Nevada Briefs

Southern Nevada Paving Sold Aggregate Industries, a British aggregates and building-materials group, recently announced the purchase of Southern Nevada Paving Company Inc., Nevada Paving, Inc. and Valley Trucking, Inc. (SNP) for $64.1 million cash. SNP is a paving contractor and also produces asphalt and aggregate. In 2002, the company had sales of $101 million and produced … [Read more...] about January 2004: Nevada Briefs

Nevada Company Buys Ely Wind Carlson & Associates, an energy development company based in Las Vegas, recently announced it has purchased Ely Wind, LLC. Ely Wind, formerly owned by California-based Global Renewable Energy Partners, was awarded a 50-megawatt power purchase agreement by Nevada Power Company in 2002. It has been working with the BHP Mine in Ruth, near Ely, for … [Read more...] about November 2003: Nevada Briefs

Seabees Train at Cashman Equipment Las Vegas-based Naval Mobile Construction Battalion, the "Fighting Seabees", learned proper machine operations at Cashman Equipment in Las Vegas this summer. The reserve unit spent two days learning proper operation of Caterpillar construction equipment, training on backhoes, excavators, skid steer loaders, mini excavators and graders. … [Read more...] about October 2003: Nevada Briefs

Bank of America Expands in Nevada Bank of America plans to open 19 new locations in Southern Nevada from 2003 to 2005, which bank officials said represents an investment of $51.3 million for land, construction, building operations and payroll. The expansion will add an estimated 228 jobs to the bank’s current workforce of 1,750. Bank of America introduced the prototype of a … [Read more...] about September 2003: Nevada Briefs

Online Resource Center Wins Award Susan Jamerson of Jamerson & Associates, LLC received the SBA’s Nevada Small Business Research Advocate Award in June for the development of a virtual online resource center for small businesses, ItsSimple.biz. The development of the Website was funded by two grants from the USDA Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program. … [Read more...] about August 2003: Nevada Briefs

Gas Transmission Line Completed Kern River Gas Transmission Company recently celebrated the completion of a $1.2 billion expansion of its interstate natural gas pipeline system, which will double the amount of natural gas transported on the pipeline to customers in Utah, California and Nevada. The project consisted of 717 miles of loop pipeline adjacent to the existing … [Read more...] about July 2003: Nevada Briefs

Intrawest Corporation Establishes Reno Headquarters Intrawest Corporation, a leading developer and operator of village-centered resorts across North America, has announced the establishment of a southwestern head office to be located in Reno. Intrawest recently signed a five-year lease for office space at Magnolia Village, beginning July 2003. The company, which is … [Read more...] about June 2003: Nevada Briefs

Ocean Spray Plant Sets Safety Record Ocean Spray Cranberries, one of America’s leading producers of juice products, has set a state record for the most consecutive hours worked with no recordable lost-time accidents. The plant recently passed the 1 million-hour mark for accident-free operations, which translates into 25,000 40-hour workweeks. Ocean Spray celebrated the … [Read more...] about May 2003: Nevada Briefs

Nevada Gold Mine Changes Hands AngloGold, the world’s second-largest gold producer, recently announced that it has entered into an agreement with Queenstake Resources USA Inc. to sell its interests in the Jerritt Canyon Joint Venture. AngloGold owns 70 percent of the joint venture and is the operator and managing partner of the Jerritt Canyon mine in Elko County. Queenstake … [Read more...] about April 2003: Nevada Briefs

Manufacturing Facility Opens in Reno Ranpak Corp., a leading manufacturer of paper-based packaging systems, announced recently that its new manufacturing plant in Reno is now 100 percent operational. The facility will service customers in the western half of the U.S., supplying paper and converters. The decision to open the new facility was based on a desire to improve … [Read more...] about March 2003: Nevada Briefs

Southern Hills Hospital Underway Allan Stipe, president and CEO of Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, Kenneth Armstrong, CEO of Southern Hills Hospital and Medical Center, and Mark Howard, CEO of Mountain View Hospital, were among the dignitaries at the "topping out" ceremony for Southern Hills Hospital and Medical Center in January. The occasion celebrated the completion of … [Read more...] about February 2003: Nevada Briefs

Bar Association Finds Permanent Home After years of operating out of rented offices, the Clark County Bar Association (CCBA) has purchased a building in downtown Las Vegas that will serve as its permanent headquarters. James E. Rogers, an attorney who is now the principal owner of Sunbelt Communications Company, donated $285,000 to enable the association to buy the office … [Read more...] about January 2003: Nevada Briefs

Business Bank Mentors Students Danny Albillo, a sophomore student enrolled in the Academy of Finance Magnet Program at Clark High School in Las Vegas, listens to Mark Phillips, executive vice president and chief credit officer for Business Bank of Nevada, as they begin a three-year student-mentor partnership. Business Bank recently joined the mentoring program at the Academy … [Read more...] about December 2002: Nevada Briefs

Safe Mines Receive Awards The Nevada Mining Association honored Nevada’s safest mining operations and employees at its annual convention held in September at Lake Tahoe. A total of 27 mines were recognized for their safety efforts. The first place winners in the Mining Safety Awards included: •Small Open Pit Mines: Ruby Hill Mine – Barrick Gold Corporation •Medium Open … [Read more...] about November 2002: Nevada Briefs

Nevada Film Office Releases Figures During the fiscal year ending June 30, 2002, the state of Nevada received nearly $115 million in revenues from movies, television programs, commercials and other projects filmed in the state, according to the Nevada Film Office (NFO). Approximately $52 million resulted from more than 150 television programs, including series and specials, … [Read more...] about October 2002: Nevada Briefs