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Shawn and Racquel Toyozaki, owners of Advanced Pro Construction, landed a contract with Nellis Air Force Base by participating in a government program for small businesses. (STEVE MARCUS/STAFF)
Small businesses, big deals Federal contracts are available for local companies willing to dot their i’s and cross their t’s BY DANIELLE MCCREA | SPECIAL TO VEGAS INC
Ten years ago, Advanced Pro Construction, a demolition company, was used to doing small jobs in the valley — fixing fire damage, overflowed toilets and broken pipes. The company wasn’t unionized, bonded or expecting big gigs anytime soon. ¶ Then in 2006, it landed a contract with Nellis Air Force Base after participating in a government program for small businesses. ¶ Today, Advanced Pro, a woman-owned business, works on big projects, large-scale remodels NELLIS, CONTINUED ON PAGE 11
$37K
Median salary for a recent college graduate, about $1,000 more than an experienced worker with a high school diploma, according to Georgetown University researchers.
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Share of Nevada workers represented by a union last year, an increase from 14.3 percent a decade ago, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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The CEO of the WestCare Foundation discusses the state of mental health care in Southern Nevada, what can be done to improve it and the importance of tailoring the foundation’s outreach to each community it serves. THE NOTES People on the move, P4
MEET: CHOCOLATE & SPICE
In a city known for reinventing itself, awardwinning pastry chef Megan Romano embraces the culture by “constantly sourcing new product” and “testing new ideas.” TALKING POINTS What does an investment in K-12 look like? 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, P13 The List: Skilled nursing facilities, P18
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EVER-EVOLVING, LAS VEGAS CONTINUES ADAPTING TO SUIT TOURISTS As more tourists show a dwindling interest in gambling, the latest distraction from Las Vegas’ casino floors debuted right in front of Bally’s. Grand Bazaar Shops, a 55,000-square-foot outdoor retail plaza, opened Feb. 26 with dozens of eateries, clothing, beauty, accessories and specialty stores. Led by developer Larry Siegel of Juno Property Group, the project is one of several new or planned shopping centers on the Strip, including the Linq, a $550 million open-air complex; the Park, a $100 million outdoor plaza; and a three-story mall at Treasure Island.
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Developers are betting big on shopping because many visitors don’t bet at all. The average Las Vegas visitor spent $141 shopping here in 2013, up from $102 in 2009. Just 71 percent of visitors gambled in 2013, down from 83 percent four years earlier, according to GLS Research. Still, casinos are the bedrock of Las Vegas’ economy, and the shift won’t cause them to go out of business anytime soon, if ever. To change an old saying, they don’t build those palaces on shopping bags.
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Danielle T. Bello joined Cure 4 The Kids Foundation as its first full-time, in-house licensed psychologist and neuropsychologist providing services to patients of the Children’s Specialty Center of Nevada and the Hemophilia Treatment Center of Nevada.
Society, is secretary. Southern Hills Hospital and Medical Center Director of Pharmacy Services Daniel Kim won an HCA Innovator Award for his Antiobiogram App. Traditionally, an antibiogram is printed on a pocket card. Physicians now can access the information on iPhones and iPads. BELLO
Echo & Rig chef Sam Marvin provides recipes and videos on the cooking app SideChef. David Hornung is vice president and senior private client adviser in the private client services group of City National Bank. Hornung has more than 17 years of experience in the banking, trust and estate planning industries. HORNUNG Patty Cafferata is communications director for Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt.
Anita Romero is chairwoman of the board of Three Square Food Bank. Romero is senior vice president of staff operations and technology at Southwest Gas. Sallie Doebler is head of business development at Korte ROMERO construction. She has 10 years of experience in business development for construction companies in Las Vegas. Julie Goe is the Clark County Credit Union’s head of marketing operations. Aubrey SWANSON GOE Swanson is a member services representative. Damon Haycock is chief operating officer of the Silver State Health Exchange. Haycock joined the exchange as a finance and research officer in 2012. Andrea Garyson is front office team leader at Aliante Integrated Physical Medicine.
Lee Jenkins is Bank of America’s consumer area executive for Nevada and Northern California. Lee will lead 141 financial centers in nine markets.
College of Southern Nevada President Michael Richards dedicated the student services building at the Charleston campus to Paul E. Meacham, the first black president of a Nevada higher education institution. Rhea Agbayani is a physical therapist at Matt Smith Physical Therapy’s Windmill clinic, 1525 E. Windmill Lane, Suite 202, Henderson.
Erica Morales, manager of a McDonald’s at 2513 E. Owens Ave., North Las Vegas, JENKINS received the 2014 Ray Kroc Award, a performance-based award that recognizes top McDonald’s restaurant managers. Cathleen Hamel is Dignity Health-St. Rose Dominican’s chief nursing executive. She oversees the nursing staff at the company’s three Southern Nevada hospitals. Rob Lujan and Jason Simon are vice presidents at JLL, HAMEL working with industrial landlords, tenants and investors on real estate needs. Bob Sweetin is Mesquite city attorney, taking over for Cheryl Hunt, who retired.
Rob Gaedtke is CEO of KPS3, a marketing and technology company. Company founder Stephanie Kruse is president and chairwoman of the board. MaryBeth Sherwin is practice administrator at Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada. She oversees the southeast Henderson and central valley sites and works with Executive Director James Kilber on special projects. Paul Johnson Drywall Inc. opened an office at 5957 McLeod Drive, Las Vegas. Ron “Chip” Brown, a 32-year veteran of the drywall and construction industry, is general superintendent. The Nevada Chiropractic Council was established, with Southern Nevada board members Dr. Bobby Moore, president; Dr. Stephanie Youngblood, vice president; and Dr. Jason Jaeger, board member. Kirsten Dimond is vice president of operations at the Sands Expo Convention Center.
Merideth Spriggs launched Caridad Las Vegas to provide outreach, services and education to homeless people in Las Vegas. SWEETIN
Jayme Sevigny is president of Video Gaming Technologies, a division of Aristocrat Leisure. Raymond Alden III is provost of Touro University Nevada in Henderson. Thomas Moore is a marketing and media relations representative and Cassandra Selbach is a community relations representative at Valley Electric Association. Patty Duffey is chief operating officer, Kesha Dirkson is chief fund development and marketing officer, and Melody Sherrill is chief finance officer of Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada.
Paul Whetsell and John Bailey joined Boyd Gaming’s board of directors. Whetsell is president and CEO of Loews Hotels and Resorts. Bailey is GARYSON managing partner of Bailey Kennedy, specializing in corporate and gaming law.
Lynn Fenstermaker is project director for Nevada’s NASA Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research and Space Grant programs. An associate research professor at Nevada’s Desert Research Institute, Fenstermaker has more than 20 years of experience studying Nevada’s climate and ecosystems.
Brandon Trout is an associate attorney in Hutchison & Steffen’s commercial litigation group.
Aimee Wenske is social media manager and Erica Ramos is public relations and social media assistant at Forte PR. Veronica Kawka was promoted to account executive.
The Association of Fundraising Professionals-Las Vegas Chapter appointed its 2015 executive board. Jon Guy, TROUT major gifts officer at St. Rose Dominican Health Foundation, is president; Anne Browne, director of development at Nevada School of the Arts, is president elect; Carol Hollatz, director of advancement and stewardship at Roseman University, is treasurer; and David VanZanten, director of the Las Vegas Historical
Henderson Mayor Andy Hafen is chairman of the National League of Cities’ 2015 Finance, Administration and Intergovernmental Relations Committee. Henderson City Councilwoman Gerri Schroder is a member of the 2015 Community and Economic Development Steering Committee.
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Anderlik practices civil litigation with an emphasis on civil rights defense. Bellisario handles personal injury, products liability, professional liability and insurance bad faith defense cases.
Brian Blount, Robert Anderlik and Bradley Bellisario joined Alverson, Taylor, Mortensen & Sanders as associate attorneys. Blount focuses on health care law and professional liability defense.
Stephanie Wragg is assistant dean of curriculum and assessment and associate professor of biomedical sciences at the College of Medicine at Roseman University of Health Sciences. The California Noodle House opened at the California Hotel. Tom’s Urban restaurant opened at New York-New York. Training magazine’s “2015 Training Top 125” includes Caesars Entertainment Corp., McCarthy Building Companies, MGM Resorts International, One Nevada Credit Union and Paychex for excellence in employer-sponsored training and development programs. Training magazine is the leading business publication for learning and development and HR professionals. Software provider Achievers’ list of the 50 Most Engaged Workplaces in North America includes MGM Resorts International, the Cosmopolitan and Zappos.com. The award honors companies that place a premium on training and engaging employees. The Glenn Group, a public relations and marketing firm, launched Wide Awake, a sister agency that will focus on the gaming industry. Monte Carlo and Treasure Island landed in the top 50 hotels for group booking and meetings in 2014, according to hotelplanner.com and meetings.com, which provide online group travel services. Nevada State Bank moved its Eastern/Horizon branch from 10608 S. Eastern Ave., Henderson, to 9935 S. Eastern Ave., Las Vegas. The National Association of Home Builders and the National Kitchen & Bath Association, which bring the International Builders’ Show and Kitchen & Bath Industry Show to Las Vegas, will co-locate their shows through 2020.
