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Temps heating up job market By Julie Ann Formoso | STAFF WRITER

The job description was brief but specific: A 6-foot-6-inch, 200-pound Italian man with thick, black hair, wearing a “Men In Black”-type suit. ¶ It was a temporary position for “an aspiring Las Vegas convention secret service agent,” and it was up for grabs. ¶ Demont Daniel had seen plenty of job requests as branch manager of temporary hiring temps, Continued on page 15

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Decline in the number of marriage licenses issued in Clark County over the past decade. Last year, marriage license fees generated $5 million for Clark County.

$79.4M Amount of taxes the state collected on gaming revenue in March, down 5.6 percent from last year.

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EDITORIAL

NOTEWORTHY STORIES

05 06 18 Q&A WITH SAMI LADEKI

The owner and founder of Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza + Grill talks about his latest venture — Table 89 — as well as the importance of philanthropy, maintaining a healthy lifestyle and leading by example. THE NOTES People on the Move, P4

MEET: OMNITONE RECORDING STUDIOS

The sound isn’t the only thing about music that has changed over the years, but Darren Sher’s studio has adjusted to the new realities of the industry behind the scenes. TALKING POINTS Why an SBA loan may be a good option for your business, 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: Hotels, P22

EDITOR Delen Goldberg (delen.goldberg@gmgvegas.com) MANAGING EDITOR Dave Mondt (dave.mondt@gmgvegas.com) DIGITAL EDITOR Sarah Burns (sarah.burns@gmgvegas.com) ASST. MANAGING EDITOR/BUSINESS Brian Deka (brian. deka@gmgvegas.com) STAFF WRITERS Andrea Domanick, Adwoa Fosu, Ana Ley, J.D. Morris, Amber Phillips, Kyle Roerink, Cy Ryan, Eli Segall, Conor Shine, Jackie Valley, Pashtana Usufzy, Katie Visconti, Ian Whitaker COPY DESK CHIEF John Taylor COPY EDITORS Jamie Gentner, Brian Sandford SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS EDITOR Craig Peterson DIGITAL COORDINATOR Adelaide Chen EDITORIAL CARTOONIST Mike Smith LIBRARY SERVICES SPECIALIST Rebecca Clifford-Cruz RESEARCHER Julie Ann Formoso OFFICE COORDINATOR Nadine Guy

ART ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR Liz Brown (liz.brown@gmgvegas.com) DESIGNER LeeAnn Elias PHOTO COORDINATOR Mikayla Whitmore PHOTOGRAPHERS L.E. Baskow, Christopher DeVargas, Steve Marcus

ADVERTISING ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER OF ONLINE MEDIA Katie Horton GROUP DIRECTOR OF SALES OPERATIONS Stephanie Reviea PUBLICATION COORDINATORS Karen Parisi ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Jeff Jacobs EXTERNAL CONTENT MANAGER Emma Cauthorn ACCOUNT MANAGERS Katie Harrison, Dawn Mangum, Breen Nolan, Sue Sran ADVERTISING MANAGERS Jim Braun, Brianna Eck, Frank Feder, Kelly Gajewski, Justin Gannon, Trasie Mason, Donna Roberts, Michelle Walden

MARKETING & EVENTS

CHICK-FIL-A READY TO WADE INTO SIN CITY A popular fast-food chain known for its chicken sandwiches and conservative religious outlook may open in Sin City. Well, next door. Chick-fil-A is looking to buy a vacant building near Galleria at Sunset mall in Henderson, landlord Julius Ballardini said. “We would very much like to serve the communities of Las Vegas, and while we are actively seeking the first few sites in Nevada, we have no locations to confirm just yet,” restaurant spokeswoman Carrie Kurlander said. Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A boasts more than 1,900 stores nationally and brought in nearly $6 billion in sales last year. Opening in America’s gambling-and-party mecca, however, might seem like an odd choice for a chain with Christian roots. Its founder, the late S. Truett Cathy, built his company on “hard work, humility and biblical principles,” the company’s website says. Chick-fil-A restaurants are closed Sundays, and its corporate purpose is, in part, to “glorify God by being a faithful steward of all that is entrusted to us.” Chairman and CEO Dan Cathy strongly opposes gay marriage, and his comments in support of “the biblical definition of the family unit” sparked protests. Southern Nevada, however, would be a strong market for the franchise. Despite its reliance on sin, the valley is packed with people who moved here from other states, including where Chick-filA has restaurants. Plus, it wouldn’t hurt to have a mailing address of Henderson, not its more famous neighbor. — ELI SEGAL L

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Darrick Marshall is a financial services representative and Gina Zazzarino is a loan marshall zazzarino operations specialist at Clark County Credit Union.

