February 2015 NBC Advisory Board Emily Andrews Utility Telephone Georgia Baker Heritage Bank of Nevada Kelly Bullis Bullis & Co, CPAs Paul Enos Nevada Trucking Association Volume 8, Number 2 Welcome to NBC PROGRESS, the monthly e-newsletter of Nevada Business Connections (Nevada’s Only Private Economic Development Authority) February Meeting Information Please join us for our next monthly NEVADA BUSINESS CONNECTIONS meeting on Wednesday, February 18th at 8 am. Doors will open at 7:30 am at the Gold Dust West Casino, 2171 E. Highway 50, Carson City. Our speakers are Matt Fisher with Trakker Design Research. Trakker is an industrial design studio, focusing on consumer products designed for manufacturing companies. Lori Haney City National Bank Roger Kadz Nevada State Development Corp. Dan Kahl Kahl Commercial Interiors, Inc. The meeting is scheduled for exactly one hour. Cost is $25 for members and $35 for guests and $25 for students with valid NHSE ID. Purchase a table for eight for your company and guests for $200 (your company name will be posted at the table.) We take cash, check or credit card MasterCard, VISA, Discover, and American Express. Pat Langhoff Langhoff Consulting Services Future Meeting Information Angela LoGiurato Country Financial Third Wednesday of the Month. Doors will open at 7:30 am. Meetings are exactly one hour, 8 am to 9 am. Cost is $25 for members and $35 for future members. We take cash, check or credit card – MasterCard, VISA, Discover, and American Express. Please RSVP to NBC at 775.771.5747 or [email protected]. Alternately, RSVP to Maxine at 775.887.1294 or [email protected]. See you there! Jeffrey Lowden Sky West Tom Metcalf Metcalf Builders James Neil US Bank Carol Nicholson Atlantis Casino Resort Date February 18th March 18th 2015 NBC Breakfast Meeting Schedule Location Speakers Matt Fisher, Trakker Design Gold Dust West Casino, CC Mark Richardson, Ashima Atlantis Resort, Reno Devices (Drone Mfgr) Maxine Nietz Capital City Computing We are not the experts… But we know who they are. Page 1 of 11 NBC Advisory Board (contd) Greg Nixon First Independent Bank Welcome New & Renewing Members Dick Silvera Silvera Commercial Real Estate Services David Steiger Western Nevada College Dr. Fred Steinmann UNR/College of Bus. Admin. Bayliss & Associates, Bill Fergus Calculated Industries, Scott Berry John Copoulos Architects, John Copolous Sperry Van Ness, Jack Brower Virginia City Brewery & Taphouse, Kurt Holt January Meeting Notes Innovation and Training in the Spotlight David Toll (Emeritus) Gold Hill Publishing/ Nevada Web John Uhart Uhart Commercial Real Estate Services Brian Wallace Wells Fargo Bank Luke Leonard (CVirtual), Roger Diez, Georgia Baker (Heritage Bank), Charlie White, and Katie Hopper prepare for a great breakfast meeting Jane Grossman (IMPAQ) addresses the audience Emily Andrews (Utility Tel.) and Carol Nicholson (Atlantis) pass the “outside the box” test first Jane Grossman (IMPAQ) makes an emphatic point Roy Klino (3D Print Zone) speaks and Kris Holt (NBC) takes note Roy Klino (3D Print Zone) explains a point Thomas P. Johnson (Stifel Fin.) and Roger Kadz (NSDC) Marie Gibson, Brian Wallace (Wells Fargo) and Emily Andrews (Utility Tel.) Jack Brower (Sperry Van Ness) and Kris Holt (NBC) Kris Holt Executive Director Nevada Business Connections NBC Members Corporate Sponsors Access to Healthcare Network Adele’s Restaurant & Lounge Advanced Machining Techniques Aervoe Industries, Inc. AFLAC Alliance Business Appraisals Allison-MacKenzie Law Firm Aloha Medicinals Alpine Insurance Applied Business Solutions ARMAC Construction Assoc. Builders & Contractors (ABC) Atlantis Casino Resort Spa Kris chats with attendees Jane Grossman (IMPAQ), Georgia Baker (Heritage Bank) and Ray Zavalla (United Const.) Manufacturing Members of NBC Advanced MachiningTechniques Aervoe Industries, Inc. Aloha Medicinals, Inc. Betra Manufacturing Co. Cont’d on next page Page 2 of 11 Calculated Industries Carson Hi Tech Concept Automation Systems Cubix Corporation Custom Stamping Click-Bond Duro Manufacturing EE Technologies EZE-LAP Dimond Products, Inc. Great Basin Brewing Company HubZone Manufacturing MC-21 Incorporated Mustang Manufacturing, Inc. Polam Machining PAUGHCO REDCO Universal Analyzers Vital Systems Corporation Vitamin Research Products NBC Members (contd) Bayliss & Associates Betra Manufacturing Bradley Preston Graphic Designer Brian Gifford & Assocs Bristlecone Family Resources Builders Assn. of Northern Nevada (BANN)Builders Assn. of Western Nevada (BAWN) Bullis and Co CPAs Capital City Computing Carson City Chamber of Commerce Carson City Library Carson Nugget Casino