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Army veteran Cristina Alfonso-Zea, 29, served in Iraq and Afghanistan, and now works in information technology at a casino company. (STEVE MARCUS/STAFF)

Getting veterans back to work Several programs available to help reintroduce military personnel to civilian life BY DANIELLE BIRKIN | SPECIAL TO VEGAS INC

Cristina Alfonso-Zea was second-generation career military when she enlisted in the U.S. Army in 2008. ¶ She envisioned a profession with inherent job security. It was an aspiration that was derailed in 2010 near Baghdad when an IED attack left her with debilitating injuries to both hips. ¶ Unexpectedly thrust back into civilian life, HIRING VETERANS, CONTINUED ON PAGE 11

4,000

Estimated number of jobs that will be created by the construction of Interstate 11, which will connect Las Vegas and Phoenix.

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$6B

Amount invested to date in clean energy projects in Nevada, according to Sen. Harry Reid.

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EDITORIAL

NOTEWORTHY STORIES

06 14 17 MEET: IMAGE EMPOWERING

Stephanie Ann Vahon is in the business of style. For nine years, she has worked as a consultant for individual and corporate clients. And now she’s started a program to train others to be certified image consultants. TALKING POINTS A day in the life of a self-employed mom, 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: Manufacturers, P16

HEALTH CARE HEADLINERS

The ninth edition of VEGAS INC’s Health Care Headliners introduces you to a few people who are making a difference in local health care. Among the categories are Emergency Services, Physician, Volunteer, Nursing and Lifetime Achievement. THE NOTES Giving, P4

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GOVERNOR LEAVES BEHIND POMPOMS WHILE CHEERING ON IKEA Gov. Brian Sandoval doesn’t usually shy away from showering real estate developers and projects with praise. He called a suburban Las Vegas housing development “historic,” said the Downtown Summerlin mall was a “destination like no other in the country” and declared Union Village, a long-delayed hospital and senior-housing development in Henderson, “one of the most promising and innovative projects this state has ever seen.” However, when furniture dealer IKEA broke ground in southwest Las Vegas this month, Sandoval ditched the usual giddiness and delivered more tempered remarks. Sporting a yellow tie with blue and white stripes — an homage to IKEA’s colors and Swedish background — Sandoval noted at the April 9 groundbreaking that construction was one of the hardest-hit industries during the recession and said putting crews “back to work with quality jobs is a great accomplishment.” IKEA, he added, is “a perfect fit into this community and in this state.” Many Las Vegans eagerly await the 351,000-square-foot superstore, slated to open in summer 2016. The company, with 366 stores in 47 countries, offers low-priced, self-assembly furniture, not to mention Swedish meatballs. Still, IKEA is a retailer. Most of its 300 employees here likely won’t get big paychecks. And selling and stocking furniture aren’t the advanced technical jobs Las Vegas sorely needs. Maybe the governor has realized that while new commerce should be celebrated, he shouldn’t always set off fireworks.

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The Henderson Police Officers’ Association donated $25,000 to the National Law Enforcement Officer Memorial Fund to support the National Law Enforcement Museum being built in Washington, D.C. It will be the nation’s largest museum honoring America’s law enforcement officers. The Firefighters of Southern Nevada Burn Foundation collected $4,120 from a SlotZilla Charity Challenge. The money will send young burn victims to camp in Northern Nevada. Twenty-five third graders at Reynaldo Martinez Elementary School will receive four-year college scholarships courtesy of the Rogers Foundation, the education-focused nonprofit group of the late Jim Rogers and his wife, Beverly. PT’s Entertainment Group had a fundraiser at its four Sean Patrick’s locations in honor of Madison “Maddy” Graves, founder and partner of Mad Matty’s Casino, GeeBee’s Bar & Grill, Kavanugh’s, Morrissey’s, Molly Malone’s and Sean Patrick’s Irish pubs. The taverns accepted donations for Keep Memory Alive and the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health. About $10,000 was raised. Larry Ruvo of Southern Wine & Spirits and former classmate of Maddy, along with the Ruvo Family Foundation, matched the amount collected. Melissa Blynn is executive director, Mindy Tatti is development director and Julie BLYNN Sanders is program manager of Create A Change Now, which teaches at-risk students to plant, grow and cook fresh, healthy meals with the goal of preventing childhood obesity.

Jack Dailey elementary schools. The museum, with Spread the Word Nevada, also collected $500 in books for local elementary schools. Goodwill of Southern Nevada received a $200,000 Bank of America Charitable Foundation Neighborhood Builders grant to help about 225 veterans and family members find work in Southern Nevada. The Neighborhood Builders program is Bank of America’s signature philanthropic award that couples executive leadership training and grant money for high-performing nonprofits across the nation. Communities In Schools of Nevada received a $350,000 grant from Nevada Women’s Philanthropy to purchase 240 computers for six area high schools. The 14th annual food drive for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Las Vegas netted more than 18,000 pounds of food and supplies and more than $13,000 from raffle ticket sales, donations and gift cards. The Las Vegas City Council awarded $25,000 in grants as part of the annual Youth Neighborhood Association Partnership Program, which awards up to $1,000 for youths to create and implement neighborhood service learning projects of their own design. Twenty-six youth groups won grants for murals, neighborhood cleanups, mentoring and other programs.

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Nacho Daddy gave 13-year-old wakeboarder Zoe Luquette SANDERS $1,000 to help fund her trip to Argentina to compete in the 2015 Pan-American Wakeboard Championships. Luquette, a student at St. Viator Catholic School, represented the U.S. Wakeboard Team at the worldwide competition and placed sixth in the girls division. Discovery Children’s Museum raised $1,600 in Scholastic book credits for Richard Rundle and

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The Nevada Blind Children’s Foundation received $10,000 from Ledcor Construction’s employee giving campaign. The donation will help go to the foundation’s NBCF’s after-school education and recreational programs.

Las Vegas firefighters donated $2,000 to Honor Flight of Southern Nevada during a presentation at the Veterans Memorial in Boulder City. The money came from proceeds from selling camouflage “Veterans Day” T-shirts. NV Energy and the NV Energy Foundation donated more than $5.1 million last year to support almost 500 nonprofits statewide. The contributions were funded by the company, not customers. Grants and sponsorships were given to 260 nonprofits in Southern Nevada, including the I Have A Dream Foundation, Communities in Schools Nevada, Red Rock Search and Rescue and Nevada Veterans Foundation. Tronox employees donated 20 units of blood to United Blood Services during a company blood drive. City National Bank and Barnes & Noble donated

Abel Edossa is the 2015 Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada Youth of the Year. The recognition comes with a $1,000 scholarship. Edossa is a senior at Rancho High School, where he is enrolled in the Medical Academy. He participates in Boys & Girls Club’s Keystone Club and works as a tutor for Andson Academics. He also participates in the National Honor Society, varsity tennis, and speech and debate. He is the son of Ethiopian parents who fled a civil war.

$40,000 in cash and books to Helen Jydstrup, Fredric W. Watson, Paradise and Jack Dailey elementary schools. The Bonanza High School Fire Science Academy received a digital fire training system worth more than $21,800 from the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation. The equipment creates reallife scenarios to help students train to respond to any fire. More than 300 young people involved in Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Nevada received shoes and apparel from Soles4Souls and FN Platform. The Engelstad Family Foundation renewed Catholic Charities’ grant request for 2015, awarding $2.25 million over the next two years for family, food, senior, immigration and shelter services. “Raiding the Rock Vault” raised $3,500 for the Cultural Arts Training Foundation at Rock and Rise, a special charity performance. The money supports programs that correspond to One Billion Rising, a global campaign to empower women. Smith’s Food & Drug Stores donated $3.4 million in cash and food to Nevada charitable groups in 2014. Local food banks received $2.1 million worth of food, the equivalent of more than 1 million meals. Three Square Food Bank received a grant from Microsoft Corp. through the company’s Technology for Good program. The in-kind gift of software and product licensing is worth $500,000. Three Square will use the products to streamline its warehouse inventory procedure, reducing operating expenses and freeing resources to provide additional meals.

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BY THE NUMBERS

300

Number of people IKEA expects to employ at its first Nevada store, scheduled to open next summer.

315,000

The planned square-footage of the IKEA store.

Jobs rooftop solar company Sunrun plans to add in Las Vegas this spring. Sunrun services more than 1,000 NV Energy customers in Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Henderson, Mesquite and Boulder City.

States, including Nevada, where Blue Bell ice cream was recalled after three deaths in Kansas were linked to bacteria in the company’s products.

Arrests to date of people accused of violating a ban on glass bottles and containers on the Strip. The measure was put into effect in September by the Clark County Commission.

$73 MILLION

Amount the U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to invest to rehabilitate dams across the country.

30,319

Nevada jobs supported by goods exports in 2014, according to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.

$205,000

Median sales price of single-family homes in Southern Nevada in March, up 5 percent from a year ago, according to the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors.

2,707

Number of single-family home resales in March, up 38 percent from February, according to the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors.

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Stephanie Ann Vehon owns Image Empowering and the Style Psychology Academy, a three-semester program that offers certification programs in personal styling and image consulting. (SCOTT BODEN/BODEN PHOTOGRAPHY)

Because like it or not, image matters Describe your business.

We offer certification programs in personal styling and image consulting. How has your business expanded?

IMAGE EMPOWERING Phone: 650-394-6243 Email: stephanie@imageempowering.com Website: stylepsychologyacademy.com Hours of operation: By appointment Owned/operated by: Stephanie Ann Vehon In business since: Image Empowering 2006, Style Psychology Academy 2015

I have been an image consultant in the United States and Canada since 2006. I started in Las Vegas. Within our first year, we were training in Canada. Within five years, we started working with major hotels. We started by working one on one with clients, but now we work with companies doing major overhauls. This year, we opened a training school, the Style Psychology Academy. What is the Style Psychology Academy curriculum based on?

Our first semester is dedicated to one’s own personal beauty and style. Students discover how their style affects their life. This is the psychology of style. The second semester is the technical part of style and image. We educate on fabric, cuts, patterns, styles, textures, colors, body types and personality types. This is how to build a wardrobe for people based on who they are, their personality type and what types of garments will best fit their body type and lifestyle. In the third semester, students receive the tools and education they need to build a thriving business. What does it mean to be an image consultant?

Personal image consultants help develop a person’s style to create success in business or personal relationships.

ple have about the way they look didn’t come from themselves. They were thoughts or ideas they picked up from someone around them. We help them see the truth of who they are.

How has your business changed over the years?

We continue to offer more services. When I first started, it was personal shopping and closet audits. Now we offer travel wardrobe planning, which is a huge stress relief for many, as well as wedding coordination. We also offer many online consultations, which before the age of technology, we did not do. Who are your customers?

