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Sidetracks that lead forward Business professionals say distractions in the workplace, managed correctly, can be beneficial

BY Howard Riell | Special to VEGAS INC

People are easily distracted, especially at work, which is never good. ¶ Or is it? ¶ A recent University of California, Irvine study showed it took up to 23 minutes to recover from a distraction — small wonder then that work environments full of social-media busybodies and shiny objects can sap productivity. ¶ On the other hand, distractions, Continued on page 15

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05 06 18 Q&A WITH DR. STEVEN DELISLE

The owner of Children’s Dentistry talks about his passion for helping patients with special needs, the importance of good staff morale in the workplace and the possibility that he might one day run for public office.

THE NOTES People on the Move, P4

MEET METRO DINER

New to Nevada but looking to expand its reach quickly, these restaurants, which have been featured on the Food Network, are run locally by Tony Grappo and Tony Alonge. They serve breakfast, lunch and dinner from open to close.

TALKING POINTS The answer may be found within the question, P7

DATA AND PUBLIC INFORMATION A listing of local bankruptcies, bid opportunities, brokered transactions, business licenses and building permits.

MORE VEGAS INC BUSINESS NEWS Calendar: Happenings and events, P17 The List: Nonprofit foundations, P22

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Since its inception, the department has grown to 29 full-service stations and employs about 700 fire personnel and support staff.

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Michael Bruner is chairman of the UNLV communication studies department. Kevin Stoker is bruner stoker director of the Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies.

Whitney White is chief operating officer and chief technology officer of Prime Trust.

Michael Vallante is regional administrator for the Small Business Administration’s Region IX, which covers California, Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii and Guam.

The Otheroom, which offers craft cocktails and gourmet bites, is open at the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace.

The Coop, a shared coworking space, is open at 1925 Village Center Circle, Suite 150, Las Vegas.

Caesars Entertainment received four Loyalty360 Awards: one Platinum Level Award, two Gold Level Awards, and the Platinum Level “360-Degree Award,” recognizing the company as the overall No. 1 loyalty company this year. Loyalty360 is an association focused on customer loyalty.

The Small Business Administration Nevada District office awarded Nevada State Bank the silver Lender of the Year award for 7(a) loan production.

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The Las Vegas Business Academy awarded “Jedi Master” to Steven Brody, Caitlin Lorelli, Michael Matzke and Mackenzie Warren. Matzke, Warren and Lorelli received their juris doctorates, while Brody graduated with a master of business administration. Josh “Chop” Towbin, owner of Towbin Motorcars, was given the Mastership Award.

AviSight received Federal Aviation Administration authorization to fly drones along the Strip.

WestCorp Management Group has been retained to continue managing Dream, SW and Union, three Southern Nevada apartment communities purchased by Blackstone for $170 million. ARA Newmark brokered the transaction. The all-cash transaction marks Blackstone’s first multifamily purchase in Las Vegas.

The Siegel Group Nevada purchased the former Regency Hotel in Texas out of bankruptcy for $5 million. The 241-unit property will be renamed Siegel Suites Dallas.

The Clark County Medical Society awarded Daniel LeCavalier of Touro University Nevada College of Medicine its 2017 Student Rising Star Award.

Matthew Cova is chief financial officer at MountainView Hospital. Lattrice Dickson is associate chief nursing officer.

Lima One Capital is open in Nevada. Jon Jones is its locally based business development representative.

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Touro University Nevada bestowed Keep Memory Alive co-founder Larry Ruvo with an honorary doctorate, recognizing his dedication to providing enhanced treatment and cures for those living with neurological diseases, as well as his work to support caregivers and their needs.

Nevada National Security Site Chief Nuclear Officer Dr. Charles “Chip” Martin was recognized as Distinguished Engineer. This is a new program at the NNSS that recognizes senior-level scientists and engineers for outstanding accomplishments in support of the NNSS national security mission.

Edward Farrell is president of Resorts World Las Vegas. The property plans to open in 2020.

The State of Nevada Housing Division received recognition from the National Association of Government Communicators, earning a Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Award of Excellence, in the category of Branding/Rebranding Campaign. The award honored the website homeispossible.org, which was designed by the Estipona Group.

Pathfinder Partners completed two models and six floor plans at Sky Las Vegas, a 45-story luxury condominium community at 2700 Las Vegas Blvd.

South. The project architect was Klai Juba Architects and sales are being handled by Char Luxury Real Estate.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada and Lutheran Social Services of Nevada are building a campus-style service partnership. Nevada HAND, a nonprofit real estate development and management organization. and its affiliate company, HAND Construction Co., are building the BGCSNV and LSSN buildings that will be on the site of their

newest multifamily affordable housing community.

The 10,000-square-foot Boulder Pines BGCSNV Club will be the nonprofit’s 15th location. The 7,332-square-foot LSSN building will serve as the nonprofit’s new headquarters.

Nevada General Construction is building a 11,900-square-foot corporate office for the MDL Group near Jones Boulevard and Ponderosa Way, scheduled to be completed by the end of the year.

Construction began on Village Three at the Villages at Tule Springs. Pardee Homes, KB Home and CalAtlantic Homes are collectively building more than 1,000 homes.

KTGY Architecture + Planning was recognized at the Gold Nugget Awards ceremony for the firm’s work on nine residential developments.

Cox Communications ranked No. 18 on the 2017 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list.

Cox also was recognized as No. 8 among Top 13 Diversity Councils and No. 13 on the Top 15 Companies for Mentoring list.

Caesars Entertainment appointed IMG as its global licensing representative in a multiyear agreement.

IMG will target home goods, apparel and footwear, wine and spirits, fragrance and beauty products, fashion accessories, travel goods and recreational gaming-themed products.

Poker Central acquired the global television and digital media rights to the World Series of Poker.

Poker Central and ESPN have reached an agreement to expand programming from the tournament including live event coverage and original episodes throughout the year. The agreement marks the first time ESPN will air same-day coverage of the WSOP from day one of the Main Event to the conclusion of the final table.

The Nevada State Veterans Home was awarded the 2017 American College of Healthcare Administrators Eli Pick Facility Leadership Award. Fewer than 9 percent of facilities nationwide meet the criteria.

Summerlin Hospital earned the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Acute Rehabilitation Certification.

Delta Air Lines is partnering with the Las Vegas Aviation Maintenance School, which trains students in aircraft maintenance.

MountainView Hospital earned a three-star rating from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons for its patient care and outcomes in isolated coronary artery bypass grafting procedures.

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Q&A with dr. steven delisle

Dentist’s advice: Treat patients like family

By Rebecca Clifford-Cruz | STAFF WRITER

After shadowing his family dentist for a day, Steven DeLisle decided that’s how he wanted to make his living. “I also enjoyed the aspect of the job where I get to help people and assist in the care of their overall health,” he said. And even after becoming lightheaded after witnessing his first tooth extraction, DeLisle moved forward on his career path. Now, Dr. DeLisle is the owner and dental anesthesiologist at Children’s Dentistry.

Do you have any recent news you’d like to share?

We are currently promoting Saving Smiles, our $1,500 scholarship for those with special needs who are under-resourced. The scholarship is to be used for restorative dentistry. Many special needs individuals are on Medicaid and lose their dental benefits after age 21. When they lose their benefits for dental care, problem teeth often are extracted.

Because of this, we created Saving Smiles so it’s available for those who qualify and need to restore and save their teeth.

From a business perspective, what’s the most difficult part of managing a dental practice?

Putting together a great team of people who work well together, who have integrity and strong work ethic.

This is crucial to creating overall success for your business. If you don’t have a strong team, it affects morale, the work environment becomes negative and the patient’s dental experience suffers. While it is a challenge, I Dr. Steven DeLisle is passionate about treating patients with special needs, and created the Saving Smiles scholarship to have been fortunate to have a devoted help such patients who are under-resourced. (Christopher DeVargas/staff) staff that treats our patients like they the future. the area take Medicaid. Also, recent nature. I can be intense, focused, and would their own family. legislative rulings have expanded I’m always moving forward.

Whom do you admire?

Medicaid in Nevada, so more people You’re qualified to treat chilMy parents showed me what hard qualify for it.

