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North Las Vegas Supplement 5 North Las Vegas Focuses on 21st Century Cheyenne Technology Corridor Offers High-Tech Incentives

or years, the North Las Vegas population of 480,000 within 20 years. Nevada, according to Assistant Public economy cruised along at an Faced with challenges to its superior Works Director/Transportation Services above-average clip relative to quality of life never seen before, a city Ray Burke. F other cities in the country, its pop- council, determined not to let matters “We started in 1992 to run conduit ulation growing by single digits each get out-of-control, adopted eight prior- along the rights of way,” Burke ex- year while managing to attract new ities in 1997, with planned and quality plained. “We wanted to find a new rev- manufacturing and warehousing compa- growth at the top of the list and eco- enue stream, and providing fiber con- nies that created hundreds of welcome nomic development not far behind. nections seemed to be a good idea. non-gaming jobs. In some years it was a Since then, North Las Vegas has as- Being the only municipality in the val- struggle, but gains were made neverthe- sembled, within its community develop- ley that owns and maintains its own less. But then, in the late ’80s and early ment department, an eager and pro-ac- fiber lines, we not only install and repair ’90s, something happened. Suddenly, tive economic development division, our fiber, but we have certified splicers North Las Vegas found itself on a which has capitalized on a previously too. Our level of expertise is one of the growth-induced rocket ride of sizeable successful industrial expansion program. best in the western United States.” proportions that continues today. By employing a forward-thinking ap- When speaking of transportation, the New single-family homes, followed by proach of focusing on three high-tech traditional 20th century forms of highway, commercial centers, popped up faster areas – technology, transportation and rail and air come to mind. But Economic than dandelions in May, setting a new telecommunications – as key elements Development Manager Mike Majewski and record every year the calendars changed. to the city’s future, North Las Vegas has his staff see transportation in a different A look at the numbers proves it. readied itself for economic development light. Their innovative department envi- From 1980 to 1990, the population in the 21st century. sions transportation on a new highway – grew by just less than 5,000, or 12 per- the Information Superhighway. cent. But from 1990 to 2000, the num- CITY COVETS “Unlike conventional thinking in ber of residents jumped almost 80,000 – THE THREE “T”S which transportation is the movement or 16 times greater than the previous Technology, transportation and of people and goods, we look at it as decade – for a 166 percent growth rate. telecommunications – the three “T”s – also the movement of ideas and infor- To put it a different way, in nearly 50 are so much a part of the city’s agenda mation,” Majewski said. “We think we years – from the city’s incorporation in that planning for a high-tech future is have an economy that’s ready to become 1946 to 1995 – the city added 45,000 not limited to the economic develop- part of the world economy, where that residents, but in the five years from 1995 ment department. movement of ideas and information is to 2000, the city population increased Years ago, the public works depart- extremely important as well. We view by 50,000. ment recognized the growing future of telecommunications as a form of trans- And that’s just the tip of the develop- fiber optics and began utilizing this new portation, not just a utility.” ment iceberg. According to Mayor Mike information-delivery technology in its North Las Vegas in previous decades Montandon in his State of the City ad- traffic signal program. As a result, North snared its share of industrial develop- dress for 2002, the city is only 28 percent Las Vegas has the most comprehensive ment growth in Southern Nevada by built-out, with forecasts predicting a fiber-optic conduit network in Southern heavily marketing the usual modes of

6 North Las Vegas Supplement the need to be in remote Inyo County where the Navy’s China Lake facility is located. “We have to travel a lot, so Mc- Carran was a big deciding factor.” After only one year here, Gardner said his company is so impressed with the business climate and government atti- tude of North Las Vegas and Southern Nevada that it’s going to close the Ridgecrest office and move the corporate headquarters to North Las Vegas in 2003. Another Nellis contractor, Dyncorp, which provides range support services such as target management, logistics support, civil engineering and environ- mental compliance monitoring, chose a location in the technology corridor be- cause of its proximity to the base for its 350 workers. “We chose North Las Vegas because it The North Las Vegas City Council consists of: (left to right) Robert L. Eliason, Shari Buck, was easy to get in and out to the client Mayor Michael L. Montandon, Stephanie S. Smith, William E. Robinson. by using I-15,” explained Caroline Longa- necker, Dyncorp’s manager of corporate transportation, the availability of low provement) dollars to work with. This is communications. “We’ve found the busi- cost land and a business-friendly city going to be our home for a long time.” ness climate to be very positive and real- hall. But now, while still actively hunting Payroll Solutions had 25 employees ly enjoy it around there. We haven’t heard – and in many cases successfully captur- at move-in, added seven more during of any complaints from our people.” ing – those traditional manufacturing the next five months and plans to in- As these three examples clearly point and warehousing companies, the city has crease to 50 in 2003. Winters is full of out, the city’s motto – “Your Communi- kicked its economic development pro- superlatives when describing the city’s ty of Choice” – is still alive and relevant gram up a notch by meeting the needs of business climate. to members of the business community, the new millennium and creating a high- “In the last three years, our business which continues to find North Las Vegas tech thoroughfare known as the has grown 300 percent, so for us the and its Cheyenne Technology Corridor Cheyenne Technology Corridor (CTC). market and business climate is incredi- their choice for doing business. ble,” he said. “There’s in excess of $10 CTC FIRMS LIKE LOCATION billion of business within a 30-mile ra- GOING THE EXTRA MILE Payroll Solutions, a service-related dius and there’s no competition. It’s to- Even after companies in the corridor company that assists firms with all as- tally unbelievable.” have moved in and opened their doors, pects of their administrative and human C. Martin Co., a services contractor the North Las Vegas economic develop- resource needs, moved to a 5,500- that performs range and facility mainte- ment team’s assistance continues, so square-foot leased office in the CTC in nance on the roads and grounds of near- they can make sure their new neighbors May 2002 after spending two years in a by Nellis Air Force Base, selected the CTC are happy neighbors. cramped 1,000-square-foot facility in not only for its quick access to the base, In one particular instance, as a way to the middle of Las Vegas. To Howard Win- but because the southern portion of continue promoting cooperation with ters, who came to the U.S. from Canada Cheyenne Avenue is located in an SBA companies in the Cheyenne corridor, the 12 years ago and spent eight years in Historically Underutilized Business economic development staff conducted Florida before heading to Las Vegas, it (HUB) Zone, where qualified contractors a survey of employees new to the area. was the best move he would ever make. get a preference on government con- The one-page survey asked employees a “The future of this valley is in North tracts. Another factor was McCarran In- series of questions, such as what kinds Las Vegas [and] the technology corridor ternational Airport. of retail and commercial services were is going to attract high-end businesses “With our corporate headquarters in their top priorities. Nearly 400 persons that are going to be attractive to us,” Ridgecrest, California, and our other responded, indicating their top three said Winters, the company’s owner. “We work sites in North Carolina, Louisiana, choices were fast food restaurants, looked at 24 facilities and this location New Mexico and two more in California, banks, and sit-down restaurants. Many had the most affordable office space, it’s a lot better to fly out of McCarran also named specific companies they which is one reason we chose North Las than it is Ridgecrest,” said Bob Gardner, would like to see locate in the CTC. Vegas. We also had more TI (tenant im- C. Martin’s director of contracts, about The information will be used in mar-

