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Customer service experts share advice on how to build a loyal customer base BY HOWARD RIELL | SPECIAL TO VEGAS INC

Las Vegas is a people town, and retail is a people business. So the question arises: How can retailers hire and train people to provide better customer service and build customer loyalty? ¶ “The key to developing loyal customers is creating a connection between employees, customers and brand,” said Steve Nachwalter, principal of Nachwalter Consulting CUSTOMER SERVICE, CONTINUED ON PAGE 15

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CONTENTS PUBLISHER Donn Jersey (donn.jersey@gmgvegas.com)

EDITORIAL

NOTEWORTHY STORIES

05 06 18 Q&A WITH MICHELLE SHRIVER

A Tropical Smoothie Cafe franchisee and regional developer at Patrice & Associates Hospitality Recruiting compares the hiring processes in Las Vegas and Colorado and discusses the importance of focusing on tasks that make the biggest impact on business at any given moment.

MEET: PAPILLON GROUP

For 50 years, the Halvorson family has shown people from around the world spectacular views of the American Southwest. THE NOTES People on the move, P4 TALKING POINTS Keep personal, business liabilities separate, P7

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

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Michael Kent is a vice president and financial adviser at Select Wealth Advisers. Kent has more than a decade of experience in the banking and investment industry.

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Dr. Thomas Roben is the Humana regional medical director for senior products for Arizona and Nevada. He oversees clinical programs and ROBEN strategies with a focus on fiscal management and quality improvement. He previously served as the affiliate medical director for HealthCare Partners Nevada. Vinetta De La Cruz is a Bank of Nevada senior vice president and regional manager, overseeing the branch on Lake Mead Boulevard near Tenaya Way. Ken Mundt is a vice president and senior loan officer specializing in commercial and SBA lending in the bank’s branch at Durango Drive and Flamingo Road.

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Robert Coggan, of Garside Junior High School, was selected for the 2015 PBS LearningMedia Digital Innovators Program. The program recognizes tech-savvy K-12 educators who are leaders in education technology and incorporating digital media in classrooms. Coggan has taught for 16 years in the Clark County School District. Ron Kass is president and CEO of Hunter Douglas North America, parent company of Hendersonbased Coast Drapery. Former CEO Marv HopKASS kins retired after 29 years with Hunter Douglas. Thirty-two businesses joined the Las Vegas Hospitality Association. They are: Airstar, Sebastien Thevenin, sales and marketing manager; All Night Long Entertainment, Jeremy Wolff, CEO; B2Group, Hannah Lee, account executive; Canyon Coach Lines, David Huang, president; Chayo Mexican Kitchen & Tequila Bar, Kevin Fritz, director, marketing and corpo-

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rate events; Cowabunga Bay Water Park, Christy Woodhouse, sales director; Demi’s Gift Baskets Inc., Demi Hou, owner; Desert Pines Golf Club, Jeff Quintin and Matt Megin, director of sales and sales manager; Destination Services Association, Shelley Stepanek, president; Diamond Resorts International, Grace Takimoto, regional hotel marketing manager for the West; Dick’s Last Resort, Emily Hedlund, sales and marketing manager; Fogo de Chao, Ricci Shiplett, sales manager; Forever & Always Travel/Tours, Robert Brindle, owner; Grand Canyon West Express, Ted Quasula and Tony Dobbs, general manager and assistant general manager; Grey Line Las Vegas, Danielle Fioravante, sales representative; Intellitix, Jacinta Jose, business development; Ivory Start Productions, Renee Guglielmetti, director of public relations, marketing and sales; Jeff Civillico Inc., Jeff Civillico, CEO; JS Travel Consultants LLC, Jim Higgins, chief consultant; Kirvin Doak Communications, Terri Maruca and Brad Seidel, senior vice president of public relations and account director; Kordoban Supportive Services, Gene Kordoban, owner; Las Vegas Country Club, Shelley Sampson, director of catering; Lip Smacking Foodie Tours, Donald Contursi, president; MGM Grand, Melanie Hague, catering manager; Millenium Staffing Solutions, Sheila Marcello, director of business solutions; Partner Fusion, Margi Levy, market director; Peace of Mind Onsite Meeting Management, Laura Perlman, owner; Pillar Hotels & Resorts, Erin Gregory, director of sales; Showtime Tours, Jeff Reinwaid, sales manager; Smith Center for the Performing Arts, Patrick Vinson, group sales; Vegas Indoor Skydiving, Dave McMahan, business development; and Vik Chocan Photography, Vik Chocan, owner. Michael Thimmesch retired as director of customer engagement at Skyline Exhibits. He began his Skyline career in 1988 as a copywriter. Thimmesch helped generate more than $1 billion in retail sales and helped Skyline grow into the one of the largest exhibit companies in North America. The U.S. Small Business Administration, in conjunction with Vegas PBS, recognized Nevada businesses at the 2015 SBA Nevada Small Business Awards. Honorees included: Chad and Kate McCullough, Elite Media, Inc., Henderson, small business persons of the year; Thomas and Lindsey Rojas, Iron House, Henderson, minority-owned business of the year; Debbie Banko, Link Technologies, Las Vegas, woman-owned business of the year; Shaundell Newsome and Tiara Flynn, Sumnu Marketing, Las Vegas, family-owned business of the year; Jason and Marie Griffin, Kids R Kids, Henderson, veteran-owned business of the year; Ronna Timpa, Workplace ESL Solutions, Henderson, microenterprise business of the year;

Ashley Ross, Rollasole, Las Vegas, young entrepreneur of the year; Bob Hart, retired Nevada State Bank vice president and SBA sales manager, small business lifetime advocate of the year. Nevada State Bank won the Lender of the Year Silver Award in 7(a) loan production and the Lender of the Year Bronze in third-party loan production. Myisha Williams of Mys Management represents the Nevada Department of Transportation and the Office of Traffic Safety in a partnership to coordinate and unify the Zero Fatalities Program with all of the Office of Traffic Safety’s behavior programs. D&R House of Diamonds, a jewelry store owned and operated by Dave Padgett and Richard Shaw, opened at One Summerlin tower. Gregory Gondek is brand sales manager at Cannon Safe Inc. Samantha Sato is an account coordinator at Trosper Communications. She will work in the agency’s public safety and business-to-business sectors. The Clark County Medical Society honored two students with its 2015 Student Rising Star Award: Lindsey Murphy of the University of Nevada School of Medicine and Robert Wills of Touro University Nevada College of Medicine. New members of the Cox Communications 2015 Community Advisory Board are: Dan Giraldo, senior vice president of enterprise business and community engagement, Bank of America; Michael Newman, managing director, CBRE; Debbie Roxarzade, principal, Rachel’s Kitchen; David Saltman, vice president and general counsel, the Vista Group; and Tom Warden, senior vice president of community and government relations, Summerlin, the Howard Hughes Corporation. William Whatley is education director at Body Spa Salons. He has worked as an artistic educational director for several beauty industry manufacturers and has been featured on “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” “The Rachael Ray Show,” “On Air with Ryan Seacrest” and “Ambush Makeover”. Speedway Motorsports Inc. Executive Chairman O. Bruton Smith will be inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2016. The company manages the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Raising Cane’s broke ground on its ninth Southern Nevada location, at Tropicana Avenue and Interstate 15. The Juice Standard opened at 2530 St. Rose Parkway, Henderson. Aventura is the third Henderson park to open in Inspirada. It includes two connected heated swimming pools; three multiuse playing fields; two ballfields; tennis, basketball and volleyball

courts; a children’s water play area and a dog park. It was developed by Inspirada Builders LLC and built by Martin-Harris Construction. The International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners and International Lactation Consultant Association recognized Centennial Hills Hospital for excellence in lactation care. The hospital received an IBCLC Care Award because it staffs professionals who hold the IBCLC certification and provides a lactation program that is available 5-7 days a week. Blaze Fast Fire’d Pizza opened at 10520 S. Eastern Ave., Henderson. The Eldorado Valley Regional Public Safety Training Facility opened at 15101 U.S. Highway 95 South, Boulder City. The facility, a joint project between Boulder City and Henderson, contains tactical and qualification firearms ranges with classrooms, an emergency vehicle operator course with classrooms and an explosives and demolition range. Shareholders of City National Corp., which owns City National Bank, approved a merger with Royal Bank of Canada that is set to close in the fourth quarter of this year. At a special meeting, 40.6 million shares were voted in favor of the merger. That represents 99.6 percent of shares voting and 73.1 percent of all City National shares outstanding. Towbin Automotive of Las Vegas has been the No. 1 Dodge, FIAT and Alfa Romeo dealership in the nation several times throughout the past two years. Numbers are based on findings from the 2013 Chrysler Sales Report, August 2014 FCA Sales Report and March 2015 FCA Sales Report. Las Vegas-based Houston Contracting Corp. was acquired by Response Team 1, a property restoration, disaster loss recovery and multifamily renovation company. Southern Nevada hospitals recently were ranked by Leapfrog Group’s Hospital Safety Score, which grades hospitals on the basics of medical care, such as handwashing, entering prescriptions in a computer and availability of nurses. Hospitals that received an “A” for spring 2015 are Dignity Health St. Rose DominicanRose de Lima campus, Desert Springs Hospital Medical Center and Mountainview Hospital. Visit hospitalsafetyscore.org for the full list. Las Vegas Monorail is partnering with UFC to offer discounted monorail fares to UFC events. Amorino, which sells gelato, opened a second valley location, at the Las Vegas North Premium Outlets.