Where do you see yourself in dren with dental anxiety and work, integrity and faith can do for 10 years? special needs. What training me. Growing up, they were a constant What’s your favorite place to My goal is to expand the practice to outside the normal curriculum source of love and support in my life have fun in Las Vegas? have several more offices in Southern did you receive to prepare you and as I’ve grown older, I appreciate I like going to the Strip and checkand Northern Nevada. We are always for that? them more and more. ing out the variety of dining experilooking to further our reach to more When I was growing up, our family ences available. The Strip is a melting members of the community in both took care of my aunt, Susan, who sufWhat is something that people pot for foodies, with everything from parts of the state. fered from severe cerebral palsy. Livmight not know about you? authentic French, Thai and Italian ing with her and helping take care of I used to fly helicopters in my early cuisine, to all-American burgers and What’s the biggest issue facher caused me to have great empathy 20s and was working toward getting fries. ing Southern Nevada? for her and others who have developmy pilot’s license.

There are a lot of new areas under mental disabilities. As far as training, What is your dream job outconstruction and businesses popping after I graduated from dental school, I Is there any business advice side of your current field? up around the valley, such as the new treated more than 2,000 special needs you want to share?

I’m interested in possibly going Raiders stadium, which is a great opand pediatric patients under general A good reputation takes time to into politics as a senator. I enjoy portunity that will attract more visianesthesia during my residency at build but very little time to ruin. My meeting new people and networking. tors and businesses, as well as traffic.

Loma Linda (Calif.) University. advice to business owners and people Also, I have a lot of ideas and want to in the medical profession is to treat make a difference in the community, Is it difficult for low-income What personality trait helps your patients as though they are your so being in politics and having a hand people to get access to dental you the most? family, and they will become lifelong in decision-making would be a great services?

I’ve always been willing to try new clients. benefit to what I’m looking to do in I don’t think so. Plenty of offices in things — I’m a bit of a trailblazer by

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Diners get what they want when they want it ture locations.

By Rebecca Clifford-Cruz staff writer

Metro Diner, which was featured on the Food Network’s “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives,” offers new takes on classic dishes, such as fried chicken and waffles with homemade strawberry butter and Charleston shrimp and grits.

Longtime Las Vegas restaurateur Tony Grappo and Tony Alonge, who recently relocated from Florida, operate the Las Vegas locations.

Where do you see yourself and or company in five years from now?

As a company, we’re looking to open between 30 and 50 diners a year. We plan to have eight diners in the Las Vegas Valley. We are opening at Serene and Eastern avenues by the end of the year. We plan to expand into Laughlin, Reno and Carson City. We also plan to expand into Arizona and Utah.

Who are your customers?

The atmosphere at Metro Diner is not like a typical diner. What exactly is different?

Metro Diner has something for everyone. We see families coming in for breakfast and college students coming in for lunch. We see everyone from blue-collar workers to business professionals.

We have elements that bring you back to an old-school diner, like the black-and-white checkered floors, open kitchen and chalkboards. Those Tony Grappo, left, and Tony Alonge operate Metro Diner, which has three locations things are combined with updated, in Southern Nevada with another scheduled to open by the end of the year. welcoming décor — the signs, the What is your most popular dish?

(Wade Vandervort/special to vegas inc) white brick wall, wood and paint Our chicken and waffles is handstones, subtle green tables and chrome down our most popular dish. The chickMetro Diner accents on the bar. you move your business forward. en is fresh, brined for 24 hours and marAddress: 9595 W. Tropicana Ave. and inated for 24 hours before it is ready to 7305 S. Rainbow Blvd. in Las Vegas; be cooked. The waffles are topped with What obstacles has your business Why do you serve breakfast, lunch 249 N. Stephanie St. in Henderson a fresh-made strawberry butter and the overcome? and dinner from open until close?

Phone: 702-505-9810 (Tropicana), dish is served with a sweet and spicy 725-333-8974 (Rainbow), 702-728-5721 There’s a tremendous amount of We want to provide our guests the sauce composed of maple syrup and a competition here. Customers are unexperience they want when they want (Stephanie) dash of Louisiana hot sauce. forgiving because there are so many it. We have night-shifters coming in Email: info@metrodiner.com Website: metrodiner.com options here; you can’t afford to mess when we open who want dinner beHours of operation: 7 a.m.-9 p.m.

Friday up.

But if you do a good job, customers cause they have been working all night What is your business philosophy?

Saturday; 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Sunday and will be loyal and tell their friends. and they deserve to be able to get We follow “the Metro Diner way” through Thursday that. And breakfast for dinner — who and its three guiding principles: peoOwned/operated by: Tony Alonge and doesn’t want that? ple first, fun and courage.

What do you like best about doing Tony Grappo, Joint Venture Partners In business since: 2017, locally What’s your overarching goal?

Our culture is about taking care of guests. Making sure the food is perfect every time is our No. 1 priority. If we ever make mistakes, we will apologize and fix it immediately.

What’s the best business advice

you’ve received?

Consider location first. If you can be at the corner of Main and Main, people will see you every day when they are driving or out shopping. It’s good to be by businesses and by retail. It helps

business in Las Vegas?

We’ve been able to hire many sharp, enthusiastic team members. Many of them have had restaurant experience and know what’s expected. They’re easy to train, and we offer them opportunities. Several employees from our first location have already been offered management positions for fu-

You are new to the community.

How are you getting yourself known?

It’s all about reaching out and engaging with our communities. We get involved with charity work, we work with local influencers and we win over one guest at a time.

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Look at Zappos and Tony Hsieh: They have molded downtown. Amazon could do that, and we have room for it in the northwest part of town. — Bhess On Mick Akers’ story “A country mile: A vision that stretches from Mexico to Canada looks for traction”: It’s about time we can drive to Phoenix, like we do to LA. This should have been finished in the ’90s.

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guest column: ing with or asking ourselves the right quesroblem-solving and creativity alex raffi tion? The old adage in politics is you answer are the same. When we are solvthe question you want someone to ask, not ing problems, we evaluate our the question they are asking. But that never circumstance, identify opporyields great solutions. Everyone needs to be tunities, visualize scenarios and judge the on the same page and want to find the best option. results before we act.

To find out if you are embarking on a process that will When you are attempting a creative endeavor, you go yield a good solution, you must revisit the issue. Trace the through the same process. The intent is the same. You are evolution of a situation and find the source of the problem building something with intellectual resources. We know before finding a suitable solution. We tend to knee-jerk our that the more you are familiar with a thing, the more qualiconclusions without doing the research and then set forth fied your ideas will be when finding a solution or trying to on a path that was not well planned out. The best way to build a campaign or brand. So creativity is a skill we are all find an answer is to try to understand what the problem is familiar with, because we are all solving problems on a regufrom multiple perspectives. Do you understand the values of lar basis. Yet, people claim, “I’m not creative!” It’s not true. person asking the question? What is the real goal? Is this soIt’s important to understand that the mental muscles lution just a spoke in the wheel of many other solutions that we use to find solutions are the same we use to build ideas, will make up the successful implementation of a larger goal? because it shows us we are always primed to come up with Shifting your perspective of the way you look at an issue something brilliant if we allow ourselves. But sometimes we will likely open up more possibilities and reveal new and come across a challenging problem in which the answer is valuable data necessary to create the best outcome. If you not that clear. Sometimes we act methodically, do research understand the question, the time it will take you to find the and evaluate pros and cons. Other times, we have a split best answer is shortened and clearer to follow. And rememsecond to make a choice. ber: Even when you choose a path, never put on blinders that We go through this process multiple times a day on many keep you from noticing or giving time to other opportunities. levels. We stress and worry about our process and solutions.

There is no warning sign before you come upon a valuable Fortunately, our minds move quickly and are capable of much new perspective or opportunity. You need to pay attention. more than we think, so we can absorb and understand the Alex Raffi is partner and creative director for Imagine Comenvironment that surrounds our problem. The first thing we munications. need to do is consider the question. Is the issue we are deal-

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750,000

Number of Lenovo laptops that came pre-installed with spyware. Laptops sold between August 2014 and June 2015 have a program called VisualDiscovery that gathers web-browsing data and uses it for advertising purposes. The company settled a lawsuit and will pay $3.5 million to 32 states.

143 million

Number of people who have had personal information compromised through an Equifax data breach.

The breach was discovered July 29 and has since been fixed. Before the news went public, three senior executives sold about $1.8 million worth of shares in the company.

17.3%

Increase in shares of GoPro on Sept. 7. The camera company announced it expected to be profitable on an adjusted basis in the third quarter, ahead of the holiday season where it will release new products.

GoPro CEO Nick Woodman expects double-digit revenue growth for 2017.

43%

Share of the U.S. population that is white and Christian, according to the Public Religion Research Institute.

The number is down from 80 percent over the past 40 years.

