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The appeal of a new court ANALYSIS
Adding a layer to the state judiciary has eased the burden on the Supreme Court
By David Davis Special to VEGAS INC
In 2015, Nevada implemented a long overdue judicial reform it had been trying to put in place for more than 40 years: the intermediate Court of Appeals. Voters had previously rejected proposals for a Court of Appeals four times since 1972. This meant all appeals went directly to the Nevada Supreme Court, which was forced to grow to accommodate the increasing caseload from its original three justices to seven justices by 1997. The court also implemented a series of changes to speed up the processing of cases, including fast-track procedures and splitting the court into two three-justice panels to hear the majority of cases. But by 2014, that still wasn’t enough, and the court had a backlog of 1,985 pending cases, more than any other state supreme court, and its annual influx of cases was more than three times the American Bar Association’s recommended amount for a court of its size. court of a ppe als , Con tinue d on page 15
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Number of oil rigs in the United States during the week of Jan. 25, a decrease of 12. It’s the biggest drop since March 2010, when the count fell by 18 to 619.
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Percentage increase of Nevada’s taxable sales in November, the equivalent of $4.2 billion, up from $3.97 billion in November of 2014.
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A Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck attorney talks about her most memorable cases, offers advice to young lawyers and law students, and explains what makes the Las Vegas legal community the envy of her peers elsewhere. THE NOTES People on the move, P4
MEET: SUD FRANCE DESIGN
Moving to Las Vegas from France presented Sylvie and Pascal Becourt with several challenges, among them finding home furnishings to suit their tastes and learning how to conduct business with Americans. TALKING POINTS Know the difference between real and junk mail, P7
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STATION CASINOS CAUTIOUS ABOUT GAMBLING ON THE STOCK MARKET When Station Casinos filed plans in October to go public again, the stock market was recovering from a late-summer stumble. But now, after the market started the year with a faceplant, Station’s owners aren’t too eager to hunt for new investors. Shareholders of the once-bankrupt casino operator have postponed its initial public offering “due to market conditions,” Reuters recently reported. No timeframe or other details were given. Las Vegas-based Station — owner of Red Rock Resort, Green Valley Ranch Resort and other locals-focused casinos — has said in regulatory filings that it plans to raise up to $100 million from stock-market investors. Stockholders in all types of industries,
however, spent the first few weeks of 2016 dumping shares. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 9.5 percent this year through Jan. 20, and the S&P 500 fell 9 percent. If Station eventually begins selling stock on the open market, it seems poised to find buyers. The company posted about $91 million in profit last year through Sept. 30, up from $38 million in the same nine-month period in 2014. Moreover, the stock market already has recouped some of January’s losses, though it’s still down for the year. But for now, by postponing its IPO, Station is showing that it knows what many gamblers don’t: when it’s time to walk away from the tables. — ELI SEGALL
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Many Southern Nevada law firms received a “Metropolitan Tier 1 Ranking” on the 2016 US NewsBest Law Firms List. The list ranks firms in practice areas after getting input from clients, peers and a formal submission process. The firms are: Alverson Taylor Mortensen & Sanders; Armstrong Teasdale; Bailey Kennedy; Ballard Spahr; Black & LoBello; Boies, Schiller & Flexner; Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck; Bruce A. Leslie; Campbell & Williams; Carlyon Law Group; Childs Watson & Gallagher; Dickinson Wright; Ecker Law Group; Emmel & Klegerman; Fennemore Craig; Fisher & Phillips; Fox Rothschild; Garman Turner Gordon; Goold Patterson; Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani; Gordon Silver; Greenberg Traurig; Greenman, Goldberg, Raby & Martinez; Hartwell Thalacker; Hejmanowski & McCrea; Hilbrecht & Associates; Holland & Hart; Holley, Driggs, Walch, Fine, Wray, Puzey & Thompson; Howard & Howard; Jackson Lewis; Jay H. Brown; Jeffrey Burr; Jimmerson Hansen; John D. O’Brien; Jolley Urga Wirth Woodbury & Little; Kaempfer Crowell; Kamer Zucker Abbott; Kathleen Jane England; Kemp, Jones & Coulthard; Kenneth A. Woloson Law Office; Kirby J. Smith; Kolesar & Leatham; Law Office of Daniel Marks; Law Offices of Gerald I. Gillock & Associates; Law Offices of Kathleen M. Paustian; Law Offices of Steven J. Parsons; Law Offices of William Terry; Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith; Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie; Littler Mendelson; Lubbers Law; Marquis Aurbach Coffing; Maupin Naylor Braster, Attorneys at Law; McDonald Carano Wilson; McGroarty Law; Morris Law Group; Nutile Law; Oshins & Associates; Ogletree Deakins; Pecos Law Group; Peel Brimley; Pisanelli Bice; Pitaro & Fumo; Prudhomme Law Office; Rice Reuther Sullivan & Carroll; Rowe Law Group; Santoro Whitmire; Schwartzer & McPherson; Snell & Wilmer; Cobeaga Law Firm; Law Offices of Brian C. Padgett; Rushforth Firm; Weide & Miller; Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial; Whittemore Gaming Group; Wright Stanish & Winckler Naylor & Braster, Attorneys at Law changed its firm name to Maupin Naylor Braster. Fabian Clendenin and Van Cott, Bagley, Cornwall & McCarthy, have combined to form Fabian VanCott, with an office at 601 S. 10th St., Las Vegas. Tammy Peterson, a shareholder in Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck’s Las Vegas office, was inducted as a fellow into the American College of Trial Lawyers. Brandy Sanderson is a paralegal at Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little Attorneys at Law, assisting the attorneys with civil litigation.
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Aaron Ford, an attorney at Snell & Wilmer, is serving on the board of directors of the Public Education Foundation. Kade Miller and Alaina Stephens joined Snell & Wilmer. Miller is an associate in corporate and securities and commercial finance. Stephens is a staff attorney in bad faith insurance litigation and insurance coverage. Jason Bacigalupi joined Lewis Roca Rothgerber as an associate in the gaming practice group. Erin Lewis of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck is on the board of directors of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada. Alexander LeVeque is a partner at Solomon Dwiggins & Freer. He practices commercial, trust and estate law, including cases related to contract, real estate, corporate and construction disputes. Natalie Cheung is an associate with Lewis Roca Rothgerber’s business transactions practice group.
pro bono honorees Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada honored local attorneys who together over the past year have provided over 25,000 hours of free legal services for low-income Nevadans in Clark County. Over 5,000 clients were provided pro bono legal services by Legal Aid Center’s volunteers in 2015. Honorees included: n
Pro Bono Attorney of the Year: Ogonna Brown
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Lied Award for Most Hours for Law Firm: Lewis Roca Rothgerber n
n Lied Award for Most Cases for Law Firm: Kunin & Carman n Lied Award for Most Hours for Attorney: Airene Williamson n Lied Award for Most Cases for Attorney: Ishi Kunin n William S. Boyd Award of Excellence: Christina Hixson and the Lied Foundation Trust
Fisher & Phillips moved its office to Bank of America Plaza at 300 S. Fourth St.
n Justice Nancy Becker Pro Bono Award of Judicial Excellence: Judge Frank P. Sullivan
Jeffrey Lavigne joined Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck’s litigation department. He’ll focus on commercial litigation and assist business clients in disputes involving trial and arbitration.
n Vince A. Consul Memorial Pro Bono Award: Benjamin Reitz
Snell & Wilmer partner Cynthia Alexander joined UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law’s public interest law advisory board. The 23-member board comprises legal professionals from the judiciary, private firms, academia, nonprofit organizations and government. The firm’s Kelly Dove received the law school’s Distinguished Service Alumni award. The firm’s Cynthia Alexander is on the board of directors of the Las Vegas Rescue Mission. Christopher Fowler, Craig Friedel and Jeremy Welland are associates at Solomon Dwiggins & Freer. Fowler focuses on estate planning, business planning, asset protection planning and tax advice. Friedel focuses on trusts estates and small business litigation. Welland practices trust and estate litigation and general civil litigation. Roy Smolarz is working at Wilson Elser’s Las Vegas office to serve his Nevada-based client roster. The American Motorcyclist Association awarded Las Vegas Municipal Court the 2015 Motorcycle Safety Award, marking the first time a court has been honored by the AMA. The Las Vegas Municipal Court is the first in the country to implement a three-step traffic school program for motorcyclists found guilty by plea or trial, of a moving traffic violation.