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Q&A WITH MICHELLE SHRIVER

Listen, delegate ... and get your hands dirty Michelle Shriver knows what it takes to land a job — and keep one. After rising to the position of senior vice president of Ameristar Casinos, she became regional developer at Patrice & Associates Hospitality Recruiting, which works with companies nationwide to find workers in the hospitality industry. She also is a Tropical Smoothie Café franchisee, so the success of her business is tied to her ability to hire employees who are as invested in the restaurant’s success as she is. How have you seen Las Vegas evolve in your 20 years of management experience? Whether it’s in the boutique hotels or opulent resorts, the creativity and eclectic food offerings and chefs, or the intense amount of talent in showrooms across the city, we no longer are known for cheap buffets and showgirls, although we still have some of those. People don’t start their careers here to be “discovered” and move on to places such as New York or Los Angeles. Instead, they strive to come here to be among the best in their respective businesses. You own multiple Tropical Michelle Shriver is a CEO, marketer, recruiter and even dishwasher at her Tropical Smoothie Cafés in Nevada and Smoothie Cafés. (L.E. BASKOW/STAFF) Colorado. How do your busithat served me well in growing my caploy talented managers who are a nesses in the Las Vegas Valley reer, over time, I learned the value of great fit, and we also are providing differ from your businesses in being collaborative and surrounding opportunities for employees to grow Colorado? myself with people who frankly are their careers with strong, high-perHonestly, it’s easier to hire in Las smarter than me. I’m much better at forming companies. I employ dozens Vegas than in Colorado. We receive delegating now, and I work hard to use of people in businesses they can be far more applications, and since hosan individualized approach to manproud of and help them start their pitality is such a significant part of aging people. You have to understand own businesses. There is nothing the Las Vegas economy, we are more how your employees best receive informore rewarding than that. successful in finding terrific talent, mation and feedback, and provide it in whether for Patrice & Associates or a way that they can and will receive it, What are you reading right now? Tropical Smoothie Café. believe it and then act on it. “Tribal Leadership” by Dave Logan, John King and Halee Fischer-Wright. What is the most challenging Where do you see yourself and I’ve read it before, and it’s definitely part of your job? your company in 10 years? worth a second read, particularly as I wear a lot of hats — CEO, marketer, I can see Patrice & Associates I am in growth mode with Patrice & recruiter, dishwasher — so it’s incredgrowing significantly in the next deAssociates and continuing to build, or ibly important to focus on the tasks cade within my territories — Las Vehelp others build, new cafés. that will make the biggest impact in gas, Utah and Colorado. We are workmy businesses and to be able to recoging diligently to ensure the franchise What do you do after work? nize what that is in any given moment. opportunity is awarded to motivated, What brings me the most joy in life It isn’t always the same. For example, hard-working candidates who want is my family. I am incredibly blessed when I’m visiting a café to check in on to take control of their own destinies. to be close to my sons, and I also get to the business and meet with employAs for myself, I thrive on being prospend time with my grandson often. ees, I’ve been known to jump in and ductive, and I’m achievement-orientstart doing dishes. If I did that all the ed. Even if I’m not actively running a Blackberry, iPhone or Android? time, obviously I wouldn’t be focusbusiness (or two), I want to be serving iPhone, iPad and Mac — I am all-in ing on what is most important. But, on a board and providing value to an with Apple. I love the connectivity through showing the employees I am organization and to people in general. between the devices, and I was ticked willing to do what they do and helping off when one of my sons went with them out when they really need it, I What is your dream job, outside an Android because I can’t iMessage create more goodwill and loyalty than of your current field? him when I’m on a plane with WiFi. I can in almost any other way. I always wanted to be a writer. As a child, I wrote plays and short stories. In Describe your management style. What has been the most rewardfact, I would make my cousins particiWhen I was a young manager, I ing part of your job? pate in my plays and try to force them thought I had to have all of the answers, With Patrice & Associates, I love to practice for weeks in advance before and I was also a perfectionist. While that we are helping companies em-

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performing them in front of our families. Maybe that’s what I’ll be doing in 10 years. I can see my cousins running in the opposite direction as we speak! Whom do you admire and why? My grandmother was an amazing woman. She was the first female manager of the Scheaffer Pen Company and was a driven but incredibly kind and generous woman. I spent hours with her every week while my parents were in choir practice at church. It truly was one of my favorite times of the week. She would tell me stories about her childhood, she encouraged my writing and my appetite for reading, and we played many a card game around her dining room table. She was the perfect example of a strong, accomplished woman leader with a big heart. I pray that I honor her memory as a woman and a grandma, and that I’ve made her proud. What is your biggest pet peeve? I hate to admit I have a number of pet peeves. Just ask my husband. Probably the biggest is when people don’t live up to the commitments they’ve made. What is something people might not know about you? I once competed nationally as a gymnast. I also had gymnastic “classes” in my front yard and even created a membership program and newsletter for it. It didn’t last long. I was too demanding of a coach, and the ground was too hard. Any final thoughts? I am a big believer that small businesses positively affect owners’ and customers’ lives. We can provide personalized, unique services while fulfilling our own goals in a genuine way. Franchising is a great way to achieve business ownership. For one thing, it means an entire company is behind you and committed to your success. I’ve also found it gives me the opportunity to network and discover alternate strategies for success. Never give up on your dreams; find a way to make them your reality.

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$67 MILLION

The Clark County School District’s deficit. The district plans to suspend pay increases for 40,000 employees to save $32 million.

$5,000

Bonus new teachers who agree to work in Clark County’s at-risk schools will receive. Current teachers decried the bonuses as unfair after finding out they likely wouldn’t receive pay raises next year.

$192 MILLION

Expected revenue from a tax increase on cigarettes that will be used to fund Nevada’s K-12 education over the next two years.

$36.5 MILLION

Amount the state will spend to expand full-day kindergarten to every public school in Nevada.

33 PERCENT

Share of Nevadans who live in economically distressed communities, the highest percentage in the nation, according to the Economic Innovation Group, a Washington, D.C., policy group.

Number of Nevada’s 25 most economically distressed ZIP codes that are in Las Vegas or North Las Vegas.

1,416

Number of women who participated in this year’s World Series of Poker’s Colossus event. Women accounted for 6 percent of the entries.

Number of WSOP events scheduled this year.

Number of days the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada has to approve Switch’s petition to reconsider its request to leave NV Energy. The commission in June denied an application for the tech company to purchase and create power without NV Energy.

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Brenda Halvorson is president and CEO of Papillon Group, which operates a helicopter tour business and is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. (L.E. BASKOW/STAFF)

Helicopter company has metamorphosized into tourism giant Describe your business.

Papillon (French for “butterfly”) is a helicopter tour company celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. What is your most popular excursion?

The Grand Canyon is a top destination for domestic and international visitors. We love being able to provide them with a breathtaking experience.

PAPILLON GROUP Address: 1265 Airport Road, Boulder City Phone: 702-736-7243 Website: papillon.com Hours and days of operation: Flights begin departures as early at 5 a.m. and conclude around sunset. Tours are available 364 days of the year (closed Christmas Day). Owned/operated by: The Halvorson family In business since: 1965

What sites do customers see on the helicopter tours?

