2 California tech companies moving to new facilities in Reno
RENO, NV - MARCH 3: A recently updated "Biggest Little City in the World" sign in downtown is viewed on March 3, 2020, in Reno, Nevada. Reno, located in the northwest corner of Nevada, continues to struggle from the effects of a housing boom, a growi
RENO, Nev. - Two California tech companies have announced plans to bring their businesses to Reno, and local economic development officials say they’re perfect examples of the type of firms they’re targeting as part the effort to diversify the region’s economy.
StemExpress, a Sacramento-based biotech company, and PayCertify, a financial tech services company in the San Jose area, are expected to combine to create more than 200 jobs in Reno over the next few years, the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada said Wednesday.
"Northern Nevada’s tech ecosystem is thriving and high-growth companies, like Stem Express and PayCertify, are increasingly vital to our region’s economic recovery and future," EDAWN CEO Mike Kazmierski said.
PayCertify is moving its headquarters to Reno partly because taxes in California are so high, CEO Chase Hammer said. It specializes in various financial technology services, including credit-card issuing and payment processing.
"We wanted to go to a place where they help businesses grow and thrive," Hammer said. "Reno is now becoming the new Silicon Valley."
The Reno Gazette Journal reported StemExpress inked a deal to build a 52,000-square-foot facility in Reno. It operates several cell management laboratories and stem cell collection centers that are used to help accelerate research and clinical trials.