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Sales of snacks have jumped as much as 34 percent since 2011, according to research firm Euromonitor International. (shutterstock)
Is that your dinner? As the American lifestyle continues to evolve, snacks are replacing full meals for many By Howard Riell | Special to VEGAS INC
How are Las Vegans snacking? How should they be snacking? And will there forever be a disconnect between the two? ¶ In 2016, Americans “continued to prioritize the portability and convenience of snacking in place of traditional sit-down meals,” according to research firm Euromonitor International. In addition to snacking more frequently, snacking, Continued on page 15
$3.5B
Amount lost from Lockheed Martin’s market share within hours of President-elect Donald Trump’s tweet about his dissatisfaction with the cost of F-35 fighter jets.
$35M
Approximate amount of money left on casino floors over the past five years in the form of slot and video machine tickets lost, forgot about or not cashed in, according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board.
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NOTEWORTHY STORIES
05 06 18 Q&A WITH SHAUN HABIBIAN AND JEREMIE WATKINS
The managing partners of Kre8 Media Outdoor Advertising talk about their company’s growth and plans for expansion, the challenges of being a leader and why Watkins’ first name ends in “ie” instead of “y.” THE NOTES Giving, P4
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Pedicabs are back in Las Vegas. After a 13-year absence following an ordinance banning them, a company entered the market by focusing on working on private property. TALKING POINTS Combat rising health care costs by self-insuring, 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: Largest conventions of 2016, P22
OUR TAKE: AS THE RECESSION FADES, ADDICTION AND EXPANSION AMONG GAMING’S CRITICAL ISSUES With solid third-quarter earnings, a successful resort opening on the East Coast and the passage of pro-gambling legislation in the lower house of the Japanese Diet (the country’s legislative body), it’s easy to think the gaming industry is on a roll. But the industry still has its critics. In its December issue, The Atlantic published a lengthy piece on gambling addiction and quoted a public policy expert comparing slots to cigarettes in that slots are “specifically and deliberately engineered to have addictive properties that are known to hook users.” The article’s main example of the problems caused by gambling addiction was a gutwrenching story about a solid family man with a successful career who killed himself after ruining his family’s finances and raiding the company’s coffers. And the move to legalize gaming resorts in Japan has faced strong internal resistance as well as criticism internationally. In a recent article, the editorial board of Bloomberg predicted that “Japan’s casino project, like Asia’s gambling binge in general, is unlikely to end well.” The article’s writer theorized that the region was overbuilt and that integrated resorts with casinos wouldn’t ultimately bring the economic benefits promised by their supporters. It also called
out the potential impact legalized resorts could have on problem gamblers in Japan. When you live in Las Vegas, it’s hard not to be a booster for the gaming industry. After all, so many of us depend on it for a living. And certainly everyone is glad the industry is doing better than it was just a few years ago. But it would be foolish to dismiss critics just because we don’t want to hear anything negative about the golden goose. — THOMAS MOORE
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Southern Nevadans raised more than $110,400 for Three Square Food Bank as part of Walmart’s campaign to “Fight Hunger. Spark Change.” MGM Resorts International donated $50,000 to Three Square’s BackPack for Kids program.
backpacks with school supplies to the Salvation Army. Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck’s Las Vegas office served more than 500 meals to the homeless community at the Las Vegas Rescue Mission. Yellow Checker Star donated $150,000 of its modified business tax dollars to Dinosaurs & Roses, a local nonprofit that will use the money to award local scholarships for underprivileged children to attend private schools in Nevada.
Roseman University of Health Sciences received $10,000 from UnitedHealthcare and Southwest Medical Associates to fund scholarships for pharmacy, nursing and dental students. Dignity Health-St. Rose Dominican and Corporation for Supportive Housing launched the Frequent User Supportive Housing Institute. Supportive housing offers affordable rentals, case management and tailored services such as health care to vulnerable people, such as those who have been homeless for long periods. Other participating organizations include Blue Cove Homes, Caridad, city of Las Vegas, city of Henderson, HELP of Southern Nevada, HELP USA, U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development, Nevada Housing Division, WestCare Nevada, Southern Nevada Adult Mental Health, Clark County Social Services, Hope Home Foundation, Nevada HAND, Nevada Health Centers, the Salvation Army, the United Way, U.S. Veterans Initiative, Willing Hands, United Healthcare, Anthem, Assemblyman Tyrone Thompson, Amerigroup, Veterans Village and the Nevada Department of Health Care, Financing & Policy. Project 150 appointed co-founder Patrick Spargur as president of its board of directors. The nonprofit charity that helps homeless, displaced and disadvantaged high school students, also added Pastor Ron Thomas, Gino Wideen and Maria Marinch to the board. Don Purdue is the organization’s outgoing president and will become executive vice president. Thomas is an Army veteran and former state corrections officer. Wideen is senior vice president of Hill International. He formerly served on Project 150’s advisory board and has been involved with various other charities, including A Hand Up, Lighthouse Christian Fellowship and Meadow Christian Fellowship. Marinch is executive director of community relations at the College of Southern Nevada. Smith’s Nevada grocery stores donated a collective 5,040 gallons of water to Three Square Food Bank, the Shade Tree, Salvation Army of Southern Nevada, Westcare, U.S. Vets, Nevada SPCA, Las Vegas Rescue Mission, Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada and Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth. The Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth and the Olive Crest Family Resource Center received school supplies from the 12th annual Cox Back to School Supply Drive.
Cox Charities awarded $25,000 each to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada and Communities In Schools of Nevada. The $50,000 donation was raised from the annual Cox Charities Golf Tournament. (COURTESY PHOTO)
Station Casinos donated school supplies to Rex Bell Elementary, Laura Dearing Elementary, Ollie Detwiler Elementary, P.A. Diskin Elementary, Mabel Hoggard Elementary, Howard E. Hollingsworth, C.T. Sewell Elementary, C.P. Squires Elementary, Whitney Elementary and Robert L. Taylor Elementary schools.
County Commissioner Lawrence Weekly gave approximately 3,000 backpacks and other school supplies to local students. Mariana’s Supermarkets and Vegas PBS also supplied 3,000 students with backpacks and school supplies. LP Insurance Services sales executive Wes Crockett was appointed to the board of directors for Miracle League of Las Vegas. The Miracle League of Las Vegas provides children and adults who have cognitive and/or physical challenges with the opportunity to play baseball. The Historic Westside School, 330 and 350 W. Washington Ave. in West Las Vegas, was rededicated following a $12.5 million renovation this summer. Work returned the original fourclassroom building to its 1923 appearance inside and out, but repurposed as potential meeting rooms, offices and exhibit space. The 1948 annex building now looks as it did when it was built. The cost for renovating was funded by the Commission for the Las Vegas Centennial, the city of Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency and the city of Las Vegas, which also made use of $4 million in gap financing supplied via a federal program called New Markets Tax Credits. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Nevada Properties donated 44,000 bottles of water to the Las Vegas Rescue Mission during its fourth annual water drive. Delta Dental Insurance Company donated $10,000 to Volunteers in Medicine of Southern Nevada to help improve access to oral health. Treasure Island employees donated 300 backpacks with school supplies to low-income children served by the Volunteers in Medicine Ruffin Family Clinic. The NV Energy Foundation contributed more than $2.8 million to 86 nonprofit organizations statewide during the first six months of 2016.
Joe Brown and Tony Bonnici joined the board of directors of Honor Flight Southern Nevada. Brown is an attorney who has practiced law in Las Vegas for more than 40 years, and Bonnici is the general manager of Lotus Broadcasting. Honor Flight flies World War II veterans to Washington, D.C. to visit the memorials that stand in their honor.