North Las Vegas Supplement 7 President Cheri Hickman. “Our two sons are technicians and our daughter is in the sales department.” Murray Hickman serves as the company’s vice president of operations. The couple established the company in 1988, working out of their home for the next 10 years. “Gibson Construction was our customer at the time, and they had a suite available in their building. We decided it was time to have a business location,” she said, describing how they decided to locate in North Las Vegas. “We think the access to the freeway is great, since we have employees who live in Green Valley and the northwest. We find the business climate excellent here because everything is growing so quick- ly in North Las Vegas, and these new keting efforts to encourage desired com- West Coast, but when the company companies need our services.” panies to consider a CTC location. The began searching for a western location Hickman, whose company lists the dividends of such an effort not only help in the early ’90s, it quickly ruled out Cal- State of Nevada, the Metropolitan Police to broaden the local economy with new ifornia because it was too expensive. Department, M.J. Dean Construction and choices, but also go a long ways to en- “For us, it was the cost of doing busi- other commercial builders as its cus- suring CTC employers have a satisfied ness,” said Lori Waterman, the compa- tomers, said expansion is in the compa- and productive work force. ny’s general manager, who established ny’s game plan, and it would like to the North Las Vegas location in 1994. have its own North Las Vegas building in LOCATION, LOCATION, “[In North Las Vegas], we found the the future. LOCATION utilities, especially power costs, and the While many new companies locating leasing of space to be quite reasonable. GOVERNMENT in the CTC have discovered the city is an The climate was a plus, because too CONTRACTORS LOCATE HERE excellent choice for their needs, other much humidity puts a lot of moisture Two of North Las Vegas’ most ad- businesses have found North Las Vegas into the plastics, which causes prob- vanced engineering and technology-dri- equally as rewarding. lems. Transportation costs from North ven companies are government contrac- Advanced Cyber Solutions (ACS), Las Vegas to our western customers was tors. They are also two of the city’s which moved to the city in July 2001, is a big factor also.” largest private sector non-gaming em- one of those companies. Founded in After eight years, she still thinks ployers – Bechtel Nevada, with 700 em- 1995, ACS specializes in key and rapidly North Las Vegas was the right choice. ployees, and Arcata Associates, with advancing technologies, such as cabling “Being in Nevada is great, since we’ve 380 workers. for data, telephone and fiber optic sys- seldom experienced any problems,” she Bechtel Nevada, as the contractor for tems, network integration and wireless said. “The city’s economic development the Nevada Operations Office of the U.S. data communications solutions. It also people made us a priority.” Waterman Department of Energy’s National Nuclear installs its systems, making it a one- said there are indications the company Security Administration, provides stew- stop shop for technology by providing may need to expand soon, and if it does, ardship over the nation’s nuclear stock- “end-to-end” solutions. it will be in North Las Vegas. “We’re pile, located at the Nevada Test Site “The business climate here is very fa- staying here without a doubt,” she said. (NTS) about 80 miles north of the city. vorable, and I especially like what they’re Hickman Telcom, which sells and in- It also develops and deploys a number doing with the Cheyenne Technology Cor- stalls state-of-the-art telephone and of nonmilitary applications and products ridor,” said Jim Ratigan, president and computer systems for various office ap- used in a variety of civilian situations. majority owner of ACS. “I like the direc- plications, is a “family company” that The 1,256 additional Bechtel Nevada tion the city is going in its dealings with opened in North Las Vegas four years employees who work at the NTS assist business. The city is very cooperative. ago. It’s a family company in the sense the University of California’s Los Alamos We’re very, very high on the city.” that five of its 12 employees are from and Lawrence National Laboratories with Foster West, a manufacturer of cus- the Hickman family. the diagnostics used to measure how tom thermoplastic compounds used pre- “I came from Wisconsin in 1977, met time affects the components of nuclear dominantly in medical products, ships Murray in 1980 when he came here from weapons by conducting sub-critical un- much of its product to California and the California, and we got married,” said derground testing. The firm also man-

8 North Las Vegas Supplement ages and operates the Terrorism Training we have opportunities for additional Facility at the NTS, which teaches first growth in the next year,” he said. responders how to react and respond to potential events caused by Weapons of COGENERATION FINDS Mass Destruction. Arcata Associates, Inc. is one of the A HOME Bechtel Nevada has a Remote Sensing city’s oldest technology-based compa- North Las Vegas also is the only loca- Laboratory at Nellis Air Force Base, nies, moving to North Las Vegas from tion in the Las Vegas Valley where an which takes aerial surveys and thermal Northern California in 1979. One of the electric cogeneration plant teams up photos to establish baselines for biolog- reasons the company moved here was with an agricultural commodity produc- ical, chemical and pollutant changes because of its contract with Nellis Air er in a win-win combination. over the 3 million-acre Air Force range. Force Base to provide engineering and Las Vegas Cogeneration Co., whose The company also helped at the 2002 data systems for the Air Warfare Center. parent company is Black Hills Energy Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, where “Another reason we liked North Las Capital Corp. of Golden Colo., became it teamed up with the Los Alamos and Vegas was our good working relationship operational in 1994 and today, after Lawrence National Laboratories to con- with city officials, especially Mayor having $248 million invested in the 50- duct radiation and bio-detection checks Seastrand,” said Arcata’s president, Tim megawatt plant, has a contract to sell as part of the international games’ secu- Wong. The late Jim Seastrand was elect- 45 megawatts of power to Nevada Power rity network. A lesser-known involve- ed to the city council in 1975 and served Co. until 2024. At the same time, the ment in a civilian application was Bech- as mayor for 16 years, from 1981 to his natural gas-fired plant produces enough tel Nevada’s assistance to law death in 1997. “The city and the state steam to keep an adjacent 12-acre enforcement in the homicide case of 12- had a good tax structure that was very greenhouse operation warm and humid year-old Ashley Pond and 13-year-old favorable. North Las Vegas has a very so it can produce more than 3.5 million Miranda Gaddis, who were found buried pro-active business climate, which lets pounds of hydroponically-grown toma- in the Oregon City backyard of Ward you take any issue to the council, who toes annually. Weaver last August. “We helped support then tries to resolve it.” In this case, agriculture puts new the FBI search for the Oregon girls,” said Wong, the son of company founder technology to use to keep accurate, Kurt Arnold, senior public relations spe- Buck Wong, said the company diversi- up-to-the-minute information avail- cialist for Bechtel Nevada. “Two of our fied in the early ’90s, and today 60 per- able so growing conditions can be engineers from Bechtel designed the cent of its business is with NASA, in- kept at an optimum. particular ground-penetrating radar sys- cluding handling all NASA video “All our equipment is gas-powered and tem that helped discover the girls.” teleconferences across the country, per- state-of-the-art,” said David Robb, gen- Bechtel was founded in 1898 and was forming flight research and assisting in eral manager of the cogeneration plant. in Nevada in the 1930s, when it helped the landings of the Space Shuttle. It “By using that type of equipment, we’re build Boulder Dam. Although Bechtel also provides engineering and informa- able to keep emissions very low while Nevada has been here as a defense con- tion technology services to the Navy and maintaining a very high efficiency.” tractor for less than a decade, it’s possi- radar data systems to all domestic air Black Hills Energy Capital has invest- ble the corporation may be around North traffic controllers. ed another $160 million in the electric Las Vegas for a long time. “We design and manufacture a radar generation plant so it can go commer- The NTS is one of five locations being video compression system that’s used in cial in early 2003 with a 222-megawatt considered in a DOE environmental im- most major airports like Atlanta, Chicago addition that will sell merchant power pact study for a $4.1 billion plutonium- and Jacksonville,” Wong said. “Our sys- to wholesale and retail customers. pit manufacturing facility that is expect- tem in Boston can take data from sever- “The people have been congenial and ed to be operational by 2020. The U.S. is al points (because the signal may be have done everything they could do to the only country with the capability of blocked by a building or some other ob- help us out,” said R.D. Hawkins, the producing plutonium pits, one of the struction) as far out as 120 miles, digi- plant manager, who has been working components used to trigger nuclear tize it, and compress it on the screen.” with North Las Vegas officials since the weapons, but none have been made Wong plans to be around North Las early days of the plant’s construction. since 1989, when the only pit production Vegas for some time, too. “Our business “I’ve met a lot of good people with the facility in Rocky Flats, Colo. was closed. has tripled in size the last two years and best of intentions in mind. The regula-

