• The annual Reno River Festival is May 6-8 at Truckee River Whitewater Park at Wingfield.

• City National Corporation’s wholly owned subsidiary City National Bank has acquired substantially all of the assets and deposits of Las Vegas-based Nevada Commerce Bank in a purchase and assumption agreement with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. City National’s 10 branch offices in Nevada include six in Las Vegas and one each in North Las Vegas, Reno, Carson City and Minden. The bank also has a loan production office in Stateline.

• HomeAway Inc. – the worldwide leader in online vacation rentals – has added seven online partners to the HomeAway Software for Professionals Group, including ReserveMyHome.com which has short-term vacation rentals in Lake Tahoe.

• This article gives some insight into why Nevada casino bigwigs want online poker to be legal.

• CASA El Dorado County starts its next training on May 18.

• The Emmy-nominated reality television series “Undercover Boss” will feature CEO and Co-Founder Shelly Sun of BrightStar Care on April 17 at 10pm on CBS. BrightStar has an office in Reno.