2015-04-26 - VEGAS INC - Las Vegas

Successful businesspeople who started at the bottom share advice on getting to the top

V E G A S I N C . C O M | A P R I L 2 6 - M A Y 2 , 2 0 1 5

BY ADWOA FOSU | STAFF WRITER

Working your way up in the corporate world is no simple matter. It takes patience, ambition and perseverance. But it can be done. VEGAS INC caught up with three Southern Nevadans who have risen through the ranks in their

professions. Their backgrounds are varied, but they learned similar lessons along the way. CLIMBING THE LADDER, CONTINUED ON PAGE 15

48,500Number of people who work in

construction locally, up 39 per-

cent from the recession years.

$2.78

Average gas price in Ne-

vada, compared with the

national average of $2.38.

First rung is still on the ladder

When Kim Owens started working as a hostess at a

restaurant during college, she was undecided on a major.

She wouldn’t have guessed back then that she’d enjoy a long

and successful career in the food industry.

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05 06 18Q&A WITH DR. EVA LITTMAN The founder and practice director at Red Rock Fertility Center talks about having a nearly all-female staff, the benefi ts of boutique-style service, her goals for the fertility center and the most rewarding part of her job.

THE NOTESPeople on the Move, P4

MEET: MOCHIKO CHICKENJerry Misa and Sandra Lenska use long-protected family recipes and innova-tive new concoctions to create Asian-fusion dishes that keep up with the ever-changing Las Vegas food landscape.

TALKING POINTSFocus on education will keep Las Vegas fresh, P7

DATA AND PUBLIC INFORMATIONA listing of local bankrupt-cies, bid opportunities, brokered transactions, business licenses and building permits.

MORE VEGAS INC BUSINESS NEWSCalendar: Happenings and events, P17

The List: Available commer-cial space, P22

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VEGAS INC

2APRIL 26- MAY 2

DESIGNER OF ICONIC SIGN WILL FOREVER BE A PART OF LAS VEGAS

Betty Willis, who designed

the “Welcome to Fabulous

Las Vegas” sign that has

welcomed countless visitors

since 1959, died last week.

“If you had told anyone back in the 1950s that 60 years later, we would not only remember the sign but would fi ght to keep it part of our landscape, people would have laughed at you. It was meant to be a disposable sign, but thanks to the slow growth of

the Strip over most of that 60 years, that little sign and its design have endured. Its classic design speaks to us from across the decades, and that is part of its charm. It

helps us to recall a different era when the Strip was much smaller and Las Vegas was known as the “ Entertainment Capital of the World.” In that world, the Rat Pack, Lib-

erace and Louis Prima, Keely Smith and Sam Butera are always on the marquees. Her sign connects us to those memories and that history.”

— LYNN M. ZOOK, LAS VEGAS HISTORIAN

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Darwin Dizon is director of sales at Veer Towers. Dizon has been part of the Veer Tow-ers team since Pordes Resi-dential took over sales in early 2013. Dizon was named the top Veer Towers on-site sales executive for 2013 and 2014.

Alex Bertone is Gaming Labo-ratories International’s tribal development repre-sentative for the Oklahoma tribal gaming market.

The Penta Building Group hired senior project engineer Reymundo Gonzales, project manager Cassey Phillip and superintendent Lyle Knox. Gonzales previously was a senior project engineer at Level 10 Construction. Knox also worked at Level 10 Construction. Phillip previously worked as an owner’s representative for SICON LLC.

Dr. Ran Jia and nurse practitioner Jayson Agaton joined HealthCare Partners Medical Group. Jia treats patients at the Parkway Clinic, 100 N. Green Valley Parkway, Suite 240, Henderson. Agaton treats patients at the West Calvada Clinic, 1280 E. Calvada Blvd., Pahrump.

Kevin E. Hooks, president and CEO of the Las Vegas Urban League, is a member of the inaugural class of Presiden-tial Leadership Scholars, a national leadership develop-ment initiative. He is the only candidate from Las Vegas.

Tiffany James, communica-tions director at the Greater Las Vegas Associa-tion of Realtors, won Realtor Certified Executive designation from the National Association of Real-tors. Eligible candidates must document under-standing of association operations and manage-ment practices.

Tad Arima is IT de-partment devel-oper at the Clark County Credit Union. Don Kot is an auto buyer/broker at Members Auto Bro-kerage, a subsid-iary of the credit union. Also, Ky Adeseye and Brittney Roper are financial services representatives at the Clark County Credit Union.

Michele Madole is vice president of marketing and public relations at the Las Vegas Philharmonic. Madole previously was director of public relations at SK+G Advertising, which closed its public rela-

tions division.

Michael Kotary is a Realtor at Windermere Prestige Proper-ties in Green Valley Ranch. He has almost 20 years of sales experience and has been in the Las Vegas market for five years.

Keith Kaderlik is instructional web designer and learning management system coordinator for PBS’ Global Online Advanced Learning program. He will col-laborate with curriculum teams to design online in-structional resources, develop training portals and work with end users to ensure the system meets their expectations.

Michelle Shriver is Patrice & Associates’ first regional developer. The firm recruits personnel in the restaurant and hospitality industry. Shriver’s territory includes Nevada, Colorado and Utah.

Timothy Hanlon of Wells Fargo, Christopher LaPorte of Insert Coin(s) and author and keynote speaker Jeremy Wallace joined the board of directors of the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada. Newly elected members of the executive board are Raul Daniels of N9NE Group at the Palms, attorney Mary Chapman, DonorBa-sis founder Tom Kovach and Caesars Entertain-ment’s Arron Benson.

Jose L. Melendrez was ap-pointed to the Las Vegas-Clark County Library Dis-trict’s board of trustees by the Las Vegas City Council. He re-places outgoing board member Kelly Benavidez. Melendrez is assistant vice president in the UNLV Office of Diversity Initia-tives. His term runs through March 2019.

Matthew LaPorte was named one of 11 national Rising Star journalism instructors by the Journalism Education Associa-tion. LaPorte teaches at the Southwest Career and Tech-nical Academy.

Nurse practitioner Joan Asperin works at Southwest Medical’s Tenaya Health Care Center, 2704 N. Tenaya Way, Las Vegas. Asperin completed her nurse practitioner training at California State University Dominguez Hills and is certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Physi-cian assistant Tiffany Frasure works at Southwest Medical’s Siena Health Care Center, 2845 Siena Heights Drive, Henderson. Frasure completed her physician assistant training at Touro University and is certified by the National Commission on Certifi-cation of Physician Assistants. Physician assistant Vladimir Ristich works at Southwest Medical’s Flamingo Health Care Center, 6330 W. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas. Ristich completed his physician assistant training at Touro University and is certi-fied by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. Physician assistant Joseph Walker works at Southwest Medical’s Eastern Health Care Center, 4475 S. Eastern Ave., Las Vegas. Walker completed his physician assistant training at Touro University and is certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician

Assistants.

John Guedry is CEO of Bank of Nevada. Guedry, a UNLV graduate, previously was president and chief operating officer of the bank.

Fletcher Whitwell is a senior vice president and group managing director at R&R Partners, overseeing the com-pany’s Las Vegas, Denver, Salt Lake City and Wash-ington, D.C./Maryland offices. Also, former Nevada Rep. Steven Horsford’s Resources+ entered into a joint partnership with R&R Partners. Horsford will serve as senior vice president of strategic integra-tion and partnerships for R&R’s nine offices.

Rebecca A. Dukes will be vice president for advance-ment at Roseman University of Health Sciences, effective May 1. She has worked in fund-raising leadership positions for more than 30 years.

The Nevada District office of the U.S. Small Business Administration selected small-business award honorees for 2015. Chad and Kate McCullough, owners of Elite Media, were named Small Business Persons of the Year for Nevada. Other honorees included: Ironhouse owners Lindsey and Thomas Rojas, minority-owned business of the year; Link Technologies CEO Debbie Banko, women-owned business of the year; Sumnu Marketing founder Shaundell Newsome and Sumnu President and CEO Tiara Flynn, family-owned business of the year; Kids R Kids owners Marie and Jason Griffen, veteran-owned business of the year; Elko Tool and Fastener President Robert Collyer and Treasurer Gail Collyer, rural business of the year; Workplace ESL Solutions founder Ronna Timpa, microenter-prise business of the year; NCET President and CEO Dave Archer, entrepreneurial spirit award; Rollasole owner Ashley Ross, young entrepreneur of the year; and Perazzo Brothers Dairy partners Alan and David Perazzo, export business of the year.

Michael Casey is director of the Nevada/Boise Merrill Lynch complex.

Former Senate Sergeant at Arms Drew Willison replaces David Krone as Sen. Harry Reid’s chief of staff.

Glutton, which serves new American cuisine by Chef Bradley Manchester, opened at 616 E. Carson

Ave., Suite 110, Las Vegas.

Ruby’s Diner at Las Vegas McCarran International Airport reopened with a ’60 theme.

Real Gaming online poker launched a Real Re-wards loyalty program.

The Learning Center became an EC-Council Accredited Training Center. The EC-Council, the International Council of E-Commerce Consultants, is a worldwide cybersecurity credentialing organi-zation.

Sunrun, a residential solar company, expects to add more than 45 Southern Nevada jobs this spring, nearly doubling the company’s local work-force. Sunrun’s Las Vegas office and warehouse opened in 2014.

Automated Passport Control kiosks are available in U.S. Customs Arrivals Hall in McCarran Interna-tional Airport’s Terminal 3. The system expedites entry for U.S., Canadian and eligible Visa Waiver Program international travelers.

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What makes Red Rock Fertility Center different?

