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With Project Neon (shown) well underway and up to $3 billion in infrastructure projects to follow over the next 10 years, officials say that Nevada is in need of engineering and construction workers. (l.e. baskow/staff file)
In the fast lane Efforts to spark interest in engineering, construction careers intensify By Danielle Birkin | SPECIAL TO VEGAS INC
Those dreaded orange traffic cones signaling roadway and infrastructure projects are the bane of Southern Nevada motorists. But for Angela Castro, the ubiquitous signs of traffic delays represent jobs, economic development and an investment in the long-term health of the valley. Âś “Each orange cone represents a job, and every job represents growth careers in motion, Continued on page 15
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Age, in years, of the New York Stock Exchange. It began with the signing of the Buttonwood Agreement, struck by a group of 24 stockbrokers and merchants at 68 Wall Street, under a buttonwood tree.
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A Las Vegas decorator, stylist and owner of her own design firm shares her experience in the local school system, talks about what inspires her creatively and explains how she was able to laugh her way out of a sticky situation. THE NOTES People on the Move, P4
MEET TUFFSKIN SURFACE PROTECTION
In 2007, Frank and Lelia Friedlander developed their product, a stone laminate that protects against etching, scratching and yellowing. In the years since, they have seen it spread across the country and around the globe. TALKING POINTS Technology park will unlock innovation economy, P7
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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: Architectural firms, P22
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VINTAGE VEGAS: REAGANS TAKE IN LAKE MEAD Ronald Reagan, a struggling Hollywood actor, performed for a two-week stint in 1954 at the Last Frontier in Las Vegas, in an effort to bolster his celebrity and acting career. He and his wife, Nancy, would venture into the outskirts of town during their leisure time. Pictured here, Nancy and Ronald playfully pose on a boat on Feb. 15, 1954, at Lake Mead National Park.
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Spotlight Awards NAIOP Southern Nevada announced the 2017 winners of the 20th Annual Spotlight Awards, honoring businesses and individuals connected to the commercial real estate and development industry. They are: Industry Award Category Winners n Trendsetter Firm – The Howard Hughes Corp. Principal Member of the Year – Rod Martin, Majestic Realty Co.
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Associate Member of the Year – Leroy Taylor, Logic Commercial Real Estate
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Special Recognition: For working on a study of the proposed BLM Resource Management Plan and its potential impact on economic development — John Ramous, Harsch Investment Properties; John Restrepo, RCG Economics; Mike Shohet, Jones Lang LaSalle; Alan Schlottmann, Theodore Roosevelt Institute
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Principal Firm of the Year – Prologis
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Developing Leader of the Year – Courtney Goffstein, Colliers International
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Broker of the Year – Office: Ryan Martin, CCIM, SIOR, Taber Thill, SIOR and Patti Dillon, Colliers International
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n Broker of the Year – Industrial: Higgins Toft Team, CBRE
Broker of the Year – Retail: Adam Malan and Deana Marcello, Logic Commercial Real Estate
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Financial Firm of the Year – CommCap Advisors
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Ellie Shattuck Spirit of Spotlight – Katrina Bruce, NAIOP Southern Nevada
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Office Building – Ainsworth Gaming Headquarters of the Americas
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Industrial Building – Over 2000,000 Square Feet: Black Mountain Distribution Center 3
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Industrial Building – Under 200,000 Square Feet: Republic Services Material Recovery Facility
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Special Use – T-Mobile Arena
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Retail Building Special Award – Ikea-Las Vegas
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Redevelopment Project – Southern Nevada Health District New Headquarters Facility Public Use/Government – Recreation: Sean’s Park Phase 1
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Public Use/Government – Nevada State College Nursing, Science & Education Building and the James E. and Beverly Rogers Student Center
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Tenant Improvements – Other: Apollo - RedFlint
Denise Kallow is a project manager Grand Canyon Development Partners. Jason Norgan is a project coordinator.
Tenant Improvements – Retail: TruFusion
Brokerage Firm of the Year – Colliers International
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Engineering Firm of the Year – Kimley-Horn and Associates
Alicia Syverson is the 2017 chairwoman of the community outreach committee for CREW-LV, a nonprofit organization for people in commercial real estate.
n Tenant Improvements – Medium Office: Sykes Call Center - Durango
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Tenant Improvements – Large Office: Pinnacle Entertainment Headquarters
Architecture Firm of the Year – Coda Group Inc.
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Gary Siroky is the chief operating officer of DC Building Group. Bill Purington is a superintendent.
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Retail Building – Boot Barn
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Tenant Improvements – Hospitality: Beerhaus Restaurant Sustainable/Green Building – Las Vegas Corporate Center 20
for Largest Dollar Volume Member to Member Office Transaction for their collaborative efforts in the sale of the 222,268 square foot office property at 6355 South Buffalo Drive in Las Vegas, Nevada, for $66.5 million. Chad Hirschi, president & CEO of Hirschi Masonry, was named to the Governor’s Workforce Development Board for the State of Nevada.
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Renae Russo is a vice president with Sun Commercial Real Estate. Tom Richardson is a senior project manager with McCarthy Building Companies.
Special Use: Healthcare – ENT ASC/Clinic
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General Contracting Firm of the Year – DC Building Group
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Industrial Park – Parc Post
Alexia Crowley is a senior associate in the Medical Office/Healthcare Properties division of Colliers International – Las Vegas. Patti Dillon of Colliers crowley achieved the SIOR designation awarded by the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors. SIOR is a Washington, DC-based international professional organization of more than 3,000 commercial real estate professionals. Dillon becomes the 10th SIOR designee for Colliers International’s Las Vegas office.
Susan Borst, Dan Doherty, Ryan Martin and Taber Thill of Colliers International — Las Vegas, were recognized by the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors. They won the award
Phillip Keuch is business development associate with the Larking Group at NAI Vegas. Seven brokers from Las Vegas keuch joined the Colliers Everest Club: Mike DeLew, Dan Doherty, Scott Gragson, Pat Marsh, Mike Mixer, Mike Stuart and Dean Willmore. Their 2016 revenue places them in the top 10 percent of brokers across the Americas and qualifies them as recipients of the award. DeLew is executive vice president of industrial division; Doherty is executive vice president in the industrial division; Gragson is executive vice president of the land division; Marsh is senior vice president of the industrial division; Mixer is executive managing director of the hotel group USA; Stuart is executive vice president of the land division; and Willmore is executive vice president of the industrial division. Ted Baker is the vice president of Logic Commercial Real Estate. Lisa Harris is assistant vice president and manager of Carrington Real Estate Services.