Carson Properties Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce CarsonNow.com Churchill County Economic Development City of Carson City City of Fallon City of Fernley City of Lovelock City of Reno City of Sparks City National Bank Clancy Machine Tool, Inc. Click-Bond Coldwell Banker Select RE Columbia River Econ Dev Council (CREDC) Comnet Mktg Group ComputerCorps Concept Automation Systems Connect2it Country Financial Cubix Custom Stamping CVirtual Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce Delta Saloon Dept of Employment, Training & Rehab. (DETR) DGD Development Wages Business-backed opposition to minimum-wage hike begins to form published on-line by the Sacramento Business Journal, February 3, 2015. Author: Allen Young Businesses within the city of Sacramento are overwhelmingly opposed to efforts to raise the city's minimum wage, a pair of surveys suggest. As city officials explore the issue, businesses interest groups have begun organizing a coalition to debate a new wage law. The Sacramento Metro Chamber sent a survey to its members last week asking whether they supported an increase to minimum wage, and respondents raised concerns that a citywide law would eliminate paid internship programs, hurt profit margins by over 50 percent in some cases and eliminate raises, CEO Peter Tateishi said. Restaurants could be particularly hurt, said Bobby Coyote, owner of Davis-based Dos Coyotes Border Café. A new wage law in Sacramento would compound rising expenses around health care and workers compensation, he said, forcing restaurants to raise prices on consumers while cutting server jobs. These changes would diminish the dining experience and could lead to less people eating out, he said. "We need to keep things balanced," Coyote said. He stressed that he thinks all workers should receive "fair wages," adding he thinks an increase to minimum wage is inevitable -- in Sacramento and elsewhere. Nevertheless, Coyote said he hopes city leaders exert caution. "You don't want (business expenses) to go too far to one side because it will hit the tipping point" and hurt the economy, Coyote said. Though local business interest groups have not yet taken a position on a local minimum wage measure because no proposals have surfaced, Tateishi said the chamber plans to build a Cont’d on next page Page 3 of 11 NBC Members (contd) DigiPrint Corporation Digital Delirium Douglas County Douglas Co Building Industry Assoc Douglas Gorgen Duro Manufacturing Downtown Imp Assoc (Reno) Econ Dev Auth of W. Nev (EDAWN) Fernley Chamber of Commerce First American Title Company First Independent Bank Furniture Dept., The GDA Degree Inc. GHX, Inc. Gold Dust West Casino Gold Hill Publishing Granite Construction Great Basin Brewing Co. Green Business Chamber of Commerce Green Enterprises Hammer Head Construction Hampton Inn Henkes Welsh Insurance Svcs Heritage Bank of NV Hire Dynamics Holiday Inn Express & Suites Hone Company HubZone Mfg, Inc. ID Corporation IMPAQ Industrial Logistics Services JLM Industrial Supply JT Basque Bar & Dining Room J.P. Copoulos Architect J.W. McClenahan Co. Job Opportunities In Nevada (JOIN) Kahl Commercial Interiors coalition representing the business community that would include the region's ethnic chambers and other groups. For more than a year, members of the Sacramento City Council have engaged in private discussions over a local minimum wage law. Local labor leaders have begun pressing for $15 an hour. At his State of the City address last week, Mayor Kevin Johnson expressed enthusiasm for exploring the issue, but stopped short of saying he favored a new law. Instead, Johnson highlighted an "income inequality task force" he had assembled to study minimum wage in Sacramento and its potential economic impact. An internal poll by the Downtown Sacramento Partnership found that 90 percent of its members objected to any citywide increase, said Michael Ault, the partnership's executive director. Survey respondents, consisting of downtown Sacramento businesses and community groups, raised concerns that the city would be placed at a competitive disadvantage with other jurisdictions within the region, leading to fewer local businesses locating downtown and more property vacancies. Ault suggested that imposing a minimum wage in Sacramento might slow or even reverse economic revitalization resulting from the downtown arena. "We're in the process now of… filling ground floor spaces that have been vacant a long time. If we are going to look at the goal, and see an added hurdle for businesses coming in, are we potentially taking one step back before we even get started?" Ault