State University Landscape Architecture Chairman Ken McCown and Jonathon Anderson of UNLV.

Farmer Boys, a restaurant, opened at 4833 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas.

Glutton, owned by Chef Bradley Manchester, opened at 616 E. Carson Ave., Suite 110, Las Vegas.

WuHu Noodle opened at the Silverton.

Magnetic Public Relations added several new accounts to its roster, including “Menopause the Musical,” the Nevada Restaurant Association, Public School 702 and Wonderland Bakery. In addition, Melissa Holmes is an account coordinator.

Dr. Bruce Morgenstern is associate dean for clinical affairs and a professor of pediatrics at Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Medicine. Morgenstern previously served as chief of the nephrology division at Phoenix Children’s Hospital and medimorgenstern cal director of the hospital’s department of continuing medical education.

Evan Korn is a media relations specialist at MassMedia Marketing, Advertising & PR. Korn coordinates and monitors press coverage.

Frank DeBlasi, a senior vice president and wealth management adviser for US Bank’s Private Client Reserve, was named a 2014 Annual Reserve Elite Award winner. The award recognizes top employees from the Private Client Reserve.

Wynn Resorts was recognized as one of America’s most financially reliable large market capitalization companies by Forbes Magazine. The resort was the only hotel company recognized on the “100 Most Trustworthy Companies in America” list for the second year in a row.

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Elevation Publishing launched the first issue of Elevate Nevada, the state’s first medicinal cannabis magazine. The magazine’s publisher is Guy Bertuzzi, former sales manager at Greenspun Media Group. Gina Bongiovi, a 2007 graduate of the UNLV JD/MBA program, was named Lee Business School’s 2015 MBA Alumnus of the Year. Kelley Goldberg joined the Neon Museum board of trustees. Goldberg is a shareholder at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck.

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Marcus Rochelle is grassroots manager at MassMedia. He creates, coordinates and implements in-field outreach and promotional and community-driven events.

Dayna Kovacic, a national account manager at Danone Waters, joined the board of directors of the Las Vegas Business Academy.

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Max Luxx, San Miguel Trading Company, Monocle Optical, Teazled and Beasley Media Group opened at Downtown Container Park. Itsy Bitsy: Ramen and Whisky, an Asian restaurant and bar, opened at 150 Las Vegas Blvd. North, Las Vegas. Rick’s Rollin Smoke BBQ and Tavern, Smoke’s Poutinerie and Rita’s Italian Ice are the first tenants at Pawn Plaza, 725 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas. Nevada renewed a contract with Solutions Recovery to provide rehabilitation and aftercare to people diagnosed with co-occurring disorders. Solutions Recovery partners with the Community Counseling Center and provides group housing, transportation and health care to clients to address mental illness and chemical dependency. The Nevada Donor Network partnered with El Salvadorian Consulate and Ventanilla De Salud (Health Window) at the Mexican Consulate. The Nevada Donor Network will be at both offices on a monthly basis to provide education and targeted literature about the importance of organ, eye and tissue donation in the Hispanic community.

Four financial advisers from Las Vegas are among America’s Top 1,200 Advisors, ranked rochelle by Barron’s magazine. They are Randy Garcia of Investment Counsel Company, Deborah Danielson of Danielson Financial Group, and Nadine Faulis and Andy Ferguson of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management.

FirstService Residential provides HOA management services for the Nevada Trails Community Association at Robindale Road and Tenaya Way.

Tim Kelly Kiernan and Linda Naw joined Re/Max Benchmark Realty in Summerlin. They specialize in listing and marketing distressed properties.

Desert Springs Hospital received the 2014 Nevada Hospital Engagement Network Leader award for excellence in patient safety.