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Myrna Williams Children’s Pro Bono Award: The Lawyers of Bremer Whyte Brown & O’Meara n
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Q&A with tammy peterson
For a lawyer, nothing can replace experience Tammy Peterson, a shareholder at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, has a diverse practice with a focus on complex commercial litigation. She has represented clients before all courts in Nevada, mostly large corporations navigating business disputes. She began her career in 1996 as a member of the Special Victims Unit, prosecuting cases of child abuse, child homicide and sexual assault. How do you prepare for a case? I thoroughly analyze everything about the client’s dispute, including every legal argument, and every detail of the client’s industry. In my experience, context is fundamental to making a successful case. What’s the most important part of your job? Sometimes the most important part of my job is telling clients what they do not want to hear, which often means their case isn’t as good as they were hoping. I believe a good attorney should set realistic expectations. What makes a good trial lawyer? There are obvious skills that a good trial lawyer typically will possess, including credibility, an ability to persuade and the skill to take complex facts and issues and distill them into an easy narrative. But none of those skills takes the place of experience and painstaking attention to detail; a good trial lawyer does trials, and continues Tammy Peterson, a native Nevadan, last year was inducted as a fellow into the American College of Trial Lawyers. to learn from them in order to make Membership can never be more than 1 percent of the total lawyer population of any state or province. (l.e. baskow/staff) every presentation more compelling How can Nevada improve But that’s perfectly normal here, and up-and-coming lawyers? than the last. I have relived, re-enactits business climate? as a litigator, my job is to prepare for I strongly recommend that any ed and redone every single moment It is all about education. We should all challenges, whether or not they young lawyer or law student consider of every single case I have ever tried, invest in education at all levels — elare location-related. a judicial clerkship. There is no betincluding every question I have asked, ementary, secondary and higher ter advantage early on in your career and every argument I ever made, well education. Nevada’s school system What is Las Vegas’ legal comthan working for a judge; you are able after the verdict came in. That is especonsistently ranks low in a variety of munity like? to see, up close, the decision-making cially true for the cases I won. measures, and that creates an expoThe legal profession is extremely process and the impact that skilled nential deficit in the workforce and collegial here in Las Vegas. I’ve had practitioners, through their writing Tell us about the most memothe economy, and also is reflected in the opportunity to work with lawand advocacy, have on that process. rable cases you’ve worked on the growth and innovation of busiyers from all over the nation and even I was fortunate to clerk for former and why they stand out. ness. from other countries, and almost all U.S. District Court Judge Philip Pro Many cases come to mind, includexpress envy over the camaraderie right out of law school. That experiing a case I prosecuted where the deWhat have you learned and collegiality among the bar memence shaped me; in addition to being fendant attacked a colleague in open from the recession? bers here. able to work for an incredible mentor, court during cross-examination; As the economy here begins to reI was able to see the upper echelon of one where a police officer didn’t reccover, I am seeing a number of deWhat obstacles has your busilitigators and trial attorneys appear ognize the defendant he’d arrested velopers, commercial entities and ness overcome? before him every day, and I learned while he was sitting in front of him individuals with a vision for business Every business needs to adjust and what worked and a lot about what at trial; a site visit of a waste-transin Southern Nevada leap on opportuupdate in order to flourish through didn’t. fer station and a landfill that I did in nities that, for one reason or another, the decades, and a law firm is no preparation for a case and how I had were left to stagnate during difficult different. Brownstein has invested What makes Las Vegas unique to throw out my clothes afterward times. I think this is a good example in strategic practice areas and geoin the legal world? from the stench; and one case where of how economic fluctuation can graphic locations, and put a great deal I’m pretty sure our jury pool is I agreed to meet a client at a trade stimulate business, and a good reof effort into recruiting, retaining one of the few places where business show, which happened to be an adult minder that Nevada needs innovative and developing talented practitioowners, teachers and health care entertainment expo. and progressive leaders to help conners as we approach the firm’s 50th workers mix with professional gamtinue to reinvigorate the economy. anniversary. blers, exotic dancers and prostitutes. What advice would you give
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by the numbers
13 Percent
Facebook’s stock percentage increase in the fourth quarter of 2015. Revenue increased by 52 percent year over year to almost $6 billion. The number of active users rose to about 1.6 billion, a 21 percent increase.
9 Percent
Drop in the value of shares of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc., after Hillary Clinton criticized the drug company for price hikes. According to Reuters, Clinton said the cost of 10 vials of migraine drug DHE 45 rose to over $14,000 in December. In June 2014, the medication cost about $3,000.
18 1/2
Number of hours it would take to travel from Doha, Qatar to Auckland. Qatar Airways plans to launch a nonstop route that would be the longest continuous flight in the world, covering 9,034 miles.
$190 Million
Jetblue’s fourth-quarter profits, up from $87 million. The surge is largely due to a dramatic drop in oil prices.
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Number of A380s Airbus has sold to Iran Air. The transaction is part of a 118-aircraft, $25 billion order. Airbus also confirmed it would sell the aircraft to Japan’s All Nippon Airways. The sales mark the end of a two-year slump in which Airbus had no orders for the jumbo jet.
870,000
The number of cars Nissan said it would recall in the United States and Canada. The Japanese car company will recall 2013-15 Altimas because the models’ hoods could open while driving.
$6 Billion
Amount of a bond sale AT&T began to partially pay down its $126 billion debt. The debt will be offered in four parts, with 31-year bonds worth $1.5 billion being the longest portion.
Sylvie and Pascal Becourt moved to Las Vegas from France and opened Sud France Design. The pool table they designed can be seen in the movie “The Last Witch Hunter,” starring Vin Diesel. (STEVE MARCUS/staff)
Design company brings the south of France to Southern Nevada Describe your business.
We offer furniture and accessories with France style and French design from the south of France. We also promote French painters and sculptors. And we propose home staging and customize a lot of products, such as dishes and textiles. Who are your customers?
sud france design Address: 7650 S. Dean Martin Road, Suite 106, Las Vegas Phone: 702-333-0580 Email: sylvie@sudfrancedesign.com Website: sudfrancedesign.com Hours of operation: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Friday and by appointment on Saturday and Sunday Owned/operated by: Sylvie and Pascal Becourt In business since: July
Everyone who needs to decorate their house or wants to buy an original gift that you can’t find anywhere else in Las Vegas. What’s the most important part of your job?
To bring people to visit our store location because we are a destination. What is the hardest part about doing business in Las Vegas?
To be known. What brought you to Las Vegas?
We bought a house a few years ago and it was hard for us to find furniture to fit our taste. So the idea was born to bring French atmosphere to people who live in Las Vegas, to offer them an alternative for their home.
Do you manufacture goods or import them?
We design and import our furniture from France, India and China, but always with the French Art de Vivre style. What are the biggest differences between doing business in Las Vegas and in France?
It’s amazing to see how American people love France and French style. That’s something you can’t see when you do business in France. In the United States, you need to socialize a lot, to be connected with the person you need to meet for your business. That’s not something that you have to do in France. This is totally new for us, and we think it’s a good way to learn from people, their history, their experience, and most important, how they succeed in business.
What obstacles has your business overcome?
The most difficult for us was to find a lease and someone to trust in us and in our project. Carl Cross, our landlord, is an amazing person. He trusts in our project and he gave us the chance to do it in good conditions. We needed this lease to apply for the visa and start this adventure. This was the first step.