asked. The poll by the partnership was an unscientific sampling sent to 548 downtown businesses and community groups, Ault said. The poll included 62 responses, with all but six opposed to any local minimum wage increase. More from Tesla Tesla leases 300,000-square-foot industrial project in Fremont published on-line by the Silicon Valley Business Journal, January 21, 2015. Author: Nathan Donato-Weinstein Last summer, I detailed the emerging real estate impact of Tesla Motors — not only from Tesla's own expanding footprint, but also its suppliers as they cluster near the electric-car darling. Well, here's more evidence: Right before Christmas, Tesla leased a large industrial project in Fremont that hasn't even finished construction. The 300,000-square-foot facility at 47400 Kato Road is being developed by Westcore Properties, the firm that just acquired two buildings in Sunnyvale in a deal I wrote about on Tuesday. Victoria Grether, vice president of acquisitions and asset manager for Westcore, would only tell me that the project is leased. But numerous market sources confirmed the tenant is Tesla, whose giant factory is located a very short distance away. Tesla representatives declined to comment when reached for comment last week. Brokers with Colliers International, which was marketing the project, didn't return a request for comment. "From our perspective, it's another affirmation about what's happening in the innovation district, and following suit with others like Seagate and Thermo Fisher," said Christina Briggs, economic development director with the city of Fremont. She was speaking generally and did not have specific knowledge of the Tesla transaction. "We're seeing this growth from within." Cont’d on next page Page 4 of 11 NBC Members (contd) KNPB Public Broadcasting LaMonica Properties Langhoff Consulting Lumos & Associates Lyon County Mallard Investment Management Marriott Residence Inn MC-21 McClain’s Mobile Music & DJ Svc Metcalf Builders Moment Skis Mustang Manufacturing Moment Skis Mustang Manufacturing Nevada Assoc of Counties Natl Assoc of Industrial & Office Professionals (NAIOP) Nevada Business Journal Magazine Nevada Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology Nevada Development Authority Nevada Governor Nevada Industry Excellence Nevada Manufacturers Association Nevada Trucking Association Nevada Premier Properties Nevada Secretary of State Nevada Small Business Development Center Nevada State Bank Nevada State Development Corp. Nevada Taxpayers Assn. NevadaWeb NEVCAL Trucking Northern Nevada Chamber of Commerce Northern Nevada Title Company Note-Ables Office Support Center OHL Westcore acquired the four-building property, which included 5 additional acres, from New York Life in August of 2012, paying $45.6 million. The new development should be complete by the third quarter of this year, Grether said. Terms of the long-term deal were unclear as of this week. The facility includes 54 loading docks on two sides of the building — making it a "cross-dock" facility. The building has 32-foot-high ceilings and sits on not quite 16 acres. Its unclear what Tesla plans to do in the space; warehouse is a strong possibility, though such industrial buildings are highly flexible. This would be Tesla's largest local deal since buying the factory in 2010; last year, Tesla leased a 430,000-square-foot assembly plant in Lathrop. One thing's certain: This is a very good time to be in the industrial/warehouse business. The latest market research report from DTZ shows year-to-year warehouse vacancy being squeezed across the Valley. Fremont's vacancy rate plummeted from 4.9 percent to just 2 percent. Further proof: Overton Moore's massive, 700,000-square-foot Crossings @ 880 development, also in Fremont, is now fully leased after Apple expanded by 100,000 square feet in the project. I previously wrote about this project leasing most of the space back in October. "In Silicon Valley we are seeing a perfect storm of spiking demand from both local and regional users as well as national and global e-commerce players," DTZ writes in its most recent Silicon Valley warehouse report. "All of the speculative construction projects begun this year were leased before completion and in some cases before groundbreaking." DTZ said the market saw 1.7 million square feet of new space added in 2014, the highest level seen since 1997, and demand continues to outpace supply. Tesla is not yet profitable, but its growth in Fremont has been extraordinary. Inside the factory, it is believed to be at or above the employment level seen during the halcyon days of yore, when it pumped out GM and Toyota