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The Transportation Security Administration says it collected $765,759 in loose change left behind in airport scanner trays in 2015. The money will be used to help expand the TSA Pre-Check program.
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on the cover Hockey is coming to the desert in 2017. Are you ready for the puck to drop?
That 12 percent extra people pay for the pleasure of staying in local hotels funnels into all kinds of civic buckets, from schools to the marketing efforts of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. The tax was instituted in 1957 to support the LVCVA’s effort to build a center. Want to know more about where the money travels?
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In June, news dropped that Las Vegas would get its first major professional sports franchise. The NHL team will play inside the T-Mobile Arena, and organizers and certain sports scholars have contrasting views about its future in this nontraditional market. Dive onto Vegas’ adventure on ice with 10 things you need to know.
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Protesters rally against the Education Savings Account school-choice program prior to the start of the Nevada Supreme Court hearing for Lopez v. Schwartz at the Regional Justice Center in downtown Las Vegas. Read more on page 18. (YASMINA CHAVEZ/STAFF)
JULY 26
UNLV STANDOUT Wide receiver Devonte Boyd was the only Rebel picked for the preseason all-Mountain West football team. A media poll projected the team to finish fifth in a six-team division.
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CRÜE IN COURT Mötley Crüe frontman Vince Neil pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor battery after police alleged he pulled a woman down by her hair April 7 at Aria. The trial is set for Sept. 19.
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STADIUM SWING The Bali Hai golf course on Las Vegas Boulevard was unveiled as a consideration for a possible site for a proposed NFL stadium.
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The Rio Olympics is on deck, marking the first time the athletic spectacle will be held in South America. For tips on how to bet on the events for the first time since 2001, see Page 34.
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one of a kind A 10-foot Michael Jackson statue, on loan from the late superstar’s estate, was unveiled July 28 in the Mandalay Bay lobby. Jackson commissioned sculptor Diana Walczak to create it in 1994, and it inspired the cover of his fifth solo album, “HIStory.” Cirque du Soleil’s “Michael Jackson One” show is performed five nights a week at Mandalay Bay.
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POKEMON PERIL? Two people were stabbed during a cellphone theft in a city park as they were playing “Pokemon Go.” The incident followed a July 25 shooting in a local park during an alleged robbery attempt on someone playing the augmentedreality game. “These are crimes of opportunity,” Officer Laura Meltzer said.
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What is the room tax?
Percentage tacked on to tourists’ bills has made enduring impact on valley By J.D. Morris | Staff Writer
Guests who stay in Clark County hotel rooms pay for much more than a place to sleep. Their bills include a significant tax, generally 12 percent. “It is a remarkably productive, efficient, reliable source of revenue for the state of Nevada. It has been for more than 50 years,” said Jeremy Aguero, principal analyst with Applied Analysis who has studied the room tax. “It suffered ups and downs, particularly in the last economic downturn, but when you look at how productive that revenue source is for Southern Nevada compared with what other communities generate from similar taxes, it has
been a big benefit.” If some prominent local leaders get their way, room taxes may start funding two ambitious developments: n The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is seeking an increase to fund its $1.4 billion expansion and renovation of the Las Vegas Convention Center. n Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Majestic Realty Co. are eyeing room-tax revenue to fund part of their proposed 65,000seat stadium that could bring the Oakland Raiders to town. The project would include $750 million in public funding. But just how big is the room tax? Why was it created and where does it go? Here’s a closer look.
Technically, the room-tax rate can vary depending on what kind of establishment a guest is staying in and where it’s located. Guests at nonresort lodging (i.e., motels) can pay as little as 10 percent, while resort guests can pay as much as 13 percent, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. The tax isn’t applied until after resort fees are included, said LVCVA Chief Financial Officer Rana Lacer. The “real, overall rate in aggregate” But, most pay 12 applied to Clark percent. At that County’s hotel rate, if a guest rooms gets a room for $80 and the hotel charges a $20 resort fee, the room tax would be $12.
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How the room tax has changed Empowered by the Legislature, Clark County first imposed room taxes on behalf of the Convention Authority in 1957. Through 1960, the main purpose was to fund bonds for the construction of the Las Vegas Convention Center, although some money went back to the jurisdictions that collected the tax.
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Hotels collect room taxes when they are paid. The following month, according to Lacer, hotels send the revenue to the jurisdiction in which they are located: the city of Las Vegas, the city of Henderson, Clark County and so on.
n Las Vegas Convention Center project The Convention Authority wants to grow and revamp its convention space over the next few years. The project entails building a facility on the site of the former Riviera (and the authority’s Gold Lot) and renovating the existing Las Vegas Convention Center just across Paradise Road. The Authority will likely accomplish that through a combination of a 0.5 percent increase in the room tax and by capping the local government collection amount at $25 million annually (rather than 10 percent). The tourism infrastructure committee approved a legislative recommendation to fund the project. It will need to be approved by the Legislature and signed into law by the governor.
Those jurisdictions take a percentage. Here’s an example of how it’s used: Unincorporated Clark County gets 1 percent (of the 12 percent tax), which goes into its general fund. In the 2015 fiscal year, the county collected $52.4 million that way, according to spokesperson Stacey Welling.
n The county and the incorporated cities also get 1 percent of the tax for transportation improvements.
Clark County first uses revenue from room taxes to pay off annual debt requirements tied to previous transportation projects. According to Welling, projects that have been funded in that manner include the Desert Inn Super-Arterial, improvements to Paradise and Swenson roads, and pedestrian overpasses on the Strip.
n If any revenue remains after debt is paid, Welling said it’s transferred to a capital fund that helps finance transportation projects throughout the county.
By 2009, at the height of the Great Recession, the room-tax rate had grown to an average of 12% (maximum 13%), with 32% of the revenue funding Southern Nevada tourism. The rest, as shown below, went to statewide tourism, transportation, education and the local collecting jurisdictions.
The month after local jurisdictions receive room-tax revenue, they pass a share along to the Convention Authority. The Authority uses the funds to support the operations of the Las Vegas Convention Center, as well as marketing, advertising and special event promotion. “Everything we do with the room tax is all directly tied back to driving visitation,” Lacer said.
n Stadium project The stadium — which is projected to cost up to $2.1 billion — is likely the most controversial possible use of room-tax revenue that’s on the table. To attract an NFL franchise — and offer a new venue for UNLV football games and other large events — Sands and Majestic have offered a plan that would use $750 million in public money, likely via room taxes. An alternate plan introduced by the committee chair and detailed by Applied Analysis’ Aguero would cut the room-tax contribution to $550 million. Aguero said the original proposal would entail a 1 percent increase in the room tax, while the alternative would raise it by 0.7 percent within the resort corridor, 0.5 percent outside the resort corridor and not at all for the areas more than 25 miles beyond.
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But it doesn’t end there. Once a quarter, the Convention Authority looks at everything it received from room taxes and gaming fees in the last quarter and sends 10 percent back to the local jurisdictions for collecting the tax on the Authority’s behalf.
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Deficit between highest and lowest annual NHL team revenues.
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An NHL team can be a lucrative hallmark of a city’s identity. It also can be a money-bleeding thorn in a city’s side. And Las Vegas is getting one. In hockey towns on the level of New York, Toronto and Montreal, where the sport is deeply embedded in the culture, pro teams bring their owners as much as $100 million a year in profit and enrich their home-base economies with millions more, according to a November report from Forbes. But in less traditional markets, teams can lose money and have a negative economic impact. Take the Phoenix and Miami areas. Last season, the Arizona Coyotes had an operating loss of $4.5 million, according to the Forbes
report, while the Florida Panthers lost nearly $20 million. Both teams play in arenas funded primarily by taxpayer dollars. In Arizona’s case, the Coyotes’ Gila River Arena welcomed 13,433 fans per game last season. That’s just under 79 percent capacity and good for 29th of 30 NHL teams, according to ESPN attendance numbers that generously include the players, vendors and team staff. Comparatively speaking, Montreal averaged 21,288 at its Bell Centre, over its stated 21,273-seat capacity. The Florida Panthers, who made the playoffs last season as the third seed in the NHL’s Eastern Conference, filled 15,384 seats, just over 80 percent of its home arena.
But like Arizona, Florida’s team is relatively new by NHL standards. The Panthers were established in 1993, the Coyotes in 1996. Neither team has won a Stanley Cup or established a legacy of winning. “It helps to have a team that wins, especially in nontraditional sports markets,” said Victor Matheson, an economics professor and sports economist at College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts. In defiance of its newness to the league and unconventional character, Las Vegas is hoping to be more like sister NHL cities in the northeastern United States and Canada. Franchise majority owner Bill Foley said the city has long been hungry for professional sports. He believes so strongly in that untapped audience that he threw down $500 million as part of the NHL’s fee to expand here. “This is a winner,” Foley said. “It’s unbelievable how much the community is behind this team.” H OCKEY, CONTINUED ON PAGE 16
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1 Everyone has an opinion on what the team’s mascot should be — the Black Knights, Neon Knights, Mob, Outlaws, etc. Foley may reveal the name in September at the T-Mobile Arena party for season-ticket holders. He ruled out anything to do with snakes or the Rat Pack and purchased multiple website domain names to cover the eventual decision.
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Majority owner Bill Foley, who spent $500 million to secure an expansion franchise for Las Vegas, is all-in on making this our team. He even bought a house in Summerlin. But, because of the triple-digit weather, Foley has spent the summer with advisers at his Montana ranch, planning the franchise’s future.
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Las Vegas won’t have any players until the expansion draft in June 2017. It is required to select a player from every existing team and spend at least 60 percent of its salary cap, projected to be about $75 million.
coaches’ offices, a rehab center and more. The team will play its games on the Strip, but Summerlin will be its home.
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with the Washington Capitals. He helped the Caps reach the 1998 Stanley Cup Finals and drafted Alex Ovechkin, one of the game’s elite players. A coach won’t be hired until the spring.
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While sports economists say Las Vegas isn’t a hockey city, Foley hopes to make it one. His vision includes running youth leagues out of the practice facility, educating a younger generation on the ins and outs of the sport, and encouraging their fandom.
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Las Vegas is palpably stoked. But will that excitement bank, given the intense competition for the dollars of locals and tourists, and the massive stadium project that could add the NFL to the mix? Foley is unfazed. “We’re going to do great,” he says. nnn
5 percent of American fans consider pro hockey their favorite sport, while 33 percent favor pro football.
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$4 million Revenue from the Las Vegas team’s merchandising that majority owner Bill Foley expects to make in the first year.
17,548 Average attendance of an NHL game.
4.92 million NHL Twitter followers Sources: statista.com, espn.go.com, twitter.com
On Feb. 9, 2015, the first day he collected season-ticket deposits to get the NHL’s attention, Foley had nearly 4,000. Within a month, he had 10,000 of the 13,000 deposits needed, and the tally is now well beyond. The response was enough to convince the California businessman, owner of Jacksonville-based Black Knight Financial Services, to buy a home in Las Vegas (one of four he owns across the country). Foley, whose love for hockey goes back to his playing in elementary school, said he also planned to invest in a 15 percent ownership stake in T-Mobile Arena, where his team will play. MGM Resorts and AEG Entertainment paid a combined $375 million to build the Strip-side venue, which opened in April. Of 82 regular-season games, 41 will be played at home, adding to an annual schedule at T-Mobile that features major music acts and awards shows. As ticket deposits passed the 13,000 mark in July 2015, Foley formally submitted an application for NHL expansion to Las Vegas. He waited nearly a year for official confirmation from league Commissioner Gary Bettman, who announced June 22 that the NHL’s 31st franchise would call the valley home. The puck will drop on T-Mobile Arena ice next fall for the 2017-18 season. While game-by-game economic forecasts for the new franchise’s impact haven’t been conducted, the team will draw both locals and tourists, said Brian Gordon, principal at Las Vegas-based economic research firm Applied Analysis. “Las Vegas now has 41 more reasons to have out-of-towners jump in a car or hop on a plane bound for the city of lights,” Gordon said of the annual number of home games. Gordon added that citywide economic analyses aren’t typical for a venture like this, because private ownership groups don’t have to be concerned with the value to the supporting community. At the end of the day, he said, owners are more focused on their own pocketbooks and making sure the team succeeds. That “almost always” results in a positive contribution to the local economy. Foley put a finer point on it. “I don’t want other teams knowing what we’re going to make, and they don’t want us to know what they’re making, either,” he said. In pitching his team to the NHL, Foley used league averages to project salaries for a crew of 75 that would include front-office staff and team employees such as trainers, scouts and marketing staff. A maximum of
$75 million a year can be spent on player salaries, as defined by the NHL’s current cap. Each team has 23 players on its active roster. The organization will bounce between T-Mobile Arena and a proposed practice facility on Pavilion Center Drive between Rosemary Park Drive and Summerlin Centre Drive, slated for construction in October. The owner of Las Vegas’ first major pro sports team said he wanted to model his franchise after the Anaheim Ducks or San Jose Sharks, which are based in nontraditional hockey markets and have brought results on the ice as well as the financial spreadsheets. Las Vegas is the first expansion team to hit the league since 2000, when owners of the Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild franchises paid $80 million each to join. Comparatively speaking, Foley’s $500 million price tag is staggering. Content with its scope, the NHL has made expansion almost prohibitively expensive. “There’s no effort crying out for immediate expansion,” Bettman said in 2014. nnn
While the tourism industry is celebrating the new team, some sports scholars dispute its chances for long-term success in the valley. Vanderbilt University sports economist John Vrooman said hockey was likely to survive but not thrive, pointing to Las Vegas’ “fluid fan base” and competition from the gaming industry and attractions. “It’s highly doubtful the expected cash flow from hockey in the desert can justify the bloated expansion sticker price,” he said. “Visitors are not coming to Vegas to watch hockey, and unstable transient fan bases do not create value in the corporate-client driven NHL.” Among cities more suited to pro hockey, according to Vrooman, are Quebec City, Quebec; Seattle; Portland, Ore.; and even Hartford, Conn., the latter three of which did not submit bids for expansion. Or, Vrooman said, the NHL would have been better off by “doing nothing,” avoiding expansion altogether. If Las Vegas’ franchise ends up like Arizona’s, Florida’s and as many as five other teams that operate in the red each year, it could add another skid mark to a league becoming a distant fourth among the country’s four major sports. Vrooman said he was surprised that Las Vegas’ franchise didn’t come in the form of a relocated team from one of the league’s struggling markets. Instead, he says, the NHL is taking a risk. Holy Cross’ Matheson agreed. With no “natural” hockey fan base, Las Vegas will have to hope for the team’s novelty to drive it through the first few seasons, Matheson said, adding that he doesn’t see it being profitable for more than five years. “I would say they’re going to have a tough
go at it,” Matheson said, “but if a private investor wants to gamble their own money, they should be able to do that — either in a casino or on a hockey team.” With Las Vegas’ plethora of entertainment and dining options outside of TMobile Arena, Matheson estimated that the hockey team wouldn’t add to the economy. If anything, he argued, Las Vegas’ NHL team would subtract from it, when patrons who might otherwise spend their evenings inside a casino spend it inside the arena, and the team’s players from other countries take their salaries home in the offseason. While other amenities have been cutting into the gaming pie for years — such as dining and nightlife — many are within casinos. “It’s a lot easier for a person to spend money in a casino than in an arena for a hockey game,” Matheson said. “I don’t think these are people who would otherwise be doing nothing.” But Foley believes the team will only grow the city’s capacity to satisfy locals and tourists, and he criticized out-of-town analysts for underestimating the team’s value to the community. “Vegas has become about concerts, sporting events and great restaurants,” he said, “and we’re going to fit into that mold.” Matheson said he couldn’t think of any professional sports franchises that rely primarily on tourism and visiting fans to fill stadiums. Both scholars agreed that in the “unlikely” event that Las Vegas is awarded an NFL franchise, the NHL team’s chances of survival would diminish even further. A Las Vegas Raiders or Chargers franchise would ultimately make the NHL team the city’s “stepchild,” Vrooman said. Vrooman compared the possible Las Vegas scenario with Nashville, where the NHL’s Nashville Predators, who arrived in 1998, lost some of their corporate sponsors and fan base when the new Adelphia Coliseum opened the next year for the NFL’s Tennessee Titans. Foley, however, said he had sponsors “lined up,” and didn’t believe a proposed NFL team would interfere. He went so far as to say he’d welcome an NFL team and even buy season tickets. To Vrooman’s argument that Las Vegas is too economically shallow for hockey to thrive, Foley said thriving wasn’t necessarily his goal. Instead, the newest NHL franchise owner wants to sustain the Las Vegas team for the long haul. Foley said he’s “very confident” the team would make money, but acknowledged the importance of winning to that future. He aims to make the playoffs within three years, and to win the Stanley Cup within eight. Asked what it would take to keep the NHL team from moving on to another city if it didn’t win here, Foley said he’d do “whatever it takes” to keep it rooted, even as a loser. “The team is going to be in Las Vegas forever,” he said. “It’s not going anywhere.”