Affinity Gaming presented $25,000 to the Alzheimer’s Association at the Walk to End Alzheimer’s in October, surpassing its $100,000 yearlong goal and bringing the company’s total contribution to $136,000.
Fremont Street Experience and CBS radio stations 98.5 KLUC, Mix 94.1, Q100.5, X107.5, and Newstalk 840AM KXNT raised $15,787 for St. Jude’s Ranch for Children during a Slotzilla Charity Challenge. (COURTESY PHOTO) Grants were awarded to 39 Southern Nevada organizations, including the Cleveland Clinic Foundation for the Ruvo Center for Brain Health, the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District Foundation, Friends of Nevada Wilderness and Nevada STEM Coalition Gathering Genius. Approximately 40 volunteers from Cox Communications of Las Vegas and MGM Resorts International painted the interior walls of the Boys & Girls Club of Southern Nevada Downtown Clubhouse. The Nevada Association of Realtors and its Leadership NVAR Class of 2016 teamed up with Boys & Girls Clubs to donate more than 1,000 backpacks stocked with school supplies. Cricket Wireless delivered 100
Bank of America donated $120,000 to eight nonprofits working to increase access to affordable housing and support neighborhood revitalization. Organizations receiving grants are: n Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Southern Nevada, to support first-time homebuyer counseling among other resources to stimulate personal financial health and growth n Habitat For Humanity Las Vegas, to support its “This is Our Neighborhood” revitalization program n Las Vegas Natural History Museum, to support its “Open Door- Explore!” initiative, offering funding for low-income students in Clark County to attend educational field trips n Nevada HAND, to support its resident services initiatives to ensure families and seniors are healthy, successful and financially stable n Rebuilding Together Southern Nevada, to support critical home repairs for those in need n Safe Nest, to support the instal-
lation of new children’s playground equipment at its Downtown Las Vegas shelter location n United States Veterans Initiative, to support a kitchen remodel at its veteran residential facility n Women’s Development Center Inc., to support its Men In Transition program.
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Q&A with Jeremie Watkins and Shaun Habibian
Stand by your word and provide the wow factor Kre8 Media Outdoor Advertising started, Jeremie Watkins says, because he relocated to Las Vegas to support his wife’s career move. The company he’d worked for had to let him go, so he launched his own business. He connected with Shaun Habibian professionally, and since 2012, the two — managing partners at the firm — have grown the business to more than 200 employees. Do you have any recent news or updates about yourself, your work or your company that you’d like to share? Jeremie: My wife, Jamie, and I are expecting our first child due in May, a baby girl. Jamie and I went to the same middle school and high school and connected later in life. Our journey since we’ve reconnected has been nothing less than amazing. Two years after we launched Kre8, we bought the company that had let me go. What is the best business advice you’ve received? Shaun: Do what you say. It sounds so simple, yet it’s true. Our company has a motto: “We say it … we do it.” Our employees and customers know they can rely on our word. What has been your most exciting professional project? Jeremie: We were tasked by Cirque du Soleil to recreate the “Wheel of Death” on a mobile billboard. We worked closely with Cirque and took the lead in every step from concept to design, manufacturing Jeremie Watkins, left, and Shaun Habibian are managing partners at Kre8 Media Outdoor Advertising, and implementation. The preparation for a project which is behind many of the mobile billboards seen driving the Strip. (Christopher Devargas/staff) like that was heavy. We had a behind-the-scenes Italy. My parents didn’t know how to spell Jeremie If you could live anywhere else in the world, tour at the “Ka” showroom to give our engineers so they added the “ie” instead of the “y.” It’s turned where would it be? and creative team the opportunity to make the cusout to be a blessing; it has stood out my entire life. Shaun: Somewhere close to water. Life brings tom build-out spot on. The final product is a realenough at you; it’s nice to be near water. The ocean life wheel of death on the Strip with motion, audio, Were you two friends or colleagues before has always had a soothing effect on me. custom lighting and fog effects. starting Kre8? It has been greatly received. These enhancements Shaun: We started as a client/customer relationWhom do you admire? on mobile billboards just don’t exist anywhere else. ship and it took off from there. Jeremie had experiJeremie: People who are honest, transparent and ence in outdoor advertising sales and I had the ophold to their word. Describe your management style. erational and technology experience. Amy Matthews (director of human resources and What is your biggest pet peeve? administration): Jeremie tends to have an involved What are your thoughts on driverless vehiJeremie: When someone’s response to a question management style, hands-on and participatory with cles? Do you see them taking over your inover email is “yep” or “yup.” For some reason that his team. However, he knows when to step back. dustry in the near future? just gets me every time. Shaun tends to let the team find their way, and Jeremie: I believe it will be some time before this Shaun: Bad customer service. This is something will only step into situations when asked or he sees happens. We believe in safety first, and we’d want to that has gone downhill and seems to be the norm the opportunity to. take a very close look at this before implementing it now; I always appreciate a great customer service with our fleet. experience. Where do you see yourself and your company in 10 years? What makes Las Vegas such a great place If you could change one thing about yourShaun: We will expand our business model in for mobile billboards? self, what would it be? major regional metropolitan cities in the western Jeremie: The Strip is the perfect habitat for mobile Shaun: I’m shy, so being in a leadership role while United States. My goal is to take this company pubbillboards because of the proximity to the ads of both being shy has been a challenge for me. lic and allow anyone to own a piece of this great pedestrians and vehicles, as well as the 24/7 schedule Jeremie: I wish I could multitask; my wife says company. of business operations. Also, due to the leisurely state that she’s always amazed that if you give me more of people seeing our ads, they are more apt to recall than one thing to do at a time, I short circuit. What is your dream job outside of your curthe messages and ultimately act on them. rent field? We have the best hotels in the world, the most reWhat is something people might not know Jeremie: I’ve always had a passion to coach footnowned restaurants and the most elaborate show about you? ball. I was fortunate to play quarterback for Arproductions, so why not have the best advertiseJeremie: My name was supposed to be Jason, kansas State University. The element of team and ments? People have come to expect the “wow facbut my mom’s friend named her son Jason a week competition is of great value in my personal and tor,” and we deliver it. before I was born, so Jeremie it was. I was born in professional life.
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by the numbers
$1 million
Amount of embezzled money spent by a man on the mobile app Game of War. Kevin Lee Co pleaded guilty to stealing $4.8 million from his employer over seven years. He faces up to 20 years in jail, but his “empire” is thriving.
100,000
Approximate number of all-electric vehicles on the roads in Norway, a 3 percent share of the national fleet. The country hopes to have 400,000 all-electric cars by 2020 and all new car sales to be zero-emissions by 2025.
1 billion
Number of Yahoo accounts that have been hacked. Separate from a previous hack reported in September, this attack is believed to have occurred in 2013.
13
Minutes it took to complete Amazon’s first drone delivery. The package, containing a video-streaming device and some popcorn, was delivered in Cambridgeshire, England.
$1.6 million
Amount American Airlines is being fined for keeping passengers on the tarmac for longer than three hours.
4,143
Megawatts of new solar installations in the third quarter, the best quarter ever for the U.S. solar industry. That’s enough to power almost 700,000 homes for a year, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association. Fourth-quarter installations are expected to be even greater.
600 million
Number of user accounts now on Instagram. The most recent 100 million users to sign up have done so in the past six months.
196,000
Amount of Nintendo Entertainment System Classic Editions that were sold in the U.S. in November.