vehicles for New United Motors Manufacturing Inc. Tesla, which expects to begin delivering its Model X crossover vehicle in early 2016, is also reportedly in the market for additional office space. In December, Tesla bought the old United Auto Workers union hall at 45201 Fremont Blvd. It also leased about 90,000 square feet in Sunnyvale at 1250 Elko Drive. True North Could rebranding Minnesota as the 'North' actually work? published on-line by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, January 22, 2015. Author: Mark Reilly The notion of Minnesota unilaterally evicting itself from the Midwest and inventing a new region — the North — for itself has been kicked around for several months by the sort of people who think deeply about regional branding. But there just aren't a lot of those people, and the idea seemed like it could vanish unnoticed. But that's less likely now, as The Wall Street Journal has picked up the concept and is running with it. The story pegs the state's desire to embrace its own identity with the economic success of companies like Red Wing Shoe Co. and Duluth Pack, whose rugged corporate images fit in nicely with what "North" proponents are trying to achieve. In a nutshell, the concept takes the perceived weaknesses of the region, its remoteness and cold climate, and embraces them. (The subtext is that if Minnesotans can put up with these things, we must be rugged and cool ourselves. New York's been doing a riff on this for decades, positioning itself as a tough place to live whose residents must, therefore, be tough.) Cont’d on next page Page 5 of 11 NBC Members (contd) Paper Cup, LLC PAUGHCO Pershing County/Lovelock Plating Products Plumas Bank Polam Machining Pro Group Mgmt Realty Executives REDCO Regional Transportation Commission RE/MAX Reno Forklift and Storage Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority Retail Assn of Nevada Ribeiro Company Shaheen-Beauchamp Builders Bob Shriver, Consultant Sierra Nevada Assn. of Realtors Sierra Sage Magazine Silver Oak Golf & Events Center Silver Springs Airport Silver State Consultants Silvera Commercial Real Estate, Inc. Skywest and Companies Small Business Admin Solid Solutions Design & Machine Sperry Van Ness Commercial Real Estate Spherion Staffing Stantec State Agent & Transfer Syndicate Stewart Title Stifel Financial Storey County Tahoe & Carson Telephone Directories Tetra Tech The Bosma Group Ticor Title Town of Mammoth Lakes Trakker Design Uhart Commercial Real Estate United Construction Corp Among the supporters are Eric and Andrew Dayton (sons of Gov. Mark Dayton), who ordered 150 hats last winter bearing the word "North" at their North Loop Minneapolis boutique, Askov Finlayson, and haven't been able to keep them in stock since. The WSJ also talks with Andrew Blauvelt, the Walker Arts Center's curator of design, research and publishing, who hosted a packed program on regional identity last fall. The Star Tribune has also covered that push, touching on the difficulties regions have it standing out from their neighbors. That can be especially true in the Midwest, a sort of catch-all region whose boundaries, according to the FiveThirtyEight blog, can be incredibly fluid. The idea's gotten some pushback, too, most prominently by the unabashedly Midwestern Chicago Tribune, which points out that " geographic terms, like most nicknames, aren't easy to popularize"— they're given by outsiders, not chosen by insiders. And Chicago should know, since it chafed for years under its "Second City" moniker, thought up by a New Yorker writer. (Chicago stopped complaining about it around the time when other cities eclipsed it, and "Second City" actually was sort of a promotion.) Which is partly why the Journal piece qualifies as a win for the North folks — getting outsiders to at least consider the idea without making jokes. In the comments section, it takes about a half-dozen posts before the Minnesota insults start in earnest. It’s Not Soup Macy's will occupy big part of former Campbell Soup plant published on-line by the Silicon Valley Business Journal, January 23, 2015. Author: Ben van der Meer Macy's has signed on as a major occupant of the Capital Commerce Center, the industrial site on Franklin Boulevard formerly known as the Campbell Soup plant. Sacramento County announced Thursday the retailer would be occupying at least a portion of the site and use it for distribution and shipping of online store purchases. As part of the deal, Macy's will also spend up to $10.5 million in improvements to the center and plans to have the equivalent of 175 full-time jobs there, and at least 100 full-time positions. It