North Las Vegas Supplement 9 tory agencies in Nevada have been good are cut, trimmed, rolled, folded and skills,” Blosl said. to work with too.” packaged into bathroom tissue, paper The plant has been so successful that towels, napkins and facial tissues. The in September 2002 the Potlatch board of TRANSPORTATION reason? Economies of scale in shipping directors approved a $66 million expan- PLAYS A ROLE heavy rolls of raw tissue versus truck- sion of the North Las Vegas facility, North Las Vegas is well-served in the loads of lightweight finished product. which means another 66 jobs will be transportation department. Interstate “The decision was all about freight added after an Italian-made 102-inch 15 slices through the heart of the city, back then and still is,” said Potlatch paper machine and additional convert- linking Salt Lake City with the huge Los Plant Manager Gary Blosl, whose firm’s ing equipment come on line in Decem- Angeles-San Bernardino-Orange County- Consumer Products Division is currently ber 2003. San Diego metroplex market. On the the major supplier of private-label tissue “It may be hard to believe, but we’re western edge of the city, U.S. 95 links products to Albertson’s, Smith’s, Vons going to be making paper in the desert,” North Las Vegas with Phoenix-Tucson on and other grocery store chains in the Blosl said of the 100,000-square-foot ad- the south and Reno to the north. West. “Shipping the parent rolls here for dition, which will boost annual output Additionally, the I-15 and US 93 route converting is less costly than converting from more than 5 million cases of prod- has been designated as a trade corridor them in Lewiston, Idaho and then ship- uct to almost 9 million cases. associated with the North American Free ping the lighter finished products to Doing business in North Las Vegas, as Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which pro- vides a continuous all-weather highway through North Las Vegas that stretches from Canada to Mexico. And just this past year, the Northern Beltway connecting I-15 with U.S. 95 along the northern fringe of the city opened an almost totally undeveloped corridor where much of the city’s future residential-commercial-industrial growth will occur. “I am anxious to witness the development that will occur along the beltway route,” commented Councilman Robert Eliason. “All you see when you drive it today is desert, but within just a few years, you’ll have to look hard to see the desert because of all the devel- Potlatch Corp. produces paper products at its 20-acre site in North Las Vegas. A planned expansion will bring its facility to 500,000 square feet. opment.” Throw in the North Las Vegas Airport southwestern markets.” well as the expansion currently under- and the Union Pacific railroad and Potlatch employs about 130 highly way, has brought Blosl in close touch industry’s transportation options are skilled workers at the facility, which with various city officials. “The city has all covered. uses computer-controlled technology to been very good to work with since we Based on the diversity of these trans- run the converting and packaging lines. moved here in 1993, and they continue portation options, two major companies The plant runs 12-hour shifts around the to demonstrate that they appreciate us chose to locate in North Las Vegas dur- clock every day of the year. Potlatch uti- being here,” he said. “We enjoy the small ing the past 10 years. lizes a team-based system in which town feel, but appreciate the access we Potlatch Corp., one of America’s there are no supervisors on the floor. have to urban population centers.” largest forest-products conglomerates, “Basically, if there’s a problem, the Pan Western Corp., a fixture in the opened a $50-million, 400,000-square- teams are expected to work it out local trucking industry since 1970, oper- foot converting facility in 1993 to ser- among themselves. Consequently, for ates a unique 90,000 square-foot ware- vice its expanding western market. At our employees, people skills are just as house facility in the 320-acre Golden the 20-acre site, jumbo rolls of tissue important as having work and technical Triangle Industrial Park north of Craig

10 North Las Vegas Supplement Road, which opened in 1998. Situated Middle East, who come out to our facil- na said. “You can’t do that any place on a spur of the Union Pacific Railroad, ity here in North Las Vegas and witness else. It’s great because there’s so much Pan Western acts as a trans-shipment the performance of the pumps they’re to see out there.” facility that receives goods and com- buying. We run the pumps through a se- modities by more than 5,000 rail cars ries of liquid propane or methane tests TRAINING NEEDS annually, then warehouses and cross- at minus-250 degrees or less.” BEING ANSWERED docks truck deliveries so they can be Nikkiso’s North Las Vegas plant is the A trained and trainable workforce made locally or into the Southern Cali- only cryogenic testing facility of its type constitutes another key ingredient in fornia area. in the United States and is one of only the technology mix. North Las Vegas According to three locations in and Nevada’s higher education officials Mitchell Truman, the world where recognize that need, which is being met the company’s op- cryogenic pumps with on-going and expanding learning erations manager, are made. The opportunities offered at the post-sec- Pan Western re- 4.5-acre facility, ondary and high school level. ceives such bulk with 16 employ- What makes this especially alluring to commodities as ees, consists of a companies looking at the city as a po- soda ash, ferric 7,000-square-foot tential location is that both the Com- chloride, cattle administration munity College of Southern Nevada’s feed, cement, building, a main- (CCSN) Cheyenne Campus and the Clark sand, lumber and tenance shop, a County School District’s Area Technical paper. Truman es- test pad connect- Trade Center (ATTC) are situated in the The MAX bus is an optically-guided high-tech bus scheduled timates the facility to begin a route in North Las Vegas in 2003. ed by pipeline to Cheyenne Technology Corridor – literally receives and ships an on-site tank minutes away from any of the five in- out 500 tons of paper daily to such local farm and lots of open space – a require- dustrial parks and complexes in the companies as MACtac, Office Max, Fel- ment by the fire department because of high-tech thoroughfare. lowes Manufacturing and Berlin Indus- the explosive nature of the gases. CCSN offers a variety of skilled learn- tries. “We chose North Las Vegas and Neva- ing curriculums geared to meeting the “We chose North Las Vegas because it da because the city was friendly to the demands of local business and industry, was the only place that had rail service,” company when it wanted to move here,” including the Engineering Technology Truman said. “It used to be that every- Molina said. “Also, the weather is ideal program, the largest and fastest-grow- body shipped everything by truck, but and it’s easy to move freight from here ing discipline in the Applied Technolo- more and more companies are shipping to the West Coast where we ship the gies Division. by rail as an alternative.” pumps overseas.” “We started with about 120 students He also said the business climate in On a personal note, Molina, who five years ago and have grown to more the city is exceptional. “We like Mayor moved to Nevada two years ago after than 1,000 students and sometimes up Mike,” Truman said of Montandon, who working at GE Aircraft Engines in Cincin- to 1,200,” said Warren Hioki, associate began his term as mayor in 1997 and nati, Ohio, said he’s loving it here be- dean for Engineering Technology. “We’ve has since been re-elected. “He’s user- cause of the wide open spaces. “Where had a 1,000 percent growth factor in friendly.” Pan Western, with 120 truck- else can you go out on BLM land, take a just five years.” Course offerings include ing and warehouse employees, also is trail, camp and see petroglyphs?” Moli- telecommunications, electronics, fiber looking to expand its warehouse space in the city. Although transportation was not a de- ciding factor to Nikkiso Cryo Inc., the Tokyo-based maker of submersible cryo- genic pumps has discovered just how in- ternational McCarran International Air- port can be since it opened its facility in North Las Vegas in April 1997. “Most people don’t realize this, but Southern Nevada is a hub for trans- portation to Asia, since Japan Air Lines has three or four direct flights here each week,” said Charles Molina, president of Nikkiso. “Typically, we don’t have U.S. customers, but we do have customers Mayor Pro Tem William Robinson (third from left) leads a visit of the from around the world, like Asia and the Economic Development Alliance Team at Nikkiso Cryo Inc.

