By Adam Popescu | New York Times
STOREY COUNTY, Nev. — You can’t ride the wild mustangs at the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center in Nevada, but you’re nearly guaranteed to see bands of them loping over sagebrush in a scene that feels straight out of the 1800s.
At least until the dust clears and Tesla’s 5.3-million-square-foot “Gigafactory” comes into focus.
Welcome to the Silver State, where Elon Musk, a cryptocurrency tycoon and a brothel owner are using a symbol of Americana as a social media recruiting tool.
The water cooler used to be the spot in the office to talk shop. Then came on-site cafes, fitness and yoga studios, rooftop gardens, fire pits and rock-climbing walls. “The overarching trend of the last five years has been the hotelification of the office,” said Lenny Beaudoin, an executive managing director at CBRE.
“So long as the horses are well fed and watered, and they are not confined to small pens, this seems like an outstanding way to provide a unique backdrop to a professional environment while managing herds! Glad to hear Tesla is on the cutting edge.”
Adam Trenk, Rose Law Group Partner, Director of Cannabit, Hemp and Equine Departments.
