Sparks was named one of the most attractive up-and-coming small market cities for operating a high-tech manufacturing facility in the West, according to a national study by New Jersey-based, The Boyd Company, Inc.
Sparks, Nevada was ranked 10th best among 45 areas surveyed by the company. Read the RGJ story here: Sparks gets Top 10-ranking in high-tech manufacturing
| rank | city |
| 1 | Qunicy, Washington |
| 2 | Bozeman, Montana |
| 3 | Tualatin, Oregon |
| 4 | Mesquite, Nevada |
| 5 | Goodyear, Arizona |
| 6 | Barstow, California |
| 7 | Englewood, Colorado |
| 8 | Porterville, California |
| 9 | Apple Valley, California |
| 10 | Sparks, Nevada |
Rory
Oh the agenda and transparency of the commentators in this community! A positive news story is posted and not a single comment. Predictable I suppose.
HighlyTrainedRealEstateAnalyst
Rory, the post was just put up.
I love Reno, and I’d like to know how we came in behind Barstow, CA!
Sully
Rory, ditto what HighlyTEEd said. I already read the article and was going to comment on it, but didn’t have forum.
I think its good and its focus is on manufacturing, something that can take off here right away without the need for bunch of PhD’s or 35 specialized colleges nearby.
Rory
Ok, 2 positive comments? Where are all the negative nellies to spout off about how this is actually bad news and another sign of declining home values? I know you are just dying to chime in all you glass-half-empty dudes!
Raymond
Aw come on Rory. This is a pretty unremarkable story that generates little interest. Every month one of these “national surveys” appears in some publication. They are as common as the ‘one month only’ sale that lasts all year.
Do you think they cancelled school in Tualatin, Oregon (wherever the hell that is) to celebrate when this “survey” was released?
Waldo
I heard that Miss ‘Qunicy’ Washington did make an appearance at the local Denny’s to celebrate the occasion.
Anasta
“We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold.”
Nothing in the Boyd Company, Inc.’s survey will ever do for Barstow what Hunter S. Thompson did.
Sully
I agree this isn’t game changing news, however I do hope EDAWN read the article. I’m sure their budget is in no better shape than any other agency in Nevada and advertising in areas that could bring fast results is much better than trying to convince companies to move here when they really need to be where they are currently located. This area needs to be on fast track to bring in new jobs in order to replace the dying gaming industry.
KingBud
I’m surprised that 3 cities out of the top 10 are in California. I would think that having to deal with the Franchise Board, high business taxes, entity fees, and energy costs would make California in general one of the least attractive places to start any type of manufacturing business.
HighlyTrainedRealEstateAnalyst
Rory,
For the record, I never commented on which direction I believe the housing market will go. My only comment was that I love Reno, and I hope for the best for this city.
Unfortunately, what I hope for and reality are often in conflict.
Paul
King Bud, don’t forget the California Labor Commission, one of the most brutal and obnoxious anti-business bureaucracies in existance. They are known to send labor investigators (who carry law-enforcement badges) to manufacturing businesses randomly (even without any employee complaints) demanding to see years of wage and hour records, tax returns, employee records, etc. The slightest violation of labor laws (eg outdated employee rights posters) could result in crippling fines or a lawsuit from the CA DLSE.
Loretta
Interesting….Barney Ng, “owner” of the Siena, has a failed investment in Quincy, WA. Ng really likes to spread the pain around equally.
bob_c
Isn’t high tech manufacturing done in the
emerging markets?
Walter
So are those 800,000 people in town now for HAN?
Seems a bit more crowded than usual, but not 800,000 worth.