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President-elect Donald Trump meets with President Barack Obama on Nov. 10. Trump campaigned on a promise to overturn Obama’s signature legislation, the Affordable Care Act, but since winning the election has said there were parts of the law he would like to keep. (associated press)
Health care limbo Postelection, Teamsters’ take on insurance is a window on greater issue By Adam Candee | STAFF WRITER
Promises on the campaign trail often amount to little more than the spent air that comes out of a candidate’s mouth as he or she utters them. ¶ No one knows with any degree of certainty whether President-elect Donald Trump will gain the cooperation of the Republican-controlled Congress to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (more commonly he alth ca re, Continued on page 15
$923 Amount Tesla owners earn on average by renting their vehicles out for seven days a month on Turo, a carsharing platform.
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Number of McDonald’s restaurants that have made the transition to self-order, touchscreen kiosks. In 2017, the fastfood giant plans to update more locations featuring these kiosks, as well as mobile ordering/pay and table service.
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NOTEWORTHY STORIES
05 06 18 Q&A WITH ALEX AND ORLANDO DE CASTROVERDE
The managing partners of De Castroverde Law Group talk about the importance of being able to speak with clients in their native language, recreational marijuana and immigration reform. THE NOTES People on the Move, P4
MEET DRYBAR
Alli Webb says that for years, her clients have asked when her business — a salon with a little bit of saloon — would expand to Las Vegas. This year, she found a suitable space to do so at Miracle Mile Shops. TALKING POINTS Top legal mistakes small businesses make, P7
DATA AND PUBLIC INFORMATION A listing of local bankruptcies, bid opportunities, brokered transactions, business licenses and building permits.
MORE VEGAS INC BUSINESS NEWS Calendar: Happenings and events, P17 The List: SBA lenders, P22
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Bailey Farrell is an assistant account executive at Trosper Communications. Jerry Nadal is Nevada Ballet Theatre board co-chairman, a position he shares with NBT cofounder and current board cochairwoman Nancy Houssels.
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Eric Simmons is the Klein Tools Electrician of the Year. He was selected from more than 350 applicants. Dr. Robert K. Pretzlaff has been promoted to Dignity HealthSt. Rose Dominican’s chief pretzlaff mono physician executive and president of Dignity Health Medical Group Nevada, and Dr. Gary S. Mono will assume the role of chief medical officer. Pretzlaff was formerly St. Rose’s chief medical officer, and Mono was vice president of medical staff affairs.
40 UNDER 40 awards Global Gaming Business Magazine published its 40 Under 40 list for 2016. Honorees were:
Cynthia L. Alexander, member partner at Dickinson Wright, has been named the inaugural chairwoman of the Public Interest Law Community Advisory Board of the UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law. The board comprises local and state leaders from government agencies, nonprofit organizations and private law firms that have the common goal to enhance the Boyd Law School’s Public Interest Law Program. Forty-nine Southern Nevadans are participants in the 2017 class of Leadership Las Vegas, a 10-month program created by the Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce. They are Tom Andrulis, Intelligent Technical Solutions; Shan Bates-Bundick, R&R Partners; Mark Bennett, Mandalay Bay; Michael BenShimon, Wells Fargo Private Bank; Vandana Bhalla, Signature Real Estate Group; Ronald Bilodeau, NV Energy; Colleen Birch, Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas; Gina Bishop, city of Las Vegas; Jacob Bodine, God Behind Bars; Gian Brown, Holland & Hart; Clay Buck, Smith Center for the Performing Arts; Derek Carder, Geotab; Greg Chase, MGM Resorts International; Lori Chittenden, Morgan Stanley; Ulyanna Chung, Chung Insurance Agency; Lisa Coker, Immunize Nevada; William Crozer, the Glenn Group; Nicole Curfman, Nevada State Bank; Jason Demuth, Pulte Group; James
Dzurenda, Nevada Department of Corrections; Jennifer Grant, Elite Media, Inc.; Pranav Jampani, Las Vegas Sands Corp.; Shellie Keller, College of Southern Nevada; Lance Kirk, LG Architects, Inc.; James Larsen, Caesars Entertainment; Rae Lathrop, Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada; Chad Leavitt, Findlay Automotive Group; Shauna Lemieux, Vegas PBS; Eva Littman, Red Rock Fertility Center; Alan Livengood, Cox Communications; Mary Madden, Las Vegas Valley Water District; Andrew Magness, Valley High School; Paul Mangual, First American Title; Leslie Maple, Barrick Gold; Maria Marinch, College of Southern Nevada; Nikkole McCartin, UNLV Lee Business School; Melissa McKinley-Cook, International Market Centers; Matt McNally, Las Vegas-Clark County Library District; Rebecca Miltenberger, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck; Elaina Mule, United Way of Southern Nevada; Nicole Neal, Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce; Laura Overton, Allegiant Travel Co.; Bill Paredes, Bank of Nevada; Karl Riley, Snell & Wilmer; Mary Beth Sewald, Nevada Broadcasters Association; Daniel Shapiro, William Hill US; Victoria Stamm, SLS Las Vegas; Lori Wilkinson, Brown & Brown Insurance of Nevada; Jill Zimbelman, UNLV.
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John Hemberger, senior vice president of table products, AGS
n James Siva, tribal council member, Morongo Band of Mission Indians
n Patrick Harris, senior associate, TRM Public Affairs
n Melani Evans, director of corporate marketing, Affinity Gaming
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Michael Armenta, senior marketing manager, Chumash Hotel & Casino
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Erika Okerberg, associate, Greenberg Traurig
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Vlad Dunaevsky, casino product manager, Pala Interactive
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Matthew B. Levinson, chairman and CEO, New Jersey Casino Control Commission
n Neil Erlick, executive vice president business development, Paysafe
n Ashlee Garnett, hospitality consultant, Cintas
n Walter Fales, chief development officer, Warner Hospitality
n Joanne Israel, general manager, Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino
n Cheryl Hanlan, executive assistant general manager, Sky Dancer Casino & Resort
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Sara Gonso Tait, executive director, Indiana Gaming Commission
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Patrick Nichols, senior vice president of strategy and business development, Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
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Jonathan Deutsch, professor, Drexel University Center for Hospitality and Sport Management
Wendy Carter, marketing director, Choctaw Casino & Resort Durant
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Cathryn Lai, vice president of product management, gaming division, Scientific Games
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Adam Berger, associate, Duane Morris
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Q&A with alex de castroverde and orlando de castroverde
No matter how big it gets, it’s a family law firm Alex and Orlando De Castroverde are managing partners of De Castroverde Law Group, which was founded by their father, Waldo. The firm started with one lawyer and one secretary — Waldo’s daughter — and has grown to more than 40 employees. Having outgrown its downtown Las Vegas office, the firm expanded to Tivoli Village in the western valley, and the brothers aim next to open an office in Reno. De Castroverde Law Group recently celebrated its 10-year anniversary. To what do you owe your success? Alex: We have been fortunate to surround ourselves with exceptional staff and attorneys who expect more out of themselves than we expect of them. We all try to come to work in the morning with the goal of being better today than we were yesterday and better tomorrow than we are today. That mindset, and an office culture where we strive to treat each other and each of our clients like family, has allowed us to grow into what we have become. De Castroverde Law Group was one of the first firms in Nevada to have Spanishspeaking lawyers. Why was this important for you? Orlando: Alex and I would work at our father’s office during the summers while we were in college. I saw Lawyers Alex De Castroverde, left, and Orlando De Castroverde recently how the clients really were comforted opened an office at Tivoli Village. (mikayla whitmore/staff) by the fact that their attorney could are injured as a result of someone experience I could’ve had as a young talk to them in their native language. else’s negligence. attorney. After finishing my clerkship These experiences at a young age rewith the judge, I went to work with inforced the importance of attorneys What sets your law firm apart my father and knew right away that communicating with clients in Spanfrom other firms in Las Vegas? this is what I want to do. ish. There is no substitute. Alex: When we started practicing Most all of our attorneys speak law, we were fortunate to be able to What is the best part about Spanish and can communicate directwork with family. My dad, brother working with your brother? ly with our clients just as our dad did. and I were all lawyers at the same ofOrlando: My brother and I are two fice working to help people. It was inyears apart in age and have always What inspired you to follow grained in us to also treat clients like been very close. We can talk freely. your father’s path? family, and we have a family environEven if we disagree with each other Alex: As kids, we saw our father ment at our law office. While we will or make each other upset, at the end work tremendously hard to achieve his aggressively fight to help each of our of the day we are brothers and we will dream of becoming an attorney. Once clients, we have never lost sight of our get over it. he became an attorney and opened his family work environment and the way Alex: I feel extremely lucky to be law office, we saw the pride and joy he we treat our clients. able to work with my brother and best had in being able to help people. For Orlando: We also pride ourselves on friend each day. Just as when we were me, there was nothing else I wanted to providing great customer service. We kids, we spend a considerable amount be when I grew up. understand that the attorney market is of time together. Instead of hanging Orlando: Although I always thought highly competitive and that our clients out and playing sports, now it’s doing I might follow in my dad’s footsteps, I have several other options to choose what we love, practicing law. wasn’t 100 percent certain, and didn’t from, so we focus on seizing the oppordecide to go to law school until my last tunity to enhance that client experiWhat is the most common type year of college. ence so we can have a client for life. of case your law firm deals After being accepted to Ole Miss with? Law School, I returned to Las Vegas Do you foresee any legal Alex: Our biggest area of practice and clerked for Judge Lee Gates for issues arising with recreational is personal injury. We help those who a little over a year. That was the best
marijuana soon to be legal in Nevada? Alex: Carlos Blumberg, an attorney at our office, was one of the first in Nevada to help a client obtain a dispensary and cultivation license. All of us are in agreement that marijuana-related DUIs will increase. Unlike alcohol that passes through your system, you can test positive for marijuana days later. With your firm specializing in immigration and your father being from Cuba, what are your thoughts about immigration in Nevada? Orlando: Immigration reform is certainly a must for Nevada. At DLG, we were able to help hundreds of teenage Nevadans get an immigration status through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program — high school kids who have lived in Nevada basically all their lives, but who were not citizens and had no status because they were born outside of the U.S. and brought here at an early age by their parents. DACA gave these kids hope and a path to continue to be positive members of the community. Helping these kids seize this great opportunity was one of the most rewarding experiences I’ve had at DLG. What is something that people might not know about you? Alex: I have three young daughters who I would love to become attorneys someday. If they are able to follow in the footsteps of their father, grandfather and great-grandfather, I would be ecstatic. Orlando: I’m married and have six kids. My wife, Marca, is the former coach of the UNLV Rebel Girls, the two-time NCAA Hip Hop champions. I was a competitive wrestler in high school and college, a state champion in high school and a junior college AllAmerican, among other honors. I’m also proud to have scored the highest MBE score in Nevada for the 2000 Bar exam.