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School choice comes to a head Nevada Supreme Court hears arguments about education savings account program By Ian Whitaker Staff Writer
On Friday, the Nevada Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case against the state’s sweeping education savings account program. It’s been a long time coming for critics and supporters, in addition to the nearly 8,000 applicants who have waited for months as lawyers duked it out. Both sides turned out en masse for Friday’s hearing, with chants of “we want choice!” and “public money, public schools” ringing outside the Regional Justice Center in downtown Las Vegas. The program is controversial because it allows qualified families to use state education funds — around $5,100 per student — to pay for private school or tutoring. Some say it spurs public schools to perform better, others that it starves an already ailing public education system. Whatever the case may be, the ultimate decision now lies in the hands of Nevada’s seven Supreme Court justices. Here are a few key points about what’s at stake: n Whatever ends up happening, the outcome will be felt throughout the country The Nevada ESA program is the most comprehensive of its kind ever enacted, far surpassing similar
programs in other states. That’s why Friday’s hearing attracted hundreds of demonstrators and a good amount of media attention. Nevada has seen a flurry of activity from national school-choice groups, including the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice. On the other side, civil rights groups such as the American Civil Liberties Union, Americans United for the Separation of Church and State and the Education Law Center have rallied against the program. What happens to education savings accounts in Nevada could set the precedent elsewhere. n There are actually two lawsuits in play
The ESA program has been the subject of two lawsuits, one from the Nevada ACLU and another from a group of parents. The ACLU’s lawsuit alleged that the program violated the state constitution’s ban on public money being used for religious purposes (some families will use ESA to pay for private religious schools), while the parents say the program unconstitutionally diverts money away from public schools. The ACLU’s lawsuit was thrown out in May by a District Court judge, but the group appealed to the Supreme Court. The parents’ lawsuit was upheld in January, but the state appealed to the Supreme Court as well. The court on Friday heard arguments in both cases. n If the court upholds the program, it could
be up and running as soon as November According to the Nevada Treasurer’s Office, ESA accounts could be reactivated as early as this fall if the
Supreme Court were to uphold the program. For that to happen, however, the court would have to rule relatively soon, around the beginning of August. The program has been in limbo since an injunction was placed on it by District Judge James Wilson in January. Before that, the Treasurer’s Office was in the middle of processing thousands of applications with an eye toward disbursing the first funds in February. n Defending the case has
cost Nevada about $420,000 With the ESA program’s status as the darling of Gov. Brian Sandoval and the Republican-controlled Legislature, the state retained the services of Bancroft PLLC, a vaunted Washington, D.C., firm that has taken on a number of conservative causes such as defending the Defense of Marriage Act and challenging the Affordable Care Act. Attorney General Adam Laxalt’s office said Bancroft gave the state a reduced fee, and that the full cost would have been around $800,000. n A decision could come soon
With Nevada Supreme Court Justice Nancy Saitta stepping down from the bench in a little more than a week, the court could choose to issue a ruling as early as next week. Even if the court decides not to uphold the program, a quick ruling would at least put the issue to bed for the thousands of applicants who have been in limbo. Many families have been forced to put off plans to move their children out of public school due to the uncertainty about how the courts would rule.
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Demographic fault lines and the 2016 election Editor’s note: In advance of the Oct. 19 presidential debate at UNLV, The Sunday and the Brookings Institution in partnership with UNLV and Brookings Mountain West are presenting a series of guest columns on state and national election issues. The columns will appear weekly.
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ow that the conventions are over, let the prognosticating begin. While the eyes of pundits and the public may be glued to daily polls, it is important to consider the sharp demographic fault lines behind these numbers. The most powerful one is a result of the nation’s recent diversity explosion: the rapid growth of Hispanic, Asian and other minority populations. Ethnic minorities accounted for 95 percent of the nation’s growth between 2000 and 2015, now approaching two-fifths of the U.S. population. GUEST COLUMN: This is signifiWILLIAM H. FREY cant because of the racial divide in voting. A majority of whites have voted for Republican presidential candidates in every election since 1968, and blacks have voted heavily Democratic even longer, with Hispanics and Asians trending Democratic over the past several elections. Minority clout was especially dominant in 2012. Mitt Romney garnered the highest white voting margin of any Republican since Ronald Reagan in 1984. Yet he lost to Barack Obama due to the rising size and support of the minority electorate. Key to Obama’s success was diversity’s impact on the Electoral College. His wins in Mountain West and other Sun Belt states — that in the past voted Republican — can be attributed in part to the widespread dispersion of Hispanics and Asians to western parts of the country, and the return of blacks to the South. Nevada, where the minority share of voters climbed from 20 percent in 2004 to 33 percent in 2012, is perhaps the best example of this change. In 2012, Obama’s wins in Nevada, Colorado and New Mexico were carried by minority votes; whites in those states largely voted Republican. This also was the case in Virginia and Florida. Add in Wisconsin, where the minority Democratic vote also bested the white Republican vote, and that was enough to make the difference, among swing states, for Obama’s Electoral College win. Even with this diversity surge, 2016 may not go so smoothly for Democrat Hillary Clinton. This is because of another demographic fault line playing out much more strongly than many anticipated — the cultural generation gap. This gap reflects the different experiences and values of older, mostly white
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Americans and the more racially diverse younger generations. The demographic measure of this gap shows that whites comprise 75 percent of Americans age 55 and older while racial minorities comprise 46 percent of those younger than 35. The generational divide involves different views of diversity itself. Surveys have shown that older whites are less accepting of immigration and America’s shifting demography than younger generations who predominantly embrace these changes. This is not to frame the former as racist or anti-youth, but as disconnected from the concerns of younger people who come from different backgrounds than them and who they view differently than their own children and grandchildren. The gap spills over into views of government: The older generation favors less spending and lower taxes compared with the young, who see benefits accruing to them from government programs associated with education, health care and a broader social safety net. Nor do they see eye to eye on social issues like abortion and same-sex marriage, which are more favored by the young. Because the two parties differ, often sharply, on these matters, the political divide between these age groups widened between the 2004 and 2012 presidential elections, with older voters favoring Republicans and younger voters favoring Democrats. Republican Donald Trump has seized on this divide as a strategy to hold back the Democrats’ advantage from the diversity surge. Trump’s call to embrace America’s past, by making it more insular and restricting immigration, has resonated strongly with older whites. The question then is: Given these fault lines of race, age and ideals, can Trump win in November? From an Electoral College perspective, his best opportunity lies with some of the “whiter” northern states, which Obama won by smaller margins: Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota. Winning there would require a higher voter turnout from whites, especially working-class whites, and a sharp increase in Republican support among those voters. If Trump were to take all of these states, as well as those taken by Romney, he would win 286-252. My estimates show that, while possible, this might be a long shot. To win most of these states, white voter turnout would have to be 4 percent higher than in the 2012 election, and the white Republican-minus-Democratic voting margin would have to be 8 percent higher. There is a possibility of Trump winning racially diverse Sun Belt states like Florida, Virginia, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico or North Carolina, which Obama barely lost in 2012. Yet here he runs the risk of minority voters rallying against him, which could easily counter any increased white support he may garner. In fact, I have calculated that with a big increase in Hispanic support Clinton could take Arizona, a state won by Republicans in 15 of the past 16 presidential contests. So the demographic lines have been drawn. The diversity that is sweeping the nation suggests that the future belongs to candidates who support issues embraced by the multicultural generation. Will this be the last presidential election that pits the old and the white against the young and the brown? Probably not. But it may be the most contentious. William H. Frey is a senior fellow with the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution and author of “Diversity Explosion: How New Racial Demographics are Remaking America.”
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system that does not learn on the ovember will be an guest column: go, but learns from the experiinteresting time for john hudak ences of other states. Part of that marijuana-reform policy learning has been built policy in the United into Question 2 around issues of States, and Nevada will play product testing, geographic access and licensure. a prominent role in that process. As five states However, when it comes to legalizing marijuana, consider joining Colorado, Washington, Oregon, the passage of an initiative is only the first step Alaska and the District of Columbia in legalizing toward a safe and functional regulatory system. recreational adult use of marijuana, understanding this policy and the systems around it has never Post-passage, there is significant discretion left to regulatory agencies — namely the Nevada Departbeen more important. Marijuana reform is not a simple policy change, ment of Taxation. The regulations and guidelines nor is it an issue focused solely on cannabis use. It developed as part of this system are essential to the affects a variety of policy areas including taxation, manner in which the market and system will operate. They will give Nevada the opportunity to build commerce, agriculture, criminal justice, public health, public safety, addiction and mental health, safeguards into policy so as to avoid some of the outcomes many voters may worry about. education, transportation, tourism and more. In a positive step, some elected officials are Marijuana reform isn’t just about getting high; it working toward that goal. Over the past year, I have is a dynamic, mainstream public-policy change spoken with legislators who come at this not necesthat voters must think through thoroughly. We have evidence about the effects of legal, adult- sarily as marijuana advocates, but forward-thinking policy makers. Their approach, which is policy use marijuana on a state. In Colorado, for instance, intelligence at its finest, argues that “if marijuana is marijuana-related arrests — often a gateway into legalized, Nevada better be ready.” As a result, offithe criminal justice system — have plummeted. In cials like state Sens. Patricia Farley and Tick Seger2015, the state raised over $130 million in tax and blom and Assemblyman Derek Armstrong have fee revenue from medical and recreational mariattended events to understand the issue thoroughly juana, and brought in over $71 million in the first and hear concerns among Nevadans of all stripes, five months of 2016. These funds are used to build from Question 2’s most passionate supporters to its schools, equip police departments, expand mental most ardent opponents. health and addiction services, and fund the regulaThe goal of these sessions is not to ensure tory system overseeing legal marijuana. Question 2 is passed, but to ensure that if it were Legal marijuana has meant economic gains for passed, Nevada would be prepared to construct states. An industry that used to operate in the the most effective, efficient and safe system based shadows among illicit home growers or through on best practices and risk management. Such a transnational drug organizations has stepped bipartisan, bicameral effort is one to praise, parinto the light, has embedded itself in a regulatory ticularly in an era of divisive, partisan politics and system, and now employs tens of thousands of a perceived neglect of the public interest. taxpayers. A recent study from Frontier FinanIn the end, when it comes to Question 2, voters cials and Arcview Market Research projected a should do what Farley, Segerblom and Armstrong similar positive economic impact for Nevada. have done: learn. Consume as much information as It’s important, too, to face facts. If Nevada voters you can about what the Nevada legalization system were to pass Question 2, legalizing adult-use maricould look like and what the experience has been in juana, pot wouldn’t suddenly burst onto the scene other states, and think hard about what you see as in the Silver State. Marijuana is here; it is used every the pros and cons of legalization. Rely on multiple day by Nevadans, and except for those accessing sources of information, not simply the ones that the legal medical market, users purchase illegally from a wholly unregulated one. That means the legal reiterate your pre-existing perspective. Think broadly about the impact of adult-use marijuana market’s benefits — consistency, oversight, product testing and safety, regulatory standards and enforce- — beyond joints and bongs — and about the public ment — cannot be accessed for Nevada’s many recre- policy effects of reform. And most important, if Question 2 passes and ational marijuana users. you have opposed it, you don’t throw in the towel. A This is not to say that legalization comes withsystem that allows legal, adult-use marijuana needs out risk. Bumps in the road for early-adopting people to voice their concerns as much as it needs states have involved product consistency and people to shower it with praise. Because if the syspotency, product testing, packaging, excessive tem is going to work, it must at least consider and ingestion and consumer education. In response, perhaps account for Nevadans’ diverse views. states such as Colorado and Washington used the John Hudak, Ph.D., is a senior fellow and deputy diregulatory system to make improvements. rector at the Center for Effective Public Management If Nevada opts to legalize, it will face many of at the Brookings Institution. He is a guest scholar and the same questions, though not necessarily the faculty affiliate at UNLV. same problems. 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Understanding the TARP and MHA The Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) is a national government program created in 2008 in response to the subprime mortgage crisis. While this program was primarily geared toward bailing out banks and other major corporations, some relief also extended to underwater homeowners. There are multiple homeownership preservation programs that fall under the TARP umbrella, including the MHA, which was created in 2009. Xenophon Peters, esq.
The MHA includes the following key components Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP): HAMP helps homeowners lower their monthly mortgage payments if they are struggling to make payments due to financial hardship and/or are delinquent or in danger of falling behind on their payments. The deadline for applying for HAMP is Dec. 30. Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP): HARP helps underwater homeowners refinance their mortgages. People who are current on their mortgage and have Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac loans may be eligible for this program. The deadline for applying for HARP is Dec. 31. Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives Program (HAFA): HAFA helps homeowners who are at risk of foreclosure execute a short sale of their home or receive a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure. The deadline for applying for HAFA is Dec. 30.
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How does this affect nevada? Another component to the MHA is the Hardest Hit Fund (HHF), which provides additional funding to states with especially high foreclosure rates. Nevada was included in the HHF, and while many other states have since recovered, homeowners in Nevada have yet to fully bounce back. RealtyTrac reported that by the end of 2015, 27.7 percent of Nevada homeowners were underwater, the highest percentage of underwater homes within a U.S. metropolitan area. The Nevada Foreclosure Mediation Program (FMP) program was created in 2009 as another resource to help homeowners in the state who were facing foreclosure. This program forces banks to the table to negotiate and helps the homeowner and bank find a mutually acceptable outcome. Along with the programs noted above, there is talk that the FMP also may be ending in 2016.
What happens when these programs end? If your home is underwater or your mortgage is past due and you haven’t obtained a loan modification or refinance to retain your home, or short sold to surrender your home, time is running out to take advantage of these programs. People who have been accepted will remain in the program while it sunsets, and the application deadlines for everyone else are Dec. 30 and 31. However, it can take months to get accepted, so it’s important to apply as soon as possible. Furthermore, there will likely be a rush on applications during October and November, making this summer and early fall the best chance for homeowners to fix mortgages, reduce unpaid principal balances or liquidate homes.
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Will there be more of these programs in the future? There will probably still be short sale and loan modification programs, but it’s unlikely that they’ll be backed by the federal government. They will probably be harder to get, have less favorable terms and be more expensive in the short term and long term. Xenophon Peters, Esq.
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aesars Palace celebrates its 50th birthday Aug. 6, marking its rich history as the Strip’s first truly “themed” hotel. To celebrate that milestone, we offer this list of 30 reasons to love Caesars Palace (a list of 50 is available at lasvegassun.com). There are doubtless many more than 50, but we’ll wait to uncork those for future anniversaries. 30: The 1996 Oscar De La Hoya-Julio Cesar Chavez boxing match, won by De La Hoya in a four-round TKO (this was my first Las Vegas boxing match). 29: The hot-tub scene in “Rain Man” in the “Rain Man” suite, made possible when communications executive Debbie Munch appeased guests bothered by the noise of the Jacuzzi by inviting them into the shoot to watch the scene being filmed. 28: Santa Fe & The Fat City Horns, who also headlined the late, great Nero’s Nook. 27: In the hotel’s early years, staffers were required to wear togas to work, and phone messages were delivered in pneumatic tubes. 26: The gnocchi at Rao’s. 25: The night a guy was shadowboxing with the Joe Louis statue at the sports book and, while bobbing and weaving, hit his head on Louis’ right hand and knocked himself out.
Caesars when the hotel 24: The years that opened: 75 cents. Louis himself worked as 16: The Absinthe a casino-floor host at the fifth-anniversary party hotel. in 2015, when perform23: The Twitter feed ers dressed as centurions of current Caesars Palace blaring horns led the cast President Gary Selesner from the Spiegeltent to the (@searcher0731), loaded Gossy Room — startling with informative and JOHN hundreds of gamblers and interesting restaurant KATSILOMETES onlookers. reviews. 15: The taping of the 22: The horse stampede “Today” show at Roman on the Strip in November Plaza in January, when 2012 that announced the guest co-host Jenna Bush Hager climbed residency of Shania Twain at the a light standard to pose for photos. Colosseum. 14: Five original Caesars employees 21: The moment in that show when are still on-staff today. Shania sang, “Still The One” to one of 13: Funny, funny, show: Chris Rock her horses. at the Colosseum in November 2007, as 20: A great show that nonetheless part of the Comedy Festival. sailed under the radar: The B-52s at 12: Another funny, funny show: Pure nightclub in July 2009. Zach Galifianakis and Sarah Silverman 19: The number of bones broken, co-headlining a midnight show in a fractured or chipped by Evel Knievel afCaesars ballroom during the Comedy ter he crashed during his attempted leap Festival. Highlight of that show: Galiof the Caesars fountains on Dec. 31, 1967 fianakis stripping to an Orphan Annie (Knievel was always quick to remind costume during a rendition of “The Sun that he actually cleared the fountains, Will Come Out Tomorrow.” thus executing a successful jump). 11: Seeing superstar chef Gordon 18: With a better bike and a more Ramsay walking at great pace through calculated read on the speed and ramp the casino so he won’t be recognized. angles required for a safe landing, his 10: The exhibition NHL game in the son Robbie Knievel successfully comsummer of 1991 between the New York pleted a fountain jump in April 1989. Rangers and L.A. Kings, when a rink 17: The cost of an ice cream soda at
was set up over the hotel’s parking lot and survived 95-degree temperatures (a crowd of 13,000 watched the Kings defeat the Rangers, 5-2). 9: The Caesars Palace Grand Prix, held 1981-84 on a winding course that incorporated the hotel’s parking lot. 8: The return of Celine Dion to hundreds of employees and fans at the hotel’s main entrance, in March 2011. 7: The legendary title bout between Sugar Ray Leonard and Tommy Hearns, held outdoors on Sept. 16, 1981, for 23,618 fans and won by Leonard on a 14th-round TKO (Hearns was leading that fight on all three judges’ scorecards). 6: The hotel opened with a single tower on Aug. 6, 1966; today, six are standing. 5: Headlining act on opening night: Andy Williams. 4: Closing act at Circus Maximus in September 2000: Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormet. 3: All-time Circus Maximus headliners: Frank, Dean and Sammy. 2: Shecky Greene’s priceless comment, after he drunkenly navigated his Oldsmobile convertible into the Caesars fountains in 1968, when he told arriving police officers: “No spray wax.” 1: The great Jay Sarno, who founded the hotel and has been described by former Mayor Oscar Goodman as the true father of Las Vegas.
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Caring for your injured child at home
Sprains, breaks, bruises and cuts are all part of being a kid, and most children will suffer an injury at some point. While the severity and type of injury will vary, most parents will have to care for an injured and healing child at home. “There are multiple components to the healing process. It’s physical, mental and emotional, and each needs to be accounted for,” said Carmen Leung, MS, Child Life Specialist at Sunrise Children’s Hospital. Being prepared and knowing how to care for an injured child can make for a calmer, more relaxed healing process. Emotional soothing After an injury, your child may feel anxious and shaken up. The extent of the emotional impact will depend on his or her personality, the circumstances surrounding the injury, the severity of the injury and/or the ongoing care following the injury. While there is no way to entirely mitigate this stress, there are ways to help your child process and cope with it. “The best thing you can do is communicate openly with your child; ask them how they’re feeling, what they need and what would make them feel better,” Leung said. She also recommended that parents focus on finding solutions while always being sure to validate the child’s feelings. “Don’t dismiss their pain or tell them not to cry. Explain that crying is OK while still working toward a solution. It can be as simple as saying, ‘Yes, I know this hurts, but what can I do to make it better?’” Leung said. For children whose injuries were traumatic and/or non-accidental, extended counseling might also be necessary. Talk to your pediatrician if this is the case, or if your child continues to show signs of emotional stress for a prolonged period, regardless of the severity of the injury. Leung said that if the child continues to act out or regress behaviorally, he or she may still be experiencing pain or emotional trauma.