Our women are typically between 30 and 55. These are usually women in transition, who are looking for a job, changing jobs, starting a new career, getting a divorce, looking for love or retiring. For men, our demographic is between 40 and 65, usually looking to advance their career or attract a lady. Our clients’ household income ranges from $50,000 to over $1 million. What is the hardest part about doing business in Las Vegas?

The business professional pool here is smaller than most metropolitan cities. The challenge is giving them a professional look they will look good and be comfortable in when it’s 117 degrees outside. What is the best part about doing business here?

How do you help clients overcome image insecurities?

We have belief-releasing techniques. Many beliefs peo-

You can get East Coast, West Coast and European styles all in one city. The variety of our shopping is bar none.

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having children? Should I give it up to be a s I write this, I’ve just burned GUEST COLUMN: better wife and mother? Do men ever feel dinner. I do this often enough JENNIFER KILKENNY this way? that I have a saying: “It’s not Despite the inadequate feelings, everything burnt. It’s Cajun.” seems to come together. Our kids are happy I confess it’s not a healthy dinner — fish and healthy. We have an amazing marriage. Bills are paid. Sure, sticks and french fries. The ketchup is organic, though. Does laundry and dishes pile up, but they get done eventually. that make a difference? As I juggle everything and have it all, I might drop a few I’m a 33-year-old wife, mother, business owner and hot balls. I’ve learned to be OK with that. After all, it could be mess. I own a successful Internet marketing agency that supworse — I could be juggling chainsaws. ports my family, with some help from my husband’s GI Bill In talking with other women trying to “do it all,” I’ve (he’s a full-time college student) and Air Force Reserve unit learned: (which could deploy him at any moment). With so much to juggle, I sometimes feel like a clown with n Perfection doesn’t exist. Don’t approach life with an allbig shoes that keep tripping me, causing me to drop a ball or or-nothing attitude. two every day. Then the guilt sets in. n Spontaneity is for unattached 20-somethings. Schedule If I rocked my business that day, chances are I felt like a quality time with your family. neglectful mother. If I felt like Super Mom, I likely ignored n Connect with female entrepreneurs and working moms. my business and will have to work twice as hard the next day. Use those connections to network and make friends who I don’t remember the last time I had a night out with my husunderstand your lifestyle. band or when the house last was considered “clean.” n Embrace the chaos. The Earth will continue to spin Most business owners I know don’t have children; they while the house is a mess. The business will maintain dayaren’t married. This seems to allow them to achieve greater to-day operations if you cancel meetings. Your children still success in business. will love you if you miss a soccer game. Then there are mothers who may or may not work. They n Put the balls down and do something for yourself. seem so put together, and so do their kids. Why can’t I be like They’ll be waiting for you when you return. that? Jennifer Kilkenny is director of operations at Total Social SoShould I have worked to achieve business success before lutions and director of social media at Girls in Tech Las Vegas.

In a free market there should not be any caps. — catfishin On J.D. Morris’ vegasinc.com story “Former Las Vegas mayor discusses the future of gaming”: Jan is an insightful executive. Her instincts are finely tuned. I worked for Jan at Caesars and found her to be an inspiring leader. — UKTrojan69

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Construction begins on key link of future interstate BY CONOR SHINE STAFF WRITER

Federal, state and local officials gathered this month in Boulder City to celebrate the groundbreaking of a highway bypass project that one day will form a key part of Interstate 11, linking Las Vegas and Phoenix. Officials hailed the start of construction on the Boulder City bypass as a historic moment for Southern Nevada that will help boost the region’s economy and improve connectivity across the Southwest. “We’re starting something that’s going to impact generations to come,” said Larry Brown, Clark County commissioner and Regional Transportation Commission chairman. The 15-mile project is being built from Interstate 515 to U.S. 93, dipping south around Boulder City before connecting with the new Hoover Dam bypass bridge. It will allow trafGov. Brian Sandoval, center, speaks, during a groundbreaking ceremony for the fic to flow smoothly without going Interstate 11/Boulder City Bypass project. (STEVE MARCUS/STAFF) through Boulder City, where several deficit for roads, bridges, dams (and) that pool of money has shrunk drastop lights and lower speed limits highways, and we’ve got to do somematically over the years due to an along the current route contribute to thing about that,” Sen. Harry Reid outdated funding model that relies congestion. said. “We’ve had a series of shorton gas tax revenues. When completed in 2018, the projterm extensions ... and it’s been a Congress has passed a series of ect is expected to shave at least 30 disaster. The departments of transshort-term fixes to keep the Highminutes off travel from the Hoover portation in Arizona and Nevada way Trust Fund solvent, but officials Dam bridge to Henderson, according can’t plan ahead when we extend the at the groundbreaking event said a to the RTC. transportation bill for six months.” long-term solution needs to be put Numerous roadblocks still lie Reid said the country was going to into place before a project like Interahead for the larger Interstate 11 have to come up with a new way to state 11 can be completed. project, most importantly securing pay for infrastructure projects that “I don’t want to rain on the pabillions of dollars in funding from reflects changes in how people travel rade totally, but this country is in the federal government. Past inand the prevalence of increasingly desperate shape for ways to pay for terstate projects have been paid for fuel-efficient vehicles. Congress will infrastructure. We have a $3 trillion using the Highway Trust Fund, but

need to take action, most likely in the form of a short-term fix, before the end of May to keep the Highway Trust Fund afloat. Even if Interstate 11 is funded, its corridor would take decades to complete. But once finished, it would be one of the most important infrastructure pieces in Southern Nevada’s history, positioning the region as a logistics hub while helping speed the flow of goods from Mexico to Phoenix to Las Vegas, and eventually from Reno on to Canada. Las Vegas and Phoenix are the two largest adjacent metropolitan areas in the country without an interstate between them. Despite the uncertain future of the larger project, officials were quick to emphasize the immediate local impact of beginning construction on the 15-mile bypass. “You’ve got to start somewhere,” Gov. Brian Sandoval said. “This is a major beginning in terms of building probably one of the biggest infrastructure projects we’ve seen in the southwest United States for some time.” The $318 million project is being built in two simultaneous phases. The Nevada Department of Transportation will be responsible for a 2.5-mile stretch of road from I-515 to U.S. 95 while the RTC will build 12.5 miles from U.S. 95 to U.S. 93 at the Hoover Dam bridge. The project will be funded using $291 million in federal money, $22 million generated by a recent increase in the county gas tax and $5 million in state funding.

Resort companies working to sever ties with NV Energy BY ELI SEGALL STAFF WRITER

Several Las Vegas resort companies and a prominent tech business are seeking approval to obtain their electricity outside of NV Energy, a move that poses questions about the potential impact on the utility’s remaining customers. Leading the effort are data storage trailblazer Switch, as well as Wynn Resorts, MGM Resorts International and Las Vegas Sands Corp. If successful, at least 15 resorts on the Strip and a data center in suburban Las Vegas no longer would be reliant on NV Energy for power.

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The companies are in varying stages of the regulatory approval process. The resorts’ filings with the state’s Public Utilities Commission are not yet public but were reported recently by journalist Jon Ralston. The resorts are waiting to submit applications that will become public within the next 30 days. Switch applied with the PUC last fall and is still awaiting approval. The effort likely will spark debate among lobbyists, politicians and business executives about the potential cost to NV Energy if some of its largest customers are no longer dependent on the utility’s power generation.

The companies still would be connected to NV Energy’s grid but would produce power via rooftop solar panels and other means. Switch indicated it would buy power from Exelon Generation Co. The companies are using a 2001 law as the vehicle for their push. It allows energy users who consume more than 1 megawatt of power a year to buy electricity on the open market. At the time the law passed, NV Energy said there were provisions in place to prevent a rate increase on consumers. Under the law, companies must pay NV Energy to disconnect from the

utility’s power supply. The money would make up for lost annual fees the companies pay. But the state attorney general’s Consumer Protection Bureau recently expressed concern that there still might be a cost burden on other NV Energy customers. NV Energy, the resorts and Switch declined to comment. Barrick Gold Corp. took advantage of the law in 2004 and built its own power plant near Reno. The PUC has denied multiple applications from Station Casinos, MGM and others to leave NV Energy’s power supply since the law passed.

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Bounce in home sales might signal listings at ‘more realistic prices’ BY ELI SEGALL STAFF WRITER

Despite a big jump in sales, Las Vegas used-home prices were flat month-tomonth, perhaps indicating that fewer sellers are overpricing, a report shows. The median sales price of singlefamily homes in Southern Nevada in March was $205,000, same as February but up 5 percent from a year ago, according to the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors. Owners sold 2,707 single-family homes last month, up 38 percent from February and 7 percent year-overyear, the group found. GLVAR reports data from its listing service, which largely comprises previously owned homes. GLVAR President Keith Lynam said people should take “some caution” to see if the uptick in sales is an “aberration” or becomes a trend. Home sales

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Last month, Lynam said real estate agents want clients to “realistically” set prices at fair market value. “Certainly some of the blame but up 12 percent from a year ago. 2006. NOT TO BE USED FORbe COLOR APPROVAL should squarely placed on our Real estate agents have attributed “Maybe our members and homeS. Smith the CW: J. Kistner AM: S. Balicki toBM: D. Scampini members,” P: K. Green he said last month, “but rise in ignored listings sellers, owners are taking our adviceAD: and the trend of homes on the market emboldened by the investor-fueled asking more realistic prices for their with no offers is rising, and that is run-up in prices the past few years, homes,” he said in a news release. troubling.” overpricing their homes. By the end of March, 7,257 single-

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Nazarian returns to SBE Entertainment BY J.D. MORRIS STAFF WRITER

Sam Nazarian, the businessman who was unable to secure a full gaming license for his role in SLS Las Vegas, is back at the helm of his Los Angeles-based hospitality and entertainment company. Nazarian stepped back from his role at SBE Entertainment, which operates the SLS, amid dramatic hearings before Nevada gaming regulators last year. But the company revealed recently that Nazarian rejoined SBE in March as chairman and CEO. “SBE is an important part of my life and our family’s legacy,” Nazarian said in a statement. “I’m eager to continue to build this company. We have some great projects in the pipeline and I’m eager to see them through to fruition.” The Nevada Gaming Commission gave Nazarian a limited gaming license in December that leaves him barred from participating in casino operations at SLS Las Vegas. Regulators were concerned about Nazarian’s past drug use and his connection to someone who allegedly extorted millions of dollars from him. Nazarian may still have the opportunity to receive a full gaming license for his involvement in SLS Las Vegas in the future. SBE has a large portfolio of other hotels, restaurants and nightlife spots, and is planning to expand into Mexico.