We fly the entire Grand Canyon from Las Vegas and the Hoover Dam to Grand Canyon West, home of the Skywalk, to Grand Canyon National Park and up to Page and Lake Powell. Customers have more than 40 tours from which to choose. How do you handle customers who are afraid of heights?

Even those hesitant to fly are willing to put their trust in us and their fears aside to see the Grand Canyon from this perspective. Flying in a helicopter is a thrilling experience. We also offer motorcoach tours for those who prefer to see the Grand Canyon from the ground. What is the hardest part about doing business in Las Vegas?

Las Vegas, by nature, is a transient city. With 400 of 600 employees based in Southern Nevada, attracting talent dedicated to this area can be a challenge. We are lucky to have so many loyal and long-term employees.

How has your business evolved since it began in 1965?

Our fleet has increased from two helicopters to more than 75 helicopters and airplanes. Our tours have become “bucket list” items for visitors. What is the best part about doing business here?

Las Vegas is an international destination, and we travel the world to attract new customers in addition to being ready to serve the existing 40 million annual visitors. We are fortunate to have wonderful partnerships with local organizations such as McCarran International Airport, Boulder City Airport, Clark County, the city of Las Vegas, Boulder City and the LVCVA. What obstacles has your business overcome?

We have successfully adapted to evolving environmental standards, such as implementing quiet technology. How can Nevada improve its business climate?

Lowering the sales tax rate and reducing registration fees would be a great start. Customers don’t always realize the amount products are taxed by the time they reach the market. What have you learned from the recession?

The recession validated our focus on international customers, who helped get us through those times. As the economy continues to rebound, we are seeing domestic visitation rise as people re-engage with the experiences we have to offer.

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On Conor Shine’s lasvegassun.com story “Holy smokes: Cigarette tax about to go up $1 a pack”: All tax increases should be voted by the public. — bouldersteve I think it should be raised even higher. Maybe then, some smokers will choose to quit, which makes it better for them and those of us nonsmokers who have to breathe their toxic fumes. — flapsychdoc When are they going to start taxing fast food? I’m tired of smokers being the ones taxed under the guise of public health. Just tax everyone for every non-Puritan habit they engage in. Go all in with these “sin taxes,” then the public will protest it. — VladiRad

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Keep personal, business liabilities separate

GUEST COLUMN: o business can eliminate the n That adherence to the legal fiction of ALEXANDER LEVEQUE risk of exposure to a lawsuit. a separate entity would sanction fraud or The good news is that any busipromote manifest injustice ness can significantly reduce n That there is such unity of interest that its exposure with a risk mitigation strategy. the business and owner are inseparable Commonly, the focus of such a strategy is to minimize n That the business is influenced and governed by the owner. accidents and injuries to employees, customers and the This is known as “piercing the corporate veil.” Nevada business itself. But equally important is a plan for how to courts look at the totality of the circumstances when deciding address a judgment if your business gets sued and loses. whether a business’s veil ought to be pierced. Specific red The last thing any small-business owner wants is to pay flags Nevada courts search for are: whether business funds out of pocket for a judgment against his or her business. and personal funds were commingled; whether the business How you chose to form your business will fundamentally is undercapitalized; whether there have been unauthorized affect the degree of your personal exposure to a judgment. diversions of business funds for personal use; whether the All businesses should operate though a legal entity that owners treated business assets as their own personal assets; provides a shield from personal liability. Nevada law provides and whether the owners have observed corporate formalities a number of entity models that limit a business’s liabilities, such as holding regular meetings and following the terms of such as corporations, limited-liability companies, limitedthe business’s governing documents. liability partnerships and limited partnerships. The more an owner’s personal affairs are intertwined Avoid operating as a sole proprietorship or an with the business’s affairs, the more likely a court will hold unregistered general partnership. The owners of both can the owner liable for judgments against the business. be held personally liable for the liabilities of the business, Simple steps such as diligently keeping good books and including civil judgments. records for the business can protect a business owner. Perhaps more important for successful asset protection But the best practice is to consult with an accountant is keeping business affairs separate from personal affairs. A and business planning attorney who can help formulate creditor can seek collection of a judgment against a business practices and procedures to keep the business’s identity directly from its owners if the creditor can establish that separate and apart from the owner’s personal identity. the business is the “alter ego” of its owners. Alexander LeVeque is an attorney at Solomon Dwiggins & Under Nevada law, a business is considered the alter ego of Freer Ltd., practicing primarily in commercial and trust and its owner when a creditor can establish: estate litigation.

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Mike Smith is an award-winning editorial cartoonist who also draws for the Las Vegas Sun. His work also is distributed nationally by King Features Syndicate. See archives of his work at lasvegassun.com/smithsworld.

On Kyle Roerink’s lasvegassun.com story “Switch appeals PUC decision on leaving NV Energy”: Oh, this is not good for the PUC. If they go back and approve Switch, they’ll set a precedent to let Wynn and MGM go. That obviously won’t make NV Energy happy. But if they deny Switch, I find it highly likely they will indeed opt for a judicial review and will take the appropriate legal action. That will pretty much be a legal colonoscopy up the PUC’s operations. — DieselJunkie

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Bought out of foreclosure, Searchlight airpark could be a draw for remote control enthusiasts BY ELI SEGALL STAFF WRITER

During the housing bubble, a pair of investors set out to build suburbanstyle housing next to Searchlight’s airport, a planned subdivision of aviation geeks in a tiny town with double-wides and abandoned mines. They built roads and installed street signs and utilities but, during the recession, fought in court and lost the site to lenders before building any homes. Now, the site has been sold at a steep discount — but the new owners aren’t sure what to do with it all. Bill and Joan Turnbull of Seattle bought the roughly 40-acre property out of foreclosure for $400,000. The sale closed May 19, property records show. “It was a deal that we really couldn’t pass up,” Bill Turnbull said. They got a large chunk of land at a rock-bottom price — in a remote town with few sources of commerce. Still, the sale is part of a recent tally of deals in Searchlight and could spark new life for a long-abandoned property that fell into disrepair. The Turnbulls own RC Aerodyne in Kent, Wash., a company that sells remote-control helicopters and airplanes, some of which are 6 feet long and cost a few thousand dollars. Most customers are active or retired pilots. The couple, who visit Las Vegas often, had been looking in Southern Nevada’s outlying towns for a place to build a landing strip. Searchlight, an unincorporated outpost with about 500 residents, is a roughly 15-mile drive from Lake Mohave and 40 miles from

Shrubs grow from cracks in the Searchlight Airport runway. (STEVE MARCUS/STAFF FILE)

Laughlin. They learned about the property after seeing an ad online by broker Fred Marik to buy the bulk of Searchlight’s commercial properties, including the Searchlight Nugget Casino, El Rey Motel and a residential building known as the bunkhouse, which houses casino workers and used to be a brothel. Marik, of Las Vegas Commercial & Business Sales, told them about another listing he had: the failed Searchlight airpark. The property had been listed for $795,000. The Turnbulls, who had never been to Searchlight, visited the site and made an offer by the next day. They don’t have “hard and fast plans” for the property but are thinking of staging product demonstrations or other events where remote-control enthusiasts can fly aircraft, Bill Turnbull says. He and his wife are considering

building a house for themselves at the site. Bill Turnbull also has considered developing the paved, house-less neighborhood, but added his wife wants to give home sites to relatives. “This isn’t a real organized plan we’ve got here,” he said. The Turnbulls’ purchase came as the Herbst family’s JETT Gaming reached a deal to buy the Nugget for an undisclosed amount and as Nevada Milling and Mining explores for gold in the Opal Mountains north of town, an effort that could revive the industry that made Searchlight boom in the early 1900s. Searchlight’s airport consists of a mile-long runway and some parking but no terminals or control tower. The airpark was developed by Taylor Emanuel, the airport’s former volunteer manager, and business partner Richard Jones.