Re-establishing routine While many children delight in the idea of lying on the couch all day watching TV, this gets old quickly and restlessness sets in within a couple of days. One of the most important things parents can do for their recovering child is maintain and encourage his or her regular routine. “Returning to their routine helps establish the child’s sense of normalcy following an injury,” Leung said. Reintegrate the child into a routine as much as is reasonable and make adaptations if need be. For example, if the child’s normal chore is to do the dishes but he or she has a broken arm, change the chore to taking out the garbage. Collaborate with the child when finding new chores and activities post-injury.
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Tips for making it fun Beyond chores and normal routines, you should try to help keep your child busy and distracted with fun activities. “Any injury that requires prolonged healing is difficult, and it’s especially tough for athletic children,” Leung said. Finding new activities to replace physical ones can help pass the time and ease the healing process. Leung recommends adapting activities to the child’s interests as much as possible. For example, if the child normally plays basketball, setting up a beanbag-toss game might be a good substitute. Other fun activities include:
Paint, color or play with clay.
Throw a minidance party for you and your child.
Plant a mini herb garden to tend to, or plant some flowers in the backyard.
Have a family game night.
Throw a movie night and invite the child’s friends.
Set up a treasure Play instruments, or scavenger hunt even if it’s just the in the backyard. harmonica, maracas or the recorder.
Have story and reading time; maybe even dress up and enact some favorite tales.
Teach a new craft such as knitting, crocheting or making friendship bracelets.
Caring for yourself after your child is injured Many parents experience a sense of helplessness, frustration and even guilt following their child’s injury. Parents experiencing such feelings should be sure to dedicate time to heal and care for themselves, as well. “I try to remind parents that kids are kids and while we do everything we can to prevent it, they’re going to get into trouble sometimes. Parents can’t always be there to protect them and accidents happen, so focus on moving forward and being there for the child now instead of dwelling on the past,” Leung said. Staying positive and modeling patient, kind behavior, even when you’re stressed out, will help keep your child at ease. It may also be beneficial to view your child’s injury as an opportunity to bond with him or her and spend extra time together that you may not have had otherwise. Children pick up on anxious energy, so if your attitude is positive and upbeat, your child will likely adopt a similar outlook.
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A designer’s love affair with the city’s lush aesthetic is reflected in his furniture By Samantha Rea
Special to The Sunday
Michael Amini fell in love with Las Vegas on his first visit, in 1979. And the Iranian designer says the city has been his chief source of inspiration since he set up his home-furnishings company in the ’80s. In fact, the lobby of its North Carolina headquarters has a replica of the fountain from the Forum Shops at Caesars. In Las Vegas, Amini displays his designs twice a year, in an 85,000-square-foot showroom where he sets up a fountain-projection laser show that mimics the Strip’s most famous fountain — Bellagio’s. Although he lives in Los Angeles, he has a home here designed to resemble the Venetian. It’s the penthouse of a 43-story building, and “the whole entry ceiling is painted,” Amini says. “Unlike the Venetian hotel, it’s real painting; it’s pretty see the work spectacular.” Michael Amini will Amini, in town for the showcase his designs Las Vegas Market home at the Las Vegas Mardecor show, will spend ket through Aug. 4. His much of his time here dework can be browsed lighting in local culture. at amini.com. “Vegas is a place you can do anything you want! You can eat the best, see the best; the luxury that exists there is like none in the world.” But amusement is secondary to artistry for Amini. He calls Las Vegas “a shopping center for seeds of inspiration. You could be driving, or having dinner; as long as you observe, you are shopping for seeds. Once you have that seed, you can create anything you want.” Amini takes pictures when he feels inspired, whether of a restaurant interior or a casino facade. Of his Excelsior collection, he says: “I remember walking along Las Vegas Boulevard, and I took a picture of one of the hotels, of its architecture. That picture formed the entire collection; it came to life in three months!” Amini says the glamor of his Hollywood Swank collection is actually “directly related to what you see in Vegas: the mirrors, the crystals, the stainless steel of the casinos.” A Moroccan-themed collection was inspired by windows outside the Venetian. “We do a traditional Old World collection, for which the inspiration is Europe, but again, Vegas is a living Europe,” he said. Amini likens the Strip’s way of reinventing fantastic locales to the way he takes aesthetics from the world around him and makes them his own. One of his customers described his designs as “Amini-ised.” “All these hotels mimic a certain place, but they have touches those places don’t really have; they’ve been Las Vegas-ised!”
Much of designer Michael Amini’s work is inspired by Las Vegas, which he says is “a living Europe.” (courtesy)
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LOOKING FOR A NEW BEST FRIEND?
The Animal Foundation and the Nevada Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals are shelters dedicated to finding homes for dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, turtles and more. Each week, we feature a selection of animals available for adoption.
Guillermo (A908562)
Miss Sally (A905380)
Ariana
Reaghan
Age: 2-year-old neutered male Breed: Chihuahua Description: Guillermo can’t wait for a nice lap to curl up on. Adopt him, and this happy boy will greet you every day with a smile. Adoption fee: $155
Age: 2-year-old spayed female Breed: Domestic longhair Description: Miss Sally is friendly and can’t wait for a human companion to love and give her lots of cuddles. Adoption fee: $25
Age: 10-year-old spayed female Breed: Chihuahua Description: Ariana hears you tell her she’s a little angel and looks at you as if to say, “Do you really mean it?” She craves attention and reassurance. Adoption fee: $25
Age: 6-month-old female Breed: American guinea pig Description: Reaghan feels safe and content sitting in gentle laps. She asks for a home where she can continue getting bowls of fresh salad greens each afternoon. Adoption fee: $10
Minnie (A905026)
Duke (A908340)
Jasper
Aisling
Age: 4-year-old spayed female Breed: Domestic shorthair Description: Minnie can be a bit mousey, but she is sweet and just needs time to come out of her shell. Adoption fee: $25
Age: 3-year-old male Breed: Dachshund and Chihuahua mix Description: Pets and ear scratches will get Duke’s tail wagging. He’s friendly and loves getting attention. Adoption fee: $155
Age: 2-year-old neutered male Breed: Tuxedo shorthair Description: Jasper is observant and likes to perch at the highest point in the room so he can monitor his loved ones and keep an eye on the kitchen. He is great with people and cats. Adoption fee: $40
Age: 2-year-old spayed female Breed: Dwarf and Marten mix Description: Aisling is quiet-natured and humble. She cherishes every act of kindness and compassion and would love to have a sweet sister for lifelong companionship. Adoption fee: $25
Paige (A900003)
Smokey (A909251)
Erin
Colin
Age: 3-year-old spayed female Breed: Pit bull terrier Description: Paige is energetic and playful. She’s social, outgoing around people and will come right up to you for affection and playtime. Adoption fee: $25
Age: 11-month-old male Breed: Domestic shorthair Description: Smokey is spritely and playful. He loves attention and has no problem being picked up for cuddles. Adoption fee: $25
Age: 6-year-old spayed female Breed: Dilute tortoiseshell Description: Erin winds in figure-8s between your legs, purring heartily, while you pet her and talk to her. A calm home environment is ideal. Adoption fee: $20
Age: 3-month-old neutered male Breed: White shepherd mix Description: Since Colin’s rescue from owners convicted of animal cruelty, he has been lovingly raised and socialized in a wonderful foster home. Adoption fee: $150
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MUSCle ( a n d m ay b e a n e m p i r e )
Local bodybuilders take business across the country By Case Keefer
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Staff Writer
arissa Reis never minded the grueling two-a-day workouts. It was the eating that she found most difficult about her 10year career as a world-champion bodybuilder. The 37-yearold Las Vegan, originally from Brasilia, Brazil, could only trust meals she prepared herself, which was far from ideal. “I’m a terrible cook,” Reis said. “Since I started competing, all my meals were very boring because I didn’t know how to cook. I always said, ‘If only I had cooks to do what I want and put in a little more taste.’ ” Now she’s got a team of cooks, and not only for her own benefit. Reis and then-boyfriend/fellow bodybuilder Andrew Bick opened ProteinHouse restaurant three years ago near Eastern Avenue and Silverado Ranch Boulevard, and have operated it ever since. It’s one of the most successful local examples of the booming healthy-restaurant industry. Research from the National Restaurant Association indicates 7 out of 10 adults have started to eat at healthier restaurants in the past two years. And Forbes reports that projections indicate global sales of healthy food products will eclipse $1 trillion in 2017. “I’m happy to be a part of health-food restaurants all across America,” Reis said. “I don’t see it as competitive, to be honest. I get really happy when I see other health-food openings because I think that’s what people need.” Reis hopes ProteinHouse separates from the pack by being more inclusive. The restaurant caters to everyone from the mostly carnivorous (the muscle-builder burger has two bison patties topped with Canadian bacon) to vegans (the vegan bowl has 13 vegetables). It also makes the common health-food promises of never freezing any meat and only using high-quality ingredients. “I’ve seen people say they don’t want to come here because they
don’t feel like they’re in shape,” Reis said. “I say, this is where people get motivated. We don’t care what you look like.” Reis took up bodybuilding to go with a modeling career, and moved to Miami to realize her dream of becoming the first Brazilian to win an International Federation of BodyBuilders championship. She lived in South Florida for a few years before moving to Las Vegas six years ago to be with Bick. The two decided to open the restau-
rant as a precursor to whittling down their travel schedule for competitions and starting a family, but broke up under the pressures of working together. “It was so stressful when the restaurant first opened up,” Reis said. “The whole team, we had to fire when we started. It was really difficult, but we were naive, too. I think the hardest part is to find good people who can work for you who you trust.” ProteinHouse settled in during its sec-
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REIS’ GO-TO ORDER Reis frequently finds herself coming back to the same dish: the build-your-own bowl with rice, chicken breast, peanut sauce and asparagus. “I eat very plain, very clean,” Reis said. “So that’s my favorite. I always have to be in shape, and my body works really well with low carbs. I usually eat carbs until noon and then no more carbs — just proteins and veggies. That’s what works best for me, but everyone is different.”
PROTEINHOUSE 9555 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 125, Las Vegas 9 a.m.-10 p.m. n Breakfast, salads, wraps, burgers, bowls and smoothies
ond year. Bick undertook management duties, with Reis putting more emphasis on outside tasks such as marketing and financing. And they found the right people. That’s when the restaurant started to take off. Word spread particularly fast in bodybuilding circles, and Las Vegas being a frequent stop for many in that community, gym rats would return to their homes and crave more. “People would call here like, ‘When
are you going to franchise? When are you going to franchise?’ ” Reis recalled. “Then we said, ‘You know what? I think that’s the next step,’ because people were going crazy for that.” The first franchised location opened this year outside of Salt Lake City, and five more, ranging from Orange County, Calif., to Kansas City, Mo., are set to join in the coming months. “We were not thinking about franchising or anything when we opened,” Reis
Larissa Reis, a former competitive bodybuilder, founded ProteinHouse in Las Vegas but is branching out to other states. (L.E. Baskow/staff)
said. “We just wanted a place where we could come and eat.” The restaurant has turned out to be much more than that, and is usually full of patrons in gym clothes from breakfast starting at 9 a.m. to dinner concluding at 10 p.m. Reis retired from competition last year, though she still maintains a strict diet and works out as diligently as ever. She’s not ruling out a return to bodybuilding, but for now, it’s all Protein-
House. Stopping by the restaurant sure beats dreading the next meal. “When I didn’t have this restaurant, we had to be doing our own food all the time,” Reis said. “Every Sunday, I’d prep my meals for the week because we wouldn’t have time to cook because it takes a long time. It’s boring because you get the meal cold, put in the microwave and lose the nutrients because it’s not fresh anymore. That’s one thing we don’t have at ProteinHouse.”
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how to bet the olympic games
The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro is fast approaching, and for many fans and bettors, it can’t come a moment too soon. One of the most watched and longest-running sporting events in the world, the Olympics are especially exciting for Las Vegas this year, as it’s the first time in 15 years that betting on the games hasn’t been outlawed. Betting on the Olympics was banned in 2001 when Nevada Gaming Control made it illegal to bet on any amateur sport, and it wasn’t until 2015 that an amendment passed excluding the Olympics from that ban. Finally, sports books and bettors across the state can get in on the Olympic action come Aug. 5. Here is what you should expect when betting the Games.
Ways to bet the Olympics Moneyline These wagers refer to straight-up bets for the winner of 1 any given competition, but not necessarily only medal competitions. Moneyline wagers can be placed on team events as well as single-player, head-to-head match-ups.
sports added to the mix This year’s Olympics will feature golf and rugby sevens for the first time in a century. The last time golf was played during the Olympics was in 1904 in St. Louis after appearing for the first time in 1900 in Paris. Rugby had a slightly longer stint as an Olympic sport, being played as a 15-player game from 1900-1924. This year, rugby will be played as a seven-player team sport. Look out for both of these events at the sports book — especially men’s golf, which already is generating lots of excitement.
206 countries compete, with over 10,000 athletes attending.
Rio de Janeiro is the first South American city to host the Olympics.
To win the gold medal Similar to the moneyline but pared 2 further, you can bet on who will win gold medals. These bets tend to be especially solid wagers to place on team sports because bettors don’t have to bet per event, simply by overall outcome. Note: Some sports books will offer the option to bet on a team winning any medal in a given competition, without specifying gold, silver or bronze. These bets are easier to win but don’t pay as much.
There are 306 events during the 17 days.
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Prop bets Prop bets can cover a wide variety of wagers and will likely be 3 popular for the Olympics in Nevada sports books. One of the most common prop bets is a medal-count bet. This is a wager on a country for how many medals it will win overall. These are usually wagered as over/under bets, meaning the bettor will wager on a country winning more or fewer medals than the sports book’s prediction.
USA total medals Over 41.5 medals (-110) Under 41.5 medals (-120)
Will the USA win the 2016 men’s basketball gold medal? Yes -900 No +600
If you bet American athletes will collect more than 41.5 medals, for every $1.10 you bet, you’ll win $1, plus the money you spent on the bet If you bet they will collect fewer than 41.5 medals, for every $1.20 you bet, you’ll win $1, plus the money you spent on the bet If you bet Team USA wins, for every $9 you bet, you’ll win $1, plus the money you spent on the bet If you bet they lose, for every $1 you bet, you’ll win $6, plus the money you spent on the bet
Which bets are the most popular? With so many events, some will be more popular at the sports books than others. Handball, for instance, may not have any betting lines attached to it. Some of the biggest competitions for betting will likely be men’s basketball, men’s track and field, men’s swimming and both men’s and women’s soccer.
Will Usain Bolt win the 2016 100-meter dash gold medal? Yes -190
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CASINO PROMOTIONS SUNSET STATION
$25,000 Royal Deal Date: July 31 Time: Hourly, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Information: Win up to $2,500. Earn entries playing table games.
STATION CASINOS
Military Mondays Date: Ongoing Locations: All Station properties, Fiesta Henderson and Fiesta Rancho Information: Veterans and active military members receive discounts. Birthday bonus kiosk game Date: July 31 Locations: All Station properties, Fiesta Henderson and Fiesta Rancho Information: Players can win up to $40,000, slot play, points, dining credits and more. Point multipliers Date: July 31 Locations: All Station properties, Fiesta Henderson and Fiesta Rancho Information: Players can receive 10x points on slots and 6x points on video poker. Additionally, Wildfire properties will offer point multipliers. $2 Million Birthday Blast Date: July 31 Time: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Locations: All Station properties, Fiesta Henderson and Fiesta Rancho Information: Earn 100 points to receive a scratch card. Top prizes include cars and cruises. Birthday Wishes cash drawing Date: July 31 Time: 6:15 p.m. Locations: All Station properties, Fiesta Henderson and Fiesta Rancho Information: Win up to $10,000. Swipe card at kiosk for 10 free entries.
FIESTA HENDERSON
Liquor giveaway Date: Thursdays in August Time: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Information: Earn 150 points to receive a bottle of liquor. Earn 300 more points to receive another. On Aug. 4, receive Stoli Chocolat Kokonut.
EL CORTEZ
75th anniversary $75,000 drawing Date: Thursdays through October Time: Drawing at 7 p.m. Information: One winner will receive 500,000 points; two winners will receive 250,000 points; five winners will receive 100,000 points; and 10 winners will receive 50,000 points.
Players will earn one virtual drawing ticket for every 100 slot-based points earned every day of the week; earn 3x entries on Thursdays. Saturday Point Fever Date: Saturdays in August Information: Earn one ticket for every 200 points during the week. Ten Club Cortez members will be selected for the opportunity to win 100,000 points. Wednesday Point Madness Date: Wednesdays Time: 6:15 p.m. Information: From midnight Mondays to 6 p.m. Wednesdays, players can earn one entry ticket for each slotbase point earned, and be one of 10 winners to receive 50,000 points.
SUNCOAST
Point multipliers Date: July 31 Information: Earn 10x points on reels and 6x points on video poker.
WILDFIRE
Gift giveaway Date: Wednesdays in August Information: On Aug. 3, chairman members can pick up a Wildfire car shade for free. Other guests are eligible after earning 250 points.
SAM’s Town
Big Spin hot seat Date: July 31 Time: 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 p.m. Information: One table player will be randomly selected to win prizes including dining, slot play and cash up to $1,000.
TUSCANY
your receipt for a battery-operated toothbrush. Sunday point multipliers Date: July 31 Information: Earn 10x points on reels and video reels and 2x points on video poker. $50,000 Beat the Heat drawing Date: Saturdays through Aug. 27 Time: 7:15 p.m. Information: Earn drawing tickets from slot play. Swipe Monday-Friday for 20 free entries. Twenty winners selected each week with a max prize of $3,000. Play for Prizes Date: Aug. 1-12 Information: Redeem points for gift cards to Best Buy, Earl of Sandwich and the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf. August gifts Date: Saturdays and Sundays in August Time: 12:01 a.m.-6:59 p.m. Information: Earn 100 base points on video slots or 500 base points on video poker on gift day. Get kitchen towels on Aug. 6 and an LED light with remote on Aug. 7. Point multipliers Date: Fridays and Sundays in August Information: Earn 10x points on select reels and video reels, and 2x points on select video poker on Sundays in August. Valid 12:01 a.m.-11:59 p.m. Additionally, earn 10x points on select reels and video reels on Fridays. Valid 5-9 p.m. Wednesday point multipliers Date: Aug. 3, 17 and 31 Time: 12:01 a.m.-11:59 p.m. Information: Earn 10x points on reels and video reels on those days.