wasn't immediately clear if the company is moving any work from other locations. "Customers today are shopping whenever, however and wherever they prefer – via stores, desktops and mobile devices – and we continue to invest to meet the customer demand," said R.B. Harrison, Macy's, Inc. chief omnichannel officer, in a news release. "We are choosing to expand and invest in Sacramento County, based on the quality of the workforce and the outstanding support we have received from the local community." More information, such as the timing of the lease or exactly how much square footage Macy's would occupy, was not immediately available. Since the site was bought and renamed by Hackman Capital Partners in December 2013, brokers have leased 261,000 square feet at the plant, which has 1.6 million square feet. Brokers have also mentioned the possibility of new build-to-suit industrial spots on the plant site, which totals 129 acres. The county helped secure Macy's as a tenant with assistance from its Office of Economic Development and Marketing, according to the press release. The lease also qualifies for expedited permitting, and county supervisors will vote on necessary approvals next Tuesday. "This is a huge step toward revitalizing the Franklin Boulevard neighborhood," said District 2 Sacramento County Supervisor Patrick Kennedy in the news release. "We are proud to partner with Macy's in order to bring quality jobs back to south Sacramento." Cont’d on next page Page 6 of 11 NBC Members (contd) Universal Analyzers UNR/Business Environmental Program UNR/Center for Regional Studies US Bank USDA Rural Loans VCM Collision Center Vidler Water Company Virginia City Brewery & Taphouse Vital Systems Corp. Vitamin Research Products Washoe County Health District Wells Fargo Bank Wells Fargo Advisors Western Industrial NV Western Nevada College Western Nevada Supply Western Industrial Nevada YESCO County officials referred further calls to a local representative for Hackman, who did not immediately respond to a call for comment. A broker with CBRE, which had leasing responsibilities for the site, was also not immediately available for comment. Campbell operated a soup plant on the site for 66 years before closing in 2013. The former industrial equipment in the building was auctioned off and removed last year. California 1. In first appearance, new CEO group leader says Sacramento must embrace change published on-line by the Sacramento Business Journal, January 21, 2015. Author: Allen Young Making his first public appearance since being named CEO of the new Greater Sacramento Area Economic Council, Barry Broome on Wednesday said the capital region should be prepared to redefine itself to achieve greater success. "I love change," he told an audience of 800 at California State University Sacramento. "When a community becomes a change agent, it can be an extraordinary community." Broome, named in December to be the first leader of Sacramento's newest economicdevelopment organization, delivered the keynote at this year's Sacramento Business Review. Noting that one of the region's key economic strengths is agriculture, Broome referred to Sacramento as California's "fourth region" after San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego. "We have this tremendous opportunity, and just being a resilient community will pay such dividends." But Broome said he was baffled that many in the Sacramento region are afraid to talk about its challenges — including skills gaps and poverty rates. "Why aren't we having these conversations?" he asked. "I want to have this honest conversation about our future because I know we're strong enough." Broome said he plans to be forthright in working with business leaders to help develop Sacramento's economy. "I will be diligent and committed to doing the very best job for each of you," he said. "If you join us in this effort, we will not disappoint you." In an interview after the speech, Broome said health technology and educational technology are two areas where he plans to focus business-recruitment efforts. Broome is wrapping up his tenure as CEO of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council. Under his leadership, the Phoenix council has attracted 250 companies representing 50,000 jobs and $8 billion in capital investment, according to the organization. Sacramento's economic council, backed by CEOs of some of the region's top companies, came together last year and eventually acquired the functions, name and staff of the Sacramento Area Commerce & Trade Organization. Earlier this month, SACTO members approved a merger between the two groups. At the event, economic experts predicted another year of sustained economic growth with upwards of 4,000 jobs to be created in health care and business services. Read a PDF of the report. Cont’d on next page Page 7 of 11 The annual forecast is organized by California State University Sacramento and the Sacramento Metro Chamber. Last year's keynote speaker was Neel Kashkari, the former Treasury official who used the event to announce his campaign for governor. 