Clark County commissioners in 2005 approved a zoning change for their project. Plans called for a 32-lot single-family housing subdivision, as well as 24 aircraft hangars ranging from about 1,500 to 4,000 square feet, county records show. Emanuel and Jones obtained a $3.16 million construction loan from the former Desert Community Bank, hired contractors, paved roads and installed electrical boxes and fire hydrants. But in March 2010, after the recession hit, Emanuel sued Jones in Clark County District Court, alleging they were “deadlocked” and behind on their mortgage and lease payments. Bank of Las Vegas foreclosed on the property in 2011. The site was valued at $370,000 at the time, according to court records. A year later, District Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez ruled the bank was owed more than $2 million. Parts of the airpark fell into rough shape. By 2011, the airport runway was “in disrepair and deteriorating” because the developers were in default and facing foreclosure, according to county documents. Last year, visitors could see that street signs had been knocked down and the runway was cracked and sprouting shrubs. The Turnbulls’ property includes a small portion of the runway, the rest of which is owned by the U.S. government. Bill Turnbull said he would stay within his section and that work crews need to remove weeds and coat the runway. “It’s gonna be a big job just to get it back in shape again,” he said.

Home sales and prices rise, but so does number of ignored listings BY ELI SEGALL STAFF WRITER

Las Vegas’ resale housing market picked up the pace last month with rising sales and prices, although the number of ignored listings also kept climbing, a report shows. The median sales price of singlefamily homes in Southern Nevada in June was $220,000, up 4 percent from May and 10 percent from a year ago, according to the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors.

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Buyers picked up 3,056 single-family dwellings last month, up 11 percent from May and 14 percent from June 2014. Meanwhile, there were 7,432 single-family homes on the market but without offers by the end of June, up 4 percent from both May and last June. The GLVAR reports data from its listing service, which largely comprises previously owned homes. In a news release, GLVAR President

Keith Lynam said it’s good for local homeowners “when prices are appreciating at a healthy pace like this and more homes are selling.” And although there are “too many abandoned homes” in the area, “we see signs that banks may finally be doing more to address this issue,” he said. Lenders have been ramping up foreclosures in Southern Nevada, seizing homes that in many cases likely have been in default — and possibly empty

and in disrepair — for a long time. Creditors repossessed 677 homes in the Las Vegas area in May, the third consecutive month-to-month increase and the highest monthly tally in more than 2 1/2 years, according to RealtyTrac. Industry pros say banks are starting to clear the pipeline that filled during the recession, when new laws drastically slowed the foreclosure process on delinquent borrowers by requiring more paperwork from lenders.

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Gov. Sandoval forms group to boost tourism in Southern Nevada BY J.D. MORRIS STAFF WRITER

Gov. Brian Sandoval signed an executive order this month that creates a committee devoted to tourism improvement projects in Southern Nevada. Sandoval’s order charges the 11-member committee with evaluating local convention and entertainment facilities and making recommendations for new COMMITTEE or improved ones. The MEMBERS order also directs the n Steve Hill, executive direccommittee to make rector of the Governor’s Office ommendations about of Economic Development transportation infra- (committee chairman) structure and funding n UNLV President Len Jessup (committee vice chairman) for tourism projects. The committee is n Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman necessary to help Clark County stay ahead of n Clark County Commission Chairman Steve Sisolak other tourist destinan Las Vegas Chamber of tions and to continue Commerce President and boosting the number CEO Kristin McMillan of visitors to Las Ve- n Bill Noonan of Boyd Gamgas, the executive order ing says. n Tom Jenkin of Caesars En“There is no desti- tertainment nation in the world n George Markantonis of Las that can rival the ex- Vegas Sands perience that millions n Bill Hornbuckle of MGM travel to Nevada for an- Resorts International nually, and that means n Mike Sloan of Station Cathat we must strive sinos to push forward and n Kim Sinatra of Wynn Resorts continue to lead this international industry A nonvoting technical adviinto the next genera- sory committee will assist the tion of travel and tour- main committee. Its members ism,” Sandoval said in a include: statement. “We are for- n Las Vegas City Manager tunate to have many of Betsy Fretwell the brightest minds in n Clark County Manager Don gaming and hospitality, Burnette as well as experienced n Tina Quigley, general and capable commu- manager of the Regional Transportation Commission of nity leaders who are Southern Nevada ready to meet the chaln Rosemary Vassiliadis, dilenges of a changing rector of aviation at McCarran market and identify International Airport and embrace the po- n Rossi Ralenkotter, presitential within the in- dent and CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors dustry.” Committee mem- Authority bers include represen- n “An expert in economic tatives from the state’s and financial analysis” whom the committee chairman will top casino companies, appoint as well as government officials and other local leaders. The committee is required to submit a report to the governor and the Legislature’s Interim Finance Committee on or before July 31, 2016. Its first meeting will be no later than July 15, according to the order.

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Holy smokes: Cigarette tax increases $1 BY CONOR SHINE STAFF WRITER

The tax on a pack of cigarettes in Nevada is $1 higher. The price bump, effective July 1, came by way of a tax increase passed by the Legislature that took the excise tariff on each pack of cigarettes from 80 cents to $1.80. The tax is expected to generate an additional $192 million in revenue over two years as part of Gov. Brian Sandoval’s recently approved $1.1 billion tax package to increase K-12 education funding. The tax hike makes Nevada’s cigarette excise tax the 18th-highest in the country, up from 38th, according to data from the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. Nevada’s is the largest of four cigarette tax increases that took effect July 1. Nevada’s $1.80 surcharge sits slightly higher than the national average of $1.58 a pack. The highest tax rate is in New York at

$4.35 a pack; the lowest is in Virginia at 30 cents a pack. Anti-smoking advocates expect the tax to do more than just boost Nevada’s finances. “It will drive down smoking and raise revenue. It’s the one tax in every state voters support overwhelmingly. It’s a winwin-win,” said John Schachter, director of state communications for the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. According to the group, for every 10 percent increase in the cost of cigarettes, smoking rates decline by 3 to 5 percent. The effect is even greater among youths, with a decrease of 6 to 7 percent. The tax increase also will save the state money by decreasing medical costs associated with tobacco use, Schachter said. “You save millions, potentially hundreds of millions or billions in health care costs over time,” he said.

Bitcoin poker site operator pleads guilty BY J.D. MORRIS STAFF WRITER

Bryan Micon, pursued by Nevada gaming officials for his involvement with an unlicensed gambling website, pleaded guilty to the charge against him. Micon appeared in District Court to enter a guilty plea to one felony count of operating an unlicensed interactive gaming system. His lawyer said the plea, which Micon said he would accept in Las Vegas Justice Court last month, would let him avoid jail time. If Micon successfully completes probation, he can instead plead to one gross mis-

demeanor count of conspiracy to operate unlicensed interactive gaming, according to the plea agreement. The length of his probation has yet to be determined. Micon also agreed to pay a $25,000 fine and surrender property seized during the case, including $900, 3.0996 Bitcoin and some electronic equipment. Bitcoin’s value fluctuates wildly, but one Bitcoin was worth $217.49 as of press time for this story. Micon became the target of Nevada gaming officials because of his connection to a website called Seals with Clubs, where players gambled with the alternative currency Bitcoin.

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Casinos improving efforts to fight money laundering BY J.D. MORRIS STAFF WRITER

The gaming industry’s fight against criminals who want to use casinos to disguise illegal money was front and center at a recent meeting at Paris Las Vegas. Industry leaders and government officials gathered there for a conference that addressed how casinos are handling their obligations under antimoney-laundering law. The verdict, according to one government official: Casinos have done a better job lately of reporting suspicious financial activity, but there’s still room for improvement. Last year, the director of the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network — or FinCEN — spoke at this same Bank Secrecy Act The casino industry has made progress in its efforts to keep illegal money off conference and reminded the casino the casino floor, said Stephanie Brooker, director of the enforcement division of industry of how it needed to instill it- the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. (STAFF FILE) self with a “culture of compliance.” tion to admit the facts and the violaBrooker said. The casino industry was listening, tion of the law rather than being able Brooker assured the audience that apparently. to avoid admitting fault. It’s importhese reports “don’t just go into a Stephanie Brooker, director of Fintant that violators “truly accept” reblack hole” once casinos file them. She CEN’s enforcement division, said the sponsibility for Bank Secrecy Act viosaid the suspicious activity reports number of suspicious activity reports lations, she said. — which other financial institutions filed by casinos last year increased 69 Though she applauded the indussuch as banks also have to submit — percent. She used that as an example try’s work to keep illegal money off have provided important information of a “tremendous improvement” in the casino floor — a far cry from the to law enforcement. Those reports casinos’ willingness to comply with days when organized crime had a have identified previously unknown the law (and not, say, an indicator of a hand in many American gaming essuspects, exposed hidden financial huge uptick in casino crime). tablishments — Brooker indicated information and helped investigators “Because of your reporting, we’ve that casinos could go even further. confirm the location of suspects, acseen patrons using casinos and card “We are seeing some meaningful cording to Brooker. clubs to conceal narcotics transacimprovements in this industry, but She also said FinCEN changed the tions, to move money in support of there’s more work to be done,” Brookway it cracks down on violations of international fraud, to launder real er said. “I believe that it can be done, money-laundering laws, such that estate fraud proceeds and transfer but it’s going to take a real and sussettlements will require an institumoney for other illicit purposes,”