Wild West Shuttle employees serve customers 12 hours a day at Downtown Summerlin. From left are driver Clayton Lee, operations manager Chris Dempsey and assistant manager Jeremy Shand. (STEVE MARCUS/staff)
Pedicabs are back, determined to stay Describe your business.
wild west shuttle
What is the best part of doing
Owner/President Howard Gosbusiness in Las Vegas? Address: Downtown Summerlin and UNLV properties sack: Our business is transportainIt’s Vegas. It has a spirit where Phone: 725-222-WILD (9453) ment. We often are a guest’s first anything is possible. Out-of-theHours of operation: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. experience at a facility or event; we box works well here. We fit into daily at Downtown Summerlin want it to be great. We want it to be that category. In business since: 1990 (opened in memorable for all the right reasons. November in Las Vegas) We provide human-powered pediWhat has been your hardest lescab transportation while providing son in business? important and useful information to our guests. Check your ego at the door and never let your guard down. We have over 35 drivers in our three operations but none of them work for me. We all work for the busiWho are your customers? ness with a collective goal. Our guests are looking for an experience. They want information about the property. They are people who want to experience something different they can count on. What was your motivation to start your business? Families love to take rides along with shoppers, people It was 1990. We pulled rickshaws on foot back then. I out on a date night, etc. never wanted to have someone else have a high level of control over my life. I wanted to steer the bus, if you will. What is your business philosophy?
Our business is to deliver, so we try to over-deliver. We are essentially mobile concierges. If we can create a safe and memorable experience, everything will work out. That has worked for us since 1990.
Tell us about some interesting rides or famous people you’ve encountered.
Consistency. We are here every single day. We have done that at Universal Orlando Resort since 2005. Being good once in a while does not cut it. We have to be good hundreds of thousands of times every year.
We used to run 120 miles from Kingston, Ontario, to Ottawa to raise money for the Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada. The Deputy Prime Minister of Canada rode with us at one point, but taking the Wish Kids on our final leg into downtown Ottawa was always a highlight. I took a blind man who was lost to a diner in Toronto on New Year’s Eve 2000. That was the ultimate microcosm of what this job is about.
What is the hardest part of doing business in Las Vegas?
Where would you like to work?
We have to deal with history. Pedicabs did not go so well the first time around (when pedicabs were banned in 2003). History will not repeat itself this time around. Being on private property lets us determine our own destiny. Also, the elevation. Thin air.
We serve the guests at Downtown Summerlin and all UNLV properties, and are talking to many others. Our goal is to work on properties where there is a need from the guests to have us there. That is many places in this great area.
What is the most important part of your job?
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Self-insuring may help with rising health costs
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Developer remains bullish on Alon project By thomas moore
crease in capacity. And you also have to look at the type of capacity we’re creating. It’s a premium, high-end room. I think it’s good for the market. If you look at the collection of amenities and all the elements that make up Alon, I think it’s going to stimulate a lot of interest and not only command its appropriate share of the market that’s already coming to Las Vegas, but also stimulate growth and attract a type of visitor who is not coming today.
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The management of Alon, the nearly 35-acre high-end resort planned for the site of the old Frontier, has said it would continue to work on the project despite losing its main backer, Australia-based Crown Resorts. Crown said its divestiture from Alon was one of several strategic moves it was making to pay down debt and to “redeploy capital to fund high-quality growth projects as well as adopting a number of capital management initiatives.” Crown purchased the site, and CEO Robert Rankin and Executive Vice President of Strategy Todd Nisbet sit on Alon’s board, along with former director of Crown Resorts, James Packer. VEGAS INC spoke with Andrew Pascal, head of the company developing Alon, to ask him what’s next. With Crown divesting its interest in Alon, what will happen with members of Alon’s board who are Crown executives? That won’t change until we resolve how we’re going to refinance the project and the extent to which that changes Crown’s ownership interest, and therefore their overall participation in the governance and participation in the company. Crown came in and invested in Alon based on the idea of Alon and ... how perfect Alon is positioned and the strength of our team. Now, they (Crown) have got a lot of things going on and have said they no longer want to continue to invest going forward. They have said to us,
An artist’s rendering depicts Alon resort, a nearly 35-acre, 1,100-room resort in development on the Strip. (courtesy)
“We’re going to consider all our options and want you to help us explore what those are.” To the extent that they are divesting their position, and someone else comes in and provides all the equity capital we’re looking to raise, absolutely that would affect their position on the board. In the past, you’ve said you were working on completing the financing and that you have commitments from some parties and strong interest from others. Has that changed? We continue to advance on a bunch of different opportunities, and we’ve got no further commitments. But as a result of Crown’s announcement, we have some renewed interest and new interest. In terms of where we are now, this might actually create some opportunity
for us, and we’ll see how it plays out. One gaming analyst said a delay or cancellation of Alon might actually be good for the market because the Strip is still recovering from the recession and absorbing a glut of capacity. If you look at the overall trends, the average daily room rate and REVPAR (revenue per available room), it’s safe to say the market has finally absorbed all the capacity that came on line in 2008 and 2009. That latest quarter and quarter year over year REVPAR growth ... is quite compelling. My view is you have record visitation in the market for the third straight year and record spending in the market for the third straight year now. Our development is just over 1,000 rooms. That’s hardly a meaningful in-
When do you make the decision that it’s not coming together and to call it quits? If we get to a place where we have exhausted all the options that are active and available to us. The group that’s part of Alon is mature and experienced and has been around this a long time. We want to maintain our objectivity. Everyone here is in our professional prime. Nobody wants to be attached to a project that’s not (going forward). This development keeps them out of the market, and I don’t want to continue to ask that they remain committed (if it’s not working). We’re really transparent within the company, and in the team, universally, everyone feels we have some opportunities that are active and available. I can’t tell you a certain date … when we will be done or won’t proceed. It’s more a matter of saying to ourselves, “What are the active opportunities we’re pursuing?” and qualifying them to see if they feel real. To the extent they don’t, then we’ll make the hard decisions.
Level Up, where casino gambling and video games meet, to open at MGM Grand By thomas moore Staff Writer
Apparently, the border dividing casino gambling and video games lies somewhere between a nightclub and a sports book — at least that’s where Hakkasan Group is opening Level Up at MGM Grand. Level Up — which Hakkasan describes as a social lounge — will sit between Hakkasan and the sports book and will be roughly divided into two areas. One is a new arena with stadium seating, where 40 gamblers at a time
can play social versions of table games, such as blackjack, poker, keno and roulette. At craps, roulette or other traditional felt-covered table games, the number of people who can play at any one time is limited to the space around the table. In the new stadiumseated versions of the games, digital versions of the games are projected on large video screens in front of seats arranged like a movie theater or stadium. Along with skill-based gaming, stadium-seated versions of table games
were one of the innovations touted at this year’s Global Gaming Expo, one of the gaming industry’s largest business-to-business gatherings. Other areas of Level Up will be dedicated to nongambling activities for which customers will have to pay. Some include traditional bar games such as pool, foosball and ping pong. Others are electronic arcade-like games such as QuadAir Hockey, Bubble Hockey, Sigma Derby, Giant PacMan and Connect Four. Also in Level Up, Hakkasan is building the Golfstream Suite, an aug-
mented-reality area where people can play digital versions of real-world golf courses, as well as other mini games. “Level Up will be a popular, highenergy gaming lounge that will offer our guests and visitors the newest entertainment experience to see and be seen,” said Scott Sibella, president and COO of MGM Grand. “Our goal is to create a fun, social atmosphere featuring a variety of traditional games, as well as games of skill, that showcase the industry’s leading technology.” It’s scheduled to open Dec. 29.