North Las Vegas Supplement 11 optics, PC troubleshooting and repair also weighed in with its recognition of tial job candidates. and gaming electronics. CCSN also is preparing career-bound students for occu- The importance of having a qualified home to one of only eight Cisco Systems’ pations in the growing technology field. workforce is recognized by everyone, in- U.S. Area Training Centers, which has The Area Technical Trade Center, lo- cluding the North Las Vegas city council. been designated as a premier site for cated midway in the CTC, is a vocation- “Businesses that require certain skill sets Cisco Certified Networking Professional al high school that provides tenth, must have an employment pool from training in the United States. eleventh and twelfth grade students which to hire, [which is why] we must The center features a lab setting with 16 occupational programs, includ- ensure that adequate educational oppor- where students learn by doing, as they ing computer/network technician. Stu- tunities are available in our community design and bring to life local and area- dents receive their required academic so that businesses will want to move wide networks. Course content includes courses for graduation at their home here,” said Councilwoman Stephanie IP addressing, LAN/WAN/VLAN design, high school and attend ATTC half a day Smith, a music educator with the school Ethernet/Token Rings, cabling and con- in one of the occupational programs. district. “While the city council doesn’t nector technology and other highly spe- Students can earn up to 18 credits to- have a say in school curriculum, we still cialized classes relevant to today’s glob- ward their Associates Degree at CCSN by must support our educational institu- al information networks. maintaining a B average. tions and recognize their value to our Recognizing the growing importance The ATTC is one of 17 authorized Cisco economic future.” A BUSINESS-FRIENDLY GOVERNMENT What’s readily apparent, as seen through the eyes of the executives asso- ciated with new and relocating compa- nies to North Las Vegas, is that city hall is a friend, not a foe, when it comes to working with business and industry. Day after day, in example after exam- ple, business leaders and company man- agers attest to the friendly, small-town- like atmosphere that greets them, whether it’s the mayor, a council mem- ber, the city manager, a department A new Telecommunications Building at the Cheyenne campus of the Community College of Southern Nevada will head or even that staff person who han- educate the workforce necessary to attract high-tech businesses to Southern Nevada dles a multitude of tasks to make sure that each and every project is a success. of meeting new technology needs and Networking Academies in Southern “I've been a councilman since 1983 growth in the industry, the Nevada Leg- Nevada. All completed Cisco Networking and have lived in North Las Vegas since islature in 2001 approved a $20 million Academy credits are transferable to 1960, [which means] I’ve had the plea- Digital Technologies Building at the CCSN. Course content includes such sure of working with our staff more than Cheyenne Campus, which currently is in classes as A+ certification training, LAN, any other elected official in our city,” the architectural planning phase. WAN, network concepts and technolo- said Councilman and Mayor Pro Tem Last November, John Morgridge, gies, network design and documenta- William Robinson. “They are a fine group chairman of the board at Cisco Systems, tion, introduction to network security, of people. They work hard, they are ded- came to the Cheyenne Campus, where he network management, and protocols. icated, innovative, provide excellent ser- spoke about CCSN’s contributions to In- “We’re the best kept secret,” said vice, and we couldn’t have succeeded in ternet networking technology education David Philippi, ATTC’s community part- making North Las Vegas the community and economic development. “The mind nership coordinator. “We want to estab- that it is today without them. I am is the most important resource the orga- lish partnerships with area business. We proud to serve with them and am confi- nization has,” said the executive of the like to be in communication with devel- dent that under the city manager’s lead- world’s largest networking company, opers so we can offer to be a partner.” ership, the plans we’re making today will which went from $5 million in sales to The ATTC, according to Philippi, enrolls result in a successful tomorrow.” more than $19 billion under Morgridge’s about 600 students per year in all 16 oc- City Manager Kurt Fritsch, a former leadership. “The Internet and education cupational areas. From 1982 to 2002, deputy director of the Colorado River complement each other, so it’s not sur- an average of 450 students per year Commission and assistant city manager, prising that Cisco is deeply involved in were graduated with certificates. The said he’s ready to make things happen. education.” school also offers a Job Bank in which “Our goal is to make the city easy to The Clark County School District has employers can call in and request poten- work with, allowing businesses and in-

12 North Las Vegas Supplement vestors to take advantage of the devel- to have as many as 7,500 homes, with oping market,” said Fritsch, a political an anticipated population of 20,000. science and economics graduate from Aliante’s acreage is part of a much Western Washington University in larger 7,500-acre Bureau of Land Man- Bellingham. “We have an outstanding agement holding that is being sold off in Community Development Department The staff of the North Las Vegas Community phases. The acreage, which amounts to with divisions for the promotion of ex- Development Department assist businesses slightly less than 12 square miles, holds isting benefits and opportunities, as in relocating and operating in their city. the promise to North Las Vegas’ future. well as creation of new programs in ex- Left to right: Wally Peterson, Kenny Young, “With the success that Aliante has al- Peggy Proestas, Pamela Dittmar. isting developed areas.” ready experienced, I look forward to the state and federal sources. sale of the next phase of the 7,500 GROWTH HAS MEANT “It is hoped this proposed plan fo- acres,” City Manager Fritsch said. “The PROGRESS cuses attention on community goals first parcel is being developed as a Along with all the other entities in and needs, reduces scheduling prob- benchmark master-planned community the Las Vegas Valley, North Las Vegas lems in conflicting or overlapping pro- for North Las Vegas. Subsequent devel- has experienced tremendous growth in jects, maintains our sound financial opments in that area will have to follow recent years. A recent report by the condition and achieves the highest suit, and at build-out that area will be U.S. Census Bureau named North Las public benefit,” Assistant City Manag- one of the finest in Southern Nevada.” Vegas the fifth-fastest-growing large er Gregory Rose said. Fueled by strong housing demand, city in America in the decade from City planners also are aiming to en- North Las Vegas began to develop large- 1990 to 2000. sure a better quality of life for North scale, master-planned residential and This rapid pace of growth has made Las Vegas residents by developing a commercial projects in the 1990s, led by efficient planning an important task well-balanced mix of commercial, resi- Pardee Homes’ Eldorado Estates at 8,500 for North Las Vegas. “The comprehen- dential, industrial and public uses for units and Rancho Del Norte, with 2,000 sive master-plan is a general guideline land within the city limits. units. As soon as the word got out that for how to proceed with growth,” said “I'm proud to say that I’ve lived title companies were doing a land-rush Councilwoman Smith. “We have decid- here all my life,” said Councilman business in North Las Vegas, other devel- ed to be proactive, instead of just re- Shari Buck. “I think North Las Vegas is opers quickly took out permits, poured acting to whatever proposal is pre- a remarkable city with a proud past foundations, nailgunned two-by-fours at sented. The master-plan ensures and an exciting future.” a record pace and opened model homes better planning and is more user- as fast as the paint dried. The subdivision friendly to residents and developers.” HOUSING BUILDS frenzy has given city officials much in- The city’s capital improvement plan STRONG FOUNDATION sight about master-plan developers. contains projects designed to keep up The largest master-planned communi- “With any large-scale community, the with population growth by construct- ty North Las Vegas has ever seen – the city benefits from an alignment of ing roads, bridges, flood control facil- 1,900-acre Aliante project – is defining goals with the master-plan developer,” ities and parks. The latest plan ap- the city’s growth and providing a new said Montandon, a former appraiser proved by the council calls for definition for its quality of life. who now works in construction man- spending more than $441 million for Aliante is a mixed-use project of res- agement. “Unlike a small project, such projects over a five-year period idential, commercial, gaming, public where the developer might move in and from the 2002-2003 fiscal year to the and open space that’s been meticulous- out fairly quickly, a master-plan devel- 2006-2007 fiscal year. More than $256 ly crafted by two premier builders – oper is present for a longer period of million is planned for flood control American Nevada Corp. and Del Webb time. During this time, he is forced to and transportation projects alone. Of Corp. The first phase, which opened in address the same issues as the city, the $441 million, only $137 million, October 2002, is Sun City Aliante, an ac- such as quality of life and public safe- or 31 percent, is coming from city- tive adult community of 1,000 acres ty. To meet these community goals, generated revenues, while the bal- with no more than 2,000 homes. In all, master-plan developers build amenities ance, or roughly $304 million, will the development along the northern into the community, rather than leav- come from a variety of other local, fringe of the city’s boundary is expected ing them solely on the shoulders of the