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Length, in years, that passed between women calling an NFL game on television. In 1987, Gayle Sierens called a regional broadcast of the last game of the NFL season. On Sept. 11, Beth Mowins did the play-by-play for ESPN’s “Monday Night Football,” a nationally televised game.

$25,000

Amount it costs per hour to fly an Air Force jet that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin requested be used for his European honeymoon.

Construction work is done on three large, glass-covered domes as part of an expansion of the Amazon.com campus in downtown Seattle. Amazon said it would spend more than $5 billion to build another headquarters in North America to house as many as 50,000 employees. (associated press file)

Las Vegas among cities vying for Amazon headquarters By mick akers Staff Writer

E-commerce giant Amazon announced plans this month to open a second headquarters in North America, and Las Vegas is among the interested cities.

Steve Hill, director of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, confirmed that a response to the company’s online request for proposal, or RFP, would be submitted on behalf of Southern Nevada.

“We have a very solid relationship with Amazon and will work with Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance and all stakeholders in the Las Vegas area on a response to the RFP,” Hill said.

North Las Vegas, which already has Amazon facilities, will also seek HQ2.

“Amazon has found great success in North Las Vegas with three existing facilities and a rapidly expanding footprint,” North Las Vegas spokeswoman Delen Goldberg said. “The company has experienced firsthand how easy and profitable it is to do business in our city, and we look forward to a continued partnership with Amazon as the company grows its stellar track record of success in North Las Vegas.”

Amazon officials said they would invest more than $5 billion in construction and operations for the headquarters, generating up to 50,000 high-paying jobs. Amazon employs more than 380,000 people worldwide.

“We expect HQ2 to be a full equal to our Seattle headquarters,” said Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO, in a news release. “Amazon HQ2 will bring billions of dollars in upfront and ongoing investments, and tens of thousands of high-paying jobs. We’re excited to find a second home.”

Amazon officials listed their preferences for HQ2’s location: n Metropolitan areas with more than a million people n A stable and business-friendly environment n Urban or suburban locations with the potential to attract and retain strong technical talent n Communities that think big and creatively when considering locations and real estate options.

Additionally, Amazon would like HQ2 to be 30 miles from the population center of the metropolitan area; within a 45-minute drive to an international airport; 1-2 miles away from major highways and arterial roads; and access to mass transit at the site.

Also driving Amazon’s decision: States that offer incentives such as tax credits or exemptions. Nevada has given Amazon millions of dollars in tax abatements in the past to lure its facilities to the state.

Amazon estimates its investments in Seattle generated an additional $38 billion to the city’s economy from 2010 to 2016. Every dollar invested by the company in Seattle generated an additional $1.40 for the city’s economy overall, Amazon estimated.

Large projects such as an Amazon headquarters are what the city is aiming to attract, said Jonas Peterson, Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance president and CEO, “Business headquarters is one of our target industries and we feel we have a great product to offer,” Peterson said. “We’re coordinating with the Governor’s Office of Economic Development and all of our partners in the region to sell the Southern Nevada story.”

The deadline for cities to indicate their interest is Oct. 19. Amazon’s decision is expected in 2018.

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Yucca Mountain panel shows divide between state, rural counties By yvonne gonzalez Staff Writer

A nuclear waste summit in Las Vegas brought Nevada’s opposition to a proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository up against rural counties’ calls for hearing the science behind the project.

This month’s “Yucca Mountain Restart” discussion at the RadWaste Summit featured Robert Halstead, executive director of the governor’s Agency for Nuclear Projects, and Nye County Commissioner Dan Schinhofen. The two discussed the state’s multimillion-dollar investment in the Yucca Mountain fight, and the many steps and options ahead for the massive project.

Yucca Mountain is in Nye County, which stands with eight other rural counties in calling for the licensing process to move forward. Schinhofen renewed those calls, saying the project was a national security issue, not a partisan one.

Most voters in the state are opposed to the proposed repository. Nevada is putting roughly $7.2 milOne thousand feet beneath Yucca Mountain is the lion toward the Yucca Mountain fight over the next horseshoe-shaped tunnel into which waste would be two years. Among Nevadans’ concerns: Seismic ac- carried for disposal, if the project were to be complettivity at the site could result in radioactive material ed. (staff file) leaking into the groundwater, and transportation ity for an accident. routes for the waste would cut through the heart of “But you try to mitigate that,” he said. “The state Las Vegas, creating the possibility of an accident or now, that’s really where their role should be. How do terrorist attack. we get the best safety protocols in place?”

“The state Legislature has really shown support Schinhofen said Nye County welcomed the state’s for this,” Halstead said, referring to the opposition new points of contention and wanted them to be efforts. heard.

Schinhofen said the state had spent $50 million “The state feels the state can’t win in this,” Schinfighting the project since 2002, while Nye County hofen said after the panel. “Well, if they would take has nowhere near the same resources to advocate the other view that this is a multibillion-dollar, mulfor the project. Halstead noted that federal funds tigenerational project, if it’s found to be safe, the made up about half of that $50 million. state wins. I mean, we win big. This rivals the Hoover “Nye County — we don’t have any money,” SchinDam. It’s a huge project that would bring infrastruchofen said. ture, it would bring jobs, it would bring high-paying The state has more than 200 points of contenjobs, it would bring money to our universities.” tion against the project. Halstead said the state was The Nuclear Regulatory Commission decided in preparing more, should the licensing process move August to start gathering information on the Yucca forward.

Mountain project, which has been dead in the years Schinhofen conceded there was always a possibil-

since it lost funding under former President Barack Obama and then-Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev. Schinhofen said this move hurt Southern Nevada, not just his county.

“Doing nothing is not an option,” he said. “Nuclear waste continues to sit around the country posing a national security concern.”

Millions of pages of documents need to be gathered to start rebuilding the framework for handling the licensing process. Schinhofen said that while the state’s response to the NRC’s information gathering was typically negative, Nye County officials told him they had the documents and could hand them over.

“It’s not that big of a lift, but it needs to move forward,” he said.

Schinhofen said it’s the NRC’s job to independently assess the suitability of the site, which has also been floated as a possible location for repurposing and recycling. He cited Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev., who has said that the site should not just be a nuclear waste dump but also a “bastion of nuclear research and reprocessing.”

The rest of Nevada’s congressional delegation, meanwhile, is behind the Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act, which would require local consent for a permanent repository. Legislation under consideration says consent is needed for temporary sites, but not at Yucca Mountain. The NRC is considering applications to host interim sites in Texas and New Mexico.

“It would change the tone” of the conversation, Halstead said, if officials added the provisions in the Consent Act to legislation that seeks to move the project forward.

Halstead said deep distrust between the state and government was sown in the ’80s when the Nuclear Waste Policy Act was amended and Yucca Mountain became the sole site for consideration.

“This type of proceeding is inherently adversarial,” he said. “People have different views of the truth. If in fact the proceeding starts, we’re probably the party that’s best prepared to show up at a case management conference on 60 or 90 days’ notice.”

Delay with development agreement shouldn’t slow stadium construction By adam candee Staff Writer

One of the most important agreements between the National Football League’s Raiders and the Las Vegas Stadium Authority will not be completed until next year, but the delay is not expected to change the stadium construction schedule.

The delay became known on the same day the Clark County Commission unanimously backed the team’s application for a number of zoning permits and waivers on the 62-acre stadium site on Russell Road west of Interstate 15.

The approval includes a condition that the Raiders have a year to solve their significant parking issue — less than 15 percent of the 16,000 parking spaces required by county code exist on the site.

Final approval will come at a later date, but this month’s vote indicates little concern moving forward.

While the meeting took place, Las Vegas Stadium Authority board Chairman Steve Hill released a memo indicating the development agreement between the Raiders and the authority could not be completed until February because of a complication

in finalizing the contract between the team and its construction companies, Mortenson and McCarthy.

Hill earlier set an October deadline for completing all of the agreements needed for the Raiders to begin work on the stadium.

Despite the lack of a finalized development agreement, Hill emphasized that the 30-month construction schedule should remain on track, with Mortenson and McCarthy expected to break ground in late November and complete the project by summer 2020. Any delay in the tight construction timeline could jeopardize the

team’s ability to play the 2020 season in Las Vegas.

The delay involves an issue with attaining a final number for the cost of building the stadium. While the widely reported figure of $1.9 billion is expected to hold, the final estimate is required by law and by Bank of America for its stadium financing.

An internal staff memo to the authority noted that the team would be responsible for whatever occurs in its engineering and construction work on the stadium site prior to the completion of the development agreement.