The goal has always been to be a boutique clinic, where patients feel comfortable and part of the pro-cess. Studies show that a calm, peaceful environ-ment can lead to higher success. My hope is that our patients will never feel like numbers but like part-ners in the process of growing their families.

I like to take on difficult cases, where couples have failed elsewhere. I designed our protocols and in-vitro fertilization (IVF) laboratory with these challenges in mind, using only the best technology and advances in the field. For instance, we include pre-implantation genetic screening (PGS) in our IVF pricing and have the only certified IVF clean room in Nevada.

You specialize in cases where patients have a less than 5 percent chance of pregnancy, and you provide fertility services for same-sex couples. What are your success rates?

Given that we take on couples who otherwise have been told to adopt or use an egg or sperm donor, the fact that we get approximately 15 percent pregnant with their own DNA is amazing.

Same-sex couples’ success rates are very high, usually 80 percent per attempt, as they typically don’t struggle with infertility. Same-sex couples more commonly struggle with social, legal and emotional issues. Our nurse practitioner, Shannon McGrath, specializes in same-sex couples and is amazing at guiding them through these challenges with a clear focus on their goal of building a family.

Red Rock Fertility Center has a mostly female staff. What’s the office environment like and was that part of your business model?

It was never an intentional part of my business model. The office environment is very supportive of each other and our patients. Having so many female employees does present challenges. We have had four pregnancies over the past year and have had to shuffle people’s positions to cover everything. Because we work so well as a team, we were able to work through it.

We do keep a couple of guys around, too. Both our lab director and our IT and marketing director are men and are an integral part of the team.

What are your goals for Red Rock Fertility Center?

I would like to expand our practice without losing the personal, boutique-style approach to treating in-fertility. I also would like to create more awareness in the Las Vegas community about infertility and the

challenges couples face when dealing with it.

What is the most challenging part of your job?

Young, infertile couples are always a big chal-lenge, because if they are young and infertile, it usually means something more severe is wrong. This doesn’t mean we can’t overcome the situation together, it just means a much more intensive diag-nostic challenge.

What has been the most rewarding part of your job?

The babies, of course. When parents visit our clinic and we get to hold their children and see the parents smile, it is so wonderful! It warms my

heart every time.We host a baby reunion and Easter egg hunt

every spring. I look forward to seeing all of our babies together every year. To watch them grow from year to year and to see them interacting with their families and other children makes it all worth it.

What are you reading right now?“Power of Now” by Eckhart Tolle, “Art of War” by

Sun Tzu and stepparenting books.

What do you do after work?Spend time with my family. Most of my nonwork

hours are spent with my girls, helping them with their homework and attending extracurricular ac-tivities such as volleyball, piano and Girl Scouts. I also am working on a project with chef Alex Stratta.

Blackberry, iPhone or Android?iPhone

Describe your management style.I manage from the rear. I’m not a micromanager.

I have high expectations, and I let people know if I don’t think they are meeting them.

Where do you see yourself and the center in 10 years?

I would like to create a network of IVF clinics across the country with the same high standards and boutique-style personal level of service as Red Rock Fertility.

What is your dream job, outside of your current field?

Food critic. I want to be the female John Cur-tas. He gets to go to restaurants around the world and try out all these different menus. I’m a definite foodie.

Whom do you admire and why?Dr. Florence Jameson. She has risen from a not-

so-fortunate upbringing, turned her life into a suc-cess and selflessly gives back to others. I truly ad-mire her and all she represents, and hope to do the same with my life.

What is your biggest pet peeve?Slow drivers.

What is something people might not know about you?

I am quite the dancer. I started dancing at age 4. In college, I was a Duke Dancing Devil and danced at halftime shows.

Q&A WITH DR. EVA LITTMAN

Personal approach turns patients into familyLast week was National Infertility Awareness Week. According to the national infertility association Resolve, 1 in 8 couples of childbearing age is diagnosed with infertility. That’s where Dr. Eva Littman comes in. She is founder and practice director at Red Rock Fertility Center, which offers a boutique-style approach to helping couples start a family. She also hosts free fertility seminars. The next is scheduled for May 23, with online registration available at lasvegasfertility.com.

Dr. Eva Littman is founder and practice director of

Red Rock Fertility Center, which specializes in cases

where patients have less than a 5 percent chance of

becoming pregnant. (STEVE MARCUS/STAFF)

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Not afraid to try new recipes Mochiko Chicken owners Sandra Lenska and Jerry Misa operated the acclaimed Dragon Grille food truck before

opening their restaurant last year. (L.E. BASKOW/STAFF)

BY THE NUMBERS

$33 MILLIONPrice Joseph Daneshgar of California-based 3D Invest-ments paid to buy Sahara

Pavilion North, a 29-acre re-tail plaza at Sahara Avenue

and Decatur Boulevard.

6Number of shopping plazas

sold in Southern Nevada during the first quarter. Sales are off to a much

slower pace this year than last, when investors bought

61 shopping centers in Southern Nevada.

5,750 Estimated number of apart-ment units developers are projected to open this year

in the valley.

$700,000Highest listed price per

acre of land for sale in the valley. During Las Vegas’

real estate boom, land sold for an average of $1 million

per acre.

10,658Average number of miles Americans drive per year,

according to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safe-ty and the Urban Institute.

1.7 PERCENTPercentage drop in airline

ticket prices in March.

339Number of state-owned

bridges in Nevada that are more than 50 years old, the age when rehabilita-

tion is necessary to keep up with current infrastructure

standards.

40 MPHMandatory speed limit set by the U.S. Department of Transportation for trains

transporting crude oil and other flammable liquids

through urban areas.

$2,220,253Amount in grants for veter-an housing Nevada received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban De-

velopment and U.S. Depart-ment of Veterans Affairs.

Describe your business.

Mochiko Chicken is a true Asian fusion restaurant highlighting influ-ences from the Hawaiian and Poly-nesian islands. Our dishes are always fresh, never frozen and we offer an ar-ray of signature sauces. (Pro-tip: Ask about the secret menu!)

We serve lunch and dinner and prepare orders for delivery and takeout. We also offer catering ser-vices.

How has your business expanded over the years?

We launched Mochiko Chicken in mid-2014 after sell-ing our food truck, Dragon Grille. We wanted to make sure the new owners not only acquired a reputable busi-ness, but they also possessed the passion, work ethic and skills to carry the torch. They’re doing a great job and are still winning awards.

Our goal has always been to create a franchise model worthy of regional and eventually nationwide acceptance and expansion. Having been fortunate enough to have grown up in a family that owned several restaurants and bakeries, it seems to have been just a natural progression.

You endured a health crisis; did it change your per-

spective on doing business?

Sandra realized after struggling with and overcoming breast cancer how important it is to dream big and to go for it. Her whole perspective changed. We will always integrate community-giving and awareness into everything we do. Whether it’s providing amazing food or donating to char-ity or participating in local events, raising awareness is part of our mission. We use the “health check-up” mentality we learned to overcome cancer and apply it to the everyday op-

erations of Mochiko Chicken.

Where are you recipes from?

Half of them stem from long-held family recipes firmly protected over the years by Jerry’s family, which owned several popular restaurants in the Philippines. Some are a sys-tematic study of flavor and balance from collaborative works with sev-eral chefs from the Hawaiian Is-lands who now call Las Vegas home.

What is your business philosophy?

Innovation encompasses everything we do. Every per-son we cross paths with offers an opportunity to impart our vision. We’re not afraid to put out something new be-cause taste buds differ so much, each and every palate is special and unique.

What is the hardest part about doing business in Las

Vegas?

Las Vegas as a whole embodies change and is quite challenging for any new start-up restaurant simply be-cause of the over-abundance in choices we have for food.

What is the best part about doing business here?

If you can make it here with your food, then you can make it anywhere. The ever-changing demographics of Las Vegas are a challenge daily, and what you have to offer must meet both the needs of the “I want the same thing” and the “I want something new” food mentality. This is important when one of your goals is to franchise and ex-pand. Balance in Las Vegas keeps you on your toes, and what better place to test unique food offerings than a city that craves new?

MOCHIKO CHICKENAddress: 2101 S. Decatur Blvd.,

Las Vegas 89102Phone: 702-789-7103

Email: [email protected]: mochikofriedchicken.com

Hours of operation: 10:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Monday through Satur-day; 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Sunday

Owned/operated by: Sandra Lenska and Jerry MisaIn business since: August 2014

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SMITH’S WORLD

Mike Smith is an award-winning editorial cartoonist who also draws for the Las

Vegas Sun. His work also is distributed nationally by King Features Syndicate.

See archives of his work at lasvegassun.com/smithsworld.

READER COMMENTSWe want to hear from you. Visit vegasinc.com to post your opinion.

On J.D, Morris’

vegasinc.com story

“Make it shine: New

owner offers light at

end of tunnel for

Railroad Pass”:

A big thank-you to

Joe DeSimone and

partners for purchas-

ing this lovely place

and giving it the

TLC and attention it

needs and deserves.

— StarAliMistriel

On Eli Segall’s veg-

asinc.com story “Re-

tail rebound: Sahara

Pavilion becomes

latest major mall to

change hands”:

In the 1990s, this was

the shopping center

on the west side of

town. It has been

frustrating to watch

its decline. Once

retailers figure out

how to corral the old

money that exists in

the center of town,

they will hit a gold

mine. — RC_LV

On Kyle Roerink’s

lasvegassun.com

story “Zapped:

Legislature kills bill

urging NV energy to

expand consumer

incentive offerings”:

NV Energy wants us

to invest in renewable

energy, but it will

continue to increase

the rates to compen-

sate for the money it

loses. — goodwin21

My last electric bill

had 11 different fees

on it. — Anthonyjo-

evegas

This legislative

session has been a

free-for-all for spe-

cial interests and a

loser for taxpayers,

citizens, middle class

and working poor.