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On J.D. Morris’ vegasinc.com story “Regulators approve Station Casinos’ initial public offering”: The process of going public will reorganize Station under a complex corporate structure with Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta continuing to have a significant stake. Beware the wolf in sheep’s clothing. — jaquekeno I would not loan them money again. Let the billionaire brothers buy the debt. — CharlesAdler On Daniel Rothberg’s vegasinc.com story “Regulators could revisit grandfathered solar rates for some customers”: (Gov. Brian) Sandoval and his PUC are puppets of NV Energy. ... This is worthy of a federal investigation into the interactions between Sandoval, the PUC and NV Energy. — BlakesterLasVegas This should be brought to federal court as the state court is incapable of handling this level of state corruption. — SolarDude On Ian Whitaker’s lasvegassun.com story “UNLV closes $50 million purchase of land for possible stadium”: I just hope they build something with a roof and make it completely multipurpose. — JoeyLV
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guest column: ficial recorded document” solicitations, ou know the feeling: You get brooke borg many people are bombarded with offers to home from a long day of work file a homestead declaration. and get the mail, only to see it A homestead declaration can be filed includes a few unavoidable bills only on your primary residence and and a lot of mail that appears to be junk. protects the property from the reach of general creditors, However, before you toss the junk mail into the trash, that up to $550,000 in equity. This means if you have less than little voice in your head says, “Are you sure it’s junk?” $550,000 in equity in your primary residence, a general Two of the most common forms I receive calls about are creditor cannot force you to sell that property to pay off a solicitations to order an “Official Recorded Document” and debt. General creditors include medical providers or credit a “Homestead Declaration.” card companies, for instance, but not a mortgage lender, a n Official recorded document mailing. If an atlienholder who existed prior to the filing or the IRS. torney assisted with your estate-planning documents or a Filing a declaration of homestead is the most basic form transfer of property, most likely you’ve already been proof asset protection one can have. The filing fee is $17, and vided with a copy of your recorded deed. the document is filed with the Clark County Recorder’s A copy of a recorded deed costs $17 per page and can be Office. Some companies charge about $50 for the same obtained from the Clark County Recorder’s office. However, service. solicitations sometimes charge upwards of $95 for a copy. In short, beware of mailings that appear to be official Companies in the business of sending solicitations often because they are sent by a company that has a name similar peruse county records to find recent property transfers. to a state or county agency. These companies prey on cusMost of the time, the solicitation is received by someone tomers who do not know the difference between junk mail who either just purchased a home, added a family member and legitimate services. If you find yourself in this position, or friend to the deed, or transferred a property to a newly contact your estate-planning attorney for assistance. formed trust. People often become confused because they If you are unsure whether you filed a homestead decladon’t think of these actions as a “transfer” of property. But ration or if you need a copy of a deed affecting your real because a new deed is recorded in property records, compaproperty, you can find such information and order copies of nies see it as an opportunity to make a profit by offering a documents at recorder.co.clark.nv.us/recorderecommerce. service that sounds like something people may need. Brooke Borg is an attorney and founder of Borg Law Group. n Homestead declaration mailing. Along with “of-
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Murren, Faraday exec and others talk about Las Vegas’ future at Preview 2016 By j.d. morris Staff Writer
Paid parking on the Strip was not on the agenda at Preview Las Vegas, but it was hard not to think about it when the head of MGM Resorts International took the stage at Cox Pavilion. MGM Resorts CEO Jim Murren gave the final address at Preview, an annual networking event presented by the Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce. Although Murren never specifically detailed his company’s recent decision to start charging for parking at its Strip resorts, that policy seemed particularly relevant when he spoke about how Las Vegas has evolved and innovated over time. Murren said the city had done well at staying ahead of the curve and “changing our product to anticipate the needs of our customers.” “Now, some have argued that Las Vegas is about getting something for nothing. I would argue that customers come here knowing that we will exceed their expectations, we will engage and entertain them with an experience they will not soon forget, and inspire them to come back again and again,” he said. MGM Resorts’ announcement last month that it would institute paid parking this year marked a major departure for the Strip, where free parking has been the norm. The decision prompted an intense backlash online: A Facebook group opposing it has nearly 1,900 members, for example. Overnight self-parking will cost $10 or less, the company has said, and fees will begin by the end of June. MGM Resorts said the policy was part of a $90 million initiative that includes building a 3,000-space parking garage by Excalibur and making improvements to its existing garages. Murren said Las Vegas still has “plenty of value to offer,” but the city long ago realized it had to provide “something far more than just low prices” to be successful. He said Las Vegas has recovered since the depths of the recession, pointing to last year’s record 42.3 million visitors.
Dag Reckhorn, vice president of global manufacturing for Faraday Future, speaks during the Metro Chamber of Commerce annual Preview Las Vegas event. He said Faraday expects to showcase a production car “sooner than the world expects.” (l.e. baskow/staff)
“That, of course, demonstrates that we must remain flexible and adaptable to survive and thrive in this ever-changing environment,” Murren said. “I can’t think of another city in America whose citizenry is as open to constant change and evolution as Las Vegas.” Murren also defended the $1.1 billion tax package passed by legislators last year with the aim of supporting public education, as well as the planned expansion of the Las Vegas Convention Center. His comments followed an earlier speech from Dag Reckhorn, vice president of global manufacturing for Faraday Future, the electric-car company that received an estimated $215.9 million in tax incentives from the state to build a $1 billion manufacturing plant in North Las Vegas in what many have called a gamechanger for the region. He began by outlining the company’s vision and technology. He called Faraday, a company of nearly 800 employees with offices worldwide, “outside the typical automotive box.” Company executives have
long argued that it is more of a technology company than an automobile company, looking to redefine mobility. Reckhorn said the company’s national search for a factory location was “extremely competitive;” Faraday explored other states, including California, Georgia and Louisiana. But the company chose Nevada for several reasons, including a competitive business environment and proximity to its California headquarters and western ports. Reckhorn said Faraday plans for a first-quarter groundbreaking at the 18,000-acre Apex Industrial Park, and that Faraday would begin moving in equipment by the end of 2016. “We are moving at an incredibly fast-paced schedule,” he said. The presence of such a large manufacturing project in the region is expected to stimulate the economy. Reckhorn said the project would generate 2,000 construction jobs 4,500 permanent jobs over the next decade after the plant is completed. Fifty percent of those positions are to be filled by Nevadans.
The company also has pledged to give $1 million to K-12 education for six years beginning in 2018, Reckhorn said. “We are committed to the community of North Las Vegas, and are looking forward to being a part of its growth as we create a better future together,” he said. The company revealed a high-end concept car at CES, but industry experts have been hesitant to predict the company’s success in the crowded electric-car market without seeing a mass-market production vehicle. Reckhorn said design for the first production car had been completed. “We expect to showcase our first production car sooner than the world expects,” he said. Earlier, Robert Lang, executive director of Brookings Mountain West, told the Preview crowd that Southern Nevada had scored some big wins recently, such as securing the Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument and moving forward with a medical school for UNLV. But Lang said Nevada still lags in other areas, such as university research and development expenditures, and that the Las Vegas area in particular would benefit from getting a light rail system in place. Other priorities for Southern Nevada should be the refurbishment and expansion of the Las Vegas Convention Center and a possible stadium, he said. Lang also was supportive of Southern Nevada keeping more of the tax revenue it sends to Carson City. His presentation was followed by a panel led by Rossi Ralenkotter, CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. The panel featured Michael Boyd, president of Boyd Group International; Roger Dow, CEO of the U.S. Travel Association; and Warren Earles, port director for U.S. Customs and Border Protection at McCarran International Airport. They discussed a range of tourism and transportation topics such as international visitors, air travel and the importance of using vacation days. Reporter Daniel Rothberg contributed to this story.