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Las Vegas developer remembered for service to community By thomas moore Staff Writer

Irwin Kishner, a noted real estate developer, attorney and longtime Las Vegas community leader, died this month. He was 84.

Like so many of Las Vegas’ pioneering businessmen, Kishner was an Eastern transplant. He was born in 1933 in Brooklyn, N.Y., and lived there until he was 13 years old, when his family moved to Florida.

After graduating from high school, he attended the University of Florida, where he earned a bachelor’s degree and began working on his law degree.

After his father died in 1955, Kishner transferred to the University of Miami so he could move in with and care for his mother.

Southern Nevada real estate develKishner began making his mark on oper Irwin Kishner died Sept. 4 at age the Strip soon after moving here in 84. (staff file) 1960. Along with family members alRiviera and north of Convention Cenready living in the area, he invested in ter Drive — which opened in 1961. property near the Riviera and began He and his uncle then built out the working with his great uncle to build a rest of the short street, opening the motel across the street from the FronSomerset House Motel in 1962, the tier.

Somerset Gardens apartment comKishner’s first development as an plex in 1963 and the Somerset Shopowner (along with his uncle) was the ping Center in 1966.

Somerset Apartments on Kishner Just prior to the 2008 recession, Drive — located just south of the old

Kishner was involved in a deal to sell all of his property along Kishner Drive to multinational conglomerate Triple Five for $100 million. However, the economic collapse killed the sale, and Kishner held on to the property along with a $15 million deposit.

Kishner enjoyed a long, storied history in Las Vegas, developing properties and playing a role in the business of the city both during and after its golden era. However, his daughter, Clark County District Judge Joanna Kishner, and local attorney Gerald Gordon (a cousin of Kishner’s whose father, David, worked with Kishner for 20 years) said there was far more to the man than real estate deals.

“Service above self, that was his motto,” said Joanna, who noted Kishner’s longtime membership with the Las Vegas Rotary Club, for which he served as president in 1983-84 and was on its board of directors for 13 years, and his instrumental role in many other community and business groups.

“He considered himself the ambassador of Las Vegas because he loved the community,” she added. “And although he was very generous with philanthropic efforts, he always did it

$10 million pledged to Roseman University By mick akers Staff Writer

The Roseman University College of Medicine received a sizable boost this month in the form of the largest donation in the school’s history.

The Engelstad Family Foundation pledged $10 million to the school to kick off its “Breakthrough in Medicine” fundraising campaign.

The goal of the initiative is to raise $66 million over the next six years toward the opening of the school in Summerlin.

The school will be the first private, nonprofit, doctor of medicine-granting medical school in the state and will work toward filling the state’s longtime need for doctors.

Dr. Mark A. Penn, founding dean of the Roseman University College of Medicine, said Nevada would need to add 2,000 physicians to reach the national average for patient-to-physician ratio.

Kris Engelstad McGarry said the family hoped to provide Las Vegas residents a highquality education and keep doctors here to practice after they graduate.

“One of our focuses is education and contributing back to Las Vegas, to which our fam-

ily really owes its livelihood,” McGarry said.

“We are lucky enough to be here and lucky enough to make a good living, and we would like to enable others to stay here and do the same.”

Penn said the $66 million goal would be broken down into two phases. Phase 1 is about the startup, with the school needing $35 million in the near term to met that goal. Of that, $30 million would go toward operations, and $5 million would go toward building out the facilities that Roseman needs.

Roseman University started the foundation for its College of Medicine in 2010 through the establishment of medical research programs.

In December 2013, the school’s board of trustees unanimously approved a plan to develop an allopathic medical school in Southern Nevada. The College of Medicine is housed at Roseman’s Summerlin campus.

“Roseman University and the Engelstad Family Foundation have a shared vision for our state’s future — a Nevada where every resident has access to high-quality primary care and medical specialties,” said Dr. Renee Coffman, Roseman University president.

as a part of a group rather than trying to have his name stand out — because he thought it was more important that it be part of the community’s responsibility to help rather than have his name up front.”

Gordon agreed. “Irwin should best be remembered for the countless hours and resources he contributed to scores of civic and philanthropic organizations, causes and projects in our community,” he said.

Kishner worked right up to his death from his office in the Somerset Shopping Center on the street that bears his name. In an interview with VEGAS INC two years ago, he spoke about his personal and business plans.

“I have no plans to retire at this point,” he said. “I’ll keep working until I go to the happy hunting ground.

We’re not breaking up the street, either; it will be sold as a complete package. I sold Somerset Apartments several years ago, and the owners have agreed to sell at the same time as me.

It all has more value as a package than as individuals.”

Kishner is survived by his daughters, Joanna (Alexander) Kishner and Sharon Kishner; and grandchildren Joshua, Jillian, Rachel and Risa.

Life is good for home sellers, not so much for buyers, August stats show By thomas moore Staff Writer

August was good for home sellers in Las Vegas, but not so great for buyers, according to numbers released this month by the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors.

The median price of an existing single-family home in August — $260,000 — was 10.6 percent higher than the same month in 2016. Condos and townhomes were also more expensive; the median price was $137,250, up 19.3 percent from last year.

The nature of the housing supply might also please home sellers while frustrating buyers. Statistics show that there are fewer homes for sale, and they’re selling faster.

The GLVAR reported 32.1 percent fewer singlefamily homes on the market without an offer this August compared with last August, and 45.1 percent fewer condos and townhomes.

The numbers also show that 83.3 percent of all existing homes and 90.4 percent of all existing local condos and townhomes sold within 60 days. Last year, those numbers were 76.1 percent and 74.7 percent, respectively.

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Workplace benefits from contagious creativity employers with some of the most celebrated work environments and cultures, such as Zappos and Google, offer diversions and luxe spaces to let employees get away from their desks.

They argue that productivity increases if the brain is given breaks throughout the day.

So, which is it?

Some employers are embracing the notion that distractions — if adroitly managed — can spur productivity and creativity.

“Intuitively, it feels as though a distraction, something that makes it difficult to think or pay attention, is something you want to reduce as much as possible,” said Craig Kirkland, executive vice president and director of retail banking at Nevada State Bank. “There is more information and stimuli competing for our attention than ever before, making it increasingly difficult to curb distractions. The notion that you can ‘keep an employee from getting distracted’ almost requires that you have your thumb on them much of the day, which tends to be rather difficult and which could stifle creativity.”

Employers can, however, “embrace the inevitable distraction,” Kirkland added, “and work to create an environment where it can be used to foster better communication and cultivate more creative thought.”

“I think it is inevitable that people will get distracted at work,” said attorney Jennifer Braster, a partner along with John Naylor in the law firm of Naylor & Braster. “We are humans, not robots. Studies repeatedly show that when you give employees breaks and they get up from their desks, they’re more productive.”

Her suggestion: “Take a walk around the block. Check in with your kids after school. I find that these breaks are helpful and do increase productivity. Plus, it is a better working atmosphere.”

Whether distraction is good or bad “depends on the distraction,” said Bob Sheridan, executive field director of network operations for Cox Communications. “Sometimes we let our time slip away and react to the urgent instead of the important. We all need to learn how to say no sometimes.”

Distractions help when they give us “a needed break from what we’ve been doing,” he said. “We all need to recharge our batteries and sharpen

“There is more information and stimuli competing for our attention than ever before, making it increasingly difficult to curb distractions. The notion that you can ‘keep an employee from getting distracted’ almost requires that you have your thumb on them much of the day, which tends to be rather difficult and which could stifle creativity.”

— Craig Kirkland, executive vice president and director of retail banking at Nevada State Bank

the saw from time to time.”

Conversely, when people abuse the privilege “by constantly interrupting and asking us to do things that they should probably be doing” productivity drops, Sheridan said. “If we don’t learn to say no — for the right reasons — and accept other people’s monkeys (a reference to Ken Blanchard’s “The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey”), we will soon become overloaded.”

Buzzing with Creativity AdYoYo, a Las Vegas-based tech firm that has launched a video-only app that brings thousands of local buyers and sellers together, incorporates an open-office concept and a communal workstation where team members from various departments are able to work closely together, said its president, Christopher Kelly.

The setup, however, is not without challenges.

“When you have multiple people working in a shared workspace, it can be difficult to reduce outside white noise and keep the group focused,” Kelly said. “But we find that this office layout offers more advantages than it does disadvantages.”

Staffers are able to create efficient synergies, brainstorm across departments and receive input from every facet of the operation they otherwise would not be able to accomplish with a cubicle-style office.