Downtown Project and the Nature Conservancy created Las Vegas’ first parklet, a small kiernan public area for passersby, that replaces a parking space at the corner of Sixth Street and Carson Avenue. UNLV and Resort Gaming Group collaborated on the project. Design teams were led by Iowa

U.S. Landscape moved to 3365 Wynn Road, Suite A, Las Vegas.

Zappos.com and Mars, Inc., which operates Ethel M Chocolates, appeared on Fortune magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For.

SK+G closed its public relations division. The company’s PR clients will be represented by Faiss Foley Warren Public Relations & Government Affairs. The world’s largest Hooters Restaurant is opening poolside at the Palms. The space will occupy more than 15,200 square feet and seat more than 500 people.

Wyndham Vacation Ownership is opening Wyndham Desert Blue at 3200 W. Twain Ave. It is the company’s sixth timeshare venture in Las Vegas. Several local Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices teams and offices were recognized at the company’s 2015 sales convention. Americana Holdings, which includes the largest Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices franchises in Nevada and Arizona, was recognized as the company’s fourth largest franchise in the world. The Shapiro & Sher Group was named the No. 2 team in the country based on sales volume and the No. 1 team in Nevada. The Las Vegas Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices St. Rose office was No. 2 in units sold and No. 6 in sales volume. The franchise’s Sahara office was No. 6 in units sold. The Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute is partnering on research studies with Hospital Corporation of America, a national network of more than 160 hospitals to expand the study of health care-associated infections, medical-product safety surveillance, maternal-child care and pharmacy. The Cromwell won an Image Award for its uniforms from the Image Apparel Institute, a division of the North American Association of Uniform Manufacturers & Distributors. The uniforms were designed by Cintas. Logical Position is part of the Google AdWords Premier SMB Partners program. LP is one of only 27 companies in the United States and Canada to qualify. LP is a search engine marketing company; the AdWords program helps companies with online advertising campaigns. Delano Las Vegas is one of the 60 hottest new hotels in the world, according to Condé Nast Traveler. The hotel appears in the Best Bargains category and is the only Las Vegas hotel on the list. The Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health will provide neurological assessments for the Premier Boxing Champions series, created for television by Haymon Boxing. The Washington Post named the Meadows School the best school in Nevada and the fifth most challenging private school in the United States. Schools were rated based on the number of advanced placement, international baccalaureate and advanced international certificate of education tests given. The Henderson location of JobConnect moved to 4500 Sunset Road, Suite 40. Diagnostic Medical Imaging installed its third Toshiba Vantage Titan 3T MRI in the company’s SDMI imaging center in the Las Vegas Medical District at 800 Shadow Lane. The equipment includes a 15,000-pound magnet that was lowered into the room. Southwest Medical Associates opened a clinic at 2225 Civic Center Drive, North Las Vegas. It offers urgent care, obstetrics, gynecology and pediatrics. Char Luxury Real Estate sold the unfinished Crown penthouse at One Queensridge Place for $7.7 million. Nevada State Bank was recognized by the Nevada chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals as one of the top three mortgage lenders in 2014.

