S2-Episode 13: Tina Quigley & Michael Brown

Special Guest Host, Tina Quigley, President & CEO for the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance (LVGEA) and Workforce Connections Board Member, and her guest, Michael Brown, Executive Director of the Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development talk about sustainable economic development, diversifying the workforce, climate change, and water; the relationship between workforce development and economic development; the Build Back Better Grant and how Workforce Connections, city and county municipalities, higher education, and LVGEA worked together to become a finalist for the grant; the availability and diversity of the workforce for potential new companies moving to Las Vegas; the differences in the urban and rural areas of Las Vegas; and the future of the Las Vegas economy.Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance: https://www.lvgea.org/Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development:https://goed.nv.gov/