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Q&A WITH DICK STEINBERG
‘Hopefully this time, everyone will stay committed’ Dick Steinberg is president and CEO of the WestCare Foundation, a nonprofit organization that aims to help those in need of behavioral and mental health treatment. Started as the Fitzsimmons House in Las Vegas in 1973, the foundation has expanded to communities across the country and around the world. Steinberg is optimistic about the future of mental and behavioral health care in Nevada but realistic about the state’s need for continued help from organizations such as WestCare. What’s the status of mental health services in Southern Nevada? The good news is that many people have now looked seriously at the strengths and weaknesses facing Southern Nevada when it comes to mental and behavorial health services. Not all is bleak, as many improvements have been implemented. However, we have a long way to go to really reduce emergency room overcrowding caused in large part by patients with drug addiction or mental health issues being dumped there. They can be served better and much more cost effectively by referring them to Community Triage Center(s), which were specifically designed for this purpose. Additionally, key hospital administrators have stepped up to the plate to expand psychiatric services, and this has begun to relieve some of the stressors on this overburdened system. The state has also stepped up its game with many solid improvements to the Rawson-Neal State Hospital. What’s still needed, and how can care be improved? Gov. Brian Sandoval appointed a special Mental Health/Behavioral Health Council to evaluate and make recommendations to him and the Legislature, but we still have a long way to go to see our community working as one to address and maintain a quality system. Although all the players are coming to the table, if the effort is not sustained and continued for a long time, many of these efforts will begin to erode, and we will fall behind and go through much of the same community crisis again. In my 37 years at WestCare, I’ve seen the same crisis come — short-term fixes implemented — and then when not adjusting for growth of our community, the same crisis reappears. Hopefully this time, everyone will stay committed and fully implement a quality communitywide behavioral health system that not only will be good for our community mental health crisis but assist and free up fire and rescue, law enforcement and other health care systems that should be focused on other critical areas of need. To what do you attribute WestCare’s success? We are in our 42nd year as a community nonprofit health organization, delivering a variety of services to our patients and clients in 17 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. On the other side of the world, we have services in a number of Pacific islands headquartered in Guam. Our success is just a very simple formula: We look at community and human needs and see if we can be part of the solution. Although our service portfolio is diversified, our global spread has been
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Dick Steinberg, CEO and president of WestCare Foundation, talks with his staff. (L.E. BASKOW/STAFF FILE)
largely by the invitation from a community or sometimes another nonprofit provider seeking us out to see if we can help. Nothing magical ... just pure community collaboration and pooling of resources to address health and human service problems — and never saying “it can’t be done,” especially when folks are suffering. WestCare strives to be an integral partner in each community in which we have a presence. We do not dictate our services from Las Vegas to other states or offshore territories. We let each community’s needs dictate the services, and then we try our best to be of assistance. What are you reading right now? The Bible. What do you do after work? Enjoy quality time with my wife, children and grandson. Describe your management style? As I’ve gotten a little older and blessed with a great board of directors, I’ve also been blessed with a fantastic team of senior leadership staff members. I now find my management style evolving more as a mentor, but I’m continually trying to stress to my senior team that we should all try to manage as good “servant leaders.” This goes along with our tagline of “uplifting the human spirit.”
Where do you see yourself and your company in 10 years? For me, I’m on the 50-year plan, so in 10 years, I will be completing 47 years on the job, with only three years left until I retire. However, I’m afraid WestCare’s services will still be needed in this world. And with the changing research, hopefully we will be doing an even better job treating those in our care. What is your dream job, outside of your current field? I’d like to go back to my earlier youth/career of working at a YMCA camp, giving canoe lessons, and guiding a small group of campers down a lazy river in the woods. Whom do you admire and why? I admire my wife, Sharon, for supporting and assisting me with the devotion and passion of helping others less fortunate. WestCare has always been a 24/7 operation, and I could not keep up the pace and balance without my wife and family’s support and blessing. What is your biggest pet peeve? Racial and cultural discrimination. What is something that people might not know about you? I love strumming a few chords on my old guitar.
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Approximate number of people employed at the Riviera, which will close May 4 after being bought by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.
$182.5 MILLION Purchase price of the Riviera, which will be demolished to make way for new convention space.
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New homes sold in January by Southern Nevada homebuilders, down 12 percent from a year ago, according to Home Builders Research.
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Tenants signed to long-term leases at the Harry Reid Research and Technology Park at West Sunset Road and South Durango Drive, Las Vegas. The 122-acre parcel was acquired by UNLV in 2005.
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Retail outlets that signed leases to open this year at Juhl, a downtown Las Vegas residential high-rise.
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Tons of sand and gravel to be auctioned March 3 by the Bureau of Land Management.
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Number of products exclusive to furniture retailer Ikea that the Las Vegas store will sell when it opens next year.
Megan Romano was named Pastry Chef of the Year by the Nevada Restaurant Association in 2012. (STEVE MARCUS/STAFF)
Bakery rising to challenge of Vegas What experiences prepared you to open Chocolate & Spice?
I have been part of opening restaurants, operations and development. The key to staying in business for any length of time is being flexible and willing to take advantage of opportunities you didn’t plan on.
CHOCOLATE & SPICE BAKERY Address: 7293 W. Sahara Ave. Phone: 702-527-7772 Email: megan@chocolatenspice.com Website: chocolatenspice.com Hours of operation: 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Saturday Owned/operated by: Megan Romano In business since: 2012
What makes your business unique?
Everything we make is hand-crafted using pristine ingredients without preservatives. You can eat absolutely healthy with an egg white frittata with almond pesto and heirloom tomatoes, or indulge a bit with a chocolate nutella bombe. I believe in treating yourself to the good stuff in moderation. We also listen to requests from our customers and keep an ever-changing menu. What is your business philosophy?
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Number of bays that will be available to golfers at Topgolf Las Vegas, an indoor golf entertainment complex MGM Resorts International plans to open next year at Koval Lane and East Harmon Avenue.
$83.3 MILLION Station Casinos’ net revenue in 2014. In 2013, the company lost $104.4 million.
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My business philosophy is plain and simple: We offer a great product, friendly service in a welcoming setting at a price point of good value. What’s the most important part of your job?
We are constantly sourcing new product, testing new techniques and embracing new ideas so we stay current with what’s happening in our industry. And then it’s all about training our team members. What is the hardest part about doing business in Las Vegas?
There is so much available; people often frequent locations that are most convenient. Back in New York, our customers went through bridges and tunnels to get to the
next best food spot. So in Vegas, we need to be more proactive to get people to try a new spot a bit out of their way. What is the best part about doing business in Las Vegas?
Las Vegas is always reinventing itself, and there is a real openness to new concepts. In the past several years in particular, the local community has embraced and supported those who venture off the Strip. How can Nevada improve its business climate?
Although we do not have state sales tax, there are many individual fees that make up the difference. What have you learned from the recession?
Experiencing the recession in Vegas was an eye-opening lesson. The potential for volume business is always an exciting possibility, but you can’t depend on one source for your business to survive. Therefore we have been flexible and open-minded to ideas we haven’t considered before. My husband is a big thinker who doesn’t see the day-today obstacles but rather is creative about getting to the big picture. You are involved with multiple charities. How do you find time to balance your bakeshop and charity work?
Since my time is limited, I involve myself and my family in charities that hit home with where I am in my life. It is very rewarding and gives me perspective, reminding us we are very fortunate. Giving back to the community has become a mentoring moment with our kids, as well.