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Reid strives to add ban on online gaming to his legacy BY J.D. MORRIS STAFF WRITER

One of Sen. Harry Reid’s priorities in his remaining months in office is to outlaw online gaming. Asked in a radio interview this month about a proposed ban in Congress, Reid said “online gaming is not good for our country” but he thought online poker would be good for Nevada. If the House of Representatives were to pass the ban, Reid said, the Senate would “give it a good, hard try.” In the past, Reid has supported exempting online poker, which is legal in Nevada, from a broader online gaming ban. But in a recent interview on KNPR’s “State of Nevada” talk show, Reid wasn’t clear about whether he would try to carve out a poker exemption in the current bill, which is backed by Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson. “Well, we will see what the legislation does — we will see what the House

does,” Reid said when asked if he supported Adelson’s push for a complete ban. “But I think, for the state of Nevada, online gaming is REID not the direction we should go.” The Senate minority leader’s comments give momentum to a federal ban moving through the House, although much of the casino industry is fighting back. Meanwhile, some states are continuing to look at expanding online gaming. MOMENTUM AGAINST ONLINE GAMING IN CONGRESS The ban, proposed in legislation called the Restoration of America’s Wire Act, would essentially reverse a 2011 Department of Justice opinion that opened the door for legal online

gaming. The legislation also was introduced in the last Congress. This time around, with Republicans now in control of both chambers, the ban has made more progress. The version introduced in the House by Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, picked up more co-sponsors than it did last year. And last month, some members of the House conducted a hearing on the legislation. With the support of Adelson, a major Republican donor, the bill has a powerful force behind it. Support from Reid, the Senate minority leader, could take it even further. “I think (Reid) hears Mr. Adelson’s position, and I think the fact that they share that position speaks volumes about where he is on the issue,” said Adelson ally Andy Abboud. But opponents of an online gaming ban have their own strong supporters, including casino giant Caesars Entertainment and the Poker Players Alliance. John Pappas, the executive director of the alliance, said he hoped Reid was still favorable toward online poker. “Sen. Reid has been a vocal supporter of Internet poker and the regulation of Internet poker, and I certainly hope that position has not changed,” Pappas said. “I think there’s clearly one casino interest in the state that opposes this, but Mr. Reid does have a lot of other casino interests and home-state employers that are very interested in seeing Internet poker be prosperous.” The three states with existing online gaming industries — Nevada, New Jersey and Delaware — aren’t the only ones that stand to be affected by the legislation. Pappas said states that allow some form of lottery activity online would also be affected, widening the scope of business interests that stand to be hurt by a ban. Given the political and logistical complications, Morgan Stanley said in a recent report that while the ban “could be gaining momentum,” it probably wouldn’t pass Congress, according to the Associated Press. “We believe a federal ban of online gaming is unlikely given legislators’ split views,” the firm said. “While the bill may advance out of committee, we believe it faces long odds of passing, especially without carve-outs for online lotteries and existing online gaming states.” MOMENTUM FOR ONLINE GAMING IN THE STATES In states where it’s legal, online gaming has not been much of an economic

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boon. At its peak, online poker brought in a little more than $1 million in Nevada last June, compared with the state’s overall gaming revenue that month of nearly $907 million. State gaming officials stopped reporting revenue for the game after Ultimate Poker, then one of Nevada’s three legal sites, shut down. In New Jersey — which isn’t limited to poker — the situation is better, but it’s still not a huge economic driver. There, online gaming brought in $10.4 million in February, compared with total monthly gaming revenue of $178.4 million. Morgan Stanley also slashed nearly in half its estimate of how large the nation’s online gaming market could become. It said the online gaming market could reach $2.7 billion by 2020, instead of the $5 billion it predicted earlier. In addition to moral arguments against online gaming, Abboud believes the unimpressive revenue figures support a ban that includes poker. “It is very clear from the performance in Nevada as well as New Jersey ... that online poker is not an economically viable market, and has not provided any true economic benefit,” he said. Nonetheless, online gaming has grown some — and may grow more — at the state level. This month, a network allowing gamblers in Nevada and Delaware to play online poker with each other went live. Gov. Brian Sandoval had nothing but praise for the development, proclaiming in a statement that Nevada and Delaware were “at the vanguard of Internet gaming.” “The gaming industry is evolving, and Nevada is evolving with it,” Sandoval said. Other states, notably California and Pennsylvania, have toyed with the idea of legalizing online gaming, which would help expand the nationwide market. It also could help the existing state markets if they were to pool players. Morgan Stanley’s report expects that online gaming won’t expand to any more states this year but anticipates that it will eventually become legal in California, Pennsylvania, New York and Illinois. While Congress — boosted by Reid — considers going in the opposite direction, Pappas said he didn’t think that would hold back state-level progress. “I think states actually would say, if the federal government is going to act, then maybe it’s appropriate for us to get out in front of that,” he said.

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250,000 veterans transition to civilian life each year Alfonso-Zea — who is from New York but moved to Southern Nevada about four years ago — was unprepared for the physical and emotional challenges she faced along with the lack of resources for transitioning veterans, particularly in finding a job. “It was very scary and frustrating,” said Alfonso-Zea, who was homeless temporarily and struggled with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and alcohol addiction. “I was unable to walk or find a job, and the hoops I had to jump through to get the right guidance made me feel like a circus animal.” Hope came in the form of Goodwill of Southern Nevada’s Veteran Integration Program (VIP), a veteranto-veteran peer-assistance initiative that provides participants and their families tools to transition from active duty to civilian life while advancing professionally and establishing financial stability. Launched in late 2012, VIP offers job training and placement, résumé-writing assistance, mock interviews, access to job fairs and tradeschool tuition. It also provides bus passes, gas cards, clothing vouchers and funds for work cards. VIP was the brainchild of Elizabeth McDaniels, Goodwill’s director of mission services, who recognized a gap in local services that needed to be bridged. “We started seeing an influx of veterans in our career center, and they had some barriers that were different from the general public, such as translating their federal résumés with military job descriptions to a one-page civilian résumé and also identifying and developing the transferable skills they learned in the military,” McDaniels said. Other issues included a stiff presentation learned from the formality of military culture and a sense of pride that sometimes came across as arrogance in interviews. Launched with a $350,000 grant from Nevada Women’s Philanthropy, the program recently received $200,000 from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation. “VIP reflected the intersection of

BY THE NUMBERS* 22 million: Number of U.S. veterans n 2 million: Number of female U.S. veterans n 228,000: Number of Nevada veterans n

Source: Department of Veterans Affairs * As of Sept. 30

VETERAN UNEMPLOYMENT* 5.3 percent: Unemployment rate among all veterans n 6.7 percent: Unemployment rate among post-9/11 veterans n 5.5 percent: National unemployment rate n

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics * As of February

two critical issues: reintegrating veterans to our communities, and workforce development and job creation for Southern Nevadans,” Nevada Women’s Philanthropy President Kelly Cavanagh said. Since its inception, VIP has helped more than 500 local veterans find jobs, including Alfonso-Zea, who was at a professional impasse when she was referred to the program. Working with a counselor who also was a veteran — a key element of the program’s success — Alfonso-Zea obtained a scholarship for computer classes that prepared her to land a position in information technology with a local casino. “With all my hiccups, it took almost a full year, but I don’t think I would be here if not for the program and my counselor, Shawn Schwiesow, who worked day and night (on my behalf ),” said Alfonso-Zea, who was honored March 5 as VIP’s “Client of the Year.” U.S. Air Force veteran Dawn Douglas had a similar experience with VIP when she retired last year after 20 years of military service. Referred to the program by a mentor who also retired from the Air Force, Douglas began searching for employment even before relocating to Southern Nevada last year. “It was scary and stressful to transition from the military mindset to the civilian mindset, and I hit some stum-

bling blocks,” Douglas said. Now employed by a pharmaceutical company, Douglas appreciated the program’s veteran-to-veteran approach. “I can’t stress how awesome it is to have somebody who has been where you are helping you through the process because nobody can better relate,” she said. The Department of Defense estimates 250,000 veterans transition from military to civilian life each year. A 2014 poll of veterans by The Washington Post and Kaiser Family Foundation found half had difficulty adjusting, although their expectations for employment were optimistic. Sixty-six percent believed they had the education and skills to be competitive in the job market, 81 percent thought their military skills would translate well to the civilian market and 62 percent thought employers would see their military service as an advantage. “From day one, the military focuses on leadership, teamwork and work ethic,” McDaniels said, adding that veterans are accustomed to multitasking, working with a diverse population, following directions and meeting deadlines. “These qualities translate to any job, at any level of responsibility and are what employers tell us they are looking for when hiring new employees.” In Southern Nevada, many companies recognize the value veterans bring to the table. Station Casinos, for instance, has a long-standing tradition of military and veteran support. Last year, Station launched Operation Thank You, which includes an ongoing effort to hire servicemen and women. Of Station Casinos’ roughly 12,000 employees in Southern Nevada, a few thousand are veterans, including the general managers at both Red Rock Resort and Green Valley Ranch Resort. “Since as far back as 2000, we’ve had a special place in our hearts for veterans and started looking into programs to hire them,” said Valerie Murzl, Station’s senior vice president of human resources. “Veterans bring a wealth of

RESOURCES FOR VETERANS n VetSuccess.org: Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the site allows veterans to post their résumés and employers to post job openings.

NVCareerCenter.org: The local outlet of the OneStop Career Center offers employment and training services for job-seekers.

VetJobs.com: Endorsed by multiple veteran-service organizations, this site offers a job board and monthly newsletter for veterans.

RecruitMilitary.com: A veteran-owned firm with a focus on education, training, veteran jobs, civilian careers and more.

H2H.jobs (Hero2Hired): Transitioning vets can create and post résumés and search for jobs with military-friendly companies.

VeteranJobsMission.com: A coalition of more than 180 U.S. companies committed to hiring veterans.

TAOnline.com (Transitional Assistance Online): A one-stop shop for transitioning armed service members and veterans.

MyNextMove.org/vets: A tool from the U.S. Department of Labor for transitioning veterans who are unsure about civilian careers.

CareerCommandPost. com: Connects active and veteran military members with civilian employers.

talent and strength to our company. Not only have they been trained to lead by example, they show amazing initiative and inspire others through teamwork.”

“With all my hiccups, it took almost a full year, but I don’t think I would be here if not for the program and my counselor, Shawn Schwiesow, who worked day and night (on my behalf).” — Cristina Alfonso-Zea, who was honored March 5 as VIP’s Client of the Year

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Calendar of events TUESDAY, APRIL 21 The Nevada Chapter of RIMS educational meeting Time: 11 a.m. Cost: $27 for members and $30 for nonmembers with RSVP, $32 for members and $35 for nonmembers without RSVP Location: Lawry’s the Prime Rib, 4043 Howard Hughes Parkway, Las Vegas Information: Visit nevada.rims.org/home or email contact@nvrims.org Jeff Phillips of Pricewaterhouse Cooper will discuss cyber security strategies.

