The long road

What a difference five short years can make.In 2011, Northern Nevada was still firmly in the crushing grip of the Great Recession. Some historians say the recession that rocked America to its financial foundations started in December of 2007 and ended in mid 2009, but Northern Nevadans scoff at that timeline.No, it took far longer for Nevada to shake the yoke of the recession — but boy how it has.A look back at employment statistics from the Department of Unemployment, Training and Rehabi