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PALMS
Car wash Date: Thursdays in August Time: 12:01 a.m.-11:59 p.m. Information: Earn 100 points on slots or 500 points on video poker to receive a Terrible Herbst car wash.
Gift day Date: July 31 Information: Earn 300 same-day base points for a gift.
60th anniversary kiosk game When: Throughout the summer Information: Win point multipliers and drawing entries.
July Gifts Date: July 31 Time: Midnight-6:59 p.m. Information: Earn 100 base points on video slots or 500 base points on video poker. Swipe your card at any promotional kiosk and redeem
$15,000 High Stakes swipe and win Date: Aug. 3, 17 and 31 Time: 12:01 a.m.-9:59 p.m. Information: Earn 25 points on slots or 100 points on video poker to earn a swipe. Win up to $100 in play, din-
ing credits, gifts and more.
FIESTA RANCHO
Summer Daze gift giveaway Date: Thursdays in August Time: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Information: Earn 300 points to receive a bottle of liquor. Earn 300 more points to receive another. On Aug. 4, guests can receive Three Olives Vodka.
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Samsung Galaxy Tablet giveaway Date: July 31 Information: Valid at both locations. Earn 40,000 base points to receive a tablet. Summer Swipe Out Date: Aug. 2-11 Information: Valid at both locations. Swipe loyalty card at kiosk to play. Win up to $1,000.
SILVERTON
Rip ’n’ Win pull tabs Date: Fridays and Saturdays in August Information: Rewards club members may earn one pull tab per day with a chance to win up to $10,000. Five gold pull tab winners will be drawn to win $1,000 in slot play on Aug. 31. Earn & Win ice cream maker Date: Wednesdays in August Information: Earn 1,500 points to receive an ice cream maker. Earn & Win buffet Date: Thursdays in August Information: Earn 50 points for a lunch buffet or 100 points for a dinner buffet. Senior Mondays Date: Mondays Time: Drawings at 4 p.m. Information: Names will be drawn for a chance to win cash and free play. Players 50 and older will receive dining discounts.
ALIANTE
$300,000 car and slot-play giveaway Date: Through Aug. 28 Information: New cars will be awarded every other weekend. Guests must actively play on a slot machine to participate. Cars will be randomly given away between noon Saturday and 11:59 p.m. Sunday. A Dodge Challenger giveaway is July 31. A Camaro giveaway is Aug. 13-14. A Mustang giveaway is Aug. 27-28.
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Bingo kiosk game Date: Aug. 1-27 Information: Earn 20 points daily for one swipe and 40 points daily for a second swipe. Each complete bingo card unlocks a new pattern. A pattern match is a guaranteed prize, including slot play, resort dollars, point grants and more. Players without a pattern match earn drawing entries into $15,000 slot play drawing weekends. Guest with a completed pattern will win up to $2,500 in slot play. Each complete bingo card earns five entries into the bingo finale. $15,000 slot play weekends Date: Through Aug. 20 Information: Drawings are 5:15, 7:15 and 9:15 p.m. Aug. 6 and 20. Table Games Staycation drawing Date: Aug. 1-26 Information: Win a staycation at Aliante by playing table games. Every Friday, a winner will be announced at a 7:45 p.m. drawing. The first-place prize will be an Aliante staycation, $500 and a $50 food credit. Point multiplier Date: Wednesdays in August Information: Earn 5x points on video poker and 10x on reels. $2,500 senior slot tournament Date: Aug. 9 Time: Noon-4 p.m. Information: For players 50 and older. Play in one three-minute slot session. Must have loyalty card. $10,000 Mobile Hot Seat Date: Sundays in August Time: Hourly, noon-5 p.m. Information: Active mobile users who accept the Hot Seat offer from the Aliante mobile app will qualify. Five winners will win $50 in free slot play each hour; at 6 p.m., the winners and prizes will double.
HOOTERS
Point multipliers Date: Wednesdays Information: Earn 10x points on select machines.
DOWNTOWN GRAND
2017 Cadillac XT5 giveaway Date: Through Oct. 1 Time: 10 p.m. Information: Receive one virtual drawing ticket for every 25 base points earned on slots, video poker or live table games. Three players will be drawn for a chance to win a car in their choice of red, white or blue. Multiplier Mondays Date: Mondays Information: Receive point multipliers and bonus entries for drawings
based on tier status. Valid only for current monthly promotions.
1,000 video poker points to receive Bella Russo bedding pieces.
Look. Listen. Play. Date: Fridays and Saturdays in August Time: Drawings hourly, 7 p.m.-midnight Information: Receive one virtual entry for every 25 base points earned. Five players will receive a mini electronics gift or $100 in play. At midnight, one grand prize winner will choose a gift box.
Anniversary T-shirt and polo giveaway Date: Aug. 11-12 Time: 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Information: Earn 250 slot points or 500 video poker points to receive an anniversary T-shirt. Players who earn an additional 250 slot points or 500 video poker points will receive an SLS polo.
SOUTH POINT
$600,000 July Money Madness Date: July 31 Information: Players with slot cards can win a cash progressive bonus of up to $25,000. Active players using their slot cards will win $25 in play when the bonus hits.
Silver sevens
2016 Camaro giveaway Date: July 31 Time: Drawing is at 5 p.m. July 31 Information: Earn one drawing entry for every 100 points earned in July. Receive 10x drawing entries every Sunday and Wednesday. Progressive multiplier Date: Mondays in August Time: Get 100 base points to qualify. Earn up to 12x points; amount of multiplier increases each week. Collect & Win Date: Tuesdays in August Information: Collect icons through play. Earn up to $750 in slot play. Nifty 50 slot tournament Date: Wednesdays in August Time: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Information: For players 50 and older. Win up to $1,000 in slot play. Money Booth Date: Thursdays in August Information: Earn one ticket for every 100 base points. Players will enter booth and have 20 seconds to grab as much money as possible.
Point multiplier Date: Sundays in August Information: Receive 10x points playing slot machines. $3.5 million Reels of Riches Date: Aug. 6, 13 and 20 Time: 8 p.m. Information: Ten winners will be selected for a chance to win up to $250,000. Bonus drawings will take place at 6 and 7 p.m. Aug. 20, with the final drawing at 9 p.m., where 10 finalists will have a chance to win up to $1 million. To participate, players must earn 100 slot points to gain five drawing entries or 100 video poker points to gain one drawing entry. Additionally, guests who have an average bet of $15 for one hour on table games will receive one drawing entry. Double entries can be earned Monday through Wednesday until Aug. 17. Entries reset weekly. $10,000 weekly baccarat drawing Date: Fridays in August Time: Hourly from 8 p.m. to midnight Information: Two people will be drawn to spin a wheel for a chance to win up to $1,000 in play. To participate, players must be dealt a winning natural 8 or 9 in order to gain one drawing entry. Entries reset weekly.
PLAZA
Spin2Win Date: Daily Time: 8:15 p.m. Information: Earn drawing entries playing slot machines and blackjack. Win up to $1,000 in play.
100x Multiplier drawing Date: Fridays in August Time: 8:30 p.m. Information: Earn one entry for every 100 base points. Fifty players will win from 10x to 100x points.
$500 On Us Date: Daily Time: 8 a.m.-midnight Information: Sign up for a loyalty card and receive up to $500.
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Jokers Wild
Point multiplier Date: July 31 Information: Earn 10x points on slot machines. Excludes video poker. Bella Russo bedding Date: Thursdays and Fridays in August Time: 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Information: Earn 500 slot points or
Hot seat giveaway Date: July 31 Time: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Information: One player will win $50 every hour. Rolling For Dough Date: Fridays Time: Slot players eligible 1-9Â p.m.
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he nomination by her party of Hillary Clinton for president is the pinnacle breakthrough in the progression of women’s rights and achievements in America. In a country that sends women into combat and into space, to serve on the Supreme Court and as the nation’s chief prosecutor, and into the chambers of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the White House has until now remained beyond reach. It was a matter of the right time and the right candidate. And when it arrived, it was more than just historic. The Democratic Party’s salute to Clinton as its choice for the nation’s commander in chief will spawn nowachievable dreams among young girls. It will not just free them to pursue any job, but empower them with confidence that their gender won’t hold them back. The acclamation to send Clinton into the general election in November occurred in the most appropriate of places — Philadelphia, where our Constitution was written with wise al-
lowances for adjustments. One of them occurred in 1920, with the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote. Clinton’s mother, Dorothy Howell Rodham, was 1 year old. Another electoral breakthrough would occur before last week’s milestone: the election of a black man, Barack Obama, in 2008 — the first president since Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1956 to win election and re-election not just with the most votes, but an absolute majority. Clinton ran unsuccessfully against Obama in 2008, but emerged as his secretary of state. She was, at the time, at the top of her career, one that began immediately out of law school when she became an advocate for children, especially those who had disabilities or were short-changed in education. Her passion for children wasn’t some passing whim; as first lady, Clinton shepherded bipartisan support for the largest expansion of public health insurance coverage since Medicaid in
1965, with the creation of the Children’s Health Insurance Program which has brought insurance to many millions of children. And Clinton proved her commitment to women’s rights with a daring speech in 1995, pointedly delivered at a world conference of women in Beijing. Here is how The New York Times began its account: “Speaking more forcefully on human rights than any American dignitary has on Chinese soil, Hillary Rodham Clinton catalogued a devastating litany of abuse that has afflicted women around the world today and criticized China for seeking to limit free and open discussion of women’s issues here.” As Meryl Streep remarked last week about Clinton: She’s got grace — and grit. That brings us to today, to a world where women still aren’t paid fairly, the government wants to dictate to women about their bodies and the other party’s candidate lobs insults at women and judges them by their appearances. We as a nation will benefit from a woman’s
perspective and passion in the Oval Office. Excitement for that prospect prompted a woman to respond to a friend on Facebook who didn’t understand the importance of a woman being nominated to lead our country. “Maybe you don’t understand because when you were growing up, you didn’t hear people say that a woman could never be president because she’s unstable during ‘that time of month.’ Maybe you don’t understand because you have always had female bosses and pastors and mayors. Maybe you don’t understand because you didn’t have to do the hard work of claiming your worth when everyone around you judged your value by the number of children you bore and the cleanliness of your house. “Like or dislike Hillary Clinton, please do not underestimate the importance of this moment. You cannot possibly understand me if you can’t understand why I cried during my commute home while listening to the roll call.”
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS SUNDAY, JULY 31 Music Bingo: This new game puts a twist on a classic. Instead of using numbers, it uses songs, and if you get a bingo, you win a beer. 21+, 7 p.m., free, Shakespeare’s Grille & Pub, 790 Coronado Center, 702-837-7900. *Also: Every Sunday Music and Mimosas: Enjoy live music, brunch and a complimentary mimosa. Noon-3 p.m., free, Brio Tuscan Grille, 440 S. Rampart Blvd., tivolivillagelv.com. *Also: Aug. 6-7 and 13-14 Las Vegas Classic Movies Theater: Enjoy screenings of “Tarzan’s Revenge” and “The Lady of Burlesque.” 6 and 8 p.m., $4, the Corner Gallery, 107 E. Charleston Blvd., 702-501-9219.
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RollerCon: Catch the final day of the worldwide roller derby convention in Las Vegas. The event is open to enthusiasts of all levels. Times vary, $79-$249, Westgate Resort, 3000 Paradise Road, rollercon.com. “Sharknado: The 4th Awakens” movie premiere party: Fans will be able to take photos with cast members while watching the film, and all ticket sale proceeds will benefit the Animal Foundation. 21+, 8 p.m., $15, Stratosphere, 2000 Las Vegas Blvd. South, stratospherehotel.com. Painted Stories: Duel in the Library: Two authors and two artists will give a live, mixed-media performance onstage. In two dueling sessions, each author will read work while the artists transform blank canvases. 2 p.m., free, Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-507-3458.
MONDAY, AUGUST 1 Las Vegas 51s: The local Triple-A team will play the El Paso Chihuahuas, with hot dogs, popcorn, Cracker Jack and pretzels for $1 each. 7 p.m., $11-$30, Cashman Field, 850 Las Vegas Blvd. North, 702-798-7825. *Also: Aug. 5-6 vs. Fresno Grizzlies Dive In Movies: Watch the ’90s classic “Clueless.” Take a dive or relax in a lounge chair poolside. 7 p.m., $5, Cosmopolitan, 3708 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 702-698-7000.
Math for Moms and Dads: Bill Hanlon will show parents, and anyone helping children with math, easy methods to teach basic arithmetic. 4 p.m., free, Las Vegas Library, 833 Las Vegas Blvd. North, 702-507-3512. Safekey registration: The Safekey program provides a safe environment where children in kindergarten through fifth grade can receive homework assistance and an afternoon snack and participate in extracurricular activities. $20, lasvegasnevada.gov, 702-229-3399.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 2 The Canyon Club: Children ages 6-8 can explore educational topics through hands-on activities, games and crafts. 10 a.m., free, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, 1000 Scenic Loop Drive, 702-515-5367.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3 Summer movie series: This week’s showing is “Despicable Me 2.” 11:30 a.m., free, Fashion Show mall, the Great Hall, 3200 Las Vegas Blvd. South, thefashionshow.com. *Also: Wednesdays through Aug. 24 Hot Yoga at the Neon Museum: Bring your yoga equipment and enjoy outdoor yoga with the cover of shade. 18+, children welcome with guardian. 5:30-6:30 p.m., $18, Neon Museum, 770 Las Vegas Blvd. North, neonmuseum.org. Star Trek Convention: The 15th annual Trekkie convention will feature an appearance by William Shatner. Times vary, $50-$799, Rio, 3700 W. Flamingo Road, creationent.com. *Also: Aug. 4-7 Savvy Seniors Scam-Prevention Series: Social Media Scams: Attend this workshop to keep updated on social media scams. Topics to be discussed include click-jacking or like-baiting, identity theft and more. 11 a.m., free, Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-507-3458.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 4 Hot Havana Nights: Celebrate Cuban culture with food, music,
dancing, casino games, tropical cocktails and cigars. 6-10 p.m., $49-$100, Mob Museum, 300 Stewart Ave., themobmuseum.org. Downloading eBooks: Attendees will learn how to download eBooks. 11 a.m., free, Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Drive, 702-507-3866. *Also: 10:30 a.m. Aug. 13 Medicare information session: A representative from the Nevada State Health Insurance Assistance Program will provide information and answer questions. 2 p.m., free, Enterprise Library, 25 E. Shelbourne Ave., 702-507-3760. *Also: 2 p.m. Aug. 9, Rainbow Library, 3150 N. Buffalo Drive, 702-507-3710. Las Vegas Stories: The History of Burlesque in Las Vegas: Burlesque Hall of Fame Executive Director Dustin Wax discusses the history of burlesque in Las Vegas. 7 p.m., free, Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-507-3459. Coffee with the Councilman: Join Ward 5 Councilman Ricki Barlow and staff for coffee and conversation on how to improve Las Vegas. 9-10 a.m., free, Starbucks, 1925 N. Martin L. King Blvd., 702-229-5443. Improve Your Immune System: People age 50 and older can learn how to resist disease and illness by strengthening the immune system through diet and stress management. 9-10:30 a.m., free, Centennial Hills Active Adult Center, 6601 N. Buffalo Drive, 702-229-1702.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 5 First Friday: Enjoy food, artwork, music and entertainment for all ages. 6-11 p.m., free, downtown Las Vegas, ffflv.org. Super Toy Con: Events include autograph sessions, a car show and artist appearances. 4-9 p.m., $12-$35 (children 11 and younger free), Orleans Arena, 4500 W. Tropicana Ave., orleansarena.com. *Also: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 6-7 Improv performance: The performers will make attendees laugh through a series of games in which the audience plays a role. 4 p.m., $7, Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive, 702-455-7340.
LIFE Back-to-school fair and movie in the park: Bring the family out for this back-to-school fair with a DJ, vendors and a family-friendly movie projected on a big screen. 6:30 p.m., free, Centennial Hills Park South Soccer Field and Amphitheater, 7101 N. Buffalo Drive, 702-229-6154. Healthier Living Workshop: This program helps those suffering from diabetes, arthritis, high blood pressure, heart disease or cancer. For people 50 and older. Registration required. 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., free, Centennial Hills Active Adult Center, 6601 N. Buffalo Drive, 702-229-1702. *Also: Fridays through Sept. 9 Know Your Civil Rights seminar: Learn about your protections when it comes to housing and employment discrimination, and the right to access public accommodations. 3 p.m., free, Clark County Law Library, 309 S. Third St., Suite 400, 702-386-0404.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 6 Ronnie Foster Trio: This concert will serve as a warmup for the band’s September debut at the Monterey Jazz Festival. 2 p.m., $10-$12, Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive, 702-455-7340. Clase en Español: Learn how to create a beautiful garden and develop and install a drip system. Class is taught in Spanish. Registra-
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tion required. 10 a.m.-noon, free, Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd., 702-822-8422. Cox Communication back-toschool fair: Parents and students can gather information about more than 30 community services and programs. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., free, Galleria at Sunset, 1300 W. Sunset Road, galleriaatsunset.com.
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Free yoga classes: Participants should bring their own yoga mats and water for each class. 8-9:30 a.m., free, Sunset Station, 1301 W. Sunset Road, 702-547-7777. Multistate Concealed Carry (CCW) firearms training class: Attendees who complete this class can apply for a Nevada, Florida and Arizona CCW permit. 9 a.m., $100, Bass Pro Shops, 8200 Dean Martin Drive, 702-866-0078. Obon Festival and Bazaar: The annual festival will feature folk dancing, a car show, vendors, bento lunches, Japanese desserts, a raffle and door prizes. 10 a.m., free, Clark High School, 4291 Pennwood Ave., lasvegasbuddhist.org. Miss Las Vegas Classic beauty pageant: Contestants ages 12 to 40 can practice and train before entering statewide competitions. The competition will be judged in four age brackets: Teen, Miss, Ms. and Mrs. 7 p.m., $25, Alexis Park Hotel and Resort, 375 E. Harmon Ave., misslasvegasclassic.webs.com.