UNLV International Business honors luncheon Time: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Cost: $45 with RSVP, $55 at the door Location: Maggiano’s Little Italy, 3200 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Visit unlv.edu/business

Location: Veil Event Pavilion at Silverton, 333 Blue Diamond Road, Las Vegas Information: Email info@keystonenevada.com

FRIDAY, APRIL 24

Marc Tucker, a visiting distinguished fellow at the

Resource Advisory Council meeting

Harvard Graduate School of Education, will discuss

Time: 8 a.m. Cost: Free

how the United States could adopt strategies of

Location: BLM Southern Nevada District Office,

foreign education systems.

4701 N. Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas Information: Visit blm.gov

Financial fraud and asset recovery panel Time: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Cost: $35 for members, $45 for nonmembers Location: Las Vegas Country Club, 3000 S. Joe W. Brown Drive, Las Vegas Information: Visit turnaround.org/events/calendar Attendees can learn tips on how to minimize and avoid fraud in their businesses.

regional director for Latin America and the Carib-

Focus Las Vegas Time: 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: $499 for members of the Metro Chamber of Commerce; $699 for nonmembers Location: InNEVation Center, third floor, 6795 Edmond St., Las Vegas Information: Contact Kimberly Bagdasarian at 702-586-3809

bean, will be the guest speaker.

This two-day program — the second day is

UNLV students and faculty whose research focuses on Latin America will be awarded funds from the Business Spanish Experience grant. Nathan Younge, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency’s

BLM Mojave-Southern Great Basin

The Resource Advisory Council will make recommendations to the BLM about public land management. Discussion items will include the Southern Nevada District Resource Management Plan, the Dry Lake Solar Energy Zone and Mitigation, and transmission and corridors.

The Associated General Contractors of Las Vegas quarterly membership luncheon Time: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $50 for members, $60 for nonmembers Location: SLS Vegas, 2535 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Visit agclv.org/events Sam Nicholson, president of Grand Canyon Development Partners, will present plans for the $373 million Lucky Dragon Hotel & Casino.

April 29 — gives participants an insider’s look at

Chamber Connections Time: 5:30-7 p.m. Cost: Membership costs $120 for six months Location: 575 Symphony Park Ave., Suite 100 Information: Call Roya Khavari at 702-743-9354 or email chamberconnections@lvchamber.com Network with other business professionals at this monthly meeting.

Chamber Voices Toastmasters Time: 10:45 a.m.-noon Cost: Free for members and guests (membership costs $54 for six months) Location: 575 Symphony Park Ave., Suite 100 Information: Call Deborah Makiri at 702-5863887 Improve your communication skills in your personal and professional life.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22 Construction Financial Management Association luncheon Time: 11:30 a.m. Cost: $30 for members, $40 for nonmembers Location: Lawry’s the Prime Rib, 4043 Howard Hughes Parkway, Las Vegas Information: Visit cafe.cfma.org/allevents/upcomingevents Jeff Gartenberg of Automatic Data Processing will discuss how businesses can ensure they are in compliance with the Affordable Care Act.

Keystone annual luncheon Time: 12-1:30 p.m. Cost: $35

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29 Conventions Services Association meeting Time: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Cost: $30 for members, $35 for nonmembers

THURSDAY, APRIL 23

Location: Cabo Wabo Cantina at Planet Holly-

PRSA - Las Vegas Valley chapter Time: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Cost: $20 for members with RSVP by April 20, $25 for members, $25 for nonmembers with RSVP by April 20, $30 for nonmembers Location: The Sayers Club at SLS Vegas, 2535 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Visit prsalasvegas.com

wood, 3663 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas

Appetizers will be served as guests network with

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

public relations personnel and executives.

Las Vegas Asian Chamber of Commerce monthly luncheon Time: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $35 for members, $45 for nonmembers Location: Gold Coast, 400 Flamingo Road, Las Vegas Information: Visit lvacc.org

Information: Visit conventionservicesassociationlasvegas.org Joshua Jones of Hosts Las Vegas will be the guest speaker. Nevada Restaurant Association’s April Mix and Mingle 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 vendors will be available to answer questions about the restaurant industry.

Dominic Ng, chairman and CEO of East West Bancorp and East West Bank, will be the guest speaker.

THURSDAY, APRIL 30

STOPfakes Roadshow Time: Registration begins 8:30 a.m. Cost: $50 Location: Desert Research Institute, 755 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas Information: Visit stopfakes.gov/roadshows

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

Attendees can learn how best to protect their

and improving manufacturing equipment output

intellectual property.

and productivity while reducing breakdowns and

Nevada Industry Excellence Workshop Location: Desert Research Institute at 755 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas Information: Visit nevadaie.com Attendees can learn techniques for increasing

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Records and Transactions BANKRUPTCIES CHAPTER 7 Allard Enterprises Inc. 4705 Largo Way Las Vegas, NV 89121 Attorney: Janet Trost at janettrostesq@aol.com Lighting Endeavors LLC P.O. Box 28751 Las Vegas, NV 89126 Attorney: Randy M. Creighton at randy@smallbusinessattorney. vegas The Putt Park LLC 501 S. Rancho Drive, Suite H-56 Las Vegas, NV 89106 Attorney: Janet Trost at janettrostesq@aol.com

CHAPTER 11 Pahrump 88 LLC 3455 Cliff Shadows Parkway, Suite 220 Las Vegas, NV 89129 Attorney: Randy M. Creighton at randy@smallbusinessattorney. vegas Rio Puerco Development LLC 12 Isleworth Drive Henderson, NV 89052 Attorney: Randy M. Creighton at randy@smallbusinessattorney. vegas

BID OPPORTUNITIES MONDAY, APRIL 20 3 p.m. Outpatient substance abuse counseling Clark County, 603387 Sherry Wimmer at sherryw@ clarkcountynv.gov 3 p.m. Mental health counseling Clark County, 603388 Sherry Wimmer at sherryw@ clarkcountynv.gov 3 p.m. Residential substance abuse treatment Clark County, 603389 Sherry Wimmer at sherryw@ clarkcountynv.gov

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22 2 p.m. Four-wheel drive tractor State of Nevada, 8316 Marti Marsh at mmarsh@admin. nv.gov

THURSDAY, APRIL 23 2:15 p.m. Desert Breeze Recreation Center exterior and interior painting Clark County, 603613 Sandy Moody-Upton at scm@ clarkcountynv.gov

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2:15 p.m. Government Center sanitary sewer improvements Clark County, 603632 Sandy Moody-Upton at scm@ clarkcountynv.gov 2:30 p.m. 60,000 GVW truck tandem axle with flatbed body and crane State of Nevada, 8318 Heather Moon at hmoon@admin. nv.gov 2:30 p.m. Paper towels and facial tissues State of Nevada, 8313 Nancy Feser at nfeser@admin. nv.gov 3 p.m. Current production model hydraulic lift utility trailers Clark County, 603662 Sandra Mendoza at sda@clarkcountynv.gov

FRIDAY, APRIL 24 3 p.m. Current production model 1-ton long bed pickup Clark County, 603663 Sandra Mendoza at sda@clarkcountynv.gov 3 p.m. Independent verification and validation services - Blitz System Clark County, 603637 Jim Haining at jhaining@clarkcountynv.gov

BROKERED TRANSACTIONS SALES $5,250,000 for 5 acres, industrial Address: 1841 E. Craig Road, Las Vegas 89030 Seller: Did not disclose Seller agent: Did not disclose Buyer: Craig Road LLC Buyer agent: Greg Pancirov and Mike DeLew of Colliers International $1,991,000 for 26,700 square feet, industrial Address: 2313 Mendenhall Drive, North Las Vegas 89081 Seller: Sutta & Sutta LLC Seller agent: Mark Kincaid of Forever 99 Realty Buyer: Herrick Family LLC Buyer agent: Neil Sorkin and Leo Biedermann of Cushman & Wakefield Commerce $1,400,000 for 6,331 square feet, office Address: 2900 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, Suite 200, Henderson 89052 Seller: Stepping Stone Ventures LLC Seller agent: Bob Hawkins and Dan

Palmeri of Cushman & Wakefield Commerce Buyer: Savant Investment Partners Buyer agent: N/A $925,000 for 3,612 square feet, industrial Address: 3225 E. Post Road, Las Vegas 89120 Seller: NFP Blunt LLC Seller agent: Christopher LoBello Buyer: McBeath Holdings LLC Series â€œOOâ€? Buyer agent: Greg Pancirov and Mike DeLew of Colliers International $780,000 for 2,008 square feet, retail Address: 6125 Spring Mountain Road, Las Vegas 89146 Seller: Did not disclose Seller agent: Dustin R. Alvino of Marcus & Millichap Buyer: Did not disclose Buyer agent: Dustin R. Alvino of Marcus & Millichap $415,000 for 5,400 square feet, industrial Address: 410 Mark Leany Drive, Henderson 89011 Seller: M&R Leasing LLC Seller agent: Jack Holler Commercial Real Estate Buyer: No Sweat Mechanical LLC Buyer agent: Jarrad Katz and Galit Kimerling of MDL Group $110,000 for 0.32 acres, industrial Address: Southeast corner of Mitchell Street and McGuire Street, North Las Vegas 89081 Seller: Ike Gaming Inc. Seller agent: Jim Hill of ROI Commercial Buyer: Mega Pallets Inc. Buyer agent: Jim Hill of ROI Commercial

LEASES $527,500 for 25,550 square feet, industrial for 39 months 3575 Post Road, Las Vegas 89118 Landlord: Classic Car Holdings LLC Landlord agent: Joe Leavitt and Chris Lexis of Avison Young Tenant: Forte Specialty Contractors LLC Tenant agent: Brian Riffel of Colliers International $497,000 for 2,500 square feet, retail for 96 months 6090 S. Rainbow Blvd., Las Vegas 89118 Landlord: 7-Eleven Inc. Landlord agent: Liz Clare and Jackie Young of Avison Young Tenant: Jonathan Pluvinet Tenant agent: Ryan Hogge $314,500 for 3,408 square feet, retail for 63 months 8060 Blue Diamond Road, Suites 110-130, Las Vegas 89178