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$1.6 billion
Cost of the concrete and steel shield that will be used to cover the blast site of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. The arch is 900 feet wide and 345 feet high, nearly as tall as the Luxor pyramid. The shield was designed to prevent radiation leakage for the next 100 years.
$900 billion
Amount an oil deposit, recently found in West Texas, could be worth. The U.S. Geological Survey said it was possibly the largest deposit of untapped oil ever discovered in America.
$220
Cost of the Adidas UltraBoost Uncaged Parley, a shoe made from 95 percent ocean plastic. Adidas plans to eventually produce up to a million pairs of recycled plastic sneakers.
$183
Cost per month for Panasonic’s “Megahonyaku,” a megaphone that can actively translate Japanese into English, Chinese and Korean. The device is loaded with 300 phrases it can translate and can be connected to the internet to download more.
Alli Webb is CEO of Drybar, which opened this year at Miracle Mile Shops. (christopher devargas/staff)
‘Focus on one thing and be the best at it’ Drybar
Describe your business.
Address: 3663 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Suite 180, Las Vegas (Miracle Mile Shops) Phone: 702-560-5243 Website: thedrybar.com Hours of operation: 8 a.m.-11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday; 8 a.m.-midnight Friday and Saturday Owned/operated by: Alli Webb In business since: 2010
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Drybar is based on a simple philosophy: Focus on one thing and be the best at it. For us, that’s blowouts. We wanted to create a place to get a great blowout in a fun, beautiful environment, at an affordable price. It is so important to us to ensure Drybar is an enjoyable experience where clients can sit back and relax at the bar, enjoy chick flicks, sip on a beverage and leave with an amazing blowout. Staying in the bar theme, the menu offers seven signature blowouts, all named after cocktails: the Straight Up, Manhattan, Cosmo, Mai Tai, Cosmo-Tai, Southern Comfort and Dirty Martini. We also have a Shirley Temple for those 10 and under.
$149
There are Drybar locations in several states and Canada. Why did you expand to Las Vegas?
Number of satellites SpaceX would like to launch into orbit to provide worldwide high-speed internet. About 4,000 satellites currently orbit earth, and more than half of them are no longer working.
Cost to fix an Apple iPhone 6+ that has “Touch Disease,” a problem that makes the screen of the phone unusable. Three class-action lawsuits allege Apple knew about the problem but hadn’t attempted to fix the issue.
$2.6 billion
Amount shareholders approved for Tesla’s acquisition of SolarCity. This comes after Elon Musk unveiled solar roofing tiles.
Our clients have been asking for a Drybar in Las Vegas since we first opened. We are so excited we finally found the perfect location at the Miracle Mile Shops, which is accessible to so many great hotels and restaurants. What makes the Drybar experience unique?
We are actually quite different from a traditional salon, as we don’t offer cuts or color. Drybar is also set up like a bar, where women can sit back, relax and enjoy the romantic comedy being played on our TVs. The mirrors are set up behind each client so when their blowout is complete, they are whirled around for the big reveal to see the finished result, which is a pretty fun moment. How important is social media to your business?
It’s one of the most organic ways to connect with clients. We have a whole division at our company devoted to just social media, and it’s something that is truly near and dear to our heart. What products do you sell?
We sell our entire product and tool line in every shop. When we started Drybar, there wasn’t a line out there, or even a mixture of two or three that fulfilled everything we needed to create the perfect and long-lasting blowout. After we opened our first few shops, I started down the path of creating our own line, which officially launched March 2013. We’ve been so humbled by how well-received the products have been. None of us ever expected Drybar to turn into what it has. What’s the most important part of your job?
That depends on the day. We now have a team of over 80 people who really keep the trains going every day. My main areas of focus range from product development, overseeing the training curriculum of Drybar stylists and customer service in the shops. What have you learned from the recession?
Trust in your clients. Opening the first Drybar during a recession was a big risk, but it paid off. Through our up-front research, we knew we were filling a need and a major void in the beauty marketplace at the time. We figured if we treated every client with the best customer service possible, we could trust in them to become return customers who also spread the word.