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Q&A with lisa escobar
Las Vegas inspires designer to dream big Lisa Escobar is a decorator, stylist and owner of Lisa Escobar Design, which is designing the master bedroom and master bath for the inaugural Las Vegas Showcase House, which broke ground April 8 near downtown. The Showcase House is a charitable organization that provides educational programs and scholarships to local students interested in architecture, construction, interior design and related fields. When did you know you wanted to be an interior designer? When I was 5 or 6, I played a part in designing my childhood bedroom when I asked for a lavender comforter and matching sheets. Years later, my love for design resurfaced when I decided to launch my own business. I loved the idea of creating an environment to make someone’s life easier, more beautiful and more functional. The way our work affects our clients’ everyday lives has always excited me. What is the best business advice you’ve received? I spent many years working in nightlife management before I launched my own business. Nightlife owners and executives were great guides. Victor Drai taught me, “Whatever it is you do, be the best of all those Lisa Escobar finds inspiration for her designs through travel experiences, as well who do it.” From Cy Waits, I learned as nature. (christopher devargas/Staff) that if you come with a problem, almuch culture is coming into Las Veogy) program at Ed W. Clark High ways bring a solution. gas that wasn’t here when I was a kid. School and got accepted into every college I applied to. How would you say growing up Where do you see yourself and I feel like I got a great education in Las Vegas influenced your your company in 10 years? here along with valuable hands-on creative drive? I will still be based in Las Vegas, experiences. We need more programs I’ve lived in Las Vegas for 32 years but taking on international clients like the Core Academy and magnet and have always admired the city’s and projects. I’ll still have a boutiqueprograms. willingness to take creative risks. We minded model, because I like my are the city of experience; everything touch on everything. I will be doing What has been your most excithere is grand. The Bellagio Founmore brand collaboration, like the ing professional project? tains prove that you can think big and work I recently did with Whyte & I’ve been blessed to work on a broad dream big. We have a wide range of Company as a “colorista” for the comvariety of projects since I started my people who come here from different pany’s sink and surfaces line. I also business five years ago. Right now, cultures and walks of life. You have to will continue my work as a tastemakwe are part of a design team consultlearn how to relate to people in difer and style spotter. ing on an exciting nightclub project ferent ways because there’s such a diin Texas; our project is on the “Las verse demographic here. What inspires you? Vegas Boulevard” of Austin. It’s like I dream of traveling the world for a full-circle moment for me because If you could change one thing inspiration. I’ve always been fasciI worked in nightclubs for a decade. about Southern Nevada, what nated with the history of architecture, With the Austin project, I have been would it be? culture and nature. Traveling to new able to draw on my experience; I knew I wouldn’t change anything — I places and seeing how other people what customers and staff respond to think it’s the perfect melting pot of live gives you perspective, compasand how they use space. people, experiences and opportunision and appreciation. I travel a little ties. You can go to a five-star resort or every day right here in the valley. If I What’s your favorite place to a Michelin-rated restaurant. You can am driving, I will stop and look at the have fun in Las Vegas? go hike, snowboard or gamble. silhouette of the mountain; it’s my The performing arts matter to me, way of stopping to smell the roses. so I love the Smith Center and I love What’s the biggest issue facing Traveling inspired my career path. I that fellow local nightlife graduatesSouthern Nevada? decided to leave my job and start my turned-successful businesspeople are Education. I was part of the first own business when I was floating on creating events like the annual Life graduating class of the AMSAT (Acadthe sea in Ibiza. is Beautiful music and art festival. So emy of Math, Science and Technol-
If you could live anywhere else in the world, where would it be? I’d be on a boat that stopped at different destinations weekly so I could explore the world one little city at a time. Whom do you admire? Sandra Lee, my late aunt and godmother; she died 15 years ago. From early childhood, I admired her. She was one of the top administrators at Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto, Calif. She had style, she had grace and she was a powerful boss, but she was gentle at the same time. I always knew I wanted to be a woman like her. What is your biggest pet peeve? I notice when things around me are out of place or not symmetrical. At the same time, I actually like perfectly imperfect things ... because everything is created as it was intended to be. While I have high expectations of myself that lean toward perfectionism, I have learned how to incorporate balance and being present. What is your funniest or most embarrassing work story? I recently met a top executive for the Las Vegas Design Center, a place I frequent. During our first in-person interaction, I went to shake his hand and accidently rolled a piece of chewed gum up his shirtsleeve. I was getting ready to use the gum to tape a display board that had come loose, and it went up his sleeve instead. I was mortified but we couldn’t stop laughing. I knew he would never forget me, and now we have an inside joke. His nickname is the Gum Handler. What is something that people might not know about you? I am a diehard basketball fan. I cherish the pictures taken of me when I was a year-and-a-half old and Golden State Warriors players were holding me. These days, I love traveling to games with my sister. I even had an opportunity to work on an interior design project for a player and his family.
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‘Hustle, branch out and meet new people’ historic projects are some of our favorites. We are from San Diego, and working on the historic U.S. Grant Hotel in downtown was an amazing experience.
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Frank and Lelia Friedlander developed their product in 2007 and have seen it spread across the country and around the globe. Tuffskin, the 2012 “Best New Surfaces” Product of the Year winner at the HD Expo for hospitality and design professionals, is a proprietary stone laminate that protects against etching, scratching and yellowing. The business, certified womanowned by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council, began in Las Vegas but has expanded to Canada and Australia.
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TuffSkin ends the age-old problem of natural stone tops being damaged with regular use. Frank and Lelia Friedlander say their product, Tuffskin Surface Protection, Marble, onyx, limestone and even defends tiles against stains and damage caused by wine and lemon, among other some engineered stones are calcium- commonly used products. (christopher devargas/staff) based and react to acidic elements by becoming hazy and losing their lusinternally on expanding our dealer TuffSkin Surface ter. We also see problems with stainnetwork and started a new marketProtection Phone: 877-221-0830 ing from red wine, coffee and other ing program. It was a time to hustle, Email: info@tuffskinprotection.com products we use daily. We developed branch out and meet new people, so Website: tuffskinprotection.com TuffSkin specifically for stone in the we began joining industry organizaOwned/operated by: demanding environment of Las Vegas tions. We still belong to the InternaFrank and Lelia Friedlander casinos, and we now install TuffSkin tional Interior Design Association, In business since: 2007 internationally with our network of Marble Institute of America, Network dealers/installers. of Executive Women in Hospitality and National Association of Women surfaces in some celebrity homes and Business Owners. stunning residences in wine country. Do you perform a majority of your We also invested in our trade show work for residential or commercial marketing and started exhibiting at How did your business survive the customers? the HD Expo, which has been great for Hotels, restaurants, bars and public real estate bust? helping us attract clients and industry spaces are the driving force of our busiWe were developing and testing influencers. ness. As the economy rebounds, we are our product during the tough years. seeing a spike in our residential busiWe sold our first large project in 2011 ness, with referrals from our interior at the Bellagio. That put us on the What has been your most exciting design partners. We’ve expanded our map and into high gear. We have not project? California sales and marketing team, looked back. It’s always exciting to do 10,000 and it has been thrilling to protect During the slow times, we worked pieces in a high-end hotel, but the
From the incredible custom homes to world-class resorts, this is our home and we love it. Las Vegas is business friendly and constantly growing. With the T-Mobile Arena, the renovation of downtown and the upcoming Raiders stadium, there’s no shortage of great customers. Las Vegas also is the perfect place to travel to and from. We can get anywhere easily and cost effectively. We feel lucky to live and work here. What rewards and challenges come with being a small, family-owned business?