“We also have found that our team experiences less burnout or work fatigue because our office environment is always buzzing with the team’s creativity,” Kelly added. “Imagine going into an office where you sit in a chair and stare at a computer screen all day without any distractions. How long do you think you could do that for?

Would you feel like you were working in a vacuum? These are the things we took into consideration when we designed AdYoYo’s office.”

Kelly and his colleagues want their team to work closely together, to know each other well, to inspire each other’s creativity and to make work fun. Energy is contagious, they believe, “and when we look at distractions as team engagement and creativity building, it entirely turns the concept on its head into its true potential.”

Naturally, distractions — even when planned — need to be controlled. At AdYoYo, managers work hard to keep outside distractions from affecting the office. The major challenge of a collaborative environment is keeping everyone on the same track and involved enough in their own work to get their tasks done.

Said Kelly: “We have private offices that are available for any team member to use for an hour or two when they feel the need to hunker down in a quiet space and focus solely on the task at hand. For us, it’s all about balance.”

Respecting that need to privacy remains key. As Kelly said, “There are times when a team member needs to really focus on their tasks — especially if they are facing a looming deadline, or just need a quiet space to work or think things through.”

In addition, while AdYoYo’s management encourages the team to talk and collaborate, it also encourages staff members to leave outside distractions at the door when they walk into the office.

“This keeps our internal distractions related to our office, culture, goals and work,” Kelly said, “and other personal distractions reserved for

time outside of our communal workspace.”

Indeed, at AdYoYo, staffers have come to rely on collaboration.

“Many of our team members wear multiple hats, and we use ‘distractions’ as opportunities to learn, build and grow with each other,” Kelly said.

“The left hand knows what the right hand is doing, and we all share the same vision, working together toward our big goals.”

Entertaining, Inspiring Distractions As a nonprofit organization, the Smith Center for the Performing Arts has a unique perspective on the topic of employee distractions.

“Our whole reason for being is to provide entertaining and inspiring distractions for our community,” said Myron Martin, president and CEO of the Smith Center. “As a result, our team members are constantly immersed in this world. We wouldn’t have it any other way.”

The leadership team strongly encourages team members to “engage with the distractions constantly created on our campus, which allows them to see their hard work brought to life.”

An example is the educational student matinees the Smith Center hosts in its theaters. Throughout the year, thousands of schoolchildren come on weekday mornings and afternoons to enjoy inspiring shows and learn about the performing arts.

“Every time students visit, our team members volunteer to hold the doors open for our youngest patrons so they can safely enter,” Martin said. “Team members can even sit in on part of the matinees, to witness what our education and outreach programs are providing for younger generations.”

Distractions can be helpful, Martin added, “when they serve as a reminder to team members of the importance and value of their work.”

“When Smith Center team members witness the incredible joy of community members who experience shows and events at our facility, they know everything they do is worthwhile,” he added. “And when they see people using the Smith Center as a backdrop for their photos, it brings them pride.”

Distractions can have their advantages.

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Calendar of events MONDAY, SEPT. 18

the “whats” and “hows” of doing business with Amazon.

Small Business Administration overview Time: 2-3 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Online at youtu.be/_MSBQrxGoTc Information: Call the Nevada Women’s Business Center at 702-734-3555 or visit nevadawbc.com Learn how the Nevada Women’s Business Center and Small Business Administration’s collective resources benefit entrepreneurs and small business development.

Business Legal Structure 101 Time: 6-7 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Nevada Hispanic Business Group, 4530 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 9, Las Vegas Information: Call the Nevada Women’s Business Center at 702-734-3555 or visit nevadawbc.com Damian Questiny of American Business Services will address basic business topics.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 19 Las Vegas’ Largest Mixer Time: 5-9 p.m. Cost: $20 Location: Texas Station, 2101 Texas Star Lane, Las Vegas Information: Call 702-769-7799 or email info@ largestmixer.com Join area chambers and business organizations for a networking event including nearly 150 exhibitors, and sample offerings from local restaurants and caterers.

Las Vegas Hospitality Association’s charity golf tournament Time: 5-8 p.m. Cost: $65 for members; $225 for individual golfer; $800 for four-person scramble Location: Spanish Trail Golf & Country Club, 5050 Spanish Trail Lane, Las Vegas Information: Contact Linda Andrew Ness of the Las Vegas Hospitality Association at 702-4936466 or linda@evolutioneventservices.com This event support scholarships, charitable efforts and the association’s work toward making education a priority.

PowHer Breakfast Time: 8-9:30 a.m. Cost: Free for PowHer platinum members; $25 for members; $35 for nonmembers; $45 for late registration Location: United Way of Southern Nevada, 5830 W. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas Information: Contact Lanetta Seppala at 702328-5028 or lanetta@partnerwithipi.com or Jana Forsythe at 702-485-5983 or jana@feiconstruction.com; email info@powherofwe.com; or visit powherofwe.com During this networking breakfast, Dan Brownsher, president and CEO of Channel Key, addresses

Crowdfunding 101 Time: 10 a.m.-noon Cost: Free Location: U.S. Small Business Administration District Office, 300 S. Fourth St., Las Vegas Information: Contact Tina Stace of the SBA at 702-388-6652 or christina.stace@sba.gov This training session offers a survey of each kind of crowdfunding and how to raise money for a business or nonprofit using them.

Cosmetology 101 Time: 9:30-10:30 a.m. Cost: Free Location: Online at youtu.be/r4XUtp1_A2E Information: Call the Nevada Women’s Business Center at 702-734-3555 or visit nevadawbc.com Denise Dixon, owner of the Cosmetology Institute of Las Vegas, will share insights about how to prepare and succeed in cosmetology.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 20 Henderson Chamber of Commerce’s State of the Chamber Address Time: 5-8 p.m. Cost: $65 for members; $85 for nonmembers; $400 for four-seat high top Location: Casablanca Room at Westin Lake Las Vegas, 101 MonteLago Blvd., Henderson Information: Contact Donna Israelson at 702565-8951 or disraelson@hendersonchamber.com Celebrate the chamber’s accomplishments at this networking mixer with open seating to encourage interaction between chamber members and the board of directors.

Understanding Sports Betting Time: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (also 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

Sept. 21) Cost: $925 Location: Classroom 220, Stan Fulton Building, International Gaming Institute at UNLV, 4505

S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas Information: Contact Robert Horgan of the International Center for Gaming Regulation at 702-895-2445 or robert.horgan@unlv.edu Learn from experts in the only state legally permitted to operate full-scale sports wagering.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 21 Solve Key Marketing Problems with Software You Already Own Time: 10 a.m. Cost: $179 per computer access (register by Sept. 19) Location: Online Information: Contact Dave Newton at 702-2559891 or dave.newton@cdcgamingseminars.com This webinar will demonstrate how to use Microsoft software to solve casino marketing problems.

Roadmap to Success Time: 7:30-9:30 a.m. Cost: Free for Henderson Chamber of Commerce members; $25 for nonmembers; additional $10 for walk-ins (RSVP by Sept. 19) Location: Henderson Business Resource Center seminar room, 112 S. Water St., Henderson Information: Call 702-565-8951 Mark Cram of AdvanStaff HR and Employee Services will present “Marijuana and the Workplace.”

Vegas Young Professionals Fusion Mixer Time: 6-8 p.m. Cost: $10 for members; $15 for nonmembers Location: Red Rock Lanes at Red Rock Resort, 11011 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Information: Contact Danica Torchin at 702586-3834 or dtorchin@lvchamber.com Mingle, bowl and raise money for Autism Speaks.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 22 Chamber University: How to Keep Employees Engaged Time: 10-10:30 a.m. Cost: Free Location: Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce, 575 Symphony Park Ave., Suite 100, Las Vegas Information: Contact Danica Torchin at 702586-3834 or dtorchin@lvchamber.com Bob Shannon, CEO of Assured Performance 360, will talk about employee engagement and ensuring business owners are doing everything they can to keep employees motivated and productive.

Conventions

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Travelers Education Group Conference

Bally’s

Sept. 17-19

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Association of Farmworker Opportunity Annual Meeting

Golden Nugget

Sept. 17-21

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Interbike Expo

Mandalay Bay

Sept. 20-22

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Bighorn Rodeo

Clark County Horseman’s Park

Sept. 22-24

800

American Association of Airport Executives National Airports Conference

Monte Carlo

Sept. 23-26

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Records and Transactions BID OPPORTUNITIES

Buyer: Centra Corporate Center Buyer agent: Did not disclose

Sept. 21

$2,298,098 for 13,062 square feet, industrial 4490 Business Center Way, Las Vegas 89118 Seller: Mike Haggerty Seller agent: Did not disclose Buyer: Carrara Marble Co. of America Buyer agent: Danielle Steffen and Amy Ogden of Cushman & Wakefield Commerce

2:15 p.m.