tained commitment across all areas of your institutions.” Anti-money-laundering efforts are important for casinos because they’re required by law to tell the government anytime someone spends more than $10,000 on their premises. Casinos also need to file “suspicious activity reports” when they think a transaction might be linked to crime. The government closely monitors how well casinos comply with these laws, and it keeps track of how vulnerable they are to the threat of money laundering. A recent Treasury Department report, for example, said the gaming industry’s spread to other countries raised new opportunities for criminals to try to move illicit funds. “The most significant money-laundering vulnerability at U.S. casinos is the potential for individuals to access foreign funds of questionable origin through U.S. casinos, and to use the money for gambling and other personal or entertainment expenses, and then withdraw or transfer the remaining funds either in the United States or elsewhere,” the report said. Failure to follow the government’s directions in this area can lead to big penalties for casino companies, as some of the Strip’s biggest players have learned. Las Vegas Sands agreed in 2013 to pay about $47 million to put a money-laundering investigation to bed. More recently, Caesars Palace revealed this year that it could face up to $20 million in fines in connection with a laundering-related investigation.

Switch appeals commission’s decision on leaving NV Energy BY KYLE ROERINK STAFF WRITER

Less than a month after regulators denied its application to create and purchase power without NV Energy, Las Vegas tech company Switch filed a petition asking the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada to reconsider its request to leave the utility. The push by Switch is part of a large-scale effort by some of Nevada’s biggest companies that could reshape the state’s electricity market. The development is the latest in the company’s eight-month effort to cut ties with NV Energy, the state’s largest power company, and continues propelling debate about a 2001 state

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law that gives companies the ability to end agreements with power suppliers with PUC approval. Switch, a massive data center operation that works with an array of Fortune 1000 businesses, was the first company in more than a decade to apply to cut ties with NV Energy. Two mining companies — Barrick Goldstrike and Newmont Mining — hashed out deals to leave more than 10 years ago. Switch is one of the state’s largest private-sector energy users and the forerunner in a statewide effort by big businesses to break away from NV Energy. Since May, Las Vegas Sands, MGM Resorts International and

Wynn Resorts have followed suit in applying for an exit. Their combined exodus could mean a 10 percent reduction in the power company’s demand. That’s raising concerns about the effect on existing ratepayers and questions about a market dominated by NV Energy, a regulated monopoly that controls the majority of the state’s electricity supply. In their decision, regulators worried about allowing companies to leave the utility in light of NV Energy’s reliance on business from Switch and other large customers to help pay for costs of new infrastructure. Lawmakers passed the bill regulating exits under far different energy

market conditions, as a response to the 2000 energy crisis that sparked skyrocketing energy costs in Nevada. At the time, the power company generated less than half of its own energy supply and relied on the more-expensive spot market to buy power. In the petition, Switch general counsel Samuel Castor criticized the PUC’s decision, saying it relied on standards not outlined in statute. The PUC’s three regulators have a 40-day deadline from the time of the petition’s filing to approve the new request. If it were denied, Switch could seek a judicial review. The company already has signaled that it may take legal action.

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Create an emotional connection with customers Group, a global management consultancy based in Las Vegas. A brand is an emotional connection to a product, Nachwalter said. “It’s a feeling people get when associating with your product or employees,” he said. The secret to establishing a brand is creating an emotional connection to the audience, and one of the best ways to do that is through customer service. “Be organized and mindful,” Nachwalter said. “Make sure you understand the experience your customers are looking for, and make sure you are able to provide it to them. See your business through your customers’ eyes. If you can’t walk in their shoes, you will never be able to connect to or satisfy them.” At the same time, employees’ connections to a brand are just as important as the customers’. “The most effective way to get employees to provide better customer experience is continued education, developing an environment of ownership, and listening and adjusting to the needs of the customer and the employees,” Nachwalter said. “Ask yourself, have you taught your employees the simple techniques of learning to like the people they work with or for? The first thing I teach managers in my seminars and in the offices I consult with all over the world is to find something to love about everyone you deal with.” Dan Jablons, the principal of Retail Smart Guys, a consulting firm in Los Angeles, said: “The problems of training staff come from the first and most incorrect supposition, which is that we want all salespeople to operate the same way, to look the same, act the same. This creates salespeople who ask uninteresting questions such as, ‘Can I help you find anything today?’ Yawn. Heard it a million times.” The best sales techniques and training, Jablons has found, are those that invite salespeople to be what Jablons calls uniquely themselves. “That means that I don’t want to meet a salesperson who is like every other salesperson in every other store in every other mall in every other state,” he said. “I want to have a unique, fun, exciting experience. I want to tell my friends, ‘You gotta go to this store; their staff is so much fun to be with!’ ”

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n Follow up and be consistent. n Give the customer “such a good feeling that they go out of their way to compliment” employees. n Self-evaluate. “No one does everything right. If you think you do, get an honest friend to help you see how wrong you are.” n Role play. Have employees pretend to be customers of all types and see how they handle it. “Show them what you want and make sure they can do it. Make no assumptions with your success. Seize the day. The more you practice and teach, the better and more loyal your employees will be.”

A Dunkin Donuts employee gives out samples of coffee to customers. (STEVE MARCUS/STAFF FILE)

Jablons recommends retail salespeople ask their families and friends, “What is it about me that you think is different?” “The answers are often things like, ‘You are funny,’ ‘You know more about music than anyone,’ ‘You have an ability to get close to people really quickly,’ ‘You always look great,’ ‘You really know how to put an outfit together,’” he said. Employees should take those elements “and kick them into super high gear. That’s what makes a unique experience for the customer and keeps them coming back,” he said. It also is “the exact reason why a customer shops in a boutique — for the unique experience,” Jablons said. “So the store should give it to them, full throttle.” FOCUSED TRAINING Training should focus on the positive — especially with difficult people, Nachwalter said. “When I encounter a very difficult person, I think, ‘Maybe they just ended a relationship and are having a bad day, maybe they are ill, maybe they are sad and lonely and don’t know how to connect,’” Nachwalter said. “Kill people with kindness and understanding; it will soften them and make them more likable.” Retailers need to teach employees

how to connect, Nachwalter said. One of the exercises he requires has salespeople go to stores where workers are underappreciated and, after making a small purchase, “they must make eye contact and say thank you,” he said. “A sincere thank you, with connection. I’m not looking for the run-of-the-mill thanks. I’m looking for a smile with their eyes and a true connection. You will see the connection in the other person’s eyes if you do it right. Employees must be taught to connect. They will start to do it automatically and often.” Employees must be taught the proper way to represent a brand “and must be coached and appreciated,” Nachwalter said. To develop employees who care about their brand and customers, Nachwalter said, retailers must: n Be clear on company goals. n Set strong guidelines for behavior. n Continue to teach store personnel. n Reward and notice the good employees do. n Correct and “create new paths for the stuff they do wrong.” n Give employees some ownership and openly communicate about issues. n “Train, train, train. And keep teaching.”

EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYERS “First rule of service: Hire people who fit your culture,” said Matthew Hudson, president and general manager of Rick Segel & Associates, a retail consulting firm in Kissimmee, Fla. “The issue is we hire people based on emotions, much like our dating life. We interview them, and if there is a connection, we schedule a second date and so on. We put all the emphasis on résumés and past work history and very little on cultural fit.” What Hudson called the “secret reality of people” is that “you can’t train nice. You cannot train an employee to be nice if they are not nice to begin with. You cannot train someone to smile if they do not naturally smile.” “If you want a service culture, you need to hire compassionate, magnanimous people,” Hudson said. “I do not care about product knowledge; that can be trained. Service, on the other hand, cannot. Sure, you can train someone for your ‘version’ of service, but the service heart has to be there to begin with.” Some in the industry, however, focus less on employees than on employers. “I’m not sure it’s the employees that are the problem,” said Fred Faulkner, sales and marketing director for Jaco Oil/Fastrip Food Stores Inc. in Bakersfield, Calif. “Very few companies provide the support and resources to make this happen and to make it happen over a long period of time.” Today’s employee “needs and wants more feedback than in past years,” Faulkner said. “They also want to be rewarded for basically doing their job, which isn’t a bad thing. It’s just that they are looking for more recognition.”