Our adult children, Jake and Katie, are now both active in our business. Jake is an installer and trainer, and Katie is in sales and marketing. Not only is working with family a joyful adventure, but we learn a lot from our kids and we are excited to be growing our business with them. Carving out personal time is probably our biggest challenge, and it’s something we work on. We meet once a week for a mastermind session to talk about our blessings, to practice forgiveness, to discuss our wins and to create our week ahead, which keeps us accountable and present. As TuffSkin grows internationally, we also take a lot of “bizcations.” A recent trip to Toronto was a delight. We took in a hockey game, we saw Niagara Falls and our daughter hit a concert.
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On Adam Candee’s lasvegassun. com story “NFL owners approve lease agreement for Raiders stadium in Las Vegas”: Las Vegas makes over $600 million a year in the hotel tax. This money is used to promote tourism to bring more people here. Ten games a year for the Raiders and more for UNLV, as well as a ton of nonfootball events, results in more hotel stays, more shopping and more gambling. — RaiderFanMikeP On April Corbin’s lasvegassun.com story “With revenue projections looking good, Henderson approves 58 new positions”: A well-managed investment fund would/could double that money in the same time frame. A technology industrial park to replace the old chemical plants would bring in so much money and jobs they wouldn’t know what to do with it all. — Eric On Thomas Moore’s lasvegassun. com story “Why some slot machine themes just don’t work”: The Monkees? Elizabeth Taylor? Frank Sinatra? John Wayne? I thought Vegas was trying to target younger players. Nostalgia works but maybe nostalgia would be better targeted towards millennials. — Emily Black
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Technology park will unlock innovation economy
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guest column: in states such as California, Arizona and he Las Vegas economy is in the jared smith and Utah in providing a centralized technolmidst of a major change. dan stewart ogy park to further innovation. The exisWe have created one of the tence of a technology park in our region most advantageous policy enviwould not only catalyze economic diverronments for entrepreneurs, our economy sification, but also spur an entrepreneuris becoming more diverse and industries ship environment that would support long-term growth of built around innovation are beginning to emerge. Accordthe regional economy. ing to analysis released in May by the Kauffman FoundaSouthern Nevada’s narrative as a place for business is tion, Las Vegas ranks fifth in the nation for business startup growing rapidly. With the groundbreaking of the first highactivity, behind only Miami; Austin, Texas; Los Angeles and tech-oriented building within the technology park set for San Diego. this fall, this effort could further our reputation as a headDespite this momentum, there is a missing link that, when quarters for technological thought leadership in the state. complete, will advance critical research needs, help develop As business owners, executives and managers, and more quality workers and unlock the full potential of our members of the community, it is our mission and responsiregion’s innovation economy. bility to find ways to help promote and improve the state’s The Harry Reid Technology Park at UNLV seeks to imefforts in improving career opportunities that will create the prove the resources available for entrepreneurs and bridge workforce pipeline for today and tomorrow, in addition to the gap between the private sector and Nevada’s largest stabilizing our regional economy. research university, while bolstering research efforts within The launch of the technology park is a step forward and the state. If we are going to accelerate our progress, there has should continue to be supported to accelerate our region’s never been a more important moment to focus on developemerging innovation ecosystem, boost job creation and help ing this centralized location that will provide hands-on unlock the full potential of our economy. learning experiences for students. Jared Smith is chief Home to a vast operating officer and Dan majority of the state’s Stewart is on the board of population, Southern It is our mission and responsibility to find ways to help promote directors for the Las Vegas Nevada still lags behind and improve the state’s efforts in improving career opportunities. Global Economic Alliance. competing markets
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Ownership change may speed plans for long-sought new home for 51s By adam candee Staff Writer
Any child knows it’s best to try to persuade either Mom or Dad , but not both. For the Las Vegas 51s, that childhood concept explains why Howard Hughes Corp.’s recent acquisition of full ownership of the team bodes well for its long-awaited Summerlin stadium project. Plans for a new facility to replace the aging Cashman Field could emerge publicly within the next month, according to multiple sources. Hughes Corp. purchased 50 percent of the team for $16.4 million in March from previous partner Play Ball Owners Group, a Las Vegas-based investor group. The corporation previously owned the other half of the club in a joint venture with Play Ball. “Hughes having 100 percent ownership just makes it easier for them to make decisions and move forward,” 51s President and chief operating officer Don Logan said. Hughes Corp. hopes to move the team to Summerlin. The corporation can donate the land for the stadium, easing the development of a project that could cost more than $80 million. “Every stadium project is exceptionally complex, and as a result, sole ownership is a much more efficient approach,” said Tom Warden, senior vice president of community and government relations with Hughes Corp. The ownership change likely will not result in any organizational changes to the 51s, nor will the corporation plan to significantly upgrade Cashman Field in the interim period before a new stadium can be constructed, Warden said. “We are focused now on getting the new stadium project underway in Summerlin,” Warden said. Logan said he hoped to have plans for how to proceed with the stadium project in place within the next 30 days. “The challenge, I think, is that (Hughes) is a multifaceted group,” Logan said. “They have a lot of things going on. It’s a multibillion-dollar publicly traded development company.” Cashman Field’s problems as a Triple-A baseball facility are well-documented. Logan points to a dearth of restrooms and concession facilities from the fan perspective. Limited locker-room and weight-room space and a lack of indoor batting cages are just a few of the troubles from a baseball standpoint at the 35-year-old facility. “Everything about Vegas both as a tourist and a resident — and we speak more to the resident — is top-notch,” Logan said. “It doesn’t make sense for us not to have a state-of-the-art facility from a fan perspective. That’s most important. Secondarily and nearly as important is getting it from a playerdevelopment perspective.” The 51s are the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets.
