Nevadaworks

Serving Rural and Indigenous Communities in the Region, Nevadaworks (northern Nevada's Workforce Board) Is Building a Regional Workforce System to Place Workers Into Good Jobs Across Four Key Industry Sectors -- Manufacturing, Healthcare Services, Information Technology (IT) and Transportation/logistics. the Northern Nevada Equity in Employment Project Includes Four Backbone Organizations: Nevada Industry Excellence (manufacturing Backbone, a Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center), Nevada Hospital Association (healthcare), the Economic Development Authority for Western Nevada (information Technology), and Truckee Meadows Community College (transportation / Logistics). the Partnership Has Together 15 Committed Companies, Including Innovators Such as Tesla (which Opened the World's Largest-volume Battery Factory in Northern Nevada in 2014) and Fulcrum Biofuels. the Project Is Also Backed by Local Unions and Leverages a Network of More Than 1,800 Manufacturing Firms Through Its Manufacturing Extension Partnership Backbone Organization.