Roof replacement for Fire Station No. 31 and Fire Station 65 Clark County, 604580 Sandy Moody-Upton at scm@ clarkcountynv.gov 2:15 p.m.

Winchester Cultural Center expansion Clark County, 604534 Sandy Moody-Upton at scm@ clarkcountynv.gov 3 p.m.

Annual requirements contract for armored car services Clark County, 604462 Sandy Moody-Upton at scm@ clarkcountynv.gov

Sept. 29 2:15 p.m.

Traffic signals: Eastern Avenue, Maryland Parkway and Russell Road Clark County, 604518 Tom Boldt at tboldt@clarkcountynv.gov

Brokered transactions Sales $21,500,000 for 194,757 square feet, retail 4300, 4350 and 4500 E. Sunset Road, Henderson 89014 Seller: Town Center 3 Seller agent: Did not disclose Buyer: Henderson Town Center Buyer agent: David Grant, Chris Connell and Grant Traub of Colliers International $19,200,000 for 168 units, multifamily residential 5540 W. Harmon Ave., Las Vegas 89103 Seller: Veneto Capital Seller agent: Chris Bentley of Colliers International Buyer: Madison Residential Holdings Buyer agent: Did not disclose $8,950,000 for 51,989 square feet, office 4955 S. Durango Drive, Las Vegas 89113 Seller: Did not disclose Seller agent: Tina Taylor and Ryan McCullough of Marcus & Millichap Buyer: Did not disclose Buyer agent: Did not disclose $3,823,805 for 9.49 acres, industrial Corporate Center Drive and Pecos Road, North Las Vegas 89030 Seller: 2567 East Washburn Rd LLC Seller agent: Dan Doherty, Chris Lane and Jerry Doty of Colliers International

$1,400,000 for 2,765 square feet, retail 7652 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Las Vegas 89128 Seller: Koenig Property Holdings II Seller agent: Tony Amato and Richard Luciani of Avison Young Buyer: SAS Investments Buyer agent: Sasha Ackerman of Ackerman Realty & Property Management

Leases $159,549 for 2,000 square feet, retail 6540 E. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite 200, Las Vegas 89156 Landlord: Sannik LLC Landlord agent: Laramie Bracken and Brenda Olson of Gatski Commercial Real Estate Services Tenant: My Peak Wireless Tenant agent: Did not disclose

Landlord agent: Sean Simon and Tom Wagener of Gatski Commercial Real Estate Services Tenant: Meditech Laboratories Tenant agent: Did not disclose

BUSINESS LICENSES Daniel Black License type: Door-to-door solicitor and peddler Address: 6165 Socorro Drive, Suite B, Las Vegas Owner: Daniel Black Dawn Reese License type: Real estate sales Address: 10220 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Dawn Reese Denise Ingram-Terry License type: Real estate sales Address: 10750 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 180, Las Vegas Owner: Denise Ingram-Terry Devore & Associates License type: Professional services Address: 1635 Village Center Circle, Suite 100, Las Vegas Owner: Thomas Devore Diane Anderson License type: Real estate sales Address: 10000 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 130, Las Vegas Owner: Diane Anderson

Europin Tailor and Alteration License type: Tailor and/or dressmaker Address: 1000 S. Rampart Blvd., Suite 18, Las Vegas Owner: Almir and Almasa Guso Fantaxtic Insurance Services License type: Insurance agency Address: 1205 S. Eastern Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Fantaxtic Insurance Services Five Star Vending License type: General retail sales Address: Did not disclose Owner: Peek-A-Boo Learning Florin Dumitru License type: General services (counter/office) Address: Did not disclose Owner: Florin Dumitru Flowers Baking Co. of Henderson License type: Miscellaneous sales/ service Address: 751 Warm Springs Road, Suite 115, Henderson Owner: Mike Wesley

Hit Box License type: Internet sales Address: 2568 Wiltshire Ave., Henderson Owner: Dustin Huffer House of Liquor License type: Automated teller operator Address: 8053 N. Durango Drive, Suite 160, Las Vegas Owner: Al Nguyen Hunter Investigative Group License type: Professional services Address: 3900 S. Hualapai Way, Las Vegas Owner: Scott Hunter Incredible Technologies License type: General services (counter/office) Address: 300 S. Rampart Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: James Dore, Richard Ditton and Elaine Hodgson International Home USA License type: Interjurisdictional business Address: 5250 S. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 2131, Las Vegas Owner: Miyagi Inc. Island Girl Polynesian Collection License type: General retail sales Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite D47, Las Vegas Owner: Leilani Talbert

Gators Pizzeria License type: Restaurant Address: 1639 W. Warm Springs Road, Henderson Owner: Gators Pizzeria

James Robert Eells, M.D. License type: Professional services — medical Address: 7020 Smoke Ranch Road, Suite 110, Las Vegas Owner: James R. Eells

Get Active Foundation License type: Nonprofit community services Address: Did not disclose Owner: Woodrow Wiley Jr.

JD’s Paintworks License type: Automotive services Address: 175 Cassia Way, Suite A114, Henderson Owner: JD’s Paintworks

Dream Sleepovers License types: General services (counter/office); miscellaneous sales/service Address: 6409 Sea Swallow St., North Las Vegas Owner: Valerie and Allan Bell

Glam Shack License type: Internet sales Address: 510 College Drive, Suite 914, Henderson Owner: Janine Conde and Cruz Rodriguez Tapia

Jett Gaming License type: Restricted gaming Address: 115 N. Stephanie St., Henderson Owner: Jett Gaming

Dutphet Armstrong License type: Independent massage therapist Address: 9400 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 108, Henderson Owner: Dutphet Armstrong

Glamis Lawn Maintenance License type: Residential property maintenance Address: 2715 Armor St., North Las Vegas Owner: Alfonso Mejia

Duzco Auto Body & Frame License type: Automotive garage (major) Address: 4561 E. Bonanza Road, Suite 130, Las Vegas

Heather Azar License type: Real estate sales Address: 1735 Village Center Circle, Las Vegas Owner: Heather Azar

Dias Law Group License type: Professional services Address: 725 S. Eighth St., Suite 100, Las Vegas Owner: Damon Dias

$254,145 for 6,082 square feet, industrial 4760 Polaris Ave., Las Vegas 89103 Landlord: CV PropCo Landlord agent: Ali Roesener, Gabe Telles and Sean Simon of Gatski Commercial Real Estate Services Tenant: Trapped! LLC Tenant agent: Did not disclose

Dream Apartments License type: Apartment house Address: 1005 Wigwam Parkway, Henderson Owner: Breit MF Dream Apartments

$39,168 for 723 square feet, industrial 3200 Polaris Ave., Suite 28, Las Vegas 89102 Landlord: Equus Business Center

Dynamic Marketing Group License type: Management or consulting service Address: Did not disclose Owner: Dynamic Marketing Group

Heavenly Jars License type: Food specialty store Address: 1370 W. Cheyenne Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Heavenly Jars

Flowers Baking Co. of Henderson License type: Distribution center Address: 751 Warm Springs Road, Suite 115, Henderson Owner: Flowers Baking Co. of Henderson

$153,168 for 1,200 square feet, retail 4950 S. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 150, Las Vegas 89118 Landlord: Crown Holdings III and Jaz Investment Landlord agent: Laramie Bracken and Brenda Olson of Gatski Commercial Real Estate Services Tenant: Darry Inc. Tenant agent: Did not disclose

$111,313 for 2,088 square feet, industrial 3200 Polaris Ave., Suites 27 and 29, Las Vegas 89102 Landlord: Equus Business Center Landlord agent: Sean Simon and Tom Wagener of Gatski Commercial Real Estate Services Tenant: Meditech Laboratories Tenant agent: Did not disclose

Owner: Duzco Auto Body & Frame

Divine Cafe License type: Catering with alcohol Address: 333 S. Valley View Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: YNIE LLC

JJ’s Smoke and Vape License type: Tobacco sales/ lounge Address: 1936 E. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Smokin Vapor Kakapo Transport Services License type: Miscellaneous sales/ service Address: 1865 Via Delle Arti, Henderson Owner: Kakapo Transport Services