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On Eli Segall’s lasvegassun.com story “Analysis: Is construction-defect law stunting Nevada’s housing market?” The bottom line is the homeowner is getting taken. All this bill does is take away from the lawyers and give to the homebuilders. — Anthonyjoevegas I think maybe a more appropriate option would be to require a hearing before the contractors’ board rather than in court. The contractors’ board is much more efficient in handling these matters, and can, in some cases, order contractors to repair their work. — CurtC
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spend reading to students, making repairs hat can the business comGUEST COLUMN: to facilities or adding other enhancements munity do for a bunch of GLENN CHRISTENSON to schools. The result is immediate and fourth-graders? impactful. That’s a simple version Cannery Resorts run a similar program of the more profound question facing us for three schools. What if every major business in our comtoday: How can we deliver on the growing commitment to munity did the same thing? That could create a significant improve K-12 education in our community? shift in the success of our schools. At least we’ve taken the first step, which is to recognize Businesses also can invest indirectly. For years, nonprofit that a strong education system can help us return to ecoorganizations have provided service and support for K-12 nomic health. A hallmark of robust economic development is education. But the nonprofits are in desperate need of intela vibrant education system from preschool through college. lectual and financial capital. But our K-12 education system is ranked 50th in the nation, Nevada PEP, headed by Karen Taycher, provides informaand that is not going to propel our children to be competitive tion, services and training to Nevada families of children in a 21st-century global economy. with disabilities. Nevada Succeeds, led by Brent Husson, is So how do we turn our schools around? committed to improving the quality of the state’s education There is a dearth of financial and intellectual capital in system through a variety of approaches and initiatives. ComK-12 education. And that’s exactly where we can make a big munities in Schools, directed by Diane Fearon, surrounds difference — frankly, in our own self-interest. There are ways students with a community of support, empowering them to to get engaged, directly and indirectly. A logical investment stay in school and achieve in life. These are just a few that are in K-12 education is a direct one with the Clark County helping. School District, either through district-sponsored programs Would you like to help? There will be exceptional returns or at the school level. on your investment, not just for our children but for the The model for this type of investment is my former emfuture of our community. ployer, Station Casinos, which “adopted” 10 at-risk schools Glenn Christenson is chairman of the Las Vegas Global in Las Vegas. The company’s annual contribution, $5,000 Economic Alliance. per school, does not include the time Station team members
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I assume buyers will be smart enough, and Realtors and builders ethical enough, for everyone to know the risks of purchasing a new home after the implementation of this law. I guess we can all dream. Your money seems safer under a mattress than investing in the Nevada real estate market. — NLVProg
On Eli Segall’s vegasinc.com story “Businesses opening in downtown Las Vegas high-rise”: One big problem: There is no parking nearby. Only residents can park in the building. ... People won’t pay to park and shop in Vegas. — Michael Vesely
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Analyst: Home sales up, but market remains fragile BY ELI SEGALL STAFF WRITER
Las Vegas homebuilders started 2015 on a positive note, even though plenty of weak spots remain, an analyst reports. Southern Nevada builders sold 355 new homes in January, down 12 percent from a year ago, according to Las Vegas-based Home Builders Research. The median price of the closings was $318,190, up 6 percent year-overyear. Builders also pulled 407 newhome permits, down 9.5 percent from
a year ago, indicating a drop in construction plans. By the middle of January, builders were selling at a pace of almost one house per subdivision each week, double the rate in December. That’s on par with early 2014 and “not at any type of record pace” for the area, “but it is a very positive turnaround from the lackluster activity during the last two quarters of 2014,” Home Builders Research President Dennis Smith wrote in his report. In 2014, after business rose fast
from the depths of the recession for a few years, new-home sales dropped 18 percent from 2013 and prices were volatile. “Frankly, we are a bit surprised that demand has improved so quickly,” Smith wrote. One reason, he said: Buyers are jumping in because they’re convinced that interest rates will rise this year, increasing their borrowing costs. The average interest rate on a 30year mortgage loan last year was 4.17 percent. That’s historically low but up from 3.66 percent in 2012, ac-
cording to mortgage-finance company Freddie Mac. Smith said it’s “inevitable” that rates will climb this year, but it’s unclear when, and it depends largely on the national economy. Overall, the valley’s once-decimated housing market has improved the past few years but remains laced with problems, including high rates of foreclosures, underwater borrowers and subprime credit scores. Progress can easily be thwarted. “Let’s face it, the housing market is still very fragile,” Smith wrote.
Online gaming advocates have much to learn from Adelson BY AMBER PHILLIPS STAFF WRITER
WASHINGTON — On any given day, a team of well-suited lobbyists glides through Capitol Hill to deliver a shocking ultimatum for lawmakers: Ban online gaming or risk Americans’ financial and moral ruin. “Click your mouse,” goes one oftused slogan, “and lose your house.” The other side of the online gaming debate is made up of smaller, disparate groups that lack a similarly cohesive message. But they need one, say some who are worried that without an equally startling message to grab lawmakers’ attention, they don’t stand a chance against a well-organized and richly A man logs on to Harrah’s online casino on his laptop at a highway rest area in Egg funded campaign to ban online gam- Harbor Township, N.J. (ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE) ing. It’s not clear how far the legislation Caesars Entertainment, which supBan proponents are backed by milwill move this Congress. But Adelson ports online gaming as another avlions from Las Vegas Sands CEO Shelhas money to bide his time and is makenue of revenue for brick-and-mortar don Adelson, who has promised to ing a moral argument to get his way. casinos. spend “whatever it takes” to ensure “Whether it is full casino gaming, Web gaming supporters are trying American families can’t use their poker only, or anything in between — to coalesce just as the high-stakes computers and mobile devices for onthis is a societal train wreck waiting movement to get Congress to reinline gambling, which he considers a to happen,” Adelson wrote in a 2013 state the ban on online gaming, which 21st-century abomination. Forbes column. was lifted by a 2011 Department of Adelson’s messaging strategy is Three states — Nevada, New Jersey Justice decision. savvy, say online gaming advocates. and Delaware — have legalized some In February, Rep. Jason Chaffetz, Most federal lawmakers don’t spend form of online gaming, and as many as R-Utah, reintroduced a bill from last their days thinking about online gam10 others are considering doing so. Congress to restore the federal govbling, so a startling line like one used The arguments for keeping online ernment’s ban on Internet gaming. by the Adelson-backed Coalition to gaming span the spectrum: It’s a deciThe chairman of the House Oversight Stop Internet Gambling on its website sion that should be left up to the states; and Government Reform committee — “Your kid’s smartphone could be a well-rounded studies show no correlaplans to conduct hearings about oncasino” — is an easy way to get in the tion between online betting and the line gambling’s corrupting influence door to make your case. end of society; new geo-location and on children. The bill is expected to “If you walk in and say, ‘Do you want age-verification technology keep pokbe introduced in the Senate by South to protect children and stop terrorism er off children’s smartphones; banCarolina Republican Lindsey Graand money laundering,’ you’re going ning online gaming will only push it ham, a potential 2016 presidential to hear a resounding, ‘Yes,’ ” said Jan offshore and underground, expanding contender. Jones Blackhurst, an executive for
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its potential menace. But none of those points will resonate in Congress without a slogan that can make lawmakers listen in the first place, analysts say. Asked about online gaming supporters’ chances without a bumpersticker slogan, Georgetown University Law professor Heidi Li Feldman said simply: “They’ll lose.” The failure to build a messaging strategy is indicative of a larger problem for online gaming supporters: Their movement has no leader. That job would typically fall to the industry’s top trade group, the American Gaming Association. But the AGA has quietly stepped out of the online gaming battle — influenced, many insiders believe, by board member Adelson. There is a pro-online gaming group, the Coalition for Consumer and Online Protection, but the organization is significantly less active than its counterpart, the Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling, which produces slick videos on the dangers of online gaming and offers resources for parents to keep their kids safe. Individual companies such as Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts International, and smaller lobbying organizations like Porter Gordon Silver, run by former Nevada Congressman Jon Porter, are left to strategize their next move against Adelson. The end game may come down to who has the best slogan. “It doesn’t really matter what the merits of any given issue are,” Feldman said. “The side that gets heard will be the side that gets responded to.”
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Did construction-defect law stunt housing market? BY ELI SEGALL STAFF WRITER