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Top legal mistakes small businesses make
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guest column: unemployment benefits. Many file retaliaunning a business is like playing gina bongiovi tory wage claims with the state, insisting whack-a-mole: Every time you the employer failed to pay them for hours solve one problem, another worked. Even when the wage claim is basepops up. For some, a more apt less, the burden falls on the employer to comparison might be strolling through a disprove the claims. Business owners who have endured this dog park without watching your step. There are plenty of process learn quickly that documentation is crucial. troublesome areas to step in, and cleanup is messy. The trick Do you have a partner? While many friends and family is to watch where you’re going and enlist help. Though I ofmembers who go into business together shrug off the need ten hear business owners say, with relief, “I’ve never needed for an owners’ agreement “because we’re friends,” no relaan attorney,” it’s wise to involve an attorney who can take tionship is impervious to troubles. proactive steps to protect the company. A reactive approach Do you have insurance? Be sure you (or your attorney) to trouble is always more time-consuming and expensive. have read and understand your entire policy, especially the Do you rent commercial space? Have you read every exclusions. word of your lease agreement? Do you know whether you’re Are you operating as a sole proprietor? Do you prefer responsible for replacing the HVAC unit if it goes kaput? Tums or Maalox for your ulcers? Most of the time, the landlord will provide the draft of the The same rules and regulations that apply to a company lease for the tenant to sign. Naturally, the lease language with 500 employees apply to one whose owner is chief cook will heavily favor the landlord. Often, the property manageand bottle washer. The primary difference is the large comment company representing the landlord will hastily send a pany has the resources to dedicate employees to compliance template lease agreement that may or may not even describe efforts. A small-business owner, especially a sole owner, has the specific space you’re looking to lease. That’s why it’s imonly a small fraction of one person to dedicate to these conportant to have an attorney review your lease and help you cerns, which is why many business owners make a bad step negotiate terms. One client signed a lease agreement for a in the dog park, because of issues they didn’t foresee, either different, much larger space next door to the one it occupied, because they weren’t aware of the risk or because they saw it resulting in thousands of dollars in extra rent. and still stepped in it. Do you have employees or independent contractors? Gina Bongiovi is managing partner and corporate Employee issues are among the most infuriating for business consigliere at Bongiovi Law Firm. owners. Employees who are terminated for cause are denied
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Tax hikes enacted for police, stadium, convention center By jackie valley Staff Writer
The Clark County Commission did as it was told. The local governing body amended county ordinances to enact room tax increases that will fund two resort corridor projects — the expansion and renovation of the Las Vegas Convention Center and the construction of a 65,000-seat stadium that could house a professional football team. During October’s special legislative session in Carson City, state lawmakers approved a bill that required the county’s elected officials to impose the tax increases for the projects. But that didn’t stop Commissioner Chris Giunchigliani, a vocal critic of using $750 million of public money to finance the stadium, from casting a lone “no” vote. Giunchigliani, who has called the bundling of the two projects a “political strategy,” spent more than 16 minutes of a recent commission meeting describing her opposition to the stadium portion. “No one tells me how to vote,” she said. Among her lengthy list of concerns: the lack of public benefit she said the stadium would yield and whether local taxpayers would be left on the hook for bond payments if visitor volume were to drop. She also said the room tax increases would unfairly affect low-income residents who live in weekly motels. Those residents, she said, “will be paying for a billionaire’s stadium” — referring to Las Vegas Sands Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson, who is to sink $650 million of his own money into the project. The casino mogul early this year unveiled his plans to build a stadium that could lure the Oakland Raiders to
An artist’s rendering depicts a stadium equipped for the NFL on Russell Road and Las Vegas Boulevard. (courtesy)
Las Vegas, setting in motion a series of public meetings and, ultimately, the special legislative session. Commissioner Mary Beth Scow commended Giunchigliani for what she termed a “very good” list of concerns, but Scow said she felt obligated by the language of the state legislation to enact the room tax increases, as it said the commission “shall” impose them. “We don’t want taxpayers on the hook for anything for this stadium,” she said. The commission’s 6-1 vote approving the ordinance change enacts the following tax increases: n A 0.5 percentage-point increase to the room tax to fund the expansion and renovation of the convention center. n A 0.88 percentage-point increase to the room tax within the gaming corridor and a 0.5 percentage-point increase in outlying areas of the county to pay for the public’s portion of the stadium project. That brings the county hotel room tax up to 13.38 percent from 12 percent within the resort corridor. The tax increases are expected to generate an extra $1.7 billion in revenue. Here’s a look at other actions the
seven-member commission took: Stadium Authority Board appointments The commission appointed three members to the Stadium Authority board of directors: Thomas White, the business manager and secretarytreasurer of the Laborers International Union of North American Local 872; Kenneth Evans, president of the Urban Chamber of Commerce; and Jan Jones Blackhurst, executive vice president of government relations and corporate responsibility for Caesars Entertainment. Jones Blackhurst was one of six nominees put forward by Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts International, the two companies that generate the most room taxes in Clark County. Commissioners nominated and approved Evans and White from a list of dozens of applicants who applied to serve on the board. The commission was responsible for appointing three of the nine members who will make up with Stadium Authority Board, which will oversee the facility and contracts with development partners as well as manage waterfall revenue distribution.
Previously, Gov. Brian Sandoval appointed three other people to serve on the board: Steve Hill, director of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, who will act as chairman; Dallas Haun, CEO of Nevada State Bank and executive vice president of Zions Bancorporation; and Bill Hornbuckle, president of MGM Resorts International. The commission voted unanimously to make its three appointments. Commissioner Susan Brager, however, said the commission should have been allotted more time to make the decision. The president of UNLV will appoint one member, and the other two members will be elected by the seven appointed members. Sales tax for police funding The commission voted unanimously to enact a 0.1 percentage-point sales tax increase to pay for more than 300 additional police officers. The tax increase will generate an estimated $39.2 million in new revenue each year, police officials said. Of that amount, about $7.9 million will go toward hiring 66 officers to patrol areas in and around the Las Vegas Strip and downtown. The remaining $31.3 million will be distributed to local police agencies to hire a combined 245 officers to serve in the community. The Nevada Legislature passed the bill, known as the Crime Prevention Act of 2016, during the special session. It included enabling language, meaning it needed a simple majority of commissioners to approve it before being enacted. The additional officers will help boost Metro Police’s staffing ratio closer to two officers per every 1,000 residents, department leaders said.
$14 million Enclave meeting venue takes shape near McCarran By adam candee Staff Writer
When Lady Gaga, Tony Bennett and their 21-piece orchestra need a place to rehearse, the place must be just right. So the partners of 3G Productions faced a transformative dilemma: continue adjusting to the specifications of others’ venues or simply build their own. That choice led to the development of Enclave, a new 75,000-square-foot
meeting and event venue near Russell Road and Eastern Avenue. Eli Stearns and his 3G partners handle event production for some of the biggest names in entertainment and the largest properties in Las Vegas. They consistently faced the challenge of accommodating the needs of their clients in ballrooms and venues designed by others. When it came time for 3G to decide on a new office location, Stearns and his partners de-
cided to go a step further, and build a rehearsal space and commercial event facility. Their target market consists of conventions and meetings up to about 250 people. “Let’s go after the bread-and-butter of what comes into the city and the county,” Stearns said. 3G will spend a little more than $14 million to build Enclave. Stearns said the location adjacent to McCarran
International Airport would allow entertainers and performers to get in and out of town quickly without the hassle of the Strip. Enclave features a 9,000-squarefoot event space, 6,250-square-foot ballroom, 4,600-square-foot reception space, 4,200-square-foot rooftop deck and outdoor plaza. Despite its location tucked into office buildings, Enclave will have 350 dedicated parking spaces.
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Marijuana entrepreneurs celebrate ballot results By chris kudialis Staff Writer
Legalized recreational marijuana in an increasing number of states will reduce unnecessary arrests of people in possession the plant, exhibitors and speakers at the recent Marijuana Business Conference and Expo said. “It’s time to roll back the war on marijuana and work toward fulfilling its potential,” Ethan Nadelmann, executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, said during a keynote panel in front of about 500 marijuana business owners from across the country. Founded in 2012, the annual Marijuana Business Conference and Expo returned to Las Vegas for its fifth year with more than 300 exhibitors and 7,500 Mollie Twining of CDB for Life, right, touts her participants. The four-day, industry-only confer- company’s hemp-infused beauty and health products ence targeted owners of marijuana dispensaries, at the Marijuana Business Conference & Expo at the cultivation facilities, production facilities and test- Rio. (stephen sylvanie/special to vegas inc) ing labs. Already, the demand for Mammoth’s product has Industry professionals on the showroom floor been on the rise to meet the demand of more mariwere all smiles a week after Nevada, California, juana cultivation facilities serving more legal disMassachusetts and Maine passed ballot measures pensaries, said owner Colin Bell, who founded the allowing the recreational use of marijuana. Arkancompany in 2015. sas, Florida, North Dakota and Montana voted in “There has been a very, very high interest,” Bell favor of legalizing medical marijuana. said. “There’s so much more to talk about, so much Eight states have now approved both recreational more potential. Everybody wins.” and medical marijuana, and 20 others have OK’d Denver-based Juju Royal’s also is seeing a spike in medical marijuana. sales of its THC vapor pens, tinctures and marijuana Fort Collins, Colo.-based Mammoth Microbes, paraphernalia. which produces a soil-enhancing inoculant to enCompany sales representative Kaipo Sabas eshance marijuana plant growth, expects this year’s timated up to 75 percent of the company’s clients ballot results to double its business by the time the were recreational buyers, and the number continnew laws go into effect next year.
Chick-fil-A restaurants will open early next year By chris kudialis Staff Writer
Chicken aficionados eagerly awaiting the opening of the valley’s first Chick-fil-A restaurants will have to wait a little longer before they down their first sandwiches, nuggets and waffle fries. Even though at least one of the restaurants appears nearly ready to go — at least from the outside — the company hasn’t announced opening dates. Those will be released in the coming weeks, company spokeswoman Hannah Wagner said. Wagner said the company “isn’t offering interviews” about what’s hapConstruction on a Chick-fil-A restaurant is nearly complete at pening with the restaurants, saying 9925 S. Eastern Ave. in Henderson. (steve marcus/staff) only Chick-fil-A will make its valley landscaping. debut in “early 2017.” The Henderson locations will feature indoor seatThe three valley locations will be 460 N. Stephaing for more than 100 guests, an indoor playground nie St. and 9925 S. Eastern Ave., both in Henderson, and more than a dozen outdoor seats, according to a and 2300 S. Rancho Drive, near Sahara Avenue. news release. Each restaurant is expected to hire 100 The restaurant on Eastern appears nearly finished, full- and part-time employees. complete with signs, a freshly paved parking lot and
ues to grow as the recreational program develops in Colorado and Oregon, the two states where Juju Royal is licensed. “Recreational is huge, especially with all the tourists going into shops,” Sabas said. “It’s the focus because it’s the moneymaker.” A bag of microwavable, THC-infused popcorn in hand, MariMed Advisors spokesman Tyler Burke said with four new states in the medical marijuana market and four new recreational marijuana states, his Rhode Island-based firm was looking to expand its selection of edibles — which includes juices, honey sticks and chewable mints — into new territory. The firm, which owns production facilities in six states, could be in six more states within a year, Burke said. “It just makes the snowball bigger,” Burke said of the ballot results. “It’s a train that’s not going to be stopped.” While exhibitors expressed pleasure with the results of the 2016 elections, keynote panelists said the industry’s work was not done. Nadelmann and Rob Kampia, executive director of the Marijuana Policy Project, identified Louisiana, Texas, South Carolina, Rhode Island, Maryland, Vermont and Michigan as states they’d like to see legalize some form of marijuana in the 2018 midterm elections. The panel, which also included Nevada state Sen. Tick Segerblom, also warned marijuana business professionals to follow the rules, especially in states that legalized marijuana this election cycle. “Enjoy it, but just realize you could be in jail tomorrow,” Segerblom said as the crowd laughed.