An empty 42-acre lot near Tropicana Avenue and Koval Lane was at one time considered a suitable spot for a new UNLV football stadium. Now, the university has other plans. (Mikayla whitmore/staff file)
With stadium elsewhere, UNLV has plans for 42 acres near campus By mick akers Staff Writer
Ruled out as the location for a stadium now that the Raiders have purchased their preferred Russell Road site, UNLV’s 42-acre plot near Tropicana Avenue and Koval Lane now could be destined for mixed uses. UNLV purchased the site near MGM Grand, just blocks away from the main campus, for $50 million in January 2016, with money provided by the nonprofit UNLV Foundation. The purchase was the largest land deal made by the university since the 1960s. Initial plans included a stadium, but concerns about its proximity to McCarran International Airport squashed that idea, and the Raiders turned elsewhere. Now, the university is looking toward a public-private, mixed-use project, with several options being considered. “When we first looked at that land, we had a stadium option and also a campus village option,” said Gerry Bomotti, senior vice president for finance and business for UNLV. “We have focused for some time on the campus village option, which would be a mix of different possibilities.” Tentative plans call for up to 700,000 square feet for UNLV programs, 500,000 square feet for market residential space (520 units) and 200,000-300,000 square feet for mixed use or flex space. Retail and food and beverage establishments are tentatively planned for the area facing Tropicana, Bomotti said. Behind that would be classrooms for graduate programs,
executive education, business programs, educational outreach and entertainment engineering. Potential clinics for the medical school and possibly housing also are on the master plan. “It wouldn’t be undergraduate housing, but more along the lines of graduate and faculty staff-type housing,” Bomotti said. “It would be kind of market residential in that area.” The plan is set to be introduced to the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents this month in Reno. “I’m hopeful, maybe by the fall, that we can get out a solicitation for the public-private partnership activity along Tropicana,” Bomotti said. “We still have some work to do there, but we’re hopefully bringing on a (developer) who will help us with some of these activities.” The 42-acre complex, the medical school and the 65,000-seat domed stadium for the Rebels to share with the Raiders are helping to propel UNLV’s push to achieve Tier 1 status — the most elite rating in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Learning. “It does a lot for us, especially the medical school,” Bomotti said. “Starting the medical school and (adding) faculty, the opportunity for collaborations, and more research activity — that’s really a major step toward our goal. The stadium is important as well. We can increase the profile and success of our football program and eventually be in a position where we could be desirable for one of the Power 5 Conferences to look at.”
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Is Las Vegas building a new bubble? Analyst gives his take vive a recession. This community will be judged on our ability to sustain our prosperity.” Aguero made a statistical presentation showing that while Las Vegas was experiencing some of the same trends that led to disaster during the recession — a surge in construction jobs, rising housing prices and an increase in homebuilding — the levels were nowhere near their pre-recession highs. He said today’s growth was more controlled and sustainable than during the go-go days before the crash of 2008, when the recession sent home values tumbling and stifled construction, leading to unemployment of nearly 15 percent and an exodus of residents. Cases in point: n Recent strides in reducing unemployment, which has slipped to 4.7 percent, have occurred despite an overall loss in construction jobs. “We have 40,000 more employees in Las Vegas than we did at the peak of the economy,” he said. “And we did that with 40,000 fewer construction employees.”
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Don’t worry, Las Vegas isn’t racing toward another economic cliff. So said analyst Jeremy Aguero to business, community and government leaders at the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance’s recent Perspective event, an annual assessment of the local economy and forecast for the coming year. Aguero, principal analyst for the Las Vegas firm Applied Analysis, said that as the city recovered from the recession and its economy started growing again, he’d heard concerns from local residents that Las Vegas was moving too far too fast and re-creating the bubble that took it down in 2008. “Our community is going through some sort of post-traumatic stress disorder in terms of this ability to conceptualize the fact that we’re out of the recession and the economy is progressing,” he said. “I get that it created a lot of stress. (But) this community will not be judged based on our ability to sur-
In 2007, there were 105,200 construction jobs in the metro area, accounting for 11.2 percent of the workforce. Today, there are 61,900, or 6.3 percent. n In 2003-04, annual appreciation of home values was at 37 percent in Las Vegas, artificially fueled by reckless lending practices that made loans readily available. Today, annual appreciation is 8 percent — among the highest in the nation but nowhere near the out-ofcontrol pre-recession level. n Although construction cranes have returned to the Strip, Aguero said, concerns about overcommitting to development in the tourist corridor were unfounded. In 2007, $45.8 billion worth of projects were on the books for the Strip. Today, that number is $14.1 billion. “Before we freak out that we’re all building too much … I think we should just put it all in a little bit of perspective,” he said. Aguero said Las Vegas appeared to have learned lessons from the recession, as evidenced by efforts to diversify the economy through such initiatives
as the creation of the UNLV medical school. Meanwhile, casinos are countering a decrease in gaming revenue by expanding their retail, dining and nightlife, making them less reliant on a single source of income. Among other highlights of the event, staged at Four Seasons: n Barbara Atkinson, dean of UNLV’s new medical school, said the first class of 60 students would start July 17 with EMT training. Design of the facility is in its second phase, and university officials are hoping to break ground in the fall. The university is still looking for a $100 million mega donor for the project. Once fully operational, Atkinson said, the school would boost the local economy by $3.68 billion a year and bring 22,000 jobs to the valley in the next 15 years. n In the LVGEA’s annual Data Book of statistics and analysis, experts predicted that the valley’s population would grow 2.1 percent this year (or 46,300 residents) and personal income would rise 4 percent.
