Reno wins Smarter Cities Challenge

Reno, Nevada beat out hundreds of cities from around the world to become a recipient of the IBM Smarter Cities Challenge Program; receives $400,000 grant from IBM. See the RGJ story here: IBM program makes Reno smartest little city — Selection latest good news in effort to remake area’s image

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