2. Local companies awarded California Competes tax credits published on-line by the Sacramento Business Journal, January 21, 2015. Author: Allen Young The Brown administration has approved approximately $31 million in tax credits for 56 companies in its latest round of California Competes disbursements. The recipients include several capitalregion firms, including a cryotherapy services company in Davis and a wealth adviser in Sacramento. Credits are approved following an evaluation of factors that include total jobs created, business investment, employee wages and "strategic importance." As in past funding rounds, the biggest winners are engaged in high-tech manufacturing in areas such as biopharmaceuticals, electric buses and computer hardware. In the Sacramento area, Remark Enterprises LLC, a cryotherapy services company in Davis, agreed to hire 126 employees and invest more than $15 million in its business in exchange for a tax credit of $400,000. Brian Boyd, a Sacramento-based wealth management and insurance sales company, agreed to hire three employees and invest $282,000 into its business in return for a tax credit of $47,000. Applications already are being received for the next funding round of $75 million in credits, and are due Feb. 2. In this latest funding round, the companies committed to creating roughly 4,900 jobs and generating over $900 million in investments. Here are more Sacramento-area winners: Adams Group, an agricultural processing company with an office in Woodland. It agreed to create 15 jobs over six years and invest $10.3 million in its business for a tax credit worth $147,500. Wily Fox Technologies, a health information technology company based in El Dorado Hills. It committed to creating 15 jobs and investing $45,000 in the business in return for a $25,000 tax credit. Pikios Auto LLC, an automotive repair shop in Sacramento. It agreed to create three jobs and received a $45,000 tax credit. Wright & Wright Inc., an accounting services firm in Yuba City. It agreed to add four employees and invest $60,000 in return for a $24,500 tax credit. 3. San Jose is top US advanced-industries hub, but faces challenges in expanding published on-line by the Silicon Valley Business Journal, February 3, 2015. Author: Angela Swartz San Jose's metro area leads the U.S. as an advanced-industries hub, but the crucial expansion and improved competitiveness of this high-tech workforce could be challenging, the Brookings Institution says in a new report. Cont’d on next page Page 8 of 11 In terms of advanced industries' local clustering, the San Jose area is the nation's leading hub with 29.9 percent of its workforce employed in the sector. Seattle follows with 16.0 percent of its local jobs in advanced industries; then Wichita (15.5 percent); Detroit (14.9 percent); and San Francisco (14.0 percent), the report says. The San Jose metro area — which the report defined as including Santa Clara and San Benito counties — employed 291,660 full-time workers in advanced industries as of 2013. Brookings, a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, D.C., defines advanced industries as those that spend at least $450 per worker per year on research and development, and employ at least 20 percent of their workforce in science, technology, engineering and mathintensive occupations. These jobs are across manufacturing, energy and services industries ranging from aerospace and automotive to energy generation, computer software and biotech sectors. In San Jose, these jobs pay an average salary of $183,950 annually, while their industries produce $71.3 billion in the region. The tech sector will be very important for future prosperity in the United States, but continuing to grow these industries could be a challenge, according to the new study from Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program. "Our desire was to pull together and connect conversations that are usually separate," said Mark Muro, lead author of the report, titled "America's Advanced Industries: What They Are, Where They Are, and Why They Matter." "San Jose clearly has some of the same strains on the housing front as San Francisco," Muro said. "The region is