— Homer W

A mity Shlaes’ article in the March 23 edition of Forbes magazine really got me thinking about the importance of educa-

tion in attracting and retaining the next generation of leaders in our community. She wrote about the question all young people will ask at some point in their lives: “Should I stay or should I go?”

Because Nevada is such a vibrant state and has shown sustained growth over decades, we have a better oppor-tunity to attract millennials than states that are losing population. But how do we attract a disproportionate share of millennials?

I agree with Shlaes when she says young people are not just looking for a job, they want “prospects” — meaning longer-term personal satisfaction, which can come from a number of sources.

The backbone of our attraction and retention of young talent lies in our higher education institutions. For example, it is crucial that the UNLV medical school obtain full initial funding from the state to attract well-educated, highly mo-tivated professionals to our community. The med school is a good first step to begin to address one of our biggest needs: expanded and enhanced health care. UNLV’s recently an-nounced fundraising campaign, “60 by ’16,” is a scholarship program whereby the first 60 students in the initial 2016 med school class will receive a full four-year ride. That is an

incredible opportunity.Creativity and “finding people like me”

are other criteria that attract young people here. The Clark County School District has several programs that hold leadership

positions nationally. Nevada State College is instituting new programs in entrepreneurship and graphic arts designed to address both of those criteria.

Other factors that can attract and retain millennials are mass transit and affordable housing near job opportunities. The Southern Nevada Strong effort has done a great job of outlining where we need to go to address such issues. The challenge becomes how to develop the professionals needed to make the vision a reality.

It all comes full circle to education. It is going to take a coordinated push, but the base effort must start with en-hancing our K-12 education system so the pipeline into our higher education system is vibrant.

With the Legislature still in session, the importance of education is one of the most discussed topics in Carson City. The need for collaboration has never been greater. Busi-nesses will have to better fund education, but our educators have the challenge of creating a much better educational dynamic to attract and retain the best and brightest. It can be done.

Glenn Christenson is chairman of the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance.

Focus on education will keep Las Vegas freshGUEST COLUMN:

GLENN CHRISTENSON

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New owner offers light at end of tunnel for Railroad PassBY J.D. MORRISSTAFF WRITER

The roof at the 83-year-old Rail-road Pass casino is so worn out that on rainy days, employees have had to use buckets to catch the water drip-ping through its many leaks.

They call it the “bucket patrol.” Sometimes, leaks have been so bad that workers had to shut down a few slot machines and cover them with plastic.

Janine Thompson, who’s worked on the casino floor for two decades, said it was embarrassing. But she has good reason to think the patrol will soon be disbanded: Joe DeSimone, the property’s new owner, promised to finally replace the casino roof.

DeSimone’s background is in real estate, and he has no gaming experi-ence — a surprising resume for the owner of Nevada’s longest-running ca-sino. Still, Thompson thinks he could be just what Railroad Pass needs.

Until DeSimone’s purchase was finalized, Railroad Pass was owned by MGM Resorts International, which took over the property when it acquired Mandalay Resort Group in 2005. Under the control of such a corporate casino giant, Railroad Pass didn’t always get the attention it de-served, Thompson suggested.

She said that had an effect on the employees.

“They were just slowly ruining the morale of Railroad Pass because we’re all just a number,” Thompson said.

With a private owner, she hopes that will no longer be the case.

An MGM Resorts spokesperson deferred comment about the prop-erty to its current management. Railroad Pass Executive Director Curt Thompson (no relation to Ja-nine), who also worked there while MGM was the owner, put it this way:

If MGM Resorts had $1 million to spend and the Bellagio needed new slots while Railroad Pass needed a new casino roof, where would that money be better spent? At the Bella-gio, naturally, where the slots would offer a high return on investment thanks to the large volume of gam-blers streaming through the Strip re-sort. Now, with an owner who holds just one casino, there’s no equation to determine where the investments should go.

“This has been a very successful property, but unfortunately we were not able to put the money into it that we felt was needed to be ready for the next step,” Curt Thompson said. “Mr. DeSimone is doing that.”

In addition to replacing the roof, DeSimone also is planning other sig-nificant improvements. He wants to repaint the exterior, which the ex-ecutive director said would “make

it shine like it hasn’t shined in many years.” And he’s considering building some kind of travel center or truck stop on the south side of the property, where there’s now a parking lot.

The improvements could dovetail nicely with the completion of the Boulder City bypass, a key freeway project that will connect a portion of Interstate 515 to U.S. Highway 93. One of the project’s boundaries is about a mile north of Railroad Pass, and the improved traffic flow could bring more customers to the casino.

As much as DeSimone plans to in-vest in improvements at Railroad Pass, however, he doesn’t want to change the character of the property.

“Most of the changes we’re going to do are physical changes. … We want the experience to maintain itself for the existing customers so they don’t feel like there’s anything different going on,” DeSimone said.

One aspect that definitely won’t change, at least not dramatically: the property’s bank of coin-operated slot machines.

Marcus Suan, who’s running the gambling operations because DeSim-one is not yet licensed by state regu-lators, says those machines will stick around, even while Suan looks at making improvements to the casino floor.

The coin machines are just one reflection of the property’s throw-back feel. Opened in 1931, Railroad Pass received one of the state’s first gaming licenses, and it proudly puts elements of its rich history on dis-play. There’s a small museum with old photographs and memorabilia from the casino’s early days, as well as a room with a safe that once held pay for workers building the nearby Hoover Dam.

Michael Green, an associate his-tory professor at UNLV, said even if some locals have often taken it for granted or neglected to regularly pa-tronize it, Railroad Pass has endured as a kind of community institution.

“It’s just one of those things that, if you’re a longtime local, as I am, it has always been there,” Green said.

DeSimone appreciates the casino’s historical significance. Railroad Pass was one of the first places he saw when he initially drove into the Las Vegas area from New York in 1991, and though he wasn’t too familiar with it before looking into the pur-chase, he had always been curious.

He says he appreciates Railroad Pass for what it is — in other words, he doesn’t plan to demolish it to build something different and flashier.

“Me and my friends that put the money up to buy it are all interested in the long-term prospects,” DeSim-one said. “If anything else, we’d love to expand into other properties.”

Henderson commercial real estate broker Joe DeSimone is the new owner of

Henderson’s Railroad Pass Casino, which bills itself as the longest-running casino in

the country. (L.E. BASKOW/STAFF)

Foreclosure stats in first quarter offer mixed signals for stateBY ELI SEGALLSTAFF WRITER

Nevada’s foreclosure numbers showed mixed signals in the first quarter, with a jump in default notic-es but fewer repossessions compared with a year ago.

One in every 209 homes statewide received a foreclosure-related filing in the three months ending March 31,

the third-highest rate in the nation behind Florida and Maryland, ac-cording to a new report from Realty-Trac.

Creditors started the foreclosure process on 3,070 homes in Nevada, up 166 percent from the same time last year, and 977 homes were seized at the auction block, down 42 percent from a year ago.

Overall, Nevada’s foreclosure rate was up 8 percent from a year earlier, while nationally it fell 8 percent.

For the report, RealtyTrac counts default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions.

The Irvine, Calif.-based company cautioned that Nevada’s increased tally actually “may be lower because of improvements in data collection.”

Las Vegas’ foreclosure numbers largely mirrored the state’s — no sur-prise given the valley has the bulk of Nevada’s population.

Creditors filed 2,239 default no-tices in the first quarter in Southern Nevada, up 142 percent from a year earlier, and 688 homes were repos-sessed, down 47 percent, according to RealtyTrac.

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Passage of Sandoval tax plan bittersweet for DemocratsBY KYLE ROERINKSTAFF WRITER

For Democratic Sen. Tick Segerb-lom, it was a victory five sessions in the making.

Senate lawmakers passed onto the Assembly a tax measure backed by Re-publican Gov. Brian Sandoval — that would annually raise $430 million to fund education and other programs.

The rub for Segerblom, though, was that his party didn’t have its stamp on the legislation.

Segerblom, a Las Vegas lawmaker serving in his fifth legislative term, and his colleagues have championed tax increases in every session since 2007. But despite holding a majority in both chambers of the Legislature until this year, the Democrats’ efforts did little to provide new revenues for education. During Segerblom’s time in office, both parties have fought to fill the budget shortfalls posed by the recession and raise more money for government.

Segerblom applauded Republicans on the floor for “biting the bullet on taxes” and blamed them for not calling to do so sooner.

“It hasn’t been our side” that has held up an increase, he told Republicans on the Senate floor. “It’s been your side.”

Many see the Republican move on taxes as a 180-degree shift, but it’s not the party’s first attempt at a tax in-crease in recent years.

Republicans and Democrats in 2009 overcame a veto by Gov. Jim Gibbons to pass the $600 million sunset tax pack-age. Sandoval renewed that measure twice and has pressed lawmakers to

make them permanent.But proposals for other monies never

passed.Passage of Sandoval’s plan is a bitter-

sweet moment for Senate Democrats. The party — out of power in both legis-lative chambers for the first time since 1985 — had little leverage to squelch Republican-backed measures they op-posed. But GOP leadership did promise that voting in favor of the governor’s plan would ensure that interfering with voter registration, early voting and the ballot initiative process — all measures opposed by Democrats — would either die or be significantly changed.

It passed by a 17-4 vote, with the four no votes coming not from Democrats but from anti-tax conservatives in San-doval’s own party.

All 10 Democrats in the chamber voted in favor, and Democratic Senate Minority Leader Aaron Ford thanked Sandoval after the bill passed, calling it a substantial revenue source to “prop-erly fund schools and other services.”