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Seminars, training videos and signage are fine. But when it comes to workplace safety — especially in a town like Las Vegas, with its blistering temperatures, 24-hour lifestyle and according tendency toward sleep deprivation — companies would do well to make it an indelible part of their culture. ¶ Workplace accidents that caused employees safety, Continued on page 53
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A BrightStar Care franchisee talks about her fondness for Las Vegas, her faith in and commitment to improve public education, and her struggle with misophonia (See: What is your biggest pet peeve?). THE NOTES People on the Move, P46
MEET: BACK BAR USA
Tim Haughinberry’s firm is all about building relationships and putting liquor on the shelves of hospitality and nightlife destinations. He says he has grown with the city, and Back Bar fills a marketing need. TALKING POINTS Precision medicine will be worth big investment, P49
DATA AND PUBLIC INFORMATION A listing of local bankruptcies, bid opportunities, brokered transactions, business licenses and building permits. MORE VEGAS INC BUSINESS NEWS Calendar: Happenings and events, P55 The List: Specialty hospitals, P60
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Dwayne Miller is chairman of the board and Jim Gist is CEO of JBA Consulting Engineers, MILLER GIST an engineering firm. Miller recently served as CEO and has been with JBA since 1997. Gist was hired in 2011 as chief sales and marketing officer. Dr. Tiffany Tyler is CEO of Communities in Schools of Nevada. Steven Gallegos is a retail service representative for the Clark County Credit Union. Francisco Morales is state director for the America’s Voice Immigrant Voter Project, and Viridiana Vidal joined America’s Voice as Nevada’s Voice state director.
Dr. Brad C. Stewart is a fulltime optometrist at Shepherd Eye Center after spending the past year working part time. Stewart is a Nevada native and has had a solo practice in the valley since 1986. He served for eight years on the Nevada State Board of Optometry, two of those years as president.
The sale of the Nugget Casino in Sparks to Marnell Gaming closed in May. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. HELP of Southern Nevada broke ground on a 120bed Shannon West Homeless Youth Center at 1660 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas. The center near Foremaster Lane and Las Vegas Boulevard will close when the new facility opens. Seasons Market is open in MonteLago Village at Lake Las Vegas. SR Construction completed Beerhaus at The Park. Construction included 7,150 square feet of groundup structural steel assembly, finished with brick veneer interior and exterior. Las Vegas is No. 3 on Cvent’s annual top destination ranking. The rankings were compiled according to meeting and event booking activity through the Cvent Supplier Network.
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Howard Stutz is Golden Entertainment’s director of corporate communications. Dr. Marie Baron and Dr. Dheeresh Mamidi are pediatricians at HealthCare Partners Medical Group’s Wigwam Pediatric Clinic, 1505 Wigwam Parkway, Suite 230, Henderson.
Killer Shrimp, La Bella Napoli Pizzeria, Loco Cantina and Neche are restaurants open at Town Square.
Firehouse Subs is open at 1121 S. Decatur Blvd., Las Vegas. Lee’s Discount Liquor is open at 1450 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, Henderson.
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Harrison’s Guest House was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The building stands as the only known surviving example of an AfricanAmerican boarding house in Las Vegas from the era of segregation. Harrison House, a local nonprofit partnering with the 5th Ward Chamber of Commerce, maintains the site as a cultural and community center. The Hard Rock Hotel had a topping-off ceremony to mark the completion of the steel construction for its expanded meeting and convention space. The project, which is adding 18,000 square feet of space, is expected to be finished this winter.
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Grand Canyon Development Partners, a Las Vegas-based construction and real estate development and constructionmanagement company, hired Mary Lammers to be a project manager for the Reno area. Harsch Investment Properties LAMMERS acquired the 150 North Gibson Road building in the Black Mountain Business Park in Henderson, which adds 32,820 square feet of commercial property to its portfolio. The building is on 2.11 acres and features four 8,205-square-foot units. Michael De Lew and Greg Pancirov of Colliers International represented Harsch. Monique Clements is the director of marketing for the Shops at Crystals in CityCenter. Las Vegas entrepreneur and LV.Net president Marty Mizrahi is using a $50,000 redevelopment grant from Las Vegas to improve the facade of his building at 800 S. Valley View Blvd. The 19,000-square-foot building is the former home of the Las Vegas Sun. Wi-Fi provided by LV.Net in partnership with Las Vegas has been updated from a connection speed of 1 Mbps to 100-plus Mbps. Eggslut is open at the Cosmopolitan. Eyes & Optics is offering an eye-care program targeting executives.
The Clark County Commission transferred land to the Nevada System of Higher Education for building the forthcoming UNLV medical school’s teaching facility. The 9.11 acres sit at 625 Shadow Lane, across from University Medical Center and Valley Hospital. DiscountWatchStore.com taught more than 100 children in Las Vegas how to tell time as part of a program with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada. Cox Las Vegas and Manheim Nevada launched two solar projects consisting of three solar fields that produce the equivalent amount of energy to power 238 homes and prevent 1,750 tons of carbon from entering the environment. The Cox Las Vegas solar farm powers a data center that serves customers in and around downtown Las Vegas. The Manheim Nevada solar farm in North Las Vegas consists of two solar fields powering HVAC systems, office equipment and lighting as well as paint booths, mechanic bays and detail equipment. The Clark County School District broke ground on an elementary school building at West Preparatory Institute School for Academic Excellence at Charles I. West Hall. The 54,554-square-foot, single-story building will be the first elementary building for the school at 2050 Sapphire Stone Ave., Las Vegas. Body and Mind medical marijuana products, grown by Nevada Medical Group, won seven Grower’s Cup awards at the 2016 Hempfest in Las Vegas: Best Hybrid — 2016 Sin Valley OG; Dispensary Top Shelf — Sin Mint Cookies Oasis; Best Indica — 2016 Sin
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Mint Cookies; Dispensary Top Shelf — Sin Valley OG Thrive; Best Full Melt — 2016 Tangerine Power, Sin City OG Flower Professional Champion; and the Producers Cup — Sin Mint Cookies Concentrate Professional Champion. Pot Liquor Contemporary American Smokehouse changed its name to Pot Liquor Smokehouse Barbecue. The Clark County School District’s Advanced Technologies Academy was recognized as a National Exemplar school by the American College Testing organization. Representatives chose A-Tech because the school has consistently closed achievement gaps for underserved students, with equally high graduation rates for students across all demographic groups and 90 percent of graduating seniors enrolling in postsecondary education. Ethel M Chocolates is redesigning its Henderson location in celebration of its 35th anniversary. Inspired eLearning, a security and compliance training company, and Fisher Phillips, the management-side labor and employment law firm, launched a Human Resources Compliance Training Program. The training covers discrimination, workplace diversity, handling complaints, federal and state wages, bullying and lawful interviewing, with more modules to come. Goose Island Pub is open at the Hard Rock Hotel. Nevada surveyed Lakeview Terrace and found the assisted-living community to be “deficiency-free.” This designation is given to fewer than 8 percent of senior living communities inspected nationwide. It indicates that the community has exceeded the state’s safety and quality standards and is proof of exemplary resident care by a dedicated staff. Momenti Spirited Ice Creams expanded into the retail market by offering alcohol-infused ice creams and sorbets at Khoury’s Fine Wine & Spirits, 9915 S. Eastern Ave. The MountainView Hospital/University of Nevada School of Medicine residency program welcomed its first class of residents. There are 38 internal medicine residents and 14 general surgery residents. Holo Holo – the Happy Bar is open at the California Hotel. Mercedes-Benz of Henderson general manager Gus Hoppel and employees Pete Moneo, Trent Jenkins, David Smith and Don Kiernan won the 2016 Southern Nevada New Car Dealers Association Annual Golf Classic with a winning score of 22 under par.
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Q&A with Becky Torrez
Don’t be afraid to set big, hairy, audacious goals Becky Torrez is a BrightStar Care franchisee in Las Vegas, which for almost four years has provided private-duty nursing for Southern Nevadans. A former teacher and stay-at-home mother, Torrez considered several avenues for starting a business before she decided on health care. “I knew I wanted to do something that would make a difference in people’s lives,” she said. Why did you choose BrightStar Care? I talked to every company out there that had franchises available in Las Vegas. Most of them were willing to hand me the business without questioning if I had the ability to really make it work. In a franchise system, you are only as good as your weakest link. BrightStar Care put me through the wringer. They set the bar high and require a lot of their franchisees. Ultimately, I realized that if I didn’t buy the territory here, someone else would, and I didn’t want to have to be competing against the person who bought BrightStar Care. What has been your most excitBecky Torrez has won BrightStar Care’s Rookie of the Year and Supernova ing professional project? (fastest-growing office) awards at national franchisee conferences. BrightStar has BrightStar Care created a demen- more than 260 locations. (mikayla whitmore/Staff) tia/Alzheimer’s training program last house and drank their wine while of an amazing community. year. It has been so inspiring to put they were out. It was the reverse of our team through this training. We sneaking out in high school. What’s the biggest issue facing offer the training twice a month, and Southern Nevada? I still can’t get through it without beWhere do you see yourself in 10 My children attend public school coming emotional. Each time I do the years? here. I believe in public education. training, I learn something new from When I was a little girl, I used to As a community, we all need a part someone I am training and I realplay school and house. I never played in this. The burden can’t be placed ize what kind, compassionate, caring Home Healthcare owner. Being a on one segment of society to fix it. people work in our industry. We will business owner never crossed my We need to think outside the box and be offering a “Day in the Life” interacmind. I was so fortunate to follow my stop politicizing it. What we are doing tive event in the fall, where people can dreams at different phases of my life. isn’t working and we don’t have the experience what it is like for someI would love to mentor young women luxury of taking baby steps. Sweepone who has dementia/Alzheimer’s. I to help them find their passion and ing, drastic changes need to be made think it will be an eye-opener. figure out what makes them happy. so we can start moving up the ladder. There isn’t a one-size-fits-all for us. If you could change one thing Not every woman is meant to stay at What are you reading right now? about Southern Nevada, what home 24/7 in the same way that we I want to answer a book about busiwould it be? aren’t all destined to be a CEO. It’s reness or bettering the world, but every The perception that Las Vegas is ally difficult to be 22 and decide what summer I read trashy beach novels. all about the Strip. It is so much more you want to do for the rest of your life. I just finished “The Castaways,” by than that. We shouldn’t have to. I love that I was Elin Hilderbrand. It’s mindless and I moved here when I was 5. I always able to have different dreams at difeasy and a great escape from reality. try to tell people what a small town it ferent times and that I was able to do is and what a close-knit community it all. What do you do after work? it is. I live in a neighborhood where I have teenage kids, so no day is ever my kids are surrounded by their best What is the best business advice the same. My son plays lacrosse, so friends. A few weeks ago, there were you’ve received? a significant amount of free time is probably 50 of us at our neighborJeff Tews and Susan Rather are sucspent on a lacrosse field. My husband hood park barbecuing and playing cessful franchisees from Madison, Wis. and I have an impromptu “date night” kickball. My kids know that if they Their advice was to always appreciate about once a week. It’s nice to be able are doing something they shouldn’t the business you’ve been given and go to be spontaneous and not have to be, someone is going to see it and eiback and thank those people who sent worry about babysitters. ther handle it directly with them, or it your way. Also, to remember the peoA few weeks ago, our kids were let me know. We have the expectation ple who work for you who are making fighting and driving us crazy. We acthat we are all in this together, and your business shine every day. tually snuck back into my parents’ our kids have no doubt they are part
If you could live anywhere else in the world, where would it be? On a beach with a view of the ocean. I’ll never forget right before opening our BrightStar Care, we went on our annual vacation. I was so stressed and overwhelmed, I almost backed out of going, but my kids were devastated. The minute I stepped on the sand and looked out into the ocean, my worries seemed so small. It was a very good lesson to me about balance in my life and the importance of rejuvenating your soul. Whom do you admire? I admire my husband, Marc. He basically started working full-time when he was 12 to help support his single mom. He knew he wanted to better his life, but going to college was not an option for him. Instead, he developed an amazing work ethic. He does whatever it takes to support his family. He has instilled in our kids the value of hard work. Our son has been working a landscaping job for the past three summers. Most other kids they hire quit after the first day. What is your biggest pet peeve? People smacking on gum. I learned it is an actual disorder. I was on a flight recently and the man next to me was chomping on his gum the entire flight. It made me absolutely crazy. Just remembering this brings up the feeling of wanting to reach in and yank the gum out of his mouth. What is something that people might not know about you? I love to set BHAGs: big, hairy, audacious goals. A few years ago, we went on a tour of the White House, and as we stood behind the velvet ropes, the security guard showed us the Red Room, Blue Room and Green Room. He told us that in the evening, when all the tourists leave, they remove all of the ropes and invited guests can enjoy the rooms. He said, “If you are invited, you can drink red wine and eat a chili dog while sitting on the couch in the Blue Room. “I don’t know if that is true, but trust me, it’s a BHAG!
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1,025 Subway cars New York City plans to add to its network over the next five years. The cars will have a modern design with new lighting and technology improvements, including more digital screens, USB ports and WiFi hotspots.
12.4 Miles an autonomous Mercedes-Benz bus drove in a test drive. The route went through Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport and a nearby town. The bus stopped at traffic lights, passed through tunnels and navigated pedestrians.
750,000 Number of VCR sales reported last year by Japanese company Funai Electric. Funai, better known as Sanyo in the U.S., is the last remaining Japanese manufacturer of VCRs and recently announced it would stop producing units.
$596,308,103 Damages for which German company Bitmanagement Software GmbH is suing the U.S. Navy. The company claims the Navy has pirated its software, BS Contact GEO, by allegedly installing it on 596,308 computers despite having a license for only 38 computers.
$2.9 billion General Motors’ reported earnings in the second quarter of this year, its best quarter since filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2009.
96 Minutes Facebook’s solarpowered drone stayed in the air during its first test flight. The 140-foot-wide aircraft uses about as much power as three hair dryers. Facebook plans to use drones to beam down highspeed internet to places not connected to the Web.
Tim Haughinberry’s Back Bar USA provides liquor sponsors to Aid for AIDS of Nevada, offers scholarships to UNLV’s Honors College and supports the Epicurean Charitable Foundation, among other philanthropic efforts. (Mikayla Whitmore/staff)
He puts brands on the front burner Describe your business.
back bar usa
into the industry early, starting as a busboy at the Mirage. I eventually worked my way up to become manager at Southern Wine & Spirits (now Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits). My passion for beer, wine and spirits inspired me to be my own boss. My first entrepreneurial venture was the founding of Montecristo Rum, then the purchase of the Goldmine Tavern in Henderson. Growing with the city, I realized a need for a marketing agency that uniquely caters to the casino operations in town.
Address: 2673 Western Ave., Las Vegas Phone: 702-318-8446 Email: info@backbarusa.com Website: backbarusa.com Owned/operated by: Tim Haughinberry In business since: 2009
Back Bar USA is a full-service marketing and consulting firm with more than 25 years of experience in the beer, wine and spirits industries. We specialize in corporate and national account beverage programs with an emphasis on gaming, resorts, nightlife and fine dining. We provide marketing and promotional campaigns for suppliers, wholesalers and retailers. Who are your customers?
We are grateful to work with, and to have worked with, such brands as Diageo, Pernod Ricard and Ernest & Julio Gallo, as well as brands from around the world. Locally, we work with hotels and casinos, along with hospitality destinations and nightlife operators. We also connect with consumers through an array of events, such as large-scale cocktail and beer events. We are involved in a variety of major events, such as Electric Daisy Carnival, Rock in Rio USA and the Epicurean Charitable Foundation.
What is the hardest part about doing business in Las Vegas?
Experienced hospitality professionals are in high demand, so people are constantly moving on to different opportunities, which makes it difficult to form lasting connections with a new boss or vice president of a company. What is the best part about doing business here?
Las Vegas has such a great energy, and you can definitely feel it when you’re collaborating with other likeminded professionals in this industry.
What is your business philosophy?
Back Bar USA is about building relationships. By taking both a behind-the-scenes and customer-facing approach, we have grown to fill a much-needed void in the beverage and nightlife landscape nationwide. Our core values include confidence, individuality, flexibility, approachability, commitment and integrity. Our mission is to create and provide new experiences anywhere liquor is sold, within cities where casinos operate in America. Why did you choose to specialize in gaming, resorts, nightlife and fine dining?
I was drawn to Las Vegas in 1987 to attend UNLV and got
How can Nevada improve its business climate?
The state doesn’t do enough for small-business owners. Most of the focus goes toward gaming companies, so new businesses struggle to stay competitive and afloat with the state’s regulations. What did you learn from the recession?
There is always opportunity in the worst of times — which is when I started my company. I know this industry and I know my work ethic, so I had to take advantage of the opportunity to start a company to help other businesses make the most of their marketing budgets.