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Downtown’s California completes redesign for ‘modern island vibe’ By paul szydelko Staff Writer
An ambitious renovation of the California resort in downtown Las Vegas has been completed, giving new flair to its Hawaiian motif. “The extensive redesign has given the Ninth Island a modern and appealing new appearance,” said Steve Thompson, executive vice president of operations for Boyd Gaming. New elements include a palette of gray and white, with bright splashes of magenta and an emphasis on an open, airy structural design. The casino floor boasts new carpet, molding and chandeliers to create a “modern island vibe,” company officials said. The valet area’s accents include wood paneling across the ceiling, shiny finishes The new-look California in downtown and a lush plant wall on the west end, with Las Vegas includes changes to the color a back-lit silver sign that reads “Mahalo.” scheme, light fixtures and room furniThe hotel registration area now has white ture, among other aspects. granite, gilded recessed ceilings, and gold (courtesy photos) and crystal light fixtures. 1930s, opened the Gold Rush-themed Three new food and beverage conCalifornia in 1975, but soon aggressively cepts debuted at the California this marketed to Hawaiian residents with year: Holo Holo – The Happy Bar; the cheap tour packages and introduced HaCal Sports Lounge; and Redwood Steakwaiian-themed events, food and decor. house. Aloha Specialties, which features The California project is part of a Hawaiian cuisine such as saimin and ox$100 million initiative to reimagine and tail stew, also was renovated. redesign nongaming amenities at Boyd In the hotel’s west tower, 435 guest Gaming properties throughout the rooms and 56 suites are being updated United States, a spokesman said. with new furniture, carpet and fixtures. Boyd Gaming Corp., which complet“We are proud to continue reinvested its $380 million acquisition of the ing in the place where our company was Aliante in North Las Vegas in Septemborn: downtown Las Vegas. The luxuriber, also operates the Fremont and Main ous new look and feel of the California Street Station downtown as well as the Hotel and Casino will offer our longOrleans, Sam’s Town, the Gold Coast and time guests an elevated new experience the Suncoast in other parts of the valley. at the property,” said Bill Boyd, execuIn Henderson, Boyd owns the Eldorado tive chairman of Boyd Gaming. “It will and Jokers Wild casinos. Boyd has other also provide first-time guests a new incasinos in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kancentive to visit the Cal.” sas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Sam Boyd, who lived in Hawaii in the
New year will bring new Las Vegas headquarters for Southern Nevada Realtors By adam candee Staff Writer
Realtors in Southern Nevada will have a new space to call home next year. The Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors broke ground this month on new headquarters in the bustling
southwest valley, promising better access from the 215 Beltway and enhanced areas for education in its expanded space. “Besides being more conveniently located for most of our members, this new building will enable us to better serve local Realtors in a variety
of ways,” GLVAR President Scott Beaudry said. “We’ve been in our current building for more than 30 years. Basically, we’ve outgrown the space and needed a new facility.” The new 40,000-square-foot facility will add 13,000 square feet from its current building on East Sahara
Avenue. The association will now be headquartered on South Rainbow Boulevard, south of Post Road and north of Sunset Road. Its classrooms will be able to accommodate 300 people and will be situated on 4.25 acres. GLVAR’s old facility is on the market for $3.8 million.
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‘If you reframe them in the context of having many small meals a day ... snacks make sense’ consumers “are also looking for healthier indulgences within savory snacks,” the group said. “Products that can offer high-protein content, for instance, have grown in popularity as consumers look for satiety for meal replacement. This has helped drive growth in nuts, seeds and trail mixes, and other savory snacks — primarily meat snacks — which both grew current value sales by 3 percent in 2016 and jumped by 32 percent and 34 percent, respectively, since 2011.” Lower-calorie snacks have been a focus, allowing consumers a salty indulgence with a minimal calorie count. “Ready-to-eat popcorn, for instance, has exploded … and helped Healthy snacks are shown in a vending machine at a Reichel Foods booth during the drive value sales in popcorn up by 7 National Automatic Merchandising Association One Show at the Sands Expo Center. percent in 2016,” Euromonitor added. (steve marcus/staff file) Bad Reputation “Snacks get a bad reputation,” said Stephanie Wragg, assistant dean of curriculum and assessment at the College of Medicine at Roseman University of Health Sciences. “But if you reframe them in the context of having many small meals a day, as opposed to two or three large meals, snacks make sense.” That might require letting go of the notion that “snack” only applies to something processed that comes in a bag. Whether you consider it a snack or a meal, Wragg added, it should be healthy — “that can mean simply decreasing salt, fat and empty carbs, and (exercising) portion control.” MGM Resorts, which serves about 21,000 employees a day in its 12 employee dining rooms (EDRs) across the Strip, has a formal “healthy initiative” in place. In developing dining options for staffers, the chefs are working toward excluding white flour, refined carbs and fried foods, and minimizing red meat and sugar. One program introduced in 2012 has become “tremendously popular,” said an MGM spokeswoman. It’s called Jim’s Plate, in reference to MGM Resorts Chairman and CEO Jim Murren. The plate offers rotating options designed to be healthful and low-calorie (around 700 or less), and to make substantial foods snackable, whether it’s chili-glazed salmon with rice pilaf
or grilled turkey burgers with faro and cucumber salad. “I firmly believe we have a duty to offer the best possible work environment for our employees, and that includes our EDRs,” Murren said. Healthy guiding principles have the potential to affect employee behavior, but some are always going to choose a bag of chips. At Zappos, the snack strategy is to provide plentiful freebies and “popular items based on employee tastes, likes and feedback. The most popular item in the break rooms is Honey Nut Cheerios (by leaps and bounds). In our snack machines, Ruffles chips is the most popular item, followed by jalapeño chips, York mints, Twix and Reese’s,” said Brad Tomm, director of sustainability and campus operations, adding that offerings change based on data analysis. “When we review the monthly volumes, we find that salty items outsell the sugary items. Healthy options such as Cliff Bars, trail mix, nuts and Kind bars are offered but are less popular.” That doesn’t mean there’s no taste for healthy items at Zappos. In fact, Tomm said that “power foods” such as bananas, oranges and apples are stocked once a day and always sell out. In the context of responding to food trends in pursuit of employee happiness, he noted that the company’s dining landscape has changed a lot since it moved its headquarters
in 2013 from Henderson to downtown Las Vegas. “Quality and selection have improved exponentially. At the old Henderson campus, we only had three vending machines for snacks; now we have 20. In Henderson, we had a 1,500-squarefoot dining room; now we have an 8,000-square-foot dining room. Zappos made huge investments in our F&B experience.” Snack City? It stands to reason that the prevailing lifestyle of Las Vegas — hanging out at bars or playing video poker for hours, or working odd shifts — might contribute to the snack culture. George McCabe, director of public relations for B&P Advertising Media Public Relations in Las Vegas, has a theory. While he has no evidence to support it, McCabe suspects that Las Vegans “might buy and eat more snack foods than our counterparts in other places. We’re more mobile than most and we have more than our share of convenience stores, fast-food restaurants and other places where you can find snacks 24 hours a day.” Given the unconventional hours of some shift work in gaming, hospitality and other local industries, College of Southern Nevada biology professor Denise Signorelli thinks: “Definitely, the shift work impairs healthy eating. “I have students with families who
work the night shift. They come home as their kids need breakfast and the easiest thing is to hand them a container of chocolate milk and a granola bar while shuffling them in the car to school. The parents themselves are all confused: ‘Can I have dinner at 6 a.m. or should I have breakfast?’ And if they work at the casinos, many of them get free food — bad-news food like meats in sauces, cheese-laden pasta, fried vegetables and baked sugar-added canned fruits in desserts. Plus, tons of sweets and refined flourbaked goods with no limits.” Like McCabe, Signorelli called out to easy access to convenience stores, fast-food outlets and vending machines, and the fact that finding a grocery store with a nice spread of fresh produce may require driving to the suburbs. But Dr. Trina Wiggins, of Pediatrician-Medicine on the Move for Southwest Medical Associates, said she doesn’t believe the culture contributes to increased consumption of snack food. “There are other nongaming cities whose residents consume more snacks than people in Las Vegas. According to a time.com article in January 2012, Greenville, N.C.; San Antonio, Texas; Springfield, Mass.; and Salinas, Calif., were among the top spenders on snack food.” Wiggins favors grapes, edamame and organic chia and quinoa chips. “Grapes are refreshing, easy to handle and healthy,” she said. “Edamame is easy to handle, and it’s a great source of fiber. Chia and quinoa chips are low in sodium, non-GMO and tasty.” For Signorelli, healthy go-tos include bananas, apples, roasted nuts and frozen Brussels sprouts. “I eat them like bonbons,” she said. While locals don’t necessarily mirror the eating habits of tourists who come to indulge, Signorelli pointed out that “even the ‘foodie’ culture here is full of fat and sugar-laden foods and bacon. These things are fine in moderation, but hey, it’s Vegas, so the portions are huge and the selections are endless. “We have celebrity cupcakes, doughnuts, chocolates and frozen confections,” Signorelli said. “It certainly is hard to resist.”