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Calendar of events MONDAY, JULY 13 Vegas Young Professionals Toastmasters meeting Time: 6-8 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce, 575 Symphony Park Ave., Suite 100, Las Vegas Information: Email info@vegasyp.com Learn new speaking, presentation and leadership skills.

TUESDAY, JULY 14 Henderson Chamber of Commerce networking breakfast Time: 7-9 a.m. Cost: $25 for members, $45 for nonmembers Location: Sunset Station, 1301 W. Sunset Road, Las Vegas Information: Visit hendersonchamber.com Todd Hutchison, of Barclaycard US Henderson, will discuss ways banks can protect themselves and their customers from fraudulent activity. House-flipping workshop Time: 6-8 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Henderson Chamber of Commerce, 112 S. Water St., Henderson Information: Visit flippingworkships.com Learn how to find, fix and flip houses. Workshop taught by Lloyd Segal, author of “Flipping Houses.” * Also: 6-8 p.m. July 15, Aliante, 7300 Aliante Parkway, North Las Vegas * Also: 5-7 p.m. July 16, Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas

WEDNESDAY, JULY 15 Small business lending forum Time: 8 a.m.-noon Cost: Free Location: InNEVation Center, 6795 Edmond St., Las Vegas Information: Email judith.hepburn@sba.gov Bankers, small-business owners, chamber of commerce officials and government agency representatives will explain how to use Nevada’s small-business loan programs and technical assistance programs.

Small Business Administration contracting workshop Time: 9 a.m.-noon Cost: Free Location: Nevada District Office, 300 Fourth St., Suite 400, Las Vegas Information: Email christina.stace@sba.gov Michelle F. Kantor, who has more than 28 years of experience with federal and local government contracting, will discuss ways new federal laws will affect small businesses.

Location: Madrid Ballroom, Suncoast, 9090 Alta Drive, Las Vegas Information: Visit lvlcc.com Members of the Nevada Hispanic Legislative Caucus will discuss bills passed during this year’s legislative session and the effect they will have on Hispanic businesses and the community.

TUESDAY, JULY 21 Marketing Success seminar Time: 3-7:30 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Southwest Event Center, Hampton Inn Tropicana, 4957 S. Dean Martin Drive, Las Vegas Information: Visit lvchamber.com Members of Dex Media will discuss business building strategies. Local business leaders will give tips on on how to increase productivity at your business. The Social Register of Las Vegas business networking event Time: 6-8 p.m. Cost: Free for members, $20 for nonmembers Location: House of Blues Foundation Room, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Call 702-256-0123 Expand your business network by meeting local executives and business owners. There will be complimentary hors d’oeuvres and a chance to win prizes.

FRIDAY, JULY 17 Rumsfeld’s Rules Time: 8-10 a.m. Cost: $100 Location: Emperor’s Ballroom, Caesars Palace, 3570 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Email info@econclublv.org Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld will share his experiences in business, politics and war. A breakfast buffet is included, and attendees will receive a signed copy of Rumsfeld’s book, “Rumsfeld’s Rules.” Latin Chamber of Commerce monthly luncheon Time: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $40 for members, $45 for nonmembers

RIMS educational session and meeting Time: Doors open at 11 a.m. Cost: $27 for members with RSVP, $30 for nonmembers with RSVP, $32 for members without RSVP, $35 for nonmembers without RSVP Location: Lawry’s, 4043 Howard Hughes Parkway, Las Vegas Information: Email RSVP@nvrims.org Michael P. Lowry, a shareholder at Thorndal Armstrong Delk Balkenbush & Eisinger, will discuss how to avoid being accused of tampering with evidence during an investigation.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 22 Convention Services Association luncheon Time: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Cost: $30 for members, $35 for nonmembers Location: Canaletto Ristorante Veneto, Venetian, 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Visit conventionservicesassociationlasvegas.org Network with local professionals in the tradeshow and tourism industries. Money raised from a raffle will be donated to Baby’s Bounty.

THURSDAY, JULY 23 Public Relations Society of America Las Vegas Valley Chapter mid-year membership mixer Time: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Cost: Free for PRSA members, $10 for nonmembers Location: Tapas By Alex Stratta, Tivoli Village, 440 S. Rampart Blvd., B-180, Las Vegas Information: Visit prsalasvegas.com Catch up with colleagues and friends, compare notes on market trends and connect with new business contacts.

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Cosmoprof North America 2015

Mandalay Bay

July 12-14

23,000

James Randi Educational Foundation: The Amazing Meeting 2015

Tropicana

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Records and Transactions BID OPPORTUNITIES MONDAY, JULY 13 2 p.m. Mobile lifting system State of Nevada, 8354 Annette Morfin at amorfin@admin. nv.gov 2:15 p.m. Traffic signal system at Lake Mead Boulevard and Sloan Lane State of Nevada, 603680 Ashley Blanco at ashley.blanco@ clarkcountynv.gov

TUESDAY, JULY 14 3 p.m. LED modernization fixtures for Las Vegas Boulevard Clark County, 603720 Ashley Blanco at ashley.blanco@ clarkcountynv.gov

WEDNESDAY, JULY 15 2:15 p.m. Desert Breeze Recreation Center exterior and interior painting Clark County, 603613 Sandy Moody-Upton at scm@ ClarkCountyNV.gov

THURSDAY, JULY 16 2:00 p.m. Henke heavy duty patrol wing plows State of Nevada, 8356 Marti Marsh at mmarsh@admin. nv.gov

FRIDAY, JULY 17 3:00 p.m. ARC for janitorial services at Whitney Recreation and Senior Center Clark County, 603737 Deon Ford at deonf@clarkcountynv.gov

BROKERED TRANSACTIONS SALES $23,050,000 for units, residential 1700 Alta Drive, Las Vegas 89106 Seller: 1700 Alta LLC Seller agent: Did not disclose Buyer: FF Realty II Buyer agent: Devin Lee, Patrick J. Sauter and Art Carll of NAI Vegas $52,000,000 for 148,791 square feet, retail 6436-6592 N. Decatur Blvd., North Las Vegas 89131 Seller: Eagle Crossroads Center 2 LLC Seller agent: Jeff Mitchell and Chris Emanuel of Virtus Commercial and Michael Hackett, Vic Russell and Ryan Schubert of DTZ. Buyer: Cornerstone Capital Buyer agent: Did not disclose

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$6,250,000 for 64 units, multifamily 2780 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas 89121 Seller: Snug Harbor Condominiums Seller agent: Michael Shaffner and Michael LaBar of Avison Young Buyer: Russ Western Plaza Buyer agent: Devin Lee of NAI Las Vegas $3,310,000 for 13,575 square feet, industrial 6430 S. Procyon St., Las Vegas 89118 Seller: 6430 S. Procyon LLC Seller agent: Did not disclose Buyer: TiRoe LLC Buyer agent: Ali Roesener of Gatski Commercial $2,500,000 for 23,272 square feet, industrial 5845, 5865 and 5885 Valley View Blvd., Las Vegas 89118 Seller: Thomas and Judy Ford Trust Seller agent: Dan Doherty, Susan Borst, Chris Lane and Jerry Doty of Colliers International Buyer: Middlefork Holdings Buyer agent: Did not disclose $1,901,786 for 5.39 acres, commercial 5800 S. Eastern Ave., Las Vegas 89119 Seller: Seifert Investments Seller agent: Did not disclose Buyer: Eastern Russell 70 LLC Buyer agent: Jarrad Katz and Galit Kimerling of MDL Group $735,000 for 0.32 acres, investment retail 623 S. Fourth St. and 728 Garces Ave., Las Vegas 89101 Seller: Ada Gardner Seller agent: Did not disclose Buyer: Downtown Sanchez LLC Buyer agent: Robert Torres and Scott Gragson $700,000 for 11,400 square feet, retail 2780 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas 89121 Seller: Snug Harbor Condominiums Seller agent: Liz Clare and Jackie Young of Avison Young Buyer: Russ Western Plaza Buyer agent: Devin Lee of NAI Las Vegas $662,644 for 4,600 square feet, retail 4741 E. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas 89104 Seller: 4741 Charleston Acquisition LLC Seller agent: Ben Millis and Chris Beets of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Buyer: H&J Goldman Properties LLC Buyer agent: Did not disclose $347,750 for 2675 square feet, office 1661 Horizon Ridge Parkway, Suite