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Q&A with sami ladeki

Evolving doesn’t mean losing sight of core values Sami Ladeki, owner and founder of Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza + Grill, is a self-described student of food and how it affects the body. He frequently travels the country and world to keep abreast of trends to keep his restaurants’ offerings fresh and relevant. A staple of the Las Vegas and Southern California restaurant scene for 20 years, Ladeki is branching out into the fast-service side of the industry with his new Table 89 brand, which he plans to expand quickly. What is the biggest difference between owning restaurants in San Diego versus Las Vegas? The biggest difference is that Vegas is a hospitality town. It’s fun to operate here. In Las Vegas, we are part of a thriving industry, and you can find more qualified team members at all levels. From management to hourly servers, we find that Vegas attracts a higher caliber of hospitality professionals. In addition, there is a culinary school here that we can work with to find qualified chefs and employees. What makes a successful restaurateur in Las Vegas? I’ve spent the majority of my career in Vegas, and I live here now and have been part of the hospitality scene Restaurateur Sami Ladeki recently opened Table 89 at 7160 N. Durango Drive. for many years. When Sammy’s first The restaurant focuses on fast service and using local and organic ingredients. opened 20 years ago, we made an im- (STEVE MARCUS/Staff) pact on this city as a local favorite. We to read it. port them in various ways with funestablished a reputation for quality, draising nights, donations of food or good service and a nice atmosphere. What do you do after work? gift certificates, and larger partnerWe’ve evolved over the years, but we The restaurant business is more ships that can sometimes be companever lost sight of those core values. than just a “job,” it is a lifestyle. It’s nywide. I also strongly believe that to be fun and lively, and everything I do successful, you have to be aware of comes back to that. When I’m not at What is the most challenging what’s happening in the industry and my restaurants, I enjoying dining part of your job? current trends. I’m always out exat the fine restaurants of Las Vegas Constantly trying to find a balance ploring new restaurants, from Vegas and taking part in everything this between the rising costs of doing to New York and even internationally. town has to offer. However, I am very business (rising food costs, energy dedicated to living a healthy lifestyle. prices, etc.) and continuing to proTell us about your newest resI work out at the gym daily and also vide a consistent, quality product. taurant, Table 89. enjoy spending quiet nights at home Table 89 offers the convenience of with my wife, enjoying a good book or What has been the most rewardfast service with an affordable menu. movie. ing part of your job? Our research shows us that conveAfter all these years of hard work nience is something families are Blackberry, iPhone or Android? and long hours, it’s when I walk into looking for in our busy world. Table I’ve tried them all over the years, one of my restaurants and I can feel 89 focuses on using local, organic and but I love my iPhone. the energy of my guests. I love it when nutritionally-balanced ingredients. I see guests enjoying themselves and Describe your management style. the dining experience. You can’t get How does philanthropy fit into I’ve always believed you lead by that feeling anywhere else. your business model? example, and I believe in managing Giving back to the community is from the bottom up. We have a very What are you reading right now? very important to us, and we love our strong executive team that meets Right now, I’m reading “The Triple partnerships. We work with many regularly with our employees and Package: How Three Unlikely Traits charities and nonprofits in Southern listens to their feedback and ideas on Explain the Rise and Fall of Cultural Nevada, from well-known organizahow we can improve operations and Groups in America” by Amy Chua. It tions like Opportunity Village, Keep build employee morale. is a fascinating book about diversity Memory Alive and the Make-A-Wish and the foundation of America. I enFoundation to local schools and Where do you see yourself and courage other people to take the time smaller nonprofits. We like to sup-

your company in 10 years? In 10 years, I still will have the same passion and dedication to my restaurants. I see our company continuing to grow; we’d like to expand to 50 units, with Table 89 as the growth vehicle. We just opened with positive reviews and accolades in Centennial Hills. I believe the fast, casual segment will only continue to grow, and we plan to be a part of it. What is your dream job, outside of your current field? When I was younger, I wanted to study political science and be a diplomat or an ambassador. However, my education and training happened to take me down the path to where I am today. This is my dream job, this is what I have a passion for. I couldn’t imagine doing anything else. Whom do you admire and why? I admire all my colleagues in the restaurant and hospitality industry. I know what it takes, how hard it is to succeed and the sacrifices that are involved. I find the devotion and commitment to this lifestyle very admirable. What is your biggest pet peeve? I’m very precise and punctual, so my biggest pet peeve is tardiness. I find it insulting when people don’t show up when they say they are going to. What is something people might not know about you? Believe it or not, I’m very shy. Sometimes people misunderstand me and consider it aloof. I’m also very health conscious. I study food and how it affects us. That’s why I’ve made such an emphasis on healthy dining and the quality of the food we serve in our restaurants. Anything else you want to tell us? I love Las Vegas, I love being here. I’m very proud to be part of a city that has raised the bar on dining to the highest in the world.

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by the numbers

70 Percent

Share of Nevadans who support net metering, according to a poll paid for by the Alliance for Solar Choice.

45,000

Number of jobs expected to be added in Nevada this year.

22,000

Size, in square feet, of restaurant and retail space being built along the Strip at Fashion Show mall.

$8,698

Annual cost to own and operate a vehicle, according to AAA’s 2015 Your Driving Costs study. That is down 2 percent from last year.

60,000

Square footage of the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood that will undergo renovations.

3.7 Million

Number of shares Allegiant Air Chairman and CEO Maurice Gallagher owns in the company, a 21 percent stake.

