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Over 1,600 manufacturing firms make their product in northern Nevada.  This designates us as “the manufacturing center of the state.”  Per capita, Carson, Douglas, Lyon, Storey and Wahoe counties have a manufacturing employment base of 10%.  And, manufacturers love to be around other manufacturers.  Their key reasons are simple; employee development, common allegiance, suppliers, support services and technological advancement.

The 18 core manufacturing sectors or clusters in northern Nevada include, auto parts, aerospace, composites/plastics, computer parts, construction materials, computers, electronics, foundries, food/supplements processing, chemicals, mechanical/medical instrumentation, pharmaceuticals, transportation equipment, machine shops, metal fabrication, sporting goods, warehouse/distribution, and back office industries.

Surprisingly, we have 80 companies who are metal/machining operations, 30 firms in construction materials and 25 businesses in electronics.  Overall, manufacturers employ 4,000 people in northern Nevada.  We want these businesses to interact with each other – do business locally.

NBC wants to “Diversify our Diversification.”  We would much rather have ten - 10 employee operations in our economy than one - 100 employee company.  Because our philosophy is, if one out of ten - 10 employee companies fail, it is not a major economic impact to the community.  Chances are, one out of the ten - 10 employee businesses will expand.  One - 100 employee operation is a greater risk.