Entrepreneurs pitch ideas in Reno contest

RENO — The judges included Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison instead of billionaire investor Mark Cuban, and they took a lighter touch with nervous contestants, but organizers hope a Nevada business pitch competition styled after “Shark Tank” helps give promising entrepreneurs the same kind of boost as the hit reality TV show. Ten entrepreneurs made the hard sell to Hutchison and a panel of business leaders Tuesday during the Governor’s Conference on Business, fielding skeptical qu