Las Vegas’ once-battered housing market has improved the past few years but remains riddled with problems, some of which are among the worst in the country: foreclosures, underwater borrowers, flat wages, high unemployment, lousy consumer credit. And yet, Nevada’s homebuilding industry, the same group that flooded the valley with quickly built cookie-cutter homes, is blaming one issue as the biggest roadblock of all: homeowners’ lawsuits alleging shoddy construction. Assembly Bill 125, dubbed the “Homeowner Protections Act of 2015,” overhauls Nevada’s constructiondefect law in builders’ and contractors’ favor. The state Assembly and Senate passed the bill on party-line votes last month, and Gov. Brian Sandoval signed it Feb. 24. “During my State of the State address, I challenged the Legislature with passing meaningful construction defect reform,” Sandoval said in a statement. “They have met that challenge with the Homeowner Protections Act, which discourages frivolous litigation and strengthens Nevada’s rebounding housing market.” Home construction in Southern Nevada was a boomSupporters say the law will boost construction jobs, ing industry before the Great Recession, with more than but outside analysts say it will hammer trial lawyers, a 100 new homes sold every day in 2005. (STAFF FILE) political and business foe of builders, and, despite the skyrocketing prices, rapid sales volume and all-toobill’s name, will make it harder for homeowners to sue easy mortgage lending, homebuilders couldn’t work for shoddy workmanship. fast enough. “I love the titles of these bills,” professor Eric Herzik, At the peak, in 2005, they sold about 39,000 new chairman of UNR’s political science department, said homes in Southern Nevada, or more than 100 per day, with a laugh. Las Vegas-based Home Builders Research found. Among other things, AB125 strips homeowners’ abilWorking that fast, the chances for error only grow. ity to recover reasonable attorney’s fees in defect cases Perhaps one way to interpret UNLV’s findings is that and changes the definition of a construction defect, Nevada, with its white-hot growth, was more prone eliminating the provision that such flaws are made in to shoddy construction than most states. violation of law and local codes and ordinances. Piping-maker IPEX, for instance, in early 2009 All industries have frivolous lawsuits and eye-popagreed to pay $90 million to help re-pipe about ping attorney’s fees, and homebuilding is no different. 30,000 homes in the valley. But, Herzik said, to say construction-defect cases are “They were putting up crappy houses,” UNLV postrangling the housing market — while ignoring Nelitical science professor David Damore said of the vada’s countless serious economic problems — doesn’t building industry. jibe with reality. Afterward, when America was mired in the worst “That claim is so overstated, it’s really pretty laughdownturn since the Great Depression, Las Vegas able,” Herzik said. became the poster child for economic ruin, with But current law does encourage “lawsuits ahead of widespread foreclosures, empty office buildings and settlements” and rewards lawyers who quickly round abandoned construction projects. The unemployup homeowners to sue, Herzik said. ment rate more than tripled, and new-home sales UNLV researchers, in a 2013 report for the Southern evaporated, falling about 90 percent. Nevada Home Builders Association that the housing Things are better today, but Las Vegas’ economy industry often cites, found the number of defect claims and housing market still have a long way to go. per new home in Nevada has been 38 times the nationAnd despite the litany of reasons for the market’s al average since 2006. struggles, lobbying groups have treated construcBut behind the scenes, AB125 was a proxy fight. tion-defect litigation as public enemy No. 1. Trial lawyers usually support Democrats, and builders and contractors align with the GOP. Republicans n “Serious abuse of our state’s law on construction tried to change construction-defect law for years but defects has practically halted new home starts.” — came up short because Democrats blocked them, ofBill Miles, president of the Builders Alliance of Westten by not even giving their proposals a hearing, Herern Nevada zik said. n “Construction of owner-occupied multifamily housing has been shut down by an excess of abusive nnn lawsuits under Nevada’s construction defect law.” During the go-go years of rampant construction, — Tray Abney, director of government relations for
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Reno’s chamber of commerce n “The housing industry is an essential part of Nevada’s economy. ... But this economic growth has been limited by a pervasive and significant problem: an excess of abusive lawsuits under Nevada’s construction defect law.” — Brad Spires, the Nevada Association of Realtors’ legislative chairman n “It’s very frustrating to see the construction defect issue blocking construction job growth generally and stifling home construction startups.” — Javier Trujillo, former chairman of the Las Vegas Latin Chamber of Commerce Despite these claims, developers have big construction projects in the works. Over the past year or so, investors have revived several master-planned communities in Southern Nevada that stalled during the recession, including 1,700-acre Skye Canyon and 2,700-acre Park Highlands. Homebuilders did see a steep drop in sales, volatile prices and reduced construction plans last year compared with 2013, but sales were up more than 50 percent from the depths of the recession. “The market’s a little slow now, but over the long term, it’s going to have good health,” LandWell Co. CEO Mark Paris, whose company is developing the 2,200-acre Cadence community in Henderson, said last spring. Construction jobs are a shadow of what they were last decade but are rebounding. The Las Vegas area had 43,600 construction workers as of September, up 22 percent from two years earlier, according to the Associated General Contractors of America. The market does have plenty of weak spots, but they seemingly have little to do with home-defect lawsuits. Las Vegas has one of the highest rates of underwater borrowers, Nevada has one of the highest foreclosure rates in the nation, and the state’s unemployment rate is tied for fifth-highest in the country. Locally, about 60 percent of the jobs lost to the recession had been recovered by last fall, RCG Economics found. But by and large, employers aren’t expanding much, giving employees more hours or raising pay — crimping people’s ability to buy a house. All told, Nevadans’ personal finances are some of the worst in the nation. Two-thirds of residents have subprime credit scores, the second highest-rate in the United States, according to the nonprofit Corporation for Enterprise Development. What’s more, U.S. housing officials last year reduced the pool of potential buyers by slashing the limit on mortgages they’d guarantee in Las Vegas, from $400,000 to $287,500 for the purchase of a single-family house. And banks typically won’t give a mortgage for several years to someone who had a foreclosure, bankruptcy or short sale. Buyers have pent-up demand but are “just waiting for these time limits to expire,” Rob McGibney, Las Vegas division president for KB Home, said last summer. Still, industry lobbyists are ignoring these issues. “It becomes a partisan fight as opposed to what’s best for the homeowner,” Damore said. Kyle Roerink contributed to this report.
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Long-dormant technology park shows signs of life BY IAN WHITAKER STAFF WRITER
For the first few years of the Harry Reid Research and Technology Park’s existence, the only visible sign of development was the tastefully manicured entrance wreathed in agave plants, golden barrel cacti and a stylish welcome sign. Until now, that welcome sign didn’t lead to much. Since the recession’s credit crunch put a stop to significant investment in the valley, the 122-acre site on Sunset Road and Durango Drive is the same desert lot it has been since the county land was acquired by UNLV in 2005. Today, with two tenants signed on for long-term leases and finally beginning construction, university officials are hoping to kickstart their vision of a research nexus that would connect the university’s brightest with eager high-tech companies. Large concrete walls and cranes have popped up in the center of the park where Catamaran LLC, an Illinois-based pharmacy management company, is setting up a 100,000-square-foot shop. Just down Jim Rogers Way, which runs through the center of the complex and was named after the higher education champion in a heartfelt ceremony last month, construction is also underway on an expanded campus of the American Preparatory Academy, a K-12 charter school that opened last year. Millions in federal grants went to finance early operations at the site, but university officials said their luck ran out when the economic downturn scared away developers who had been in talks to begin building. “About the time we got everything ready for economic development was about six months after the economy of the world collapsed,” said Gerry Bomotti, UNLV’s senior vice
UNLV’s Harry Reid Research & Technology Park has two tenants with buildings under construction. (L.E. BASKOW/STAFF)
president for business and finance. “Things were just in a holding pattern.” Managed by the UNLV Research Foundation, the park was meant to be kept afloat by lease money, but the lack of tenants forced it into six years of dormancy. A part-time employee of the foundation stayed around to keep the park’s marketing materials current, but other than that, there wasn’t much movement at the site. “Isn’t it great to finally see some construction going on here?” foundation Chairman Ted Quirk said last month during a ceremony featuring local and national policymakers such as Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., and Clark County Commissioner Steve Sisolak. Catamaran brings with it 353 jobs at an average wage of $23 per hour. The company told the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance it chose the property because of Southern Nevada’s status as a shipping hub
with a “large pool” of skilled workers in pharmacology, and said it would recruit from local pharmacy schools. The company also received a $3.4 million incentive package from Gov. Brian Sandoval’s Office of Economic Development. “The state taking a look at economic development and attracting more tech-oriented companies … has certainly mattered over the past couple of years,” said Thomas Piechota, UNLV’s vice president of research and economic development. “I think that will likely continue.” Research parks like this one aren’t a new concept. UNLV President Len Jessup, who arrived at the university this year from a business college post at the University of Arizona, said there are ways to get public and private groups working together. Arizona’s other flagship campus, Arizona State University, has a research park that houses around
4,000 employees in 50 companies, many of whom provide space for student collaboration in high-tech areas such as solar power and digital communication. Bomotti said Catamaran expressed interest in reaching out to university students through means such as internships at the facility. “It will have a tremendous impact not just on this community but this state and beyond,” Jessup said. “This is the right vision.” UNLV doesn’t have other companies in line to start building just yet, but Bomotti said interest is growing. The school is trying to secure an office and laboratories there for the Environmental Protection Agency, which has been occupying space at a small group of buildings at UNLV for decades. “We always believed that this is a great location in the valley,” Bomotti said. “It was just a matter of when.”
More than 72,000 Nevadans sign up for health insurance through exchange BY JACKIE VALLEY STAFF WRITER
Open enrollment for governmentsubisized health insurance ended with 72,127 Nevada residents selecting a plan or re-enrolling, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced. Insurance coverage for those who signed up begins March 1.
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“Our focus this year was never on numbers, but always about people,” Bruce Gilbert, executive director of the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange, said in a statement. “We believed that if we gave Nevadans access to stable technology and quality health plans, the numbers would take care of themselves.” Last year, about 32,000 Nevadans
received insurance through the exchange marketplace, Gilbert said. Technical difficulties plagued open enrollment last year, including in Nevada, which was using a statemaintained software system. This year, Nevada Health Link, the state-created organization to help residents find insurance plans based on income, plugged into the
federal healthcare.gov platform, where consumers could complete the enrollment process. About 11.4 million people nationwide enrolled in plans through the Health Insurance Marketplace during open enrollment this year. The Affordable Care Act requires most U.S. residents to have health coverage or face a tax penalty.
