The Nevada Institute for Renewable Energy Commercialization has extended a Nov. 30 deadline until Dec. 31for entering a business competition worth $100,000 to the winner.Billed as Project Vesto and featuring what’s described as the state’s largest-ever cash grand prize, the competition already attracted entries from 25 businesses. One is from Gardnerville, according to a spokesman, but none of the firms’ identities has been made public at this point.“I’m sure there will be some others from the Carson (City) area,” said Daniel Herr, the Reno-based program manager with the institute. Herr added that public disclosure of participants won’t come until later …


