Date: July 4, 2020 Time: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM PDT Website: https://www.truckeetahoeairshow.com/ Event Description: The 4th of July Honor Flyover will take to the sky on Saturday, July 4 at 11 a.m. Warbirds will fly over Truckee and Tahoe communities to honor our nation’s independence and frontline workers during the current COVID-19 pandemic. The planned Continue Reading
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Should We Be Looking at Unemployment Numbers Differently?
The New York Times recently ran an article regarding unemployment titled: Don’t Cheer Too Soon. Keep an Eye on the Core Jobless Rate. The piece suggests we should look at unemployment numbers somewhat differently. The author of the article, Jed Kolko, is a well-respected economist who is currently the Chief Economist at Indeed, the world’s largest online jobs site. Previously, he was Chief Continue Reading
Decline in Travel spending – Impact on Truckee
With much reliance on its tourism industry, Truckee is preparing for the economic impact from losses in visitor spending due to the outbreak of COVID-19. In early May, Tourism Economics released a report that projected California will lose $72.1 billion in travel-related spending in 2020. The lost amount is nearly half of what the state generated in 2019. “If 50% is the baseline used to forecast Continue Reading
Truckee Tourism Economic Impact; 50% Decline in Travel Spending Possible
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VISIT CALIFORNIA’S FORECAST FOR 50% DECLINE IN TRAVEL SPENDING FOR 2020 SUGGESTS DEEP ECONOMIC IMPACTS FOR TRUCKEE, CALIFORNIA Coronavirus pandemic has significant implications on Truckee’s tourist-based economy; economic impact report demonstrates importance of tourism to sustain community’s essential services and way of life TRUCKEE, Calif. (June 1, 2020) Continue Reading
COVID-19 and Short-Term Rental: April 2020
Blog Post Brought to You By: Evolve Vacation Rental As the country considers reopening, travelers reconsider vacation rentals As the first full month of spring, April showed surprising signs of life in the vacation rental space. It’s a remarkable contrast to March, which now seems to be the brunt of the cancellation crush. Before we dive into the data, we once again thank those on the front Continue Reading
Reopening: Hair Salons, Barbers and Place of Worship
From Truckee Chamber of Commerce: Greetings, we are pleased to announce the green light from Nevada County for hair salons and barbershops to reopen with modifications. According to a Nevada County Press Release received last night, Nevada County has updated the Reopen Nevada County plan to reflect the recent changes the State has announced for Continue Reading