Segerblom, relieved that the mea-sure cleared the floor of his chamber, emphasized the bipartisan effort of passing any tax measure in the state, which requires a two-thirds majority vote to pass a new tax.

“(Tax increases) have to be mutual,” he said. “Our party can’t and couldn’t do it. When we were in control, we couldn’t get the two-thirds.”

Before the vote, Senate Major-ity Leader Michael Roberson counted votes and lobbied on behalf for the measure on behalf of the governor and

students. Roberson, once branded as a no-tax Republican, didn’t mince words when he spoke in favor of the measure.

“We were all elected to solve prob-lems and find solutions,” he said. “That is the case irrespective of party af-filiation. … (This) vote is not about the next election, but rather the next gen-eration. The voters may not agree with every decision or vote we take. But I assure you they are looking for people with courage to stand for something more than just ourselves and the next election.”

Sandoval’s tax plan already has pro-vided lawmakers this session with a mix of heartburn and optimism. And more will come. It’s been compared to the margin tax ballot initiative that 80 percent of Nevada voters opposed in the 2014 election. That tax was a 2 percent levy on gross revenues on businesses and would have raised an estimated $800 million per year. San-doval’s plan taxes businesses at vary-ing rates and is estimated to raise more than $430 million per year. The gov-ernor’s measure is a broad-based, re-vamped version of an existing business license fee.

It’s headed to the Assembly, home to a swath of no-new-tax lawmakers and alternative proposals that have gained traction among some in the business community.

GOP Assemblyman and Majority Whip Jim Wheeler said he expected a compromise on Sandoval’s plan, but not in its current form.

“The votes are not here for that pro-posal,” he said.

Nevada Senate Majority Leader Michael Roberson speaks during Senate floor

debate on Gov. Brian Sandoval’s tax proposal. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Budget carrier adds LV flights to Denmark, SwedenBY ANDREA DOMANICKSTAFF WRITER

Norwegian Air Shuttle, a popular low-cost international carrier, will make its Las Vegas debut this fall with nonstop flights between Las Vegas and Copenhagen, Denmark, or Stockholm, Sweden.

The new routes are the first by a discount carrier between Las Ve-gas and Europe, and the first direct flights from Las Vegas to Denmark and Sweden.

Weekly trips on Saturdays to and from Stockholm will begin Oct. 31, with weekly flights on Tuesdays to Copenhagen beginning Nov. 10.

The new legs are part of an expan-

sion of the Scandinavian airline’s international routes, which also in-clude new flights from Europe to Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, New York and Los Angeles.

“The response we’ve had on our intercontinental destinations has been overwhelming, and it is obvious that affordable fares were scarce be-fore Norwegian entered the market,” Thomas Ramdahl, the airline’s chief commercial officer, said in a statement.

Though the announcement did not include ticket pricing for the new routes, Norwegian’s website showed round-trip base fares between Las Vegas and Copenhagen for as low as $552.10. Base fares between Las Ve-

gas and Stockholm were offered for as low as $438.10.

The airline is expected to use ad-vanced twin-engine Boeing 787-800 Dreamliner jets on the new routes, making it the first carrier to use the fuel-efficient 291-passenger aircraft for regularly scheduled service at McCarran International Airport.

Norwegian is the third-largest bud-get airline in Europe and expanded service to the U.S. last May. It offers service from New York, Los Angeles, Oakland, Orlando and Fort Lauderdale to dozens of European cities, including London, Paris, Stockholm and Berlin.

The announcement arrives as pas-senger counts at McCarran continue

to surge and as both airport officials and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority push to expand international and nonstop air service to the city.

Thus far, traveler counts in 2015 remain on track to surpass last year’s mark of nearly 43 million passen-gers, according to the Clark County Aviation Department. The airport welcomed 3.2 million visitors in Feb-ruary, up 2.9 percent from the same month last year.

International passenger count grew 7.1 percent year over year to 243,407 travelers, while the num-ber of domestic passengers jumped 2.9 percent to 2.9 million.


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Congressmen get up-close look at nuclear dump site BY CONOR SHINESTAFF WRITER

Six congressmen, including two from Nevada, made a 90-mile trek from Las Vegas this month to visit Yucca Moun-tain for a fact-finding trip, in the pro-cess stirring up a political controversy that had been largely dormant since the site was mothballed in 2009.

The delegation tried to downplay the angst that surrounded the trip to the proposed repository for the nation’s nuclear waste, framing the excursion as an educational trip for several new members of a House of Representatives Energy and Commerce subcommittee.

“I’ve got three new members here who haven’t seen the site,” said Rep. John Shimkus, R-Ill., who heads the subcommittee on environment and the economy. “Yucca Mountain is in a very isolated, safe place. It’s next door to the nuclear test site. It’s a long way from Las Vegas and it is a pretty good location to move forward on long-term geological repository.”

But several members of Nevada’s federal delegation who weren’t on the trip blasted it as a politically motivated stunt.

“The committee engineered this visit from the very beginning to serve one distinct, self-serving purpose: that of becoming a disingenuous, political sideshow,” U.S. Sen. Dean Heller said in a statement.

Rep. Dina Titus said in a statement that “this taxpayer-funded junket does not move the conversation on long-term nuclear waste storage any closer to a solution.”

“Nevada, which does not have a sin-gle nuclear power plant, didn’t create this problem, and should not be forced to be the nation’s dumping ground,” she added.

The six-member congressional del-egation — which in addition to Shim-kus included Nevada Republican Reps. Cresent Hardy and Mark Amodei; Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio; Rep. Dan Ne-whouse, R-Wash.; and Rep. Jerry Mc-Nerney, D-Calif. — spent several hours at Yucca Mountain learning about the work already done at the site and its geology.

Not included on the tour were any experts representing Nevada. Shim-kus said the state’s request to have such experts included on the trip came too late in the planning process, add-ing that local officials from Nye Coun-ty also were excluded.

The tour included a ride through the 5-mile exploratory tunnel carved into the heart of the mountain that has

been used over the years for a variety of hydrological and geological tests in preparation for the site’s licensing pro-cess.

So far, $15 billion has been spent re-searching and preparing Yucca Moun-tain to receive the nation’s high-level nuclear waste. As much as $85 billion and possibly more would be needed to complete the site before it could start receiving tens of thousands of tons of spent radioactive fuel, which is cur-rently sitting in temporary storage at nuclear reactors around the country.

The Yucca Mountain site was desig-nated as the sole national nuclear re-pository in 1987 as part of the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act, also known as the “Screw Nevada Bill” in what many saw as a triumph of politics over science.

Since then, Nevada officials, led by U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, have fiercely op-posed the project and fought to block it at every turn. With help from Presi-dent Barack Obama, Reid was success-ful in defunding and stalling work at Yucca Mountain, leading to a stale-mate that has persisted ever since.

The national dialogue has subse-quently moved toward a consent-based model that would encourage states willing to host a nuclear reposi-tory to volunteer for the role.

But with Reid retiring and Obama leaving the White House in 2016, there’s a sense that the political winds surrounding the project could be shifting.

“There are 34 states with nuclear waste issues, five additional ones with defense waste issues. The Senate has not had a chance to vote on nuclear waste issues in over six years, so let’s see what the will of the Senate is,”

Shimkus said, adding that a superma-jority in the House of Representatives likely would support moving forward at Yucca Mountain. “I think that the debate’s turning a little bit in (Ne-vada).”

Part of that shift can be attributed to the newly elected Hardy, who has called for an “honest conversation” about moving forward at Yucca Moun-tain.

Hardy said the trip gave him a better understanding of the set-up and plans for Yucca Mountain should it be ap-proved.

“The reason I’m here is because this is in my district and I want to know what’s going on,” he said. “Let’s have the open discussion about the science, make sure it’s safe and then we can have the discussion about moving for-ward.”

Hardy said much of the debate so far has been polarized, but if after an “open discussion” Nevadans still don’t want the project, he would oppose it.

Other congressional members on the trip echoed the sentiment of lis-tening to Nevadans, but indicated that they thought Yucca Mountain was a good fit for a repository.

“I was very impressed by what I saw today. The potential for this as a waste site to me is huge and shows a lot of promise,” Newhouse said. “I want to be sure that what we do here is the right thing; from what I’ve seen today, I’m very optimistic it is.”

Latta said action was needed “soon-er than later” to move forward on building a repository.

“The studies have been done and this is where the studies say that this should be stored,” he said.

But Nevada officials take issue

with those studies, underscoring the “choose your own facts” nature of the debate that has surrounded Yucca Mountain for decades.

Bob Halstead, executive director of Nevada’s Agency for Nuclear Projects, said there are numerous issues — the state has identified 219 — with stor-ing nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain. They include how the waste would be transported to the site, how it would be safely packaged and the risk of earthquakes disrupting the long-term storage.

Most critical, Halstead said, is the risk of groundwater contamination caused by water dripping through the top of the mountain, onto the storage casks and into the water table over the course of thousands of years.

The repository would be located 1,000 feet below the surface of the mountain and 1,000 feet above the water table, a buffer that studies have found would be safe for storage for a million years, although Halstead and other state-backed scientists contest the findings.

“We know (groundwater contami-nation) is going to happen. It’s just a matter of how much, how fast and how far it moves,” Halstead said.

Instead of an above-ground reposi-tory at Yucca Mountain, Halstead said the waste should be stored deep underground, below the water table in salt beds or granite formations, a solu-tion being pursued by other countries such as Canada, Sweden and Switzer-land.