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Precision medicine will be worth big investment
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guest column: will cost millions of dollars, plus the costs of n 2003, the National Human Genome Emily K. Weber and data storage, legal issues, policy changes and Research Institute announced that Kandis N. McClure training within the medical field. the human genome had been mapped. That is the price of breaking new ground. The 13-year effort to sequence 2.85 And if precision medicine is developed to billion nucleotides gave medical professionthe point of predicting individual risks for als and researchers a blueprint for human particular diseases, it could mean significant savings from development and function, and they have been busy ever since targeting precautionary measures and avoiding unnecessary collecting data on individual genetic makeups. tests and treatments for those unlikely to develop conditions. The burgeoning field of precision medicine seeks to use Malpractice claims against physicians and hospitals often that data to select more effective courses of treatment for involve negligence in the diagnosis and treatment of patients. patients, both medically and financially. Managing treatment It is conceivable that if physicians are able to treat patients in a choices and predicting health outcomes is at the center of the meaningfully more effective and efficient manner, such claims movement, with physicians and researchers beginning to use arising from negligence could decrease. genetic information as a basis for determining susceptibility Ten years after the announcement of the mapping of the to particular diseases, and potentially, a patient’s likely human genome, actress and humanitarian Angelina Jolie response to treatment. From there, health care providers brought its value into sharp focus with an op-ed in The New could group patients with similar genetics and tailor their York Times. In discovering she had the BRCA1 gene, she made treatment to be optimally effective and cost-efficient, forging a major health decision based on what being a carrier meant new opportunities not only in clinical settings but also for for her chances of breast cancer — doctors put the odds at 87 pharmaceutical research and development. percent. Jolie went through with a double mastectomy, and This has profound implications for human health and for other women who found they were carriers have followed suit. spending on health care, which continues to soar. Although This ability to use personal genetic information to modern medicine is often significantly more successful than determine treatment could save millions, or billions, of the methods of the past, the approach is prevailingly onedollars, and who knows how many lives. size-fits-all. This could be curbed by precision medicine. The Emily K. Weber is a shareholder and Kandis N. McClure possibilities for the future are endless, but there will be an is an associate and policy advisor at the law firm Brownstein up-front cost to getting the field off the ground. As noted by the Hyatt Farber Schreck. National Institutes of Health, establishing new technologies
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Meet Nana I Am, the mystery man behind a bizarre Las Vegas squatter case By eli segall Staff Writer
Editor’s Note: This is Part One of a two-part series. He sues frequently but never seems to win. He writes his name countless ways. Accused squatters say he gave them keys to an abandoned, custombuilt house and coached them on what to say if police came knocking. He calls himself Nana I Am — and he’s at the center of perhaps the most unique and bizarre squatter case in Las Vegas. Nana teamed with Miguel and Dinora Barraza this year to sue the owners of an abandoned, high-end home in the northwest valley. The trio claimed to be the real owners, sought more than $20 million in damages and said they took possession of the house in 1900 — 105 years before it was built. Metro Police raided the house a few months ago, arresting the Barrazas on squatting-related counts. They hoped to win the lawsuit so they could live for free in the foreclosed home, according to an arrest report, but Dinora told police they made one payment: Nana got $800 to file the suit. Squatters have taken over abandoned houses throughout the valley the past few years, but the saga of Nana and the Barrazas is different from most. It’s marked by luxury homes, suspicious real estate transactions, a squatter Cinco de Mayo party, ties to anti-government “sovereign citizens” ideology and lawyerless lawsuits in which the plaintiffs seek hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars and make nonsensical claims. “Obviously none of the plaintiffs were alive in the year 1900,” a Metro officer wrote in the Barrazas’ arrest report, adding their lawsuit’s claim that one fraud was perpetrated between 2014 and 1900 “unmistakably does not make any sense.” At the root is Nana I Am, a mysterious figure who has been accused of posing as an attorney and of filing court cases, for a fee, to help people stall evictions or foreclosures. Also known as Nana-Amartey-Baidoobonso-IAM, among other variations, he is connected to at least five homes in Southern Nevada: two in the north-
A house at 5464 Sierra Brook Court is at the center of an unusual lawsuit in which a couple arrested for squatting there are suing for $20 million and claim to have taken possession of the home in 1900. (L.E. Baskow/staff)
west valley, one in the southwest, one off Sahara Avenue about 5 miles west of the Strip and the Barrazas’ former house in North Las Vegas, VEGAS INC found. But he’s tied to possibly dozens of properties in Southern California, and court records indicate he mostly has partnered with people who lost homes to foreclosure, not people who moved into abandoned properties. “I guess he expanded his business to include squatters,” said Huntington Beach lawyer Julian Bach, whose client was sued by Nana. It’s a ripe market here. Years after the economy crashed, Las Vegas remains littered with thousands of empty homes, many of which were abandoned during the recession by people with heavy financial problems. And despite the valley’s improved housing market, Metro Police are receiving a rising tally of squatter complaints, with reports from lowincome, middle-class and affluent neighborhoods alike. A black market of sorts took shape: People have broken into vacant homes, changed the locks, drawn up bogus leases and “rented” properties out, often through Craigslist. Stories abound of squatters meeting their “landlords” at convenience-store parking lots to pay their rent in cash and showing bogus rental contracts to real estate agents or police officers who stop by. An attorney for almost 25 years, Bach says one person who reminds
him of Nana is Gilfert Jackson, of Los Angeles. Jackson was arrested in 2009 for allegedly falsely promising homeowners that he could “prevent foreclosures and evictions from their property,” the FBI said at the time. He also was sentenced to prison in 1998 after he allegedly filed more than 200 bogus bankruptcy cases “in a scheme to help renters and homeowners stave off eviction and foreclosure,” the Los Angeles Times reported. Jackson was “the godfather of this activity,” Bach said. But Nana “really took it to a new level” with lawsuits in federal court and by filing “fraudulent” deeds against properties, even after they were seized through foreclosure. Nana once sued a client of Bach’s for $25.5 million, but the case was dismissed a few months later. The client later won a countersuit. Bach never met Nana, but as far as he could tell, Nana would find distressed properties and charge people a fee “to delay foreclosures and evictions for as long as possible.” Metro Lt. Nick Farese of the suburban Northwest Area Command, which received the most squatter calls in Metro’s jurisdiction the past few years, said he had not seen anyone, until the Barrazas, sue to take ownership of a house they were allegedly squatting in. He figured the Barrazas filed the suit, as well as other cases, simply to “commit crimes and get stuff for free.” The house they sued for — 5464
Sierra Brook Court, near Ann Road and the 215 Beltway — is one of the nicest he has seen get hit by squatters and had a larger-than-average group of people allegedly staying there. Metro received calls that 15 to 20 people were in the two-story, sixbedroom, 4,600-square-foot home, which boasts a dual staircase in the foyer, granite countertops and views of the Strip and downtown skylines from the backyard. “The house was huge,” Farese said. It’s not the only high-end house in the neighborhood with ties to Nana, either. When the Barrazas’ group was staying on Sierra Brook, some cars that were seen at the house also were spotted at a foreclosed, 5,400-squarefoot home on La Mancha Avenue a few blocks away, a neighbor said. When VEGAS INC visited that house in May, wooden barricades blocked part of its driveway and a sign out front read “WARNING: No Trespass On This Private Land.” The sign warned of a $5,000 daily fine, said the owners were “Peaceful” and “Law-Abiding,” and declared the home to be “Under 24 Hour Video Surveillance — All Rights Reserved.” In the lower-left corner, the sign also had Nana’s name and phone number. nnn When Nana I Am filed for bankruptcy in 2013, he was no stranger to the courts. The judge ordered him to show why the case shouldn’t be dismissed. He noted that Nana had filed at least five bankruptcies in prior years, and at least four were tossed from court because he failed to make payments or file required documents. Also, the latest case appeared to be part of a dispute between Nana and a creditor, the judge wrote. Nana told the court that he was trying to save a church from a supposedly illegal foreclosure. He claimed in bankruptcy papers to have a $500,000 claim against the creditor, Fred Westberg, and that his only debt, at $12,000, was held by Westberg. The judge dismissed the case and barred Nana from declaring banknana i am, Continued on page 51
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ruptcy again for about six months. Westberg had lent money to a commercial-property owner in Los Angeles, foreclosed on the borrower’s building and then had to evict people from it, said Christine Kingston, Westberg’s attorney in the case. But Nana had “no relationship whatsoever” with the people involved in the transaction. “We don’t even know who this Nana I Am person is,” she told VEGAS INC. Nana did not respond to requests for comment, and his identity remains, for the most part, a mystery. Court filings indicate that he lives in the Los Angeles area, and a person who served him court papers in 2012 described him at the time as black, 45 Metro Lt. Nick Farese said 5464 Sierra Brook Court is one of the nicest homes to 55 years old and about 200 pounds. he’s seen get hit by squatters. (L.E. Baskow/staff) In 2013, Nana wrote in court papers His lawsuits can be dubious at best — he’ll claim a that he was single and indicated he had a 10-year-old daughter, Jenniforeclosure was illegal but doesn’t really show why — but look fer; a 7-year-old daughter, Light; and ludicrous given the piles of money he tries to get. Nana has a 4-year-old son, Elohim, a Biblical sought $468 million in one case, $700 million in another and Hebrew word for God. He also wrote $900 million in at least three more, court records show. that he was a consultant and earned an average of $2,500 per month. California state records show he section. was heading toward foreclosure. But, registered a business called “AmeriAbove all, Nana’s name itself is an the court wrote, McZeal “seems to reca’s Outcry” Enterprises Inc. (sic) as enigma. ject” this notion and helps people “in a nonprofit, and a LinkedIn profile It’s unclear what his real name is, financial trouble” sue their creditors says he owns America’s Outcry. “I can and VEGAS INC found only one hint without an attorney. help you save your home!” the profile that it’s something other than Nana I The court — which noted McZeal exclaims. Am: A 2011 court filing by Nana says has a “history of filing frivolous comHis name and phone number are he was formerly known as “Allen Hart plaints” — said he showed “no evilisted on cancelamortgage.com. “Stop Jr. Cesti Que Trust.” The phrase “cesdence” that he was the home’s rightpaying mortgage payments on fraudtui que trust” means someone is the ful owner. ulent loans!” the site declares. A man beneficiary of a trust. McZeal, who also has a telecomnamed Al McZeal runs the website, His usual moniker is written numunications business called Globaland he operates another, almczeal. merous ways in his own court papers, Walkie-Talkie, did not respond to recom, that offers “a legal way to keep with different punctuation, spelling, quests for comment. possession after eviction.” spacing and word order. They include Meanwhile, Nana also is connected McZeal and Nana have filed some Nana “I AM,” Nana A. Baidoobonto the Vision of Faith Hope, an entity identical-looking cases. Court resoiam, Nana Baidoobonso and Nana that provides no clear sense of what it cords show the same hectic mix of Amartey Baidoobonso-“I AM.” does and where it operates. underlined words, bold lettering, Nana has been sued at least three In one section of its website, the varied font sizes and pseudo-legal times in recent years, court records group says its main offices are in Seatjargon. They’ve both sought huge show, but one in particular offers a tle but notes “we also have two other payouts, too. McZeal once sued dozwindow into his alleged operations. post in Africa and Middle East” (sic). ens of banks, law firms and others for The case, filed in 2012 in U.S. BankIt adds that the group has worked $246 billion. ruptcy Court in Southern California’s since 1993 to “eliminate poverty and They’ve joined forces at least once: San Fernando Valley, claimed that provide emergency relief, rehabilitaIn 2012, Nana and McZeal sued 23 Anita Rios and her husband, then faction, and development activities in banks, mortgage companies and othing foreclosure, learned of a TV comSomalia, Kenya, Ethiopia, and other ers for $10.7 billion. They claimed one mercial that claimed to help people surrounding countries.” fraud was perpetrated against them keep their homes. But in another section, it says its “between January 00, 1900 and JanuThey called and were told to meet goal with “every action” is “to build ary 00, 1900.” at the offices of Diamond Real Escommunity through a vibrant LouisiLike Nana, McZeal also represents tate in Downey, Calif. While there, ana nonprofit sector.” himself in cases he files. representatives told them Nana was The website does not appear to list “It has often been said that ‘one a lawyer and “an expert in handling any staff members or Nana’s name. who is his own lawyer has a fool for a foreclosure-related matters in bankBut his email address and phone client,’ ” the U.S. Court of Appeals for ruptcy courts,” Rios alleged. number — the same L.A. number the Fifth Circuit wrote in 2008, in a The couple hired Nana to help with that’s included in many of his lawcase involving a home in Houston that their bankruptcy filings and paid suits — are listed in the “Contact us” McZeal purportedly bought while it
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$2,000, part of a $3,500 retainer, the lawsuit claimed. But the representatives later told the couple that Nana could only be an observer in the case, and at the first meeting of creditors, he “attended as a spectator but refused to provide any assistance.” In a court filing by all of the defendants except Nana, the group said they never told the couple that Nana was an attorney, were surprised he collected money for legal services and “only mentioned” that Nana “could help in their situation but did not know to what extent.” “The only individual who is responsible for these acts is Nana-Baidoobson-Iam” (sic), they wrote. Diamond lawyer Grace White said in a court filing this year that Nana “just happened to be in the office that day and represented himself to be a lawyer to all defendants and plaintiffs.” But, she wrote, Nana was not an attorney and filed their bankruptcy anyway, and the couple lost their home to foreclosure. “The only party who received any monies,” she wrote, “was Mr. Baidoobonso.” White did not return a call seeking comment, and a call to Diamond’s listed number also was not returned. Kingston, the creditor’s lawyer, never met Nana. But she suspects he offers to help save people’s homes from foreclosure, for a fee, and the main goal is probably to “buy them time” as they file cases in various court systems. Their filings “screw things up so royally (that) nobody knows what the heck just happened.” “It’s ridiculous,” she said. Rios’ lawyer, Jerome Zamos, said there was a “bigger kind of phenomenon” going on. People facing foreclosure get pitched by groups offering to help: Nana allegedly claimed to be an attorney; others say they’re real estate experts or sponsored by various groups; and others have claimed to be part of Donald Trump’s organization, Zamos said. “At the end of the day,” he said, “they’re all scams.” Prosecutors have charged some people, he said, but “why haven’t they gone after the rest of them?” David Lopez, head of the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office real estate fraud section, says there is a “cottage industry” of people who target distressed homeowners with supposed lifelines but merely scam them. lawsuits, Co nti nued o n page 52
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He said there used to be a bigger number of “organized rings” out there; his office once worked a case that involved nearly 1,000 properties in Los Angeles County alone. But now, amid an improved housing market and smaller inventory of distressed homes, scams are typically run by individuals. He said Nana wasn’t unique and police and prosecutors in Los Angeles were aware of him, as people have complained about him to Los Angeles County’s consumer-affairs department. Lopez declined to say whether Nana has been investigated but added, “He’s on the radar of local authoriThe Strip can be seen from the backyard of 5464 Sierra Brook Court. This view ties.” was captured from a neighbor’s backyard. (L.E. Baskow/staff) nnn Searching Nana’s names in court databases did not reveal any indictments against him. Las Vegas police, however, are aware of him. Metro Officer Jose Martinez wrote in the Barrazas’ arrest report that Nana and Miguel and Dinora Barraza were suspected of forgery. According to the report: n Miguel initially told police he was renting the house on Sierra Brook and had known Nana, the purported landlord, for eight years but would not describe what Nana looked like or what kind of job Nana had. He said Nana gave him the keys to the house, and he admitted a bank owned the property, not Nana. n Judith Barraza — who, according to court records from another case, is Miguel’s daughter — admitted their lease for the house was bogus and that Nana coached her on what to say if the police showed up. n Dinora told police they hadn’t paid rent or a deposit for the house. The only money they spent, she said, was $800, which was given to Nana to file the lawsuit. n When Martinez asked Dinora why they took over someone else’s house, she said they were presented with the opportunity to possibly get a free home. She said they talked it over, it looked good, and “they did not think about the consequences,” Martinez wrote. Asked who Nana was, Lt. Farese told VEGAS INC he couldn’t comment. “It’s part of an ongoing investigation,” he said. Metro officers raided the house May 11, arresting the three Barrazas and Robert McMinn Jr. on squattingrelated charges. A phone number for McMinn
could not be found. When VEGAS INC called Dinora Barraza’s phone number, a woman answered and then passed the phone to another woman. Asked for comment from the family, that woman said, “We don’t want interviews.” She hung up when VEGAS INC asked for her name. nnn After defaulting on his mortgage, Erasto Alcantar lost his home in Oxnard, Calif., to foreclosure. But he allegedly refused to leave, and he went to court to fight for the property — with Nana I Am. Nana and Alcantar teamed up in 2011 to sue real estate companies, the Oxnard Police Department and an Oxnard officer who threatened to arrest Alcantar if he tried to re-enter the home. They alleged wrongful foreclosure and breach of contract, seeking $900 million for “intentional infliction of emotional, mental, physical and psychological stress.” “This lawsuit is yet but another example of a homeowner who … has been foreclosed upon, evicted and then commences frivolous litigation, alleging all types of ‘illegal’ and ‘wrongful’ acts … throwing everything but the kitchen sink up on the wall to see what sticks,” attorneys for some defendants said in a court filing. A federal judge dismissed the suit. Since 2009, records indicate, Nana has filed at least 37 lawsuits in federal and California state courts. They often involved foreclosed homes that other people owned — usually the same people he sued with. In more than a few cases, his co-plaintiffs allegedly stayed in their home after foreclosure and faced eviction. His lawsuits can be dubious at best — he’ll claim a foreclosure was illegal
but doesn’t really show why — but look ludicrous given the piles of money he tries to get. Nana has sought $468 million in one case, $700 million in another and $900 million in at least three more, court records show. Nana has sued alone and doesn’t seek enormous payouts in every case. Moreover, VEGAS INC could not confirm how he found the people he sued with or how they found him. But, it seems, his cases usually fizzle, sometimes because he disappears after filing them. For example: n In 2009, Nana and Ramon Aguirre sued for a house in Altadena, Calif. They sought to take ownership and at least $100,000 in damages, but the suit derailed after their $350 check to file the case bounced. The judge gave them another chance to pay, but he dismissed the case after they failed to do so. n In 2012, Nana and Blanca Cardenas sued for a Los Angeles duplex that she lost to foreclosure. They sought $25.5 million in damages — they also wrote $900 million — but a judge dismissed the case a few months later, saying Nana and Cardenas “repeatedly missed or ignored deadlines and court orders” and “failed to participate in their own litigation.” They filed the suit Feb. 17. According to a story in LA Weekly that didn’t mention Nana or the lawsuit, Cardenas was arrested Feb. 22 for trespassing at the property and deported to Mexico a week later. n In 2013, Nana and Otilia Luna sued for a Los Angeles home. Luna and her husband lost the property to foreclosure that year but “failed to vacate” and faced eviction, court papers say. Nana and Luna sought $42 million and claimed they still owned the house, but a judge dismissed the
case less than two months after it was filed. Efforts to reach several of Nana’s co-plaintiffs, including Alcantar, Aguirre, Cardenas and Luna, were unsuccessful. Mark Carlson, a lawyer in the Oxnard case, never met Nana. But, he told VEGAS INC, he figured Nana was “trying to eke out a living by getting people to pay him a little bit of money to file these things and then get a settlement here or there.” Carlson had a prior run-in with him, at least on paper. After Nana sued a client of his in 2010, Carlson obtained court approval deeming Nana a “vexatious litigant” in California, meaning Nana thereafter had to get a judge’s approval before he could file cases in state court. Nana had filed several cases that were “shams” and “frivolous” and were intended to “hide properties” facing foreclosure, Carlson said in court papers. nnn Nana seemed to have a change of heart toward Carlson’s client, brokerage firm Boardwalk Properties of Long Beach, Calif., in the 2010 case. Boardwalk owner Mike Potier did not respond to requests for comment. But in a typo-riddled email to him enclosed in a court filing, Nana wrote that he looked at Potier’s card “and saw a symbol on it which made me realized that you are a man of God just like me and started feeling bad. So I deceided that I call you this morning, talk to you, and get to know you and drop my law suit.” Nana wrote that his “anger and frustration is not towards you per say, but the lender who took our property illegallyand put my family out and collected the insurance money.” “It is so said that because of GREED and SELFISHNESS of a hand full of people at the top has desecreated our economy. … And my prayers everyday is calll onto God The Belovd Almighty I AM Presence to release his Almighty Powers into action and blast and annihilate, desolve and consume and remove from trhis earth, all those individuals who are determined to desercrate Americas economy and destiny.” Nana added that he and Potier “are brithers in Christ and we are suppose to love and teach others to do good deeds and not to hate. But money is the root of all evil and some of us choose to sell their sole for it.” “All what I ask from you,” he added, “is to give me and my cusin at least 3 weeks or less to relocate.”
