• Nevada Department of Transportation has been named Transportation Owner of the Year in the southwest U.S. by Engineering News-Record/Southwest magazine for innovative construction of state road projects.

• Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows are scheduled to remain open daily for skiing and riding through April 29, and Alpine is also slated to stay open Friday through Sunday through May 13.

• Leanne Wagoner after 13 years is leaving Live Violence Free to work in Barton’s PR department.

• Colleen Akiko Jackson, certified transformational coach and reiki master therapist, has opened an office in the Levon Professional Building at 10833 Donner Pass Road, St. 201 in Truckee. She is offering complimentary initial coaching consultations and introductory rates through June. For more information, call (530) 308.5053.

• Leland Faegre, owner of Coyote Grill in Round Hill, now owns 20 percent of South Lake Tahoe’s KTHO FM-96.1, AM-590.