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North Las Vegas Assistant City Manager Ryann Juden talks about the Faraday Future site Sept. 1. (L.E. Baskow/staff)
Grounds for industrial growth North Las Vegas’ Apex park has attracted some major tenants, and there’s a lot more potential to tap By Ric Anderson | Staff Writer
North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee says the sprawling Apex Industrial Park is poised to become the heart of Southern Nevada’s economic breadbasket, and a study by Brookings Mountain West suggests that’s not hyperbole. The nearly 20,000-acre site has the potential to support more than 100,000 direct, indirect and induced jobs, the study no rth l as vegas, Continued on page 14
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Number of households that can be powered by Iowa’s new wind-energy plan. The Iowa Utilities Board approved a $3.6 billion wind-turbine operation to be ready by 2020. It will be the nation’s largest wind-energy project.
Number of back-office jobs Walmart is expected to cut in the coming months. The jobs will be automated and handled by a central office.