EmployNV Hub Grand Opening in Fernley, Nevada

Kristine Nelson Joe Lombardo

Governor ESD Administrator

Christopher Sewell Media Contact: Director Valentina Bonaparte

detrmedia@detr.nv.gov

For Immediate Release: April 16, 2026 EmployNV Invites the Community to Grand Opening of New Hub in Fernley Fernley, Nev. - EmployNV is pleased to announce the grand opening of its newest EmployNV Hub in Fernley, a space designed to serve employers, job seekers, and community partners with comprehensive, no-cost workforce services. EmployNV Hubs in the north are facilitated via a partnership between DETR and Nevadaworks, the workforce development board for northern Nevada administering federal funds associated with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity

Act.

A community celebration and ribbon cutting will take place: Friday, April 24 at 1:00 PM 1320 W Newlands Dr, Fernley The event will feature brief remarks from local and state partners, DETR and Nevadaworks representatives, a ceremonial ribbon cutting, guided tours of the new facility, and light refreshments. Career seekers, businesses and EmployNV managers will be available for media interviews. Through its workforce partnership between DETR and Nevadaworks, the new EmployNV

location offers Nevada businesses and career seekers expanded access to professional

workforce support, training resources, and employer services, all free of charge. EmployNV provides no-cost services including job search assistance, skills training resources, employer support, and career counseling. "This new hub reflects our commitment to ensuring every Nevadan has access to the tools, training, and support they need to succeed," said Christopher Sewell, Director of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR). "We are grateful for the collaboration of our community partners and excited to expand services to the Fernley region."

"Northern Nevada has been rapidly attracting a diversity of industry and Fernley continues to

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serve as a relevant player in this growth and expansion," said Milton Stewart, CEO of Nevadaworks. "We are pleased that this Hub can come at a time when the residents can benefit from the counsel and network EmployNV can offer to them." For more information about EmployNV and statewide workforce services, please contact DETRmedia@detr.nv.gov. QR code and link to RSVP attached.

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ABOUT DETR: The Department of Employment, Training & Rehabilitation (DETR) is the state's lead workforce development department. It consists of divisions that offer workforce related services, job placement and training, services for people with disabilities, investigation of claims of discrimination, unemployment insurance benefits, labor market data and more. Many of these

services are provided through EmployNV and in cooperation with its community partners.

ABOUT Nevadaworks: Nevadaworks is the local workforce development board for Northern Nevada administering federal funds associated with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Nevadaworks supports workforce development in 13 counties (Carson City, Churchill, Douglas, Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, Storey, Washoe, and White Pine) with an area of more than 70,000 square miles, making it one of the single largest local workforce geographical areas in the country.

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