Looking ahead, Shimkus plans to introduce a bill in the coming months to restart the stalled Yucca Mountain project. He said he was open to nego-tiating with Nevada officials for added compensation and benefits in return for accepting the repository.

“I want (Nevada) to be assured that they would have a large role in the de-cisions on siting, infrastructure, rail spurs, roads,” Shimkus said. “They should be rewarded for taking this na-tional priority.”

If the Yucca Mountain licensing pro-cess does start again, it would require lengthy trial-like hearings over the science behind the project, meaning it would be years before any nuclear waste would start arriving in Nevada.

“All we’re asking of the state of ne-vada is to talk to us,” Shimkus said. “We’ve already spent 30 years and $15 billion. The question is will we spend another 30 years and another $15 bil-lion to get to a place where we’re not even open yet?”

Congressmen arrive at the south portal of Yucca Mountain during a tour of the

proposed radioactive waste dump 90 miles from Las Vegas. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)


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‘Everyone wants to work in a place they are proud of’

JIM REESPartner, Run Restaurants LLC (formed to own and operate Hash House A Go Go restaurants nationwide)

GABRIEL BRISTOLPresident and CEO of Intelicare Direct

When Jim Rees started working in the food industry during high school, he wasn’t thinking about making it a career. Stints at a grocery store and as a dishwasher were just a way to earn extra cash.

“I didn’t really plan on staying in the food service business,” Rees said.

While at Oregon State University, Rees waited tables, hawked goods in concessions stands and worked in catering services. His affinity for food followed him into the Air Force, where he ran officers’ clubs, restau-rants and bars for four years.

By the end of his military service in 1976, Rees had decided the restaurant business was his calling. He landed a job with the Gilbert-Robinson restau-rant firm and oversaw restaurants in Missouri for the next 10 years.

In 1986, Rees went to work for Hard Rock Café America, which ran Hard Rock franchises in the western United States.

“I became vice president of op-erations, and we built 16 cafes in the course of 10 years,” he said.

When the company was sold in 1996, Rees came upon Hash House A Go Go, a breakfast-based restaurant founded in San Diego.

“I reached out to the former part-ners and put together a deal with them to open the first Hash House restau-rant in Las Vegas in 2005,” Rees said. “I came to Las Vegas because I felt like it would be a good market to test the waters. It’s such a breakfast market.”

The restaurant opened a Hender-son outlet in February, its fifth in the valley.

Rees said the most important les-son he has learned along the way is respecting his employees.

“Having had the experience of be-ing at virtually every level, I keep in mind what my employees are doing for me,” he said. “Everyone wants to work in a place they are proud of.”

At 12, Gabriel Bristol began mak-ing money to take care of himself by picking blueberries with migrant workers in summer. He spent a year as a busboy. At 18, he decided to leave his home in Michigan and start fresh.

“As a young adult, I had very few options because I did not have a high school diploma,” Bristol said. “I wasn’t in demand for very many jobs.”

When a friend suggested he join him at a local call center, Bristol re-luctantly agreed.

“Even as desperate as I was, I looked down on that kind of work,” he said. “I kind of made an arrange-ment with myself that I would do it for a week or two, maybe until I got a paycheck or found something bet-ter.”

Bristol turned out to be a natural, becoming the top performer among about 50 agents his first week.

After saving enough money, Bris-tol moved to Los Angeles. He made

the 31-hour trip on a Greyhound bus, carrying little more than a ripped garbage bag full of clothing.

“It’s funny now, but it wasn’t back then,” he said.

Bristol worked odd jobs and even donated blood to earn money, until he eventually was named a manager at Edgar Morris Skincare. Soon after, he was recruited to the customer ser-vice division of MetLife.

Bristol said that job opened his eyes to his value and self-worth af-ter his bosses doubled his salary and gave him a bonus to try to keep him from accepting another job.

Now, as president and CEO of Intelicare Direct, which offers cus-tomer service support to companies, Bristol tries to help his 300-plus employees realize their potential, as well.

“If you appreciate yourself, you will be able to believe in yourself, and the sky’s the limit, regardless of your upbringing or hurdles,” Bristol said.

KIM OWENSRegional manager at Del Frisco’s steakhouse

Kim Owens found her passion for the restaurant business when she started working as a hostess at a Ben-nigan’s Irish Pub while attending the University of Lousiana at Lafayette.

“I love the people aspect, the co-ordination it takes to make a perfect shift and helping people learn and grow,” Owens said. “It’s a people busi-

ness, and we just happen to serve food.”After two years at the pub, Owens

got married and moved to Maryland with her husband. She landed a job as a server at Cacao Lane Restaurant and worked her way up to general manager.

“It was never a dull moment. Every day was something new,” Owens said.

In 2000, Owens applied for a

general manager position at Del Fris-co’s steakhouse in Las Vegas.

“I love the steakhouse environ-ment, and Vegas just seemed like a really exciting place to live,” she said.

Owens got the job and held the title for nine years before be-ing promoted to regional manager six years ago.

The magic of the restaurant busi-ness has yet to wear off.

“You have guests coming in from

all walks of life,” she said. “You can see the happiness on their faces when they take the first bite of steak. It’s like throwing a party every single day, and all of your friends pay to come.”

The most important lesson she has learned during her career, she said, is how to work with employees.

“If you treat the employees the right way, show them respect and hold them highly accountable, they’ll go above and beyond,” Owens said.

Jim Rees opened the first Hash House A Go Go in Las Vegas in 2005. “It fits

well with the hotel and casino scene, because we serve three meals a day at

big portions.” (MONA SHIELD PAYNE/SPECIAL TO VEGAS INC)

Gabriel Bristol grew up in an abusive home in Spring Lake, Mich., never

thinking much about the future as he struggled to take life one day at a time.

Today, he’s president and CEO of Intelicare Direct. (CHRISTOPHER DEVARGAS/STAFF)


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Calendar of eventsTUESDAY, APRIL 28

Building Owners and Managers

Association meeting: “Evictions:

How to Address the Issues”

Time: 7 a.m. Cost: $35 for members with RSVP,

$40 for nonmembers with RSVP, $45 at the door

Location: Las Vegas Country Club, 3000 Joe W.

Brown Drive, Las Vegas

Information: Visit bomanevada.org

Justice of the Peace Cynthia Cruz will be the guest

speaker.

Vegas Inventors: Product developers group

Time: 6-8:30 p.m. Cost: Free

Location: The InNEVation Center, 6795 Edmond

St., Las Vegas

Information: Visit meetup.com/vegasinventors

Discuss intellectual property, patenting and manu-

facturing.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29

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

Thomas Quinn of Saturna Trust Company will dis-

cuss how to maximize Social Security benefits.

Conventions Services Association meeting

Time: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Cost: $30 for mem-

bers, $35 for nonmembers

Location: Cabo Wabo Cantina at Planet Holly-

wood, 3663 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas

Information: Visit conventionservicesassociation-

lasvegas.org

Joshua Jones of Hosts Las Vegas will be the guest

speaker.

Nevada Restaurant Association’s

April mix and mingle

Time: 4-6 p.m. Cost: Free for restaurant opera-

tors, managers and chefs, $15 for NRA Allied

members, $25 for nonmembers, $35 at the door

Location: Mercadito at Red Rock Hotel, 11011 W.

Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas

Information: Visit nvra.site-ym.com/events

Restaurant operators, chefs, managers and ven-

dors will be available to answer questions about

the restaurant industry.

HiTech Vegas — April technology mixer

Time: 6-9 p.m. Cost: $10

Location: Foundation Room at Mandalay Bay,

3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas

Information: Visit facebook.com/hitechvegas

Network with representatives of more than 80 lo-

cal technology companies.

TUESDAY, APRIL 30

Nevada Industry Excellence workshop

Time: 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Cost: $199

Location: Desert Research Institute, 755 E. Fla-

mingo Road, Las Vegas

Information: Visit nevadaie.com

Learn techniques for increasing and improving

manufacturing equipment output and productivity

while reducing breakdowns and energy use.

FRIDAY, MAY 1

“Workplace Financial Wellness: The Critical

Need for Employee Financial Wellness”

Time: 7-9 a.m. Cost: Free; must RSVP online

Location: Las Vegas Country Club, 3000 Joe W.

Brown Drive, Las Vegas

Information: Visit workplace-wellness.eventbrite.

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Bank of Nevada and the Leavitt Group will provide

a presentation for companies with more than

250 employees addressing how human resources

departments can help workers reduce stress about

their finances and improve their financial standing.

MONDAY, MAY 4

Rep. Joe Heck’s job fair

and career skills workshop

Time: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Cost: Free

Location: Veil Pavilion, Silverton, 3333 Blue Dia-

mond Road, Las Vegas

Information: Visit heckjobfair.eventbrite.com

More than 50 employers are scheduled to attend.

Workshops on job skills for veterans, resume writ-

ing, dressing for success, budgeting and more will

be offered.

TUESDAY, MAY 5

The Power of Women and Business

Time: 6-9 p.m. Cost: Free tickets available at

Storage West Self Storage locations and the Sun-

coast catering department

Location: Grand Ballroom, Suncoast, 9090 Alta

Drive, Las Vegas

Information: Email [email protected]

The Large Vision Business Network mixer will

honor local businesswomen. The event will include

an expo and guest speaker.

THURSDAY, MAY 7

Henderson Chamber of

Commerce: Roadmap to

Success

Time: 7:30-9:30 a.m. Cost:

Free for members, $25 for

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Location: Henderson Business

Resource Center, 112 S. Water

St., Suite B, Henderson

Information: Visit hendersonchamber.com

Mary Beth Hartleb, CEO of Prism Global Manage-

ment Group, will present “HR Outlook for 2015.”