North Las Vegas Supplement 13 North Las Vegas Lifestyles: North Las Vegas offers many amenities to its residents, such as this recently completed recreation center. The master-planned community of Aliante (right) features parks, trails, golfing and other outdoor activities. city. As a result, increasing numbers of rector. “Redevelopment is important be- One project the city is hoping to land people are making the decision to live cause revitalizing a mature community in the redevelopment area in the future is in master-planned communities and and eliminating blight makes the city a a downtown transportation center that the demand for them continues to better place to live overall. It improves will act as intermodal hub of transporta- climb. North Las Vegas recognizes this everybody’s quality of life.” tion choices. More immediate, though, is and in building such a community, we As an example, she mentioned two old the new MAX bus – an optically guided give people another housing option.” gas stations about a block away from City bus that “reads” specially painted direc- Hall that were torn down to make way for tional stripes – that will run in a bus-only REDEVELOPMENT two popular restaurants. “It may not lane from Bruce Street in the downtown IN ACTION seem like those are huge projects, but area to Nellis Boulevard near Nellis Air “We must not focus all of our atten- they eliminated blight and will increase Force Base. The schedule calls for the tions on the newer parts of town,” said the tax increment,” Risner said. Tax in- first vehicle to arrive from France in June Councilman and North Las Vegas Hous- crement is the amount of increased prop- 2003, followed by the completion of the ing Authority Chairman Robinson. “The erty tax derived from an improved prop- new bus stop stations. Pre-paid tickets mature neighborhoods are the backbone erty as if the property tax had remained can be purchased in October, with full of North Las Vegas. I believe the coun- constant with the old improvements. service starting in November. cil and city staff are committed to revi- North Las Vegas has made great strides talizing the mature parts of our city.” in providing new housing to low-income NELLIS AFB: A PEACE- While a share of the Community De- families and senior citizens by partner- KEEPING “NEIGHBOR” velopment Department’s work has been ing with the city’s housing authority. North Las Vegas City Hall may be, as directed toward new homes, new busi- Last year, nearly 150 senior units were the blackbird flies, 4.2 miles southwest ness and new high-tech projects, its Re- opened or under construction. “The of the Nellis Air Force Base main run- development Division focuses on rehabil- Council has identified redevelopment way, but to an F-16 jet traveling at itating homes, revitalizing businesses and revitalization as a priority for our Mach 1 speed, the mayor’s office is as and reinvesting in the central city rede- city,” City Manager Fritsch said. close as 19 seconds away – making the velopment area, primarily along Lake “Through a variety of programs ranging nation’s largest air combat training cen- Mead and Las Vegas Boulevards. from neighborhood cleanup to building ter a real neighbor. In 1990, North Las Vegas adopted a permit amnesty, we have aggressively Like North Las Vegas with its three 30-year economic redevelopment plan, worked to rehabilitate our older neigh- “T”s – technology, transportation and which called for rezoning in the 663-acre borhoods.” telecommunications – Nellis, home of downtown redevelopment area to allow for mixed uses, utilizing public-private partnerships, expanding redevelopment boundaries and implementing an aggres- sive marketing campaign aimed at entre- preneurs and organizations that special- ize in doing business in urban areas. More recently, the department is in the process of activating a five-year plan update that will prioritize projects aimed at making major improvements in the redevelopment area. “We believe a robust downtown is cru- cial to the health of any community,” said Jacque Risner, the department’s di- Nellis Air Force Base, an important neighbor to North Las Vegas, is home to more than 135 aircraft.

14 North Las Vegas Supplement the Air Warfare Center, the Thunderbirds, active-duty and civilian payroll of more Local Chamber the Air Force’s Weapons School and Red than $237 million. Retail sales on base Affords Partnership Flag, also has it’s three “T”s. amounted to more than $135 million, “The base has as its main purposes while total base expenditures were o make programs work, the staff of training, tactics and testing,” said Nellis pegged at more than $334 million. Mil- Tthe city’s Community Development spokeswoman Capt. Kelly Cahalan. “We itary retiree pay amounted to more than Department and its Economic Develop- do all the advanced training for all of $359 million, with more than 59 per- ment Division don’t keep to themselves. the Air Force. This is doctorate-level cent attributable to Air Force retirees. These professionals forge external part- flight training.” Nellis Air Force Base, as a welcomed nerships with other business and indus- The base started out in 1941 as the neighbor to North Las Vegas, is rou- trial organizations with the goal of pro- Las Vegas Army Air Corps Gunnery tinely asked to attend city and chamber viding a more comprehensive approach School, making it five years older than events, while also being the key to development and redevelopment. the city itself, but the renamed Las participant in a local joint military- One such group is the 500-member Vegas Army Air Field helped give rise to civilian council. North Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, the community when thousands of When you think Nellis, think North which, since its formation in 1946, has World War II soldiers were processed out Las Vegas. been actively involved in representing the of the military and returned to civilian interests of business people who live or life. Today, as might be expected, hun- FUTURE LIES OVER work in the city. dreds of classified high-tech electronic THE HORIZON “We try to help foster economic vitali- systems and computer networks used at Since North Las Vegas has so much in ty throughout the entire city,” said Sharon the warfare center, the air combat train- its favor, it’s easy to predict that the fu- Powers, who became the nonprofit orga- ing system and other Air Force units ture will look as upbeat and bright as the nization’s executive director in December make the base a unique and cutting- past. “Almost daily, new development 2000. “We’re always developing pro- edge complex in this world of 21st-cen- and new businesses sprout up in our grams for our membership and the entire tury technology. community, which increases our dynam- business community.” “On the tactics side, they literally sit ics, making us more attractive to devel- One of these is the North Las Vegas down and write the book on how to go to opers,” said Councilman Robert Eliason, Economic Development Alliance, a three- war,” Capt. Cahalan said. “It involves in- who’s lived in the city for more than 35 person team consisting of one person tegrating all of our high-tech systems.” years and previously served on the plan- each from the chamber, the city council The 57th Wing accomplishes flying ning commission. “This cyclical pattern and the city’s economic development operations at Nellis that involve a total is present in both residential and com- staff, who go out and visit targeted com- of more than 135 aircraft – including 55 mercial development, [which is why] de- panies each month to learn how the F-16s – assigned to the base, valued at velopers and development from all parts company is doing and whether it’s expe- nearly $3.1 billion. of the spectrum are moving into our city. riencing any challenges, and to deter- Nellis also has a sister air base about There are very few major developers or mine if action can be taken on its behalf 40 miles northwest – the Indian product types, that are not represented to improve a situation. Springs Air Force Auxiliary Field – in North Las Vegas today.” Another program is the CEO Round- where the 11th Reconnaissance “The diversity of businesses we have table, which Powers said brings senior Squadron is stationed, making it the in North Las Vegas – industry, retail, management together to discuss similar first of only two of the Air Force’s RQ- commercial, manufacturing and gaming issues and provide a forum where, 1A/A Predator unmanned aerial vehicle – is vast,” said Councilman Buck. through shared experiences, challenges squadrons. “There's no doubt in my mind that we can be addressed and solved. According to figures released in Sep- will enjoy continued success in busi- “By meeting with key decision makers tember 2002, there were 9,800 active- ness attraction and that the range of in North Las Vegas through company vis- duty military and 800 civil service work- businesses opening in North Las Vegas its and CEO Roundtables, the city and the ers assigned to Nellis and another will continue to thrive and expand.” business community learn immediately 25,000 retirees in the area, some of “Not a day (or week) goes by that I'm what needs to be done to strengthen ex- whom are discovering the new age-re- not contacted by a business owner isting businesses, see our economy grow stricted Aliante master-planned commu- about the opportunities in North Las and attract new companies,” said South- nity is where they want to retire. Vegas,” Mayor Montandon commented. west Ambulance partner John Wilson, The presence of the nation’s leader in “Based on that level of interest, I pre- who along with Majewski is co-chairman combat aircrew training so close to dict that North Las Vegas’ business fu- of the Economic Development Alliance. North Las Vegas has a definite econom- ture is bright. If I could give one bit of “Our partnership with the city makes this ic impact on the city. According to the advice to businesses considering locat- possible.” Nellis economic impact statement for ing in North Las Vegas, it’s to get in With interaction like that, it’s no fiscal year 2001, the base had financial now – the cost of land will only in- wonder North Las Vegas is a great place outlays of $404 million and a combined crease with each passing year. to do business.

