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Northwestern Nevada
Northwestern
Nevada consists of Humboldt County,
Pershing County, and Lander
County. The established industries within northwestern Nevada are mining
& ore processing (gold, silver, barite, and specialty minerals), chemicals,
plastic piping, food processing, gaming & tourism, and agriculture (potatoes,
alfalfa, and corn).
Strengths of this region are the following:
| - Geothermal & Wind Energy Reserves |
| - Abundant Industrial Property |
| - Access to Interstate 80 |
| - Access to Union Pacific & Burlington Northern Rail |
| - Machine Shops & Mobile Machining |
| - Welding Fabrication & Repair/Equipment Fabrication |
| - Hydraulic Equipment Repair Shops |
| - Electrical Equipment Repair Shops |
| - Well-Developed Heavy Equipment, Manufacturing, Process Machinery & Equipment Support Network |
| - Well-Developed Communications Infrastructure & Support Network -- High-Speed Microwave & GPS Systems/T-1 & DSL Lines |
Targeted Industries are as follows:
| - Light Manufacturing/Fabrication Operations |
| - Chemical Manufacturers to serve or compliment expanding mining industry (Cyanide) |
| - Users of Nitric Acid, Ammonia Nitrate & Cyanide, Sodium Hydroxide, & Sulfuric Acid |
| - Food Processing utilizing potato & dairy production |