201, Las Vegas 89012 Seller: Sunstone Horizon LLC Seller agent: Bridget Richards and Jason Lesley of Colliers International Buyer: Horizon Ridge Ventures LLC Buyer agent: Did not disclose

LEASES $123,912 for 1,440 square feet, retail for 63 months 7240 Azure Drive, Suite 130, Las Vegas 89130 Landlord: Tenaya Village LLC Landlord agent: Robert S. Hatrak II of Virtus Commercial Tenant: The Color Room Hair International Tenant agent: Robert S. Hatrak II of Virtus Commercial $563,640 for 10,675 square feet, day care for 66 months 720 Rancho del Norte, North Las Vegas 89031 Landlord: ZB & H Properties LLC Landlord agent: Matt Feustel and Jakke Farley of Virtus Commercial Tenant: Montessori Method Tenant agent: Matt Feustel and Jakke Farley of Virtus Commercial

BUSINESS LICENSES USA Towing Inc. License type: Towing Address: 2105 W. Gowan Road, North Las Vegas Owner: USA Towing Inc. United Federal Realty Development Inc. License type: Business support services Address: 2000 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 1019, Las Vegas Owner: Jinghui Shi United Lock and Security Inc. License type: Locksmith and safe mechanic Address: 8170 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 102, Las Vegas Owner: Steven B. Marquez Unlimited Concrete Inc. License type: Contractor Address: 5930 Autumn Harvest Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Did not disclose Valleywide Handyman Services LLC License type: Trucking Address: 7784 Lovely Squaw Court, Las Vegas Owner: Valleywide Handyman Services LLC Venta Financial Group Inc. License type: Professional services Address: 1290 S. Jones Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Felix Deherrera Vet Vend License type: Vending machine Address: 4935 Crystal Breeze

Re Lane, North Las Vegas Owner: Enslow Brothers Vetvend.com License type: General retail Address: 4935 Crystal Breeze Lane, Las Vegas Owner: Enslow Brothers VMSN Inc. License type: Medical Address: 1240 N. Martin Luther King Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Florence N. Jameson White Glove Auto Spa License type: Automotive Address: 42 Gladewater Drive, Henderson Owner: Brandon Michael Wooden Wide Awake License type: Management/consulting service Address: 241 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 111, Las Vegas Owner: MPR Witcco LLC License type: Contractor Address: 401 S. Frontage Road, Suite 2, Pahrump Owner: Witcco LLC Ysidro Barron License type: Architecture firm Address: 378 E. Country Club Drive, Henderson Owner: Ysidro Barron Zarmedia License type: Office Address: 3401 N. Walnut Road, Suite 18, Las Vegas Owner: Zachary Reinert A Touch of Serenity License type: Independent massage therapist Address: Did not disclose Owner: Serena Dorsett A.D. Mobile Detail License type: Automobile detailing Address: 3737 Casa Colorado Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Alberto J. Ortega-Lazcano ACME Moving Co. License type: Transfer or storage company Address: 5244 Smoke Ranch Road, Las Vegas Owner: Astillita Productions Inc. AFD Executive Search License type: Management/consulting service Address: Did not disclose Owner: Arlene Damele All About Pets License type: Personal services Address: Did not disclose Owner: All About Pets LLC

All Star Power Washing License type: Trucking Address: 3967 Silver Strike Court, Las Vegas Owner: Richard Thacker

Address Las Veg Owner: R

All-Pro Bail Bonds LLC License type: Bail bond broker Address: 710 S. Main St., Las Vegas Owner: All-Pro Bail Bonds LLC

Brown B and Jani License nance Address Owner: I

Alliance Calling Inc. License type: Management/consulting service Address: 6132 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Owner: James P. Williams Jr.

Caldero Service License mainten Address Owner: F

Alterra Pest Control License type: Trucking Address: 5190 S. Valley View Blvd., Suite 106, Las Vegas Owner: Alterra LLC

Canvas a License nance Address Owner: D

American Legion Post 10 Inc. License type: Community services Address: 1905 H St., Las Vegas Owner: Earl Morgan

Carla Br License Address 7111, Las Owner: C

American Process Service License type: Business support service Address: 2101 W. Warm Springs Road, Suite 3425 , Las Vegas Owner: Robin Linenschmidt

Chistine License Address Suite 120 Owner: C

Ann Taylor Factory Store, Suite 1202 License type: General retail Address: 755 S. Grand Central Parkway, Suite 1439, Las Vegas Owner: Ann Taylor Retail Inc.

Comfort License Address Suite 20 Owner: C LLC

Annette Eccles License type: Independent massage therapist Address: 2592 Chantemar St., Las Vegas Owner: Annette Eccles

Crepe St License Address Blvd., La Owner: W

Arauzing License type: General retail Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite D5, Las Vegas Owner: Bradley M. Rau

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$29,875 300 W. The Pen

Ballard Enterprises LLC License type: Management/consulting service Address: 8275 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 200, Las Vegas Owner: Finley Ballard Barrick Gold North America License type: Office Address: 2270 Corporate Circle, Suite 100, Henderson Owner: Barrick Gold of North America Inc. Behailu (Ben) D. Yirga License type: Real estate sales Address: 7942 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Behailu Yirga Bozarth Plumbing LLC License type: Contractor

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$6,000, 301 Frem Tre Build

$1,000,0 330 S. C Vegas Sletten C

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Records and Transactions Address: 2810 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Roger Dale Bozarth Brown Bear Commercial Cleaning and Janitorial Services License type: Repair and maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: Isaiah Brown Calderon Landscape and Pool Service License type: Residential property maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: Fabiola Juarez-Hernandez Canvas and Upholstery License type: Repair and maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: Diane Thompson Carla Brandao License type: Solicitor Address: 6350 S. Riley St., Suite 7111, Las Vegas Owner: Carla Brandao Chistine Ong License type: Real estate sales Address: 9525 Hillwood Drive, Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Christine Ong Comfort Home Inspections LLC License type: Trucking Address: 2201 N. Buffalo Drive, Suite 2088, Las Vegas Owner: Comfort Home Inspections LLC Crepe Station License type: Food services/cafe Address: 4664 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Wyet LLC

BUILDING PERMITS $29,875,000, office 300 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas The Penta Building Group LLC $25,025,000, office 300 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas The Penta Building Group LLC $6,000,000, tenant improvement 301 Fremont St., Las Vegas Tre Builders LLC $1,000,000, demolition 330 S. Casino Center Blvd., Las Vegas Sletten Construction of NV Inc. $816,446, water and sewer installation 4660 Berg St., North Las Vegas Reliant Construction LLC $759,500, office 2311 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas The Haworth Corporation

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$640,157, commercial - alteration 4700 Engineers Way, North Las Vegas LaFargo Builders $546,343, commercial - alteration 2203 Civic Center Drive, North Las Vegas Gluck Development Company Inc. $402,013, residential - custom 2280 Coral Ridge Ave., Henderson Brock Krahenbuhl $335,000, commercial 8426 Farm Road, Las Vegas J.A. Tiberti Construction Co. $325,500, electrical 2301 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas The Haworth Corporation $278,800, tenant improvement 2186 N. Rainbow Blvd., Las Vegas Michigan Commercial Contractor $250,000, office 920 S. Commerce St., Las Vegas Affordable Concepts Inc. $240,000, tenant improvement 455 S. Grand Central Parkway, Suite 501, Las Vegas Shrader & Martinez Construction $240,000, tenant improvement 455 S. Grand Central Parkway, Suite 538, Las Vegas Shrader & Martinez Construction $240,000, tenant improvement 455 S. Grand Central Parkway, Suite 572, Las Vegas Shrader & Martinez Construction $240,000, tenant improvement 455 S. Grand Central Parkway, Suite 575, Las Vegas Shrader & Martinez Construction $240,000, tenant improvement 455 S. Grand Central Parkway, Suite 577, Las Vegas Shrader & Martinez Construction $240,000, tenant improvement 455 S. Grand Central Parkway, Suite 587, Las Vegas Shrader & Martinez Construction $240,000, tenant improvement 455 S. Grand Central Parkway, Suite 591, Las Vegas Shrader & Martinez Construction $240,000, tenant improvement 455 S. Grand Central Parkway, Suite 596, Las Vegas Shrader & Martinez Construction