North Las Vegas Supplement 15 Q. What makes North Las Vegas stand apart from other industrial locations in the Valley? A. We have a wide variety of land available for development, all the way from the technology- based type of industries to heavier types of in- dustry. Unlike other areas in the Valley, I think we’re always going to have, in the foreseeable future at least, an inventory of industrial land due to our proximity to the Speedway and the Air Force base. Unlike other areas where indus- trial land is being converted to residential uses, you’ll always have economic forces reserving a large inventory of industrial land, especially with the Air Force base. Not only that, but we probably have the most reasonably priced land right now in the Valley as well.

Q. How important is airport accessibility? A. Obviously, McCarran International Airport is still the most important airport for the entire Val- ley. We rely heavily on McCarran as well. How- ever, the North Las Vegas Airport now anchors the west end of the Cheyenne Technology Cor- ridor. We feel the airport, which can handle any size of corporate aircraft, gives us an edge. As we try to attract technology-based companies to the corridor, should any of the companies use The fast-growing city of North Las Vegas is attracting interest from residential and commercial developers because of its inexpensive land and the business-friendly city administration. The raised area shown on this map private aircraft to move from city to city for its is the 7,500-acre parcel acquired from the Bureau of Land Management. Within this area, construction has operations, it’s great to be able to land in North already begun on the first phases of the master-planned community of Aliante (shaded), a 1,900-acre mixed-use Las Vegas and within two minutes be at the op- project of residential, commercial, gaming, public and open space. eration’s doorstep.

Q. What can the city itself deliver to a compa- The Economic Development Manager Speaks ny considering the area? A. Our can-do attitude. We can work with the Mike Majewski has been the city’s Manager the growth that we know will be coming. other departments and the other divisions so if of Economic Development since August 2000. someone needs a business license or an in- As such, he supervises a staff of dedicated peo- Q. What would the passage of Question 10, spection or if they’re having a difficult problem, ple who work to bring new industry and busi- which could result in completion of the Beltway we can help them resolve that problem. We ac- ness development into North Las Vegas. in 10 years, mean for future development in tually say it on the little pens we hand out at He’s helped guide the city’s economic devel- North Las Vegas? expos: “We Can Help You Through the Maze.” opment program, which as a goal, has fostered A. The Beltway in North Las Vegas is a vital We really mean that. We also have the Task development of the Cheyenne Technology Cor- link, especially when you look at the master- Force here. It works a little differently than in ridor, a 21st century high-tech thoroughfare de- planned communities. Unlike other areas in the other communities, because we assemble a signed for the location of businesses and in- Valley, this master-planned community will task force of pertinent departments such as dustry on the cutting edge of technology-driven grow around the Northern Beltway and give it a planning, fire and public works, to look at the manufacturing and services. chance to plan with transportation links in conceptual design before a company purchas- mind. Furthermore, you look at some of the es a site. And, there is no cost to the company Q. Why should industry choose to locate in most advanced technological operations in the whatsoever. This way they can have an idea of North Las Vegas? entire United States and you look at the Nevada what might be expected in dollar cost to help in A. I’d say at the very top of the list would be Test Site and what they’re trying to develop their decision process. our treatment of private sector development. with joint ventures in the private sector…and We’re very pro-business and we try to make Nellis Air Force Base, and that northern leg of Q. Where do you see North Las Vegas going sure the infrastructure is in place to mitigate the Beltway would then connect what could be and growing in the next five or 10 years? any negative impacts from growth. Planning the the two largest aerospace installations in the A. I would say by the end of this decade we’ll community in such a manner we can assimilate United States. be the fastest-growing city in the United States.

16 North Las Vegas Supplement CORRIDOR GROWS IN IMPORTANCE

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The Cheyenne Technology Corridor (shaded area) is a diversified technology district created through a unique public-private partnership between the City of North Las Vegas, five commercial real estate developers, the Community College of Southern Nevada, the North Las Vegas Airport and several local technology service providers.

he six-mile-long Cheyenne Technology Cor- hotel. Level 3’s 16,000-mile fiber-optic network trial park with 10 buildings and parcels, is Tridor (CTC) is the only high-tech park loca- is not only connected in North America, but in owned by Stoltz Management. tion in Southern Nevada where available build- Europe and Japan as well. • RDS/Insight’s 37-acre CheyenneWest Cor- ings, state-of-the-art telecommunications, Then industrial developers, following the porate Center features 500,000 square feet worker training, air transportation, interstate lead of the Howard Hughes Corporation, which of space. access and other support services come to- built the corridor’s first industrial park, recog- • The 25-acre Northport Business Center adja- gether in one place. The corridor, which runs nized the synergy being created in the city and cent to the airport is being developed by Jack- east and west along Cheyenne Avenue, is an- came together to develop four more corporate son-Shaw Co. chored by the Community College of Southern industrial complexes that offer accessibility to • The 70-acre Cheyenne Valley site is owned by Nevada’s Cheyenne Campus on the east and all 17 existing wireless communications the Brennan Brothers. North Las Vegas Airport on the west. providers in the Las Vegas Valley. • A master-planned, mixed-use business The corridor didn’t happen overnight, but it Rob Roy, a principal of Power Pulse, a corri- park is planned for the 70-acre Cheyenne did come together nearly effortlessly. First, dor partner that supplies redundant Internet Valley site, owned by the Brennan Brothers. there was the community college, with its ad- bandwidth, said the CTC is meant to offer the The property may be used for retail,office, vanced engineering technology program and same capabilities that tech companies from San warehouse or light industrial buildings, in ad- classes already in place.The corridor also offers Jose, Calif. and Los Angeles are used to having. dition to single-family homes. immediate access to North Las Vegas Airport, a Together, the five complexes in the CTC total Development of the complexes and buildings 24-hour corporate aircraft airport – the second more than 375 acres, with more than 3 million in the CTC has really paid off for the city. “North busiest in Nevada – with two runways. Next square feet of space either built, under con- Las Vegas is uniquely positioned to attract tech- came Level 3, a major telecommunications struction or planned: nology businesses,” Mayor Montandon said. provider, which constructed the dedicated fiber- • The 34-acre Cheyenne Commerce Center, “With our proximity and our infrastructure, optic conduit within the city’s right-of-way. It owned by Harsch Investment Properties, offers combined with the newly developed Cheyenne has the only portal in the valley at the nearby 202,000 square feet of mixed-use space. Technology Corridor, we are attracting high Aerojet Building, home of Level 3’s co-location • Hughes Cheyenne Center, a 209-acre indus- technology to our city.”

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fice and industrial space. The property is totals 390,000 square feet and accommo- conveniently located off Interstate 15 ad- dates tenants ranging from 2,000 square jacent to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. feet to 100,000 square feet. Henderson Harsch has also recently partnered with Commerce Center II, a flex/office indus- Harsch Investment the City of North Las Vegas and four other trial park at Warm Springs and Eastgate, is Properties real estate developers to create the a 42-acre development that will be con- Cheyenne Technology Corridor (CTC) structed in three phases. This project will Helping Build Alliance. The CTC Alliance brings to- contain eight buildings with a total of gether the best of the public sector and 820,000 square feet. Southern Nevada private developers to create an unprece- Harsch also just completed the renova- dented commercial corridor on the north tion of The Center at Spring Mountain. arsch Investment Properties owns end of the Las Vegas Valley. The exterior façade was completely recre- Hand operates over 5 million square Along this corridor, Harsch will be de- ated with an Asian architectural design. feet of industrial properties throughout veloping four buildings at the northeast Located adjacent to Chinatown Plaza, the Southern Nevada. Based in Portland, Ore., corner of Cheyenne Avenue and Revere property more than doubled the size of Harsch has a company-wide portfolio of Street totaling 202,000 square feet. The Chinatown on Spring Mountain Road at over 12 million square feet of office, retail project will be called Cheyenne Com- Valley View. and industrial space, along with more than merce Center, accommodating tenants Future plans call for the company to 3,500 multi-family units. Along with Las with 800 square feet to 6,000 square feet purchase more than 100 acres in key loca- Vegas, Harsch has regional offices in Port- of flex, mid-bay and distribution space. It tions across Southern Nevada to develop a land, Sacramento, San Francisco, San is accessible to I-15, U.S. 95, I-215 and full spectrum of office, industrial and re- Diego and Seattle. the North Las Vegas Airport. tail properties. New construction will in- In North Las Vegas, Harsch continues Additionally, Harsch developed the clude build-to-suit, as well as speculative to expand the company’s portfolio. In De- Henderson Commerce Center, consisting development of over 500,000 square feet cember of 2001, it acquired the Speedway of five buildings situated in a business- per year, providing a significant contribu- Commerce Center, comprised of 27 build- park atmosphere on approximately 13 tion to the growth of Southern Nevada in ings totaling 1.4 million square feet of of- acres. The Henderson Commerce Center the years ahead.