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Education funding cuts have hurt vocational training and progress,” said Castro, senior director of government affairs, media and marketing for the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada. “The extension of fuel revenue indexing, thanks to the passage of Question 5 last November, is expected to infuse up to $3 billion in roadwayinfrastructure projects over the next 10 years, and these projects translate into jobs in the construction, engineering and design fields,” Castro said. “The RTC administers the fuel revenue indexing funds, so we’re committed to attracting a workforce in these kinds of fields.” To that end, the RTC and its public- and private-sector community partners recently hosted a job fair at Texas Station to spotlight infraThe recent Careers in Motion job fair at Texas Station coincided with National structure-industry professions. “Ca- Infrastructure Week. (Nevada Department of Transportation) reers in Motion” allowed attendees regardless of their background.” local plasterers and cement masons to meet with representatives from “The industry is fairly robust union. “We’re always looking for ways government agencies, higher educanow,” Evans said.” But when we had to do outreach, and probably attend tion, apprenticeship programs and the economic downturn, quite a bit 50 to 60 events per year.” workforce organizations to learn of our talent left the state. So in some This includes participating in job about training opportunities and areas, the challenge is to build it back fairs at local high schools and even how to pursue careers in construcup again.” middle schools to encourage students tion, engineering and design in supThe nonprofit Foundation for an Into consider the building and construcport of roadway projects. dependent Tomorrow had a presence tion trades as a profession. The event coincided with National at Careers in Motion, which was a “Schools used to offer woodshop Infrastructure Week, an education good way for the organization to get its classes, but those days are gone beand advocacy effort to address the name out in the community, program cause of lack of funding, so the trades nation’s deteriorating roads, bridges, director Jennifer Casey said. often get left out of the equation,” rail, ports, airports and water and “Our mission statement is to proGebers said. “When those shop prosewer systems. Businesses, workers vide vocational training, job traingrams disappeared, we started noand elected officials used the week ing, education and support, so it was ticing (dwindling numbers) in our to promote investment in projects, a great opportunity to meet some of apprenticeship programs because technologies and policies that imthe other service providers and postudents were not exposed to the prove public safety, stimulate job tential clients,” Casey said. trades in high school. Now, we try to growth and spark development. A number of professional firms attend as many functions as possible “For the Careers in Motion event, also had a presence, including to spread the word that the trades we worked with our community Poggemeyer Design Group, KME are a viable alternative to college or partners to bring all of these reArchitects, E&M Enterprises, Thor the military.” sources together in one pavilion in a Construction, Love Engineering and College of Southern Nevada and hands-on expo, and to really explain Kiewit Corp. UNLV’s College of Engineering had a from beginning to end what’s reKiewit Infrastructure West Co. presence at Careers in Motion, along quired to work in the infrastructure — a subsidiary of Kiewit Corp. — with the Latin Chamber of Comindustry,” Castro said. is the design-build contractor for merce and the Urban Chamber of In many cases, this includes exProject Neon, the largest and most Commerce. tensive training, according to Marexpensive public works project in “I like the fact that Careers in Movin Gebers, secretary-treasurer of Nevada history. The nearly $1 biltion focused not just on the labor side Southern Nevada Union Apprenticelion, 3.7-mile-long widening of Inof the workforce, but also had the ship Programs, a consortium of 17 terstate 15 from the Spaghetti Bowl skilled trades represented plus apprograms related to the local buildto Sahara Avenue will help to meet prenticeship programs and profesing and construction trades. the region’s growing infrastructure sions such as engineering,” said Ken “Apprenticeships range from two needs while generating thousands Evans, president of the Las Vegas to five years and include a classroom of jobs to stimulate the economy. Urban Chamber of Commerce. “The component as well as on-the-job Kiewit also built the original Spapeople who planned it made sure learning requirements,” said Gebers, ghetti Bowl interchange, which was there was something for everybody, who also is director of training for the
completed in 1968. “We felt it was important to participate in the Careers in Motion event to demonstrate our commitment to the community’s long-term welfare and prosperity,” said Jay Proskovec, public information officer for Kiewit Corp. “We try to attend one type of event per month, whether it’s something like Careers in Motion or partnering with Boys Town or the Girl Scouts to talk about engineering careers,” Proskovec said. “Careers in Motion and Infrastructure Week really do help bring awareness of our company and the projects we’re building, and also of projects that are coming down the pipeline.” Tony Illia, public information officer for the Nevada Department of Transportation, said finding skilled, experienced help was a challenge felt across the building industry, particularly in engineering. “Many students are leery of the profession’s math and science requirements as well as incurring college debt, (while) others are shying away from construction boom-bust cycles for greater vocational stability,” said Illia, adding that NDOT had been kept on track by contracting with the private sector. “We also routinely hire UNR and UNLV graduates, and have provided hundreds of college students the opportunity to gain practical work experience with summer internships in construction, surveying, materials testing, roadway and structural design, hydraulics, environmental, planning, traffic, maintenance, and operations and research,” Illia said. NDOT also participates in school and college career fairs and jobshadowing programs, Illia said. He said National Infrastructure Week and its associated events had shone a light on America’s crumbling, inefficient and inadequately designed infrastructure while informing stakeholders and policymakers about infrastructure’s importance to economic competitiveness, security, job creation and quality of life. “National Infrastructure Week is vital for encouraging private- and public-sector projects, policies and technologies that put America back in the fast lane,” he said.
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Calendar of events MONDAY, JUNE 5 Payroll and human resources compliance seminar for restaurants Time: 2-4 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Blue Agave at Fiesta Rancho, 2400 N. Rancho Drive, Las Vegas Information: Email info@backofficeremedies.com Back Office Remedies walks restaurant owners and managers through three of the biggest HR compliance mistakes made by restaurants: tip allocation and reporting; employee-related issues such as I-9s, wages and hours, and payroll deduction; and workplace safety including OSHA violations, young workers and clean-up safety.
TUESDAY, JUNE 6 Downtown Vegas Alliance member mixer Time: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Oscar’s Steakhouse, 1 S. Main Street, Las Vegas Information: Visit downtownlasvegasalliance.com Join other members of the nonprofit group dedicated to shaping the future of downtown. Casting a net that works Time: 9 a.m. Cost: Free Location: Online Information: Email sszadmin@sumusolutionszone.com Learn how to network effectively during this live Zoom webinar by Sumnu Marketing with Shaundell Newsome. Register online at http:// bit.ly/2rVgdtF. What’s the Law? Business Expenses — What’s Deductible? Time: 4-6 p.m. Cost: Free (registration required at nevadasbdc.com) Location: Henderson Business Resource Center, 112 S. Water St., Henderson Information: Call 800-240-7094 Learn what kind of business expenses are deductible and the difference between personal and business expenses. Szu-Ju Chang, an attorney with Nevada Legal Services’ Low Income Taxpayer Clinic will be the presenter.
Federal EEO-1 reporting for small business Time: 9 a.m. Cost: Free Location: Henderson Business Resource Center, 112 S. Water St., Henderson Information: Learn about what this reporting requirement means to small businesses, the thresholds that may be holding small businesses responsible for completing this report, what the process is to file an EEO-1 report and what the associated costs are.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7 Water Street Rall-E Time: 6 p.m. Cost: Free Location: 280 S. Water St., Henderson Information: Call 702-267-1650 Join the Water Street District Business Association for this event with a lineup of entrepreneurs and venture capital resource experts. Hear about Battle Born and Rebel Venture Funds and enjoy networking, food and beverages.