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Last year, local businesses raked in 20 percent of all money spent on contracts at Nellis AFB and additions, subcontracting under the larger, more experienced Burke Construction and expanding its skill set. “Nellis likes encouraging larger companies to work with smaller ones,” Advanced Pro owner Racquel Toyozaki said. “It can help build your profile and lead to more work.” Nellis Air Force Base, 8 miles northeast of Las Vegas, is home to 40,000 service members, families and military retirees. It has been a valley landmark since 1941, when it was a training field for B-17 gunnery during the height of World War II. Today, Nellis provides training for every type of aircraft in the U.S. Air Force inventory, the air units of allied nations and air and ground units of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps. Nellis also employs about 9,500 military members and civilians, making it one of the largest employers in Southern Nevada. It has an annual budget of $150 million for civilian contracts, many of which go to local and small businesses. “Supporting local business brings about economic growth,” said Lt. Col. Chris Kay, commander of Nellis’ contracting squadron. “We’re able to give back to the community. We are creating jobs and development. And we’re strengthening the relationship between the Vegas valley and Nellis Air Force Base.” In 2014, $1 of every $5 spent on contracts at Nellis went to local businesses. From constructing new dorms to staffing the on-base chapel, Nellis opens bids for contracts all year. Its goal is to award 20 percent of contracts to local businesses and 60 percent to small businesses. The federal government reserves a percentage of every budget for smallbusiness contracts, and any contract under $3,000 is set aside for small businesses. Nellis must adhere to federal mandates designed to keep competition fair so larger companies don’t walk away with the lion’s share of federal work. There are hundreds of rules and regulations that inform how the government awards contracts, and surprisingly often, they favor the underdogs. Federal contracts are desirable because they often include big work or-
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Douglas Allen, CEO of PowerChoice Construction, has worked federal contracts at Nellis Air Force Base for many years. (STEVE MARCUS/STAFF)
3 STEPS TO PREP FOR A FEDERAL CONTRACT n Register with SAM Businesses must to register with the System of Award Management (SAM) before they can apply for a government contract. Visit SAM.gov to start the process. n Get certified If you’re eligible for a small-business certification, get one. It will give you an advantage in landing a contract. Learn more about certification at SBA.gov. n Ask for help Visit the Small Business Administration or Diversify Nevada to learn more about the logistics of government contracting. For dates and times of training sessions at Diversify Nevada, visit diversifynevada.com.
ders and employers who know what they want. Businesses that do federal work have peace of mind that an employer won’t skip out on a check. “With commercial work, you always have to worry about pay,” said Douglas Allen, owner of Nellis contractor PowerChoice Construction. “But with the government, the paycheck always comes.” Allen has worked federal contracts since 1994. He started as a construction manager on a Navy job, and in 1997, his staffing agency, Power Services, landed a contract doing general staffing with Nellis. Allen has been working with Nellis ever since, now in construction with his second company, PowerChoice. Allen used HUBZone (historically underutilized business zone) certifi-
cation to give his company an edge in landing the federal deals. The HUBZone program helps small businesses in economically disadvantaged urban and rural areas access federal contracts. Other federal certifications include the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Certification, WomanOwned Small Business Certification and Small Disadvantaged Business Certification. Each has its own set of criteria dictated by the Small Business Administration. Getting certified can make all the difference when it comes to landing a contract. Federal dollars are tightly scrutinized, and bases such as Nellis most often opt for the lowest bidders for contracts. Smaller companies with certifications can get a leg up with
smaller bid pools. The federal government aims to contract 3 percent of its annual budget to HUBZone businesses and 3 percent to Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned businesses. In 2014, contracts awarded to businesses with such certifications were worth $226.8 billion. Allen rarely works in the private sector anymore because he has been so successful getting federal work. He said it’s not wise to try to operate in both private and public sectors. “There’s too many times that I’ve seen other guys fail when they get a federal contract,” Allen said. “They just don’t realize how much is required doing federal work. It’s a totally different beast.” The road to landing a federal contract and maintaining it is crowded with competition, and it demands lots of research and paperwork. Allen said he hired a technical writer to wade through documentation. “Even if you’re the best guy for the job, if you don’t communicate in the way (the federal government) wants, or if you don’t meet all the specifics and standards they ask for, then you won’t get the job,” Allen said. Lyndee Cichon, director of Diversify Nevada’s procurement outreach program, described what goes into the federal bidding process. “There’s employee experience, certifications of businesses, record-keeping standards, wage rate requirements, employee benefit requirements and levels of compliance,” Cichon said. “Before you even bid, there’s plenty of stuff to know.” Diversify Nevada, an arm of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, and the Small Business Administration help Nevada businesses prepare to seek federal contracts. They offer classes, one-on-one training and access to free bid matching software that saves hours of time combing through government contracts looking for ones that match a business’s capabilities and interests. They also give businesses a chance to meet federal contractors face to face and discuss the details of what they’re looking for. “Don’t overcomplicate it; you’re already in business,” Kay said. “Just learn how to do it with Nellis.”
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Nathan Adelson Hospice 11th annual Multicultural Luncheon and Expo Time: 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $65 per person, $500 for a table of 10 Location: Tuscany, 255 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas Information: Visit nah.org
American Marketing Association luncheon Time: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $35 for AMA members, $45 for nonmembers Location: Fleming’s Steakhouse, Town Square, 6515 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Email contact@amalasvegas.com
Sherri Allen, vice president of risk management at Healthcare Partners Nevada, will discuss how best to approach conversations about end-of-life wishes.
Michael McCue, a partner at Lewis and Roca and leader of the firm’s intellectual property practice group, will present “Top 10 Mistakes Marketing Professionals Make Involving Intellectual Property Law.”
Society for Marketing Professional Services luncheon Time: 11:15 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $20 for SMPS members, $30 for nonmembers Location: 4615 W. Sunset Road, Las Vegas Information: Email Heather Brown at HBrown@ innovanv.com Tina Quigley, general manager of the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, will give an overview of the agency and an update on fuel revenue indexing. A tour of the RTC FAST Center will follow.
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4 Stirling Club luncheon Time: 11:30 a.m. Cost: $26 Location: Gordon Biersch, 3987 Paradise Road, Las Vegas Information: Email Bruce Merrin at merrinpr@ lvcoxmail.com
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Joshua Gottesman, a former CPA who now advises companies on finances, will be guest presenter.
Bob Maheu “First Wednesday” lunch Time: 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Cost: $30 Location: Las Vegas Country Club, Rotunda Room, 3000 Joe W. Brown Drive, Las Vegas Information: Call 702-692-8000 A monthly discussion led by people shaping the future of Southern Nevada.
Las Vegas HEALS monthly medical mixer Time: 6-8 p.m. Cost: $30 for Las Vegas HEALS members, free for first 40 physicians who register Location: Parkway Surgical Center, 100 N. Green Valley Parkway, Henderson Information: Visit lasvegasheals.org A networking opportunity for doctors and health care industry professionals, with a tour of the Parkway Surgical Center.
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More than 50 Clark County businesses will showcase eco-friendly products and services.
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2015 Nevada Business Hall of Fame Time: 7-9 p.m. Cost: $275 per person, $2,500 for a table of 10 Location: Mirage, Main Ballroom, 3400 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Email Anna Drury at anna.drury@unlv. edu Three prominent Southern Nevadans — Christina Hixson, the sole trustee of the Lied Foundation Trust; Robert Mendenhall, owner and CEO of Las Vegas Paving Corp.; and Kevin Orrock, president of Summerlin and vice president of master-planned communities for the Howard Hughes Corp. — will be inducted into the Nevada Business Hall of Fame for their contributions to the state’s economic development.
Dr. Mark Penn is founding dean of Roseman University’s College of Medicine. (COURTESY)
Roseman Medical School update Time: 8-9 a.m. Cost: Free Location: Roseman University of Health Sciences Summerlin Campus, Ralph & Betty Engelstad Research Building, second floor, 10530 Discovery Drive, Las Vegas Information: Email medicine@roseman.edu Dr. Mark Penn, founding dean of Roseman University’s College of Medicine, will talk about development of the college and its impact on the future of Southern Nevada.
MONDAY, MARCH 9 Nevada Institute of Personalized Medicine seminar series Time: 2-3 p.m. Cost: Free Location: UNLV, Student Union Room 219, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas Information: Email Megan Svarz at nipm@unlv. edu
Business networking event Time: 6-8 p.m. Cost: Free for Social Register members, $20 for nonmembers Location: House of Blues, Foundation Room, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Call Mary Grace Yniguez at 702256-0123
Bioinformatics researcher Dongziao Zhu will present, “Deep Sequencing Analytics to Enable Precision Medicine.”
An opportunity to expand your business network and establish valuable relationships.
THURSDAY, MARCH 12 TUESDAY, MARCH 10
Large Vision Business Network mixer: Gone Green Expo 2015 Time: 6-9 p.m. Cost: Free with ticket Location: Suncoast Grand Ballroom, 9090 Alta Drive, Las Vegas Information: Call 702-639-6964
John Laub of the Las Vegas Medical Marijuana Association will moderate a discussion about medical marijuana with Arnold Lopez, of NV Energy; Tom Perrigo, of the city of Las Vegas; John Perry, a cultivation and industry expert; and Nicola Kerslake, of Newbean Capital.
Conservation, Cultivation & Cannabis in Clark County Time: 7-9 a.m. Cost: $20 for U.S. Green Building Council Nevada Chapter members, $35 for nonmembers Location: The InNEVation Center, third floor, 6795 Edmond St., Las Vegas Information: Call 702-952-2468
Las Vegas Asian Chamber of Commerce networking mixer Time: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: $10 for Asian Chamber members, $15 for nonmembers Location: Park Place Infiniti, 5555 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Information: Email info@lvacc.org Meet new people. Share contacts, referrals and ideas.
