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The recruiter finally got the big question from the hard-to-land job prospect. ¶ “What’s your vacation policy? I’ve got four weeks a year where I’m at now. I don’t want to go back to two.” ¶ “Unlimited vacation,” the recruiter answered, smiling. “Take all the time you need to refresh and reset. We treat everyone here as adults.” ¶ Fantasy, right? ¶ No. That’s the policy at a small but growing number of companies across the country, from startups to UNLIMITED VACATION, CONTINUED ON PAGE 13
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Panattoni Development has been involved in several large-scale projects in Southern Nevada. Roberts, a partner, talks about the most rewarding part of his job, what’s in store for commercial real estate in Las Vegas and the importance of giving workers space. THE NOTES Giving, P2
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Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada received 4,500 pounds of food, including 86 turkeys, from MassMedia, a public relations, advertising and marketing firm. The donation helped feed at least 4,500 families. In December, Catholic Charities received 500 toys and raised $20,000 for homeless children and people in need during the 11th annual Toys For Tickets All Star Jam in Club Madrid at Sunset Station. Community sponsors included Sally and John Bedotto, Brian and Susan Buckley, Golden Gaming, Albert J. Guida Agency, the Investment Counsel Company, Randy and Staci Garcia, UFC, Sunset Station, Findlay North Volkswagen, Findlay Honda and 95.5 The Bull. Fremont Street Experience donated revenue from SlotZilla to the Southern Nevada office of Susan G. Komen, dedicated to fighting breast cancer. President of Fremont Street Experience Jeff Victor and Director of Marketing Tom Bruny presented Stephanie Kirby, executive director of Susan G. Komen of Southern Nevada, a check for $10,000. Brianna McCullough, senior vice president of marketing communications and product campaign manager for Nevada State Bank, was appointed to the Nevada Volunteers board of commissioners for a three-year term. McCullough has volunteered for Three M C CULLOUGH Square and Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada and is a graduate of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce Leadership Las Vegas class of 2014. Epicurean Charitable Foundation of Las Vegas elected Sean DiCicco and DICICCO KENNEDY Michael Kennedy as president and chairman of the board, respectively. DiCicco is vice president of food and beverage at Mandalay Bay. Kennedy is the director of food operations at South Point. Employees of MGM Resorts International donated more than 1.6 million pounds of food to Three Square Food Bank this holiday season in one of the largest single-city food drives in the nation. Employees set a record for the largest amount of food given in a single donation to Three Square. The donation will provide 1,342,050 meals to the nearly 137,000 people Three Square serves monthly. The food bank also received a $7,000 grant from Hunger Is. Three Square was nominated by managers at Southern Nevada Vons stores. Hunger Is is the joint charitable program of the Safeway Foundation and the Entertainment Industry Foundation. America First Credit Union donated $10,000 worth of Thanksgiving turkeys to Nellis Air Force Base through Operation Warmheart, a group of military members who help other airmen. In partnership with Smith’s Food & Drug, the credit union bought turkeys for 700 military personnel and their families. Tronox donated $1,000 to the Pinecrest Robotics Club at Pinecrest Academy. The club is comprised of 30 students from fifth to eighth grade. Todd English P.U.B. and Communities In Schools of Nevada donated 25 food baskets to students at
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Las Vegas Firefighters won the 2014 “First Responder Challenge” for raising the most donations for the Movember Foundation. Local firefighters donated $5,350 to Mark Hedstrom, director of the U.S. Movember Foundation, which raises awareness of men’s health issues. (COURTESY PHOTOS) Cambeiro Elementary School. Underprivileged children and families from AfterSchool All-Stars Las Vegas, Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada received free Thanksgiving dinners at Piero’s Italian Cuisine, where 400 pounds of turkey, 1,100 pounds of potatoes, 2,000 rolls and 300 pies were prepared for 1,200 guests. Control Power Concepts, a power engineering and technical field services company, and Miko Sushi, a Japanese restaurant, raised almost $7,000 during the second annual Miko Sushi Golf Tournament at Revere Golf Club in Sun City Anthem. All proceeds went to Laura Dearing Elementary School and Green Our Planet, a local nonprofit that helps schools create gardens. Sponsors included Nevada State Bank, Somersault Letterpress, TMW and Audi of Henderson. Southern Nevada McDonald’s owner-operators donated more than $30,000 to more than 60 local teachers for a teaching garden, robotics program and mining camp. McDonald’s also donated $6,000 to the Clark County School District mariachi program. The Las Vegas Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities donated about $260,000 to local charities in 2014, including Candlelighters for Childhood Cancer, St. Jude’s Ranch for Children, Down Syndrome Organization of Southern Nevada, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Las Vegas and the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Fundraising events included Laps for Charity at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the Drive for Charity Golf Tournament, PJ 5K Run and 1-Mile Walk and NASCAR Driver and Memorabilia Auction. Eighty veterans and their guests were flown by Southwest Airlines to Las Vegas as part of the ninth annual Salute Our Troops program sponsored by the airline, Venetian, Palazzo and Omaha Steaks. The veterans arrived by police escort at the Venetian, where they were greeted by Sheldon and Miriam Adelson. The veterans were flown in from military hospitals in Washington, D.C., and San Antonio, Texas. Grimaldi’s Pizzeria presented Neil C. Twitchell Elementary School with $1,000 for submitting 750 entries, the most of any school, to the Perfect Pizza Art and Essay Contest. Grimaldi’s collected more
UPS donated $5,000 to St. Jude’s Ranch for Children. Dartoo Inc., which distributes soft-tip digiLIM KILMER tal dart machines, donated a dart machine and $3,000. In other news, two people joined the St. Jude’s community advisory board: Juliet Lim, executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of Global Cash Access; and Tina Kilmer, vice president of product compliance at Bally Technologies. than 5,000 entries for the contest, a partnership with the Clark County School District School. Henderson Hyundai Superstore donated $4,000 to STOP DUI. The city of Henderson gave the Foundation Assisting Seniors the “Premier Community Award for Making a Difference in Their Neighborhood.” The award honors charitable efforts. Ten nonprofits received $136,700 in grants from Bank of America. The grants will help people and families build better financial lives. Organizations receiving funding include Three Square Food Bank, Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth, Help of Southern Nevada and St. Rose Dominican Health Foundation. “CSI: The Experience” at MGM Grand raised $3,621 for SAFE House Las Vegas.
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Q&A WITH DOUG ROBERTS
‘Hopefully what we do adds to the state’s recovery’ Doug Roberts, a partner at Panattoni Development, has been involved in several large-scale projects in Southern Nevada. Having been in the real estate development business for 25 years, he has seen Las Vegas transform several times over and has had a frontrow seat for the area’s decline during the Great Recession — and possible resurgence today. Describe your management style. I let people chart their own path for the most part as far as getting their task completed, but I am available for consultation as much as is required. Technology has greatly enhanced our ability to get work done, with instant communication in-house and with contractors, tenants, brokers and other industry professionals. It can be overwhelming, but you need to keep some perspective — both in terms of not overworking yourself nor inundating your employees.
Which project of yours here has been the most rewarding? I would not say any one project has been the most rewarding, but rather each one has its own set of challenges and we work through these challenges the best we can to arrive at a product that is cost-effective, functional and attractive to tenants and prospective buyers. Of course, location is of pivotal importance, so we strive to find project sites in key parts of the valley. It is rewarding to find a site that has great potential and see a development project come to fruition. Why do you think Las Vegas is a prime location for expansion and development? As California continues to have a challenging business environment, companies will look at Southern Nevada as a viable option. It is close enough to Southern California to allow company owners and executives to be within a four-hour drive of both a large population base and shipping facilities. The lower cost of living, coupled with low taxes and business-friendly regulations in Nevada, make it a magnet for companies in other states. Additionally, the resort corridor is a huge consumer of goods and services, and companies need to be as close as possible to service their customers. The number of visitors to the area continues to grow, and that will result in more companies needing space. What are your expectations for commercial real estate in Las Vegas? Given where the market has been over the past 10 to 15 years, we have seen some very high points and some very low points. The real estate market is poised for growth both in terms of new development as well as increased values for existing product. I am hoping the growth is steady and sustainable with sound fundamentals. If we grow too fast or if values rise too quickly, this may result in some of the issues we saw before the economic crisis, such as an oversupply of projects, poorly designed buildings, and the valuations that were supported by the common metrics
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Doug Roberts became a partner at Panattoni Development in 2000. (STEVE MARCUS/STAFF FILE)
used by the real estate industry. The valley does need more product, but we need to grow smart. What has been the highlight of your career? Certainly becoming a partner with Panattoni has been the highlight of my career. I started my professional life essentially in social services, in particular working with young people with a conservation corps in Sacramento, as well as the Sacramento County Juvenile Hall. I began my real estate career in Sacramento, and I have been fortunate enough to work for companies that fostered my eagerness to learn every aspect of the business. What is the most challenging part of your job? Carl Panattoni, owner of Panattoni Development, has always said that the best developer is the best guesser, and being a good guesser is the most challenging part of being a developer. There are many moving parts in any development project, large or small. With experience, you will come to understand there is always something you missed, but you have contingencies built into the budget or other ways of handling these unforeseen conditions that can help mitigate their effect on the project. Develop-
ment is part science and part art, as the developer must forecast future market conditions such as tenant demand, required design features, and the overall project budget based on as many facts as can be obtained. In essence, you try to guess correctly. What has been the most rewarding part of your job? There is a sense of pride when a project is complete, and even if you sell the building, it will be there for years to come. Hopefully what we do adds to the state’s recovery from a very difficult period. By providing jobs when the buildings are being constructed as well as providing a space for a new or expanding company, we are an integral part of the state’s growth and economic diversification. What are you reading? “Killing Patton,” by Bill O’Reilly. What do you do after work? I have two children, so we always have things going on with school or sports. I have coached my son’s football team for six years. My daughter is a barrel racer, and we enjoy water sports in the summer and skiing in the winter. I try to work out five to six days a week, so I’m pretty much always on the go.