5,100 Square footage of a building Chick-fil-A is buying near the Galleria at Sunset mall in Henderson.

$550.6 Million Boyd Gaming’s revenue for the first quarter of the year, up 1.8 percent from last year’s first quarter.

$951.2 Million Amount Nevada casinos won in March, according to the Gaming Control Board. That’s down 3.2 percent from the previous March.

4.6 Percent

Amount gaming revenue increased downtown from March 2014 to March 2015.

Darren Sher owns Omnitone Recording Studios and says he has worked with Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, Sheena Easton, Celine Dion, David Foster and Dr. Dre. (L.E. Baskow/staff)

Studios must keep pace with changes in music industry Describe your business.

Omnitone Recording Studios

We are a one-stop-shop team of music industry professionals who write, record, produce, mix and master music.

Address: 5087 Arville St., Suite C, Las Vegas 89118 Phone: 702-487-6664 Email: darren@theomnitone.com Website: theomnitone.com Hours of operation: By appointment only Owned/operated by: Darren Sher In business since: 2013

How have you coped with an evolving music industry?

We understand the industry has had to make a big change over the years due to downloads. And the budgets required to make a quality product are not what they used to be. Back in the day, recording an album used to cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Today, you can get an Aplus quality recording with Grammy-nominated talent attached and it will sound as if it had the platinum Warner Bros. sound, for a quarter of that price. We also were one of the first studios in Las Vegas to have done away with the typical hourly rate. Our clients pay a flat fee for the producers, writers, mixers and engineers who need to be involved, and then we take our time to make the best product for the client with no time constraints or stress. Nothing stifles creativity more than watching the clock, hour by hour, counting the money being lost, when you are trying to create your best musical piece. How has your business changed over the years?

In the past, the No. 1 question from clients was, “OK, now that the product is done, what is the next step?” And in the past, my standard answer was, “We are a productbased company, and we do not dabble with the suits and ties in the industry.” That has all changed since we have now officially signed a partnership with Stampede Music Publishing. Now, when the same question is asked, I can offer the prospect of placement in TV and film with

a highly reputable and respected organization that works with some of the biggest stars in the world. What is your business philosophy?

Omnitone’s motto is, “We make records, not demos,” and we stand by that. There are plenty of studios in Las Vegas that people can use to record demos. We are not that facility. What most people don’t understand is that record labels no longer invest in creating music anymore. They simply can’t afford to do so. Instead, what they are looking for is a finished product they can take directly to market. You have to, in a sense, walk in guns blazing with a winning song. That also changes your negotiation position for that deal, putting the odds in your favor. What is the hardest part about doing business in Las Vegas?

Lately, I have noticed more and more that people have forgotten about the art of recording. I have had meetings where someone has walked in with a beat they downloaded from YouTube and wanted to sing over it, calling it a song. We can’t forget about the art of writing and recording your own music from scratch. Not only does that make the sound original for the artist, but there also is pride involved in creating something from nothing. What have you learned from the recession?

I have learned that business will come and go, money will come and go, but people will always want to listen to music and escape.

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Why an SBA loan may be a good option for your business

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n a recent survey, the percentage other types of business financing. guest column: of Las Vegas business owners who n Fees and interest rates: Loans guy gugino reported a “somewhat” to “very guaranteed by the SBA are assessed a fee good” financial situation, cash flow based on the loan’s maturity and the dollar and revenue was at its highest point in seven years. It’s an amount guaranteed, not the total loan amount. As a way indicator that the economy is improving. to encourage more small loans, the SBA is waiving fees for Healthier businesses in stronger industries are in a better loans less than $150,000. position to get approved for credit, and business owners are n Terms: SBA loan programs generally are intended to more confident about pursuing financing. With low-interest encourage longer-term small-business financing. Loan rates and favorable real estate values, more small-business terms are based on the ability to repay, the purpose of the owners are looking to expand or buy land instead of leasing loan and the useful life of the assets financed. However, space. To get there, an SBA 7(a) term loan makes sense for maximum loan terms have been established: 25 years for many. real estate, 10 years for equipment (or demonstrated useful The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), which life), and 10 years for working capital or inventory loans. does not directly make loans, provides a guarantee for According to the SBA, approximately 95 percent of small loans made to small businesses by banks and other lending businesses are eligible for assistance. To ensure the success institutions. Because the SBA guarantees a portion of of a loan request, a business owner should look for a bank the 7(a) loan, SBA lenders are able to offer an alternative that is part of the SBA preferred lenders program (PLP). to creditworthy business owners who may not be able to As experts in the field, SBA loan officers at banks have the obtain conventional bank financing. knowledge and experience to streamline the application To be eligible, a business must operate for profit and process and can determine the best program for your needs. qualify as a small business, as defined by the SBA. Also, Most lenders also will ask for a business plan, as well businesses cannot have a tangible net worth that exceeds as information about your experience and management $15 million and an average net income of more than capabilities. Check with your banker for support in $5 million over the past two years. preparing or updating your business plan. Guy Gugino is an SBA lending business development officer n Advantages: The 7(a) loan offers flexibility, such as at Wells Fargo in Las Vegas. longer terms and lower down payments, compared with

