Union inside Hard Rock Tahoe is ready to shake up your Thursday routine and help you unwind on June 22 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. This all-inclusive social event offers people on the South Shore the opportunity to mix and mingle with local business owners, young professionals, entrepreneurs, and community leaders.

Join them on the outside deck of Alpine Union for happy hour and tasty appetizers. This summer kick-off party will have all things summer; good company, cold beers, tropical drinks and sunshine.

Construction season has started in the Tahoe basin and the Tahoe Truckee Unified School District will utilize the warm weather and their student’s summer exit to complete projects that were approved under Measures E and U in 2014.

Auerbach Engineering Corporation was selected through a competitive bid process to provide Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) services for the Tahoe Lake Elementary reconstruction and the Rideout/Tahoe Lake Elementary temporary relocation projects.

Demolition began Wednesday on the 40-year-old McDonald's building at the Y, making way for a new building that will not only be home to a smaller and more efficient fast food restaurant, but one that is also full of environmental improvements as well as an new alpine-look consistent with the new City design standards.

Join the Tahoe Chamber and business consultant, Anne Marie Smith, for the Tahoe Chamber's Level UP: Power Planning Workshop to learn how to establish a strategic planning process that will enable business professionals to make better decisions faster on May 17 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Attendees of this hands-on workshop will leave with a complete strategic plan and a copy of Anne Marie Smith's book, 60 Minute Strategic Plan, an Amazon.com top-ten selling book on strategic planning.

The workshop will be located at the Tahoe Chamber conference room at 169 US-50 in Stateline, Nevada.

It took just minutes to fill up Lake Tahoe Aleworx Taproom & Pizzeria Thursday when they opened their doors officially for the first time. Friends, family, firemen and those looking for a great selection of beer and wood-fired pizza all came to see what the newest spot to open in South Lake Tahoe was all about.

Housed in the former Factory Stores at the Y, Aleworx is the first of two restaurants that will make their home at the new Crossing at Tahoe Valley.

The following 59 businesses took out business licenses with the City of South Lake Tahoe during the month of March:

3/1
ELAINE NOELTNER RIDESHARE
FOR MODERN MAKERS
MH CONSTRUCTION
MOTIVE PERFORMANCE STUDIO

3/2
1074 CHONOKIS RENTALS
811 MODESTO APARTMENTS
RALPH BRIGANTINO RENTALS

3/3
1039 WILLIAM APARTMENTS
EXCLUSIVE WIRELESS INC
TBWB STRATEGIES

3/4
DEEDEES DUPLEX

3/6
EMMA'S APARTMENT RENTAL
L&H AIRCO LLC

3/7
LAKE TAHOE ACUPUNCTURE & WELLNESS
LINA LIU MASSAGE THERAPIST
NEW HEIGHTS LLC
SPEC PRODUCTIONS LLC

3/9
DELORES QUAN RENTAL

3/10

There is a one-day workshop on May 1 for Lake Tahoe area restaurant owners on how to predict profits with accuracy.

WHAT: Most independent restaurant owners use their “gut” to run their restaurants instead of the real numbers. They might as well gamble for a living. This approach risks a restaurant’s success, employees’ stability and their family’s livelihood. Restaurant Prosperity is a full-day workshop teaching independent restaurant owners how to manage and control two of their biggest expenses in their restaurant — food and labor costs.

The GO Local: Business EXPO returned to the South Shore with huge success thanks to attendees, vendors, volunteers, and sponsors! Over 1,300 locals and visitors gathered inside the Harvey’s convention center, Friday, March 31, as Tahoe Chamber Member businesses showcased their latest programs, products, and services.

The night was highlighted with live entertainment from Heavenly Resort Mountain and The Loft Lounge, vendor giveaways including a raffle of two cruisers bikes courtesy of South Shore Bikes, and tasty food and beverage samples from all the generous restaurant vendors.