Unemployment rate in Nevada drops to lowest point in 8 years By cy ryan Staff Writer
Nevada’s unemployment rate in October fell to 5.8 percent, the lowest since February 2008, and is down for the 68th consecutive month. The state Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation reported that there were 79,000 people jobless that month, compared to 83,000 in September. The agency predicted 10,000 people would be hired during the holiday shopping season. Nevada’s unemployment rate was still higher than the 4.9 percent national figure. Department Economist Bill Anderson said the state had shown job gains every month since September 2011.
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Tarkanian files defamation suit against Rosen over campaign ads By jackie valley Staff Writer
Defeated Republican congressional candidate Danny Tarkanian has filed a defamation lawsuit against his opponent, Democrat Jacky Rosen, concerning ads that aired toward the end of the campaign. The lawsuit, which also names Rosen’s campaign as a defendant, was filed recently in Clark County District Court. Tarkanian, who was running in Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District, is seeking damages worth more than $8 million as well as reimbursement for attorney’s fees. The lawsuit alleges that Rosen and her camDemocrat Jacky Rosen beat Republican Danny paign produced and disseminated an ad to tele- Tarkanian to become the U.S. representative from vision outlets, YouTube and Facebook that con- Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District. (staff file) tained false and defamatory statements that ponent,” he said. “We wanted to stay focused on accused Tarkanian of setting up “13 fake charities the positive message I was making about how we that preyed on vulnerable seniors” as part of a could better our country.” telemarketing scheme. Tarkanian said Rosen’s campaign never reTarkanian has said he was not aware of any illesponded to his cease-and-desist letter and congal activity when he helped set up the companies tinued distributing the ads. and wasn’t involved in their day-to-day activi“I certainly have to think that those ads had a ties. In 2009, he received a $150,000 defamation significant impact with the voters — negative for settlement from then-state Sen. Mike Schneider, me,” he said. a Democrat, who tried to tie him to the schemes. Stewart Boss, communications director for the Tarkanian sent the defendants a “cease and deNevada State Democratic Party, responded via sist” letter on Oct. 26 regarding the ad and includTwitter: “This is pathetic. @DannyTarkanian is ed the July 2009 verdict, according to the lawsuit. broke & trying to blame his loss on someone else The lawsuit lays out seven claims for relief — so he has an excuse to run for office *again*” three for libel, three for slander and one for inRosen, a relative political newcomer, captentional infliction of emotional distress against tured 47.23 percent of the votes to Tarkanian’s Tarkanian. Aside from damaging Tarkanian’s rep45.97 percent, winning the seat in Nevada’s 3rd utation, the lawsuit alleges that it contributed to Congressional District, which includes Henderhim “losing the election.” son and Summerlin in the southern part of Clark When reached by phone, Tarkanian said he County. Tarkanian’s defeat marked the fifth elecdidn’t pursue the lawsuit before the election betion he has lost. cause he didn’t want it to divert attention in the The attorney representing him in the lawsuit final days of his campaign. is Samira Knight, his partner at the Tarkanian & “We didn’t want the focus of the voters on Knight Law Group in Las Vegas. this dishonest, defamatory statement of my op-
Pay your Las Vegas parking ticket with toys By jackie valley Staff Writer
The holiday spirit has blossomed in Las Vegas’ Parking Services department, which is letting people pay parking fines with toys for children. The charitable event, approved by the Las Vegas City Council, represents a partnership between Parking Services and Safe Nest, which helps victims of domestic violence and their children. Here’s how it works: Drivers issued nonpublic safety parking tickets from Nov. 15 through Nov. 30 may resolve the fine by giving a nonviolent toy of equal or greater value. The unwrapped toy, the receipt for it and the parking ticket will be accepted at the Parking Services office, 500 S. Main St. The office is in the City Hall parking
garage next to MTO Café. Toys will be accepted in lieu of paying parking fines until Dec. 15. The Parking Services office is open from 7:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The toys collected will be given to children living at the shelter during the holidays, said Hannah Brook, director of community and donor relations at Safe Nest. Any leftover toys will serve as birthday gifts for the children. “When kids come into the shelter, we want to make their lives as normal as possible,” she said. Parking violators eligible to participate in the program will receive a note attached to their parking ticket.
PUC hearings on solar could restore net metering rates By daniel rothberg Staff Writer
Nearly a year after state regulators decided to increase bills for rooftop solar customers, lawyers for NV Energy and the solar industry remain locked in a technical argument about the quality of that new rate structure. In several daylong hearings recently, both sides came back to utility regulators with detailed analyses, dozens of witnesses and hundreds of pages of testimony. Neither side drew attention at the hearings. There were no “Bring Back Solar” signs, no rallies in front of the utilities commission and no zealous pro-solar media releases. This new front in Nevada’s ongoing solar controversy is a slow, methodical regulatory process. Each side presented arguments to the Public Utilities Commission as it nears the end of a triennial process to determine electricity rates for NV Energy’s Northern Nevada customers, including rates for 28 solar customers. Yes, despite all of the resources being poured into the deliberations, the outcome of the hearing will directly affect only 28 Nevadans. But it matters, because the decision could signal rooftop solar companies looking to re-enter the market. In this case, regulators could adjust last year’s contentious ruling, which increased fees and slashed the value of credit customers earned for generating excess electricity under a program known as net metering. The PUC could now reconsider the value of excess energy, which solar installers SolarCity and Sunrun cited as reasons for halting sales in the state. In prepared testimony, SolarCity asked the commission to set the value for excess energy above what customers pay for electricity, while NV Energy asked for a rate below that benchmark. Though technical and seemingly narrow — the ruling on this would apply only to Northern Nevada customers — it could set a course for the debate over rooftop solar in the state. Two members of the three-member regulatory body are new to the board, and were not involved in crafting the controversial solar decision last year. With a clean slate, energy experts are looking to see where they fall on the solar issue. It could also set a model, some believe, when the PUC reconsiders rates for Southern Nevada next year. The decision, expected to be made in December, also is being closely watched prior to the 2017 legislative session, where the rooftop solar issue is likely to emerge.