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Calendar of events MONDAY, DECEMBER 26
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4
Vegas Young Professionals Toastmasters Time: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce, 575 Symphony Park Ave., Las Vegas Information: Visit eventbrite.com Improve your public speaking and communication skills at these monthly meetings.
Stirling Club Business Network Group luncheon Time: 11:30 a.m. Cost: $26 Location: Gordon Biersch, 3987 Paradise Road, Las Vegas Information: Visit celebrityspeakersentertainment.com Danny Efron, a writer, health coach and cancer survivor, will discuss the power of perspective and how it contributes to personal and business success.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27 Real Meal Meetup Time: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Violette’s Vegan Organic Eatery, 8560 W. Desert Inn Road, Las Vegas Information: Visit eventbrite.com Connect with local professionals within the whole foods, organic and health industries. PMP Training Time: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: $1,499 Location: Disclosed after registration Information: Visit eventbrite.com Project Management Professional training is designed for project managers, associate project managers, IT project managers, project leaders, team leaders and program managers. 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 Join Father Max Oliva for a discussion about the importance of ethical decision making in the workplace.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28 Keller Williams Las Vegas Career Night Time: 4-5 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Keller Williams Realty, 9420 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 100, Las Vegas Information: Visit eventbrite.com This event is designed for those interested in beginning a real estate career. Topics include licensing, starting costs, training, technology, profit share and what it takes to be successful.
Groundbreaking Ceremony of HUVR Time: 10:30 a.m. Cost: Free Location: Nevada State College, 1125 Nevada State Drive, Henderson Information: Visit cityofhenderson.com Join local officials for the groundbreaking of the Henderson Unmanned Vehicle Range. There will be an Unmanned Aerial Systems demonstration. Startup Night Downtown Vegas Time: 6-9 p.m. Cost: Free (RSVP required) Location: Gold Spike, 217 Las Vegas Blvd. North, Las Vegas Information: Visit ces.tech CES and Tech.Co present an evening of startups, technology, networking and cocktails. Top CES tech startups featuring this year’s trends, such as artificial intelligence, augmented reality, medical and sports tech and more, will be on display.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 5 CES Opening Party Time: 10:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Cost: Complimentary for CES attendees with badge or event pass Location: Tao Nightclub at Venetian, 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Visit ces.tech Mingle over drinks with CES attendees after the first day of the convention.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 6 WICT Signature luncheon Time: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $500
Location: Aria (Level 1, Bristlecone 6), Tech South, 3730 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Visit wictsignatureluncheon.com Women in Cable Telecommunications hosts its inaugural Signature Luncheon at CES, showcasing the importance and impact of gender diversity in the media.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 7 CES Closing Party Time: 10:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Cost: Complimentary for CES attendees with badge or event pass Location: Marquee Nightclub at Cosmopolitan, 3708 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Visit ces.tech Celebrate the end of CES. The Art of Execution: A Cerebral Experience Time: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $25 Location: The Beacon Center, 4505 W. Hacienda Ave., Suite G2, Las Vegas Information: Email bridget@bridgetwashington. com Learn how to bring your goals into action and why having a board of execution will facilitate this. What’s Your Story Workshop Time: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $45 advance; $50 door Location: Innevation Center, 6795 S. Edmond St., Las Vegas Information: Visit eventbrite.com Successful business owners and professionals will share their stories.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11 Southern Nevada Home Builders Association membership networking luncheon Time: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $25 Location: Sierra Gold, 6515 S. Jones Blvd., Las Vegas Information: Visit snhba.com Lobbyist Josh Hicks of the law firm McDonald Carano Wilson will present an overview of important issues for the 2017 Legislature regarding both the homebuilding industry and the business community.
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Photo Marketing Association*
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Records and Transactions BANKRUPTCIES CHAPTER 7 Alessi & Koenig 9500 W. Flamingo Road., Suite 205 Las Vegas, NV 89147 Attorney: Ryan Alexander at ryan@ryanalexander.us Inventory Control Services dba Tier 1 1000 N. Green Valley Parkway, Suite 440-351 Henderson, NV 89074 Attorney: Jeffrey A. Cogan at jeffrey@jeffreycogan.com
CHAPTER 11 Draft Bars 4181 W. Oquendo Road Las Vegas, NV 89118 Attorney: Christine A. Roberts at croberts@furnierlaw.com
Bid Opportunities DECEMBER 30 2:15 p.m. Desert tortoise fence, guards and culvert installation Clark County, 604003 Tom Boldt at tboldt@clarkcountynv.gov
DECEMBER 31 3 p.m. Annual requirements contract for hot climate sealant Clark County, 604254 Ashley Peterson at ashley.blanco@ clarkcountynv.gov
JANUARY 11 2:15 p.m. Clark County public works multiuse center Clark County, 604252 Sandy Moody-Upton at scm@ clarkcountynv.gov
Brokered transactions Sales $759,200 for 5,840 square feet, industrial 4325 W. Patrick Lane, Unit 155, Las Vegas 89118 Landlord: Liu Property LV Landlord agent: Dean Willmore, SIOR, and Alex Stanisic of Colliers International Tenant: K&D Enterprises Tenant agent: Michael Brazill and Jon Willis of Sun Commercial Real Estate $270,000 for 5,136 square feet, office 4584 N. Rancho Drive, Las Vegas 89130 Landlord: MSCI 2007-IQ13 North
Rancho Drive LLC Landlord agent: Cathy Jones, Roy Fritz, Paul Chaffee, and Wil Chaffee of Sun Commercial Real Estate Tenant: Did not disclose Tenant agent: Did not disclose
Leases $421,872 for 4,136 square feet, office 4000 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 240, Las Vegas 89119 Landlord: AILP LLC Landlord agent: Michael Brazill and Edward Bassford of Sun Commercial Real Estate Tenant: Michael Hsu of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Tenant agent: State of Nevada, Department of Administration, Public Works Division for the Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs $199,824 for 6,270 square feet, office/warehouse 3070 E. Post Road, Las Vegas 89120 Landlord: JCRC LLC Landlord agent: Lisa Hauger, Tim Behrendt and Tim Erickson of Sun Commercial Real Estate Tenant: Climate Control Experts Tenant agent: Jarrad Katz of MDL Group $162,380 for 5,750 square feet, industrial 3020 N. Walnut Road, Suite 140, Las Vegas 89115 Landlord: MCA Walnut LLC Landlord agent: Cathy Jones, David Livingston, Paul Miachika, Roy Fritz, and Jessica Cegavske of Sun Commercial Real Estate Tenant: Sun Woo Jang Tenant agent: Jae Rim of Key Realty