Re Landlord: Sunstone Diamond LLC Landlord agent: Mike Zobrist of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Tenant: Just Jill Tenant agent: Alexia Crowley of Avison Young $310,636 for 8,642 square feet, industrial for 63 months 3595 E. Patrick Lane, Suite 900, Las Vegas 89120 Landlord: KTR LVIV LLC Landlord agent: Spencer Pinter of Colliers International Tenant: Pacific Parts Warehouse Tenant agent: James Griffis of MDL Group $172,800 for 4,500 square feet, industrial for 60 months 6658 Boulder Highway, Suites 1 and 2, Las Vegas 89122 Landlord: El Vuelo LP Landlord agent: Joe Spoletini of RE/MAX Commercial Sky Mesa Tenant: Delta Auto Care LLC Tenant agent: Marty Martell of MDL Group $144,980 for 9,837 square feet, office/warehouse for 36 months 3828 Civic Center Drive, Suite 115, North Las Vegas 89030 Landlord: Civic Center Properties LLC Landlord agent: Jarrad Katz and Galit Kimerling of MDL Group Tenant: MVP Trans Inc. Tenant agent: Ron Mendicino of Mendicino Commercial Realty Inc. $142,856 for 1,220 square feet, retail for 60 months 1700 N. Buffalo Drive, Suite 103, Las Vegas 89128 Landlord: New Deal-Seabreeze LLC Landlord agent: Chris Emanuel and Kammy Bridge of Virtus Commercial Tenant: AIS Insurance Services Inc. Tenant agent: Chris Emanuel and Kammy Bridge of Virtus Commercial $126,720 for 2,560 square feet, retail for 60 months 1750 S. Rainbow Blvd., Suites 3, 4 and 5, Las Vegas 89146 Landlord: Rainbow Express Center LLC Landlord agent: Neil Dela Cruz and Hillary Steinberg of MDL Group Tenant: Hearts Alive Village Tenant agent: Did not disclose

BUSINESS LICENSES Kelly Rife Business type: Real estate sales Address: 5550 Painted Mirage Road, Suite 140, Las Vegas Owner: James Scott KN Auto Glass Business type: Trucking - service vehicle Address: 4470 Vegas Valley Drive, Las Vegas

Owner: Ken Yosef Nissan Kory Sagers Business type: Solicitors and peddlers Address: 285 Wharf Landing St., Henderson Owner: Kory Sagers Lance Lavigne Business type: Real estate sales Address: 8330 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 110, Las Vegas Owner: Lance Lavigne

BUILDING PERMITS $426,360, tenant improvement 2010 Goldring Ave., Suite 306, Las Vegas D.C. Building Group LLC $391,955, wall and/or fence 397 Fox Hills Drive, Las Vegas Desert Plastering LLC $325,000, tenant improvement 905 S. Grand Central Parkway, Suite 1775, Las Vegas Lakeview Construction Inc. $317,279, residential-new 9631 Porcupine Hills Court, Las Vegas Toll North LV LLC $317,279, residential-new 9630 Widgeon Court, Las Vegas Toll North LV LLC $317,279, residential-new 9631 Widgeon Court, Las Vegas Toll North LV LLC $317,279, residential-new 7040 Royal Antelope St., Las Vegas Toll North LV LLC $310,950, office warehouseimprovements 509 W. Sunset Road, Henderson Sunset Pointe Group LLC $237,000, retail sales 5739 E. Russell Road, Henderson AOSW LLC $231,837, residential-complete model 2924 Richmar Ave., Henderson Sandmark Holdings LLC $230,672, residential-complete model 389 Cactus Stream Court, Henderson Century Communities Nevada LLC $227,663, residential-new 6540 Claystone Creek Court, North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada $226,000, tenant improvement 6905 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 170, Las Vegas Nevada Filter Service

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Records and Transactions $225,000, tenant improvement 2246 Paradise Road, Las Vegas Builders Customer Service Admin $206,897, residential-new 6533 Claystone Creek Court, North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada $205,197, residential-new 6536 Claystone Creek Court, North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada $200,623, residential-new 9621 Porcupine Hills Court, Las Vegas Toll North LV LLC $194,684, residential-complete model 2940 Richmar Ave., Henderson Magnum Contracting LLP $189,084, residential-complete model 12 Inverbeg St., Henderson D.R. Horton Inc. $185,647, residential-new 12213 Nasino Ave., Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada $175,008, residential-new 3264 Grayson Lake Court, Las Vegas Adaven Homes LLC $169,621, residential-complete model 726 Gulf Pearl Drive, Henderson KB Home LV Pearl Creek LLC $167,685, residential-new 12241 Nasino Ave., Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada $167,685, residential-new 332 Evante St., Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada $165,241, residential-complete model 742 Coral Dunes St., Henderson D.R. Horton Inc. $163,189, residential-complete model 1125 Buckhorn Cove St., Henderson Beazer Home Holdings Corp. $162,302, residential-complete model 1901 Galleria Spada St., Henderson Toll Henderson LLC $160,416, residential-complete model 216 Inverbeg St., Henderson D.R. Horton Inc. $154,866, residential-new 7299 Durango Park St., Las Vegas Toll North LV LLC $153,054, residential-new 3913 Celebration Cove St., North Las Vegas

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Richmond American Homes of Nevada $149,699, residential-new 486 Port Reggio St., Las Vegas K.B. Home Nevada Inc. $148,827, residential-complete model 1985 Galleria Spada St., Henderson Toll Henderson LLC $148,000, mechanical 700 Shadow Lane, Las Vegas Gibson Air Conditioning Company $147,148, residential-new 1004 Peaceful Glen Court, North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada $145,500, residential-complete model 828 Loch Katrine Ave., Henderson D.R. Horton Inc. $143,061, residential-complete model 746 Coral Dunes St., Henderson D.R. Horton Inc. $143,005, residential-complete model 2656 Soda Butte Court, Henderson KB Home LV Pearl Creek LLC $142,483, residential-new 6709 Bristle Falls St., Las Vegas Ryland Homes $141,198, residential-new 7295 Durango Park St., Las Vegas Toll North LV LLC $140,614, residential-new 6537 Claystone Creek Court, North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada $140,580, residential-new 6532 Claystone Creek Court, North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada $140,291, residential-new 6529 Claystone Creek Court, North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada $140,288, residential-complete model 734 Coral Dunes St., Henderson D.R. Horton Inc. $137,445, wall and/or fence 9724 W. Deer Springs Way, Las Vegas Frehner Masonry Inc. $137,294, residential-complete model 888 Lynne Harbor Ave., Henderson KB Home LV Pearl Creek LLC $137,000, tenant improvement 3280 N. Cimarron Road, Las Vegas F.E.I. Construction

$135,162, disaster 5916 Cancun Ave., Las Vegas Kalb Industries of Nevada Ltd. $134,743, residential-complete model 738 Coral Dunes St. , Henderson D.R. Horton Inc. $134,743, residential-complete model 750 Coral Dunes St., Henderson D.R. Horton Inc. $134,440, residential-new 3261 Grayson Lake Court, Las Vegas Adaven Homes LLC $134,440, residential-new 3257 Grayson Lake Court, Las Vegas Adaven Homes LLC $132,764, residential-new 3613 Corte Bella Hills Ave., North Las Vegas J.F. Shea Co. Inc. $121,000, pool and/or spa 8303 Nebula Cloud Ave., Las Vegas Edgewater Custom Pools $120,000, tenant improvement 2365 E. Bonanza Road, Las Vegas Buffalo Builders Inc. $119,217, residential-complete model 743 Coral Dunes St., Henderson D.R. Horton Inc. $109,236, residential-complete model 739 Coral Dunes St., Henderson D.R. Horton Inc. $107,553, residential-new 1008 Peaceful Glen Court, North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada $107,553, residential-new 1009 Peaceful Glen Court, North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada $107,553, residential-new 1013 Peaceful Glen Court, North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada $106,108, building-renewal 4365 Shady River Ave., North Las Vegas Bobby Williamson

$103,232, residential-new 12229 Terrace Verde Ave., Las Vegas KB Home Nevada Inc. $102,527, residential-complete model 3132 Biccari Ave., Henderson KB Home Nevada Inc. $102,527, residential-complete model 714 Gulf Pearl Drive, Henderson KB Home LV Pearl Creek LLC $102,134, residential-new 3260 Grayson Lake Court, Las Vegas Adaven Homes LLC $100,742, residential-new 3632 Corte Bella Hills Ave., North Las Vegas J.F. Shea Co. Inc. $100,742, residential-new 3616 Corte Bella Hills Ave., North Las Vegas J.F. Shea Co. Inc. $100,444, residential-new 5856 Brown Tree Lane, North Las Vegas Beazer Home Holdings Corp. $100,364, residential-complete model 1037 Via Gandalfi, Henderson Century Communities Nevada LLC $99,839, tenant improvement 3150 N. Tenaya Way, Suite 125, Las Vegas PJ Becker & Sons Construction $89,759, tenant improvement 500 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 100, Las Vegas Beacon Southwest LLC $89,759, tenant improvement 501 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 105, Las Vegas Beacon Southwest LLC $86,391, residential-complete model 587 Via Fulvia, Henderson Century Communities Nevada LLC $77,840, pool and/or spa 5555 Mello Ave., Las Vegas Poolscapes LLC $74,594, electrical 5204 Hackberry Hill Ave., Las Vegas SolarCity Corporation

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$65,000, tenant improvement 1134 S. Rainbow Blvd., Las Vegas C.R. Construction LLC $55,000, tenant improvement 1000 S. Rainbow Blvd., Las Vegas Charger Construction LLC $54,970, electrical 1415 W. Bonanza Road, Las Vegas Murphy Electric $52,000, commercial-repairs/ upgrade 5801 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas East Bay Construction $50,412, electrical 10665 Silver Pyramid Court, Las Vegas SolarCity Corporation $50,000, tenant improvement 5000 Alta Drive, Las Vegas American Southwest Electric $48,682, electrical 2909 N. Michael Way, Las Vegas SolarCity Corporation $48,682, electrical 2240 Oasis Palm Court, Las Vegas SolarCity Corporation

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CATEGORY: MANUFACTURERS (RANKED BY NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AS OF FEB. 28)

Company

Established

Employees Products

Top executive

Scientific Games 6650 S. El Camino Road Las Vegas, NV 89118 702-532-7700 • scientificgames.com

1989

1,200

Slot machines, table game products, iGaming and mobile solutions, casino management systems, lottery systems and solutions

Gavin Isaacs, president, CEO

International Game Technology 6355 S. Buffalo Drive Las Vegas, NV 89113 702-669-7777 • igt.com

1981

800

Gaming machines, networking services, equipment sales

Renato Ascoli, IGT CEO North America Gaming and Interactive and DoubleDown

Aristocrat Technologies 7230 Amigo St. Las Vegas, NV 89119 702-270-1000 • aristocrat-us.com

1963

600

Slot machines, casino management systems, virtual casinos, mobile game apps

Maureen Sweeny, chief commercial officer

Konami Gaming Inc. 585 Konami Circle Las Vegas, NV 89119 702-616-1400 • konamigaming.com

2000

400

Casino slot machines, management systems and technology

Steve Sutherland, chief operating officer

GCA 7250 S. Tenaya Way, Suite 100 Las Vegas, NV 89113 1-800-833-7110 • gcainc.com

Did not disclose

400

Ram Chary, CEO ATMs, jackpot kiosks, compliance and efficiency software, video and mechanical reel-spinning gaming content

Creel Printing Co. 6330 W. Sunset Road Las Vegas, NV 89118 702-735-8161 • creelprinting.com