18 North Las Vegas Supplement Tomatoes Thrive inin “Steamy”“Steamy” North Las Vegas

According to Ken Gerhart, president and site manager for Sunco, red, blue and green are his favorite colors. The red is for the nearly 4 million pounds of hydroponically grown beefsteak tomatoes his company harvests each year. The blue is for the sky with so much sun- light in North Las Vegas, making the area one of the most productive for green- house tomatoes. And the green is not only for the almost $3 million in annual sales, but also for the 117,000 plants that have re- lied on steam generated from the neigh- boring power plant for heat and humidity. “In the greenhouses, we use sensors to monitor what the plant is doing. We look at its uptake and irrigate according- ly,” the third-generation tomato grower said. “By doing this, we can modify what- ever needs to be changed to fit the plant’s specific needs.” The Sunco greenhouse covers 500,000 square feet on 12 acres of land next to Las Vegas Cogeneration, the company that started the tomato operation in 1994. The plants start from seed in July and are then transplanted to a perlite “soil” two weeks later. They use a water-nutrient mix laced with processed fertilizer for feeding. “This allows us to control the nutrition the plants has worked quite well for us,” acres the next day.” of the plant, which is something we mon- Gerhart said. “We have 50 hives, each After picking, a tomato grader weighs itor very closely,” Gerhart said. with 50 bees, scattered around the the fruit, drops it down a chute where 15- Computers, which collect sunlight in- greenhouse. And we don’t use pesticides pound boxes are filled and stacked. Three tensity data, control the amount of water because not only does it kill the insects, truckloads a week head off to a marketer needed to irrigate the plants. The more but it kills the bees as well.” in Los Angeles. None are shipped directly sunlight, the less water is needed. On Once the plants are pollinated, Ger- to Las Vegas supermarkets. those rare cloudy days, the water flows a hart and his crew of 40 workers get busy If you find a “Las Vegas Delight” beek- little more freely to the plants. Human harvesting 60 days later. “We harvest six steak tomato in your favorite supermar- error, something akin to losing a green days a week for almost eight months, all ket, whether it’s in L.A., San Francisco, thumb, is nearly nonexistent. the way to the following June,” he said. Phoenix, Portland, Denver or most other Little is left to chance, even the pollina- “The 12 acres are split in half, so we har- major western cities, you’ve found a tion. “The use of bumblebees to pollinate vest six acres one day and the other six tomato grown in North Las Vegas.

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to three baths and two-car garages. The Homebuyers Club and the Home Finding San Destin Palazzo series offers six floor Center. The Homebuyers Club helps po- KB Home plans ranging from 2,022 square feet to tential homebuyers reach their goal of Pre-Sells Homes 3,803 square feet. The one- and two-story owning a home by offering free assis- in Aliante homes feature three to six bedrooms, two tance, including credit reports, a review of to four baths and three-car garages. San their financial situation and credit coun- Destin at Aliante sales information is seling if needed. The Home Finding Cen- available at KB Home’s Iron Mountain ter helps homebuyers find the perfect B Home is giving homebuyers the Ranch neighborhood. home quickly, based on their income, Kopportunity to buy early and be KB Home has also introduced the home size desired and preferred locations. among the first homeowners in Aliante, North Las Vegas’ new master-planned community. “Aliante is expected to be a fast-growing, family oriented community, and KB Home is excited to be pre-selling three home series,” said Leah Bryant, president of KB Home Las Vegas Divi- sion. “I think home shoppers will be im- pressed with the community and the vari- ety of homes KB Home is offering.” The newly developed master-planned community of Aliante will feature many recreation opportunities, including open- space areas and parks. Residents can stroll through a 20-acre Nature Discovery Park, explore an archeological-themed park, enjoy events at an outdoor amphitheatre, feast in a picnic area and play in soccer fields or tennis and volleyball courts. Because Aliante is conveniently located near Mount Charleston recreation area, residents can hike, ski and camp at the mountain or enjoy similar activities in their own backyard. The community will feature a trail system and natural arroyo. For a more polished outdoor adventure, residents can tee up at the community’s 18-hole, 6,900-yard, par-72 municipal golf course. The Aliante master plan incorporates two public elementary schools, a public middle school, fire station and library. Pro- posed commercial development will in- clude a shopping center and office parks. Featuring one- and two-story homes, Southwest Ambulance the San Destin Ravello series offers five floor plans ranging from 1,231 square feet A North Las Vegas Community Partner to 1,947 square feet. They include two to four bedrooms, two to 2.5 baths and two- car garages. The San Destin Tivoli series “We Care” offers six floor plans, including one- and two-bedroom homes ranging from 1,717 square feet to 2,546 square feet. The 4640 S. Arville, Suite G Las Vegas, NV 89103 702-650-9900 homes feature three to five bedrooms, two

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acre project at Alexander and Pecos. In- changes, and 10 acres at Centennial Park- sight owns 21 acres, which it will develop way and Commerce. The Beltway parcel is Insight Holdings as six free-standing buildings for sale and master-planned for office and housing. an 18,000-square-foot facility for lease to Zeiter said the company is considering its Helping Develop small tenants. It plans to partner with an- options on this property, and will either North Las Vegas other company to develop the remainder sell it or develop it over the next two years. of the parcel. “We have enjoyed a positive relation- Long-term projects include 40 acres on ship with the city of North Las Vegas the Northern I-215 Beltway between the since 1990,” said Zeiter, “and we are look- nsight Holdings, a real estate operating Commerce Street and Fifth Street inter- ing to continue in the future.” Icompany, is developing approximately 200 acres within the North Las Vegas city limits, in several different projects of various types. “The city government provides us with the opportunities we Sierra Nevada College need to achieve success,” said Jim Zeiter, owner of Insight Holdings. 5812 S. Pecos, Ste. B When the company wanted to build a Las Vegas, NV 89120 new type of residential product with 10 Tel: (702) 434-6599 detached units per acre, city council mem- Fax: (702) 436-3838 bers were willing to travel to Southern California to view an existing project so Please call (702) 434-6599 on how you can they could evaluate whether it would be be licensed to teach within 3 semesters. right for North Las Vegas. “The council realizes there will be a lot of residential growth in the near future, and they make the effort to be adaptable to the needs of the community and its homeowners,” said Zeiter. He received permission to begin the project, which is being developed by Amstar Homes. When Insight Holdings purchased 46 acres at the southeast corner of Centenni- al Parkway and Decatur, south of the mas- ter-planned community of Aliante, the city agreed to change its master plan to allow regional commercial development on the parcel. It will now be available for a number of options, according to Zeiter, including a hospital, a regional retail cen- ter or a multi-story office project. CheyenneWest Corporate Center, an- other Insight Holdings project, is a 37- acre mixed-use business park located at Cheyenne and Simmons, adjacent to the North Las Vegas airport. Upon comple- tion, the $50 million park will consist of approximately 500,000 square feet of of- fice, flex and light distribution space, plus on-site support retail services. It is located within the high-tech Cheyenne Technolo- gy Corridor. Insight Holdings is also managing Alexander Pecos Industrial Center, a 140-