participating in the same innovation inputs. The two metros share the skills problem." The biggest challenges the country's current 12.2 million employee tech industry is facing is a lack of STEM skills needed for jobs. After 20 years of offshoring and inconsistent federal policy, the size of the sector's employment and output, as a share of the total U.S. economy, has shrunk. The result is that the United States is losing ground to other countries on advanced-industry competitiveness, according to the report. "The country can't be complacent," Muro said. "We're competing with the world. We've got to get better at training workers for these industries. We haven't done a great job at generating that kind of workforce." To be more innovative, the nation needs to continue expanding its investments in relevant R&D, along with making sure more students are getting STEM training in school, he said. "The bulk of our patents are coming out of these industries," Muro said. "Beyond that, they pay well and are actually adding jobs in many places. These are the industries that really matter for U.S. prosperity." Keynoters NBC Keynote speakers in 2014/2015: Month Speaker January 2015 Jane Grossman, IMPAQ and Roy Klino, 3D Print Zone Moderators: Collie Hutter, President and CEO, Click-Bond and Dr. Carol Lucey, former President, WNC. Panelists: Ann Silver, Executive Director, JOIN, Sandra Haslem, Director, NVIE, December 2014 David Steiger (with guest, Emily Howarth), Director of Economic Dev., WNC, and representatives of Nevada DETR, JobConnect, and TMCC Cont’d on next page Page 9 of 11 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 July 2014 June 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 Bruce Breslow, Director of the Department of Business and Industry, and Joseph F. Dutra, Kimmie Candy Company Sonny L. Newman, President of EE Technologies, Inc., Megan Sells with Patagonia, Inc., and Ray Bacon, Nevada Manufacturers Association. Craig Mullet, CM Enterprises, manufacturing consultant, and Ray Bacon, Nevada Manufacturers Association. Darryl Rubarth, owner of LabAnalytix, Inc. and Ray Bacon, Nevada Manufacturers Association. Nick Marano, new City Manager of Carson City, and Ray Bacon, Nevada Manufacturers Association. L. Lance Gilman, Tahoe Reno Industrial Park & Storey County, with co-hosts Luke Leonard, CVirtual, and Ray Bacon, Nevada Manufacturers Association. David Midboe, Concept Automation Systems, with emcee Ray Bacon, Nevada Manufacturers Association. Joseph F. Dutra, Kimmie Candy Company, and Dean Schultz, Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority, with emcee Ray Bacon, Nevada Manufacturers Association. Power Panel of Manufacturers (Stephen Vanderver, Vital Systems; Gerd Poppinga, Vineburg Machining; and Frank Dutra. Advanced Machining Techniques) with emcee Ray Bacon, Nevada Manufacturers Association. Power Panel of Manufacturers (Ken Stokes, Burns Machining, Eric Dripps, Vitaman Research Products, Bret Sheldon, CINC Industries) with emcee Ray Bacon, Nevada Manufacturers Assn. Dale Erquiaga, Nevada State Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Pedro Martinez, Superintendent of Washoe County Schools Power Panel of Manufacturers (Olgierd Downarowicz, Polam Precision Machining, and Harvey Hornung, Nevada Heat Treating) with emcee Chris MacKenzie, Attorney. Power Panel of Manufacturers (Mark Thomas, Betra Manufacturing, Red Sexton, Jube Machine, Dave Bess, Carson Hi Tech, and Bob White, Taiyo-America) with emcee John Bullis, Bullis & Company, CPAs. Corrado De Gasperis, President & CEO, Director, and Ron James, Chief Historian, both from Comstock Mining Inc. Power Panel of Manufacturers (Walt Owens, Owens Precision, Eric Rauch, Ametherm, Len Semas, Cubix, John Colyer, Reliance Parts, David Schuster, MC-21) with emcee Paul Enos, Nevada Truckers Association. Environment Power Panel (Chris Lynch, UNR Business Environmental Program, Joe McCarthy, Comstock Residents Association, and Greg Martinelli and Sarah Polito, Waste Management.) Manufacturers Panel (Collie Hutter, Click-Bond, Emcee; Dave Williams, Aervoe Industries; Ralph Johnson, EZE-LAP Diamond Products, Inc., Ron McBroom, PAUGHCO, John Holliday, Aloha Medicinals, and Dave Williams, Aervo Industries. Sarah Adler, U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development State Director Perry Di Loreto, owner of Di Loreto Construction and Development, and Mary Lau, President and CEO of the Retail Association of Nevada Frank Dutra, President of Hubzone Manufacturing and Advanced Machining Techniques, and Ray Bacon, Nevada Manufacturers Assn. 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