1953

375

Publications, catalogs, direct mail, newspapers, digital and on-demand printing, direct mail, commercial prints

Allan Creel, CEO

Yesco LLC 5119 S. Cameron St. Las Vegas, NV 89118 702-876-8080 • yesco.com/lasvegas

1945

371

Electrical and electronic signs

Wes Van Dyke, vice president region manager

Eagle Promotions 4575 W. Post Road Las Vegas, NV 89118 702-388-7100 • theeagledesigngroup.com

2001

180

Promotional products and retail apparel

Sean Ono and Mario Stadtlander, owners

Bon Breads Baking Co. Inc. 4690 W. Teco Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89118 702-380-1080 • bonbreads.com

1999

150

Artisan breads

Carlos Pereira, master baker

Spacecraft Components Corp. 3040 Clayton St. North Las Vegas, NV 89032 702-851-7600 • spacecraft.com

1963

130

Electrical connectors for industrial and military use

Craig Wiseman, president

JCM Global 925 E. Pilot Road Las Vegas, NV 89119 702-651-0000 • jcmglobal.com

1990

120

Bill validators, peripheral currency transaction equipment

Aki Isoi, president

Tronox 560 W. Lake Mead Parkway Henderson, NV 89015 702-651-2200 • tronox.com

1945

105

Electrolytic products

Rick Stater, Henderson plant manager

Majesty Bakeries 5230 S. Valley View Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89118 702-795-9130 • majestybakeries.com

2000

Breads, cakes, desserts, pastries

Tasi Autele, CEO

Interblock 711 E. Pilot Road Las Vegas, NV 89119 702-260-1384 • interblockgaming.com

2002

Electronic table games and equipment

John Connelly, CEO

Real Water 3208 W. Desert Inn Road Las Vegas, NV 89102 702-310-5437 • drinkrealwater.com

2007

Premium alkalized bottled water

Brent Jones, owner, president

SCP Manufacturing 3040 Clayton St. North Las Vegas, NV 89032 702-851-7600

2010

Machine shop

Craig Wiseman, president

Source: VEGAS INC research. It is not the intent of this list to endorse the participants or to imply that the listing of a company indicates its quality. Although every attempt is made to ensure the accuracy and thoroughness of VEGAS INC lists, omissions sometimes occur. Please send corrections or additions on company letterhead to Pashtana Usufzy, researcher, VEGAS INC, 2360 Corporate Circle, Third Floor, Henderson, NV 89074.

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—FROM THE EDITOR—

elcome to our ninth edition of Health Care Headliners. It’s our chance to

—THE HONOREES—

Lifetime Achievement Charles Perry

introduce you to a few people who

are making a big difference in local health care. The names came from nominations that we accepted on vegasinc.

Manager/Administrator Kimball Anderson

com and resulted in bringing to us some truly outstanding people who have helped hundreds, if not thousands, of our friends and neighbors.

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If you find yourself in the Level-1

Dr. John Anson

trauma center at UMC, it’s probably Cancer

Physician

not for a bake sale. Katie Ryan, our honoree in the Emergency Services category, works there, proudly coming up with solutions that save precious seconds when lives are on the line.

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Nursing Joyce Malaskovitz

John Anson, a neurosurgeon with the Spine and Brain Institute and our honoree in the Physician category, is saving lives outside of the operating room by helping Metro’s Search and Rescue team in his off hours. He gives more than 150 volunteer hours in any given year as a member of their tactical medical team, sometimes going straight from

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Community Outreach Heidi Parker

surgery to the site of a rescue. In the Volunteer category, we opted to honor approximately 350 people. They represent the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, which is challenging legislators to provide greater public access to care, funding, prevention and detection programs.

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Volunteer ACS CAN

Our honoree in the Nursing category, Joyce Malaskovitz, is helping fight diabetes, which affects 9.3 percent of the American population. It’s a tough number to think about because diabetes is preventable. Nursing home advocate Charles Perry’s attention is devoted to post-acute medical care, something many people don’t think about

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Innovation Dr. Dhiraj Narula

until later in life. Thanks to his tireless efforts, the golden years of some of Southern Nevada’s population are a little bit better, making him an easy choice for our Lifetime Achievement honor. There are more people being honored in these pages. I hope you’ll

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enjoy learning about them as much as we did. A special thanks goes

Emergency Services Katie Ryan

to our sponsors: Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada, Roseman University and UMC, as well as Century Link and Desert Radiologists; we appreciate your support and important role in the health care industry.

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Education Dr. Dylan Wint

Craig Peterson Special Publications Editor craig.peterson@gmgvegas.com

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—FROM THE SPONSORS—

n behalf of our entire family at UMC, congratulations to all of the Health Care Headliner honorees! UMC Director of Emergency Services Katie Ryan is honored this year as a Health Care Headliner. Katie represents her entire medical team’s efforts as she leads the way in combining expert emergency clinical treatment with compassionate bedside care. Katie is a reflection of the UMC commitment to wholeheartedly care for those who come to us in their greatest time of need. At UMC, we are home to the highest level of care in the state with Nevada’s only Level I trauma center and only designated pediatric trauma center, as well as the Silver State’s only burn care center, Center for Transplantation and Children’s Hospital of Nevada at UMC. UMC’s award-winning cardiology and stroke cen-

Our commitment to quality care s a proud sponsor of VEGAS INC’s 2015 Health Care Headliners doesn’t stop there. We continue to look event, Comprehensive Cancer for new ways to further expand our exCenters of Nevada (CCCN) would like pertise and seamless flow of patient to congratulate this year’s outstanding care. An example of this our new pulmohonorees. At CCCN, we embrace the op- nary division, offering more services to portunity to join forces with profession- patients with lung and bronchus cancer als across the health care spectrum, such – the leading cause of cancer deaths in as all of the honorees, to strengthen the Nevada. Additionally, we plan to offer overall medical community in Southern lung cancer screenings for people at high risk of developing lung cancer. We Nevada. For more than 35 years, CCCN has are proud to witness and collaborate been a true advocate for quality cancer with other medical professionals, orgacare. Today, we offer 11 treatment cen- nizations and research institutions durters and offices throughout Southern ing such an invigorating time for health Nevada focused on medical oncology, care in Southern Nevada. Many of our hematology, radiation oncology, breast community’s headlines are focused on surgery and clinical research. In June, the positive initiatives and innovations we will add a new pulmonary division stemming from our confines, from growto our multidisciplinary practice, adding ing research programs and enhancing more services for our patients. Over the medical tourism to establishing new years, the practice has been dedicated medical schools and expanding graduto developing one of the largest clinical ate medical education. Together, we can keep this positive research programs in the state. CCCN offers 170 Phase I, Phase II and Phase III momentum going and ultimately make studies each year and has helped devel- Southern Nevada an even better (and op 54 FDA-approved cancer therapies, healthier) place to call home. To all of the Headliners, congratulaaccounting for nearly one-third of all approved cancer therapies to date. For tions and thank you for your selfless and the most groundbreaking cancer treat- compassionate efforts in our community. ments and therapies available, patients across the country turn to CCCN for ac- James Kilber, MBA Executive Director cess to research.

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ter provides a tremendous caliber of care when seconds — and mere heartbeats — can make a lifesaving difference. And UMC offers the most advanced surgical suites in Nevada, with robotic and diagnostic technology that is exclusive to UMC, giving patients the best possible outcomes. With all of our unique services and state-of-the-art equipment, it’s our people who truly set us apart from the rest. Hundred of thousands of patients have come through our doors with unimaginable injuries and illnesses and are now back to their lives and families because of our people — like Katie — who have dedicated their lives to making a difference for others! Mason VanHouweling UMC CEO

n behalf of Roseman University of Health Sciences, we are honored to sponsor and recognize the 2015 VEGAS INC Health Care Headliners. Congratulations to the outstanding individuals who are being awarded for their contributions to improving the quality and delivery of health care in Southern Nevada. Roseman University aspires to transform health care education, advance care and touch lives. Since our founding in Henderson in 1999, Roseman University has been committed to educating a new generation of health care leaders in the areas of pharmacy, nursing, dental medicine and health care business. Our more than 2,500 graduates are highly skilled, compassionate professionals who have contributed to enhancing the quality of life in our state, the surrounding region and across the nation. We are very proud of our Roseman University alumni for their accomplishments. We are also proud of our institution’s impact on the economic vitality of our region. Over the past 15 years, the university’s total capital investment in Nevada exceeds $97 million and we have brought more than $650 million

in revenues to Nevada while promoting its health care capacity. As a nonprofit, we have accomplished this without taxpayer support. Today, our campuses in Henderson and Summerlin employ more than 250 faculty and staff in Southern Nevada with annual payroll and benefits exceeding $29 million. Looking into the future, Roseman University is reaffirming our commitment to Southern Nevada through the development of an MD-granting (allopathic) college of medicine. Housed at our 327,000 square-foot Summerlin campus, the college of medicine is progressing through the accreditation process with the goal of enrolling its first class of 60 medical students in 2017. The university and college of medicine are also working in collaboration with education and health care partners in the community to expand graduate medical education opportunities in the region with the goal of retaining more doctors to meet health care needs of our communities.

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Charles Perry

MANAGER/ADMINISTRA-

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

Founder

NVHCA Perry Foundation

he contributions of Charles Perry to improving health care — in particular, post-acute health care in Nevada — are numerous. Perry has lived a life dedicated to health care and Nevada. He has been closely involved with the long-term care profession in Nevada since 1975 when he came to Las Vegas as a founding partner of Quality Care Inc. to oversee operations at the Vegas Valley Convalescent Hospital from 1975 to 1984. He served as president of the Nevada Health Care Association (NVHCA) from 1976 to 1978 and went on to chair the association’s government affairs committee. In 1982, Perry was elected to the Nevada Assembly and served in the 1983 regular session and the 1984 special session. A year later, he and his association built the Henderson Convalescent Hospital. Perry once again served as president of the NVHCA from 1988 to 1992. In 1991, he opened a major addition to the Henderson Convalescent Hospital. He continued his work in dedication to post-acute health care in the state, serving yet again as president and chief legislative liaison of the NVHCA from 2000 through 2012. In 2012, Perry founded what was later named the Perry Foundation in order to promote post-acute health care in Nevada. He currently is chairman of the board. The foundation works with the post-acute care community to build integrity, efficiency, and service excellence for Nevada’s post-acute care consumers and providers. This is achieved through community awareness and donor support. In 2013, the foundation integrated educational offerings for caregivers in the assisted living and residential facilities for groups and communities. Last year, it launched an e-learning platform that includes live webinars and a webinar-ondemand format to give caregivers another choice for their educational delivery. All courses are approved for continuing education units by numerous licensing boards, depending on the course offered. “Looking back over my career… I have always tried to hold up our part of the health care delivery system as a profession, and not simply a means to make a living,” Perry said. “Essentially, being in health care is all that I have ever done. This is what I do. I am proud to have had the opportunity to be in the business. I have never thought about doing anything else. I like what I do and I like what I’ve had the opportunity to do over the years.”