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Tourism committee examining light rail By j.d. morris Staff Writer
Light rail, an expanded monorail and new pedestrian bridges on the Strip were among key transportation proposals examined recently by an influential group of local tourism leaders. The Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee met to hear in detail about transportation proposals, including many covered by a sweeping plan released by the Regional Transportation Commission. Called the Transportation Investment Business Plan, it suggests a wide range of initiatives, one of them being a light rail system that would link the airport, Strip and downtown Las Vegas. Many details about the light rail The Regional Transportation District’s light rail train arrives at the Broadway proposal remain up in the air, includ- station in south Denver. (associated press file) ing whether the system would be built corridor. Traffic would be one way about the logistics of making light rail at, above or below street level, and on each expressway segment, which happen, saying it would be difficult where the stations would be. It’s also would include Koval Lane and Parato build such a system on Las Vegas not certain that officials will decide to dise Road. Boulevard without causing major move forward with all aspects of the Other big proposals discussed with disruption. Later in the meeting, he plan. the committee include two significant expressed skepticism over the cost. As envisioned, the light rail system pedestrian bridges on the Strip. One Officials have said light rail could cost would connect McCarran Internawould be built in an X-shape in the between $2.1 billion and $12.5 billion tional Airport to the Strip via one of Bellagio-Paris Las Vegas area, conoverall. a few potential routes, then run down necting the east and west sides of Las “These numbers are becoming craLas Vegas Boulevard and into downVegas Boulevard; the other would be zy astronomical,” Sisolak said. town. The cost varies by billions of built in a circular shape at the Sahara Committee members were particudollars depending on what level it is Avenue intersection. larly impressed with a plan presented built. Additionally, the committee heard by Clark County officials for an elevatClark County Commissioner Steve about plans to expand the Las Vegas ed expressway to more quickly move Sisolak, a member of the infrastrucMonorail by adding a station for the cars between the airport and resort ture committee, expressed concern
Sands Expo Center and bringing it over to Mandalay Bay. That’s seen as a desirable move to link the area’s major convention centers. The monorail also may extend to the airport, which could theoretically happen in addition to a light rail system that also could run there. But Monorail CEO Curtis Myles said the convention center-focused expansion is the top priority. “Mandalay Bay is the best bet we have,” he said. The committee also heard about possible high-capacity transit on Maryland Parkway, the Xpress West high-speed rail system between Las Vegas and Southern California and other transit plans. In the latter half of the daylong meeting, officials from San Diego, Utah, San Francisco, Denver and Orlando, Fla., spoke about big transit projects in their communities. Paul Jablonski, CEO of San Diego’s Metropolitan Transit System, said an expansion of his area’s light rail system had drawn “virtually no detractors.” “People have been wondering what’s taken so long,” Jablonski said. “That’s the most common question: ‘Why don’t we have it already?’ ” The committee has been meeting for months to evaluate Southern Nevada’s infrastructure needs for arenas, convention centers, the airport and more. It’s supposed to submit a report to the governor this summer.
Wynn Las Vegas sues over $15.7M fee to leave NV Energy By daniel rothberg Staff Writer
Wynn Las Vegas is suing the Public Utilities Commission over the fee it would have to pay to leave NV Energy and buy power from a different company. In the lawsuit, filed in District Court, Wynn claimed state regulators used a “legally untenable scheme” to calculate the $15.7 million exit fee. Alleging the commission exceeded its authority and disregarded legislative directives, Wynn wants the court to invalidate the exit fee. The lawsuit also objects to how the PUC calculated future fees Wynn must pay. The lawsuit came after Wynn exhausted an internal appeals process with the PUC, which denied its re-
quest to recalculate the fee. It is the latest development in an effort by three gaming companies to leave NV Energy. Wynn, Las Vegas Sands Corp. and MGM Resorts International filed applications in May seeking permission to leave the utility. A 2001 law, written at a time NV Energy was generating less than half its own power and there was an energy crisis, allows large companies to petition to leave NV Energy and purchase electricity from alternative sources. They must also pay an exit fee. One of the lawsuit’s claims is that the PUC has sought to reinterpret the law, taking into consideration factors such as changed marketplace conditions and different financial circumstances for Nevada Power Co., NV En-
ergy’s Southern Nevada division. “Simply put, although the Legislature has not deviated from its policy directives since 2001, the PUC has decreed that those policy choices are no longer valid and thus it has decided to revise them without any legislative authorization,” the lawsuit says. In December, the commission approved exit fees totalling more than $126 million for all three companies. The amount was split proportionally — $86.9 million for MGM, $15.7 million for Wynn and $23.9 million for Sands. The gaming companies, which make up about 7 percent of NV Energy’s customer base, also would be required to pay future fees. The exit fees are intended to protect other NV Energy ratepayers from
assuming the costs of large customers abandoning the power grid. Much of the lawsuit focuses on how the exit fees were calculated. The commission took an “aggregate approach” when it made its assessment, the lawsuit says. It assumed in its calculations the effect of all three casino companies exiting, instead of considering their individual impacts. “Because of the aggregation, if, for example, MGM were to decide not to proceed with its proposed exit, then the entire basis for the PUC’s calculation self-implodes,” the lawsuit says. The commission said NV Energy has paid to create facilities and acquire resources to meet Wynn’s current and future energy needs and said it plans to defend its order in court.
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Las Vegas student a success on ‘Shark Tank’ By daniel rothberg Staff Writer
Nobody told Shaan Patel why people rented rooms by the hour at the Sky Ranch Motel, his childhood home until he was 15. But Patel knew. “At a young age, you figure out why pretty quickly,” he said. The Sky Ranch, on a gritty stretch of Fremont Street on Las Vegas’ east side, drew a cast of characters that included drug addicts and prostitutes. Patel lived in a room there — not far from the establishment’s neon-colored sign, where a yellow half-moon College student and entrepreneur Shaan Patel shone day and night — because his parents were the delivers a pitch on an episode of “Shark Tank,” which owners. aired Jan. 29 on ABC. (disney/abc television group) And he said that despite a chaotic environment ple hundred test-takers do each year, is what Patel of maintenance calls and bells ringing at all hours, eventually capitalized on and converted into a nawhen he went away to USC for college, he appreciattional company, 2400 Expert SAT Prep. That turned ed what he learned by living there. He fondly recalls into a book published by McGraw-Hill. basketball in the parking lot with several friends And on Jan. 29, the company made its debut on whose parents also owned motels on Fremont. “Shark Tank,” in which entrepreneurs present busiSometimes the guests would join the games. He renesses to a panel of investors in hopes of getting members playing with a frequent motel guest Patel funding. describes as “cool” and a “great person” but also an “The publicity of ‘Shark Tank’ is probably worth “example of how your life can go wrong.” more than a deal,” Patel said. “It helped me empathize a lot,” he said. Even with Cuban’s investment, Patel has plans Patel recognizes he was fortunate in another beyond his current business. The former Clark High way: His parents made education a top priority. His School valedictorian wants to be a doctor and is dad had emigrated from India, where he grew up completing a business degree at Yale. He then plans in a town in which most people did not have a forto finish his final year of medical school at USC, mal education, Patel said. His father was different. where he received a full-tuition award as an underThrough a connection, he was able to earn an edugraduate. cation, eventually going to college and pharmacy Patel stresses how much a perfect score set him school. His dad never forgot the difference it made. on his course. In addition to the USC scholarship, “It had to do with his own experience,” Patel said companies such as Coca-Cola and Toyota granted of his father’s emphasis on education. awards for his college expenses. He got admisNow, years after moving away from the Sky sion offers from top universities including Brown, Ranch, Patel is a college student and an entrepreNorthwestern and Johns Hopkins. neur who recently appeared on the ABC reality TV “It really changed my life,” he said. show “Shark Tank,” earning a $250,000 investment It wasn’t easy, though. Patel said the first time he from Mark Cuban. took the SAT, he missed the perfect score by about 700 His pitch for the show had roots in his high school points. “That’s when I started studying hundreds of years, when he earned a perfect SAT score of 2400. hours for the SAT,” he said, which included taking sevHis method for how he did it, something only a cou-
eral practice exams and memorizing vocabulary lists. After studying his way to a perfect score, he wanted to write an SAT-prep book to help others do the same. In college, he reached out to hundreds of literary agents and was rejected by nearly all of them. With no publishers jumping at his pitch, Patel decided he would earn extra money using his techniques to teach classes in Las Vegas. “I never had any plans bigger than that,” he said. But those first two classes, which drew about 18 students and were taught out of a co-working space in Henderson, were so successful that parents were calling him to teach more. The only problem: Patel was headed off to medical school and couldn’t do both. Instead, in 2011, Patel hired several instructors to teach the classes for him. That’s when the business began in earnest, and it’s only grown since. It’s done about $1.5 million in sales in Las Vegas and online. And Patel is eager to expand it. The company launched in more than a dozen cities this month, including Los Angeles and New York. It has the resources to do about 30 classes right now, but Patel wants to push that number past 100 by the end of 2016. Despite juggling business school and medical school, Patel is still actively involved in the company. So much responsibility rests on Patel, he said, some of the “Shark Tank” investors were concerned about what might happen to the firm were something to happen to him. There are obstacles to the company’s success, and Patel recognizes them. For one, the SAT-prep market, with big players like Kaplan and Princeton Review, is crowded. What differentiates his company, Patel argues, is that it’s crafted as a course from the student’s perspective and has produced tangible results. He said the average score increase, by the end of his courses, is about 368 points. During his appearance on “Shark Tank,” he pitched for about 90 minutes for a segment that was condensed to 10 minutes. “You basically have the attention of 7 million Americans for 10 minutes,” Patel said, adding that the equivalent amount of commercial time would cost many millions. “No one can ever do that.”