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‘Insurance terms lock in for a one-year period, leaving the carriers with limited wiggle room’ known as Obamacare), as he repeatedly said he would leading up to the election. The ripple effect of that uncertainty is starting to be felt in Southern Nevada, at least for one of the area’s largest organized-labor groups. Teamsters Local 14, which covers 9,500 people, shelved its intent to require employee spouses with coverage available through their workplaces to take those plans instead of remaining with that of the union. Fred Horvath, chairman of the Security Fund of Southern Nevada Local 14, sees major changes coming to Obamacare. “The reason we suspended it was There is uncertainty about the fate of the Affordable Care Act, broadly known because of the election and our belief as Obamacare, since the election of Donald Trump. (associated press file) that there will be structural changes chased health coverage through the would be presumptuous. to the Affordable Care Act,” Horvath exchange. “For 2017, the likelihood of any said. “We decided we would just wait “It’s going to be rather hard for major changes is remote,” said David for Congress to do what Congress them to repeal it after people are Lewis, president and CEO of Operawas going to do. signed up,” White said. tionsInc, a human resources consult“We are a real-life example of a If the ACA ultimately is repealed ing firm based in Connecticut. “In group that decided to pause.” or significantly weakened, the dishort, insurance terms lock in for a Horvath said the Teamsters’ rect effect on Horvath and the one-year period, leaving the carriers change intended for “everyone to Teamsters might not be severe with limited wiggle room for changpay their fair share.” With the pobecause of collectively bargained es. 2018 could show the impact of a tential for a major shift in what agreements between unions and Trump presidency.” employers are required by law to employers. Open enrollment continues for do with regard to providing health “In the case of unions, it is imboth state and federal health care excare benefits, the union’s plan goes portant to note that changes in changes, with a reported 20 million on hold. the terms of plans are not just dicpeople covered by ACA insurance. “We’re expecting the employer tated by the carrier, the exchange, “(Trump) said that he wanted to mandate to go away,” Horvath said. the ACA, etc.,” Lewis said. “The get rid of the Affordable Care Act, Once delayed and now set to take union and the Collective Bargainbut there are practical problems ineffect this year, the ACA’s employer ing Agreements (CBAs) dictate the volved that I’m not sure he knows mandate stipulates that all busiterms. As such, plans may not be the answer to,” said Dr. Joe White, nesses with 50 or more full-time affected at all if the union can sucLuxenberg Family Professor of Pubequivalent employees provide cessfully negotiate terms for their lic Policy at Case Western University health insurance to at least 95 permembers; terms that may be better in Ohio. cent of their full-time workers and than otherwise is being offered by White said the best possible guide dependents up to age 26, or pay a fee, the ‘new normal’ of the ACA, postwould be to look at what Ryan proaccording to obamacarefacts.com. Trump intervention.” poses to do. He added, however, that A January bill vetoed by President For example, the Culinary Health political and budget realities could be Barack Obama would have killed Trust covers workers and families difficult to navigate, especially given the mandate and also attempted to with Culinary 226 — Nevada’s largthat Trump performed well in the end ACA subsidies for purchasing est labor union — and represents election among older Americans who coverage. about 130,000 insured people. Mawould be significantly affected by cuts To get a fuller picture, these realijor unions typically negotiate health to current health programs. ties can be combined with statements benefits as one part of their CBA with In Nevada, almost 600,000 people made by Trump and by House Speakemployers, locking in terms for a dereceive Medicaid funding — a numer Paul Ryan, who reportedly seeks fined period of time. ber that increased by more than to convert the guaranteed entitleThese agreements, in which mul280,000 in the four years since Gov. ments of Medicare and Medicaid to tiple employers negotiate benefits Brian Sandoval chose to expand the tax credits and state-managed block with a union or unions, are known as state’s program as part of the ACA in grants, respectively. To say these acTaft-Hartley plans, which grew out 2012 — and nearly 80,000 have purtions are likely to be taken, however,
of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947. Employers contribute a negotiated amount of money to a fund based upon the amount of hours worked by employees. Bobbette Bond, senior director of Health Policy for UNITE Here Health, which includes health care for Culinary 226, expresses concern over the lack of clarity in future health care policy. “The most important thing we think needs to happen is not to let our employer-sponsored health plans be taxed,” Bond said. Her biggest worry pertains to an aspect passed in the ACA known as the “Cadillac tax,” which imposes an excise tax of 40 percent starting in 2018 on health plans whose value is more than $10,200 for individual coverage and $27,500 for a family, with the tax applying only to amounts that exceed the threshold. The negotiating ability of local labor unions to acquire stronger coverage could eventually trigger the Cadillac tax on lower- and middle-income workers, Bond said. She also noted that almost 60 percent of people who have employer-sponsored health plans in Nevada have them through self-funded setups like Culinary’s. Lawmakers originally intended to push employers to redirect funds from health care to taxable wages, but the Senate voted overwhelmingly last year to repeal the Cadillac tax and its future is murky. Whether the cost issue relates to taxing employer plans, rising premiums or hospital billing, solutions are needed that go beyond what the ACA has provided, White said. “The Affordable Care Act did not, in fact, solve the major problem of the people who have insurance,” White said. “For the people who do have insurance, it didn’t really do anything to help them fight the erosion of their insurance’s value against rising costs from insurers.” For the Teamsters, Culinary and the rest of Las Vegas’ labor groups, they can only wait for more clarity before figuring out how to proceed. “It’s a pretty complex animal, and we’re all just anxious to see what’s going to happen,” Horvath said.
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Father Max’s Business Mass Time: 12:10 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Guardian Angel Cathedral, 302 Cathedral Way, Las Vegas Information: Visit ethicsinthemarketplace.com The Rev. Max Oliva is a speaker, consultant and author on the topic of ethical decision-making in the workplace.
“Networking: Without follow-up, it’s just a party” Time: 4:30-7 p.m. Cost: Free Location: University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, Classrooms B and C, 8050 Paradise Road, Las Vegas Information: Visit nsbdc.org Kathy Carrico, statewide training director for the Nevada Small Business Development Center, will teach attendees how to establish and keep new relationships and grow their customer base.
Networking Power Lunch Time: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $20 for Metro Chamber members; registration required Location: Downtown Summerlin, 1980 Festival Plaza Drive, Las Vegas Information: Call 702-586-3851 Connect with fellow Metro Chamber members. “Who Are You Selling To?” Part III: Who are your customers and what are their buying habits? Time: 4:30-7 p.m. Cost: Free Location: University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, Classrooms B and C, 8050 Paradise Road, Las Vegas Information: Visit nsbdc.org Patrick Griffis, business librarian at UNLV Libraries, will teach attendees how to use research tools from the UNLV Business Library to identify their customers and find information to better promote their businesses. Ahern Rentals special meeting Time: 6 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Ahern Rentals Headquarters, 1401 Mineral Ave., Las Vegas Information: Visit meetup.com Ahern Rentals CEO Don Ahern and speakers from ahern.com will give attendees advice on how to market ideas and build upon them.
Free Elite Business Star Webinar Time: 8:30-9:30 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Online Information: Visit eventbrite.com Entrepreneur Kevin Harrington will discuss the power of personal branding and more.
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National Association of Minority Contractors Nevada holiday mixer and toy drive Time: 5:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: $15 with a toy or donation; $30 without a toy or donation Location: Hard Rock Hotel, Altered States Suite (16th floor), 4455 Paradise Road, Las Vegas Information: Email admin@namcnevada.org Celebrate of the success of NAMC members and all other minority and otherwise disadvantaged businesses in 2016. NAMC Nevada’s new president also will be introduced. American Leadership Academy community information meeting Time: 6-8 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Aliante Library, 2400 Deer Springs Way, North Las Vegas Information: Visit eventbrite.com This meeting will outline ALA’s mission, vision, academic programs and more. Seating is limited to the first 75 registrants.
Installation and Awards luncheon Time: 11:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Cost: $55 Location: Four Seasons Resort, 3960 Las Vegas Blvd. North, Las Vegas Information: Visit snhba.com The Southern Nevada Home Builders Association will honor the efforts of its 2016 officers, members and supporters, and install 2017 officers.
Regional Career and Entrepreneurial Expo and Events Time: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Cost: Free for career seekers Location: Las Vegas Marriott, 325 Convention Center Drive, Las Vegas Information: Call 843-224-4653 This career fair provides opportunities for employers to find job candidates.
Roadmap to Success Time: 7:30-9:30 a.m. Cost: Free for Henderson Chamber members; $25 for nonmembers; $10 additional for walk-ins Location: Henderson Business Resource Center, 112 S. Water St., Henderson Information: Call 702-565-8951 This session will discuss “17 Key Ways to Grow Exponentially in 2017,” presented by Richelle Shaw of MDE the Agency.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2 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 anyone looking for assistance to start and grow a successful Nevada business.