Where do you see yourself and/ or your company in 10 years? We see ourselves continuing to develop the kinds of buildings our tenants and buyers want. Lately, this has meant larger buildings with a higher clear height (ceiling height) to accommodate companies that want to warehouse more product and reach a more geographically diverse region. What is your dream job, outside of your current field? I dreamt as a teenager to be a professional musician and I did it for a while, but the dream faded. I luckily found a career that, while perhaps not as glamorous, is a great one nonetheless. Whom do you admire and why? Teddy Roosevelt – a larger-than-life figure who understood that while it was OK to hunt, fish and take advantage of the country’s natural resources, there was a need to preserve the land for future generations. What is your biggest pet peeve? Lately it has been condescension, mostly from politicians. Even if someone has a different opinion, there is usually a rational reason for their beliefs. It just seems of late there is more and more condescending speech from both sides arguing that the opposing party’s opinion is steeped in ignorance and stupidity and dismissed without any attempt to understand the basis for their arguments.
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Number of signatures collected on petitions opposing spending public money to build a soccer stadium in downtown Las Vegas.
$21.5 MILLION Amount paid by an investor for City Centre Place, a six-story office building in downtown Las Vegas.
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Number of implosions scheduled in Las Vegas in February. Clarion, a shuttered casino on Convention Center Drive, is scheduled to go down Feb. 10. Gramercy, an unfinished office building off the 215 Beltway, is scheduled for implosion Feb. 15.
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Wynn Resorts CEO Steve Wynn’s new salary, $1.5 million less than he took home previously.
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Incentive package approved by the Governor’s Office of Economic Development for Scientific Games, which plans to move its headquarters from New York to Las Vegas.
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Number of White Castle restaurants in Las Vegas. The chain’s first Western eatery opened in January at Casino Royale on the Strip.
$1.7 BILLION
Amount Southwest Airlines, McCarran International Airport’s busiest commercial carrier, expects to save in 2015 because of plunging fuel prices.
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Number of people expected to attend the World of Concrete convention Feb. 3-6 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
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Michelle Tully runs the Charleston Antique Mall, where shoppers can find all manner of antiques, collectibles and “cool things” — plus free coffee and cookies. (MIKAYLA WHITMORE/STAFF)
First and foremost, the customer Describe Charleston Antique Mall.
CHARLESTON ANTIQUE MALL Address: 560 S. Decatur Blvd., Las Vegas Phone: 702-228-4783 Email: info@charlestonantiquemall.com Website: antiques.vegas Hours of operation: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. MondaySaturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday Owned/operated by: Michelle and Cal Tully In business since: 2006
We are an 18,000-square-foot shopping mecca of antiques, collectibles and “cool things.” We consist of more than 60 dealers who bring merchandise ranging from primitive to Victorian to midcentury to popular, modern collectibles and everything in between. People tend to spend hours in our mall because there is just so much to see, and the best part is the merchandise changes daily as dealers are constantly bringing in “new” old items. Who are your customers?
Surprisingly, we get more men than we do women. It seems to be a store where the guys love to browse for their favorite “guy thing.” But we get plenty of gals looking for the perfect vintage outfit or just having a fun girls’ day out. Just today a dealer brought in a gorgeous Oleg Cassini evening gown. But you will also find Harley jackets, military uniforms and of course fab ’50s skirts and sweaters. We find our customers are in every age group, and we get almost as many tourists as we do locals. What makes your business unique?
We do not hire salespeople but rather use our own dealers to help assist the customers. When our regular customers come in, they get to know the dealers and become part of our family. Often times they let us know what they are searching for and it alerts the dealers to keep an eye out for that specific item. Customers also come in just to chat and have a cup of coffee. The coffee pot is always going at the mall and is always free, along with a selection of cookies.
What is your business philosophy?
I enjoy what I do. For myself and most of my dealers, it’s a never-ending treasure hunt to find the perfect item. Life is short — you have to enjoy what you are doing.
What is the hardest part and best part about doing business in Southern Nevada?
Most people do not consider Las Vegas an antique destination, and when they visit our city, they plan to do other things. Therefore, we are always trying to make tourists aware of our mall. However, the positive side is that Las Vegas is a tourist destination and we have so many new people constantly discovering us. Since visitors often return, our mall has become a tourist destination. Antique shops in other cities have to rely on local business. We have the best of both worlds. We have a local base that is growing and we get a lot of tourists who find us and come back each time they enjoy our wonderful city. What obstacles has your business overcome?
When we took over the business in 2008, the economy was just entering a major recession, people were being laid off, families were losing their homes. Each year we improved the business slowly but steadily. We made a lot of changes. We made sure it was always clean and welcoming. The first major change was bringing in a computer system to ring up sales, provide faster service and total the sales at the end of a period so the dealers could be paid in a more timely manner. I am a firm believer in advertising, and that became a primary focus. And I picked dealers who were willing to work hard and who wanted to go the extra mile.
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On Eli Segall’s vegasinc.com story “Investor: LV office building buy ‘an opportunity we couldn’t pass up’ ”: For that price, he stole it. With good management and office space of that quality, it will fill up in time. It’s great for Las Vegas to get these buildings operating again. — paulmaguirebiz Hopefully with Zappos moved in downtown, we can see more office towers emerge across downtown and even around Centennial Hills, Summerlin, Green Valley, etc. — Cyrus Hojjaty On Eli Segall’s vegasinc.com story “Crumbling, offStrip tower in Las Vegas scheduled for daytime implosion”: It’s an eyesore. Good to see it go. — TomD1228
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Beginning last summer, he brought in several andering through the crowd GUEST COLUMN: business and education leaders to help look at schools Superintendent GLENN at program-based budgeting. The committee Pat Skorkowsky’s State of CHRISTENSON quickly morphed into a broader effort to help the District address, I saw Skorkowsky manage the third-largest organizathe business community becoming an active tion in the state. partner in addressing the needs of Southern Skorkowsky created three subcommittees, Nevada’s K-12 education system. Skorkowsky each tasked with creating a management tool. The first is a made clear his appreciation of prominent business groups’ template of procedures aimed at ensuring the district gets and individuals’ help in achievements made in the district’s the most out of every dollar spent. The second: a model that Pledge of Achievement Program. A close working relationcompares outcomes based on student test scores and the ship between the business and education communities is costs of each school. The third is a guide for selection, implecrucial to prepare our children for success. mentation and evaluation of academic programs to deterThis partnership has been a long time coming, and we mine if the district is getting a good return on its investment are seeing benefits. Concepts that businesses support, such as measured by student achievement scores. as return on investment and accountability, have become As Skorkowsky reviewed a long list of achievements durpart of the dialogue, making it easier to communicate the ing his State of the District address, it was obvious to me that district’s goals and strategies to the business community. we are progressing toward returning our school district to Interaction between business leaders, the district and prominence. There is much to do, and it will take time. other community partners has made it easier to support But I’m proud that our business community is playing research-based solutions that improve student achievement. an important role in that effort, directly and indirectly by Collaboration has taken place on solutions such as targeted providing financial support to the many nonprofit organizafunding for teacher development programs, “Read by 3” tions that help CCSD. The success of such relationships will programs, full-day kindergarten, English-language learners, determine how long it takes to have the K-12 system we need students who live at or below the poverty level and students in place. who qualify for special education. Glenn Christenson is chairman of the Las Vegas Global Skorkowsky has shown exceptional leadership in creatEconomic Alliance. ing his Superintendent’s Executive Advisory Committee.