Perry considers one of his great accomplishments “becoming pretty much the face, if you will, of the profession. I was one of the first in the state to get involved in lobbying activity for the post-acute community. For years and years, when I would go to the legislature, people might ask who I was, and no one would know. But if you asked about ‘the nursing home guy,’ everyone knew who you were talking about.” Characteristically, Perry is looking squarely ahead. “The big goal I have moving forward is continuing to promote the work of the Perry Foundation in providing world-class, evidence-based programs to improve the level of care in this profession. We have got to continue to raise the bar on the level of services we provide to those who are receiving care.” Perry says he has always believed, and continues to believe, that “the care people receive and the health care services we provide are sorely needed. They have inherent value and worth, and we need to deliver the absolute best that we can.” His personal life “has always revolved around my business identity. I have identified myself in both my personal and professional life based on my commitment to and support of delivering this care. All day, every day of my life since 1967, I am totally committed to this profession.” By being a part of his profession, he said, “you can take some satisfaction in the fact that you helped make someone’s life a little bit better that day, better than it would have been otherwise.” — Howard Riell

“

Essentially, being in health care is all that I have ever done. This is what I do. I am proud to have had the

opportunity to be in the business. I have never thought about doing anything else. I like what I do and I like

what I’ve had the opportunity to do over the years.

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M A N A G E R / A D M I N I S T R AT O R

Kimball Anderson CEO

Southern Hills Hospital

“When I first got here they said this is where the hospitals are empty and the hotels are full,” he said. “This was the opportunity I chose and I have no regrets.”

y all accounts, Kimball Anderson sory council that invited patients back afinherited a headache when he be- ter they were discharged to tell the team came Southern Hills Hospital CEO where care excelled and what needed in December 2009. But he had been a work. He also created a cultural compechief operations officer at two Utah hospi- tence committee that worked to ensure cultural and community sensitivity toward tals and was ready for the CEO test. Southern Hills was relatively new, the area’s population. He learned about the area’s senior opening in 2004, but it had gone through three CEOs before Anderson arrived and population and also began to grow services around those needs. One of them was the fledgling enterprise was struggling. “There was a lot of turnover in a short to bring greater access to Southern Hills’ time, but I saw the opportunity and the orthopedic specialists and surgeons. He potential. We had a beautiful facility and a added 25 orthopedic beds and a 14-bed good staff and I wanted to help Southern psychiatric unit. He is now adding another 46-bed orHills reach that potential,” he said. For the first six months, Anderson did thopedic and spine unit that will be exa lot of listening. He evaluated the hospital pandable to serve ICU patients and will inand community needs. He held town hall clude dedicated oncology and Alzheimer’s meetings with staff and encouraged em- care space. Since arriving, Southern Hills ployees to come forward with suggestions. has received Top Performer on Key Qual“A lot of people came up with really ity Measures honors several years in a row good ideas that were focused on the pa- from the Joint Commission; in addition, the hospital and medical center also won the tient experience,” he said. Anderson began implementing chang- Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval es. He helped create a patient-family advi- for its Alzheimer’s disease program.

The CEO has also reached out to area schools, such as the West Career and Technical Academy as well as Bishop Gorman High School, to allow students interested in health care to shadow staff. “We get comments from parents about how much they appreciate the opportunity to experience this,” he said. “It’s something I’m really proud of. … The students are top notch and very smart.” Anderson also helped organize the hospital’s annual Hot Air Balloon Festival. Since 2011, the fundraising effort has helped raise more than $70,000 for local nonprofits, including Search and Rescue and scholarships through the Public Education Foundation for high school students looking to study health care in college. The ride hasn’t always been smooth, Anderson admits. “When I first got here they said this is where the hospitals are empty and the hotels are full,” he said. “This was the opportunity I chose and I have no regrets.” — Brian Sodoma

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Neurosurgeon

The Spine and Brain Institute

“Sometimes it’s about getting a patient out and you’re lowering hundreds of feet down a steep face with a hoist. But I enjoy the team aspect of it.”

t the time of this writing, Dr. John Anson is at the base of Mount Everest, sharpening his skills with other Wilderness Medicine Society members on how to best tend to outdoorsmen and women who injure themselves in the wild. “Hopefully, I can bring a lot of what I learn back and teach it to others,” he said. Those others, more specifically, are Las Vegas Metro’s Search and Rescue team members. Anson, a neurosurgeon, gives more than 150 volunteer hours to Search and Rescue in any given year as a member of their tactical medical team, also referred to in the field as “SWAT Docs.” Recently, he performed two surgeries in the morning at Southern Hills Hospital and spent his afternoon helping the search and rescue team provide medical attention to a stranded hiker. “The search had been going on all day, but I had a surgery schedule, and as soon as I finished, I drove out to Red Rock. … Fortunately, they (the hikers) were in pretty good shape; a little cold, but in good spirits and healthy,” he said.

Recently a young Maryland woman broke her ankle in Black Velvet Canyon. She needed medical attention, but also needed to be hoisted out of the area with a helicopter. Another hiker fell in Calico Canyon and had a head injury that Anson helped tend to. “They’re all challenging situations for different reasons,” he said. “Sometimes it’s medicine, sometimes it’s access. Sometimes it’s about getting a patient out and you’re lowering hundreds of feet down a steep face with a hoist. But I enjoy the team aspect of it. … They’re all such great people to work with.” Anson’s day job comes with its share of challenges too. His work mostly involves spine surgeries, either from traumatic injuries or from degenerative conditions. He also performs brain surgeries, removing tumors or tending to traumas as well. He has also conducted American Association of Neurological Surgeons-sponsored trainings for other surgeons on advanced minimally invasive spine surgery techniques.

The 20-year veteran of the field says the greatest advancements have come with the practice of using smaller incisions and bringing less overall trauma to normal tissues. In the field of brain surgery, Anson has seen huge advancements with image guidance systems where pre-operative MRIs are downloaded into a computer navigation system that allows for multiple views of the brain. “You really have to stay on top of all this. We have meetings, take courses. Some of the changes have been incremental advances … but you really have to keep up with the progressive advances,” he said. Oddly, in medical school, Anson had his eyes on either neurology or psychiatry, not surgery. “Then I found I just really loved the hands-on technical aspects of neurosurgery. There’s such a wide variety of disorders we can take care of in both the brain and the spine. There’s more immediate gratitude than in neurology,” he said. — Brian Sodoma

Joyce Malaskovitz NURSING

Director of Health and Wellness

Desert Springs Hospital Medical Center

J “My grandfather had diabetes and died from a heart attack when I was young. I didn’t get to say goodbye. His medical condition had a profound impact on me and I’ve dedicated the majority of my career to understanding diabetes and helping people cope with it, medically and emotionally.”

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heart failure and chest pain, which valioyce Malaskovitz inspires people. Throughout her 34 years as a dates the high quality of work we pernurse, she has collected many awards form via a third party. This is what our and remained passionate about education, patients deserve.” Desert Springs Hospital was the first research and knowledge-sharing. She is a member of the American As- in the United States to be accredited for sociation of Diabetes Educators, American inpatient diabetes care by the Joint ComSociety for Metabolic and Bariatric Sur- mission. “We field calls from all over the gery, Preventative Cardiovascular Nurses country asking how we did it, for recomAssociation, Nevada Educational Associ- mendations and insights on what they are ates for Diabetes, IDO committee (Dia- doing and if it will meet the Joint Combetes and Obesity) and the Clark County mission’s requirements,” Malaskovitz says. Diabetes Group. She is also involved with “I’m proud that we are truly a leader in diathe American Diabetes Association as betes prevention, diagnosis, intervention, an active board member and is the vice treatment and education.” For Malaskovitz, commitment is more president and membership chairwoman for the Las Vegas International Diabetes than just professional. “My grandfather had diabetes and died from a heart attack Lions Club. “As a registered nurse, I’ve spent the when I was young,” she said. “I didn’t get majority of my career focused on disease to say goodbye. His medical condition had management, beginning with diabetes,” a profound impact on me and I’ve dedishe said. “In my current (role), I oversee cated the majority of my career to underour bariatric surgery, diabetes, wound standing diabetes and helping people care, stroke and heart failure programs. cope with it, medically and emotionally. I’m also responsible for all our accredita- My significant other has cancer, and I can tions in bariatric surgery, diabetes, stroke, honestly say I’ve been in the shoes of our

patients. I know firsthand what it’s like to care for someone with a serious disease, to deal with multiple doctors, to be faced with exorbitant bills for medications, to look for resources to help someone I love. It’s complex and it’s difficult, and I want to make it a little easier for others.” The Valley Health System strives to continually improve its health care delivery system, Malaskovitz said. “It’s always our goal to better serve our patients. It’s also very important to me that every patient who enters our hospital receives the best possible care.” One of her top goals for 2015 is to create a comprehensive approach to obesity. This will include offering weight-loss surgery, medical weight-loss options, and a program for children to help prevent obesity. “On a personal level, my goal continues to focus on the health and wellness. To me, it is important to continually find ways to prevent disease and ensure people who do have disease receive the best possible care.” — Howard Riell

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Executive Director

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A “I once had someone tell me the reason they appreciate working with me is because my attitude is not about what I can achieve, it’s about what Nevada can achieve. I believe we will achieve great things because of the passion of everyone I work with, every day, across the state.”

s executive director of Immunize Nevada, Heidi Parker leads and engages a diverse coalition — staff, volunteers, member organizations and funders — who share a common passion: providing access to vaccines and preventive health care across Nevada’s rural, urban and frontier communities. Under Parker’s leadership, Immunize Nevada has been deeply involved in community outreach, collaborative projects and fundraising efforts aimed at helping close the ‘vaccination gap’ in Nevada. Parker lost her best friend to hepatitis when she was in elementary school. This, together with the death of her greatgrandfather in the Influenza Pandemic of 1918, is what motivates her to ensure that no one suffers from a vaccine-preventable disease. The past year has seen Parker and her group educate the state on important health issues pertaining to immunizations through outreach and collaboration. Most recently, she was on the forefront of the educational campaign on measles.

“The fight against cancer is waging not only in doctors’ offices, but at the state and federal levels as well, and our efforts take us to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., and to every state capital nationwide.”