11th annual Vallen Dinner of Distinction

Time: 5:30-8 p.m. Cost: $100 for UNLVIP mem-

bers, $125 for guests

Location: Cosmopolitan, 3708 Las Vegas Blvd.

South, Las Vegas

Information: Visit unlv.edu/hotel/vallen

The Vallen Dinner of Distinction is the William F.

Harrah College of Hotel Administration’s signa-

ture event honoring excellence in hospitality.

John Ceriale, founder and president of Prospect

Advisors, will be named Hotel College Alumnus

of the Year and Hospitality Industry Leader of the

Year.

“Why Women Earn Less

and What You Can Do About It”

Time: 7:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: Free

Location: Marjorie Barrick Museum Auditorium,

UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas

Information: Visit unlv.edu

Alicia Dearn, a trial attorney and CEO of Bellatrix

PC, will be the guest speaker.

FRIDAY, MAY 8

Leadercast Las Vegas

Time: 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Cost: $90 for early-bird

general admission, $135 for VIP early-bird ad-

mission, $99 for general admission, $145 for VIP

admission

Location: Inspire Theatre, 107 Las Vegas Blvd.

South, Las Vegas

Information: Visit leadercastlasvegas.com

Dine and watch a live broadcast of Leadercast

speakers, including author Andy Stanley, Nobel

laureate Malala Yousafzai and President of Pixar

and Disney Animation Studios Ed Catmull.

Eggs & Issues breakfast

Time: 8-9:30 a.m. Cost: $40 for Las Vegas Metro

Chamber of Commerce members with RSVP, $55

for nonmembers with RSVP, $55 for walk-ins

Location: Vdara, 2600 W. Harmon Ave., Las

Vegas

Information: Visit lvchamber.com

Rep. Dina Titus will answer questions and discuss

federal issues that affect Southern Nevada’s busi-

ness community and economy.

Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., will take part in an Eggs & Issues breakfast meeting at Vdara. (CHRISTOPHER DEVARGAS/STAFF FILE)

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Records and TransactionsBANKRUPTCIES

CHAPTER 11SRP Plaza LP 3275 S. Jones Blvd., Suite 105Las Vegas, NV 89146Attorney: Zachariah Larson at [email protected]

BID OPPORTUNITIES

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 292 p.m.Xeon Rackmount ServerState of Nevada, 8320Marti Marsh at [email protected]

THURSDAY, APRIL 303 p.m.Employee benefit consulting servicesClark County, 603665Chetan Champaneri at [email protected]

BROKERED

TRANSACTIONS

SALES$7,130,000 for 24,132 square feet, retail4690, 4770, 4780, 4790 W. Ann Road, North Las Vegas 89031Seller: Decatur Crossing LLCSeller agent: Cathy Jones, Paul Miachika, Jessica Cegavske, Roy Fritz and Riley Foley of Sun Com-mercial Real Estate Inc.Buyer: Jeffery SillsBuyer agent: N/A

$2,300,000 for 21,433 square feet, o ce311 E. Warm Springs Road, Las Vegas 89119Seller: One Nevada Credit UnionSeller agent: Cathy Jones, Paul Miachika, Jessica Cegavske, Roy Fritz and Riley Foley of Sun Com-mercial Real Estate Inc.Buyer: Real Capital CorporationBuyer agent: Chip Johnson of Real Estate Services Group

$1,900,000 for 1.89 acres, landNear Durango Drive and Deer Springs Ways, Las Vegas 89149Seller: James R. MarshSeller agent: David Lipp of New-mark Grubb Knight FrankBuyer: The 786 Children’s Educa-tion TrustBuyer agent: Abdus Asif of Active Commercial

LEASES$1,510,637 for 5,800 square feet, o ce for 120 months7455 W. Washington Ave., Las Vegas 89128Landlord: Parkway Properties LLCLandlord agent: Gabe Telles of

Gatski CommercialTenant: Advanced Prosthetics & Orthotics Inc.Tenant agent: N/A

$839,589 for 6,466 square feet, retail for 60 months617 Mall Ring Circle, Suite 120, Henderson 89014Landlord: Galleria Pavilion LLCLandlord agent: Eric Berggren of Newmark Grubb Knight FrankTenant: Wellness Connection of Nevada LLCTenant agent: Kendall Thacker of Encore Commercial Inc.

$838,518 for 3,269 square feet, retail for 120 months2315 E. Cheyenne Ave., North Las Vegas 89030Landlord: Cheyenne Pointe Hold-ing LLCLandlord agent: David Lipp of Newmark Grubb Knight FrankTenant: Mama Mia PediatricsTenant agent: Trisha Trcka of Saro-fim Realty Advisors

$334,180 for 2,800 square feet, retail for 84 months217 N. Stephanie St., Suites D and E, Henderson 89074Landlord: Roxbury Advisors LLCLandlord agent: Nelson Tressler and Michael Zobrist of Newmark Grubb Knight FrankTenant: Prism LLCTenant agent: N/A

$333,500 for 10,000 square feet, church for 60 months2108 S. Revere St., North Las Vegas 89030Landlord: Church Methodist ZionLandlord agent: Matt Feustel and Jakke Farley of Virtus CommercialTenant: Carol and Gregory KirbyTenant agent: Matt Feustel and Jakke Farley of Virtus Commercial

$258,859 for 2,370 square feet, retail for 60 months4165 S. Grand Canyon Drive, Suite 105, Las Vegas 89147Landlord: Grand Flam Shops Capi-tal Management LLCLandlord agent: Nelson Tressler and Michael Zobrist of Newmark Grubb Knight FrankTenant: Waheed Feda dba India TavernTenant agent: Najia Feda of Golden Real Estate & Investments

$123,690 for 3,100 square feet, retail for 38 months771 E. Cornet Plaza, Henderson 89015Landlord: Cornet Plaza LLCLandlord agent: Nelson Tressler and Michael Zobrist of Newmark Grubb Knight FrankTenant: Aqua Salon dba Aqua Salon, Horizon TanningTenant agent: N/A

$98,664 for 1,400 square feet,

retail for 36 months7575 S. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 104, Las Vegas 89139Landlord: DM Rainbow LLCLandlord agent: Nelson Tressler and Michael Zobrist of Newmark Grubb Knight FrankTenant: ARMCO USA CorporationTenant agent: N/A

$80,622 for 4,479 square feet, of-fice for 12 months3811-3841 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 110, Las Vegas 89102Landlord: WBCMT 2007-C33 Charleston Boulevard LLCLandlord agent: Neil Sorkin and Bob Hawkins of Cushman & Wake-field CommerceTenant: Maddox, Issacson & Cis-nerso LLPTenant agent: Michael Hsu of New-mark Grubb Knight Frank

$65,076 for 1,870 square feet, of-fice for 24 months3900 Paradise Road, Suite U, Las Vegas 89169Landlord: RREF II CGM Acquisi-tions LLCLandlord agent: Jayne Cayton of Voit Real Estate ServicesTenant: Nelson & Houmand PCTenant agent: Dan Palmeri and Bob Hawkins of Cushman & Wakefield Commerce

$53,550 for 850 square feet, retail for 36 months3965 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas 89119Landlord: Flamingo Maryland Investors LLCLandlord agent: Todd Manning and Dan Hubbard of Cushman & Wakefield CommerceTenant: Xchange of America Inc. Tenant agent: Jim Hill of ROI Com-mercial Real Estate

$24,534 for 1,410 square feet, of-fice for 24 months7310 Smoke Ranch Road, Suite R, Las Vegas 89128Landlord: KP Brookhollow LLCLandlord agent: Dan Palmeri and Bob Hawkins of Cushman & Wake-field CommerceTenant: Omni Pacific Tenant agent: Did not disclose

BUSINESS LICENSES

Mama Tola Sweets Business type: Mobile food vendorAddress: 6235 S. Pecos Road, Suite 106, Las VegasOwner: Mama Tola Sweets Inc.

Maria R. Romeo Sosa Business type: Bail/enforcement agentAddress: 3660 E. Desert Inn Road, Las VegasOwner: Maria R. Romero Sosa

Marsette Cleaning Services

Business type: Janitorial serviceAddress: 3628 Nairobi Lane, North Las VegasOwner: Lysette Montes De Oca

Max Towing Business type: Automobile towing serviceAddress: 812 N. Main St. , Las VegasOwner: Israel Moran

McDonald and GalimoreBusiness type: Miscellaneous sales/serviceAddress: 2024 Cactus Desert Court, North Las VegasOwner: Dollie McDonald

Melissa Munoz Business type: Independent mas-sage therapist Address: 981 Whitney Ranch Drive, Suite 1217, Las VegasOwner: Melissa Munoz

Mesa Energy Systems Inc.Business type: ContractorAddress: 6255 S. Sandhill Road, Suite 600, Las VegasOwner: Did not disclose

Michael Scheneman Business type: Independent mas-sage therapist Address: 270 E. Flamingo Road, Suite 234, Las VegasOwner: Michael Scheneman

Mina’s Mobile DetailingBusiness type: Mobile auto detail-ingAddress: 650 E. Azure Ave., North Las VegasOwner: Brian Mina

Mojave Air Conditioning Business type: ContractorAddress: 720 W. Cheyenne Ave. , Las VegasOwner: Did not disclose

Mojave RV Boat & Storage Business type: Mini warehouseAddress: 201 N. Mojave Road, Las VegasOwner: Chantell Tompkins

Mr. Ds Sportsbar & Grill Business type: Alcohol beverage catererAddress: 2260 S. Rainbow Blvd., Las VegasOwner: Haecke LLC

My Jewelry Store Business type: General retail salesAddress: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite H09, Las VegasOwner: Mohammed Maybed