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What a colossal waste of time, energy and money. — AshleyAshley On Conor Shine’s lasvegassun.com story “County commissioners rip plan to use tax money for downtown parking garage”: All successful downtown redevelopments (i.e. San Diego) rely on city-built parking garages combined with privately owned pay-for-parking lots. With or without the stadium, another city garage is coming someday. — RC_LV
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Mystery on the Strip: What’s to become of Fontainebleau? BY J.D. MORRIS STAFF WRITER
When viewed from afar in the light of day, the second-tallest structure in the Las Vegas area looks like many of the other resorts on the Strip. But at night, the Fontainebleau reveals itself for what it really is: a monolithic, largely abandoned black hole on the otherwise brilliantly lit skyline. It’s been a ghost of a building for years, and no one seems to know when work will resume to finish the structure, if ever. Once pegged as a roughly $3 billion resort project, the Fontainebleau went bankrupt during the recession in 2009 and construction ground to a halt. Five years ago last month, bilOwners of the stalled Fontainebleau resort, left, on Las Vegas Boulevard South, lionaire Carl Icahn received approval to buy the property for $150 million. filed for bankruptcy protection in June 2009. Carl Icahn assumed part ownership of It’s unclear precisely what it would the project in 2010. (STEVE MARCUS/STAFF) be worth today, but a larger property year on the site of Boyd Gaming’s question Vegas is pretty stormy right nearby — the land where the former abandoned Echelon project. Michael now, but if you buy things when noNew Frontier was located — reportLevoff, a spokesman for the Resorts body wants them, you just buy them edly sold for $280 million last year. World parent company, said in a and hope the sun will come out.” Real estate broker Michael Parks of statement the project is “on track to Conditions on the Strip are much CBRE said that since purchasing the break ground early next quarter.” less challenging now than they were Fontainebleau out of bankruptcy “at a The first phase of Resorts World is when Icahn took over the Fontainegreat price,” Icahn and his colleagues scheduled to open in 2016. bleau site. Gaming revenue and tourhave maintained the property while The other project came to light last ism figures have improved since their monitoring the Las Vegas market. fall, when Australian casino mogul recession-induced slump. Up the “I think they’ve analyzed a number James Packer acquired the former street from the Fontainebleau site, of opportunities, they’ve been apNew Frontier property with the inSLS Las Vegas opened last year in the proached by a number of people — I tention of building a resort there. shell of the old Sahara. And in May, just don’t believe there are any set Packer is teaming with former Wynn a new concert venue across from the plans for the asset at this time,” Parks executive Andrew Pascal on the projSLS will debut in time for the Rock in said. “I think it’s kind of a wait-andect, and Rob Oseland left his post as Rio USA music festival. see on market conditions.” president of the SLS in October to Two brand-new resorts have been Icahn has been tight-lipped about join them. planned for the neighborhood. Parks the project over the years but did Although the progress of these resaid they would be major factors in share some of his thinking after winsorts indicates a more positive endetermining what happens with the ning the bid in 2010. vironment for growth on the Strip, Fontainebleau. “My philosophy has always been whether they can be successful reConstruction on one of those forthto buy things when nobody wants mains to be seen. And for the Foncoming projects, Resorts World Las them,” Icahn said in an interview tainebleau, Parks suggested they Vegas, was supposed to start last with Reuters at the time. “There’s no
contribute to another problem: banks hesitant to gamble on a potential glut of big projects. “If you had banks out there willing to finance multibillion-dollar projects again, multiple multibillion-dollar projects in Las Vegas, I definitely think you’d see some activity on that site sooner rather than later,” Parks said. “But until you see that capital flowing again, it’s going to be, I think, a little more difficult.” Meanwhile, Clark County officials don’t have many tools to force the project into action. The building is privately owned, and it’s structurally sound. County Commissioner Chris Giunchigliani, whose district includes the Fontainebleau, says county officials regularly inspect the site. She’s been there to check it out. “It’s in excellent condition,” she said. “There’s absolutely no structural issues.” But Giunchigliani said she would like like to see the buildings wrapped to cover some of the exposed work — like the unfinished Harmon tower at CityCenter, but without the advertisements. Beyond that, of course, there’s the question of what will become of the site. “I would just like it to be completed, and if not completed, then imploded and started over,” Giunchigliani said. Parks said he’d be surprised if Icahn knocked the building down, and that the other two obvious outcomes — finishing it himself or selling it — are more likely. Icahn also could take no action. “He doesn’t have to do anything with it,” Parks said. “When you have a private owner like Carl Icahn, he can just kind of sit there and be patient.”
Gaming group says illegal bets on Super Bowl will total $3.8 billion BY J.D. MORRIS STAFF WRITER
Americans will illegally wager 38 times more money on this year’s Super Bowl than they will legally in Nevada, the only state with full-fledged sports betting, according to a projection from a casino industry trade group. American Gaming Association President Geoff Freeman told a gathering of mayors that his organization expected the Super Bowl to elicit $3.8 billion in illegal wagers compared with
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Nevada’s legal $100 million. Chris Moyer, a spokesman for the gaming association, said the number was calculated using a 1999 national study that included an estimate of the size of the illegal gambling market. The association looked at how the legal gambling market had grown since that time and modeled similar growth in the illegal market. Nevada tracks how much is legally bet on the Super Bowl, so the association used those numbers to arrive at its
projection for illegal wagers. Freeman’s comments follow concerns from the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network that criminals may be using sports books to launder money. In a letter addressed in December to Freeman, a FinCEN official wrote that increases in sports bets placed on behalf of another party were “facilitating criminal activity” and posing a risk of money laundering. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver
penned an op-ed for The New York Times in November arguing in favor of federal legislation that would allow all states to legalize sports betting. He wrote that illegal sports betting is a “thriving underground business that operates free from regulation.” After the op-ed published, Freeman announced that the gaming association would work to identify the size and scope of the illegal gambling market, as well as federal and state solutions to combat it.
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Scientific Games moving to Las Vegas after Bally merger BY J.D. MORRIS STAFF WRITER
Technology company Scientific Games is moving its corporate headquarters from New York to Las Vegas. Nevada gaming regulators approved Scientific Games’ $5.1 billion merger with Bally Technologies in November, allowing the company to make Southern Nevada home to its corporate offices and the primary manufacturing operations for its gaming division. The new Scientific Games headquarters is off the 215 Beltway near Jones Boulevard. “Selecting Las Vegas as our global headquarters is a natural step in the corporate evolution of Scientific Games,” CEO Gavin Isaacs said in a statement. “Las Vegas is a diverse, cosmopolitan city in business-friendly Nevada, where we have strong roots and an extensive and growing employee base. This
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move will allow us to stay closely connected to our worldwide base of gaming, lottery and interactive customers. Before purchasing Bally, Scientific Games merged with WMS Industries in 2013. The company said it has started transitioning WMS manufacturing operations from Illinois to Las Vegas. Scientific Games anticipates that Las Vegas facilities will host all production by this summer. “The relocation of the company’s manufacturing operations and corporate office to Las Vegas means hundreds of good-paying jobs for the people of Clark County and our state in the years to come,” Gov. Brian Sandoval said in a statement. Scientific Games said cost synergies associated with the move were included in its previous estimate of $235 million in expected annual savings from the Bally acquisition.
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Compared with other major metropolitan areas, Las Vegas is not a great place for STEM professionals, according to a new report. STEM refers to science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Financial website WalletHub gathered data from the 100 largest metropolitan areas in the United States and compared them across 11 key metrics to compile the list. Southern Nevada ranked 89th. WalletHub studied metrics such as job openings per capita for STEM graduates, annual median wage growth for STEM jobs and the projected number of STEM jobs needed in 2018, according to a release. The top cities for STEM jobs included Houston and Austin in Texas, and Raleigh, N.C. The worst cities included Riverside
and Fresno in California, as well as Miami. The findings of WalletHub’s analysis of Southern Nevada seem to be in line with a recent report released by the Brookings Institution: “Cracking the Code on STEM: A People Strategy for Nevada’s Economy.” The report revealed that jobs in STEM are on a fast track for growth in Nevada’s three budding business sectors: health and medical services, business and IT ecosystems, and high-tech manufacturing. But the state doesn’t have the education programs to feed the talent pool that employers pull from, according to the report. Economic development officials in the Silver State have made a few suggestions about how to fix the problem, including better education programs and marketing.
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Commissioners rip plan to use tax money for parking garage BY CONOR SHINE STAFF WRITER
Clark County commissioners blasted a proposal that would divert sales tax dollars to pay for a parking garage that’s a key part of larger plans for a $200 million soccer stadium in downtown Las Vegas. Over the course of a tense, nearly two-hour hearing, commissioners grilled Las Vegas Economic Development Director Bill Arent about the city’s plans to create a tourism improvement district downtown. “I think the (tourism improvement district) needs to go away. Period,” Commissioner Chris Giunchigliani said. “I just don’t think it’s going to pan out.” The district would capture increased sales tax revenues from the opening of the Premium Outlets mall expansion and development at Symphony Park, including the proposed soccer stadium. The money, estimated at $25 million to $30 million over five years, would be diverted to the city to pay for bonds to build a
1,200-space parking garage. With 6,000 to 7,000 parking spaces needed to accommodate fans at the proposed downtown soccer stadium, the garage is a key contribution by the city to the deal, along with $56.5 million in funding plus the 13-acre parcel at Symphony Park. Plans to divert sales tax revenues to pay for the garage didn’t sit well with commissioners because the money normally would be collected by the state and redistributed to local governments, including Clark County, as a part of the consolidated tax formula, which includes sales tax revenues. The county gets 53 percent of collected revenues under the formula. Essentially, commissioners said, the city’s parking garage would be funded at least partially at the county’s expense. Commission Chairman Steve Sisolak said the lost revenues would come at a time when the county already is struggling to close budget deficits at University Medical Center, Metro
Police and the jail. He criticized the use of public dollars for a project that would allow the stadium owners to profit by pocketing money for parking on game days. “You’re capturing (tax dollars) to the benefit of the soccer team and to the deficit of the county,” Sisolak said. Commissioners also targeted what they saw as overly aggressive projections, which included 257,000 square feet of retail, three hotels with 1,650 rooms and a million square feet of office space coming online by 2016. The report projected $1.1 billion would be spent in the area over five years. A city consultant acknowledged the projections were aggressive but said the overall success of the project wouldn’t suffer if development were slow over the first two or three years. Defending the proposal, Arent said a parking garage would benefit other businesses in the area, including the outlet mall, Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health and the Smith Center for the Per-
forming Arts. He said the parking garage needs to be built, regardless of whether the stadium project comes to fruition. “The city has to support public funding for parking downtown. That is today’s environment ... That’s part of growing up downtown,” Arent said. Commissioners can’t block the city from creating a tourism improvement district and their comments were only advisory. But Giunchigliani did request a resolution opposing the district be voted on by the commission at its Feb. 3 meeting. The tourism improvement district still needs approval from the Las Vegas City Council but likely will find enough support in the four council members — Mayor Carolyn Goodman and Councilmen Ricki Barlow, Steve Ross and Bob Coffin — who already are supporting the stadium. The tourism improvement district also needs approval from the state Tourism Commission before it can be created.
