Barrick Gold to lease space near 215 Beltway in Henderson
Nevada’s largest gold miner has a new, local home.
Barrick Gold Corp. will lease space inside a building at 2270 Corporate Circle Drive in Henderson, near the 215 Beltway and Green Valley Parkway.
The building is in an office park that belongs to American Nevada Co., a development firm co-owned by Barrick board member and Las Vegas Sun publisher Brian Greenspun.
Barrick has made seven hires so far in the office. The company said in December that it planned to move up to 25 positions previously located in the company’s Toronto headquarters. Barrick officials said they would staff the office in the first half of 2015 through transfers and local hiring.
Michael Brown, Barrick’s U.S. executive director, said in December that the company’s growing presence in Nevada is behind the local operation.
“This move reflects our intent to locate more of Barrick’s key support functions and the jobs they create in Nevada, where we have had major operations for nearly 30 years,” Brown said. “We also see the growth in high-tech business investment in Nevada and we want to be a part of this positive shift in the state’s economic base.”
Barrick is working out of temporary space while an architect and builder remodel the permanent offices.
Barrick first entered the state in 1987, and has since grown to become the world’s No. 1 gold producer. Barrick operates five gold mines in Nevada, employing more than 4,000 people and spending more than $1 billion a year with more than 500 Nevada-based vendors and suppliers. Barrick is also Nevada’s largest foreign investor.
Nearly half of Barrick’s worldwide gold production comes from the Silver State.
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