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Weather conditions are a major consideration to miss six or more days of work cost U.S. employers nearly $62 billion in 2013 (the most recent year for which valid injury data are available from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the National Academy of Social Insurance), according to the 2016 Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index. The top 10 causes of disabling work-related injuries account for more than $51 billion of that figure, and include repetitive motion, falls and overexertion. Las Vegas has seen deaths result from the breakdown of safety protocols, notably in a stretch between 2007 and 2008 when construction workers were dying at a rate of one every six weeks — 12 deaths in 18 months. An investigation by the Las Vegas Sun revealed that poor safety practices and lax government oversight played significant roles. Creating a culture of safety would seem a priority local businesses cannot afford to ignore. Core Value Two years ago, the city of Henderson focused on creating a safety culture by identifying safety as a core value “rather than as a priority, as is common in other turner organizations,” said Ryan Turner, the city’s head of emergency management and safety. “A value is a principle or belief that frames decisions and sets standards for behavior, whereas a priority can be changeable and often open to interpretation given other influences.” Turner’s team, he said, “likes to ‘start with the why’ — not what we do or how we do it, but why we do it. Why is safety a value? Because our people matter most and we don’t want them to get hurt. We have found this approach to be much more intuitive than simply supplying our folks with a list of safety rules to follow.” Leading by example is key for Kevin Burke, president and CEO of Las Vegas general-contracting firm Burke Construction Group. But accidents still happen, given common safety challenges such as fall protection and maintaining a clean work space. “Everyone is moving quickly on project sites, and the injuries we see are happening because someone
didn’t take an extra five minutes to set protective measures for a slip or fall. There also are issues with egress due to cluttered spaces,” Burke said. So his company sets the precedent with subcontractors, “from pre-construction through project completion, that there is a zero-tolerance policy in effect for negligence.” Leon Mead II, a partner in the Las Vegas office of law firm Snell & Wilmer, said it was not uncommon for construction contracts to include extensive safety provisions outlining responsibility and mead risk management among the various parties. Risks include weather conditions and long hours “as well as the availability of illicit drugs and even legal marijuana use. Random drug testing is standard for most construction companies.” In Las Vegas, weather is a major risk. Ensuring that workers have “adequate supplies of fresh water on-site (and) begin work early in the morning so the work day can end before the hottest part of the afternoon are all options for dealing with the heat and dryness of the Las Vegas climate,” Mead said, adding that overnight shifts are employed where possible. “But that raises its own set of safety issues; fatigue, available adequate light and visibility of workers to third parties such as drivers on highways during night construction can all cause additional safety issues.” It’s easy for employees to understand the need for prudence when it comes to immediate physical risk. But, says Kimberly Miles, president of TPC/HR Payroll Consultants, “emotional safety is just as significant. It is so important to make sure respect flows miles among everyone, as sexual assault, bullying, age and gender exclusion are safety hazards that will not be tolerated.” Miles said each case should be addressed individually, “as we are dealing with individuals who experience, see and hear things differently. Every employee deserves to be heard. Un-
derstanding, developing and implementing a safe, healthy and respectful work environment creates and instills healthy work relationships, partnerships and families, and flows into the community. It is imperative to create an emotionally safe environment surrounded by respect, communication and positive teamwork.” Broad Spectrum Henderson has many employee types, safety manager Turner explained, such as office personnel and field workers. “But one injury that is common across all types is muscle strain. We recently implemented an occupational readiness (stretch and flex) program citywide that can be tailored by job description.” Heat remains the greatest challenge. Some departments have procedures for halting outdoor tasks when the temperature reaches a certain level. “We also provide recovery tools such as cooling towels and vests,” Turner said. Finally, staffers are required to train to recognize and respond to the symptoms of heat stress. Henderson’s safety culture was recently recognized with the National Safety Council’s 2016 Occupational Excellence Achievement Award for citywide efforts to reduce the number of workplace injuries. The city is below the national average. Says Turner, “Every employee in our organization plays a role in keeping each other safe, and it all goes back to safety as a core value.” Empowering employees to take ownership of workplace safety and quality means “defining your culture early,” Burke says, and ensuring it promotes safety by: n Keeping employees informed about matters affecting them n Ensuring that information needed to do their jobs is readily available n Providing clear expectations of each employee n Staying informed about company values n Including employees in reviews of company plans n Ensuring they understand how their division’s objectives fit into corporate goals By adopting such a proactive approach and providing continuous reinforcement, Burke says, the “simple, everyday, common-sense” items become the least worrisome. He reiterated that the key was to set the precedent early.
“Don’t criticize someone; educate him on the potential issues his approach could create. Alcohol is not such a culprit anymore as it once was (on construction sites). The trouble now is with folks on prescription medication that may have an addiction.” Construction and Regulation Given the high-risk environment of construction sites, Mead said, “worker safety is regulated at both a state and federal level through OSHA (the Occupational Safety and Health Administration), which investigates work sites and can issue substantial fines for safety violations.” The spate of deaths at Las Vegas sites in 2007 and 2008 was a wake-up call for regulators, and “Nevada OSHA currently participates in the U.S. Department of Labor’s Local Emphasis Program for Programmed Construction Inspections,” Chief Administrative Officer Jess Lankford said of enforcement strategies tailored to area-specific hazards. “Another component of workplace safety is educating employers before illness or injury occurs. The Safety Consultation and Training Section last year conducted about 800 construction-related consultations to help employers identify and correct potential hazards and safety concerns. These proactive measures undoubtedly have led to safer working conditions for construction employees.” Mead says construction companies usually conduct staff safety meetings monthly or even weekly. On job sites, mandatory safety meetings are sometimes held daily. Workers are required to present OSHA certifications or attend on-site safety training classes as a prerequisite to obtaining access to the job site. Larger projects may even have designated safety officers whose sole responsibility is safety training and work-site inspection. “Some companies,” Mead said, “hire experienced third-party safety inspection companies to perform safety audits of work sites based on OSHA inspection criteria and rate the sites in the same fashion as OSHA would. ... This ensures workers are focused on job safety as part of their jobs.” That’s the goal across all industries, to make safety a foundational element of work. Meeting high standards might win you a commendation, but it really is its own reward.
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Calendar of events SUNDAY, JULY 31 Spike the Night Time: 6-7:30 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Gold Spike, 217 Las Vegas Blvd. North, Las Vegas Information: Visit accessoriesresourceteam.org Network with Accessories Resource Team (ART) members and other home-decor professionals. Enjoy games in the Gold Spike living room and playground during Las Vegas Market. Business Boost Las Vegas Time: 9 a.m. Cost: Free Location: SpringHill Suites Las Vegas Convention Center, 2989 Paradise Road, Las Vegas Information: Visit eventbrite.com This networking event will provide education and connections to expand your business. Attendees will receive the audio CD “10 Keys to Taking Your Business to a Million.” Featured speakers include an Olympic medalist, the marketing guru behind Expedia and hotels.com, and the author of a novel on business freedom.
Location: North Las Vegas City Hall, 2250 Las Vegas Blvd. North, North Las Vegas Information: Call 702-912-1634 The topic of this session will be “Developing a New Age Marketing Plan.” Nevada Republican Men’s Club luncheon Time: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $30 for NRMC members; $35 for nonmembers Location: Cili Restaurant at Bali Hai Golf Course, 5160 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Visit republicanmensclub.com Congressman Cresent Hardy will be the featured speaker at this event. Las Vegas One Team One Mission wrap party Time: 7-9 p.m. Cost: $15 in advance; $20 at the door Location: Hampton Inn Tropicana, 4975 Dean Martin Drive, Las Vegas Information: Visit eventbrite.com Discover new business strategies while networking. Potential new distributors for One Team One Mission will receive free entry.
MONDAY, AUGUST 1
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3
10 Legal Secrets to Winning Federal Contracts Time: 10-11:30 a.m. Cost: Free Location: SBA Nevada District Office, 300 S. Fourth St., Suite 400, Las Vegas Information: Call Tina at 702-388-6652 Mark “Hawk” Thomas, managing partner at the Reid Group, will teach attendees how to improve the odds of winning and executing contracts in the federal marketplace.
RSA & Templar Shield’s Topgolf event at Black Hat Time: 6:30-10 p.m. Cost: Free but registration required Location: Topgolf, 4627 Koval Lane, Las Vegas Information: Call 858-609-9509 Enjoy drinks, food, an interactive driving range, private pool and more while mingling with other security professionals.
Vegas Young Professionals Toastmasters Time: 6:30-7:45 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce, 575 Symphony Park Ave., Suite 100, Las Vegas Information: Call 702-641-5822 Attendees can work on speaking, sales and presentation skills as well as network.
“Join the Fight” Against Cybercrime Time: 6:30-9:30 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Ghost Bar, Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas Information: Visit eventbrite.com Network with industry experts with Comodo at their Black Hat conference attendee side event.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 2
THURSDAY, AUGUST 4
Congressman Cresent Hardy’s Summer Business Series Time: 9 a.m.-noon and 4-7 p.m. Cost: Free
Las Vegas HEALS Communications Council meeting Time: 8-9 a.m. Cost: Free
Location: Las Vegas HEALS, 3011 Rigel Ave., Las Vegas Information: Call 702-952-2477 Join strategic communicators, marketing and public relations professionals from the health care industry as they meet to plan events and strategies for Las Vegas HEALS.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 5 Small Business Startup Steps Time: 9-11:30 a.m. Cost: Free Location: Henderson Business Resource Center, 112 S. Water St., Henderson Information: Call 702-876-0003 This workshop is designed for those needing assistance in starting and growing a successful business. The program is offered monthly and helps guide attendees in business planning and development. Laotian American National Conference Time: 6-9 p.m. and 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 6, with a 7 p.m.-midnight gala Cost: Free; $30 Celebrate Community Night Event Location: Flamingo Banquet Hall, 3495 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas Information: Visit lana-usa.org This annual conference empowers the community and highlights the successes of Laotian Americans. At the main conference event, keynote speaker Matt Rizzie, candidate for California lieutenant governor, and other speakers will present. Topics include breaking into the entertainment business, commercial branding, military careers and more.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 7 How I Got to 4,000 Followers in 6 Months Time: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Avatar Unlimited, 881 S. Rainbow Blvd., Las Vegas Information: Visit eventbrite.com “Thatfailgirl” will discuss how she has gained nearly 4,000 followers on Twitch and almost 10,000 on Twitter, and procured paid sponsorships. Attendees can take pictures, ask questions and network with other livestreamers and gaming and technology enthusiasts.
Conventions
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ASD Las Vegas
Las Vegas Convention Center
July 31-Aug. 3
44,000
Las Vegas Market
World Market Center
July 31-Aug. 4
50,000
SuperZoo West
Mandalay Bay
Aug. 2-4
20,000
International Association of Fire Fighters Convention
MGM Grand
Aug. 7-21
1,500
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Records and Transactions BANKRUPTCIES CHAPTER 7 Colorado Ridge-View Estates Inc. 6655 W. Sahara Ave., Suite B112 Las Vegas, NV 89146 Attorney: Patrick R. Driscoll at pdriscoll@patrickdriscolllaw.com
Brokered transactions SALES $5,250,000 for 32,032 square feet, retail 9436 and 9484 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Las Vegas 89134 Landlord: Sunshine Holdings Landlord agent: Ron Opfer of Coldwell Banker Tenant: Summerlin Ranch Plaza Tenant agent: Brendan Keating and Sean Margulis of Logic Comercial Real Estate
LEASES $439,476 for 6,169 square feet, office for 60 months 6325 S. Jones Blvd., Suites 100 and 200, Las Vegas 89118 Landlord: PostJones LLC Landlord agent: Soozi Jones Walker and Bobbi Miracle of Commercial Executives Real Esate Tenant: George M. Rogers, Chartered Tenant agent: Did not disclose $222,092 for 3,128 square feet, office for 64 months 5575 S. Durango Drive, Suite 105, Las Vegas 89113 Landlord: Pace Business Center Landlord agent: Soozi Jones Walker and Bobbi Miracle of Commercial Executives Real Esate Tenant: Harbor Hospice of Las Vegas Tenant agent: T&J Fallon Family Trust, and Matt Feustel of Virtus Commercial $51,575 for 2,393 square feet, office for 36 months 9445 W. Russell Road, Suite C, Las Vegas 89148 Landlord: JEF Investment Properties LLC Landlord agent: Soozi Jones Walker and Bobbi Miracle of Commercial Executives Real Esate Tenant: RMBakir Chiropractor Tenant agent: Did not disclose
Bid Opportunities AUG. 5 2:15 p.m. Bunkerville roads, White Rock Road and Elbow Canyon RoadBunkerville
Clark County, 604057 Tom Boldt at tboldt@clarkcountynv.gov
AUG. 12 3 p.m. LED lighting qualified product list Clark County, 604067 Tom Boldt at tboldt@clarkcountynv.gov
AUG. 15 3 a.m. Annual requirements contract for document scanning and imaging at Clark County Detention Center Clark County, 604170 Susan Tighi at slt@clarkcountynv. gov 2:15 p.m. Cabana and McLeod medians landscapes Clark County, 604168 Tom Boldt at tboldt@clarkcountynv.gov
AUG. 24 2:15 p.m. Las Vegas Boulevard from St. Rose Parkway to Silverado Ranch Boulevard Clark County, 604083 Tom Boldt at tboldt@clarkcountynv.gov 2:15 p.m. Southern Nevada Health District building: site demolition Clark County, 604171 Sandy Moody-Upton at scm@ clarkcountynv.gov
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BUSINESS LICENSES Marina Lazendic License type: Real estate sales Address: 1820 E. Sahara Ave., Suite 101, Las Vegas Owner: Marina Lazendic Mason-McDuffie Mortgage Corp. License type: Professional services Address: 2350 S. Jones Blvd., Suite 101, Las Vegas Owner: Marilyn Richardson Matrix NV License type: Interjurisdictional business Address: 6210 E. Tropical Parkway, North Las Vegas Owner: Matrix NV Melissa Currence License type: Real estate sales Address: 1820 E. Sahara Ave., Suite
101, Las Vegas Owner: Melissa Currence Mobile Motion Media License type: Advertising space leasing or selling Address: 8565 S. Eastern Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Trace Hadfield, Germil Childs, Alexander Layendecker and Kathryn O’Gara Mobilitie License type: Public utility telephone Address: 2220 University Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Mobilitie Holdings and Greg Lawson Monica Nalbantoglu License type: Real estate sales Address: 777 N. Rainbow Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Monica M. Nalbantoglu Moonlight Plumbing License type: Contractor Address: 1605 Paradise Reef Ave., North Las Vegas Owner: Moonlight Plumbing Natalie Natasha Kelley License type: Real estate sales Address: 6955 N. Durango Drive, Suite 1002, Las Vegas Owner: Natalie N. Kelley Nevada Legal Forms License type: Business support Address: 3901 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Nevada Legal Forms New Moon Entertainment License type: Professional promoter Address: 230 E. Imperial Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Monica M. Gucu and Matthew Gucu Oasis Palms License type: Apartment house Address: 2500 N. Rainbow Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Wrep II Palms Ohana Sheet Metal Fabrication License type: Building, plant nursery and hardware supplies Address: 3101 Meade Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Elvis Flores Opulence Spa License type: Gross revenue Address: 1300 W. Sunset Road, Henderson Owner: Opulence Spa Oscar Martinez License type: Real estate sales Address: 2620 Regatta Drive, Suite 102, Las Vegas Owner: Oscar Martinez Osmiel L. Sanchez Collazo License type: Independent mas-
sage therapist Address: 3060 S. Decatur Blvd. Apt. B10, Las Vegas Owner: Osmiel L. Sanchez Collazo P&L Sales Group License type: Gross revenue Address: 2331 Silver Wolf Drive, Henderson Owner: P&L Sales Group Parasia International License type: Merchandise broker Address: 7495 W. Azure Drive, Suite 247, Las Vegas Owner: Eric Halberg Parsa Entertaiment License type: General retail sales Address: Did not disclose Owner: Faegheh Aghamiri Paws on the Runway License type: Gross revenue Address: 2540 Anthem Village Drive, Suite 170, Henderson Owner: Paws on the Runway Pb&J Food Management License type: Food services or cafe Address: 475 S. Grand Central Parkway, Suite 1613, Las Vegas Owner: Jeremy Jordan, Adam Pusateri and Alex Barnett Perpetual Wealth Group License type: Insurance agency or adjusting firm Address: 9550 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 208, Henderson Owner: Perpetual Wealth Group Peterson Hope License type: Professional services Address: 10001 Park Run Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Nikki Baker Premiere Auctions and Estate Sales License type: Interjurisdictional business Address: 2479 El Paseo Circle, Las Vegas Owner: Premiere Auctions Pretty U License type: Gross revenue Address: 11115 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 110, Henderson Owner: Pretty You Primetime Mobile Wash License type: Trucking Address: 10134 Aspen Rose St., Suite 102, Las Vegas Owner: Primetime Mobile Wash Pro Clean Cleaning Services License type: Residential property maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: Adriana Garcia Millan Pro Smog License type: Automotive garage/ service station (minor) Address: 4701 Meadows Lane, Las
Vegas Owner: Pro Smog Proper Mobile Detailing License type: Gross revenue Address: 304 W. Sherwood Drive, Henderson Owner: Proper Mobile Detailing Pulmonary Associates License type: Business support Address: 6960 Smoke Ranch Road, Suite 150, Las Vegas Owner: Stewart, Pulmonary Associates Pyro License type: General retail sales Address: Did not disclose Owner: Vincent Escoto Qiu Ping Koski License type: Independent massage therapist Address: 8789 Villa Alex Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Qiu Koski Quality Furniture and Mattress License type: General retail sales Address: 4648 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Luana Kutlu Quality Mechanical License type: Contractor Address: 5701 W. Sunset Road, Las Vegas Owner: Harris Acquisition Quality Mechanical R.L. Jackson Electric License type: Contractor Address: 8820 W. Russell Road, Suite 103, Las Vegas Owner: Jackson Electric Rain Drop Pools License type: Residential property maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: Kurt Heilig Rancho Mart License type: Car wash Address: 2151 N. Rancho Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Rancho Mart Randall Chiropractic and Rehab License type: Professional services - medical Address: 2202 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 10, Las Vegas Owner: Peter Randall Realistiq License type: General retail sales Address: 8290 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 210, Las Vegas Owner: Premier Technology Services Red Rock Coffee Outfitters License type: Interjurisdictional business Address: 8031 N. Maple Park St., Las Vegas
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Records and Transactions Owner: Red Rock Coffee Outfitters Reliant Medical Supply License type: General retail sales Address: 3111 S. Valley View Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Reliant Medical Group Ricardo Rios Therapy License type: Professional Services Address: 7271 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 180, Las Vegas Owner: Ricardo Rios Roberto Morales Rios License type: Bail agent / enforcement agent Address: 3001 E. Charleston Blvd. E, Las Vegas Owner: Roberto Morales Rios Rosa Martinez License type: Residential property maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: Rosa Martinez Royalty Towing License type: Automobile towing Address: 2956 Marco St., Las Vegas Owner: Royalty Towing RSR Analytical Laboratories License type: Clinic or laboratory Address: 241 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 180, Las Vegas Owner: Cannex Nevada Runon Code Consulting License type: Gross revenue Address: 2831 St. Rose Parkway, Suite 200, Henderson Owner: Runon Code Consulting Sam Fawaz Photography License type: Photography Address: 9000 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Suite 1032, Las Vegas Owner: Sam Fawaz Saturna Brokerage Services License type: Commodities, securities or mutual funds Address: 1070 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, Suite 201, Henderson Owner: Saturna Brokerage Services Security Screen Masters License type: Contractor Address: 7715 Commercial Way, Suite 130, Henderson Owner: SSM of Nevada Sendgarden License type: Management or consulting service Address: 2525 Box Canyon Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Harold Memmer Shana Stephens License type: Real estate sales Address: 10000 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 130, Las Vegas Owner: Shana Stephens Sharky’s Car Wash License type: Mobile auto detailing
Address: 3416 E. Tonopah Ave., North Las Vegas Owner: Yessica Michel-Amador Krista Silliker License type: Door-to-door solicitor and peddler Address: 230 E. Flamingo Road, Suite 425, Las Vegas Owner: Krista Silliker William Silliker License type: Door-to-door solicitor and peddler Address: 230 E. Flamingo Road, Suite 425, Las Vegas Owner: William Silliker Silver City Processing License type: Interjurisdictional business Address: 4505 Andrew St., North Las Vegas Owner: Apex Industrial Processing Sin City Vapor VI License type: Gross revenue Address: 80 N. Pecos Road, Suite J, Henderson Owner: Singing Hawk Sista’ Sista’ Sista III License type: Food services or cafe Address: Did not disclose Owner: Yvonne M. Lewis and Delano R. Lewis Skinny Dugan’s License type: Automated teller operator Address: 4127 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: SD Tenant Skymart License type: Apartment house Address: Did not disclose Owner: Marisela Cardona Spit Shine License type: Property maintenance Address: 9550 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 253, Henderson Owner: Spit Shine Sridharan Sowmya License type: Professional services - medical Address: 2421 Tech Center Court, Suite 102, Las Vegas Owner: Sowmya Sridharan Staples Contract & Commercial License type: General retail sales Address: 980 Kelly Johnson Drive, Suite 180, Las Vegas Owner: John A. Buchta Star Sports Theatre Arts & Recreation License type: Nonprofit community services Address: 1201 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Harry Golden, Katya Bozzi and Makiko Morduchowitz Starbucks Coffee Co.