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The Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors recently hired Rhode Island real estate veteran Michele Caprio as its CEO. She succeeds Nelson Janes, who retired Jan. 9 after three years at the helm. CAPRIO Caprio started Feb. 1. Caprio sold homes in Rhode Island for 17 years, becoming president of the Greater Providence Board of Realtors in 2003 and taking the same post at the Rhode Island Association of Realtors in 2006. She was later the CEO of three real estate groups there: the Greater Providence Board, the Rhode Island Commercial and Appraisal Board of Realtors, and the Northern Rhode Island Board of Realtors. GLVAR was founded in 1947 and, like the rest of the industry, grew rapidly during the boom years and plummeted after the bust. It had 9,400 members in 2003, a peak of almost 17,500 in 2007, and today, roughly 11,500.
CARSON CITY – In a case closely watched by local governments, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled a district judge was wrong in keeping the city of Reno from laying off firefighters due to a lack of money. Reno lost a continuing federal grant and notified 32 firefighters they would be laid off. The International Association of Firefighters Local 731 filed suit to stop the layoffs and to submit the issue to arbitration. District Judge Lidia Stiglich granted the motion to halt the reductions until the issue was submitted to arbitration. On the appeal, Las Vegas, Clark County, North Las Vegas and Henderson, as well as other local governments, submitted briefs backing Reno. The court, in a decision written by Justice James Hardesty, said the collective bargaining agreement between Reno and the firefighters gives the city the right to lay off workers due to lack of funds without negotiations. The city has “sole discretion” in this instance, the court said. Since the dispute began, the city has found additional money to keep the firefighters employed for a year.
Foreclosures slowed drastically in Nevada last year, but the state remained one of the hardest hit in the country as banks eased off homeowners nationwide, a new report shows. One in every 76 homes statewide received a foreclosure-related filing last year, down 38 percent from 2013, according to RealtyTrac. Filings include default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions. Nevada had the fifth-highest foreclosure rate in the nation in 2014, behind Florida, New Jersey, Maryland and Illinois, RealtyTrac reported. Nationally, 1 in every 118 homes had a foreclosure filing, down 18 percent from 2013. Creditors started the foreclosure process on almost 9,000 homes in Nevada, down 49 percent from 2013, and seized about 4,100 homes, down 37 percent, according to RealtyTrac.
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If we don’t keep track of how much work they do at home, why should we track their vacation? expanding businesses to giant corporations. British business tycoon Richard Branson threw his support behind the concept in September, stirring a rush of commentary weighing the pros and cons, in terms of both morale and practicality. Is it possible to let salaried workers DITONDO take off whenever they want and trust they won’t abuse the freedom and cause your company to suffer in their absence? Advocates’ logic, in brief: People are adults and work hard to complete their tasks. We don’t keep track of how much time they spend working at home or during off hours, so we shouldn’t keep track of how much time they spend not working, as long as the job gets done. It’s a strategy that seems most fitting for employees who bury themselves in projects, then need time off to recover, rather than employees with steady streams of work whose absences would have to be coordinated with others’ schedules. And not all companies that offer “discretionary time off” provide unrestricted vacation time. Las Vegasbased International Game Technology’s version, for instance, lumps sick days, vacation time and floating holidays into one pool, much like other companies’ “paid time off.” As defined by Branson and others, discretionary time off — which seems to have been born at Netflix — eliminates the award of specific amounts of vacation time to salaried employees, doing away with the standard couple of hours a week or few weeks a year workers earn. In turn, that means there’s no pay-out of unused vacation time. Instead, the employee takes off
whatever time he needs, after giving his supervisor a head’s-up. Other versions of discretionary time off require assurances that work won’t suffer in the employee’s absence. Getting that approval from a supervisor can be a sticky wicket and source of tension between an employee and boss. Workers also may fear being judged for taking off too much time. MGM Resorts International quietly introduced an open-ended vacation policy to its 3,000-plus managers a year ago, long before Branson weighed in. MGM calls it “flex time.” Hourly employees are not included, given the challenges of coordinating the schedules of 57,000 workers in the hospitality business. MGM’s highest executives already had carte blanche vacation time, but expanding that perk to managers and supervisors was a “huge culture step” because employees tend to get rattled when management changes vacation policies, said Michelle DiTondo, MGM’s senior vice president of human resources. “There were lots of questions and apprehension,” DiTondo said. “What if someone takes off too much time? Or not enough? How do you handle holidays, which for us are our busiest days?” Twelve months later, “it has been very well received,” DiTondo said. “There have been very few issues of people abusing the policy. Most take off what they need, but they’re not taking off time excessively. Some managers worried there’d be days when nobody would come to work, but that hasn’t been the case.” It appears the amount of vacation time taken in 2014 is about the same as previous years, despite the openended policy, DiTondo said. The new policy also has saved MGM back-office headaches. As MGM acquired other companies with differ-
ent vacation policies, human resources and payroll offices were flummoxed trying to keep it all straight. Now, all managers fall under one vacation policy — or lack of one. DiTondo said she took off four weeks in 2014. How does MGM justify unlimited vacation time? “The majority of our managers, due to the nature of our industry, work long days and holidays. They need to take time off to maintain their productivity,” DiTondo said. And if someone abuses the policy? “We tell our managers to run their businesses and if someone takes so much time off that they’re not performing their jobs, then address it with them,” she said. The policy helps in recruiting, too. Before discretionary time off, vacation time was negotiated with new hires to close deals. Now, it’s a simple answer: Take what you want. It’s hard for some people to wrap their arms around the concept, DiTondo acknowledged. “People don’t deal well with ambiguity,” she said. “People like a chart that says that after three years of service, they’ve earned 80 hours of time off. Ambiguity generates anxiety, and yes, this is an entirely ambiguous policy. So we did a lot of training and explaining. And we’re confident this policy won’t turn high performers into low performers.” Still, there is plenty of wariness. Chicago-based Tribune Publishing heard a howl of opposition when it offered discretionary time off to supervisors at its group of newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times. Editors and reporters were uncomfortable with asking for, and approving, liberal time off, and both groups shared anxieties that, in an industry facing chronic downsizing, people who sought long vacations would be noticed, perhaps deemed slackers,
and might ultimately pay the price. Times employees fretted they’d take even less vacation than they had been allowed, leaving the company’s bottom line the only winner. The CEO, acknowledging the protest, dropped the idea. Venessa Wong, associate editor for Bloomberg Businessweek, agrees the policy could result in employees taking less, not more, vacation. “The glow of trust and togetherness that such policies provide could actually make employees less likely to take time off,” Wong wrote in a September column. “Already, some 40 percent of American workers don’t use all their paid vacation days. Even away from the office, employees can still choose to be on their BlackBerrys for 168 hours a week (as the device’s marketing materials point out, to every worker’s distress). Abolishing official vacation days also means you can’t trade unused days for cash, or hoard them for 20 years and take a hardwon paid sabbatical before retiring.” Zappos, the online retail company of 1,600 employees that’s famous for an unconventional workplace environment distinguished by boisterous frivolity and festively decorated cubicles, considered adopting discretionary time off but chose not to because of mixed feedback from workers. “A lot of people like having actual allotted vacation time so you don’t have to guess what’s OK to take,” Zappos HR executive Hollie Delaney said. “Others liked the flexibility and knowing that they had freedom to take time off as long as their work got done. “If we were going to adopt DTO, it would have included the requirement that everybody take at least one consecutive week off during the year,” she continued. “Some people just love to work all the time, and we thought that they need at least one full week to refresh and reset.”
“People don’t deal well with ambiguity. People like a chart that says that after three years of service, they’ve earned 80 hours of time off. Ambiguity generates anxiety, and yes, this is an entirely ambiguous policy.” — Michelle DiTondo, senior vice president of human resources at MGM Resorts International
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Stirling Club luncheon Time: 11:30 a.m. Cost: $26 Location: Gordon Biersch, 3987 Paradise Road, Las Vegas
Information: Email Bruce Merrin at merrinpr@gmail.com Businessman Robert Moore will discuss entrepreneurship and its pitfalls. Sheriff Joe Lombardo will speak at the Republican Men’s Club luncheon. (STEVE MARCUS/STAFF FILE)
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3 Large Vision Business Network Mixer Red Hot Expo Time: 6-9 p.m. Cost: Free; must have a ticket and be 21 or older Location: Grand Ballroom at Suncoast Casino, 9090 Alta Drive, Las Vegas Information: Visit facebook.com/LVBNM The Valentine’s celebration will include 50 business exhibits, entertainment, raffles and more.
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5 “Roadmap to Success: How to Fail at Franchising” Time: 7:30-9:30 a.m. Cost: Free for members of the Henderson Chamber of Commerce, $25 for nonmembers, additional $10 for walk-ins Location: HBRC Seminar Room, Wells Fargo Building, 112 S. Water St., Henderson Information: Visit hendersonchamber.com Learn about successful franchise ownership and the myths of franchising.
American Marketing Association luncheon — Super Bowl ad review Time: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $35 for members, $45 for nonmembers Location: Fleming’s Steakhouse, Town Square, 6515 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Visit amalasvegas.com or email Crissie Bather at Crissie.Bather@kvvu.com Panelists will include Alex Raffi of Imagine Communications, Kathy Watkins and Shari Sutton of Sutton Watkins Advertising, and Beth Lano of the Geary Company.