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Developers roll dice by launching major warehouse projects By eli segall Staff Writer

In the latest push to bring big warehouse space to Southern Nevada, developer Doug Roberts broke ground on a project last month and gearing up for another. And like other investors these days, he doesn’t have tenants lined up. Roberts, a partner with Panattoni Development Co., recently oversaw a ceremonial groundbreaking on a 20acre, $32 million industrial project at the northwest corner of Sunset Road and Jones Boulevard. Known as Jones Corporate Park, it will feature two 208,000-square-foot buildings and is scheduled to be completed by late September. He’s also planning to break ground Developer Doug Roberts is planning a speculative warehouse project on this plot in about a month on Henderson of land at the northwest corner of Jones Boulevard and Sunset Road. Freeways Crossing, a six-building, (STEVE MARCUS/staff) $40 million project spread over 30 acres along Lake Mead Parkway at The Las Vegas Global Economic Prologis said in January it leased U.S. 95. The largest buildings will be Alliance, a booster group, released the building to a subsidiary of con200,450 and 163,000 square feet. a report last year on industrial real sumer-electronics seller Systemax Roberts is teaming with Chicagoestate, saying the findings showed and that it planned to develop a based LaSalle Investment Managethat dozens of companies considered 153,000-square-foot building next ment on the projects and doesn’t have moving here but picked other citdoor. users for either one. ies largely because of a dearth of big, n Reno-based Dermody PropBut he’s betting the buildings won’t available warehouses in the valley. erties recently broke ground on a sit empty for long, or at all, due to the Vacancy rates are down and asking 381,800-square-foot distribution farising demand for warehouse space rents are up for industrial properties cility on Cheyenne Avenue between and the valley’s shortage of large, valleywide, but it’s “the million-dolLamb and Las Vegas boulevards in available buildings. lar question” whether too many dethe north valley. The building, sched“It’s a gamble, there’s no doubt velopers are building big and outpaculed to be completed in October, is about it,” Roberts said. “But we think ing demand, Tassi said. Dermody’s first development locally we’re right.” As plans were being formulated last in at least seven years. Others making the same wager inyear, Colliers International broker n Denver-based Pauls Corp. is planclude: Dan Doherty said the first developning a 40-acre development on Lone ers who launched speculative projMountain Road near Interstate 15 in n San Francisco-based Prologis, ects would do extremely well, but the north valley, listing broker Greg which broke ground in September he warned that a “sheep mentality” Tassi, of CBRE Group, said. The projon a roughly 464,000-square-foot could take root. ect, with two buildings totaling about building at Pecos and Gowan roads in “The herd will move in, and we’ll 690,600 square feet, is Pauls’ first North Las Vegas. The company said it eventually overbuild again,” he said industrial development in Southern was the largest speculative industrial at the time. Nevada, according to Tassi. project locally in years.

