[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 7755]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 RENO-TAHOE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS NETWORK

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I rise today to honor the Reno-Tahoe Young 
Professionals Network, RTYPN. This important organization has been 
formed recently by local community leaders and will provide a 
significant service to northern Nevada. I am pleased to recognize the 
group here today.
  The Reno-Tahoe area has been growing swiftly for the past decade. The 
region enjoys a strong and relatively diverse economy, offering a range 
of jobs and professional opportunities. Reno-Tahoe also offers a 
wonderful quality of life and some of the finest recreational 
opportunities in the Nation.
  Despite the overall growth and undeniable lures to the region, it has 
not succeeded as well in attracting and retaining young professionals, 
a demographic critical to its continued and future economic growth. To 
address this issue, the Economic Development Authority of Western 
Nevada, EDAWN--through the leadership of Chuck Alvey, Michael Thomas, 
and consultant Stacey Crowley--wisely recognized the need to provide 
young local professionals with an opportunity to meaningfully engage 
with regional business and community leaders and participate in 
directing the region's future.
  Toward that end, EDAWN launched the RTYPN, an organization designed 
to teach valuable skills, provide networking and leadership 
opportunities and participate in the regional discussion about how to 
capitalize on the region's assets to grow a better community and 
economy for the future. With the partnership of organizations such as 
EDAWN and the Reno Sparks Chamber of Commerce, the creation of RTYPN 
shows the vision and resourcefulness of the Reno-Tahoe community and I 
am eager to learn of RTYPN's future successes.

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