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Parker has also focused on educating Nevadans about immunizing against human papillomavirus, using her personal experience as both an HPV survivor and mother of a fully vaccinated teenager to increase awareness. “It’s cliché, but there’s no ‘i’ in ‘team,’” Parker said. “I once had someone tell me the reason they appreciate working with me is because my attitude is not about what I can achieve, it’s about what Nevada can achieve. I believe we will achieve great things because of the passion of everyone I work with, every day across the state.” In 2014, Immunize Nevada celebrated its first year as an incorporated Nevada 501c3 nonprofit. “After a 19-year evolution from a volunteer-led organization, fiscal sponsorship for its first paid employee and eventually growing to a team of eight, it was incredible to see our first-year success as a nonprofit and the difference we’ve been able to make with our 501c3 designation,” she said. Plenty of work remains for the rest of 2015 and beyond, she said. Nevada’s rates

for HPV vaccination are “extremely low, leaving thousands of our sons and daughters vulnerable to HPV-associated cancers as adults. My personal goal, and our goal at Immunize Nevada, is to educate parents about the importance of this vaccine, help them move past concerns about sexual promiscuity and increase rates so that we can prevent cancer and become an HPV-free NV.” Parker is well aware that it will take substantial amounts of time, energy and resources to achieve the target rate — 80 percent — of Nevada’s teens having completed the HPV vaccination series. “Being true to our battle-born roots, our team embodies that get-it-done spirit, and we’ll tackle this challenge much like we’ve tackled others.” The group has also opened a new office in Las Vegas, and is looking forward to having a daily presence in Southern Nevada. “We’re excited for the possibilities that are ahead.” — Howard Riell

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hen it comes to fighting the war on cancer, the volunteers at the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) — an affiliate of the American Cancer Society — ensure that this dreaded disease remains in the national spotlight, pounding the pavement and meeting with lawmakers. This army of crusaders is comprised of some 350 volunteers, according to grassroots manager Cindy Roragen, who is one of only two paid full-time ACS CAN employees in the state.

“ACS CAN was founded in 2001, and we’re not event-driven, but rather focused on policy issues,” Roragen said. “It seems that everybody either knows someone afflicted with the disease, or is one degree away from it, so we try to engage more people and reach out to lawmakers in order to make real changes to fight the disease.” ACS CAN’s mission is to advocate for better access to care, prevention and early-detection programs, research funding, better quality of life for patients and tobacco regulation. “Tobacco use is one of the most preventable causes of cancer, so this year we’re pushing SB 455, which proposes that the tobacco tax be raised by a dollar, for a total of $1.80 (per pack of cigarettes),” Roragen said. Recent victories in the 2013 state session also include the passage of SB 267, which prohibits minors from indoor tanning. Nevada was among the first states to pass the bill, which protects Nevada youth from the harmful ultraviolet radiation posed by indoor tanning beds.

The passage of SB 266 — which requires insurance companies that elect to offer coverage for cancer therapy charge the same co-pay for IV and oral chemotherapy — was another 2013 success, as was expansion of the drug donation bill, which allows for the donation of expensive, unused cancer treatment drugs. Roragen credits these victories to the efforts of volunteers such as Delia Oliveri, who serves as the ACS CAN Nevada lead ambassador. A three-time cancer survivor, Oliveri said she is only alive today because of early detection and research. “The fight against cancer is waging not only in doctors’ offices, but at the state and federal levels as well, and our efforts take us to Capitol Hill, and to every state capital nationwide,” said Oliveri, who in 2011 was honored at the White House with four other organization volunteers as part of its Champions of Change program. “Advocacy is essential in getting legislation enacted in the fight against cancer, and we are relentless in holding our lawmakers accountable.” — Danielle Birkin

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Dr. Dhiraj Narula I N N O VAT I O N

Cardiologist

HealthCare Partners Cardiology

s a boy in his native Mumbai, India, Dr. Dhiraj Narula was inspired by his physician father, who committed his mornings to the local teaching hospital working with students and treating indigent patients on a pro bono basis, then spent his afternoons and evenings running his own medical practice. “India is a very poor country with few resources for health care, but my father had a reputation as being among the most knowledgeable physicians in the area, and he always made it a point to stay up to date on the latest developments in medicine,” said Narula, who moved to the United States in 1996. Narula moved to Las Vegas in 2005 and joined Cardiovascular Consultants of Nevada, which merged with HealthCare Partners in 2012. In July of 2014, Narula became the first physician in the Western U.S. to conduct an implant of the Evera MRI implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) system, the first version of the life-saving ICD technolo-

gy that will allow patients with the implant to undergo MRIs. Narula and his team conducted nine of these surgeries as part of an international clinical trial, and his research team’s ongoing success with the trial in 2015 has helped position Southern Nevada as a leader in the health care industry. In the past, patients with ICDs — implanted devices that provide life-saving shocks to the heart when abnormal rhythms occur — could not undergo MRIs because the magnetic fields and radio waves of the scanners posed the risk of dangerous reactions. “Medtronic, the company that developed the device, approached the FDA to do a clinical trial and we asked to be considered,” said Narula, adding that HealthCare Partners was competing with academic institutions such as the Mayo Clinic and the Cleveland Clinic for one of 40 test sites around the world. Narula has introduced other innovations to Southern Nevada. In 2012, he coconducted the state’s first-ever cardiac

cryoablation procedure, which involves freezing damaged heart tissue to treat irregular heart rhythms. Narula also performed Southern Nevada’s first ablation procedure, a technique to treat cardiac irregularities using a needle puncture inside of open chest surgery, and was on the team that conducted the first implanted pulmonary artery pressure monitor procedure. “In addition, we are also studying a Vagal Nerve Stimulator in management of patients with Class 3 heart failure who have tried all standard treatment and medications already, and I’m also the medical director for the Quintiles EKG research laboratory,” said Narula, who credits his HealthCare Partners team for continued success. “I’m fortunate to be part of a group of accomplished and dedicated physicians improving health care in Southern Nevada, while also taking steps forward to improve and advance the reputation of the local medical community.” — Danielle Birkin

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“With a happier staff that’s not working as much, your patient satisfaction scores are going to go up, too.”

She created a new scheduling system, ith more than three decades of experience as a nurse, most of it allowing for flexibility to take overtime if in emergency rooms and trauma wanted, instead of having it come across units, Katie Ryan recently settled into a di- as a mandate. She also made improverector role at UMC where she oversees more ments to UMC’s graduate program to althan 200 emergency room nurses and other low for better training and mentoring of staff. It’s not something the self-professed nurses new to the field. She also addressed patient dissatisfacadrenaline junkie ever saw herself doing, but she has brought efficiency, better outcomes tion, which was largely tied to long wait and better overall care to Southern Ne- times. “With a happier staff that’s not vada’s only Level-1 trauma center and one working as much, your patient satisfaction scores are going to go up, too,” she said. of the country’s busiest emergency rooms. And they did — by about 30 percent. “Before I got into this position, I used to “I’ve been a nurse for 32 years. There talk to my boss and I would say ‘I think I could get this a little more organized, get has not been a job that I haven’t liked. nurses what they need.’ … The position is … But what really excites me is solving always challenging. Emergencies aren’t problems. … It can get complicated, but I love coming up with solutions that work,” things you plan for,” she said. About eighteen months ago, when she said. Ryan’s team has also addressed a Ryan took the job, her primary focus was to address staff and patient satisfaction. major problem facing many emergency She started with staff. The unit’s roughly rooms in the region and country: treating 200 nurses were short-handed and there undocumented immigrants with kidney were a lot of overtime hours worked and failure. When she started in her position, the emergency room was regularly treatplenty of burnout, Ryan noticed.

ing 150 of these patients three times a week. Reducing these numbers was crucial to reducing emergency room wait times for everyone. Her team was able to find treatment for 50 percent of the undocumented dialysis patients at valley outpatient centers. “It’s better for the patient, too (to be in an outpatient facility), instead of having them sit in the emergency room lobby,” she said. Ryan still sees room for improvement. “We want to compete with the national numbers, where you can see a doctor within 20 minutes and be out of the department within two to 2 1/2 hours. If we could do that, I would be beyond thrilled,” she added. Ryan said one of her greatest accomplishments has been winning over a skeptical staff. “I think they thought I would get here and leave and wouldn’t deliver on my promises,” she said. “I’m kind of an optimist. I’m driven. I’m always thinking ‘we can do this.’ ” — Brian Sodoma

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Dr. Dylan Wint

Director, Education in Neurodegenerative Disorders

He was instrumental in spearheading ccording to the Alzheimer’s Association, more than 5 million Ameri- the center’s new partnership with UNLV’s cans age 65 and older suffer from interior health design course, which is the chronic neurodegenerative disease, the first-of-its-kind, cross-disciplinary including some 39,000 seniors in Nevada. class that combines wellness and design. During the course, fourth-year UNLV With the prevalence of Alzheimer’s rising — the organization estimates the num- interior design students meet three times ber of afflicted seniors will reach 7.1 million with a consulting panel of doctors from by 2025, an increase of 40 percent — and the center to learn about neurodegenerano means of prevention, let alone a cure, tive diseases and how they affect quality education and awareness are more impor- of life. In the early sessions, students ask some of the top neurologists, including tant than ever. Enter Dr. Dylan Wint, who is leading program leader Wint, physical therapists this local effort in his capacity as director and psychologists about various neuroof education in neurodegenerative disor- degenerative diseases and the obstacles ders at Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center and challenges faced when living with such illnesses. In the final session, select for Brain Health. “The Alzheimer’s population is un- students present their interior designs, derserved,” said Wint, who received his crafted with features and components undergraduate and medical degrees at suited for those with neurodegenerative Stanford University and the University of diseases, to the panel of Lou Ruvo Center Miami, respectively; completed simulta- for Brain Health doctors. “Part of our overall education proneous residencies in neurology and psychiatry at the University of Florida, where gram is helping the community to be he also completed a fellowship in deep prepared to help people function as our brain stimulation; and also completed a population continues to age,” said Wint. research fellowship at the National Insti- “For Alzheimer’s patients, for example, tutes of Health in functional brain imaging. there should be a calming atmosphere “Many Alzheimer’s patients get diagnosed with a lot of natural light so people don’t late, or sometimes not at all, often be- get their days and nights confused. With cause physicians are uncomfortable with Parkinson’s, people have trouble walking their confidence in their diagnosis, be- and balancing, so you need to make the cause it can’t be diagnosed for sure with- floors safe and make sure they don’t have to reach for anything or get on a ladder.” out a biopsy of brain tissue.” Other educational efforts include The Jamaican-born Wint joined Cleveland Clinic in 2010 following a stint at At- training medical students and also oflanta’s Emery University, where he devel- fering a fellowship program, of which oped the program in neurologic psychiatry, Wint is director. The center hosts field and has since infused the center’s educa- trips for local students several times a tion program with a comprehensive mix of year and is also focused on education community outreach, research and com- for caregivers. “We’re really trying to get more expassion that dissolves traditional boundaries among medical disciplines and special- perts in the field, because the demand is ties to provide a better quality of life for huge, and will continue to grow,” he said. — Danielle Birkin patients with neurodegenerative diseases.

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