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Records and Transactions BID OPPORTUNITIES MONDAY, MARCH 2 2:15 p.m. Las Vegas Boulevard permanent obstruction removals 1.2 Clark County, 603588 Tom Boldt at tboldt@clarkcountynv. gov
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4 2 p.m. A one-year open-term contract for preformed thermoplastic pavement markings State of Nevada, 8308 Marti Marsh at mmarsh@admin. nv.gov
THURSDAY, MARCH 5 2:15 p.m. Animal Control horse impound improvements - Horseman’s Park Clark County, 603601 Sandy Moody-Upton at scm@ clarkcountynv.gov 2:30 p.m. Vehicle fire training system State of Nevada, 8307 Annette Morfin at amorfin@admin. nv.gov
BROKERED TRANSACTIONS SALES $3,700,000 for 23,647 square feet, retail 11241 and 11261 S. Eastern Ave., Henderson 89052 Seller: Uyeda Holdings LLC Seller agent: Dan Hubbard and Todd Manning of Cushman and Wakefield Commerce Buyer: Eastern Ridge Plaza LLC Buyer agent: N/A $3,405,695 for 13 acres, land Wigwam Parkway and Business Center Drive, Henderson 89014 Seller: Did not disclose Seller agent: Did not disclose Buyer: Prologis LP Buyer agent: Dan Doherty, Susan Borst, Chris Lane and Jerry Doty of Colliers International
LEASES $405,720 for 1,524 square feet, retail for 27 months 35 Via Brianza, Suite 100, Henderson 89011 Landlord: Signal Butte Investors LLC Landlord agent: Robert S. Hatrak II of Virtus Commercial Tenant: Hutano Physical Therapy Tenant agent: Robert S. Hatrak II of Virtus Commercial $179,180 for 4,366 square feet, retail for 36 months
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8826 S. Eastern Avenue, Suite 107, 108, 109, Las Vegas 89123 Landlord: Regal I LLC, Sansone Companies Landlord agent: Devon Sansone of Sansone Companies Tenant: International Church Foursquare Gospel Tenant agent: Matt Feustel of Virtus Commercial $172,016 for 288 square feet, retail for 60 months 725 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas 89101 Landlord: Harrison Properties Ltd. Landlord agent: Dan Hubbard and Todd Manning of Cushman and Wakefield Commerce Tenant: Lola Ice LLC Tenant agent: Robin Civish of Voit Real Estate Services $81,000 for 1,300 square feet, retail for 36 months 6975 W. Spring Mountain Road, Suite B, Las Vegas 89147 Landlord: W&W Partnership Landlord agent: Liz Clare and Jackie Young of Avison Young Tenant: Premium Wireless Tenant agent: N/A $67,221 for 770 square feet, industrial for 60 months 3231 N. Decatur Blvd., Suite 122, Las Vegas 89130 Landlord: Red Feather Property LLC Landlord agent: Pete Janemark of Cushman and Wakefield Commerce Tenant: Quickee Burger (QBLV2 LLC) Tenant agent: Jakke Farley of Virtus Commercial $35,640 for 900 square feet, retail for 36 months 3884 W. Sahara Ave. (Valley Oaks), Las Vegas 89102 Landlord: Ebrahim and Kiandokht Sarraf Landlord agent: Dan Hubbard and Todd Manning of Cushman and Wakefield Commerce Tenant: Susana Guerrero dba Farmers Insurance Tenant agent: N/A $28,489 for 1,269 square feet, office for 17 months 1333 N. Buffalo Drive, Suite 250, Las Vegas 89128 Landlord: Lawrence B. Miller and Geraldine F. Miller, trustees of Miller Trust and Chris Hougie Landlord agent: Chris Emanuel of Virtus Commercial Tenant: JoAnn Lujan of Achievement Behavioral Tenant agent: N/A $6,857 for 1,062 square feet, office for 12 months 222 S. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 205, Las Vegas 89145 Landlord: 222 Rainbow LLC Landlord agent: Pete Janemark of Cushman and Wakefield Commerce
Tenant: Kensington Chase LLC Tenant agent: N/A
BUSINESS LICENSES Banu V. Gordon Business type: Real estate sales Address: 5550 Painted Mirage Road, Suite 140, Las Vegas Owner: Banu V. Gordon Barbara’s Staging Design Business type: Miscellaneous sales/ service Address: 6873 Desert Thrasher Drive, North Las Vegas Owner: Barbara’s Staging Design Benjamin Durham Law Firm Business type: Professional services Address: 601 S. 10th St., Suite 101, Las Vegas Owner: Benjamin C. Durham Big Sky Publications Business type: Magazine ad sales Address: 2302 Desert Fox Drive, Henderson Owner: Big Sky Publications LLC Bill Subin Business type: Rental property Address: 2315 Ellis St., North Las Vegas Owner: Bill Subin M.D. Ltd. Bodygrapher Business type: Instruction services Address: 7980 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Owner: W&I Management Corp. Brand Generation Inc. Business type: Management or consulting service Address: 1810 E. Sahara Ave., Suite 100, Las Vegas Owner: Richard Bryan Burgerfest Business type: Mobile food vendor Address: 4181 Pioneer Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Sausagefest LLC Cadence Pest Control Business type: Property maintenance Address: 121 Pettswood Drive, Henderson Owner: Gilbert Nick Medina Cafe 316 Business type: Restaurant Address: 316 E. Bridger Ave., Suite 102, Las Vegas Owner: Cafe 316 LLC Campus Pharmacy West Business type: Professional services - medical Address: 1701 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 100, Las Vegas Owner: University of Nevada School of Medicine Pharmacy CC’s Beauty Boutique
Re Business type: General retail sales Address: 8975 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 130, Las Vegas Owner: Christina Carletto Children’s Learning Adventure Child Care Center Business type: Commercial nursery Address: 3470 W. Ann Road, North Las Vegas Owner: CLA Ann Road LLC, Richard Sodja Circuit Zone Repair Business type: Repair and maintenance Address: 1954 E. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Leonardo Lopez Clayton Homes #1048 Business type: Trailer or mobile home sales Address: 8275 S. Eastern Ave., Office 200, Suite 117, Las Vegas Owner: CMH Homes Inc. Close Cuts Barber Shop Business type: Cosmetological establishment Address: 1830 N. Martin L. King Blvd., Suite 114, Las Vegas Owner: Jerry Scott Cofer & Geller LLC Business type: Professional services Address: 601 S. 10th St., Suite 105, Las Vegas Owner: Warren Geller Dalal Hicks Business type: Real estate sales Address: 9420 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 100, Las Vegas Owner: Dalal Hicks David Richards Business type: Real estate sales Address: 1925 Village Center Circle, Suite 150, Las Vegas Owner: David Richards DG Anderson LLC Business type: Business support service Address: 9230 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Andrew T. Mathis Dia De Muertos Arts and Crafts Business type: General retail sales Address: 6695 Brick House Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Jaime Rosas Digital Solutions LLC Business type: General retail sales Address: 51 N. Pecos Road, Suite 109, Las Vegas Owner: Larry Christensen Discount Cigarettes Etc. Business type: Tobacco sales/ lounge Address: 7121 W. Craig Road, Suite 105, Las Vegas Owner: Mohammad Herrawi
Dotty’s 110 Business type: Tavern Address: Multiple locations, Las Vegas Owner: Nevada Restaurant Services Inc. DRD Dental Business type: Professional services - medical Address: 8670 W. Cheyenne Ave., Suite 230, Las Vegas Owner: Diana Tolentino DDS Professional Corporation
I02, Las Owner: T
EZPawn Business Address Vegas Owner: E
Fashiona Business Address Suite 103 Owner: R
Dry Clean Vegas Business type: Dry cleaning/alteration Address: 90 S. Stephanie St., Suite 130, Henderson Owner: Paradigm Services LLC
Golden S Business lounge Address Suite 5, L Owner: E
DT Commercial LLC Business type: Business space rent or lease Address: 701 E. Bridger Ave., Suite 400, Las Vegas Owner: DTP MGMT LLC
Grandm Business café Address Vegas Owner: B
Dynamic Metal Design LLC Business type: Manufacturing Address: 4300 N. Pecos Road, Suite 38, North Las Vegas Owner: Dynamic Metal Design LLC
Granite Business mainten Address 2126, Las Owner: A
E&J Done Right Service Business type: Auto/truck garage service Address: 4230 N. Pecos Road, Suite 6, North Las Vegas Owner: Edith L. Michel El Dorado Banquet Hall Business type: Alcoholic beverage caterer Address: 4440 E. Washington Ave., Suite 105, Las Vegas Owner: El Dorado Enterprises Inc. El Paisano Multiservicios Business type: General services (counter/office) Address: 650 N. Eastern Ave., Suite D, Las Vegas Owner: Misael Gutierrez Escobars Jumpers Business type: Trucking Address: 2807 Sodorno Lane, Henderson Owner: Wilson Escobar ET Smoke Shop Business type: Tobacco sales/ lounge Address: 1291 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite 180, Las Vegas Owner: Ermias Tsegaye Executive Cuts Barber Shop Business type: General retail sales Address: 921 W. Owens Ave., Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Angela Richard Exotic Extensions Business type: General retail sales Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite
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Han Fei Business sage the Address 150, Hen Owner: H
HD Smo Business lounge Address Suite 2, L Owner: J
Hush Business Address Suite 1115 Owner: A
Infinity R Business Address Henders Owner: I
Ito’s DG Business café Address Vegas Owner: E ment & I