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10 “College and Workforce Ready Graduates! A Solution for Saving Time and Money” Time: 7-9 a.m. Cost: $25 for members of the Henderson Chamber of Commerce, $45 for nonmembers, additional $10 for walk-ins Location: Wildhorse Golf Club, 2100 W. Warm Springs Road, Henderson Information: Visit hendersonchamber.com John and Wendi Hawk, founders and operators of Nevada State High School, will discuss the school’s approach to preparing high school students for college and the workforce.
UNLV executive MBA information session Time: 6-7 p.m. Cost: Free Location: John S. Wright Hall, Building C, UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas Information: Visit business.unlv.edu/emba Students and alumni will describe the executive masters in business administration program, which is geared toward senior and mid-career executives.
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Information: Visit neonmuseum.org The Neon Museum will welcome typography designer Jesse Ragan for a discussion about designing typefaces, digital form and signage lettering.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11 Keystone Corporation breakfast Time: 7:30 a.m. Cost: $26; RSVP by Feb. 9 Location: Las Vegas Country Club, Rotunda Room, 3000 Joe W. Brown Drive, Las Vegas
Information: Email info@KeystoneNevada.com or visit keystonenevada.com Political consultant Mike Slanker will be the guest speaker.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12 “The Great Inflation: Once in a Lifetime?” Time: 5-7 p.m. Cost: $50 Location: Caesars Palace, Verona Room, 3570 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Visit econclublv.org John Silvia, chief economist at Wells Fargo, will discuss the risk of inflation returning.
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4 2 p.m. Herbicides State of Nevada, 8297 Sharon Knigge at sknigge@admin. nv.gov
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5 2:15 p.m. Child Haven Advocacy Center roof replacement Clark County, 603566 Sandy Moody-Upton at scm@ clarkcountynv.gov 3 p.m. Current production model miscellaneous sport utility vehicles and passenger van Clark County, 603573 Sandra Mendoza at sda@clarkcountynv.gov 3 p.m. Boulder City conservation easement desert tortoise predation study - phase 2 Clark County, 603525 Sherry Wimmer at sherryw@clarkcountynv.gov
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6 3 p.m. Annual requirements contract for landscape and grounds maintenance for Wilbur and Teresa Faiss Park Clark County, 603559 Deon Ford at deonf@clarkcountynv. gov
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BROKERED TRANSACTIONS SALES $2,800,000 for 2,997 square feet, retail 730 E. Horizon Drive, Henderson 89015 Seller: Did not disclose Seller agent: Tina D. Taylor of Marcus & Millichap Buyer: Did not disclose Buyer agent: Did not disclose $175,000 for 1.25 acres, land South Valley View Boulevard and West Richmar Avenue, Las Vegas 89139 Seller: Dehart Trust Seller agent: Did not disclose Buyer: Nima Khomassi of Las Vegas Blvd at Town Square Ltd. Buyer agent: Did not disclose $171,150 for 1.25 acres, land Arville Street and West Le Baron Avenue, Las Vegas 89141 Seller: Feeney Trust Seller agent: Did not disclose Buyer: Nima Khomassi of Las Vegas Blvd at Town Square Ltd. Buyer agent: Did not disclose
LEASES $327,177 for 7,109 square feet, office for 36 months 7785 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas 89117 Landlord: Hemnat Family LLC Landlord agent: Soozi Jones Walker of Commercial Executives Real Estate Services Tenant: Wright Finlay & Zak LLP Tenant agent: Dan Palmeri and Bob Hawkins of Cushman & Wakefield Commerce $181,435 for 1,699 square feet, retail for 62 months 7885 W. Sunset Road, Suite 180, Las Vegas 89113 Landlord: Allen-Milan LLC Landlord agent: Soozi Jones Walker and Bobbi Miracle of Commercial Executives Real Estate Services Tenant: Lifetime Health Concepts LLC Tenant agent: Did not disclose $106,385 for 2,189 square feet, office for 36 months 1333 N. Buffalo Drive, Suite 140, Las Vegas 89128 Landlord: Lawrence B. Miller and Geraldine F. Miller, Trustees of Miller Trust and Chris Hougie Landlord agent: Chris Emanuel of Virtus Commercial Tenant: Black Bear Oil Corporation Tenant agent: Chris Emanuel of Virtus Commercial $92,727 for 2,400 square feet, industrial for 36 months 4825 Quality Court, Suite B, Las Vegas 89103
Landlord: LTL LLC Landlord agent: Renae Russo of Colliers International Tenant: The Boring Company Tenant agent: Troy Tobler of Virtus Commercial $84,252 for 1,170 square feet, office for 60 months 7885 W. Sunset Road, Suite 150, Las Vegas 89113 Landlord: Allen-Milan LLC Landlord agent: Soozi Jones Walker and Bobbi Miracle of Commercial Executives Real Estate Services Tenant: Black Mountain Wealth Management Tenant agent: Did not disclose $69,240 for 2,660 square feet, industrial for 38 months 746 Pilot Road, Las Vegas 89119 Landlord: Signature Leasing Group LLC Landlord agent: Leo Biederman of Cushman and Wakefield Commerce Tenant: Clear Solutions Group LLC Tenant agent: Mare Gore of Keller Williams $31,596 for 1,170 square feet, office for 24 months 7885 W. Sunset Road, Suite 140, Las Vegas 89113 Landlord: Allen-Milan LLC Landlord agent: Soozi Jones Walker and Bobbi Miracle of Commercial Executives Real Estate Services Tenant: Mike Dolce MMA Inc. Tenant agent: Did not disclose $8,050 for 559 square feet, retail for 12 months 15 Via Brianza, Suite 100, Henderson 89011 Landlord: Signal Butte Investors LLC Landlord agent: Robert S. Hatrak II of Virtus Commercial Tenant: Level Development Tenant agent: Robert S. Hatrak II of Virtus Commercial
BUSINESS LICENSES Naked City Ink Business type: General retail sales Address: 1551 S. Commerce St., Suite 200, Las Vegas Owner: Mark T. Zeilman Nancy J. Blend Business type: Real estate sales Address: 10220 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 3, Las Vegas Owner: Nancy J. Blend Neteffect Business type: Trucking Address: 5575 S. Durango Drive, Suite 110, Las Vegas Owner: Neteffect LLC Nevada Cake Supply Business type: Dessert online sales Address: 624 Tyler Ridge Ave., Henderson
Re Owner: Beverly Mann, Robert Mann New Look Collision Center LLC Business type: Automotive Address: 50 N. Gibson Road, Suite 100, Henderson Owner: New Look Collision Center LLC Painted Desert Golf Club Business type: Restaurant Address: 5555 Painted Mirage Road, Las Vegas Owner: Arcis Hospitality Partners LLC Parlor 430 LLC Business type: Secondhand dealer Address: 430 E. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Melissa Roche Pascal Business type: General retail sales Address: 8975 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 130, Las Vegas Owner: Pascal F. Carvotta Patriot Mobile Home Park NV LLC Business type: Administrative office space Address: 2350 S. Jones Blvd., Suite 101, Las Vegas Owner: Millan Investments LLC Paula Main Business type: Personal trainer Address: 1979 Via Firenze, Henderson Owner: Paula Main Pointe of Grace Dance Center Business type: Instruction services Address: 7280 W. Azure Drive, Suite 110, Las Vegas Owner: KLLB Ent LLC Posare Med Spa Business type: Cosmetological establishment Address: 5803 W. Craig Road, Suite 104, Las Vegas Owner: Modesta Damiani LLC Proaction Recovery Business type: Auto reclaiming Address: 3445 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite 105, North Las Vegas Owner: Proaction Recovery Inc. Proto Images Business type: Photography Address: 6635 Montezuma Castle Lane, Las Vegas Owner: Kenneth A. Proto Pure Performance Business type: Instruction services Address: 4079 N. Rancho Drive, Suite 130, Las Vegas Owner: Carless Queen Quality Hearing Aids Business type: Professional services Address: 8670 W. Cheyenne Ave., Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Steglor LLC
R and R Autoworks Business type: Automotive garage/ service station Address: 2428 N. Jones Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Rafael Arroyo Radiant Solar Solutions Business type: Solar energy Address: 1349 W. Galleria Drive, Suite 100, Henderson Owner: Solargyz LLC Raul’s Lawn Service Business type: Property maintenance Address: 5781 Rio Tinto Way, Las Vegas Owner: Raul’s Lawn Service Redding Logistics Transportation Business type: Management/consulting service Address: 2800 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 7E, Las Vegas Owner: Albert Shufelberger Reena Ice Cream Business type: Ice cream truck Address: 2850 E. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Reena Devi Kumra Renee Studio 6 Business type: General retail sales Address: 8975 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 130, Las Vegas Owner: Renee Belton Reset Management Consultants Inc. Business type: Management/consulting service Address: 1050 Indigo Drive, Suite 140, Las Vegas Owner: Angela Quinn Resortstay International LLC Business type: Management/consulting service Address: 2310 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Suite 100, Las Vegas Owner: Alan Dickler Riazi Tax Services Business type: Business support service Address: 2350 S. Jones Blvd., Suite 101, Space 207, Las Vegas Owner: Seyed A. Riazi
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RLB Towing Business type: Automobile towing service Address: 2915 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 4, Las Vegas Owner: Danny Lopez
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Rosales Wholesale Pallets Business type: Bankrupt merchandise Address: 4550 Donovan Way, North Las Vegas Owner: Felicitos Deniz
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Records and Transactions 108, North Las Vegas Owner: S&P Investment Inc. Ruby Finch LLC Business type: General retail sales Address: 8975 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 130, Las Vegas Owner: Monet Theriault Safeguard by Strong Business type: Business consultant Address: 6327 Antelope Creek Court, North Las Vegas Owner: Randall Strong Sage Behavioral Health Business type: Professional services – medical Address: 2620 Regatta Drive, Suite 102, Las Vegas Owner: Christine S. Moninghoff, D.Bh., PLLC Salt Room LV Business type: Massage establishment Address: 1958 Village Center Circle, Suites 6-7, Las Vegas Owner: The Salt Room Inc. Salvador Business type: Adult care home Address: 2804 Graceful Grove Ave., North Las Vegas Owner: Catherine D. Salvador Sears Protection Company Business type: Management/consulting service Address: 4854 W. Lone Mountain Road, Las Vegas Owner: Gary Mitzner Sensational Shine Cleaning Service Business type: Janitorial service Address: 1519 Highfield Court, North Las Vegas Owner: Brittany T. Scalise She Elegance Delights Business type: Miscellaneous sales/ service Address: 517 Dolphin Point Court, North Las Vegas Owner: Shonna Joiner Sheila Lynch Business type: Real estate sales Address: 5550 Painted Mirage Road, Suite 140, Las Vegas Owner: Sheila Lynch Shinnick Ryan & Ransavage PC Business type: Professional services Address: 4001 Meadows Lane, Las Vegas Owner: Duane Shinnick Shuang Hui Group USA Inc. Business type: Business support service Address: 2000 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 1006, Las Vegas Owner: Lei Longsheng Silver State Metals LLC Business type: Jewelry store Address: 1310 E. Lake Mead Blvd.,
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BUILDING PERMITS $4,589,680, tenant improvement 2321 N. Rainbow Blvd., Las Vegas AR Mays Construction Inc. $2,999,836, residential-remodel 579 Lairmont Place, Henderson Nu Tone Inc. $2,586,750, commercial-education new 1385 E. Cactus Ave., Henderson Ethos/Three Architecture $2,500,000, tenant improvement 3602 E. Bonanza Road, Las Vegas R&O Construction $1,727,369, pool and/or spa 964 Olivia Parkway, Henderson Mojave Blue Pools & Design LLC $750,000, tenant improvement 2411 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Terra Nova Industries $675,892, tenant improvement 23 Fremont St., Las Vegas Whiting Turner Contracting Company $600,000, commercial-assembly group 7801 W. Alexander Road, Las Vegas Affordable Concepts Inc.