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Records and Transactions Kayla Cambra License type: Real estate sales Address: 10220 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 3, Las Vegas Owner: Kayla Cambra Kenneth Tuttle License type: Real estate sales Address: 6628 Sky Pointe Drive, Suite 200, Las Vegas Owner: Kenneth Tuttle La Flor De Michoacan License type: Restaurant Address: 2101 Texas Star Lane, North Las Vegas Owner: Angelica’s Business Laika Super Store DS License type: General retail sales Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suites G26-G27, Las Vegas Owner: Yosdanky Dominguez Rodriguez Lane Investments License type: Short-term residential rental (owner) Address: 8204 Misty Island Circle, Las Vegas Owner: Byron Lane Las Vegas Surgical Associates License type: Professional services — medical Address: 10105 Banburry Cross Drive, Suite 130, Las Vegas Owner: Las Vegas Surgical Associates Li Larente License type: Independent massage therapist Address: 1070 E. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Li Larente Liberty Auto Plaza License types: Convenience store; gasoline, diesel or motor vehicle fuel sales; beer/wine/spirit-based product off-sale Address: 780 E. Horizon Drive, Suite 100, Henderson Owner: Liberty Automotive Liberty Tech and Tire License type: Automotive repair Address: 770 E. Horizon Drive, Henderson Owner: Liberty Automotive Linda Despain License type: Door-to-door solicitor and peddler Address: 6655 S. Fort Apache Road, Suite 337, Las Vegas Owner: Linda Despain Lindsay Watt License type: Real estate sales Address: 10220 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 3, Las Vegas Owner: Lindsay Watt Lino’s Pizza & Italian Cuisine License type: Restaurant; beer/ wine cooler on-sale

Address: 7240 W. Azure Drive, Suite 145, Las Vegas Owner: Lino’s Ltd. Lonefire Lawn Maintenance License type: Residential property maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: Valentin Barrera Lowry’s Catering License type: Catering with alcohol Addresses: 2902 Lake East Drive, Las Vegas; 2620 Regatta Drive, Suite 111, Las Vegas Owner: Robert Lowry LVWGS LLC License type: Instruction services Address: Did not disclose Owner: Kerri Clark Magic Mobile Car Wash License type: Mobile auto detailing Address: 1209 Airborne Court, North Las Vegas Owner: Jose Monarrez Felix Mara Zoe Fashion License type: Clothing/shoes/accessories sales Address: 1717 Council Bluff Lane, North Las Vegas Owner: Ana Pena-Plascensia Martin’s Pool Service License type: Pool and spa cleaning service Address: 2219 Prevail Drive, North Las Vegas Owner: Jorge Martin Mason Markworth-Pollack License type: Real estate sales Address: 8290 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 100, Las Vegas Owner: Mason Markworth-Pollack Metro Diner License type: Restaurant Address: 249 N. Stephanie St., Suite 160, Henderson Owner: MD Nevada Michael Pelat License type: Door-to-door solicitor and peddler Address: 2220 Juana Vista St., Las Vegas Owner: Michael Pelat Midnight Defense License type: Instruction services Address: Did not disclose Owner: Stanley Zupancic Mobile Auto Cares License type: Automotive garage/ service station (minor) Address: 3425 N. Rancho Drive, Suite 160, Las Vegas Owner: Ryan Kay Mobile Physician 24-7 License type: Professional services — medical Address: 3030 S. Jones Blvd., Las Vegas

Owner: Mobile Physicians 24-7 Nationwide Loans License type: Finance Address: 2250 S. Rancho Drive, Suite 155, Las Vegas Owner: Martin Less New Hope Personal Care License type: Residential home care provider Address: 1810 E. Sahara Ave., Suite 200, Las Vegas Owner: Adisnubia Vega Rodriguez, AFC Business Consulting and Virgen Rodriguez New Romantix License type: General services (counter/office) Address: Did not disclose Owner: Jazmin Toma Nolan Newbury License type: Rental property Address: 2519 Carroll St., North Las Vegas Owner: Nolan Newbury NV Express Tire Road Service License type: Automotive parts/ service Address: 819 Vineyard Vine Way, North Las Vegas Owner: Alejandro Valencia Odiaga Auto Sales License type: Automotive sales with minor repair Address: 1385 N. Nellis Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Iris Hondermann Ok Yon Lundby License type: Rental property Address: 1836 Goldfield St., North Las Vegas Owner: Ok Yon Lundby Olivia Massage License type: Independent massage therapist Address: Did not disclose Owner: Iria Rivera Onemain Financial of America License type: Finance Address: 2021 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 101, Las Vegas Owner: Micah Conrad, Vincent Ciuffetelli and Jack Erkilla Personal Care Solutions License type: Health care service Address: 2113 Island Dreams Ave., North Las Vegas Owner: Rispettami LLC Pimkant Sakchuwong License type: Independent massage therapist Address: 9400 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 108, Henderson Owner: Pimkant Sakchuwong Pizza Hut License type: Restaurant Address: 2600 W. Sahara Ave.,

Suite 102, Las Vegas Owner: Las Vegas Pizza Platinum Training License type: Miscellaneous sales/ service Address: 874 American Pacific Drive, Henderson Owner: Platinum Training Nevada Poly Car Wash License type: Automobile detailing Address: 6023 Great Smoky Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Maria Razo Precision Home Inspections License type: Professional services Address: Did not disclose Owner: Samuel R. Rouse III Premier Brows LV License type: Permanent makeup Address: 8751 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 210, Las Vegas Owner: Premier Brows Prisma Printing License type: Repair and maintenance Address: 1620 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite C, Las Vegas Owner: M & M Signs and Graphics Promo Buzz License type: General retail sales Address: Did not disclose Owner: Kayla Delgado PT’s Gold License types: Restaurant; tobacco dealer; coin amusement machine Address: 7550 Oso Blanca Road, Las Vegas Owner: Golden-PT’s Oso Blanca 67 Pulmonary Solutions License types: Professional services — medical; rental and leasing Address: 7660 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 110, Las Vegas Owner: Michael McClendon and Josette Sonekeo Realty Executives Southern Nevada Properties License type: Broker Address: 770 Coronado Center Drive, Suite 100, Henderson Owner: Resn1 LLC Rio Secco Golf Club License types: Full liquor on-sale; miscellaneous sales/service Address: 2851 Grand Hills Drive, Henderson Owner: Rio Secco Roc Title License type: Title insurance Address: 10655 Park Run Drive, Suite 140, Las Vegas Owner: Roc Title Rodefer Gaming Law and Strategies License type: Professional services Address: Did not disclose Owner: Jeffrey Rodefer

Ronnetta Henderson-Young License type: Real estate sales Address: 10220 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 3, Las Vegas Owner: Ronnetta HendersonYoung Sanae El Ibrahimi License type: Restaurant Address: Did not disclose Owner: Sanae El Ibrahimi and Yassine Nachti Senior Defense Strategies License type: Instruction services Address: Did not disclose Owner: Paul Krumm Serenity Wellness Products License type: Interjurisdictional business Address: 203 E. Mayflower Ave., North Las Vegas Owner: Serenity Wellness Products Shane’s Defense License type: General retail sales Address: 2901 W. Washington Ave., Suite T126, Las Vegas Owner: Ricardo and Lidia Silva Sin City Blo Bar License type: Cosmetology Address: 200 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 130, Las Vegas Owner: Cools Entertainment Sin City Niner Empire License type: Miscellaneous sales/ service Address: 3725 Toscanella Ave., Henderson Owner: Jay Bryant-Chavez Sirius Pizza License type: Restaurant Address: 3200 Sirius Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Hugo Ferrusca Skyler Perring License type: Psychic arts Address: 2841 N. Green Valley Parkway, Henderson Owner: Skyler Perring Sonoran Systems License type: General retail sales Address: Did not disclose Owner: Lyle Hancock, Joseph Nuzzolillo, Robert Nelson, Peter Fedele and David Barnes Sophia Kupke License type: Independent massage therapist Address: 8000 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 140, Las Vegas Owner: Sophia Sun Sprouts Farmers Market License type: Grocery/mega store Address: 8441 Farm Road, Las Vegas Owner: SF Markets Sprouts Farmers Market License type: Beer/wine cooler off-sale