The following 42 businesses took out business licenses with the City of South Lake Tahoe during the month of February:

2/1/17
DONERIGHT MAINTENANCE
FAIRBRIDGE INN EXPRESS
JOHN COLEMAN INSTRUCTOR
SUMMIT REFRIGERATION INC
UNIVERSAL BUILDER

2/2/17
SHARON SWEET NTP

2/3/17
HEIDI MACDONELL RIDESHARE

2/6/17
BLACK CABIN COFFEE
CHRISTINA LANE COSMETOLOGY
GB SCIENTIFIC INC
STEFANAC 940 MERCED RENTAL

2/7/17
AH CONSTRUCTION
CODY'S GENERAL LABOR

2/8/17
NAI GLOBAL TAHOE SIERRA
RUDKO PAINTING
SHADE RESOURCES
THIS IS TARA

2/10/17
APARTMENT RENTAL 3632 MACKEDIE

Pequeños Rascals Daycare has moved into a new center in South Lake Tahoe after operating at a local home for 15 years. Filling a big need on the South Shore, the owners are offering quality care for infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school age children up to age 13.

It's not just babysitting either. It's care with a heavy emphasis on education, music, art, physical activity and family.

The public is invited to see for themselves when Pequeños holds an open house on Saturday, March 18 from noon to 5:00 p.m. They are located at 3336 Sandy Way in South Lake Tahoe.

Achieve a smooth and effective business relationship with the City of South Lake Tahoe during the next workshop of the Tahoe Chamber Level Up Series: Doing Business With the City. Learn requirements for planning, developing and permits needed to build or grow a business on the South Shore on Wednesday, March 15 from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Tahoe Mountain Lab.

Learn how to achieve a smooth and effective business relationship with the City of South Lake Tahoe in the next segment of the Tahoe Chamber's Level Up series. Learn requirements for planning, developing and permits needed to build or grow a business on the South Shore.

Attendees at the March 15 event will hear from the experts at both the City of South Lake Tahoe and Tahoe Regional Planning Agency.

Bring your 'brown bag' lunch and meet them in the Tahoe Mountain Lab conference room! It will run from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Fee: $10 Members, $20 Non-Members

A day at the office at Tahoe Mountain Lab's new location next to the tram at Heavenly Mountain Resort is far from punching a time card and staring at the walls of a cubicle.

Instead, skis or snowboards are required, and when one takes their eyes off their work, they see snow covered slopes and fabulous lake views before heading out for a run or two, or three.

South Lake Tahoe, Calif. - Its been eight months of scrubbing, painting and planning for Jody Filgo and Sallie Ross-Filgo as they took an old, run down donut shop at the "Y" in South Lake Tahoe and turned it into Rainbow Sprinkles. And now they are ready to serve some happiness.

"I can't wait until I can turn on the lights," said Sallie. The shop will be opening in South Lake Tahoe this Saturday, January 21 at 6:00 a.m.

One of the most popular and dynamic business events of the year will be held on Friday, March 31 at Harvey's Lake Tahoe from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce (Tahoe Chamber) has now opened the 2017 Business Expo booth registration.

The following 37 businesses took out licenses with the City of South Lake Tahoe in the month of November, 2016.

11/03/2016
BIJOU CREATIVE - JAGACIEWSKI DANIEL
CONFORTI PLUMBING INC - CONFORTI PLUMBING INC
KEN WAGNER CONSULTING - WAGNER KEN
LAKE TAHOE WOW - SKIBUM FAMILY INC

11/04/2016
AMBLER CONSTRUCTION - AMBLER MICHAEL
MICHAEL HARRIS RIDE SHARE - HARRIS MICHAEL

11/07/2016
BURKE WILLIAMS AND SORENSEN LLP - BURKE WILLIAMS AND SORENSEN LLP
ENGEL INSULATION INC - ENGEL INSULATION INC

While many locals have probably never used the pool at MontBleu, guests of the South Shore casino hotel are being treated to the first major renovation at the pool in over 30 years.

The pool's signature rock waterfall is gone, something that was deteriorating after then of thousands of timed falling water displays, In its place is a small lazy river, popular with the younger set due to its four-foot depth.

What many knew as Passaretti's for over 30 years in South Lake Tahoe has been transformed into "The Lake House," not only a fine dining restaurant in a beautiful, extensively remodeled place, but also home to Lake Tahoe Catering.

Aiming for a goal of understated perfection, new owners Jeff and Misty Sparrow created an ambiance of concrete and chandeliers, wood and art, all in an attempt to bridge the gap between fancy and casual.