$221,911, residential-new 2556 Pont Marie Drive, Henderson Richmond American Homes of Nevada
$134,744, residential-new 1649 Singing Sands Ave., Henderson DR Horton Inc.
$217,475, residential-new 2824 Josephine Drive, Henderson Richmond American Homes of Nevada
$132,055, residential-new 5713 Pleasant Palms St., North Las Vegas J.F. Shea Co., Inc.
$217,087, residential-new 2820 Josephine Drive, Henderson Richmond American Homes of Nevada
$131,381, residential-rehabilitation 3509 Tesoro Del Valle Court, North Las Vegas Unique Builder Co.
$203,258, residential-new 446 Beautiful Hill Court, Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada LLC
$130,585, residential-new 3103 Paladi Ave., Henderson KB Home Nevada Inc.
$176,331, residential-new 1662 Singing Sands Ave., Henderson DR Horton Inc.
$130,230, electrical 3901 Donna St., North Las Vegas T&M Controls Inc.
$165,241, residential-new 1654 Singing Sands Ave., Henderson DR Horton Inc. $148,712, residential-new 6732 Bristle Falls St., Las Vegas Ryland Homes $146,721, residential-new 925 Via Del Campo, Henderson Dunhill Homes $145,834, residential-new 1657 Singing Sands Ave., Henderson DR Horton Inc.
$475,069, commercial-alteration 2414 E. Cheyenne Ave., North Las Vegas Allco Construction Inc.
$143,061, residential-new 1658 Singing Sands Ave., Henderson DR Horton Inc.
$409,998, commercial-addition 5982 Losee Road, North Las Vegas High Desert Petroleum Inc.
$142,483, residential-new 6726 Bristle Falls St., Las Vegas Ryland Homes
$350,000, wall and/or fence 384 Fox Hill Drive, Las Vegas Hirschi Masonry LLC
$140,498, residential-new 6955 Lakota Summit Court, Las Vegas DR Horton Inc.
$325,000, tenant improvement 616 E. Carson Ave., Suite 140, Las Vegas Breslin Builders $293,550, commercial-addition 1000 E. Cheyenne Ave., North Las Vegas High Desert Petroleum Inc. $285,000, commercial-remodel 1290 W. Warm Springs Road, Henderson GSR Enterprises LLC $234,054, residential-new 2828 Josephine Drive, Henderson Richmond American Homes of Nevada $233,666, residential-new 2908 Saint Roman St., Henderson Richmond American Homes of Nevada
$140,289, residential-new 1653 Singing Sands Ave., Henderson DR Horton Inc. $138,815, residential-new 5615 Mackenzie Park Court, Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $137,294, residential-new 893 Spring Tide Ave., Henderson KB Home Nevada Inc. $136,352, residential-new 597 Via Medici, Henderson Century Communities of Nevada $135,177, residential-new 6965 Lakota Summit Court, Las Vegas DR Horton Inc.
$130,000, electrical 8440 Brody Marsh Ave., Las Vegas Ener-Tech of Nevada LLC $130,000, electrical 431 Astillero St., Las Vegas Tejas Underground LLC $126,054, residential-new 6720 Bristle Falls St., Las Vegas Ryland Homes $126,054, residential-new 6712 Bristle Falls St., Las Vegas Ryland Homes $125,000, tenant improvement 905 S. Grand Central Parkway, Suite 1756, Las Vegas TJU Construction Inc. $124,263, residential-new 239 Moonshot St., Henderson Richmond American Homes of Nevada $123,813, residential-new 8119 Turquoise Tide Drive, Las Vegas DR Horton Inc.
3111 Paladi Ave., Henderson KB Home Nevada Inc. $113,173, residential-new 3107 Paladi Ave., Henderson KB Home Nevada Inc. $112,397, residential-new 1525 Spiced Wine Ave., Suite 17104, Henderson Ryland Homes $112,397, residential-new 1525 Spiced Wine Ave., Suite 17102, Henderson Ryland Homes $110,678, residential-new 932 Via Del Campo, Henderson Century Communities of Nevada $107,085, commercial-remodel 835 Seven Hills Drive, Suite 180, Henderson Akal Construction $106,118, commercial-remodel 2821 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, Suite 101, Henderson Nevada General Construction $105,904, residential-new 6736 Valcour St., Las Vegas Ryland Homes $104,911, residential-new 1525 Spiced Wine Ave., Suite 17103, Henderson Ryland Homes $101,457, residential-new 3708 Corte Bella Hills Ave., North Las Vegas J.F. Shea Co., Inc.
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$122,187, residential-new 6741 Bristle Falls St., Las Vegas Ryland Homes
DBA - Debt Buyers Association International Annual Conference 2015 Location: Aria Dates: Feb. 3-5 Expected attendance: 1,200
$120,000, commercial-remodel 7390 Eastgate Road, Suite 100, Henderson Living Ecology
NTP Distribution Show 2015 Location: Venetian Dates: Feb. 3-5 Expected attendance: 1,500
$117,055, residential-new 5717 Pleasant Palms St., North Las Vegas J.F. Shea Co., Inc.