BUSINESS LICENSES Sergio Carrera Lujan and Esther Lujan De Carrera License type: Rental property Address: 2407 Crawford St., North Las Vegas Owner: Esther Lujan De Carrera and Sergio Carrera Lujan Shahrzad M. Rhett License type: Management or consulting service Address: Did not disclose Owner: Shahrzad Rhett Shelter Providers of Southern Nevada License type: Nonprofit registration Address: 4175 S. Riley St., Suite 100, Las Vegas Owner: Shelter Providers of Southern Nevada Silver State Tax Multiservices License type: Business support Address: 1550 E. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Iris Hondermann
Silver State Tax Multiservices License type: Business support Address: 2412 Santa Clara Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Iris Hondermann Simona Barten License type: Day nursery Address: 1429 Miller Ridge Ave, North Las Vegas Owner: Simona Barten Soulfire Studios License type: Photography Address: 8540 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite 110, Las Vegas Owner: Morgan Newburn Foundation for the Arts Spivey Technologies License type: General services Address: Did not disclose Owner: Thomas M. Spivey Stained Glass Wedding Chapel License type: Wedding Chapel Address: 721 S. Casino Center Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Sherrie Klute Stewart Carrion License type: Real estate sales Address: 9525 Hillwood Drive, Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Stewart Carrion Strong Holdings License type: Short-term residential rental Address: 2812 Colanthe Ave, Las Vegas Owner: Terry Farr Sunkist Pools License type: Contractor Address: 676 Silver Pearl St., Henderson Owner: Sunkist Pools Sunny V. Clean License type: Janitorial service Address: 5633 Champagne Flower St., North Las Vegas Owner: Jordan Portillo Sushi Burrito Vegas License type: Food services or cafe Address: 9134 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Owner: SBV Suss Technology License type: Manufacturer of dietary supplements Address: 1883 Whitney Mesa Drive, Henderson Owner: Suss Technology Teriyaki Madness License type: Food services or cafe Address: 9151 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 104, Las Vegas Owner: TMad Investments Thai Seafood Ginger License type: Restaurant Address: 1750 S. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 8, Las Vegas
Owner: Crystal Nevada The Las Vegas Neurofeedback Center License type: Professional services Address: 6867 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite A, Las Vegas Owner: Donald Posson, Ph.D., LADC The Law Office of Mary F. Chapman License type: Professional services Address: 8440 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite 203, Las Vegas Owner: Mary F. Chapman The Max Art & Design License type: Instruction services Address: 1151 S. Buffalo Drive, Suite 202, Las Vegas Owner: Yensoon Kim Thumpertalk License type: General retail sales Address: 3281 N. Decatur Blvd., Suite 110, Las Vegas Owner: Thumpertalk Timeclock Plus License type: General retail sales Address: 1 Time Clock Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Data Management Timely Pest Control License type: Repair and maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: Alexander Barillaro Touch Rehab License type: Independent massage therapist Address: Did not disclose Owner: Dawn Tudor Svetlana Anatolyevna Tuttle License type: Independent massage therapist Address: 760 Coronado Center Drive, Henderson Owner: Svetlana Anatolyevna Tuttle
Vegas Valley Batter’s Box License type: Baseball and softball training Address: 7370 Eastgate Road, Suite 100, Henderson Owner: Vegas Valley Sports Management Vegasbnb License type: Short-term residential rental Address: 1805 Windy Gap St., Las Vegas Owner: Lovelife Rentals Virtual Reality Experience License type: Virtual reality sales Address: 1300 W. Sunset Road, Henderson Owner: Bellamac Nathan Weeks License type: Property maintenance Address: 3153 Castle Canyon Ave, Henderson Owner: Nathan Weeks Welling Tan License type: Real estate sales Address: 1820 E. Sahara Ave., Suite 101, Las Vegas Owner: Welling Tan Williamson Law Office License type: Professional services Address: 420 S. Jones Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Airene Williamson Wizards of Windows Cleaning Co. License type: Residential property maintenance Address: 3936 Beisner St., Las Vegas Owner: Wizards of Windows Wrap-So-Dy License type: General retail sales Address: Did not disclose Owner: New Life Innovations
Ultimate Shade Alternatives License type: Contractor Address: 402 W. Gemini Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Desert-Sails
Wren’s Tax Station License type: Business support Address: 4343 N. Rancho Drive, Suite 218, Las Vegas Owner: Shanae Wren
Unique Pieces Clothing Boutique License type: General retail sales Address: 2901 W. Washington Ave., Suites T1-37, Las Vegas Owner: Tiffany Hall
Yoon’s Cleaner License type: Tailor and/or dressmaker Address: 3130 N. Rainbow Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Hye Kim
Unity Cleaning Service License type: Residential property maintenance Address: 3940 Scott Robinson Blvd., Suite 1141, Las Vegas Owner: Preston Shepherd and Aaronyesha Robinson Vacation Hotpads License type: Short-term residential rental Address: 441 Elysian Plains Court and 6925 Creekside Lane, Las Vegas Owner: Vacation Hotpads
Z - Mart 3 License type: Convenience store Address: 1958 E. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Platinum Management Group 2 Zara’ Boutique License type: General retail sales Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite G07, Las Vegas Owner: Zahra Taherkhanchi
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Records and Transactions Zone Engineering License type: Professional services Address: 4550 W. Oakey Blvd., Suite 97, Las Vegas Owner: Dubernia Bales Accomplished Home Inspections License type: Professional services Address: Did not disclose Owner: Greg Plapp Addicted Realty License type: Short-term residential rental Address: 1328 St. Jude Circle, Las Vegas Owner: George Anderson and Kenneth Calder Alexander Racing Development License type: Miscellaneous sales/ service Address: 3709 Tiger Ridge Lane, North Las Vegas Owner: Peggy M. Miller Alexandra’s Flowers & Gifts License type: General retail sales Address: Did not disclose Owner: Josefina Rodriguez Aloha Hawaiian BBQ License type: Restaurant Address: 4990 W. Craig Road, Suite 4, Las Vegas Owner: Aloha Hawaiian BBQ Alyse License type: Independent massage therapist Address: Did not disclose Owner: Alyse R. Stasio Anago of Las Vegas License type: Management or consulting service Address: 2881 S. Valley View Blvd., Suite 7, Las Vegas Owner: Adak LLC Aspen Appraisal Services License type: Professional services Address: Did not disclose Owner: Adrienne L. Wagner Ati Physical Therapy License type: Professional services - medical Address: 7060 N. Durango Drive, Suite 130, Las Vegas Owner: Athletic & Therapeutic Institute of Naperville Attiva Valley View License type: Apartment house Address: Did not disclose Owner: Valley View NV Partners Attiva Winterhaven License type: Apartment house Address: 3300 Winterhaven St., Las Vegas Owner: Winterhaven NV Partners Avenir Construction License type: Contractor Address: 11648 E. Shea Blvd., Suite 101, Las Vegas