Conventions
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Royal Court Coronation
Gold Coast
Dec. 1-5
300
Go Pro Recruiting Mastery
Las Vegas Convention Center
Dec. 1-4
14,000
Wrangler National Finals Rodeo
Thomas & Mack Center
Dec. 1-10
175,000
Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational
Las Vegas Convention Center
Dec. 2-3
3,000
Bick International - Coin, Currency, Jewelry and Stamp Expo
Orleans
Dec. 2-4
1,000
Great American Comic Con
Cashman Center
Dec. 3-4
5,000
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition
Mandalay Bay
Dec. 4-8
20,000
National Center for State Courts – E-Courts Conference
Cosmopolitan
Dec. 4-10
600
World Series of Team Roping
South Point
Dec. 5-11
80,000
Dec. 5-8
500
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Brokered transactions Sales $6,300,000 for 42,332 square feet, industrial 3475 and 3515 W. Post Road, Las Vegas 89118 Landlord: Diamond Post LLC Landlord agent: Greg Pancirov, SIOR, and Mike DeLew, SIOR, of Colliers International Tenant: Diamond Southwest Industrial Park LLC Tenant agent: Did not disclose $3,900,000 for 57 multifamily units, retail 5425 E. Tropicana Ave., Las Vegas 89122 Landlord: 5425 E. Tropicana Property LLC Landlord agent: Devin Lee, CCIM, Robin Willett and Jerad Roberts of Northcap Multifamily Tenant: Did not disclose Tenant agent: Did not disclose $2,765,000 for 20,368 square feet, industrial 3615 Spring Mountain Road, Las Vegas 89102 Landlord: 3615 Spring Mountain Partners Ltd. Landlord agent: Greg Pancirov, SIOR, and Mike DeLew, SIOR, of
Colliers International Tenant: MBSC LLC Tenant agent: Did not disclose $1,900,000 for 2.5 acres, land Northwest corner of Rafael Rivera Way and Lindell Road, Las Vegas 89118 Landlord: Beltway 4.77 LLC Landlord agent: Robert Torres and Scott Gragson of Colliers International Tenant: Serdoz@Rafael Rivera LLC Tenant agent: Did not disclose $1,850,000 for 0.9 acres, land 5000 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas 89146 Landlord: JRJ Properties Landlord agent: Robert Torres and Scott Gragson of Colliers International Tenant: Nevada Auto Real Estate Investments Tenant agent: Did not disclose $800,000 for 6,012 square feet, retail/medical office 3111 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas 89109 Landlord: LVPS LLC Landlord agent: Chris Clifford, Steve Neiger and Brett Rather of Colliers International Tenant: Barbiere Family Limited Partnership Tenant agent: Did not disclose $675,000 for 7,500 square feet, industrial 2780 Bledsoe Lane, Las Vegas 89156 Landlord: 2780 Bledsoe LLC Landlord agent: Chris Connell and Grant Traub of Colliers International Tenant: Tri State Steel, a Nevada Corp. Tenant agent: Did not disclose $625,000 for 2.5 acres, land Rainbow Boulevard and Richmar Avenue, Las Vegas 89139 Landlord: GKT Acquisition and Alan J. Arnold Trust Landlord agent: Robert Torres and Scott Gragson of Colliers International Tenant: Trajan Holdings LLC Tenant agent: Did not disclose $550,000 for 1.25 acres, land Sobb Avenue and Hinson Street, Las Vegas 89118 Landlord: CW LV Real Estate LLC Landlord agent: Spencer Pinter, Dan Doherty, SIOR, Chris Lane and Jerry Doty of Colliers International Tenant: Mach 1 Industries LLC Tenant agent: Did not disclose $260,000 for 2,800 square feet, industrial 4300 N. Pecos Road, Units 22 and 23, North Las Vegas 89118 Landlord: Chriselle McMahon Landlord agent: Eric Molfetta, CCIM and Chris Zunis of Colliers International Tenant: Victor Trujello dba Trujello
Properties LLC Tenant agent: Did not disclose $130,000 for 1,400 square feet, industrial 4300 N. Pecos Road, Unit 30 and 65, North Las Vegas 89118 Landlord: Chriselle McMahon Landlord agent: Eric Molfetta, CCIM and Chris Zunis of Colliers International Tenant: Benigno Zamora Tenant agent: Eric Molfetta, CCIM and Chris Zunis of Colliers International
Leases $435,773 for 12,000 square feet, industrial 1051 Mary Crest Road, Suite N, Las Vegas 89074 Landlord: 1051 Mary Crest LLC Landlord agent: Wholesale International, LLC and Danielle Steffen of Cushman & Wakefield Commerce Tenant: Rambridge Wholesale International Tenant agent: Michael Brazill and Jon Willis of Sun Commercial Real Estate $238,296 for 2,000 square feet, retail 3945 S. Durango Drive, Suite A1, Las Vegas 89147 Landlord: Did not disclose Landlord agent: Did not disclose Tenant: Norm’s LLC Tenant agent: Michael Brazill of Sun Commercial Real Estate $216,000 for 6,250 square feet, office 8076 W. Sahara Ave., Suite C, Las Vegas 89117 Landlord: Sahara Plaza Landlord agent: Cassie CataniaHsu, Jodi Gilbert and Dylan Weber of Sun Commercial Real Estate Inc. Tenant: Textbroker International Tenant agent: Logic Commercial Real Estate $130,473 for 2,800 square feet, retail 6275 S. Rainbow Blvd., Las Vegas 89118 Landlord: Rainbow Post Landlord agent: Primera and Lisa Chasteen of LaPour Tenant: RCC Holdings LLC Tenant agent: Paul Chaffee, Wil Chaffee, Jodi Gilbert and Dylan Weber of Sun Commercial Real Estate Inc.
BUSINESS LICENSES T Shirts & Stuff License type: General retail sales Address: 3130 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suites F1-F5, Las Vegas Owner: Soon D. Moore Tae Zumba License type: Instruction services
Address: 235 N. Eastern Ave., Suite 116, Las Vegas Owner: Alma Gurrola
License type: Contractor Address: Did not disclose Owner: Welner Villatoro
Taqueria La Herradura License type: Restaurant Address: 1436 E. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Lucero Castaneda
Umami License type: Restaurant Address: 6640 N. Durango Drive, Suite 180, Las Vegas Owner: Umami
Teresa Stout License type: Independent massage therapist Address: Did not disclose Owner: Teresa Stout
Vacation Inspirations by Christine License type: Travel and ticket agency Address: Did not display Owner: Vacation Inspirations by Christine
Teriyaki Brother License type: Food services or cafe Address: 6679 Smoke Ranch Road, Las Vegas Owner: Xing Ben Liu Thai Day Spa License type: Cosmetology Address: 7871 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 150, Las Vegas Owner: Thai Spa and Massage The Detail Shop of Las Vegas License type: Car wash Address: 8560 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Paul J. Johnson The Reading Place License type: Instruction services Address: Did not disclose Owner: Katrina Letourneaut Thrift Outlet License type: General retail sales Address: 3003 S. Valley View Blvd., Suite 190, Las Vegas Owner: 3rd Coast Edutainment Media Productions Tim Morgan License type: Real estate sales Address: 8010 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 140, Las Vegas Owner: Timothy Morgan Tolouli Lila Malele License type: Bail agent/enforcement agent Address: 626 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Tolouli Malele Trac-B Exchange License type: Instruction services Address: 6114 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Rickey Reich Travel Desk License type: Travel agency Address: 89 Day Trade St., Suite 3, Henderson Owner: A Travel Desk Tsp. Baking Co. License type: Bakery Address: 6120 N. Decatur Blvd., North Las Vegas Owner: Tsp. Baking Co. LLC Tundra Mechanical Services
Vegas Discount Nutrition License type: Food specialty store Address: 7501 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite 107, Las Vegas Owner: Vegas Discount Nutrition Westlund 1 License type: Short-term residential rental Address: 2100 Westlund Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Pauline P. Bahat Wheelie Vegas License type: General services Address: 5453 S. Durango Drive, Building 3, Unit 2009, Las Vegas Owner: Phillip R. Scherer White Coat 2 You License type: Nurse Address: 7866 W. Sahara Ave, Henderson Owner: Kazakk Joshua Wright License type: Door-to-door solicitor and peddler Address: 1212 Tranquil Rain Ave., Henderson Owner: Joshua Wright Zapata Mobile Carwash License type: Trucking Address: 1528 N. 22nd St., Unit 2, Las Vegas Owner: Carlos Zapata Zone 1 Firearms and Training License type: Misc. flat fee Address: 1022 Cove Palisades Drive, North Las Vegas Owner: Zone 1 Firearms and Training 7-Eleven License type: Convenience store Address: 301 N. Nellis Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Gulati Emporium ABL Land License type: Residential property maintenance Address: 3360 N. Bronco St., Las Vegas Owner: Abel Guevara Advocare License type: Home health services Address: 2881 S. Valley View Blvd., Suite 9, Las Vegas