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Records and Transactions I02, Las Vegas Owner: Thomas S. Christian EZPawn Business type: Pistol permit Address: 7077 W. Craig Road, Las Vegas Owner: EZPawn Nevada Inc. Fashionarhi Business type: General retail sales Address: 1012 E. Charleston Blvd., Suite 103, Las Vegas Owner: Rhia S. Harewood Golden Star Smokeshop Business type: Tobacco sales/ lounge Address: 4530 E. Charleston Blvd., Suite 5, Las Vegas Owner: Estrey B. Jimenez Grandma Bev’s Goodies Business type: Food services or café Address: 2413 Mango Bay Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Beverly S. Carter Granite Countertop Services Business type: Residential property maintenance Address: 6300 McCarran St., Suite 2126, Las Vegas Owner: Ana M. Galdamez-Reyes GTP Off Road Business type: Mail order/Internet sales Address: 3660 N. Fifth St., Suite 140, North Las Vegas Owner: GTP Off Road Inc. Han Fei Yuan Business type: Independent massage therapist Address: 11251 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 150, Henderson Owner: Han Fei Yuan HD Smoke Shop & Gifts Business type: Tobacco sales/ lounge Address: 7421 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite 2, Las Vegas Owner: Junaid Dastagir Hush Business type: General retail sales Address: 7950 W. Flamingo Road, Suite 1115, Las Vegas Owner: Andrea C. Brown Infinity Road LLC Business type: Trucking Address: 67 Constitution Ave., Henderson Owner: Infinity Road LLC Ito’s DGF Business type: Food services or café Address: 238 S. Rainbow Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: E & E Property Management & Investment LLC Jefe’s Taco Shop
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Business type: Food services or café Address: 5700 Sky Pointe Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Heliodoro Lopez Jeffrey Ramirez Business type: Independent massage therapist Address: 981 Whitney Ranch Drive, Suite 717, Las Vegas Owner: Jeffrey Ramirez Joyce McCollum Business type: Real estate sales Address: 6628 Sky Pointe Drive, Suite 200, Las Vegas Owner: Joyce McCollum JT’s Dollar Castle Business type: General retail sales Address: 1437 N. Jones Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Inam Dollar LLC Kathryn (Katie) Ramsey Business type: Real estate sales Address: 7181 N. Hualapai Way, Suite 135, Las Vegas Owner: Kathryn Ramsey Keane Therapies Business type: Independent massage therapist Address: 4486 W. Eldorado Lane, Las Vegas Owner: Canam1995 LLC Kenneth Daniels Business type: Real estate sales Address: 9525 Hillwood Drive, Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Kenneth Daniels Ketzaly LLC Business type: General retail sales Address: 875 S. Grand Central Parkway, Suite C12, Las Vegas Owner: Suan Ramirez Kikai Corner Business type: General retail sales Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite H30, Las Vegas Owner: Yvonne Briones Koren Business type: General retail sales Address: 875 S. Grand Central Parkway, Kiosk, Las Vegas Owner: Brandon Koren Kristina Atia Business type: Real estate sales Address: 777 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Kristina Atia Lake Mead Arco #82874 Business type: Convenience store Address: 300 W. Lake Mead Blvd., North Las Vegas Owner: Dhaliwal Enterprises Inc. Las Vegas Cleaning Service LLC Business type: Janitorial service Address: 6713 Yellowhammer Place, North Las Vegas
Owner: Las Vegas Cleaning Service LLC Las Vegas Psychiatry LLC Business type: Professional services Address: 9402 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Teresa Child Lasombrita Business type: Restaurant Address: 671 N. Nellis Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Raquel Castro Latin Fish Business type: Alcohol beverage caterer Address: 2620 Regatta Drive, Suite 114, Las Vegas Owner: Latin Fish LLC Lauren Gutierrez Business type: Real estate sales Address: 777 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Lauren Gutierrez Legal Process Service Business type: Professional services Address: 724 S. Eighth St., Las Vegas Owner: Legal Process Service LLC Lil Green Houses LLC Business type: Rental property Address: 1840 Harding St., North Las Vegas Owner: Lil Green Houses LLC Lizette’s Food Service Business type: Mobile food vendor Address: 4181 Pioneer Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Alex Food Catering Inc. Lopez Cleaning Service Business type: Janitorial service Address: 2529 Statz St., North Las Vegas Owner: Melchor Lopez, Maria Del Carmen Silverio Lowry’s Catering Inc. Business type: Alcohol beverage caterer Address: 4125 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Robert Lowry Mach-1 Plumbing LLC Business type: Plumbing contractor Address: 3752 Civic Center Drive, North Las Vegas Owner: Mach-1 Plumbing LLC MDI Steel LLC Business type: Contractor Address: 5550 Reference St., Las Vegas Owner: Angelo Infante MG Services Inc. Business type: Handyman/Maintenance services Address: 4325 W. Rome Blvd., North Las Vegas Owner: MG Services Inc.
Mobile Maids LV Business type: Property maintenance Address: 28 Distinguished Way, Henderson Owner: Mobile Maids LV
Moser Architecture Studio LLC
Mykonos Greek Cuisine Business type: Beer, wine, cooler on sale Address: 9320 Sun City Blvd., Suite 101, Las Vegas Owner: Helen Menegaki
$955,195, commercial-alteration 713 E. Lake Mead Blvd., North Las Vegas Clifford & Cruz Inc.
National General Contractors Business type: General contractor Address: 11759 Hugana Place, Las Vegas Owner: Distinct Fortune LLC Nayle Garcia Business type: Massage therapists Address: 20 Hoke Edward Court, North Las Vegas Owner: Nayle Garcia Nehemiah’s Leadership Center Business type: Instruction services Address: 5650 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 9, Las Vegas Owner: Ministerio Internacional Evangelistico Siquem Nevada Care Center Business type: Professional services - medical Address: 1721 E. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Nevada Integrated Behavioral Services Inc. Nevada Treatment Center Business type: Clinic or laboratory Address: 1722 E. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Nevada Integrated Behavioral Services Inc.
BUILDING PERMITS $1,915,689, commercial-addition 4100 E. Lone Mountain Road, North Las Vegas R&O Construction $1,880,650, commercial-remodel 1301 W. Sunset Road, Henderson Regal Cinemas $1,552,901, residential-new 245 S. Gibson Road, Building 1, Henderson Moser Architecture Studio LLC $1,540,401, residential-new 245 S. Gibson Road, Building 9, Henderson Moser Architecture Studio LLC $1,540,401, residential-new 245 S. Gibson Road, Building 10, Henderson Moser Architecture Studio LLC $1,014,735, residential-new 245 S. Gibson Road, Building 13, Henderson
$1,014,735, residential-new 245 S. Gibson Road, Building 15, Henderson Moser Architecture Studio LLC
$700,000, tenant improvement 4101 Meadows Lane, Suite 120, Las Vegas Westar Construction $556,620, roof-mounted photovoltaic system 7120 Dogan Ridge St., Las Vegas U.S. Renewable Energy Development $505,815, residential-new 245 S. Gibson Road, Building 12, Henderson Moser Architecture Studio LLC $421,918, tenant improvement 831 W. Bonanza Road, Las Vegas Tradewinds Construction $400,000, tenant improvement 4101 Meadows Lane, Suite 110, Las Vegas Westar Construction $350,000, tenant improvement 555 S. Grand Central Parkway, Suite 195, Las Vegas MC Construction Management $330,000, wall and/or fence 9050 Gilcrease Ave., Las Vegas Hirschi Masonry LLC $300,000, tenant improvement 4101 Meadows Lane, Las Vegas Westar Construction $279,024, residential-new 62 Bella Lago Ave., Henderson William Lyon Homes $258,286, residential-new 58 Bella Lago Ave., Henderson William Lyon Homes $250,000, tenant improvement 10420 W. Cheyenne Ave., Suite 110, Las Vegas SGI Builders $237,991, residential-new 60 Bella Lago Ave., Henderson William Lyon Homes $236,328, residential-new 3019 Regency Hill, Henderson Teresa Davis $214,900, assembly group 245 S. Gibson Road, Henderson Moser Architecture Studio LLC $208,270, residential-new 896 Lynne Harbor Ave., Henderson KB Home Nevada Inc.
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Records and Transactions $205,991, commercial-addition 4855 Engineers Way, North Las Vegas Lafargo Builders $202,503, residential-new 269 Mandarin Hill Lane, Henderson Pardee Homes of Nevada
5020 Burr Oak Drive, Las Vegas Solar City Corp. $145,834, residential-new 1057 Aubrey Springs Ave., Henderson DR Horton Inc.
$202,503, residential-new 286 Mandarin Hill Lane, Henderson Pardee Homes of Nevada
$145,648, residential-new 4136 Seclusion Bay Ave., North Las Vegas Beazer Homes Holding Corp.
$202,282, residential-new 281 Mandarin Hill Lane, Henderson Pardee Homes of Nevada
$143,006, residential-new 1103 Echo Pass St., Henderson KB Home Nevada Inc.
$183,373, residential-new 282 Mandarin Hill Lane, Henderson Pardee Homes of Nevada
$142,483, residential-new 10445 White Princess Ave., Las Vegas Ryland Homes
$183,373, residential-new 273 Mandarin Hill Lane, Henderson Century Communities of Nevada $183,000, tenant improvement 15 N. Nellis Blvd., Las Vegas Arlington Construction Inc. $179,781, wall and/or fence 5520 Iron Mountain Road, Las Vegas Frehner Masonry Inc. $179,175, residential-new 4132 Del Monte Ave., Las Vegas Melanie Liang
$142,050, residential-new 5025 Alejandro Way, North Las Vegas William Lyon Homes $142,050, residential-new 5016 Alejandro Way, North Las Vegas William Lyon Homes $140,289, residential-new 1065 Aubrey Springs Ave., Henderson DR Horton Inc.