To investors’ benefit, the projects aren’t all clustered in one area, and tenants are scouting for big properties, including retailers that need distribution centers for stores or for online shoppers, Tassi said. Moreover, there is just one available building in the valley that’s larger than 100,000 square feet, according to Tassi. It’s in southwest Las Vegas. “That’s it,” he said. Speculative construction was all too common during the boom years, when risky — often reckless — development blanketed the valley. Investors flooded Southern Nevada with warehouses last decade thanks to Wall Street’s easy money, and landlords had little trouble filling them. The valley’s industrial vacancy rate was just 3 percent in spring 2006, according to Colliers. But many warehouses were built poorly and in bad locations, sometimes by rookie developers. Properties emptied when the economy collapsed, and the area’s vacancy rate ballooned to almost 15 percent in 2010. Construction ground to a halt, too. After building 31 million square feet of space locally from 2002 to 2008 — with 6.8 million square feet in 2007 alone — investors did not open a single project in 2012, according to Colliers’ Las Vegas research manager, John Stater. The vacancy rate is now 8 percent, and developers opened 1.1 million square feet of industrial space in Southern Nevada last year. Stater expects more than 1 million square of completions this year as well. “Spec is back,” said Pat Gallagher, Southwest regional partner for Dermody.

Face-lifts at major malls on Strip to bring new restaurant, retail offerings By eli segall Staff Writer

Two shopping malls in Las Vegas’ resort corridor are getting miniature face-lifts to make room for more restaurants. The projects, at Fashion Show mall and Miracle Mile Shops, come as developers build more restaurant and retail space up and down the Strip, hoping to corral tourists, who increasingly bypass casino floors for other places to spend their money.

Work crews are building 22,000 square feet of restaurant and retail space along the Strip at Fashion Show. Sushi and sandwich chain Kona Grill has signed a lease for one of the three planned restaurant spaces, and expected retail stores out there include Davidoff cigar bar, according to mall spokeswoman Janet LaFevre. Businesses are expected to open by year’s end, she said. The retail space will include seven

free-standing “cabanas,” LaFevre said, adding they are new concepts and not like traditional kiosks seen in Fashion Show and other malls. At Miracle Mile, about two miles south of Fashion Show, management plans to rip out the mall’s last exterior remnants of its former North African-themed decor and replace it with a more modern look, part of a 60,000-square-foot renovation. That portion of the mall looks like a faux-medieval fortress, a holdover

from Miracle Mile’s early days as the Moroccan-themed Desert Passage. “The idea is to create a completely redesigned look,” General Manager Jerry Irwin said. Inside, work crews have been chopping up the area into several restaurant spaces. So far, Buffalo Wild Wings and Texas Land & Cattle have signed leases there, taking about 17,200 square feet combined, Irwin said. They also are slated to open by year’s end.

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Penn National’s acquisition of Tropicana called ‘transformative’ By j.D. morris Staff Writer

Penn National Gaming, which will pay $360 million to acquire the Tropicana, has shed light on its vision for the classic property. Penn, a regional gaming company that operates the M Resort in Henderson, reiterated in a statement that it had long wanted to break into the Strip market and laid out a two-part plan for the Tropicana. Timothy Wilmott, Penn’s president and CEO, said in the statement that the acquisition was a “prudent transaction” that would allow Penn to run a “premier Strip asset at an attractive price of entry.” “Given our goal of leveraging Penn National’s database of nearly 3 million active regional gaming customers, we have spent the past several years reviewing an acquisition of numerous gaming assets in Las Vegas,” Wilmott said. “The Tropicana is a quality facility that can serve as an attractive destination offering for current Penn National customers, which further enhances our strong competitive position in the regional gaming markets in which we operate across the United States,” he said. Wilmott said the two-part plan should be carried out over the next three to five years. In the first phase, the company intends to invest about $20 million in property improvements and “integration activities.” That will include using Penn’s nationwide customer database to boost visitation and upgrading Tropicana’s technology to bring it in line with the company’s existing systems, Wilmott said. Penn plans to launch its loyalty program — Marquee Rewards — at the Tropicana. In the second phase, Penn will consider “other potential facility enhancements,” such as adding more shopping, restaurants, casino upgrades and hotel rooms. “The scope, budget and timing of any such expansion and improvements will be determined based upon Penn National’s initial operation of the property and customer demand for additional amenities,” Wilmott said. Wilmott also provided fresh insight as to why Penn chose to buy the Tropicana instead of entering the Strip via a different property acquisition. He noted that the Tropicana, located at the southeast corner of Tropicana Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard, was situated on “one of the busiest and most famous intersections in Las Vegas.” It

also stands to gain from the opening of the new arena near New York-New York, he said. A report from Union Gaming Group called the Tropicana acquisition a “transformative transaction” and looked favorably on the valuation of the deal, calling it “an attractive entry price”

volvement in this transaction whatsoever.” Penn plans to fund the Tropicana purchase with an expansion of existing credit facilities and cash on hand. It expects the sale, which will require regulatory approval, to close by the end of the year.