Myers Wound Care Consultants of NevadaBusiness type: NurseAddress: 1365 Dragon Rock Drive, HendersonOwner: Myers Wound Care Consul-tants of Nevada PC

Shawnalee NaylorBusiness type: Independent mas-sage therapistAddress: 4760 S. Pecos Road, Las VegasOwner: Shawna Naylor

Nevada Caregivers AgencyBusiness type: Home care (non-medical)Address: 2850 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, Suite 200 (263), Hen-dersonOwner: Nevada Caregivers Agency LLC

Nevada Collision & Auto Repairs LLCBusiness type: Automotive garage (major)Address: 73 30th St., Las VegasOwner: Adrianna Cramer

Nevada Sleep Diagnostics Inc.Business type: Professional ser-vices - medicalAddress: 2911 N. Tenaya Way, Suite 200, Las VegasOwner: Michael J. Labanowski

New Dimension SoundBusiness type: TruckingAddress: 3157 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 123, Las VegasOwner: ND Sound LLC

No Drama Bail Bonds Business type: Bail bond agencyAddress: 3660 E. Desert Inn Road, Las VegasOwner: Maria R. Romero Sosa

Northeast Las Vegas Spine and Injury Center Business type: Professional ser-vices - medicalAddress: 4250 E. Bonanza Road, Suite 8, Las VegasOwner: Joseph Bananto

Norwalk Furniture Business type: Merchandise broker Address: 495 S. Grand Central Parkway, Suite 225, Las VegasOwner: Norwalk Custom Order Furniture LLC

Oak Tree Suites Business type: HotelAddress: 110 S. Bruce St., Las VegasOwner: Oak Tree Suites LLC

O ce Pride Las VegasBusiness type: Property mainte-nanceAddress: 3651 W. Lindell Road, Suite D544, Las VegasOwner: Lyons Services LLC

Carolyn A. OxfordBusiness type: Solicitors and ped-dlersAddress: 552 Lacabana Beach Drive, Las VegasOwner: Carolyn A. Oxford

Records and TransactionsP&G Association ManagementBusiness type: Real estate salesAddress: 129 W. Lake Mead Park-way, Suite 16, HendersonOwner: D&R Design Build Ltd.

Parque Business type: General retail salesAddress: 420 S. Rampart Blvd., Suite 150, Las VegasOwner: Infinity 888 LLC

Patenaude & Felix APCBusiness type: Professional servicesAddress: 7271 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 100, Las VegasOwner: Raymond A. Patenaude

Patriot Framing LLCBusiness type: ContractorAddress: 3638 N. Rancho Drive, Las VegasOwner: Timber One LLC

Pegasus Marble Inc.Business type: ManufacturingAddress: 2661 Western Ave., Las VegasOwner: Gagik Zargaryan

Petco 1105 Business type: General retail salesAddress: 7731 W. Tropical Parkway, Las VegasOwner: Petco Animal Supplies Stores Inc.

Pettags.Com Business type: General retail salesAddress: 2325 Western Ave., Suite 3, Las VegasOwner: Tagthis Inc.

Phyllis McCune Business type: Independent mas-sage therapist Address: 1041 Featherwood Ave., Las VegasOwner: Phyllis Mccune

Plumbing ProsBusiness type: PlumbingAddress: 905 Domnus Lane, Las VegasOwner: Larry J. Cruz LLC

Precision Production ServicesBusiness type: Technical consultingAddress: 1861 Desert Forest Way, HendersonOwner: Precision Production Services LLC

Premier Door and TrimBusiness type: DoorsAddress: 530 E. Sunset Road, HendersonOwner: Premier Door & Trim Inc.

Professional Taxes & More Business type: Business support serviceAddress: 1240 W. Owens Ave., Suite 4, Las VegasOwner: Felicia Wesley

PTO Sales

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Records and TransactionsP&G Association ManagementBusiness type: Real estate salesAddress: 129 W. Lake Mead Park-way, Suite 16, HendersonOwner: D&R Design Build Ltd.

Parque Business type: General retail salesAddress: 420 S. Rampart Blvd., Suite 150, Las VegasOwner: Infinity 888 LLC

Patenaude & Felix APCBusiness type: Professional servicesAddress: 7271 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 100, Las VegasOwner: Raymond A. Patenaude

Patriot Framing LLCBusiness type: ContractorAddress: 3638 N. Rancho Drive, Las VegasOwner: Timber One LLC

Pegasus Marble Inc.Business type: ManufacturingAddress: 2661 Western Ave., Las VegasOwner: Gagik Zargaryan

Petco 1105 Business type: General retail salesAddress: 7731 W. Tropical Parkway, Las VegasOwner: Petco Animal Supplies Stores Inc.

Pettags.Com Business type: General retail salesAddress: 2325 Western Ave., Suite 3, Las VegasOwner: Tagthis Inc.

Phyllis McCune Business type: Independent mas-sage therapist Address: 1041 Featherwood Ave., Las VegasOwner: Phyllis Mccune

Plumbing ProsBusiness type: PlumbingAddress: 905 Domnus Lane, Las VegasOwner: Larry J. Cruz LLC

Precision Production ServicesBusiness type: Technical consultingAddress: 1861 Desert Forest Way, HendersonOwner: Precision Production Services LLC

Premier Door and TrimBusiness type: DoorsAddress: 530 E. Sunset Road, HendersonOwner: Premier Door & Trim Inc.

Professional Taxes & More Business type: Business support serviceAddress: 1240 W. Owens Ave., Suite 4, Las VegasOwner: Felicia Wesley

PTO Sales

Business type: Automotive parts and serviceAddress: 4502 Mitchell St., North Las VegasOwner: Truckpro LLC

Rainbow Dreams Resell Spot Business type: Nonprofit commu-nity servicesAddress: 921 W. Owens Ave., Suite 170, Las VegasOwner: Rainbow Dreams Educa-tional Foundation

Raspados Los Pinguinos Business type: Open-air vendingAddress: 5001 E. Bonanza Road Parking Lot, Las VegasOwner: Frutimex LLC

Red Wing Shoes Business type: General retail salesAddress: 2600 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 114, Las VegasOwner: Desert Footwear LLC

Redink Mobile MediaBusiness type: Miscellaneous sales/serviceAddress: 521 Duchess Ave., North Las VegasOwner: William D. Jernigan

Revolution General Contractors LLCBusiness type: Multijurisdiction contractorAddress: 2455 W. Serene Ave., Suite 647, Las VegasOwner: Revolution General Con-tractors LLC

Denise ReyesBusiness type: Solicitors and ped-dlersAddress: 2950 N. Green Valley Parkway, Suite 924, HendersonOwner: Denise Reyes

Right at HomeBusiness type: TruckingAddress: 2911 N. Tenaya Way, Suite 106, Las VegasOwner: Group GSL LLC

Rocky Lyon Business type: Bail/enforcement agentAddress: 900 Karen Ave., Suite B205, Las VegasOwner: Rocky Lyon

RTJ Ice CreamBusiness type: Mobile food vendorAddress: 439 Rock Quarry Way, North Las VegasOwner: RTJ Ice Cream LLC

Ryan’s Express & Divine Transpor-tationBusiness type: BusAddress: 412 E. Gowan Road, North Las VegasOwner: Michelangelo Leasing Inc.

S.C. ServicesBusiness type: Pump station servicing

Address: 4012 S. Rainbow Blvd., Suite K607, Las VegasOwner: S.C. Consulting Solutions LLC

Safari Custom UpholsteryBusiness type: UpholsteryAddress: 660 Middlegate Road, HendersonOwner: Ronald E. Gonzales

Sage Five MediaBusiness type: Content creationAddress: 860 Woodtack Cove Way, HendersonOwner: Juan Carlos Rodriguez

Sean Stewart Agency Inc.Business type: Insurance salesAddress: 2520 St. Rose Parkway, Suite 103, HendersonOwner: Sean Stewart Agency Inc.

Seven Hills Endodontics and MicrosurgeryBusiness type: Dental officeAddress: 9550 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 248, HendersonOwner: Adam Gatan PC

Shipp SolutionsBusiness type: BookkeepingAddress: 312 Vallarte Drive, Hen-dersonOwner: Melissa Shipp

Jacqueline SifuentesBusiness type: Solicitors and ped-dlersAddress: 2752 Fountain Vista Lane, HendersonOwner: Jacqueline Sifuentes

Sin City Sandwich Business type: Food servicesAddress: 375 Lewis Ave., Las VegasOwner: Sin City Sandwich LLC

Sin City Smokes Business type: Tobacco sales/loungeAddress: 325 N. Nellis Blvd., Suite 110, Las VegasOwner: SCS Nellis LLC

SK Smoke Shop Business type: Tobacco sales/loungeAddress: 6300 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 120, Las VegasOwner: Surjeet Singh

Skinworks Business type: General retail salesAddress: 7656 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 130, Las VegasOwner: Lncln LLC

Solar Universe Desert Valley LLCBusiness type: ContractorAddress: 4535 W. Russell Road, Las VegasOwner: Did not disclose

Soul Healing Sanctuary Business type: Psychic arts/scienceAddress: 2400 N. Tenaya Way, Suite 101, Las Vegas

Owner: Julianna Char

Sparkles Nail Spa Business type: CosmetologyAddress: 7871 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 170, Las VegasOwner: Sparkles Nail Spa LLC

SRC Medical Business type: General retail salesAddress: 3400 W. Desert Inn Road, Suite 9, Las VegasOwner: Special Respiratory Care Inc.