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Records and Transactions Owner: Advocare Home Health Affordable Motors License type: Secondhand dealer Address: 1708 N. Boulder Highway, Suite C, Henderson Owner: Affordable Motors Ale O. Stevens License type: General retail sales Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite I30, Las Vegas Owner: Ale O. Stevens Alkalline License type: General retail sales Address: 1810 E. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Alkalline Studio Altereco Painting License type: Contractor Address: 4705 Gonzales Drive, Las Vegas Owner: David J. Darienzo Alterra Group License type: Professional services Address: 350 S. Rampart Blvd., Suite 310, Las Vegas Owner: Jason Madiedo and Felix Deherrera Angie’s Apparel License type: General retail sales Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite C25, Las Vegas Owner: Maria Zaragoza Animal Stylez License type: General retail sales Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite C7, Las Vegas Owner: Jennifer Brown Antojitos DC License type: Food services or cafe Address: 3851 Pennwood Ave., Suite 195, Las Vegas Owner: Carmen Najarro Apex Home Health License type: Home health services Address: 2375 S. Jones Blvd., Suite 10, Las Vegas Owner: Zion Management Holdings Apothecarium Las Vegas License type: Interjurisdictional business Address: 3175 Westwood Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Gravitas Nevada APPS License type: General services Address: Did not disclose Owner: Advertising & Promotional Product Solutions Aqua-Tech Service License type: Interjurisdictional business Address: 5858 Bow Island Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Sung K. Yi Art De Flambe’
License type: Personal services Address: Did not disclose Owner: Michael Titone Arturo Moreno License type: Bail agent/enforcement agent Address: 325 S. 3rd St., Suite 20, Las Vegas Owner: Arturo Moreno As You Wish Catering License type: Food services or cafe Address: 5950 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: KH Productions Ask Plumbing License type: Contractor Address: 7750 Leon Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Askitson Services Bauman Advisory Group License type: Management or consulting service Address: 3425 Cliff Shadows Parkway, Suite 130, Las Vegas Owner: Bauman Advisory Group Beef Jerkyneonopolis License type: Handbill and oral solicitation Address: 450 Fremont St., Suite 167, Las Vegas Owner: Nitura Group Begin 2 Organize License type: General services Address: Did not disclose Owner: Maritza E. Banuelos Best Xpress Delivery License type: Express or delivery service Address: Did not disclose Owner: Best Xpress Delivery Borg Law Group License type: Professional services Address: 8988 W. Cheyenne Ave., Suite 150, Las Vegas Owner: Brooke M. Borg Caballo Lawn Care License type: Residential property maintenance Address: 2617 Flower Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Abel Marin Campbells Estate Gallery License type: Secondhand dealer Address: 6250 Mountain Vista St., Suite A, Henderson Owner: Kirk Campbell Cardtronics USA License type: Automated teller operator Address: Multiple locations, Las Vegas Owner: Michael Keller and J. Chris Brewster Carrier Mausoleums Construction USA License type: Contractor Address: 1730 SW Skyline Blvd.,
Suite 206, Las Vegas Owner: Thomas Woodworth Century 21 Americana License type: Real estate Address: 410 S. Rampart Blvd., Suite 390, Las Vegas Owner: Juan Martinez Chris Muentes License type: Real estate sales Address: 7465 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Chris Muentes Citywide Home Loans License type: Mortgage lending Address: 2200 Paseo Verde Parkway, Suite 300; and 2470 St. Rose Parkway, Suite 304; Henderson Owner: Citywide Home Loans, a Utah Corp. Cocos Frios Y Mariscos El Cora License type: Open air vending Address: 2219 Fremont St., Las Vegas Owner: Suri Y. Castaneda and Fernando Hernandez Comfort Care Clinic License type: Business support Address: Did not disclose Owner: Edwin Perez and Dyan Webb Comfort Mattress License type: Wholesale/retail sales Address: 3853 E. Craig Road, Suite 5, North Las Vegas Owner: Comfort Mattress Company of Experts License type: Management or consulting service Address: 2620 Regatta Drive, Suite 102, Las Vegas Owner: Company of Experts Cook On Wok #3 License type: Gross revenue Address: 390 N. Stephanie St., Suite 101, Henderson Owner: Jun He Cristine Lefkowitz Jensen License type: Real estate sales Address: 10100 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 160, Las Vegas Owner: Cristine Lefkowitz Jensen Crossroads Apartments License type: Rental property Address: 3825 Craig Crossing Drive, North Las Vegas Owner: Craig Crossing Apartments Cyril Chocolates License type: General retail sales Address: 200 Fremont St., Las Vegas Owner: Cassandra Cyril Dandelion Catering Co. License type: Food services or cafe Address: 8609 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Dandelion Catering Co.
Dean Isaacs License type: Designer-draftsman Address: Did not disclose Owner: Dean Isaacs Deerbrooke Farm License type: Temporary merchant Address: 6651 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Steve Phillips Desert Rose Auto Broker License type: Secondhand dealer Address: 6250 Mountain Vista St., Suite I2, Henderson Owner: Desert Rose Auto Broker Desert Sporting Goods License type: Manufacturing Address: 55 W. Mayflower Ave., North Las Vegas Owner: Vegas Metal Finishing Disability Help Center License type: Management or consulting service Address: 927 S. Decatur Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Don Jorgensen and Jacquelynn Wigley
License type: Automated teller operator Address: Multiple locations in Las Vegas Owner: Juliet A Lim, Everi Holdings and Randy Taylor File Services, Etc. License type: Miscellaneous sales/ service Address: 3924 Celebration Cove St., North Las Vegas Owner: File Services, Etc. Firstservice Residential, Nevada License type: Real estate Address: 8290 Arville St., Las Vegas Owner: Firstservice Residential FN Handyman License type: Property maintenance Address: 204 Via Santa Croce Ave., Henderson Owner: FN Services GCM Tax Pros License type: Tax preparation Address: 8460 S. Eastern Ave., Suite A, Henderson Owner: GCM Tax Pros
DLK Brand Consulting License type: Management or consulting service Address: Did not disclose Owner: Mark C. Kalbfleisch, Donna L. Kalbfleisch and Wendy Merrill
Gentile Cristalli Miller Armeni Savarese License type: Professional services Address: 410 S. Rampart Blvd., Suite 420, Las Vegas Owner: Michael Cristalli
Don C. Kuhl License type: Real estate sales Address: 10100 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 160, Las Vegas Owner: TKG Vegas
George Durkin License type: Real estate sales Address: 9420 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 100, Las Vegas Owner: George Durkin
Douglas Wall Carpentry & Home Repairs License type: Property maintenance Address: 1838 Cypress Mesa Drive, Henderson Owner: Douglas Wall
Geovany’s Beauty Salon License type: Beauty parlor Address: 2017 Ellis St., North Las Vegas Owner: Geovany’s
Leilani Ann Dow License type: Independent massage therapist Address: 760 Coronado Center Drive, Henderson Owner: Leilani Ann Dow Environmental Assurance License type: Contractor Address: 4570 W. Post Road, Suite 600, Las Vegas Owner: Environmental Assurance Espiga De Oro Bakery License type: Bakery Address: 2510 E. Lake Mead Blvd., North Las Vegas Owner: Espiga De Oro Essential Restoration License type: Residential property maintenance Address: 5251 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Amarfran Everi Payments
Hawkeye Appliance Repair License type: General services Address: Did not disclose Owner: Hawkeye Appliance Repair Holm Electric License type: Contractor Address: 5045 Rogers St., Suite 3, Las Vegas Owner: Holm Electric In the Kitchens License type: Instruction services Address: Did not disclose Owner: Amanda Schrag and Julia Games IndustryFTH License type: Online clothing and accessories store Address: 1228 San Gabriel Ave., Henderson Owner: IndustryFTH Innov8tive Solutions License type: Management or consulting service Address: Did not disclose
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Records and Transactions Owner: Joseph Turner and Melissa Turner
120, Henderson Harsch Investment Properties
2794 Delano Drive, Henderson Ryland Homes Nevada
Vegas DC Building Group
Jacob Dirkson License type: Real estate sales Address: 7465 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite 100, Las Vegas Owner: Jacob Dirkson
$2,098,899, commercial 5550 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Boyd Martin Construction
$230,700, rehab 1055 Trade Drive, North Las Vegas Eaglelift
$150,000, WDS 7395 Smoke Ranch Road, Las Vegas Western States Contracting
$1,000,000, commercial 700 S. Third St., Las Vegas OS Construction Services
$223,800, commercial 5540 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Boyd Martin Construction
$148,699, single-family dwelling 12280 Los Mares Lane, Las Vegas KB Home Nevada
$582,379, commercial - alteration 2215 E. Lone Mountain Road, North Las Vegas Air & Lube Systems
$220,002, commercial - remodel 2865 Siena Heights Drive, Suite 231, Henderson CHP Henderson NV Pavilion
$148,470, tenant improvement 2010 Goldring Ave., Suite 306, Las Vegas Yack Construction
$500,000, commercial 7650 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas LM Construction
$203,113, residential - production 560 Patti Ann Woods Drive, Henderson DR Horton
$146,554, residential - production 1153 Strada Cristallo, Henderson Century Communities Nevada