World of Concrete 2015 Las Vegas Location: Convention Center Dates: Feb. 3-6 Expected attendance: 48,000
$115,203, residential-new 316 Point Loma Ave., North Las Vegas Century Communities of Nevada $113,865, residential-new 6732 Valcour St., Las Vegas Ryland Homes $113,173, residential-new
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College of Southern Nevada 6375 W. Charleston Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89146 702-651-5000 • csn.edu
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UNLV 4505 S. Maryland Parkway Las Vegas, NV 89154 702-895-3011 • unlv.edu
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Liberal arts/liberal studies, business administration/ general management, science technologies/technicians
Michael Richards, president
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5,059
Bachelor’s, master’s, doctorate
Biological sciences, psychology, hospitality management
Len Jessup, president
Nevada State College 1125 Nevada State Drive Henderson, NV 89002 702-992-2000 • nsc.edu
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Bachelor’s
Nursing, psychology, business administration
Bart Patterson, president
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Touro University Nevada 874 American Pacific Drive Henderson, NV 89014 702-777-8687 • tun.touro.edu
1,319
Did not disclose
Certificate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctorate
Doctor of osteopathic medicine, master of physician assistant studies, master of education
Shelley Berkley, CEO
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Kaplan College 3535 W. Sahara Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89102 702-368-2338 • kaplancollege.com/las-vegas-nv
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Certificate, associate
Practical nursing, medical assistant, pharmacy tech
Lisia Moore, executive director
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Roseman University of Health Sciences 11 Sunset Way Henderson, NV 89014 702-990-4433 • roseman.edu
820
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Bachelor’s, master’s, doctorate
Doctor of pharmacy, bachelor of science in nursing, master of business administration
Renee Coffman, president
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Everest College - Henderson 170 N. Stephanie St. Henderson, NV 89074 702-567-1920 • everest.edu/campus/henderson
690
Did not disclose
Certificate, associate
Medical assistant, nursing, medical administrative assistant
Steve Guell, president
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DeVry University 2490 Paseo Verde Parkway, Suite 150 Henderson, NV 89074 702-933-9700 • devry.edu
440
127
Associate, bachelor’s, master’s
Technical management, business administration, network and communications management
David Lee, interim campus director
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Sierra Nevada College 4300 E. Sunset Road, Suite E-1 Henderson, NV 89014 702-434-6599 • sierranevada.edu
300
60
Master’s
Master of arts in teaching, master of education, master of arts in administration
Beth Bouchard, teacher education department chair
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University 4475 England Ave., Suite 315 Nellis Air Force Base, NV 89191 702-643-0762 • erau.edu/lasvegas
285
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Associate, bachelor’s, master’s
Aeronautics, technical management, project management
Julie Williamson, campus director
Carrington College 5740 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 140 Las Vegas, NV 89119 702-514-3236 • carrington.edu
255
113
Certificate, associate
Respiratory care, medical assisting, physical therapist assistant
Janet Kent, executive director
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Academy of Hair Design 5191 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 150 Las Vegas, NV 89146 702-878-1185 • ahdvegas.com
115
130
Certificate
Cosmetology, hair design, esthetics
Carol Garrett, manager
13
Nova Southeastern University 3430 E. Flamingo Road, Suite 103 Las Vegas, NV 89121 702-868-3323 • fischlerschool.nova.edu
80
42
Certificate, associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctorate
Educational leadership, education certification
Maureen A. Diaz, coordinator
14
European Massage Therapy School 9440 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 250 Las Vegas, NV 89117 702-202-2455 • school-for-massage.com
63
80
Certificate
Massage therapy
John Teng, director
15
The International School of Hospitality 3614 E. Sunset Road, Suite 110 Las Vegas, NV 89120 702-947-7200 • tisoh.com
50
246
Certificate, diploma
Event planning, concierge, wedding coordination and design
Timothy Lam, executive director
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r. Mable Smith has become a role model to her students as well as members within the community. The pioneer in nursing education in Las Vegas has been a knowledgeable and distinguished professional throughout her career, which is noteworthy for many things, including efforts to emphasize the importance of nursing all over the country. Smith’s messages to prospective Roseman students is posted prominently on the school’s website: “Roseman University’s ABSN program is a wonderful opportunity for those who are looking for a career change and for college graduates who have experienced a change of heart over their first degree. Regardless of how you’ve come to consider nursing
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as a career choice, if you have a bachelor’s degree, our accelerated nursing program could be a great fit for you.” Going in to 2015, Roseman nursing students can expect to be busy, thanks to Smith, who said she’s working to “add additional education offerings and advance interprofessional education, especially with Roseman College of Medicine.” She plans to develop graduate programs in the college of nursing; create a web-based resource for nurse educators and administrators; expand community relations to ensure consistency in goals and outcomes; provide consulting services to nurse educators/administrators; and engage in professional development. — Howard Riell
and revamping Scientific Games’ global compliance process to align the business units and ensure the highest level of technical compliance. Much of Kilmer’s effort in 2015 will be focused on technology. One of her team’s goals is to expand Bally’s Nevada-New Jersey slot link to other states. Kilmer’s team is also looking at skillbased games and mobile gaming within a casino to attract the younger generation. Nevada regulators have asked her team to help them understand the technology so they can craft regulations and technical standards to bring it to casinos. “This is going to be another whirlwind year at Bally,” Kilmer said. “I have assumed a much larger role, managing all product compliance for our combined gaming division. My team and responsibilities have nearly doubled. I’m excited
about the challenge, and my major goal for 2015 will be bringing our two incredible teams together, integrating the best of our processes and procedures, and making sure that we don’t miss a beat.” Away from work, Kilmer continues mentoring and volunteering in the community with her family, including at food banks. She recently joined the community advisory board of St. Jude’s Ranch for Children and wants to use her expertise to help them cost-effectively expand their services to serve more children and families. “I don’t think there is any kind of secret sauce to success in life and business,” she said. “I wish there was. It is all about trying, learning, and trying again, and making sure that you stay focused on your end goal.” — Howard Riell
is pleased to announce that Jennifer Braster has been recognized as a 2015 Woman to Watch and Retired Chief Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court A. William Maupin has become of counsel to the firm.
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Kassi Belz
President
MassMedia
K I believe the key to success is not only pursuing your passion, but surrounding yourself with talented people who share your commitment and drive you to succeed.
assi Belz has spent her career positioning and building brands, providing strategic vision and managing campaigns that garner compelling business results. As president of MassMedia in Henderson, Belz brings more than 12 years of experience leading diverse teams in developing and implementing awardwinning communication and marketing campaigns for clients in the health care, corporate, utilities, government and food service industries. Since she joined MassMedia in 2005, the agency has grown from a boutique firm into a multimillion-dollar integrated marketing company that provides a wide variety of valuable services to local, regional and national clients. The formation of MassMedia’s digital department served as Belz’s most significant achievement in 2014, she said. “While our agency has operated in the digital space for many years, we
recognized the importance of developing a dedicated department to meet the increasingly complex digital marketing needs of companies across the nation,” Belz said. “MassMedia now offers a full suite of digital services, including website strategy and development, social media strategy, content strategy, video production, digital media buying and online brand management.” Belz is poised to further expand the company’s reach in 2015. She has developed a focused strategy to build upon the company’s successes in the upcoming year, including efforts to expand the agency’s new digital department and grow MassMedia’s client base. Business development will serve as a top priority as well, as Belz seeks to further position MassMedia as a trusted partner for leading brands across the nation. The months ahead will also see her take on greater responsibility when she becomes a partner.
“In 2015, I will continue to build upon MassMedia’s reputation for producing effective, thought-provoking campaigns,” she said. “I also look forward to expanding MassMedia’s diverse client roster by focusing on the acquisition of new business from local, regional and national companies.” Belz’s passion her profession, she reflects, has never wavered. “Throughout my career, I have benefitted tremendously from my passion for public relations, marketing and advertising,” she said. “I believe the key to success is not only pursuing your passion, but surrounding yourself with talented people who share your commitment and drive you to succeed. Hard work and dedication have also played an instrumental role in my success. If you dedicate yourself to something — whether it is your career, marriage or children — and put in the effort, you will experience success.” — Howard Riell
Danielle Ford Founder
Young Mom’s Club/Social Lights Video
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A teen mom is trying to figure out how to graduate, dealing with their parents, their relationship status. … But if she can get through those first few years, she can come out (as) an empowered woman.”
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t 17, Danielle Ford was another statistic, and not a good one. She was pregnant with her first child, ready to drop out of high school and dealing with an abusive relationship. Things got worse. She eventually became a single mom with two kids and was working three jobs while going to beauty school. She persevered, thanks to determination and a relentless work ethic. For the past few years, she has been sharing her insights with young moms in hopes of helping them through similar experiences. “It’s the little things that people do, the little looks, the snubbing,” she said of the teen mom experience. “You have to think: a teen mom is also trying to figure out how to graduate, dealing with their parents, their relationship status. … But if she can get through those first few years, she can come out (as) an empowered woman.”
Ford opened up a skin care busi- “Young Mom’s Club doesn’t even have ness where she learned, through some many members from Las Vegas,” she studying and trial and error, quite a bit added. “We have members from Africa, about marketing. But when she tapped Australia, the UK; it’s very far reaching.” into online marketing, she eventually Ford has done one-on-one consultabandoned the skin care business and ing for young moms, released a free opened up Social Lights Video, which e-workbook, “The 7 Steps to Being a specializes in teaching clients how to Kick Ass Young Mom.” She also spoke produce and use videos to market their at TedX Fremont East Women in 2012 business online. She now specializes in about focusing on “shifting our mindset helping all types of businesses learn the to something more positive” when disins and outs of online marketing using cussing the topic of teen motherhood. video and other means. This year, she will publish a full-length “I realized I could work from home book on the subject. and be more involved with my kids. I Ford is also working to create a lomade that shift about five years ago,” cal nonprofit — in collaboration with six said Ford, 28. other young moms — that will focus on Ford is also the founder of Young self-esteem workshops and providing Mom’s Club, an online forum that em- financial and volunteer support to local powers young mothers to achieve life charities that help young mothers with and career goals and get past judgment basic needs and other support services. and criticism often heard from the public. — Brian Sodoma
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Holly Reese
Senior and Transgender Programs Manager
The Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada
A I’m excited about continued expansion in the future, and the fact that I’m a part of so many people’s lives.
