Union Village Breaks Ground
One of the world’s first integrated health villages, Union Village, has broken ground in Henderson. The Valley Health System has partnered with Union Village, LLC to create a master-planned hospital complex and health center that combines residential components, entertainment and retail, a senior community and a civic and culture arts center. The Valley Health System’s Henderson Hospital, the village’s 142-bed acute care hospital component, will open in the fall of 2016. The entire project is expected to cost $1.2 billion.
State Demographer Releases Population Projections
The Nevada State Demographer’s Office at the University of Nevada, Reno has released population projections for Nevada through 2033. Given Nevada’s current levels of employment and potential for growth, 2014 projections are for a state-wide increase of 528,107 people over the next 20 years. Clark and Washoe counties will see the greatest increases with 328,379 and 147,422 people, respectively. Projections were created using the Regional Economics Model, Inc.
CenturyLink and Switch Announce Strategic Agreement
CenturyLink, Inc. and Switch SUPERNAP have come to an agreement to establish a CenturyLink data center presence through Switch’s Las Vegas Campus adding the campus to CenturyLink’s sellable portfolio. The agreement also allows Switch customers access to CenturyLink’s cloud services and gives them the ability to deploy colocation and managed services at any of the telecomunication company’s 57 data centers throughout the world.