Even without endorsing, Culinary Union seeks to be major political player By j.d. morris Staff Writer
After playing a big role when Democratic candidates last battled for their party’s presidential nomination, the Culinary Union is staying above the fray this time around. While it made waves by backing Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton in January 2008, the union has not announced support for anyone this time around. In fact, the union has decided not to make an endorsement in the 2016 Democratic primary. That’s not to say the union isn’t be-
ing vocal about anything. Rather, it appears more focused on a different sort of campaign: its efforts to organize workers at Station Casinos, the Trump International Hotel and the Palms. Still, the decision not to endorse in the primary marks a notable contrast to eight years ago, when the union and its parent organization, Unite Here, came out swinging for Obama. This year, the union indicated it would focus on the general election, with a statement saying the union hoped to register thousands of its members to vote in November.
“In reality, right now, we’ve been focused on organizing,” said Geoconda Arguello-Kline, the union’s secretary-treasurer. The union says the number of workers it represents in Las Vegas and Reno has grown from more than 55,000 to 57,000. That’s less than it was before the recession hit, but it reflects a noticeable growth at a time when unions elsewhere face legal and political challenges to their growth and strength. Private-sector union membership declined from 7.9 percent of those employed in 2004 to 6.6 percent in
2014, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Ruben Garcia, a UNLV professor with expertise in labor law, contrasted the union’s enduring strength with the fact that Nevada is a right-to-work state, meaning employees cannot be required to join a union or pay union dues. “To represent so many workers in a right-to-work state, I think, shows their ability to organize,” Garcia said. “And, of course, their political organization was also shown by the fact that their endorsement is very coveted.”
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court of a ppea l s , from page 1
Now that the court exists, voters will no longer have a say over its size or structure The problem was so bad that even former opponents of creating an intermediate court grudgingly supported the idea. So in unanimous votes in the state Senate and Assembly, the Legislature passed the constitutional amendment to create a court of appeals, and even preapproved funding for the court in the hopes that voters would approve the measure. In November 2014, voters did just that. The next month, Gov. Brian Sandoval announced the first three judges for the new court — Jerome “Jerry” Tao and Abbi Silver from Las Vegas, and Michael Patrick Gibbons from Reno — and by January 2015, they were sworn in and processing cases. Last year, the new court was assigned 816 cases and disposed of 712, which helped reduce the backlog of appellate cases to 1,543, its lowest level since 2011. However, if the number of cases in Nevada continues to increase — and there’s every reason to believe it will — Nevada’s new Court of Appeals is only the first of a series of changes the Nevada judiciary could see over the next few decades. Part of the reason the Court of Appeals was able to hear and process so many cases so quickly is that it receives cases using what is called a deflective, or “push-down,” method. All cases are still appealed directly to the Nevada Supreme Court, which then deflects some to the Court of Appeals. This differs from traditional appellate systems, such as the federal system, in which cases are appealed directly to the appellate courts, and only some progress beyond that to the Supreme Court. The deflective system is easier to implement and changes the appeals process very little, but creates more administrative overhead for the Supreme Court, which adopts the additional responsibility of looking at every case to figure out which court will hear it, then looking again at the cases it decides to keep in order to finally get to the merits. Three other states use a similar model to Nevada’s: Idaho, Iowa and Mississippi (Oklahoma uses a deflective
The Nevada Court of Appeals building will be erected on Clark Avenue between Fourth Street and Las Vegas Boulevard in downtown Las Vegas. (steve marcus/staff)
Which cases go to each court? The complete list, from the Nevada Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 17, includes the following cases assigned to each court: Supreme Court n Death penalty cases n Business court cases n Child abuse, neglect, and
termination of parental rights cases n Administrative appeals from tax, water or public utilities commissions n Cases principally involving unresolved questions of law n Cases involving the legal system itself (including lawyers, courts and elections) n Appeals from orders denying motions to compel arbitration
system for civil cases only). Hawaii and South Carolina previously used deflective systems, but both later switched to more traditional models as their appellate caseloads grew to the point where a deflective system was no longer efficient. A representative from the Hawaii courts described the old system as needing “a considerable amount of wholly unproductive procedural work as staff and justices must spend time researching and writing about whether a case should be assigned to the (intermediate court)
Court of Appeals n Criminal conviction appeals, besides death penalty and category A felonies n Family law matters, besides abuse, neglect and termination n Administrative appeals, other than tax, water or public utilities n Torts of $250,000 or less n Appeals challenging venue n Appeals challenging injunctive relief n Pretrial writ proceedings regarding discovery or motions in limine n Trust and estate matters less than $5,430,000 n Foreclosure mediation appeals
or the Supreme Court, rather than researching and writing about the issues raised by the parties.” This suggests that while the deflective system may work for a while in Nevada, the state will likely eventually outgrow it. For now, the only change most Nevada attorneys will notice is a new routing statement they must include with each Supreme Court appeal, describing why the case should be heard by the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals. Also, in theory, after the Court of
Appeals hears a case, the losing party may file a petition for another review by the Supreme Court. But this offers little advantage in practice, as the review is discretionary, and of the 13 petitions filed in the first half of 2015, all were denied. Creating the Court of Appeals had some other interesting side effects, such as reducing the number of Supreme Court justices back to five. This reduction won’t take effect until the terms of the justices serving in those seats end in January 2019, and it might not take effect at all if the law is changed before then. If the number does decrease, though, that would leave the Supreme Court with too few justices to split into two three-justice panels, and cancel much of the benefit provided by the new Court of Appeals. To prevent this, the Legislature could either change the law to allow the Supreme Court to stay at its current size or increase the size of the Court of Appeals. The trend in other states has been to allow the Supreme Court to shrink after adding an intermediate appellate court, and instead increase the number of judges at the intermediate level (California, for example, has 105 appellate judges). In the long run, the most important consequence of creating the Nevada Court of Appeals will likely not be the three-judge court but the larger court it will be able to grow into in the future. Creating the Court of Appeals only took as long as it did because doing so required a constitutional amendment that had to be approved by voters in a ballot measure. However, future changes to the size and even the structure of the Court of Appeals can be done either by the Supreme Court or the Legislature, without the need for another ballot measure. And if the court does get bigger, finding room for the additional judges won’t be a problem. Construction has begun on an opulent 26,100-square-foot courthouse in downtown Las Vegas that is scheduled to open in December.
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Golden Entertainment heads into Montana with completion of $20M transaction Maryland. The company made it clear during its merger with Lakes Entertainment last year that it planned to expand into Montana. “Entering the Montana gaming market is an exciting opportunity to expand our disciplined operating strategy to new markets and diversify the geographic reach of our distributed gaming operations,” CEO Blake
By J.D. Morris Staff Writer
Las Vegas-based Golden Entertainment Inc. has wrapped up its $20 million acquisition of about 1,000 gambling devices in Montana. The transaction brings another market into play for Golden Entertainment, which already has a huge presence in Nevada and a casino in
Sartini said in a statement. Golden Entertainment said it bought the Montana devices from C. Lohman Games Inc., Rocky Mountain Gaming Inc. and Brandy’s Shoreliner Restaurant Inc. About 50,000 shares of the company’s common stock were included in the transaction, which was funded with excess cash and available credit,
the company said. Golden Entertainment also is growing in Nevada. The company said it would open six properties in Las Vegas this year, including its first brewery and a Sierra Gold tavern on West Flamingo Road. The company is Nevada’s leading slot machine route operator, with thousands of machines inside business such as grocery stores.
