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YouthBuild takes “green” on the roadSouthern Nevada students see for the first time the realization of their training in green technology. Taking form as a Monster Truck with a mobile demonstration lab. Funded by the Department of Labor via the ARRA Green Building Capacity grant. Click to view.
Founded in Las Vegas in 1986, JS Products, Inc. develops and manufactures high quality, specialty tools and equipment for the retail and professional automotive and industrial markets. Their Procyon Avenue facility serves as the operational hub for their business where they manage product R&D, quality control, distribution, sales, marketing, fulfillment and repairs. They produce over 4,000 products that are sold to many retail outlets such as Lowe’s, TruValue, Walmart, and Napa Auto Parts; under several brand names such as Snap-on, Stanley, Matco Tools, and their own brand Steelman.
Started in Henderson in April 2006, and a product of the Henderson Business Resource Center, K2 Energy Solutions has developed state-of-the-art battery technology that tackles issues of safety, cycle life, power and environmental friendliness. Using Lithium Iron Phosphate, their products are extremely light compared to Lead-acid, and have a cycle life three-times that of other batteries. These features make their products more environmentally friendly, creating less waste, less turnover, and in the long-run cost savings.
Experienced Shrimp Farmers WantedFunded by Workforce Connections, the Latin Chamber of Commerce Community Foundation is currently running an On The Job Training program with the innovative aquaculture company, Ganix Bio-Technologies that has built the 30,000-square-foot Blue Oasis Pure Shrimp farm just 30 miles north of the Las Vegas strip. “You can’t advertise for an experienced shrimp farmer in Nevada,” said Blue Oasis’s Gloria Biel. Therefore, all of the training starts from scratch.