THURSDAY, JUNE 8 Speed Dating for Small Business Time: 5-7:30 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Vegas PBS, 3050 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas Information: Contact Akita McCulloch at 702799-1010, ext. 5369, or amcculloch@vegaspbs. org, or visit vegaspbs.org/workforce/goal-events Get introduced to local, state and federal government agencies and organizations to get your business questions answered. Vegas Young Professionals Fusion mixer Time: 6-8 p.m. Cost: $10 for members and $15 for nonmembers with preregistration; $15 for members and $20 for nonmembers at the door Location: The Spa at Green Valley Ranch, 2300 Paseo Verde Parkway, Henderson Information: Contact Danica Torchin at 702586-3834 or dtorchin@lvchamber.com, or visit vegasyp.com Meditate while you mingle. Meet at the private pool at The Spa at Green Valley Ranch for some
drinks, light bites and networking. Bring yoga gear and join in on Silent Savasana, happening at the main pool. Master the art of high-ticket selling Time: 6-8 p.m. Cost: Free with RSVP Location: Eclipse Theaters, 814 S. Third St., Las Vegas Information: Visit eventbrite.com The National Sales Network presents business coach and sales expert Stephanie Chung. Learn the latest neuroscience behind closing more deals and bigger deals. Light appetizers and beverages will be served. Community Summit 2017: Public-Private Partnerships in Support of Children & Families Time: 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Cost: Free (registration is required at bit.ly/2qUtynA) Location: Nevada Partners, 710 W. Lake Mead Blvd., North Las Vegas Information: Contact Efren Gomez at 702-8950095 or efren.gomez@unlv.edu, or visit dreamrproject.org This summit is designed for professionals working with children and families. Review current data and trends, examine case studies, collaborate with child welfare and community stakeholders and attend panel discussions .
SATURDAY, JUNE 10 Presidential Installation Dinner & Awards Ceremony Time: 5:30-10 p.m. Cost: $150 per person; $1,500 per table Location: Hard Rock Hotel, 4455 Paradise Road, Las Vegas Information: Visit clarkcountymedical.org/rsvp. php or email lupita.abrew@clarkcountymedical. org The Clark County Medical Society invites members, health care stakeholders, the business community and the public to celebrate incoming president Dr. Joseph Adashek, and the new 2017-18 executive board of trustees.
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Clean Show
Las Vegas Convention Center
June 5-8
11,000
Las Vegas Antique Jewelry & Watch Show
Las Vegas Convention Center
June 5-8
6,000
Jewellery Box 2017
Las Vegas Convention Center
June 5-8
4,000
American Craft Retailers Expo
Las Vegas Convention Center
June 5-7
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JCK Annual Trade Show
Mandalay Bay
June 5-8
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Western State Roofing Contractors Association Convention and Tradeshow
Paris Las Vegas
June 8-14
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Health Healing Happiness Conference
Tuscany Suites
June 9-11
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World Tea Expo
Las Vegas Convention Center
June 14-16
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Records and Transactions BID OPPORTUNITIES June 5 2:15 p.m. Mt. Hood, Treeline and various neighborhood streets rehabilitation Clark County, 604397 Tom Boldt at tboldt@clarkcountynv.gov
June 8 2:15 p.m. Government center fire alarm upgrade Clark County, 604458 Sandy Moody-Upton at scm@ clarkcountynv.gov
June 9 3 p.m. Annual requirements contract for janitorial services at Family Youth Services detention administration Clark County, 604422 Deon Ford at deonf@clarkcountynv.gov
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Tenant agent: JMS Properties $517,000 for 3,920 square feet, industrial 3405 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite 100, North Las Vegas 89032 Landlord: 5 Star Development 2 Landlord agent: Renae Russo of Sun Commercial Real Estate Tenant: Jesus Juarez and Reyna Isabel Villa Pacheco Tenant agent: Griffis Realty $425,000 for 3,200 square feet, industrial 3415 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite 110, North Las Vegas 89032 Landlord: 5 Star Development 2 Landlord agent: Renae Russo of Sun Commercial Real Estate Tenant: Min Yu and Yang Ge Tenant agent: Griffis Realty
Leases $946,000 for 100,000 square feet, industrial 3950 W. Harmon Ave., Las Vegas 89103 Landlord: Core-Mark Landlord agent: Chris Lexis and Joe Leavitt of Avison Young Tenant: Just for Show Tenant agent: Did not disclose
$16,600,000 for 136 units, multifamily 6570 W. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas 89113 Landlord: Flamingo Garden Villas Landlord agent: Did not disclose Tenant: Flamingo 136 Tenant agent: Al Twainy and Amelia Hyden of Colliers International
$116,693 for 1,208 square feet, retail 3525 S. Fort Apache Road, Suite 130, Las Vegas 89147 Landlord: Monterey Village Shopping Center Landlord agent: Liz Clare and Jacqueline Young of Avison Young Tenant: Farmers Insurance Tenant agent: Liz Clare and Jacqueline Young of Avison Young
$7,100,000 for 84,208 square feet, retail 4900-4970 E. Tropicana Ave., Las Vegas 89121 Landlord: Tropicana Nellis Shopping Center Landlord agent: Daniel Adamson of ROI Commercial Real Estate Tenant: Agora Realty Tenant agent: Daniel Adamson of ROI Commercial Real Estate
$42,650 for 1,120 square feet, retail 3525 S. Fort Apache Road, Suite 105, Las Vegas 89147 Landlord: Monterey Village Shopping Center Landlord agent: Liz Clare and Jacqueline Young of Avison Young Tenant: Vap O Rise Tenant agent: Did not disclose
$1,663,200 for 12,320 square feet, industrial 125 Corporate Park Drive, Henderson 89074 Landlord: Elevon Corporate Park Landlord agent: Greg Pancirov of Colliers International Tenant: ZB Holdings Tenant agent: Mike DeLew of Colliers International $695,000 for 1 acre, land Intersection of East Cactus Avenue and South Maryland Parkway, Henderson 89183 Landlord: Ceco Enterprises Landlord agent: Cathy Jones, Paul Miachika, Roy Fritz and Jessica Cegavske of Sun Commercial Real Estate Tenant: Josef Hammoudeh
BUSINESS LICENSES Farmer Boys License type: Restaurant Address: 85 N. Stephanie St., Henderson Owner: FBF Ontario Financial Planning Unlimited License type: Insurance agency Address: Did not disclose Owner: Patrick Valenty
Address: 928 Highland Trails Ave., Henderson Owner: First Choice Inspections Fish Cage License type: Restaurant Address: 3940 N. Martin L. King Blvd., Suite 101, North Las Vegas Owner: Vernon Swinson Fluff Ice License type: Mobile food vendor Address: 6825 W. Russell Road, Las Vegas Owner: New Visions Unlimited Holdings Frankly Good Coffee License type: Food specialty store Address: 302 La Plata Place, Las Vegas Owner: Frankly Good Coffee G Spa Lago License type: Barbershop and cosmetology establishment Address: 101 Montelago Blvd., Henderson Owner: G Spa Lago
medical marijuana establishment Address: 3939 Belmont St., North Las Vegas Owner: Green Leaf Farms Holdings Haeng Bok Life License type: General retail sales Address: Did not disclose Owner: Haeng Bok Life Healthcare Options for Patients Enterprises License type: Interjurisdictional business Address: 4220 E. Craig Road, Suite 5, North Las Vegas Owner: Healthcare Options for Patients Enterprises Healthy Habit Rescue License type: General retail sales Address: 10300 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 17, Las Vegas Owner: Healthy Habit Rescue Heather Foods License type: Restaurant Address: Did not disclose Owner: Heather McClendon