$173,115, residential-new 265 Mandarin Hill Lane, Henderson Pardee Homes of Nevada
$140,289, residential-new 1053 Aubrey Springs Ave., Henderson DR Horton Inc.
$171,818, sign 2427 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Yesco LLC
$138,348, residential-new 1943 Galleria Spada St., Henderson Toll Henderson LLC
$168,721, residential-new 12269 Catanzaro Ave., Las Vegas Ryland Homes
$136,185, residential-new 281 Cadence View Way, Henderson Ryland Homes
$168,721, residential-new 374 Calabria Ridge St., Las Vegas Ryland Homes
$134,744, residential-new 1069 Aubrey Springs Ave., Henderson DR Horton Inc.
$168,721, residential-new 12277 Catanzaro Ave., Las Vegas Ryland Homes $165,000, tenant improvement 555 S. Grand Central Parkway, Suite 140, Las Vegas Shrader & Martinez Construction $153,519, commercial-alteration 4850 Statz St., North Las Vegas Lafargo Builders $148,828, residential-new 3194 Porto Vittoria Ave., Henderson Toll Henderson LLC $148,661, residential-new 285 Mandarin Hill Lane, Henderson Pardee Homes of Nevada $146,310, roof-mounted photovoltaic system
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$134,744, residential-new 1061 Aubrey Springs Ave., Henderson DR Horton Inc.
$121,935, residential-new 285 Cadence View Way, Henderson Ryland Homes $117,368, residential-new 5029 Alejandro Way, North Las Vegas William Lyon Homes $117,368, residential-new 5017 Alejandro Way, North Las Vegas William Lyon Homes $117,055, residential-new 5740 Pleasant Palms St., North Las Vegas J.F. Shea Co. Inc. $115,298, residential-new 10505 Galleon Peak Lane, Las Vegas Ryland Homes $114,936, residential-new 5744 Clear Haven Lane, North Las Vegas Beazer Homes Holding Corp. $113,865, residential-new 10705 Leatherstocking Ave., Las Vegas Ryland Homes $113,865, residential-new 10758 Leatherstocking Ave., Las Vegas Ryland Homes $113,227, residential-new 8108 Fleeting Twilight Place, Las Vegas DR Horton Inc. $113,227, residential-new 8115 Turquoise Tide Drive, Las Vegas DR Horton Inc.
$107,510, residential-new 10501 Galleon Peak Lane, Las Vegas Ryland Homes
$96,206, residential-new 392 Layla Bay St., Henderson DR Horton Inc.
$107,296, residential-new 386 Layla Bay St., Henderson DR Horton Inc.
$91,250, commercial-remodel 105 W. Basic Road, Henderson City of Henderson
$105,563, tenant improvement 1701 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 230, Las Vegas Titanium Building Group LLC
$91,250, commercial-remodel 105 W. Basic Road, Henderson City of Henderson
$104,857, residential-new 5621 Balsam St., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $104,857, residential-new 5610 Bishop Flowers St., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $103,232, residential-new 12237 Regal Springs Court, Las Vegas KB Home Nevada Inc. $102,920, residential-new 8223 Southern Cross Ave., Las Vegas Ryland Homes
$101,751, residential-new 390 Layla Bay St., Henderson DR Horton Inc.
$111,399, residential-new 293 Cadence View Way, Henderson Ryland Homes
$100,742, residential-new 3637 Corte Bella Hills Ave., North Las Vegas J.F. Shea Co. Inc.
$110,339, residential-new 10808 Leatherstocking Ave., Las Vegas Ryland Homes $110,000, residential-new 7560 Nicklin St., Las Vegas Edward Homes Inc. $110,000, residential-new 7540 Nicklin St., Las Vegas Edward Homes Inc.
$99,747, residential-new 5629 Balsam St., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $99,747, residential-new 5633 Balsam St., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada
$112,841, residential-new 388 Layla Bay St., Henderson DR Horton Inc.
$126,204, residential-new 289 Cadence View Way, Henderson Ryland Homes
5625 Balsam St., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada
$107,731, residential-new 5024 Alejandro Way, North Las Vegas William Lyon Homes
$112,841, residential-new 384 Layla Bay St., Henderson DR Horton Inc.
$110,339, residential-new 6731 Sumatra St., Las Vegas Ryland Homes
$123,813, residential-new 8108 Turquoise Tide Drive, Las Vegas DR Horton Inc.
$107,731, residential-new 5020 Alejandro Way, North Las Vegas William Lyon Homes
$102,355, residential-new 4120 Seclusion Bay Ave., North Las Vegas Beazer Homes Holding Corp.
$128,323, residential-new 10754 Cather Ave., Las Vegas Ryland Homes
$125,553, residential-new 5028 Alejandro Way, North Las Vegas William Lyon Homes
$107,731, residential-new 5021 Alejandro Way, North Las Vegas William Lyon Homes
$100,742, residential-new 3645 Corte Bella Hills Ave., North Las Vegas J.F. Shea Co. Inc. $100,742, residential-new 3648 Corte Bella Hills Ave., North Las Vegas J.F. Shea Co. Inc. $99,747, residential-new 5617 Balsam St., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $99,747, residential-new
$90,495, residential-new 3741 Citrus Heights Ave., North Las Vegas J.F. Shea Co. Inc.
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CATEGORY: SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES (RANKED BY NUMBER OF CERTIFIED BEDS AS OF JAN. 31) Certified beds
Medicare Five-star rating
Lake Mead Health & Rehabilitation Center 1180 E. Lake Mead Drive Henderson, NV 89015 702-565-8555 • savaseniorcare.com
266
1
2
TLC Care Center 1500 W. Warm Springs Road Henderson, NV 89014 702-547-6700 • tlccarecenter.com
255
3
Delmar Gardens of Green Valley 100 Delmar Gardens Drive Henderson, NV 89074 702-361-6111 • delmargardens.com
4
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Year est. locally
Medicare, Medicaid
Resident
2014
David Campbell, administrator
2
Medicare, Medicaid
Resident
1999
Thomas Morton, administrator
242
1
Medicare, Medicaid
Resident
1988
Michelle Stenslie, administrator
Life Care Center of Las Vegas 6151 Vegas Drive Las Vegas, NV 89108 702-648-4900 • lcca.com
239
1
Medicare, Medicaid
Resident, family
1993
Clarissa Dewese, administrator
5
Royal Springs Healthcare and Rehab Inc. 8501 Del Webb Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89134 702-804-3000
225
4
Medicare, Medicaid
Resident, family
1999
Joe Ann Cole, administrator
6
The Heights of Summerlin LLC 10550 Park Run Drive Las Vegas, NV 89144 702-515-6200 • theheightslv.com
190
2
Medicare, Medicaid
Resident
2005
Tracy Brantley, administrator
7
Marquis Care Plaza Regency 6021 W. Cheyenne Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89108 702-658-9494 • marquiscompanies.com
188
2
Medicare, Medicaid
Resident
1999
Laurie Hassen, administrator
8
North Las Vegas Care Center 3215 E. Cheyenne Ave. North Las Vegas, NV 89030 702-649-7800
182
1
Medicare, Medicaid
Resident
1980
Michael Fleming, administrator
9
Nevada State Veterans Home - Boulder City 100 Veterans Memorial Drive Boulder City, NV 89005 702-332-6784 • veterans.nv.gov
180
4
Medicare, Medicaid
Resident, family
2002
Mark McBride, administrator
Silver Hills Health Care Center 3450 N. Buffalo Drive Las Vegas, NV 89129 702-952-2273 • silverhillshealthcarecenter.com
155
3
Medicare, Medicaid
Resident
1998
Kerry Laviolette, administrator
Silver Ridge Health Care Center 1151 Torrey Pines Drive Las Vegas, NV 89146 702-938-8333 • silverridgehealthcarecenter.com
148
4
Medicare, Medicaid
Resident, family
1999
Julia Mason, administrator
12
El Jen Convalescent Hospital & Retirement Center 5538 W. Duncan Drive Las Vegas, NV 89130 702-645-2606 • eljenhealthcarenv.com
144
2
Medicare, Medicaid
Resident
1969
James Toomey, administrator
13
Horizon Health & Rehabilitation Center 660 Desert Lane Las Vegas, NV 89106 702-382-5580 • horizonhealthandrehab.com
138
2
Medicare, Medicaid
Resident
1970
Aaron Rance, administrator
14a
Life Care Center of Paradise Valley 2325 E. Harmon Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89119 702-798-7990 • lcca.com
120
2
Medicare, Medicaid
Resident, family
2000
Bina Hribik-Portello, administrator
14b
Marquis Care at Centennial Hills 6351 N. Fort Apache Road Las Vegas, NV 89149 702-515-3000 • marquiscompanies.com
120
3
Medicare, Medicaid
Resident
2010
Maurice Tanner, administrator
14c
Pahrump Health & Rehabilitation Center 4501 N. Blagg Road Pahrump, NV 89060 775-751-6600
120
1
Medicare, Medicaid
Resident
DND
Marc Behn, administrator
Facility
1
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