License type: Gross revenue Address: 125 N. Stephanie St., Henderson Owner: Starbucks Corp. Paula M. Steiner License type: Independent massage therapist Address: 2450 Hampton Road, Henderson Owner: Paula M. Steiner R.N., L.M.T. Stitch Factory License type: General retail sales Address: 520 Fremont St., Las Vegas Owner: Las Vegas Fashion Lab Stuart Forsberg License type: Automated teller operator Address: 600 Jackson Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Stuart Forsberg Sunray Graphics License type: General services (counter / office) Address: Did not disclose Owner: Thomas Byrne Sweet Tooth Bakery & Coffee License type: Food services or cafe Address: 6360 McLeod Drive, Suite 15, Las Vegas Owner: Rosa Reyes T-Mobile Financial License type: General retail sales Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite B02A, Las Vegas Owner: J. Braxton Carter, David A. Miller and Michael J. Morgan Take Your Pick Photography License type: Photography Address: Did not disclose Owner: AnnMarie Perone-Henderson Tara Edmondson-Mayorga License type: Real estate sales Address: 1180 N. Town Center Drive, Suite 100, Las Vegas Owner: Tara Jayne EdmondsonMayorga Target Store T1207 License type: Food services or cafe Address: 8750 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Target Corp. Tarzango License type: Travel and ticket agency Address: 520 Fremont St., Las Vegas Owner: Nickolas Palmer Tech Impact License type: Nonprofit community services Address: 330 W. Washington Ave., Suite 105, Las Vegas Owner: Patrick Callihan The Bird Bath License type: Short-term residen-
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Zebrapic License type: Gross revenue Address: 2305 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, Suite 3523, Henderson Owner: Thomas Angus Swan
The Cesar Co. License type: Business support Address: Did not disclose Owner: Belinda Orden
3rd Coast Edutainment Media Productions License type: General retail sales Address: 3003 S. Valley View Blvd., Suite 155, Las Vegas Owner: Joe, Joleandra, John and Todd Cooks
The G Group Concept Consultants License type: Interjurisdictional business Address: 3665 Largo Verde Way, Las Vegas Owner: The G Group Concept Consultants TLC Nail Salon & Bar License type: Cosmetology Address: 2214 S. Rainbow Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: TLC Nail Salon & Bar Total Nutrition Summerlin License type: General retail sales Address: 10870 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 110, Las Vegas Owner: Total Nutrition Summerlin The Trendy Tulip License type: Gross revenue Address: 649 Bighorn Creek St., Henderson Owner: Michelle Nielson U.M Maintenance and Clean License type: Residential property maintenance Address: 6410 Youngmont Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Osmin A. Urbina Valhalla Cycles License type: Automotive garage/ service station (minor) Address: 3013 N. Rancho Drive, Suite 126, Las Vegas Owner: Valhalla Cycles Vape Caviar License type: Vapes and electronic cigarettes Address: 101 N. Pecos Road, Suite 109, Las Vegas Owner: Beatrice Romero and Daniel Romero Wildfire Casino License type: Automated teller operator Address: 1901 N. Rancho Drive, Las Vegas Owner: NP Rancho Winbay License type: Short-term residential rental Address: 3612 Briarglen Lane, Las Vegas Owner: Douglas E. Graff Yellow Scooters LV License type: Rental and leasing Address: 3230 Polaris Ave., Suite 38, Las Vegas Owner: Carramar Enterprises
7-Eleven Store #13700E License type: Gross revenue Address: 302 S. Water St., Henderson Owner: AZY Mander II 702 Mart License type: Automated teller operator Address: 1468 E. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Beatriz Herrera 99 Cents and More Store License type: Variety store Address: 3100 E. Lake Mead Blvd., North Las Vegas Owner: Heracosta A To Z Pain Management License type: Professional services - medical Address: 3281 N. Decatur Blvd., Suite 150, Las Vegas Owner: Chambers Medical Group A&M Chiropractic Wellness Center License type: Professional services - medical Address: 228 S. Jones Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: A&M Chiropractic Wellness Center Adspayusa License type: Publishing and newspapers Address: 7455 Arroyo Crossing Parkway, Las Vegas Owner: Malcolm Graham
BUILDING PERMITS $850,000, tenant improvement 1551 Hillshire Drive, Las Vegas Nevada General Construction $700,000, mechanical 3330 E. Gowan Road, North Las Vegas Desert Boilers & Controls $550,000, commercial 8420 Farm Road, Las Vegas R&O Construction $500,000, tenant improvement 2131 S. Decatur Blvd., Las Vegas Parkway Construction & Association $455,770, tenant improvement 6628 Sky Pointe Drive, Suite 200,
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$170,509, residential - new 5305 Golden Melody Lane, North Las Vegas DR Horton $170,509, residential - new 3913 Eagle Glacier Ave., North Las Vegas Beazer Homes Holdings $170,509, residential - new 4005 Carol Bailey Ave., North Las Vegas DR Horton $169,843, residential - production x2 3012 and 3013 Travesara Ave., Henderson Pardee Homes of Nevada
$172,807, single-family dwelling 9019 Chopper Prairie St., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada
$143,568, residential - new 3905 Eagle Glacier Ave., North Las Vegas DR Horton $142,150, single-family dwelling 9642 Shadow Cliff Ave., Las Vegas Century Communities of Nevada $141,287, residential - production 391 Pulse Ave., Henderson Richmond American Homes of Nevada
$138,815, single-family dwelling 9806 Summer Bliss Ave., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada
$168,303, single-family dwelling 9706 Yellow Shadow Ave., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada
$138,815, single-family dwelling 9675 Ashlynn Peak Court, Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada
$165,241, residential - production 121 Ullapool Court, Henderson DR Horton
$138,680, residential - production 398 Giocoso Court, Henderson Richmond American Homes of Nevada
$160,694, residential - production x3 3009, 3010 and 3016 Travesara Ave., Henderson Pardee Homes of Nevada
$157,399, single-family dwelling 9624 Treeline Run Ave., Las Vegas Century Communities of Nevada
$174,675, residential - new 5324 Mountain Garland Lane, North Las Vegas DR Horton
$134,910, residential - production 2504 Sable Ridge St., Henderson Pardee Homes of Nevada
$168,731, residential - new 1021 Bluebird Hill Ave., North Las Vegas Pardee Homes Of Nevada
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$176,331, residential - production 117 Ullapool Court, Henderson DR Horton
$143,568, residential - new 3956 Carol Bailey Ave., North Las Vegas DR Horton
$141,198, single-family dwelling 7311 Ellington Park St., Las Vegas Toll North LV
$158,170, wall fence 5759 Sheleheda Ave., Las Vegas Frehner Masonry
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$198,944, residential - new 1024 Bluebird Hill Ave., North Las Vegas SR Bray
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$155,149, residential - production 1053 Tropical Sage St., Henderson Ryland Homes of Nevada $154,700, tenant improvement 1000 S. Rainbow Blvd., Las Vegas Wilson & Co. of Nevada $151,404, residential - new 3957 Carol Bailey Ave., North Las Vegas DR Horton
$138,348, residential - model 2580 Desante Drive, Henderson Toll Henderson
$134,910, residential - production 3048 Split Oak Ave., Henderson Pardee Homes of Nevada $134,002, single-family dwelling 452 Trevinca St., Las Vegas Ryland Homes of Nevada $133,118, single-family dwelling 460 Trevinca St., Las Vegas Ryland Homes of Nevada $130,305, residential - new 4004 Carol Bailey Ave., North Las Vegas DR Horton $130,305, residential - new 5328 Mountain Garland Lane, North Las Vegas DR Horton $130,305, residential - new 909 Eagle Glacier Ave., North Las Vegas DR Horton $128,755, residential - production 375 Ambitious St., Henderson Ryland Homes of Nevada $128,755, residential - production 866 N. Water St., Henderson Ryland Homes of Nevada $128,699, residential - production 478 Barcarolle Lane, Henderson Richmond American Homes of Nevada
$121,269, residential - production x2 3044 and 3052 Split Oak Ave., Henderson Pardee Homes of Nevada $120,271, residential - production 264 Via Della Fortuna, Henderson Century Communities of Nevada $120,000, electrical 300 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Bombard Electric $119,177, single-family dwelling 7117 Flora Lam St., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $114,172, residential - production 462 Barcarolle Lane, Henderson Richmond American Homes of Nevada $113,617, residential - production 419 Pulse Ave., Henderson Richmond American Homes of Nevada $112,841, residential - production 1129 Bobby Basin Ave., Henderson DR Horton $111,399, residential - production 392 Ambitious St., Henderson Ryland Homes Nevada $110,000, tenant improvement 7120 N. Durango Drive, Suite 180, Las Vegas Panda Construction $108,411, residential - new x3 2086, 2090 and 2095 Roundtop Court, North Las Vegas Harmony Homes
$138,306, single-family dwelling 5808 Glaring Green Court, Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada
$126,908, single-family dwelling 7505 Old Compton St., Las Vegas Greystone of Nevada
$107,296, residential - production 1133 Bobby Basin Ave., Henderson DR Horton
$137,904, residential - production 3060 Historic Horizon Ave., Henderson Beazer-Inspirada
$126,053, residential - new 4133 Klondike River Place, North Las Vegas Beazer Homes Holdings
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$137,241, residential - new x2 5728 and 5737 Country Lake Lane, North Las Vegas Beazer Homes Holdings $136,185, residential - production 348 Gracious Way, Henderson Ryland Homes of Nevada
$151,404, residential - new 5261 Golden Melody Lane, North Las Vegas DR Horton
$136,185, residential - production 364 Ambitious St., Henderson Ryland Homes of Nevada
$146,944, single-family dwelling 462 Cabral Peak St., Las Vegas KB Home of Nevada
$136,130, residential - production 1012 Via Stellato St., Henderson Century Communities of Nevada
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$101,806, residential - production 1101 Via San Pietro, Henderson Century Communities of Nevada $101,751, residential - production 1131, 1135 and 1139 Bobby Basin Ave., Henderson DR Horton $101,457, residential - new 5633 Keystone Crest St., North Las Vegas SHALC GC To receive a complete copy of Data Plus every week in Excel, please visit vegasinc.com/subscribe.
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Category: specialty hospitals (Ranked by first quarter operating revenue reported as of July 18) Operating revenue
Net income (or loss)
Licensed beds
Inpatient days
Occupation rate
Top executive
HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Henderson 10301 Jeffreys St. Henderson, NV 89052
$10,556,521
$3,089,540
90
7,632
93 percent
Samantha Billig, CEO
2
Kindred Hospital - Las Vegas (Flamingo Campus) 2250 E. Flamingo Road Las Vegas, NV 89119
$10,365,188
$599,127
174
10,631
67 percent
Doug McCoy, CEO
3
Complex Care Hospital at Tenaya 2500 N. Tenaya Way Las Vegas, NV 89128
$9,646,944
$1,340,632
70
5,653
89 percent
Phillip Douglas, CEO
4
HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Las Vegas 1250 S. Valley View Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89102
$8,288,819
$2,859,419
79
5,427
75 percent
Michael Ward, CEO
5
Montevista Hospital 5900 W. Rochelle Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89103
$7,086,031
$1,516,440
162
10,045
68 percent
Rich Failla, CEO
6
Kindred Hospital - Las Vegas (Sahara Campus) 5110 W. Sahara Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89146
$6,514,419
$1,063,338
52
3,479
74 percent
Doug McCoy, CEO
7
Seven Hills Behavioral Institute 3021 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway Henderson, NV 89052
$6,060,840
$1,845,231
134
8,345
68 percent
Rob Turner, CEO
8
HealthSouth Desert Canyon Rehabilitation Hospital 9175 W. Oquendo Road Las Vegas, NV 89148
$5,970,530
$1,584,370
50
3,711
82 percent
Andrea Davis, CEO
9
Spring Mountain Treatment Center 7000 W. Spring Mountain Road Las Vegas, NV 89117
$5,484,077
$597,435
110
7,833
78 percent
Alan Eaks, CEO, managing director
Harmon Medical and Rehabilitation Hospital 2170 E. Harmon Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89119
$4,006,466
($161,567)
118
6,457
60 percent
Bob McClay, CEO
Horizon Specialty Hospital of Henderson 8550 S. Eastern Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89123
$3,699,115
($49,237)
39
2,802
79 percent
Darrin Cook, CEO
12
Kindred Hospital - Las Vegas at St. Rose De Lima Campus 102 E. Lake Mead Parkway, 3rd Floor Henderson, NV 89015
$3,257,390
$168,024
28
1,579
62 percent
Doug McCoy, CEO
13
Horizon Specialty Hospital - Las Vegas 640 Desert Lane Las Vegas, NV 89106
$2,125,463
($252,584)
61
1,718
31 percent
Darrin Cook, CEO
14
Las Vegas - AMG Specialty Hospital 4015 McLeod Drive Las Vegas, NV 89121
$1,463,246
($242,038)
24
975
45 percent
William Fox, CEO, regional director
15
Spring Mountain Sahara 5460 W. Sahara Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89146
$1,406,057
($33,205)
30
1,614
59 percent
Alan Eaks, CEO, managing director
16
Red Rock Behavioral Health Hospital 5975 W. Twain Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89103
$1,356,458
$296,352
21
1,629
85 percent
Verna Foust, CEO
Hospital
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2 THOUSANDS OF NEW JOBS & REVENUE: Regulating and taxing marijuana will create over 6,000 new jobs in our state and will pump over one billion dollars into the local economy annually. Removing Drug Cartels and the Criminal Market: Marijuana will be produced and sold to adults by legal marijuana establishments, taking sales out the hands of Mexican drug cartels and violent gangs. The licensed, taxpaying Nevada businesses will be required to comply with stringent regulations.
More Effective Law Enforcement: Forcing police to direct their attention to marijuana is not making our communities safer. By making the limited possession of marijuana legal for adults in Nevada, we will allow law enforcement to focus on more serious and violent crimes.
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