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In the latest effort to make millions from the Strip’s lucrative drugstore sector, a CVS has hit the market with a big price tag. Capital Square Realty Advisors is trying to sell its CVS-occupied retail property at the base of Sky Las Vegas, a north Strip condo tower, for $42 million. That’s a 26 percent markup from the investment firm’s nearly $33.3 million purchase in spring 2014, county records show. It’s yet another attempt to cash in on a growing slice of commerce in the famed casino corridor. Drugstore chains Walgreens and CVS have been opening more stores on tourist-packed Las Vegas Boulevard, as they make big money there selling medicine, food, booze and Vegas-themed souvenirs, including flasks and shot glasses. They also pay big rents for space on the Strip, and landlords have sold the properties for hefty amounts. CVS, for instance, plans to open a store in front of Bally’s — now under construction — in May, and it opened an outpost last year in the new three-story mall at Treasure Island. Investors sold a Walgreens property on the north Strip in October for $37 million, or $2,310 per square foot — up 33 percent from what they paid in 2012. Almost two years ago, county records show, Virginia-based Capital Square paid $2,314 per square foot for its roughly 14,380-square-foot CVS store. It’s now aiming to sell the property for $2,921 per square foot. According to marketing materials from CBRE, the drugstore has a nearly 22-year lease at Sky Las Vegas, 2700 Las Vegas Blvd. South, that expires in spring 2029. It has four five-year extension options, as well. Its rent next year is scheduled to be $2.26 million, the materials say.
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Calendar of events Monday, Feb. 8
Thursday, Feb. 18
Vegas Young Professionals Toastmasters meeting Time: 6:30-8 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce, 575 Symphony Park Ave., Suite 100, Las Vegas Information: Call 702-586-3834 Are you a young adult just starting your career? Learn speaking, presentation and leadership skills that can help advance your career.
NAIOP breakfast: Meet the Managers Time: 7-9:15 a.m. Cost: Free for president’s circle sponsors, $25 for members, $40 for nonmembers Location: Orleans, 4500 W. Tropicana Ave., Las Vegas Information: Visit naiopnv.org Las Vegas City Manager Betsy Fretwell, North Las Vegas City Manager Qiong Liu, Henderson City Manager Robert Murnane and Clark County Manager Don Burnette will discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with legislation that took effect this year.
Tuesday, Feb. 9 Henderson Chamber of Commerce networking breakfast Time: 7-9 a.m. Cost: $28 for members, $48 for nonmembers, additional $10 for walk-ins Location: Sunset Station, 1301 W. Sunset Road, Henderson Information: Visit disraelson@hendersonchamber.com Rick Arpin of MGM Resorts International will speak about the impact of the T-Mobile Arena on Southern Nevada. Keystone Corp. breakfast Time: 7:30-9 a.m. Cost: $30 person Location: Las Vegas Country Club, 3000 Joe W. Brown Drive, Las Vegas Information: Call 702-952-2456 Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison will be the keynote speaker.
Thursday, Feb. 11 BOMA Nevada mixer Time: 5-8 p.m. Cost: $25 Location: LVA Marketing Center, New York-New York, 3790 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Visit bomanevada.org Mingle with local professionals and tour the TMobile Arena before it opens in April.
Alix Batesko displays Happy Socks during the Spring 2015 MAGIC show. The company is based in Sweden. (steve marcus/staff file)
Friday, Feb. 12 Women’s Chamber of Commerce of Nevada: Business Connection Cafe Time: 7:30-9:30 a.m. Cost: $15 for members, $20 for nonmembers Location: Angels of Las Vegas, 4850 W. Flamingo Road, Suite 24, Las Vegas Information: Call 702-733-3955 June Beland, president and CEO of the Women’s Chamber, and Jennifer Barrier, president of Vegas Young Professionals, will speak.
Tuesday, Feb. 16 Southern Nevada Forum: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Time: 8-9:30 a.m. Cost: Free Location: Las Vegas City Hall, 495 S. Main St., Las Vegas Information: Email bmcanallen@lasvegasnevada.gov Discuss Southern Nevada’s transportation systems and infrastructure.
Thursday, Feb. 18 Southern Nevada Forum: Good Governance Committee Time: 8 a.m.-noon Cost: Free Location: Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce, 575 Symphony Park Ave., Suite 100, Las Vegas Information: Email jharrison@lvchamber.com Stop by to discuss your concerns about the region and your ideas for next year’s legislative session. Vegas Young Professionals Fusion Mixer Time: 6-8 p.m. Cost: $10 for members, $15 for nonmembers Location: Cantina Laredo, 430 S. Rampart Blvd., Las Vegas Information: Call 702-586-3834 Make business connections and learn how to build your professional brand. CCIM Southern Nevada Chapter luncheon Time: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Cost: Free for sponsors, $40 for members, $50 for nonmembers Location: Palms, 4321 Flamingo Road, Las Vegas Information: Visit snccim.org Meet local commercial investment professionals and expand your network.
Conventions
expected Show Location Dates attendance
Debt Buyers Association International Annual Conference 2016
Aria
Feb. 9-11
1,200
Off-Price Specialist Show - Spring 2016
Venetian
Feb. 14-17
11,500
Accessories The Show
Sands Expo and Convention Center
Feb. 15-17
2,000
MAGIC Marketplace Spring Show
Las Vegas Convention Center
Feb. 16-18
85,000
The AWMA 2016 Show - American Wholesale Marketers Association
Paris
Feb. 16-18
2,000
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Records and Transactions Bankruptcies CHAPTER 11 Woodridge Villas Inc. 1591 Chartered Inc. Las Vegas, NV 89101 Attorney: Matthew L. Johnson at annabell@mjohnsonlaw.com Wind Entertainment Corp. 1328 Calle Cantar Henderson, NV 89012 Attorney: Samuel A. Schwartz at sam@nvfirm.com 35 Innisbrook LLC 35 Innisbrook Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89113 Attorney: Seth D. Ballstaedt at seth@ballstaedtlaw.com
Bid Opportunities MONDAY, FEB. 8 3 p.m. Annual Requirements Contract for fasteners Clark County, 603965 Chetan Champaneri at chetanc@ clarkcountynv.gov
TUESDAY, FEB. 9 2:15 p.m. Fire Station No. 22: fuel station installation Clark County, 603931 Ashley Blanco at ashley.blanco@ clarkcountynv.gov
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 10 2:15 p.m. Eastern Avenue: Wigwam to Warm Springs, Serene to I-215 and I-215 ramps Clark County, 603879 Tom Boldt at tboldt@clarkcountynv.gov 3 p.m. Patch truck, crew cab, 5 cubic yard capacity Clark County, 603969 Ashley Blanco at ashley.blanco@ clarkcountynv.gov 3 p.m. Current production model 1-1 1/2 ton, extended cab four-wheel drive, flat bed truck with airless paint system Clark County, 603972 Ashley Blanco at ashley.blanco@ clarkcountynv.gov
THURSDAY, FEB. 11 3 p.m. Current production model flatbed truck with air compressor Clark County, 603971 Ashley Blanco at ashley.blanco@ clarkcountynv.gov
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Brokered transactions SALES $8,950,000 for 21,639 square feet, retail Address: 1280, 1310 and 1340 E. Silverado Ranch Blvd., Las Vegas 89183 Seller: Silverado Auto Partners Seller agent: Chris Emanuel and John Blommer of Virtus Commercial Buyer: AW Family Trust Buyer agent: Did not disclose $8,300,000 for 15,800 square feet, retail Address: 8520, 8530 and 8550 W. Warm Springs Road, Las Vegas 89113 Seller: DSP 1 LLC Seller agent: Chris Emanuel and John Blommer of Virtus Commercial Buyer: AW Family Trust Buyer agent: Did not disclose $6,000,000 for 100 units, residential Address: 3949 N. Nellis Blvd., Las Vegas 89115 Seller: ABJ Group Enterprises LLC Seller agent: Robin Willet of NAI Vegas Buyer: Rivera Shopping Center Ltd. Buyer agent: Robin Willet of NAI Vegas $5,700,000 for 39,600 square feet, retail Address: 235 N. Eastern Ave., Las Vegas 89101 Seller: Partch-Lebovitz Family Trust LLC Seller agent: Chris Emanuel and John Blommer of Virtus Commercial Buyer: CARE Holdings LLC et al Buyer agent: Chris Emanuel of Virtus Commercial $1,050,000 for 9.42 acres, land Address: Northwest corner of East Ann Road and North Sloan Lane, North Las Vegas 89115 Seller: Valley Bank of Nevada Seller agent: Steven Haynes of Colliers International Buyer: Demeter Investments LLC Buyer agent: Did not disclose $340,000 for 0.34 acre, office Address: 4411 S. Pecos Road, Las Vegas 89121 Seller: Wells Real Estate of Nevada LLC Seller agent: Did not disclose Buyer: Roberts Law Group PC Buyer agent: Did not disclose $199,900 for 2.5 acres, land
