Business leaders in Northern Nevada, and prospective Nevada businesses, met Thursday for a panel discussion on how to develop the local workforce.
The panelists spoke about automation, starting work training children as early as kindergarten, and streamlining internal training.
Panelists included representatives from Employ NV, the Department of Employment Training and Rehabilitation (DETR), Levra Automation, and the Lyon County School District. It was moderated by the president of Western Nevada College.
The event was put on by the Northern Nevada Development Authority (NNDA).
“A lot of businesses that are looking to move into Nevada have questions like, you know what what type of workforce do we have? Is there a available workforce? How will our workers, get to, our businesses? What kind of transportation infrastructure? Just a lot of questions,” said John Cassinelli, Executive Director at NNDA.
NNDA stated that when they're asked these questions, the answer is that Northern Nevada is facing “growing pains.” They say it's largely attributed to the growing economy and influx of businesses while infrastructure has been slow to catch up.
Businesses in attendance ranged from aerospace defense, manufacturing, construction, and education partners.
“We're here to help them. And Northern Nevada’s growing,” said Cassinelli. “We recognize issues with infrastructure. But we're working on it, and we're here to help.”
NNDA hosts these discussions throughout the year, focusing on different topics that are pertinent to the industry. The previous panel spoke on data centers, and the topic for the next has yet to be announced.
NNDA says it has assisted more than 100 companies with relocation and expansion into northern Nevada since 2010 and wants to continue to bolster the economy and workforce.
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