Owner: Avenir Seniors Corp. and Jason Craik Axis Healthcare Clinics License type: Professional services - medical Address: 6771 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite C, Las Vegas Owner: Axis Healthcare Clinics Balanced Health and Wellness License type: Independent massage therapist Address: Did not disclose Owner: Jeannette Vettiger Beautiful Collections & Cristalwater License type: General retail sales Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suites D25-D26, Las Vegas Owner: Mercedes L. Carretero Brian Burns License type: Real estate sales Address: 10100 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 160, Las Vegas Owner: Brian Burns Brite-N-Shine Mobile Car Wash License type: Mobile auto detailing Address: 6108 Kitamaya St., North Las Vegas Owner: Teresa Martinez-Torres Candle in the Desert License type: General retail sales Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite F12, Las Vegas Owner: Nick Stathopoulos Carraway & Associates License type: Professional services Address: 2421 Tech Center Court, Suite 100, Las Vegas Owner: James Carraway Caseys Purses Luggage License type: General retail sales Address: 3130 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite H3, Las Vegas Owner: Michael Mattos and Kyong Mattos
Chicago Cravings License type: Restaurant Address: 6450 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite 110, Las Vegas Owner: Chicago Cravings
Dlxhms License type: Business support Address: Did not disclose Owner: Christopher Oei
$1,631,497, commercial - new 13415 Apex Harbor Lane, North Las Vegas Trinity Haven Development
Chuanfei Yu License type: Real estate sales Address: 1820 E. Sahara Ave., Suite 101, Las Vegas Owner: Chuanfei Yu
Dominguez Designs License type: Miscellaneous sales/ service Address: 1116 Stanley Ave., North Las Vegas Owner: Gustavo Dominguez
$1,068,275, commercial 8431 Farm Road, Las Vegas R&O Construction
Clearpath Lending License type: Professional services Address: 1180 N. Town Center Drive, Suite 100, Las Vegas Owner: Amir A. Omid and Shahla D. Shoja
Doris G. Williams License type: Real estate sales Address: 10100 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 160, Las Vegas Owner: Doris G. Williams
Conceptz & Designz License type: General services Address: Did not disclose Owner: Maricella M. Rodriguez
DRC Surveying Nevada License type: Professional services Address: 7080 La Cienega St., Las Vegas Owner: Dennis Wertzler
Cooper Roofing & Solar License type: Contractor Address: 5795 Rogers St., Las Vegas Owner: Cooper Roofing & Solar Cox Business Security Solutions License type: Contractor Address: 1700 Vegas Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Cox Advanced Services Nevada Culp, Roberta License type: Reiki Sessions Address: 80 N. Pecos Road, Suite A, Henderson Owner: Roberta Culp Daniels Barbershop License type: Cosmetology Address: 5900 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 3, Las Vegas Owner: Daniels Barbershop Dash License type: General services Address: 817 S. Main St., Suite 100, Las Vegas Owner: One World Solutions
Cathye Johnson License type: Real estate sales Address: 1735 Village Center Cir, Las Vegas Owner: Cathye Johnson
David Karel Insurance Group License type: Insurance agency Address: Did not disclose Owner: David Karel
Celestial Water License type: Contractor Address: 7730 S. Decatur Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Celestial Water
Desert Rat Airbrush License type: General services Address: 3130 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite I1, Las Vegas Owner: Dawn M. Cox
Centerplate License type: Food services or cafe Address: 850 Las Vegas Blvd. North, Las Vegas Owner: Volume Services
Ditch Cable Now License type: General retail sales Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite G62, Las Vegas Owner: Jonathan Lelito
Chance 4 Change License type: Helping the homeless and needy Address: 170 S. Green Valley Parkway, Suite 300, Henderson Owner: Darnell Webster
DJ Mobile Home Servicing License type: Manufactured housing setup and repair Address: 5412 Tolentino Drive, Suite A, Las Vegas Owner: DJ Mobile Home Servicing
Drummond Law Firm License type: Professional services Address: 810 S. Casino Center Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Craig W. Drummond ECP Services License type: Fulfilling request for resale demands and resale packages for HOA Address: 2544 Red Planet St., Henderson Owner: Elaine Peterson Elegant Hair Extensions License type: General retail sales Address: 3900 N. Rancho Drive, Suite 105, Las Vegas Owner: Glamour Girl Cos. Elite at Badlands Golf Club License type: Tavern Address: 9119 Alta Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Elite Golf Management Era Brokers Consolidated License type: Real estate firm Address: 1735 Village Center Circle, Las Vegas Owner: FJM Corp. Fresh Boba Tea License type: Food services or cafe Address: 1033 S. Rainbow Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Glorious Trade
BUILDING PERMITS $12,429,005, commercial - addition 3180 Citizen Ave., North Las Vegas The Whiting-Turner Contracting
$1,002,600, industrial - tenant improvement 751 W. Warm Springs Road, Suite 115, Henderson Harsch Investment Properties $627,000, commercial 8461 Farm Road, Las Vegas R&O Construction $450,000, tenant improvement 7301 Peak Drive, Las Vegas Affordable Concepts $300,000, commercial 4760 E. Bonanza Road, Las Vegas Nevada General Construction $270,000, grading 5130 Maverick St., Las Vegas Patriot Contractors $252,852, residential - production 2803 Delano Drive, Henderson Mayfield S. Shane $250,000, commercial - remodel 43 S. Stephanie St., Suite 140, Henderson Vegas Stephanie $236,823, single-family dwelling 472 Bosco Di Fiore St., Las Vegas Toll South LV $228,909, commercial - addition 333 Gowan Road, North Las Vegas Nevada Filter Service $227,500, retail sales shell 55 N. Stephanie St., Henderson Stephanie Wigwam SWC LLC $225,626, residential - production 2791 Richmar Ave., Henderson Ryland Homes Nevada $213,930, single-family dwelling 5771 Sunset River Ave., Las Vegas Century Communities of Nevada $208,270, residential - production 717 Coastal Lagoon St., Henderson KB Home LV Pearl Creek $207,166, single-family dwelling 7351 Zonal Ave., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada
$6,000,000, commercial 4760 E. Bonanza Road, Las Vegas Nevada General Construction
$200,000, OTC x2 625 and 651 Shadow Lane, Las Vegas E&M Enterprises
$2,037,510, multifamily residential 499 N. Lamb Blvd., Las Vegas Hand Construction Co.