Address: Southwest corner of Agate Avenue and Hauck Street, Las Vegas 89139 Seller: Decisive Pursuit LLC Seller agent: Did not disclose Buyer: Investor Equity Homes LLC Buyer agent: Vince Schettler of Colliers International
BUSINESS LICENSES Oakridge Apartments LLC License type: Apartment Address: 811 Joyce St., Henderson 89015 Owner: Oakridge Apartments LLC One Call Do All Handyman License type: Residential property maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: Clark Viola Original Auto Body Shop Corp. License type: Automotive garage Address: 73 30th St., Suite 3, Las Vegas 89101 Owner: Octavio Hurtado-Mendoza Parti Pak Productions Inc. License type: Wedding consultants Address: 2800 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 2C, Las Vegas 89102 Owner: Janeen M. Hinden Patricia Berger License type: Real estate sales Address: 7674 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite 109, Las Vegas 89128 Owner: Patricia Berger Pink Ribbon Tattoo License type: Tattoo business Address: 5550 Painted Mirage Road, Suite 270, Las Vegas 89149 Owner: Ann Reynolds Pirate Fest License type: Event (time-limited) Address: 3333 W. Washington Ave., Las Vegas 89107 Owner: R&J Productions Planetary Pools LLC License type: Residential property maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: Daniel Coombs Poolstar LLC License type: Residential property maintenance Address: 8325 Bomberos Court, Las Vegas 89113 Owner: Kevin Humphreys Powercorp License type: Contractor Address: 4175 Cameron St., Las Vegas 89103 Owner: WTD Development LLC Precision Services and Repair LLC License type: Contractor Address: 580 W. Cheyenne Ave., North Las Vegas 89030 Owner: Precision Services and
Repair LLC Presidential Limousine License type: Limousine services Address: 2000 Industrial Road, Las Vegas 89102 Owner: Bradley B. Bell Primary Care Center of Nevada License type: Professional services - medical Address: 2001 S. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 160, Las Vegas 89117 Owner: Tannoury MD PC Prime Time Athletics License type: Professional promoter Address: 724 Country Club Drive, Las Vegas 86401 Owner: Little Rebels LLC Prominent Investments License type: Real estate sales Address: 7674 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite 109, Las Vegas 89128 Owner: Umer Malik Prominent Realty Group LLC License type: Real estate sales Address: 7674 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite 109, Las Vegas 89128 Owner: Gabriel Tulli PT’s Brewing Co. License type: Restaurant Address: 3101 N. Tenaya Way, Las Vegas 89128 Owner: Golden-PT’s Pub Brew 63 LLC Quest Academy Preparatory Education License type: Business support Address: 4660 N. Rancho Drive, Las Vegas 89130 Owner: David Olive R and D Crafts License type: Nonfarm product vendor Address: 9200 Tule Springs Road, Las Vegas 89131 Owner: Debbie Diaz RMAN License type: Community services Address: 1000 Garces Ave., Las Vegas 89101 Owner: Asylee Refugee Migrant Assistance Network Radio Activo Broadcasting License type: Management or consulting service Address: 2100 S. Eastern Ave., Las Vegas 89104 Owner: Radio Activo Broadcasting LLC Radioshack License type: General retail sales Address: 8800 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 29, Las Vegas 89145 Owner: General Wireless Operations Inc. Rainbows End Health Food Store & Cafe
License type: Food specialty store Address: 1100 E. Sahara Ave., Suite 120, Las Vegas 89104 Owner: Csanfiz LLC Ram Masonry LLC License type: Contractor Address: 228 Buck Ranch Ave., North Las Vegas 89032 Owner: Ram Masonry LLC Re_Group License type: Consulting agency Address: 1391 Minuet St., Henderson 89052 Owner: Re_Group LLC Re-Dude License type: General retail sales Address: Did not disclose Owner: Allen Pavelka Real Talk Youth Impact Program Inc. License type: Community services Address: 401 S. Fourth St., Suite 180, Las Vegas 89101 Owner: Sheree Corniel Reliable Dental Lab License type: Clinic or laboratory Address: 2101 S. Jones Blvd., Suite 110, Las Vegas 89146 Owner: C and T Dental Laboratory LLC Rhino Graphics License type: Nonfarm product vendor Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Las Vegas 89102 Owner: Richard Cloutier Rincon De Los Remedios License type: Sports bar Address: 923 N. Pecos Road, Las Vegas 89101 Owner: Lozada Corp. Inc. Rosenblum Tax License type: Business support Address: Did not disclose Owner: Roberta Rosenblum SOS Handyman License type: Maintenance services Address: 3505 Reynolds Ave., North Las Vegas 89030 Owner: Sergio Vega Jr. Sartini Gaming LLC License type: Gaming restricted Address: 3101 N. Tenaya Way, Las Vegas 89128 Owner: Golden Gaming LLC Screenmobile License type: Maintenance services Address: 2141 Henniker Way, Las Vegas 89134 Owner: Don Rose Second Opinion Plumbing LLC License type: Contractor Address: 7495 W. Azure Drive, Las Vegas 89130 Owner: Alberto Viramontes Magana Serenity Funeral Home LLC
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Records and Transactions License type: Funeral home Address: 3435 W. Cheyenne Ave., North Las Vegas 89032 Owner: Serenity Funeral Home LLC Shelley Tan Decker License type: Independent massage therapist Address: Did not disclose Owner: Shelley Tan Decker Silverstate Locksmith Ltd. License type: Locksmith and safe mechanic Address: 800 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 127, Las Vegas 89107 Owner: Ezra Goldstein Simonmed Imaging Inc. License type: Clinic or laboratory Address: 7455 W. Washington Ave., Suite 120, Las Vegas 89128 Owner: Howard John Simon Sinaloense Envios License type: Sales/services Address: 3526 E. Lake Mead Blvd., North Las Vegas 89030 Owner: Sinaloense Envios Smokey’s License type: Smoke shop Address: 2000 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Space D-09, Las Vegas 89102 Owner: Smokey’s LLC Southwest Pharmacy License type: Drugstore Address: 4550 E. Bonanza Road, Suite C, Las Vegas 89110 Owner: Southwest Pharmacy LLC Spectraseven Inc. License type: Contractor Address: 3660 N. Fifth St., North Las Vegas 89030 Owner: Spectraseven Inc. Springer-Miller Systems License type: Sales/services Address: 2485 Village View Drive, Suite 250, Henderson 89074 Owner: SMS Software Holdings LLC Steam Pro Carpet Care License type: Carpet cleaning Address: 2244 White St., North Las Vegas 89030 Owner: Monica Garcia Henset Rios Steven J. Randall II License type: Real estate sales Address: 1120 N. Town Center Drive, Suite 130, Las Vegas 89144 Owner: Steven J. Randall LLC Studiobronze License type: Cosmetics Address: 8751 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 290, Las Vegas 89117 Owner: Alex Westmoreland Super Tax & Services LLC License type: Business support Address: 2206 E. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas 89104 Owner: Jose R. Rams Ramirez
Superior Plumbing & Drain LLC License type: Contractor Address: 175 N. Gibson Road, Henderson 89014 Owner: Superior Plumbing & Drain LLC Taco Bell License type: Restaurant Address: 2351 S. Fort Apache Road, Las Vegas 89117 Owner: NSB Fort Apache LLC Teresita Carmack License type: Temporary merchant Address: 840 N. Rancho Drive, Las Vegas 89106 Owner: Teresita Carmack The Crepe License type: Café Address: 420 S. Rampart Blvd., Suite 150, Las Vegas 89145 Owner: Rocketship 8 LLC The Influential Network Inc. License type: Management or consulting service Address: 900 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Suite 1504, Las Vegas 89101 Owner: Ryan Detert The Mortgage Market LLC License type: Professional services Address: 8290 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 186, Las Vegas 89117 Owner: Michelle Moretti The Next Level License type: General retail sales Address: 2013 E. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas 89101 Owner: DA Next Level LLC The Stronghouse Project License type: Sales/services Address: 939 Spiracle Ave., Henderson 89002 Owner: The Stronghouse Project Toro Law LLC License type: Business space, rent or lease Address: 6110 Elton Ave., Las Vegas 89107 Owner: William H. Jackson III Town Center Lounge License type: Cocktail lounge Address: 6050 Sky Pointe Drive, Las Vegas 89130 Owner: Town Center Lounge LLC Tu Tax Service License type: Bookkeeper Address: 2518 E. Lake Mead Blvd., North Las Vegas 89030 Owner: Zenaida Salazar Us Tire 3 License type: Automotive services Address: 1100 E. Colton Ave., North Las Vegas 89030 Owner: Gevork Alachadzhyan Valleywide Janitorial License type: Janitorial services Address: 10438 September Flower