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Records and Transactions Address: 8441 Farm Road, Las Vegas Owner: SF Markets Sprouts Farmers Market License type: Annual alcoholic beverage tasting Address: 8441 Farm Road, Las Vegas Owner: SF Markets Standards of Excellence Academy License type: Nonprofit community services Address: 1931 Stella Lake St., Las Vegas Owner: Janet Blumen, Dan Anderson and Richard Jost Stephen Mihas License type: Real estate sales Address: 10220 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 3, Las Vegas Owner: Steve Mihas StorAmerica Cheyenne License type: Mini warehouse Addresses: 5000 W. Cheyenne Ave., Las Vegas; 3350 Sirius Ave., Las Vegas Owner: NSA Property Holdings Sushi Wabi License types: Restaurant; beer/ wine cooler on-sale Address: 8427 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Drifting Shadow Terrell Theron Gilmore License type: Insurance agency Address: 3265 N. Fort Apache Road, Suite 150, Las Vegas Owner: Theron Gilmore Terrible’s #330 License types: Convenience store; gasoline, diesel or motor vehicle fuel sales; beer/wine/spirit-based product off-sale Address: 115 N. Stephanie St., Henderson Owner: Terrible Herbst

Trade Wind Investments License type: Apartment house Address: 915 S. First St., Suites A-F, Las Vegas Owner: Tiger Mynarcik and Jill Childs-Mynarcik Tupperware License type: General retail sales Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite D26, Las Vegas Owner: Manuel Abrew Vegas Valley Lactation Services License type: Management/marketing/consulting Address: 2551 Williamsburg St., Henderson Owner: Vegas Valley Lactation Services Vicky Spa License type: Independent massage therapist Address: 7856 Barntucket Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Gui Fang Guo Vida Meat Co. License type: Food specialty store Address: 1370 W. Cheyenne Ave., North Las Vegas Owner: Vida Meat Co. Westland Vellagio Ensenada License type: Rental property Address: 711 E. Nelson Ave., North Las Vegas Owner: Westland Vellagio Ensenada Xtreme Nail Spa License type: Cosmetology Address: 6789 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite A, Las Vegas Owner: Gia Ho Your Perfect Auto License type: Auto sales — limited Address: 2000 Western Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Your Perfect Auto

The Next Generation Property Management License type: Real estate sales Address: 10181 Park Run Drive, Suite 190, Las Vegas Owner: W. Nicholas Nolf

2 Gals Pool Service License type: Residential property maintenance Address: 204 Nautical St., Henderson Owner: Miranda and Michelle Millar

The Safe Keeper License type: Sporting goods Address: 6220 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: The Safe Keeper

26 Janitorial Services License type: Repair and maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: PB26 Ltd.

The Sugar Witch License type: Restaurant Address: 900 Las Vegas Blvd.

South, Suite 140, Las Vegas Owner: Kelsey Smith

3B’s Co. License type: Contractor Address: 3330 Sunrise Ave., Suite 101, Las Vegas Owner: Maria Depaz and Trinidad Martinez

The UPS Store #3960 License type: General services (counter/office) Address: 7575 W. Washington Ave., Suite 127, Las Vegas Owner: Harmony Properties III

5 Star Home Services License type: Contractor Address: 2702 S. Highland Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Harutyunyan Armen

7-Eleven Store #13702D License types: Convenience store; tobacco dealer; beer/wine cooler off-sale Address: 1101 E. Bonanza Road, Las Vegas Owner: JMI Judge VI A Wireless License type: General retail sales Address: 4300 Meadows Lane, Suite 1540, Las Vegas Owner: ABC Phones of North Carolina Adjustice License type: Insurance agency or adjusting firm Address: 2831 St. Rose Parkway, Suite 200, Henderson Owner: Adjustice LLC Affairs to Remember Catering License type: Catering with alcohol Address: 7101 N. Buffalo Drive, Las Vegas Owner: G. Michael Whitesides All In Wireless License type: Miscellaneous sales/ service Address: 2037 Civic Center Drive, North Las Vegas Owner: L & G Enterprise Ameriwest One License type: Business support Address: 6320 W. Cheyenne Ave., Suite 150, Las Vegas Owner: Ameriwest One Andrew P. Kwong, O.D. — New Eyes License type: Professional services — medical Address: 2020 Wellness Way, Suite 402, Las Vegas Owner: Andrew Kwong Angela Lucero License type: Independent massage therapist Address: 2490 Paseo Verde Parkway, Suite 100, Henderson Owner: Angela Lucero Angela Wilson License type: Independent massage therapist Address: Did not disclose Owner: Angela Wilson

BUILDING PERMITS $1,492,250, commercial — new 380 N. Gibson Road, Henderson Did not disclose $1,415,484, commercial — new 2795 W. Brooks Ave., North Las Vegas Top Rank Builders $1,111,820, commercial — addition 2203 Civic Center Drive, North Las Vegas Hardy Construction and Development

KB Home $401,150, tenant improvement 1505 Wigwam Parkway, Suite 100, Henderson Fong Construction $249,913, single-family dwelling 32 Via Tiberius Way, Henderson Did not disclose $203,446, single-family dwelling 779 Glistening Light Court, Henderson Greystone Nevada $201,172, single-family dwelling 783 Glistening Light Court, Henderson Did not disclose $200,119, single-family dwelling 505 Punto Vallata Drive, Henderson Century Communities $196,015, single-family dwelling 1547 Orchard Falls Court, Henderson Greystone Nevada $192,300, single-family dwelling 995 Floral Creek Court, Henderson Did not disclose $190,529, commercial — addition 2835 Coleman St., North Las Vegas Hill Phoenix $181,765, single-family dwelling 2426 Quiet Ode St., Henderson Century Communities $176,885, single-family dwelling x2 775 and 787 Glistening Light Court, Henderson Greystone Nevada $173,447, single-family dwelling 280 Kindly Way, Henderson Did not disclose $161,914, single-family dwelling 135 Sand Lake St., Henderson KB Home $156,202, single-family dwelling 1449 Overseer Ave., Henderson KB Home $148,328, single-family dwelling 2547 Atalore St., Henderson Did not disclose $146,554, single-family dwelling 1101 Strada Pecei, Henderson Century Communities $137,591, residential — new x2 5829 and 5857 Petrified Tree Lane, North Las Vegas Beazer Homes Holdings $132,081, single-family dwelling 398 Gracious Way, Henderson Woodside Homes $131,915, single-family dwelling 3150 Biancavilla Ave., Henderson

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Category: nonprofit foundations (ranked by assets reported to the Internal Revenue Service as of Aug. 1)

Organization

Assets

Revenue

Income

Tax period ending

Engelstad Family Foundation 851 S. Rampart Blvd., Suite 150 Las Vegas, NV 89145

$807,371,076

Did not disclose

$269,173,431

December 2015

2

Cyrus Tang Foundation 8960 Spanish Ridge Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89148

$379,446,492

Did not disclose

$102,310,080

December 2015

3

UNLV Foundation 4505 Maryland Parkway, Box 451006 Las Vegas, NV 89154

$333,247,980

$52,047,225

$223,232,770

June 2016

4

Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Charitable Trust 410 S. Rampart Blvd., Suite 440 Las Vegas, NV 89145

$329,934,931

Did not disclose

$114,708,362

December 2015

5

Alexander Dawson Foundation 6720 Via Austi Parkway, Suite 260 Las Vegas, NV 89119

$257,192,734

$63,962,724

$66,062,216

June 2016

6

Nevada Community Foundation 410 S. Rampart Blvd., Suite 390 Las Vegas, NV 89145

$126,472,165

$5,220,679

$74,158,571

June 2016

7

Opportunity Village Foundation 6050 S. Buffalo Drive Las Vegas, NV 89113

$126,064,650

$14,401,413

$147,627,865

June 2016

8

Andre Agassi Foundation for Education 1120 N. Town Center Drive, Suite 160 Las Vegas, NV 89144

$125,503,520

$1,798,354

$39,432,673

December 2015

9

Troesh Family Foundation 1370 Jet Stream Drive, Suite 100 Henderson, NV 89052

$86,137,176

Did not disclose

$55,861,578

December 2015

Elaine P. Wynn and Family Foundation 3131 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109

$69,781,190

Did not disclose

$27,304,078

December 2015

The Animal Foundation 655 N. Mohave Road Las Vegas, NV 89101

$44,585,821

$23,222,571

$23,292,028

December 2015

12

Donald W. Reynolds Foundation 1701 Village Center Circle Las Vegas, NV 89134

$37,166,733

Did not disclose

$105,959,628

December 2016

13

Thomas Spiegel Family Foundation 9101 Alta Drive, Suite 107 Las Vegas, NV 89145

$37,048,199

Did not disclose

$16,435,215

December 2015

14

Tony and Renee Marlon Charitable Foundation 1645 Village Center Circle, Suite 170 Las Vegas, NV 89134

$33,617,961

Did not disclose

$21,769,568

December 2015

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