Astound Group
Astound Group, a global design and fabrication company, is expanding its current Las Vegas facility from 140,000 square feet to 240,000 square feet. The expansion is expected to create over 50 positions in the Las Vegas area with an average wage of $25.14 over the next five years. Astound Group specializes in exhibits and events, manufacturing and installing permanent and temporary structures and turn-key project management. Their presence in Las Vegas is focused on the tradeshow industry.
Code Central
Founded in March as an after-school technology center in Henderson, Code Central offers lessons in the fundamentals of computer programming, coding, application development and computer science to children ages six to 16 through group projects taught by professionals. In an effort to augment computer science instruction taught in public schools, company founders created the organization to empower youth in Las Vegas with the skills and education needed for technical jobs that are increasingly in demand.
Cycle
This container as a service platform (CaaS) startup company has announced the relocation of their headquarters to downtown Reno. Over the next year, company executives expect to double the size of their team and will be looking to fill roles in marketing, sales, operations and platform development. Launched in September 2016, Cycle provides the functionality to deploy, manage and monitor packaged code/applications, continuing to revolutionize the way micro services and applications are built.
Sunshine Minting, Inc.
This manufacturer and supplier of precious metals and base metal minted products plans to expand existing operations in Henderson to include a new 144,000 square-foot minting facility. This expansion is projected to create 170 jobs over a span of two years and 270 jobs over five years. Company leaders plan to start discussions regarding the possible relocation of all corporate, administrative and operational functions of Sunshine Minting to Nevada, which would result in 80 million ounces of silver going through the state each year.