St., Las Vegas 89183 Owner: Alan Bellaro Vegas Crystal Healings & More License type: General services Address: 6006 Smoke Ranch Road, Las Vegas 89108 Owner: Tammy Wood Veska G. Mourtazova License type: Real estate sales Address: 7674 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite 109, Las Vegas 89128 Owner: VIG LLC Via Pilates LLC License type: Sales/services Address: 1410 E. Lake Mead Parkway, Suite 100, Henderson 89015 Owner: Via Pilates LLC Victor Jin License type: Real estate sales Address: 1925 Village Center Circle, Suite 150, Las Vegas 89134 Owner: Victor Jin Vintages Emporium License type: Secondhand dealer Address: 1775 Quiver Point Ave., Henderson 89012 Owner: Kim McPhee VIP Carpet Cleaning Services LLC License type: Residential property maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: Cayo Santos
$252,352, residential - production 2815 Belmont Drive, Henderson Ryland Homes Nevada LLC
$149,493, residential - production 327 Values Circle, Henderson Woodside Homes Nevada LLC
$237,658, residential - production 1156 Sparta Crest St., Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC
$141,286, residential - production 1114 N. Water St., Henderson Richmond American Homes of Nevada
$237,658, residential - production 1144 Apollo Gardens St., Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC $235,995, residential - production 2817 Belmont Drive, Henderson Ryland Homes Nevada LLC $235,995, residential - production 2813 Belmont Drive, Henderson Ryland Homes Nevada LLC $234,553, residential - custom 520 Patti Ann Woods Drive, Henderson D.R. Horton Inc. $220,212, tenant improvement professional office 1661 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, Suite 201, Henderson Horizon Ridge Ventures LLC $215,811, residential - production 2401 Trissino Court, Henderson KB Home Inspirada LLC $195,904, residential - production 2818 Belmont Drive, Henderson Ryland Homes Nevada LLC
$139,234, residential - production 334 Values Circle, Henderson Woodside Homes Nevada LLC $136,185, residential - production 374 Ambitious St., Henderson Ryland Homes Nevada LLC $136,185, residential - production 358 Gracious Way, Henderson Ryland Homes Nevada LLC $129,143, residential - production 1065 Via Della Costrella, Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC $126,204, residential - production 394 Ambitious St., Henderson Ryland Homes Nevada LLC $120,835, residential - new 5849 Clear Haven Lane, North Las Vegas Beazer Homes Holdings Corp. $120,835, residential - new 5833 Clear Haven Lane, North Las Vegas Beazer Homes Holdings Corp.
$191,302, residential - custom 501 Trenier Drive, Henderson D.R. Horton Inc.
$119,499, commercial - remodel 1360 Jet Stream Drive, Suite 100, Henderson County of Clark
$191,302, residential - custom 1020 Crystal Heights Court, Henderson D.R. Horton Inc.
$113,173, residential - production 3154 Del Terra Ave., Henderson KB Home Inspirada LLC
$11,070,228, commercial - addition 3901 Donna St., North Las Vegas C.R. Meyer & Sons Co. Inc.
$187,587, residential - production 1938 Galleria Spada St., Henderson Henderson Toll LLC
$112,462, residential - new 5848 Clear Haven Lane, North Las Vegas Beazer Homes Holdings Corp.
$6,317,801, commercial - alteration 6850 N. Decatur Blvd., North Las Vegas Overland Contracting Inc.
$179,768, residential - production 1073 Via Della Costrella, Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC
Vondrelles Cafe License type: Café Address: 4821 W. Craig Road, Suite A1, Las Vegas 89130 Owner: Coleman Harris
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$370,013, commercial - remodel 523 N. Stephanie St., Henderson HIP Stephanie LLC $295,110, commercial - alteration 190 W. Craig Road, North Las Vegas Craft Construction Co.
$179,768, residential - production 1061 Villa Della Costrella, Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC $171,229, residential - custom 1214 Gloria Mountain Road, Henderson Thomas A. Turner and Heide-Lore Family Trust
$111,996, commercial - remodel 7485 Commercial Way, Suite 150, Henderson One Commercial Way LLC $111,399, residential - production 393 Ambitious St., Henderson Ryland Homes Nevada LLC $107,961, residential - production 136 Littlestone St., Henderson KB Home Nevada Inc.
$282,795, residential - custom 1030 Crystal Heights Court, Henderson D.R. Horton Inc.
$159,917, residential - production 535 Possibilities St., Henderson Woodside Homes Nevada LLC
$107,295, residential - production 1144 Aubrey Springs Ave., Henderson D.R. Horton Inc.
$254,404, residential - production 1140 Apollo Gardens St., Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC
$158,864, residential - production 1048 E. Sunset Road, Henderson Woodside Homes Nevada LLC
$101,750, residential - production 1142 Aubrey Springs Ave., Henderson D.R. Horton Inc.
$254,404, residential - production 1152 Sparta Crest St., Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC
$157,755, residential - production 1310 Reef Point Ave., Henderson Ryland Homes Nevada LLC
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Category: available commercial space (Ranked by available square feet) Available square feet
Available units
Square foot breakdown
Sale or Lease
Former IGT Warehouse 6355 S. Buffalo Dr. Las Vegas, NV 89113
253,862
2
100 percent industrial
Lease
Dan Doherty, Susan Borst, Chris Lane and Jerry Doty of Colliers International
2
The HC I Hughes Center 3800 Howard Hughes Parkway Las Vegas, NV 89169
251,794
39
100 percent office
Lease
Ryan Martin, Taber Thill and Patti Dillon of Colliers International
3
Harsch Henderson Commerce Center 701 W. Warm Springs Road Henderson, NV 89011
240,000
12
100 percent industrial
Lease
Mike De Lew and Greg Pancirov of Colliers International
4
Prologis Sunrise Industrial Park 2970 N. Lamb Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89115
237,184
1-7
100 percent industrial
Lease
Dan Doherty, Susan Borst, Chris Lane and Jerry Doty of Colliers International
5
Prologis Black Mountain Distribution Center 855 Wigwam Parkway Henderson, NV 89014
232,826
1
100 percent industrial
Lease
Dan Doherty, Susan Borst, Chris Lane and Jerry Doty of Colliers International
6
Mountains Edge Marketplace Southwest corner of Blue Diamond Road and Buffalo Drive Las Vegas, NV 89178
194,284
13
100 percent retail
Lease
Kit Graski of ROI Commercial Real Estate
7
Bank of America Operations Center 4101 E. Charleston Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89104
148,068
Did not disclose
100 percent office
Sale
Tom Naseef and Jeff Naseef of Colliers International
8
Henderson Industrial Facility 7600 Eastgate Road Henderson, NV 89011
141,815
1
100 percent industrial
Sale or lease
Greg Pancirov and Mike De Lew of Colliers International
9
Rancho Sierra 4404-4530 N. Rancho Drive Las Vegas, NV 89130
130,059
7
100 percent retail
Lease
Dan Adamson of ROI Commercial Real Estate
10
Tropicana Centre 3035-3375 E. Tropicana Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89121
118,016
29
100 percent retail
Lease
Brian Sorrentino of ROI Commercial Real Estate
Racetrack Plaza 732 S. Racetrack Road Henderson, NV 89015
110,660
2
100 percent retail
Lease
Christina Strickland of CBRE Inc.
12
The Rainbow Dunes Center 3405 S. Rainbow Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89146
106,400
13
50 percent office and 50 percent retail
Sale or lease
Tom Naseef and Jeff Naseef of Colliers International
13
Cheyenne Commons Cheyenne Avenue and Rainbow Boulevard Las Vegas, NV 89128
96,027
11
100 percent retail
Lease
Scot Marker of Colliers International
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