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Home Pro License type: Repair and maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: Rehouse LLC
George Balaban License type: Tavern Address: 495 S. Grand Central Parkway, Suite 116, Las Vegas Owner: George Balaban
HorizonOne Communications License type: Public utility telephone Address: 250 Pilot Road, Suite 300, Las Vegas Owner: Affinity Network
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Imagewrite License type: Management or consulting service Address: 7730 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 115, Las Vegas Owner: Imagewrite
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Impact Sand & Gravel License type: Building, plant nursery and hardware supplies Address: 1045 Palms Airport Drive, Suite 110, Las Vegas Owner: Wadley Construction
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Fino V License type: Clothing sales Address: 3780 Via Di Girolamo Ave., Henderson Owner: Fino V
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First Choice Inspections License type: Real estate sales
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Inside Out Body Wellness License type: Independent massage therapist Address: Did not disclose Owner: Trivenia Jacobs International Plus License type: Public utility telephone Address: 250 Pilot Road, Las Vegas Owner: NOS Communications Irving Macias License type: Real estate sales Address: 410 S. Rampart Blvd., Suite 390, Las Vegas Owner: Irving Macias Jackie Allen License type: Real estate sales Address: 5550 Painted Mirage Road, Suite 140, Las Vegas Owner: Jackie Allen
James Walter Reitz License type: Real estate sales Address: 8290 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 200, Las Vegas Owner: James Reitz Jason’s Deli License type: Restaurant Address: 1281 W. Warm Springs Road, Henderson Owner: Deli Management Jessica’s Nail and Spa License type: Barbershop and cosmetology establishment Address: 4401 E. Sunset Road, Suite 10, Henderson Owner: Jessica’s Nail and Spa Jet Air Conditioning & Heating License type: Contractor Address: 6225 Harrison Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Jet Air Conditioning & Heating Jett Gaming License type: Gaming restricted Address: 7560 Oso Blanca Road, Las Vegas Owner: Timothy Herbst, Jerry Herbst and Herbst Gaming Trust JPRO Arms License type: Sporting goods Address: 1700 Western Ave., Suite E, Las Vegas Owner: Joseph Feola Kara Crawley License type: Independent massage therapist Address: 9550 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 237, Henderson Owner: Kara Crawley Karen Beck License type: Real estate sales Address: 8670 W. Cheyenne Ave., Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Karen Beck Kathlaine Marie O’Connor License type: Real estate sales Address: 1820 E. Sahara Ave., Suite 101, Las Vegas Owner: Kathlaine Marie O’Connor Kevin Helm License type: Professional services Address: 2330 Paseo Del Prado, Suite 103, Las Vegas Owner: Kevin Helm Korner Kwik Lube License type: Automotive parts/ service Address: 4850 Camino Al Norte, North Las Vegas Owner: Jaha LLC Kris Renae Watier License type: Real estate sales Address: 7432 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 101, Las Vegas Owner: Kriswatier Las Vegas Medical Store
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Records and Transactions License type: General retail sales Address: 4527 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Las Vegas Medical Store Las Vegas Quality Water Works License type: Contractor Address: 4345 Wagon Trail Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Las Vegas Quality Water Works Legacy Auto Detailing License type: Automobile detailing Address: 704 W. Sunset Road, Suite A-9, Las Vegas Owner: Legacy Auto Detailing Libra Wellness Center License type: General retail sales Address: 11130 Apex Diamond Ave., Ste 100, North Las Vegas Owner: Libra Wellness Center Life Storage License type: General retail sales Address: 4480 Berg St., North Las Vegas Owner: Life Storage Life Storage Solutions #592 License type: General retail sales Address: 4480 Berg St., North Las Vegas Owner: Life Storage Solutions Life Storage Solutions #602 License type: General retail sales Address: 5714 Ferrell St. 89030, North Las Vegas Owner: Life Storage Solutions Live Events Entertainment License type: General services (counter/office) Address: 341 Powerbilt Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Alexandra Savkin and Pavel Pronne Logan Etherington License type: Real estate sales Address: 5550 Painted Mirage Road, Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Logan Etherington Lome Designs License type: General retail sales Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suites D34-35 and E59-60, Las Vegas Owner: Eduardo Lome Lucid Vision License type: Management or consulting service Address: Did not disclose Owner: Brandon Parham Luna’s Beauty Tec Italy License type: General retail sales Address: 4111 Glass Lantern Drive, North Las Vegas Owner: Luna’s Beauty Tec Italy Luxury Event Center License type: Catering Address: 5001 E. Bonanza Road,
Suite 136, Las Vegas Owner: Luxury Event Center
5550 Donovan Way, North Las Vegas Robco Electric
LV Auto Collision Repair License type: Automotive garage (major) Address: 1910 Western Ave., Las Vegas Owner: ZDR Corporation
$212,710, single-family dwelling 5560 Moore Cove Ave., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada
Lyudmyla (Mila) Shomakhova License type: Real estate sales Address: 5550 Painted Mirage Road, Suite 140, Las Vegas Owner: Record Realty
BUILDING PERMITS $20,011,998, commercial — new 5675 E. Ann Road, North Las Vegas TWC Construction $7,265,465, commercial — new 3627 Losee Road, North Las Vegas Kalb Industries of Nevada $1,540,002, commercial — alteration 1807 W. Craig Road, North Las Vegas Engineered Structures $1,028,854, commercial — addition 281 W. Centennial Parkway, North Las Vegas Kalb Industries of Nevada $900,015, commercial — alteration 2900 E. Lone Mountain Road, North Las Vegas Nigro Construction $704,000, disaster 3100 Skipworth Drive, Las Vegas Deaken Builders $425,000, fireproof 5835 E. Ann Road, North Las Vegas Vegas Valley Fire Protection $329,902, commercial — addition 4335 Arcata Way, North Las Vegas Ace Fire Systems $300,000, tenant improvement 8725 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Burke Construction Group $251,695, single-family dwelling 6331 Baker Creek St., Las Vegas Greystone Nevada $250,073, single-family dwelling 6351 Baker Creek St., Las Vegas Greystone Nevada $250,073, single-family dwelling 10124 Cambridge Brook Ave., Las Vegas Greystone Nevada $248,342, single-family dwelling x2 9721 and 9724 Ramon Valley Ave., Las Vegas Greystone Nevada $222,250, fire alarm
$211,918, single-family dwelling 9725 Ramon Valley Ave., Las Vegas Greystone Nevada $200,682, single-family dwelling 11952 Girasole Ave., Las Vegas Toll North LV $197,822, tenant improvement 7020 Smoke Ranch Road, Las Vegas L.F. Harris and Co.