$195,659, single-family dwelling 9680 Skye Cliff Ave., Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada
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Records and Transactions $194,401, single-family dwelling 9940 Coyote Echo Court, Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada
$159,142, residential - production 641 Rose Apple St., Henderson Greystone Nevada
$189,101, single-family dwelling 9741 Ponderosa Skye Court, Las Vegas Century Communities of Nevada
$156,488, single-family dwelling x2 8445 and 8465 Skye Crossing St., Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada
$186,273, single-family dwelling 5532 Powell Prairie Ave., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada
$156,369, residential - production 277 Crimson Edge St., Henderson DR Horton
$185,506, commercial - addition 4140 Frehner Road, North Las Vegas Ram Enterprise
$153,031, single-family dwelling 10000 Celestial Cliffs Ave., Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada
$178,580, single-family dwelling 8104 Calico Bluffs St., Las Vegas Century Communities of Nevada
$152,040, single-family dwelling 9072 Irish Elk Ave., Las Vegas DR Horton
$178,549, residential - production 273 Crimson Edge St., Henderson DR Horton
$151,377, single-family dwelling 8122 Skye Wolf Court, Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada
$173,935, residential - new 2505 W. Gilmore Ave., North Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada
$149,493, residential - production 557 Our Heritage St., Henderson Woodside Homes of Nevada
$173,281, single-family dwelling 7727 Red Lake Peak St., Las Vegas Adaven Homes $171,070, single-family dwelling x3 9071, 9078 and 9083 Irish Elk Ave., Las Vegas DR Horton $170,342, residential - production x2 867 and 871 Via Campo Tures, Henderson Greystone Nevada $170,342, residential - production 210 Via Del Salvatore, Henderson Greystone Nevada $169,732, residential - production 868 Via Campo Tures, Henderson Greystone Nevada $169,622, residential - production 3144 Tronzano Ave., Henderson KB Home Inspirada $167,847, residential - production 269 Crimson Edge St., Henderson DR Horton $161,914, residential - production 140 Fulgora St., Henderson KB Home Nevada $160,949, single-family dwelling x2 9077 and 9084 Irish Elk Ave., Las Vegas DR Horton $159,308, residential - production x2 493 and 497 Sunrise Breeze Ave., Henderson Greystone Nevada
$145,837, single-family dwelling 10490 Mount Owen Court, Las Vegas Greystone Nevada
$137,241, residential - new 4137 Klondike River Place, North Las Vegas Beazer Homes Holdings
$117,065, single-family dwelling x3 8933, 8943 and 8955 Drummer Bay Ave., Las Vegas DR Horton
tion x2 385 and 391 Wilford Springs St., Henderson DR Horton
$134,440, single-family dwelling x2 7731 and 7735 Red Lake Peak St., Las Vegas Adaven Homes
$117,000, commercial 8451 Farm Road, Las Vegas R&O Construction
$107,296, residential - production 385 Wilford Springs St., Henderson DR Horton
$115,373, residential - new x3 7158, 7174 and 7178 Steubling Glen St., North Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada
$107,296, residential - production 2276 Sky Island Drive, Henderson DR Horton
$131,250, residential - production 592 Our Heritage St., Henderson Woodside Homes of Nevada $130,700, residential - new x2 2098 and 2110 Johnstown Ave., North Las Vegas Harmony Homes $130,350, commercial - remodel 2845 Siena Heights Drive, Suite 100, Henderson CHP Henderson NV Pavilion $129,640, single-family dwelling 8291 Nebula Cloud Ave., Las Vegas Ryland Homes Nevada $128,724, single-family dwelling 9690 Skye Cliff Ave., Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada $128,724, single-family dwelling 8455 Skye Crossing St., Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada
$143,006, residential - production x2 715 and 723 Bollons Island St., Henderson KB Home LV Pearl Creek
$125,535, residential - new 2095 Johnstown Ave., North Las Vegas Harmony Homes
$140,919, single-family dwelling 12294 Terrace Verde Ave., Las Vegas KB Home Nevada
$123,813, single-family dwelling 7906 Woolly St., Las Vegas DR Horton
$140,170, single-family dwelling 8394 Aspen Skye St., Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada
$119,834, single-family dwelling 439 Vigo Port St., Las Vegas Ryland Homes Nevada
$139,512, residential - production 501 Sunrise Breeze Ave., Henderson Greystone Nevada
$119,495, residential - production 412 Pulse Ave., Henderson Richmond American Homes of Nevada
$139,512, residential - production x2 817 and 821 Rosewater Drive, Henderson Greystone Nevada
$119,273, residential - production 640 Rose Apple St., Henderson Greystone Nevada
$139,172, residential - new 7162 Steubling Glen St., North Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada
$118,103, residential - new 7166 Steubling Glen St., North Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada
$138,815, single-family dwelling 9611 Bruschi Ridge Court, Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada
$118,103, residential - new 7170 Steubling Glen St., North Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada
$138,306, single-family dwelling 6820 Dayton Flyer St., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $137,294, residential - production 883 Harbor Ave., Henderson KB Home LV Pearl Creek
$117,499, residential - production 145 Brighton Hills Ave., Henderson Did not disclose $117,338, single-family dwelling 7148 Amber Dawn Court, Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada
$114,802, single-family dwelling 8111 Skye Wolf Court, Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada $113,728, residential - production 864 Via Campo Tures, Henderson Greystone Nevada $113,227, single-family dwelling x2 7912 and 7913 Woolly St., Las Vegas DR Horton $113,173, residential - production 2208 Via Italia, Henderson KB Home Inspirada $112,841, residential - production 1154 Bradley Bay Ave., Henderson DR Horton $112,841, residential - production x2 393 and 389 Wilford Springs St., Henderson DR Horton $112,841, residential - production 2268 Sky Island Drive, Henderson DR Horton $111,777, single-family dwelling 8228 Nebula Cloud Ave., Las Vegas Ryland Homes Nevada $108,486, residential - new x2 309 and 313 Butler Creek Court, North Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada $108,411, residential - new 2091 Johnstown Ave., North Las Vegas Harmony Homes $107,961, residential - production 144 Fulgora St., Henderson KB Home Nevada $107,585, single-family dwelling 7111 Stanley Frederick St., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $107,510, single-family dwelling 7852 Blue Lake Peak St., Las Vegas Ryland Homes Nevada $107,490, single-family dwelling 10808 Cowlite Ave., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $107,296, residential - produc-
$107,296, residential - production 2264 Sky Island Drive, Henderson DR Horton $106,969, residential - new 5749 Country Lake Lane, North Las Vegas Beazer Homes Holdings $106,649, single-family dwelling x2 8927 and 8949 Drummer Bay Ave., Las Vegas DR Horton $106,409, residential - production 3066 Scenic Rhyme Ave., Henderson Century Communities of Nevada $103,747, residential - production 487 Fortissimo St., Henderson Richmond American Homes of Nevada $103,549, single-family dwelling x3 7907, 7918 and 7919 Woolly St., Las Vegas DR Horton $103,232, single-family dwelling 430 Port Reggio St., Las Vegas KB Home Nevada $103,192, residential - production 426 Barcarolle Lane, Henderson Richmond American Homes of Nevada $102,708, single-family dwelling 8255 Nebula Cloud Ave., Las Vegas Ryland Homes Nevada $102,527, residential - production 3208 Brescia Bank Ave., Henderson KB Home Inspirada $101,751, residential - production 1152 Bradley Bay Ave., Henderson DR Horton $101,751, residential - production 387 Wilford Springs St., Henderson DR Horton $101,751, residential - production 2272 Sky Island Drive, Henderson DR Horton To receive a complete copy of Data Plus every week in Excel, please visit vegasinc.com/subscribe.
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Category: 2016 conventions (Ranked by estimated attendance)
Convention
Website
Estimated attendees
Dates
CES 2016
cesweb.org
165,000
Jan. 6-9
SEMA (Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week)
semashow.com
140,000
Nov. 1-4
National Association of Broadcasters
nab.org
103,000
April 18-21
MAGIC International (spring)
magiconline.com
85,000
Feb. 16-18
MAGIC International (fall)
magiconline.com
85,000
Aug. 15-17
Shooting, Hunting & Outdoor Trade Show
shotshow.org
64,000
Jan. 19-22
International Builders Show
nahb.org
60,000
Jan. 19-21
International Market Centers, LP (IMC)
imcenters.com
50,000
Jan. 24-28
ASD Trade Shows
asdonline.com
50,000
Feb. 28 - March 2
International Market Centers, LP (IMC)
imcenters.com
50,000
July 31 - Aug. 3
National Mining Association (MINEXPO)
nma.org
50,000
Sept. 26-28
World of Concrete Exposition (WOC)
worldofconcrete.com
48,000
Feb. 2-5
Super Mobility Week (CTIA)
ctia.org
40,000
Sept. 7-9
Nightclub and Bar Convention & Trade Show (NCB)
ncbshow.com
39,000
March 8-9
JCK Show
lasvegas.jckonline.com
39,000
June 3-6
International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
icsc.org
36,000
May 23-25
International Communications Industries Association, Inc. (InfoComm) infocommshow.org
35,000
June 8-10
ASD Trade Shows
35,000
July 31 - Aug. 3
asdonline.com
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