Nevada $220,827, residential - new 6540 Becket Creek Court, North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada $218,097, single-family residential - production 482 Rosina Vista St., Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada LLC $210,000, demolition 4740 W. Oakey Blvd., Las Vegas Roldan Demolition LLC $203,258, single-family residential - production 12125 Paseo Terraza Lane, Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada LLC $203,258, single-family residential - production 478 Rosina Vista St., Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada LLC $203,258, single-family residential - production 12129 Hermesa Colina Ave., Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada LLC

$178,060, residential - new 2402 Endearing Court, North Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $175,659, single-family residential - production 7301 Zonal Ave., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $174,760, roof-mounted photovoltaic system 1608 British Cup Drive, Las Vegas Bombard Electric LLC $173,935, residential - new 3008 Chiefs Court, North Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $171,070, single-family residential - production 9125 Mastodon Ave., Las Vegas D.R. Horton Inc. $171,070, single-family residential - production 9137 Mastodon Ave., Las Vegas D.R. Horton Inc.

$201,616, residential - production 2880 Josephine Drive, Henderson Richmond American Homes of Nevada

$171,070, single-family residential - production 9132 Mastodon Ave., Las Vegas D.R. Horton Inc.

$199,940, commercial - remodel 2290 Corporate Circle, Henderson Burke Construction Group Inc.

$168,731, residential - new 6537 Becket Creek Court, North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada

$198,944, residential - new 6536 Becket Creek Court, North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada $194,616, single-family residential - production 7330 Zonal Ave., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $179,693, single-family residential - production 5631 Mackenzie Park Court, Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $179,693, single-family residential - repeat 5626 Mackenzie Park Court, Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada

$238,827, residential - new 6533 Becket Creek Court, North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada

$179,693, single-family residential - production 5602 Mackenzie Park Court, Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada

$233,666, residential - production 2868 Josephine Drive, Henderson Richmond American Homes of

$178,771, residential - production 800 Loch Katrine Ave., Henderson DR Horton Inc.

$168,721, single-family residential - production 374 Port Reggio St., Las Vegas Ryland Homes $163,189, residential - production 1125 Copper Grass St., Henderson Beazer Homes Holdings Corp. $160,949, single-family residential - production 9131 Mastodon Ave., Las Vegas D.R. Horton Inc. $160,949, single-family residential - production 9138 Mastodon Ave., Las Vegas D.R. Horton Inc. $160,949, single-family residential - production 9126 Mastodon Ave., Las Vegas D.R. Horton Inc. $158,479, residential - new 3725 Blissful Buff St., North Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $158,479, residential - new 3740 Blissful Bluff St., North Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada

$146,055, residential - production 804 Loch Katrine Ave., Henderson DR Horton Inc. $143,616, residential - production 1117 Buckhorn Cove St., Henderson Beazer Homes Holdings Corp. $135,000, commercial 875 S. Grand Central Parkway, Suite 1690, Las Vegas Whiting Turner Contracting Company $129,039, residential - new 4021 Elegant Alley Court, North Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $125,317, residential - production 1050 Bobby Basin Ave., Henderson D.R. Horton Inc. $125,000, tenant improvement 525 S. Grand Central Parkway, Suite 3325, Las Vegas J.R. Lennen Construction Inc. $120,835, residential - new 4140 Seclusion Bay Ave., North Las Vegas Beazer Homes Holdings Corp. $115,372, residential - new 123 Heathrow Lake Ave., North Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada LLC $115,303, residential - new 38 Heathrow Lake Ave., North Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada LLC $113,227, single-family residential - production 9144 Sea Mink Ave., Las Vegas D.R. Horton Inc. $112,009, residential - production 1054 Bobby Basin Ave., Henderson D.R. Horton Inc. $112,000, electrical 4100 Lone Mountain Road, North Las Vegas Olympic West Fire Protection Corp. $101,457, residential - new 5633 Pleasant Palms St., North Las Vegas J.F. Shea Co. $100,000, commercial 300 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas The Penta Building Group LLC $100,000, tenant improvement 875 S. Grand Central Parkway, Suite 1644, Las Vegas M O Construction LLC To receive a complete copy of Data Plus every week in Excel, please visit vegasinc.com/subscribe.

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CATEGORY: AVAILABLE COMMERCIAL SPACE (RANKED BY AVAILABLE SQUARE FEET) Available Sq. Ft.

Available Units

Sq. Ft. Breakdown

Sale or Lease

Blue Diamond Business Center Building 6 3930 W. Windmill Lane Las Vegas, NV 89139

430,000

100 percent industrial

Lease

The Lakes Campus 8725 W. Sahara Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89163

324,972

Did not disclose

100 percent office

Sublease Bob Hawkins of Cushman & Wakefield Commerce

Tivoli Village 330 S. Rampart Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89135

169,062

100 percent office

Lease

Brad Peterson and Randy Broadhead of CBRE Inc.

Charleston Plaza 1710-1866 E. Charleston Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89104

146,820

100 percent retail

Lease

Penny Mendlovic and Matt Bear of CBRE Inc.

Sahara Pavilion North 4624 W. Sahara Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89102

145,695

100 percent retail

Lease

Nelson Tressler and Michael Zobrist of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank

Rancho Sierra 4404-4530 N. Rancho Drive Las Vegas, NV 89130

130,059

100 percent retail

Lease

ROI Commercial Real Estate

Vegas Pointe Plaza 9151, 9155, 9175 Las Vegas Boulevard South Las Vegas, NV 89074

121,905

43+

100 percent retail

Lease

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

Warm Springs Promenade 1241 W. Warm Springs Road Henderson, NV 89014

106,344

100 percent retail

Lease

Nelson Tressler and Michael Zobrist of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank

Blue Diamond Business Center Building 3 4220 W. Windmill Lane Las Vegas, NV 89139

104,400

100 percent industrial

Lease

Dan Doherty and Dean Willmore of Colliers International

One Summerlin 1980 Festival Plaza Drive Las Vegas, NV 89135

101,166

100 percent office

Lease

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

Mojave Warehouse 1624 S. Mojave Road, 1601 Palm Street Las Vegas, NV 89104

100,096

100 percent industrial

Lease

Jarrad Katz and Galit Kimerling of MDL Group

Las Vegas Tech Center 2450, 2501 and 2700 Fire Mesa St. Las Vegas, NV 89128

92,838

100 percent office

Lease

Randy Broadhead of CBRE Inc.

Montecito Point 6605 Grand Montecito Parkway Las Vegas, NV 89149

87,700

100 percent office

Lease

Randy Broadhead and Darren Lemmon of CBRE Inc.

The Mall at Grand Canyon 4245 S. Grand Canyon Drive Las Vegas, NV 89147

84,211

Lease 58 percent retail, 42 percent office

Nelson Tressler and Michael Zobrist of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank

Fiesta Plaza 2201 Civic Center Drive North Las Vegas , NV 89030

83,226

100 percent retail

Lease

Dan Adamson of ROI Commercial Real Estate

3101 E. Craig Road 3101 E. Craig Road North Las Vegas, NV 89030

78,015

100 percent industrial

Sale

Cathy Jones of Sun Commercial Real Estate Inc.

Windmill Durango Office 8350 S. Durango Drive Las Vegas, NV 89113

74,149

100 percent office

Lease

Daniel Loera Jr. of Real Estate Asset Management (R.A.M.)

Red Rock Business Center 6140 and 6180 Brent Thurman Way Las Vegas, NV 89148

74,010

100 percent office

Sale

Cathy Jones of Sun Commercial Real Estate Inc.

Flamingo Grand Plaza 1050 E. Flamingo Road Las Vegas, NV 89119

72,994

100 percent office

Lease

Chris Connell and Grant Traub of Colliers International

Craig Road and MLK Boulevard 1324 W. Craig Road North Las Vegas, NV 89032

71,588

100 percent retail

Sale

ROI Commercial Real Estate

Property

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