$158,479, residential — new 2408 Gala Haven Court, North Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $157,277, single-family dwelling 9720 Ramon Valley Ave., Las Vegas Greystone Nevada $154,866, single-family dwelling 7323 Ellington Park St., Las Vegas Toll North LV $151,404, residential — new 5928 Dakota Bay St., North Las Vegas D.R. Horton
$193,568, single-family dwelling 6371 Baker Creek St., Las Vegas Greystone Nevada
$151,404, residential — new 4104 Free Bird Crest Ave., North Las Vegas D.R. Horton
$186,518, single-family dwelling 10823 Dreiser Park Ave., Las Vegas Toll North LV
$147,700, commercial — alteration 2680 Losee Road, North Las Vegas Western Trades Construction
$186,518, single-family dwelling 7331 Ellington Park St., Las Vegas Toll North LV
$146,634, single-family dwelling 10410 Irish Cliffs Court, Las Vegas D.R. Horton
$180,000, tenant improvement 495 S. Grand Central Parkway, Las Vegas R.L. Reed $178,510, residential — new 1817 Slate Ridge Court, North Las Vegas Beazer Homes Holdings $178,060, residential — new 2516 Splendid Manor Court, North Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $178,060, residential — new 4004 Celebration Cove St., North Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $174,675, residential — new 5916 Dakota Bay St., North Las Vegas D.R. Horton
$144,671, single-family dwelling 398 Capistrano Vistas St., Las Vegas CalAtlantic Homes $143,568, residential — new 5920 Dakota Bay St., North Las Vegas D.R. Horton $143,568, residential — new 4108 Free Bird Crest Ave., North Las Vegas D.R. Horton $143,336, residential — new x2 809 and 817 Lower Lake Court, North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada $141,657, single-family dwelling 9926 Coyote Echo Court, Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada $140,924, single-family dwelling 34 Brigola St., Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada
$135,000, OTC 6701 Chehalis Circle, Las Vegas Home Masters $134,883, residential — new 6311 Orions Belt Peak St., North Las Vegas Greystone Nevada $134,760, single-family dwelling 28 Brigola St., Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada $130,743, single-family dwelling 38 Brigola St., Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada $130,743, single-family dwelling 127 Colantonio Court, Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada $130,305, residential — new 5924 Dakota Bay St., North Las Vegas D.R. Horton $130,305, residential — new 4056 Free Bird Crest Ave., North Las Vegas D.R. Horton $126,403, residential — new 5841 Country Lake Lane, North Las Vegas Beazer Homes Holdings $126,197, residential — new x3 4120, 4121 and 4129 Fairywren Drive, North Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $125,535, residential — new 2106 Saybrook Ave., North Las Vegas Harmony Homes $125,428, residential — new 4221 Gallinule Drive, North Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $119,872, residential — new x3 5625, 5632 and 5633 Alitak Bay St., North Las Vegas D.R. Horton $118,525, single-family dwelling 9649 Ponderosa Skye Court, Las Vegas Century Communities of Nevada
$174,675, residential — new 4060 Free Bird Crest Ave., North Las Vegas D.R. Horton
$140,000, single-family dwelling 2331 Pinto Lane, Las Vegas KFLT Financial Trust
$170,509, residential — new 5932 Dakota Bay St., North Las Vegas D.R. Horton
$139,586, residential — new 6310 Orions Belt Peak St., North Las Vegas Greystone Nevada
$116,922, residential — new 4128 Fairywren Drive, North Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada
$168,673, residential — new x2 813 and 816 Lower Lake Court, North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada
$138,306, single-family dwelling 5550 Honey Creek Ave., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada
$116,659, single-family dwelling 9764 Canyon Landing Ave., Las Vegas Century Communities of Nevada
$161,809, residential — new 820 Lower Lake Court, North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada
$138,306, single-family dwelling 5570 Moore Cove Ave., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada
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Category: architecture firms (Ranked by professional staff as of may 26)
Year est. locally
Professional staff
Architects
Three recent projects
Steelman Partners 3330 W. Desert Inn Road Las Vegas, NV 89102 702-873-0221 • steelmanpartners.com
1987
110
8
Resorts World Las Vegas, Starbucks at the Silverton and WuHu Noodle at the Silverton
Paul Steelman, CEO
2
Friedmutter Group 4022 Dean Martin Drive Las Vegas, NV 89103 702-736-7477 • fglv.com
1992
65
9
Palace Station renovation, Palms renovation and Orleans renovation
Brad Friedmutter, founder/ CEO
3
Klai Juba Wald Architects 4444 W. Russell Road, Suite J Las Vegas, NV 89118 702-221-2254 • klaijuba.com
1995
41
12
John Wald, UNLV Fertitta Football Complex; principal miscellaneous remodel projects for Boyd Gaming at the California, Orleans and Gold Coast; and Palms Fantasy Tower Remodel
4
Gensler 3883 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 650 Las Vegas, NV 89169 702-893-2800 • gensler.com
2004
40
15
McCarran International Airport gate expansion, The W Las Vegas and Credit One Bank headquarters
Stephen Ranck, principal/managing director
5
TSK Architects 314 S. Water St. Henderson, NV 89015 702-456-3000 • tska.com
1960
32
10
UNLV School of Medicine, Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles — Sahara, Clark County School District elementary schools
Windom Kimsey, president/ lead designer
6
SH Architecture 7250 Peak Drive, Suite 216 Las Vegas, NV 89128 702-363-2222 • sh-architecture.com
1985
27
8
Lake Mead Christian Academy School, Inspirada Animal Hospital and Clark County School District Facility Services Center
John Anderson, president
7
KGA Architecture 9075 W. Diablo Drive, Suite 300 Las Vegas, NV 89148 702-367-6900 • kgaarchitecture.com
1975
22
12
UFC corporate headquarters, Ainsworth Game Technologies and Turano Bakery
Richard Romito, partner
8
Cuningham Group Architecture 10100 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 230 Las Vegas, NV 89135 702-932-3705 • cuningham.com
2006
19
5
Morimoto Las Vegas, The Westin Hotel Las Vegas and All Net Arena
Brett Ewing, principal
9
YWS Design & Architecture 5005 W. Patrick Lane Las Vegas, NV 89118 702-243-5670 • ywsinternational.com
2001
18
4
Topgolf at MGM Grand, Bardot Brasserie at Aria and Esports Arena Las Vegas at Luxor (currently in design)
Tom Wucherer, CEO
EV&A Architects 900 S. Pavilion Center Drive, Suite 180 Las Vegas, NV 89144 702-946-8195 • edvanceassociates.com
2006
17
2
Lucky Dragon, Southern Nevada Recycling Center and ENT Surgery Center
Edward Vance, CEO
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10
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