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Grande neighborhood, located near Wash- an active interest in the community and are burn and Scott Robinson; 68 units at Silver- proud to be part of helping it grow. I pre- wood Ranch, at Cheyenne and Decatur; and dict that in the near future, North Las North Meadows, located at Revere and Vegas will outpace Henderson and become Alexander, consisting of 217 homes. the fastest-growing city in the state.” Celebrate Homes A new 195-unit community, North Celebrate Homes has 30 employees at Builds North Las Vegas Meadows West, is located at Lone Moun- its North Las Vegas headquarters. To pre- tain and Clayton. Its models opened in pare for future growth, the company is elebrate Homes specializes in afford- June. Sales are currently underway at Cel- preparing to build a 16,000-square-foot Cable housing, and it has so far con- ebrate’s Cheyenne Valley development, corporate headquarters at Cheyenne and structed over 1,200 homes in North Las comprised of 146 homes at the corner of Allen. It is also branching out into com- Vegas, bringing over $180 million in value Valley and Cheyenne. Models are now mercial development. One project current- to the city. The company was founded in open at Imagination, 121 homes located ly underway is a 198,000-square-foot in- 1995 by two longtime friends and experi- near the I-215 Beltway at Simmons and dustrial complex in Clark County, near enced general contractors from Southern Ranch House Road. Boulder Highway and Sunset Road. California: Harry Shull and Steven R. “We want only the very best things for Shull and Rosenberg are also expanding Rosenberg. North Las Vegas,” said Rosenberg. “We’ve into other markets, including a residential Celebrate Homes offers homes priced been here a long time and consider our- project in Southern California and 400 from $140,000 to $160,000, a range that selves one of the city’s ‘hometown’ units in the Phoenix area. appeals to over 65 percent of the Las Vegas builders. We’ve worked closely with the Celebrate Homes will continue to par- home-buying market. The affordability city for many years and have a good work- ticipate in the fast-paced growth taking factor attracts a large number of first-time ing relationship with city officials.” place in Southern Nevada, said Rosenberg. buyers, as well as “empty-nesters” looking Shull served six years on the North Las “We believe Southern Nevada will contin- to downsize. Vegas Planning Commission and is cur- ue, for the foreseeable future, to be a mag- The company is developing six active rently active with the North Las Vegas net for families seeking employment and residential communities in North Las Vegas. Chamber of Commerce. “We are the only quality homes,” he said. “We will continue Three of them have been very successful builders in the city of North Las Vegas to be a part of that growth, especially in and are nearly sold out: the 171-unit Arroyo who actually live here,” he said. “We take North Las Vegas.”

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Alliance of colocation and internet connections to equipment offsite at its secure location, Tech Firms in CTC multiple service providers through a which offers redundant fiber optic con- Provides Telecom fiber and wireless network; and The nections, abundant electrical power and N.O.C., which offers operations-moni- emergency power, and state-of-the-art and Data Services toring for clients’ networks. security systems. Safety is assured by Power Pulse offers the Las Vegas Val- state-of-the-art digital security systems, hanks to a unique alliance of high- ley the high-quality benefits of BGPv4, centralized monitoring of all critical sys- Ttech companies in Southern Nevada, multi-homed and redundant bandwidth, tems and surveillance cameras with dig- businesses located in the Cheyenne at West Coast high-volume pricing. ital video storage. Technology Corridor (CTC) have the Using multiple-provider, fiber optic con- With secure carrier-neutral connec- ability to tap into a mature, robust set of nections as well as DWDM scales of tions located at the Colocation Gateways telecommunication and data services economy and carrier-class equipment, center, advanced internet solutions pro- faster and for less cost than at other lo- Power Pulse puts multiple providers be- vided by Power Pulse Communications, cations. By joining together to provide hind every megabit of bandwidth. “No a fiber network built and maintained by bandwidth, connectivity and business single provider, no matter how large, can the city of North Las Vegas, and profes- services, these innovative firms provide match this level of redundancy and ser- sional I.T. services provided by Anex- the 21st-century infrastructure needed to vice,” said Rob Roy, founder and princi- eon, Inc., businesses at the CTC are as- connect the CTC to the world. Members pal of Power Pulse LLC. sured of the ability to make connections of the alliance include: Power Pulse, a Colocation Gateways provides tele- quickly, easily and inexpensively. In ad- supplier of redundant Internet band- com switching, routing, multiplexing, dition, the partners in the high-tech al- width; Anexeon, Inc. providing ad- transmission and Internet web-hosting liance are available to provide expert ad- vanced I.T. services; Colocation Gate- equipment. Many high-tech companies vice for real estate brokers or ways, which provides world class choose to locate their highly sensitive prospective tenants.

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DP Partners’ LogistiCenter facilities a private industrial developer with an es- can be found across the nation, strategi- tablished portfolio nearing 20 million cally located in major markets with effi- square feet throughout the country, fo- LogistiCenter at cient access to truck, rail and air infra- cused in California, Nevada, Indiana, structure. The facilities are constructed in Pennsylvania and Georgia. Ranked among North Las Vegas business parks with full landscaping, the largest industrial developers in the na- curbs, gutters and wide paved corridors. tion, DP Partners serves over 400 national Will Provide LogistiCenter at North Las Vegas will and regional clients, including UPS e-Lo- Industrial/Distribution offer numerous enhanced amenities to gistics, PepsiCo, USCO, Alcon, FedEx, businesses looking to service the Las Overhead Door, Osburn-Hessey Logistics, Space Vegas Valley and the western United OfficeMax and Fellowes. States. The property is positioned along Voit Commercial Brokerage currently he city of North Las Vegas will soon the I-15 corridor, linking Southern Neva- handles all of DP Partners’ listings Tbe home to a 104-acre industrial/distri- da to California and Utah. The buildings throughout Southern Nevada. Voit, which bution park located off I-15 between Craig will feature suite sizes from around is a member of CORFAC International, is Road and Cheyenne Avenue. LogistiCenter 24,000 square feet, ceiling clear heights of a full-service brokerage firm specializing at North Las Vegas will be developed by 30 feet, a minimum of five dock-high door in the sales and leasing of office, industri- Reno-based DP Partners, one of the na- positions per unit, at least one grade level al and retail properties, in addition to in- tion’s 10 largest private industrial develop- door per unit, minimum 400 amp, vestment property sales. Since the firm's ers. When completed, the park will add 2 277/480V, three-phase power, ESFR fire inception, it has completed sales and lease million square feet of industrial/distribu- sprinklers, 1 percent skylights and M-2 transactions valued at approximately $9.1 tion space to the Las Vegas Valley. zoning. Due to the generously-sized 104- billion. A subsidiary of The Voit Compa- DP Partners is scheduled to close on the acre land parcel, DP Partners will also nies, Voit Commercial Brokerage has of- property this month and the groundbreak- have the ability to construct large, build- fices in Irvine, Anaheim, Chula Vista and ing for LogistiCenter at North Las Vegas is to-suit facilities within LogistiCenter at San Diego, California and in Las Vegas. planned for mid-January. Project comple- North Las Vegas. The Voit Companies is headquartered in tion is anticipated for early summer 2003. Headquartered in Reno, DP Partners is Woodland Hills, California.

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As long as history can recall, the North has been our constant point of reference. The North Star aided navigators on ships to guide them safely to their destinations, and explorers in the wilderness finding their way home by its stationary position in the sky. Today the North Star still gives direction to those seeking home.

Once again, we are turning our faces to the North as a new star pushes over the horizon.

North Las Vegas, the second fastest growing city in the U.S., has now taken on a new light. With over 7500 acres of newly planned business & technology development property, an emerging technology corridor and a cost-of-living that rivals nearby cities, North Las Vegas is turning heads of those choosing a better community to call their own.

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