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| Friday, January 24, 2003 Copyright © Las Vegas Review-Journal Henderson honors companies with impact REVIEW-JOURNAL Businesses and developers who contributed $109 million in economic impact for the city of Henderson were honored at a ceremony Wednesday at the Ritz-Carlton in Lake Las Vegas. Sixteen new companies relocated to Henderson and eight local businesses expanded within the city in 2002, officials from Henderson's Economic Development Division said. Also, eight developers were recognized for bringing nine new office and industrial developments, totaling 24 new buildings, to the marketplace and four redevelopment projects were highlighted. "Overall, we added 1,000 new employees, $24.6 million in new payroll, $2.4 million in new local business purchases and $81.5 million in new construction," said Bob Cooper, economic development manager for the city. Cooper noted that 64 firms not related to hospitality or retail have come to Henderson since 1999. Those companies have occupied more than 2.5 million square feet of office and industrial space and are providing more than 4,500 new jobs, Cooper said. The economic impact of that development is estimated at more than $600 million. Companies that relocated to Henderson in 2002 were: Brown & Brown of Nevada; Bentley International; BTB Products; EICON; Intermodal Bridge Services; Interstate Bakeries Corp.; JMA Architects; Magikan/Sinclair Worldwide; Marz Distribution; Milgard Windows; Nevada Neurological Consultants; Nomad; Ramix; RIM Solutions; Total Recall; and Thies Technology. Expanding businesses were: AK Wholesale; Cabinet West Distributors; First American Title Co. of Nevada; Ford Credit; Environ Trading; IDC; Longevity Network; and Nevada Eye & Ear. Developers who added 705,000 square feet of office and industrial space to Henderson were: American Nevada Corp.; Business Properties Group; Conde Del Mar; Frey Development; L.M. Leany; Marv Schmidt; Pacific Properties; and Plise Development and Construction. Properties and property owners singled out for redevelopment projects were: Leonard and Sonya Smith; Emery's Italian Cuisine and Steakhouse; PDA Engineering; and Old Town Gallery. Kathleen Frosini, director of career and technical education for the Clark County School District, and Leslie Dunn, managing general partner of Dunn Companies Partnership, also were lauded for their contributions to the city's economic development and diversification efforts. | |||||||||||||||||
