Experienced Shrimp Farmers Wanted

Funded 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.As Farm Techs, participants are trained in chemistry concepts like the nitrogen cycle, and other processes that make their sustainable, pathogen-free cultivation process possible. Todd Smith a former construction worker said of his experience becoming a Blue Oasis employee, “I use more of my brain than my body. I used to beat myself up working with heavy equipment, now I do a lot more thinking than hard work.” Participants in the program are being exposed to cutting-edge sustainable farming concepts in a unique example of how On the Job Training programs can transition workers into new fields and fulfill capacity in the growing green economy sector.

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Manpower for specialty tool manufacturer

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.

Workforce powering green battery developer

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.