PREFERRED VENDOR/PARTNER n Banner Health Center www.bannerhealth.com/churchhill Making health care easier. Banner Health Center in Fernley offers family medicine, lab and X-ray services. For specialized care, Banner Churchill Community Hospital in nearby Fallon provides internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/GYN, surgery and emergency services, with orthopedics coming in 2025. Our compassionate health care professionals are dedicated to making health care easier, so life can be better. Research Triangle and Austin’s tech corridor. Northern Nevada’s designation as a federal Tech Hub brings resources and responsibilities for developing talent pipelines that can support advanced manufacturing and data center operations. Educational partnerships form the backbone of Fernley’s workforce strategy. Mayor McIntyre describes Mark IV Capital’s comprehensive approach: “They are starting what they call the center of excellence, and they have teamed up with Fernley High School. They’ve teamed up with Truckee Meadows, West Nevada Community College and University of Nevada, to where one of their big warehouses is going to be converted into learning labs.” The facility will provide “customized training for the businesses that will be coming to Fernley,” according to Marchant. Federal investment amplifies these local efforts. The Nevada Tech Hub workforce development program will impact 50,000 workers over five years, including focus on English language learners and correctional system participants. This aligns with Fernley’s immediate staffing challenges as the city prepares for unprecedented growth. Operational capacity represents the most pressing near-term priority. “I do feel like we’re the little mining car at the front of the train, getting pushed by a freight train, trying to keep up with all the demands of growth for this little town,” Marchant explains.“Our focus has been to hire the employees we need, improve the compensation structure so that we retain the employees we need, and that we’re ready to handle this growth that’s coming.” Fernley’s transformation from agricultural outpost to industrial hub highlights changes in America’s economic geography, where strategic location, infrastructure investment, and workforce development converge to create new centers of prosperity beyond traditional metropolitan areas. Victory Logistics Center in Fernley 126 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 06, ISSUE 08
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