Stem2Success Business type: Instruction servicesAddress: 7465 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite 100, Las VegasOwner: Stem 2 Success LLC

Suki’s Paralegal ServicesBusiness type: ParalegalAddress: 4201 E. Craig Road, North Las VegasOwner: Suki’S Paralegal Services LLC

Sunrise on Las Vegas PropertiesBusiness type: Rental propertyAddress: 2125 Carroll St., North Las VegasOwner: Irene Covarrubias

Sunset Pizzeria DowntownBusiness type: Restaurant/food servicesAddress: 203 S. Water St. , Hen-dersonOwner: 12 1/2 Step LLC

Supreme Auto SalesBusiness type: Auto salesAddress: 4150 E. Craig Road, North Las VegasOwner: Chasen T. McCormick

Sweet Peas Sweets LVBusiness type: Food servicesAddress: 1750 S. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 22, Las VegasOwner: Anna Davison

BUILDING PERMITS

$5,859,283, commercial-new 3330 E. Gowan Road, North Las VegasTWC Construction Inc.

$1,750,000, tenant improvement 7690 W. Cheyenne Ave., Suite 200, Las VegasBurke Construction Group Inc.

$1,646,502, commercial-alteration 2201 Civic Center Drive, North Las VegasTPRF III CIVIC PLAZA NV

$493,215, commercial-alteration 2900 E. Lone Mountain Road, North Las VegasTitan Industries and Development

$350,699, commercial-addition 4855 Engineers Way, North Las

VegasLaFargo Builders

$314,800, fireproofing 4100 E. Lone Mountain Road, North Las VegasOlympic West Fire Protection

$300,000, commercial-remodel 300 E. Lake Mead Parkway, Hen-dersonBRR Architecture Inc.

$285,000, tenant improvement 1215 S. Fort Apache Road, Suite 120, Las VegasExecutive Homes Inc.

$240,819, residential-new 3132 Dalmazia Ave., HendersonKB Home Nevada Inc.

$226,487, residential-new 299 Calgrove St., Las VegasGreystone Nevada LLC

$219,989, commercial-remodel 433 W. Lake Mead Parkway, HendersonADA Architects Inc.

$218,097, residential-new 490 Rosina Vista St., Las VegasWoodside Homes of Nevada LLC


$218,097, residential-new 449 Paso de Montana St., Las VegasWoodside Homes of Nevada LLC

$218,097, residential-new 12133 Paseo Terraza Lane, Las VegasWoodside Homes of Nevada LLC

$214,980, residential-new 2553 Pont Marie Drive, HendersonRichmond American Homes of Nevada






$203,258, residential-new 12129 Cabo Rojo Ave., Las VegasWoodside Homes of Nevada LLC

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Records and Transactions$201,616, residential-new 2544 Pont Marie Drive, HendersonRichmond American Homes of Nevada

$200,000, tenant improvement 1916 Highland Ave., Las VegasHospitality Renovation Service


$186,273, residential-new 8818 Saxon Canyon St., Las VegasRichmond American Homes of Nevada

$181,244, residential-new 457 Paso de Montana St., Las VegasWoodside Homes of Nevada LLC

$178,771, residential-new 220 Inverbeg St., HendersonDR Horton Inc.



$177,800, tenant improvement 875 S. Grand Central Parkway, Suite 1356 , Las VegasElder Jones Inc.

$176,331, residential-new 1687 Sonoran Bluff Ave., Hender-sonDR Horton Inc.

$176,331, residential-new 1711 Sonoran Bluff Ave., HendersonDR Horton Inc.


$173,871, residential-new 7290 Orchard Harvest Ave., Las VegasDR Horton Inc.

$171,070, residential-new 9071 Mastodon Ave., Las VegasDR Horton Inc.





$169,622, residential-new 721 Gulf Pearl Drive, HendersonKB Home Nevada Inc.







$165,000, tenant improvement 505 S. Grand Central Parkway, Suite 3261, Las VegasPWI Construction Inc.

$163,910, residential-new 904 Lynne Harbor Ave., HendersonKB Home Nevada Inc.

$162,302, residential-new 1973 Galleria Spada St., HendersonToll Henderson LLC







$157,019, residential-new 328 Evante St., Las VegasPulte Homes of Nevada

$157,019, residential-new 12220 Nasino Ave., Las VegasPulte Homes of Nevada

$156,702, residential-new

3123 Dalmazia Ave., HendersonKB Home Nevada Inc.

$156,323, residential-new 12245 Catanzaro Ave., Las VegasRyland Homes

$156,323, residential-new 12265 Catanzaro Ave., Las VegasRyland Homes

$156,323, residential-new 387 Calabria Ridge St., Las VegasRyland Homes




$154,000, tenant improvement 495 S. Grand Central Parkway, Suite 100 , Las VegasShrader & Martinez Construction

$150,000, tenant improvement 9580 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 109 , Las VegasMosaic Building Group

$149,271, residential-new 932 Estes Cove Ave., HendersonRyland Homes






$145,834, residential-new 1701 Moonlit Cliffs Court, Hender-sonDR Horton Inc.
















$138,815, residential-new 9519 Desert Dog Court, Las VegasRichmond American Homes of Nevada

$138,306, residential-new 5630 Ethan Hawke Ave., Las VegasRichmond American Homes of Nevada

$134,744, residential-new

1675 Sonoran Bluff Ave., Hender-sonDR Horton Inc.



$134,744, residential-new 1689 Moonlit Cliffs Court, Hen-dersonDR Horton Inc.

$128,644, residential-new 29 Arista Port St., HendersonRyland Homes

$125,317, residential-new 1053 Barby Springs Ave., Hender-sonDR Horton Inc.

$125,317, residential-new 352 Stark Springs St., HendersonDR Horton Inc.

$124,500, commercial-alteration 3965 W. Cheyenne Ave., North Las VegasJ.S. Leavitt Enterprises Inc.

$123,422, residential-new 10561 Mount Blackburn Ave., Las VegasAdaven Homes LLC



CONVENTIONS

Interop Las Vegas 2015Location: Mandalay BayDates: April 27-May 1Expected attendance: 13,000

The VAPE Summit 2015Location: Las Vegas Convention CenterDates: April 30-May 2Expected attendance: 10,000

Worldwide ERC National Reloca-tion Conference 2015Location: Caesars PalaceDates: May 1-10Expected attendance: 1,100

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CATEGORY: AVAILABLE COMMERCIAL SPACE(RANKED BY AVAILABLE SQUARE FEET)

PropertyAvailable Square feet

Available units Breakdown Sale or lease Leasing agents

1 The Lakes Campus8725 W. Sahara Ave.Las Vegas, NV 89117

324,972 2 100 percent office

Sublease Bob Hawkins of Cushman & Wakefield Commerce

2 Tivoli Village330 S. Rampart Blvd.Las Vegas, NV 89145


Lease Brad Peterson and Randy Broadhead of CBRE Inc.

3 Charleston Plaza1710-1866 E. Charleston Blvd.Las Vegas, NV 89104

144,570 13 100 percent retail

Lease Penny J. Mendlovic of CBRE Inc.

4 Las Vegas Tech Center2450/2700 Fire Mesa St., 2500/2501 N. Buffalo DriveLas Vegas, NV 89128


Lease Randy Broadhead of CBRE Inc.

5 Tropicana Centre3335-3375 E. Tropicana Ave.Las Vegas, NV 89121


Lease Chris Clifford, Steve Neiger and Jessica Beyer of the Equity Group

6 Sahara Pavilion North4624 W. Sahara Ave.Las Vegas, NV 89102


Lease Nelson Tressler and Mike Zobrist of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank

7 One Summerlin1980 Festival Plaza DriveLas Vegas, NV 89135


Lease Randy Broadhead, Darren Lemmon and Amy Lance of CBRE Inc.

8 Rainbow Dunes3405 S. Rainbow Blvd.Las Vegas, NV 89117


Either Tom Naseef of Colliers International

9 Vegas Pointe Plaza9151, 9155, 9175 Las Vegas Blvd. SouthLas Vegas, NV 89123

101,355 43+ 100 percent retail

Lease C. Roger Jeffries III of Sun Commercial Real Estate Inc.

10 Montecito Point6605 Grand Montecito ParkwayLas Vegas, NV 89149


Lease Randy Broadhead and Darren Lemmon of CBRE Inc.

11 Civic Center Plaza2021 Civic Center DriveNorth Las Vegas , NV 89030


Lease Dan Adamson of ROI Commercial Real Estate

12 3101 E. Craig Road3101 E. Craig RoadNorth Las Vegas, NV 89030

78,015 1 100 percent industrial

Sale Cathy Jones of Sun Commercial Real Estate Inc.

13 Flamingo Grand Plaza1050 E. Flamingo RoadLas Vegas, NV 89119


Lease Chris Connell and Grant Traub of Colliers International

14 Crossroads at Sunset1425-1445 W. Sunset RoadHenderson, NV 89014



15 The Gramercy9205-9275 W. Russell RoadLas Vegas, NV 89148


Lease Brad Peterson of CBRE Inc.

16 1324 W. Craig Road1324 W. Craig RoadNorth Las Vegas, NV 89032


Sale Dan Adamson of ROI Commercial Real Estate

17 Edmond Town Center921 and 1081 W. Owens Ave.Las Vegas, NV 89106



18 2605 S. Eastern Ave.2605 S. Eastern Ave.Las Vegas, NV 89109


Lease Dan Adamson of ROI Commercial Real Estate

19 Warm Springs Promenade1241 W. Warm Springs RoadHenderson, NV 89014


Lease Nelson Tressler and Mike Zobrist of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank

20 Foothills Plaza1450 W. Horizon Ridge ParkwayHenderson, NV 89012


Lease Brian Sorrentino of ROI Commercial Real Estate


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