s an out lesbian who has long been active in the LGBTQ community — including serving on the board and as queer antiviolence advocacy services coordinator for Gender Justice Nevada — Holly Reese was shocked into action when she attended a 2011 Transgender Day of Remembrance, which memorializes those who have been killed because of transphobia, and heard the story of a transgender woman of color who had been beaten, stabbed, shot, run over and thrown in a dumpster. “I realized we really needed to be talking about this, and thought it was really important that Gender Justice ally with the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada — because the Center is the center of our community,” said Reese. The Texas native, who has a bache-
lor of arts from the University of South which she distributed among the comFlorida, assumed the role of senior and munity last year. transgender programs manager for the Based on the results, she created Center in August of 2014. the center’s first program designed for Since then, Reese has been focus- LGBTQ senior citizens. ing on transgender people and LGBTQ “We have an enormous space at senior citizens. This includes five new the Center that sits vacant during the transgender support groups as well daytime, so we turned it into a seas a clothing exchange, which has nior drop-in room, with Men’s Mongiven away more than 1,100 garments days, Transgender Tuesdays, Women’s since its launch three months ago. This Wednesdays, Lunch & Learn Thursdays year, Reese will continue to expand and Open House Fridays,” said Reese, transgender services at the Center who also plans to use the survey rewith a new program for married cou- sults to secure funding for wellness and ples with one partner who is undergo- transportation for seniors at the Cening gender transition, as well as a social ter, and also hopes to create a resource group for transgender youth and a sup- guide of local LGBTQ-friendly busiport group for parents of transgender nesses, restaurants and other services. children. “I’m excited about continued expansion Reese is also committed to growing in the future, and the fact that I’m a part services for LGBTQ senior citizens 50 of so many people’s lives.” years and older, and devised a survey — Danielle Birkin
Cynthia Berry
Regional Vice President of Operations
21st Century Oncology
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ynthia Berry always knew she Today, as a vice president for 21st wanted to be a nurse; but be- Century Oncology, Berry is happy coming an administrator was playing a role in her team members’ never part of the plan. After working professional development. “I really bedside for 10 years, she began a mas- enjoy fostering that personal growth ter’s degree program that eventually of employees and the team as we proled her to an opportunity to lead a criti- vide the highest level of care,” she said. cal care team in 2007, and she has flourBerry enjoys the challenges that ished as an administrator ever since. come with balancing a budget while Berry’s drive for graduate nurs- delivering quality care and still eming school was born out of a desire to braces a patient-first mindset. “I reteach other nurses and those new to ally still consider myself a nurse. … My the field. “At a very young age, I had focus is not to take from the quality a desire to be a nurse. I never really of care the community receives. It’s considered anything else,” she said. actually quite the opposite,” she said. “(But) about 10 years into being a criti- “For me it’s always about changing and cal care nurse, I started to develop a developing.” desire to be a nurse educator.” — Brian Sodoma
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Anita Romero Senior Vice President/ Staff Operations and Technology
Southwest Gas Corp.
A We’re always fundraising. There are always areas we can tap.
s a high school junior in New target a greater number of smaller fun- into a director of engineering role in 1997 Mexico, Anita Romero lived on draising opportunities and events. For and then to a vice president position by her own and worked three part- years, local retailers or restaurants have, 2002. She won the Southwest Gas Salute time jobs to make ends meet. Food at certain times of the year, given a por- to Excellence Award in 1999 for her coststamps helped, but she was often des- tion of sales to the food bank. Three containment efforts. In 2002, Gas Utilperate for basic needs. Years later, the Square is targeting more of these small ity Manager Magazine also named her successful Southwest Gas executive is but significant opportunities. “Manager of the Year.” now doing her part to make sure those “The dollar amounts aren’t as large, Romero is proud of Southwest Gas’s who are food insufficient in Las Vegas but you can diversify the income stream,” philanthropic culture. She enjoys parare taken care of. Romero said. “We’re always fundraising. ticipating in the company’s Blue-Building Romero will be this year’s chairman There are always areas we can tap.” Lives Up Everywhere community initiative. of the board for Three Square, the valAnother goal for Romero and her Every year, the effort creates volunteer ley’s largest and fastest-growing food team is to increase the nutritional value teams to help with events like home imbank. She will also help the organiza- of the food the Three Square team dis- provement projects for needy families or tion transition from its start-up phase by tributes. “People who are food insecure packing lunches for local school children, helping to implement a more sustain- don’t have all the nutrition they need.” among other community engagements. able financial strategy that is less reliant Romero moved to Southern Nevada “Our employees live and work here, on large foundation donors. in 1992 and joined Southwest Gas as a so it’s important for them to be involved Romero and her team are currently manager of design and standards. A me- in the community.” she said. working with a marketing firm to help chanical engineer by trade, she moved — Brian Sodoma
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Naylor & Braster
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ommitted to providing a voice for those who can’t speak for themselves, attorney Jennifer Braster is an outspoken advocate for the animals, uniting her legal knowledge and know-how with her lifelong love of our four-legged friends. A native of Philadelphia, Braster is a founding partner of Naylor & Braster, which she co-launched last year following stints with Pisanelli Bice and Lionel Sawyer & Collins, where she honed her litigation experience. But after a year as a stayat-home-mom, she wanted the ability to better balance her home and professional lives, and also wanted the freedom to pick and choose her own battles. “Now that I have my own firm, I can
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take on (animal welfare) cases that might not be as professionally profitable, but allow me to take my skills and apply them to something I’m passionate about,” said Braster. Braster regularly educates attorneys on animal law and is steadfast in her commitment to putting pet owners in touch with lawyers who can help them. Furthermore, this year, Braster intends to reach out to animal lobbyists to see if there’s any way she can assist with anything in the legislation, while also continuing her quest to help change procedures and ordinances related to pets, who are currently considered property under the law. — Danielle Birkin
to Karen Rubel, our Woman to Watch, from the Board of Trustees, Staff and Volunteers. We are proud of you!
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Kim Amato
Executive Director
Baby’s Bounty
I Parents shouldn’t have to choose between a crib and groceries.
n 2008, Kim Amato was serving as the executive director of the Nevada Homeless Alliance, and discovered a gap in services for newborns. “At our annual Project Homeless Connect, I was seeing mothers bringing in (infants) with clothes that were too big, and then I began wondering what it’s like to bring a newborn home from the hospital when you have no home,” said the former art consultant and owner of Amato Art Works. Haunted by these images, the New Jersey native began investigating how often newborns were being released from the hospital without the proper clothing and supplies for their health, safety and well-being, and discovered that indeed, many new parents have no appropriate provisions whatsoever. So she started reaching out to family, friends, churches,
schools, businesses and eventually the sustainability — “we’re in year seven, but government, and founded Baby’s Bounty. we want to be around for year 17,” she Now in its seventh year, Baby’s Bounty said — and is also committed to further provides families in need — who must be promoting the organization’s Safe Sleep referred to the organization — with Baby program, which advocates the ABCs of Bundles, which include a portable crib, safe sleep, namely: babies should sleep car seat, bathtub with hygiene products, Alone, on their Backs, in a Crib. blankets, bottles, a carrier, and all types of “In our community over a five-year clothing, from socks and onsies to entire period, 113 babies died from sleeping outfits, many with the tags still attached, with an adult or another sibling,” Amato thanks to the generosity of Southern Ne- said. “So we have a statewide message vada individuals and businesses. and have collaborated with the health “In our first year, we helped about 175 division. Babies in need can receive a babies, whereas last year we served 733 portable crib through the referral probabies — including 19 sets of twins,” Am- cess, because parents shouldn’t have to ato said, adding that this breaks down choose between a crib and groceries.” to about 60 Bundles per month that inNow a national presence with an afclude some 2,500 pieces of clothing. filiate in Maryland, “We’re eager to share In 2015, Amato hopes to find better in other communities, because we may ways to collaborate on funding with Clark be small, but we’re mighty,” Amato said. County agencies in order to enhance — Danielle Birkin
Visi n. We’d like to congratulate our own Kassi Belz for being honored as one of the 2015 Women to Watch. Working with you – and growing with you – is a genuine privilege for all of us. Here’s to you, Kassi.
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Karen Rubel Vice President for Development
Nathan Adelson Hospice
D Every day is an opportunity to learn something new. I also believe you can’t be afraid to try something new — outside your comfort zone.
ynamic businesswoman Karen RuThe months ahead will see the launch bel helped to make Nathan Adel- of a new initiative called Deciding Tomorson Hospice the largest nonprofit row…Today. This planning program enhospice in Nevada. Her dedication, hard courages families to begin the conversawork and development savvy have led the tion about what they want at the end of organization to an increased donor base their lives. The goal of the program is to and superior hospice and palliative care transform the culture so people shift from treatment programs. She has also worked not talking about dying to feeling comwith key community leaders in donor de- fortable and confident in talking about velopment and has shown true innovation end-of-life wishes. in her approach and work at the hospice. “Our new program, Deciding Tomorrow… A major accomplishment in 2014 was Today, will elevate the community conthe remodel of the flagship inpatient unit versation about end of life care,” she said. on Swenson Street, she said. “I led a team “Our goal for this program is to help people that completed a $2.2-million remodel of feel comfortable talking with their families the facility. The Swenson inpatient facility and physicians about the quality of life was the second hospice inpatient facility they want at the end of their journey.” built in the country. It is a model for other This 2015 community education caminpatient units in the U.S. It was an honor paign, which will complement the Elaine to work to ensure it’s around for another Wynn Palliative Care Program, is de35-plus years.” signed to encompass all comprehensive
end-of-life discussions through specifically designed tools and dedicated team members will provide direction and lead discussions with patients and families, and access and assistance using the Nevada Living Will Lockbox. Rubel will also continue to oversee the $2-million renovation at the hospice’s flagship inpatient unit, improving access and care for the hospice’s future patients and families. She also remains a strong advocate of the hospice’s mission that “no one end the journey of life alone, afraid or in pain.” Her approach to business is the same as her approach to life in general. “I am always in the learning mode,” she said. “Every day is an opportunity to learn something new. I also believe you can’t be afraid to try something new — outside your comfort zone.” — Howard Riell
Congratulations Anita Romero for being named one of the
2015 Women to Watch Anita’s distinguished career and absolute commitment to excellence have made a lasting impact at Southwest Gas and in the communities we serve. We salute Anita and all the other nominees.
Thank you for inspiring us.
Anita Romero Senior Vice President Staff Operations & Technology
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