Jade Yap Agency License type: Pro services - insurrance Address: 5465 Simmons St., North Las Vegas Owner: Jade Yap Agency Jasco Technology License type: General services Address: 6142 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Corey A. Buckley Jenbrows License type: Permanent makeup Address: 2490 Paseo Verde Parkway, Suite 100, Henderson Owner: Jenbrows JMT Hospitality License type: Short-term residential rental Address: 706 Bonita Ave., Las Vegas Owner: James Vanas and Future Restaurant Group Joanne Lee Chung License type: Real estate sales Address: 10220 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 3, Las Vegas Owner: Joanne Chung Jody Satallante License type: Real estate sales Address: 9420 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 100, Las Vegas Owner: Jody J. Satallante JP AMC Enterprises License type: Rental and leasing Address: Did not disclose Owner: Todd Shoji and John P. Penaflor Kevin Keeley License type: Door-to-door solicitor and peddler Address: 1212 Tranquil Rain Ave., Henderson Owner: Did not disclose Kristen Black License type: Real estate sales Address: 5550 Painted Mirage Road, Suite 140, Las Vegas Owner: Kristen Black Kristine Volk License type: Real estate sales Address: 10100 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 160, Las Vegas Owner: Kristine Volk
BUILDING PERMITS $2,150,000, industrial - tenant improvement 751 W. Warm Springs Road, Suite
$496,000, tenant improvement 525 E. Bonanza Road, Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada $385,877, residential - custom 13 Boulderback Drive, Henderson Ascaya $350,000, commercial 657 N. Town Center Drive, Las Vegas SR Construction $350,000, tenant improvement 777 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 225, Las Vegas TWC Construction $340,000, tenant improvement 1201 S. Main St., Las Vegas ABG Builders $299,998, retail sales shell 106 N. Stephanie St., Henderson Khairat $280,000, assembly group tenant improvement 2280 Paseo Verde Parkway, Suite 160, Henderson Vestar Green Valley $274,000, tenant improvement 657 N. Town Center Drive, Las Vegas SR Construction $265,384, residential - custom 9 Grand Miramar Drive, Henderson Smith Family Trust
$189,085, residential - production 276 Crimson Edge St., Henderson DR Horton $186,273, single-family dwelling 5532 Bruin Lakes Ave., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $185,476, commercial - alteration 2914 W. Cheyenne Ave., North Las Vegas RD Builders $183,789, single-family dwelling 6910 Stonestep St., Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada $171,000, fireproof 3730 Civic Center Drive, North Las Vegas XL Fire Protection $169,622, residential - production 944 Lynne Harbor Ave., Henderson KB Home LV Pearl Creek $169,622, residential - production 948 Lynne Harbor Ave., Henderson KB Home LV Pearl Creek $167,459, residential - production 272 Crimson Edge St., Henderson DR Horton $166,794, residential - production 1124 E. Sunset Road, Henderson Woodside Homes of Nevada
$252,852, residential - production 550 Patti Ann Woods Drive, Henderson DR Horton
$165,993, single-family dwelling 10731 Hammett Park Ave., Las Vegas Toll North LV
$252,852, residential - production 2736 Candelaria Drive, Henderson Ryland Homes Nevada
$160,200, commercial - alteration 6648 N. Fifth St., North Las Vegas All American Repair Services
$244,091, residential - production 2805 Belmont Drive, Henderson Ryland Homes Nevada
$157,755, residential - production 1331 Reef Point Ave., Henderson Ryland Homes Nevada
$239,760, commercial - remodel 2220 Village Walk Drive, Suite 144, Henderson Vestar Green Valley
$150,000, commercial 700 S. Third St., Las Vegas OS Construction Services
$235,995, residential - production
$150,000, tenant improvement 770 Las Vegas Blvd. North, Las
$145,834, residential - production 385 Calabria Beach St., Henderson DR Horton $141,198, single-family dwelling 10730 Hammett Park Ave., Las Vegas Toll North LV $141,198, single-family dwelling 10843 Irving Park Ave., Las Vegas Toll North LV $140,289, residential - production 388 Calabria Beach St., Henderson DR Horton $136,130, residential - production 1125 Strada Pecei, Henderson Century Communities Nevada $134,744, residential - production 389 Calabria Beach St., Henderson DR Horton $132,764, residential - new 3644 Starlight Ranch Ave., North Las Vegas SHALC GC $131,832, residential - new x3 6450, 6462 and 6466 Cinnamon Hazelnut St., North Las Vegas KD Development $130,990, residential - new x3 6454, 6470 and 6458 Cinnamon Hazelnut St., North Las Vegas KD Development $130,700, residential - new 2107 Johnstown Ave., North Las Vegas Harmony Homes $129,476, residential - production 142 Fulgora St., Henderson KB Home Nevada $125,000, commercial - alteration 1025 W. Craig Road, North Las Vegas E&M Enterprises $120,493, residential - production 296 Via San Gabriella, Henderson Century Communities Nevada
$120,000, pool and/or spa 499 N. Lamb Blvd., Las Vegas Mission West Pools & Spas $118,109, residential - production 384 Calabria Beach St., Henderson DR Horton $117,055, residential - new 3645 Starlight Ranch Ave., North Las Vegas SHALC GC $112,841, residential - production x2 1141 and 1147 Bradley Bay Ave., Henderson DR Horton $110,955, residential - production 1157 Strada Cristallo, Henderson Century Communities Nevada $108,411, residential - new 5706 Colbert St., North Las Vegas Harmony Homes $107,961, residential - production 141 Fulgora St., Henderson KB Home Nevada $107,296, residential - production 1143 Bradley Bay Ave., Henderson DR Horton $106,399, commercial - alteration 6464 N. Decatur Blvd., North Las Vegas Preferred Construction $102,527, residential - production x2 924 and 970 Spiracle Ave., Henderson KB Home LV Pearl Creek $101,751, residential - production x4 1139, 1144, 1145 and 1148 Bradley Bay Ave., Henderson DR Horton $100,000, electrical 301 Fremont St., Las Vegas Tre Builders $96,206, residential - production x2 1142 and 1146 Bradley Bay Ave., Henderson DR Horton $95,429, residential - production 436 Al Coda Place, Henderson Richmond American Homes of Nevada $95,000, pool and/or spa 11815 Spadari Court, Las Vegas California Pools & Spas $91,160, residential - production 989 Harbor Ave., Henderson KB Home LV Pearl Creek
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2016 loans
2016 loan volume
2015 loans
2015 loan volume
Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 3800 Howard Hughes Parkway Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-791-6353 • wellsfargo.com
179
$23,860,700
136
$35,152,600
2
Seacoast Commerce Bank 11939 Rancho Bernardo Road, Suite 200 San Diego, CA 92128 858-432-7000 • sccombank.com
16
$14,141,900
24
$14,250,098
3
Meadows Bank 8912 Spanish Ridge Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89148 702-471-2265 • meadowsbank.bank
24
$13,965,900
29
$26,501,100
4
U.S. Bank N.A. 2300 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 100 Las Vegas, NV 89102 702-251-1600 • usbank.com
107
$12,564,100
119
$7,503,700
5
JP Morgan Chase 9911 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 1 Las Vegas, NV 89117 702-938-0050 • jpmorganchase.com
21
$12,112,200
37
$13,409,600
6
Greater Nevada Credit Union 451 Eagle Station Lane Carson City, NV 89701 775-882-2060 • gncu.org
13
$10,704,366
1
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7
Bank of Hope 3731 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1000 Los Angeles, CA 90010 213-639-1700 • bankofhope.com
3
$10,357,000
0
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8
Royal Business Bank 3919 Spring Mountain Road Las Vegas, NV 89102 702-889-9822 • royalbusinessbankusa.com
7
$9,362,000
5
$6,257,000
9
First Bank 3960 Howard Hughes Parkway Las Vegas, NV 89169 702-990-3987 • localfirstbank.com
2
$7,986,700
3
$4,542,300
ZB,NA dba Nevada State Bank 1 S. Main St. Salt Lake City, UT 84133 702-633-6480 • nsbank.com or zionsbank.com
34
$7,295,600
29
$4,260,500
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$12,100,000
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Real Estate Loan 168,000 Sq. Ft. Industrial Warehouse
Construction to Mini-Perm Loan 13,500 Sq. Ft. Office
Jumbo Mortgage The Ridges Single Family Residence
Education School
Entertainment Venue
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$9,000,000
$20,000,000
$7,500,000
Leasing Technology and Medical Equipment
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Working Capital Line of Credit Equipment Term Loan Commercial Real Estate
Law Firm
Financial Services Real Estate Investor
Roofing & Solar Company
$1,200,000
$5,000,000
$4,050,000
Working Capital Line of Credit
Real Estate Loan 38,250 Sq. Ft. Office Building
Real Estate Loan 86,000 Sq. Ft. Industrial Warehouse
Above credit facilities originated in 2015/2016. All credit facilities are subject to credit approval. Terms, conditions and eligibility vary depending on the type of credit facility. Financing is not available for all commercial or residential properties.
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