for the Strip. Penn spun off most of its properties, including the M Resort, into a real estate investment trust in 2013. Penn now leases them back from a company called Gaming and Leisure Properties. A Penn spokesperson said via email that Gaming and Leisure “has no in-

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Why the Economic Forum matters to Nevada By kyle roerink Staff Writer

It’s a day state budget wonks anticipate every session. It ignites the endgame discussion about funding the state budget and levying new tax proposals. Lawmakers, bureaucrats and lobbyists tuned in for presentations and data analysis at the May 1 Economic Forum meeting, waiting for the forum to provide one estimate: How many billions in taxes will flow into the state’s coffers during the next two years. The forum — a five-member, independent panel of economic and tax experts picked by the governor and legislative leaders — offered its best predictions about how the economy will perform in the next two years. That insight paves the way for lawmakers to fund each agency in state government. It also provokes more discussions on the tax proposals that have disrupted the GOP, which currently holds the majority in both legislative chambers, and are expected to help fund new programs for the state’s bottom-tier public education system. WHAT THE FORUM found The forum uses factors like oil prices, gaming wins, employment, housing sales and a swath of other data to offer government an accurate economic diagnosis. The forum last met in December to give politicos a revenue blueprint to use for the beginning of the session, saying the state is likely to collect about $1 billion less than Gov. Brian Sandoval’s proposed budget, which Gov. Brian Sandoval’s proposed budget, unveiled in January, calls for $438 million he unveiled in January. That gap will in new taxes for education. (ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE) continue the ongoing debate about 175,000 jobs lost during recession the forum create its projections. raising $438 million in new taxes and should add an additional A handful of state economists and for education and extending a more97,000 positions by the end of 2017, Moody’s Investor Service provided than-$600 million tax package that is Bill Anderson, an economist in the forum information about how the set to expire in July. the Department of Employment, national and local economies affect For five months, the forum worked Training and Rehabilitation, said in a the tax revenues the state collects for on its latest forecast — that the state presentation to forum members. the general fund. will collect about $6.2 billion in taxes Nevada still has one of the nation’s The forum’s projections don’t show in the next two fiscal years (about highest unemployment rates at 7.1 huge economic gains in the coming $100 million less than the December percent. The rate is 1.6 percent higher years but anticipate a continuing estimate, which did not take into acthan national rate, down from a 4 slow climb. The forum will send count more than $150 million in tax percent gap during the recession, he its analysis to the governor and credits for a Tesla battery factory and said. lawmakers to examine. film incentive program). Much of what was said by “If somebody was hoping economists is good news for the state: for additional money, it’s not THE ENDGAME Nevada is growing jobs faster than 46 happening,” said Marvin Leavitt, a The numbers add to the growing states — adding 100,000 since 2010. forum member. speculation about the tax fight in the By 2016, the state will recover Data from numerous sources help Assembly. Republicans have an ideo-

logical divide driving through their caucus. Some are firmly in the nonew-tax wing and others are willing to vote for a plan that raises money for education. A handful are pushing for different tax proposals. With the two-thirds vote necessary to pass a tax in the state, the anti-tax wing needs 15 out of 42 votes to kill the Sandoval plan. There’s “no appetite” for Sandoval’s plan among Assembly Republicans, said Derek Armstrong, R-Henderson, who is chairman of the Assembly tax committee. That means the plan, passed by the Senate last month, won’t likely last in its current form in the Assembly and will likely combine with others out there. One, proposed by Armstrong, calls to boost the rates and expand who pays the state’s payroll tax (only 3,000 of the 330,000 businesses in the state pay it). A proposal from Democratic Assemblywoman Marilyn Kirkpatrick would tax music festivals, NASCAR and other outdoor events currently protected from the state’s entertainment tax. With the Assembly in limbo, there also are questions about a special session the governor would have to call if lawmakers can’t pass a budget by June 2. The conflicts over taxes have made that a likely scenario. “We don’t know yet. We’re hoping for an end,” said Mike Willden, Sandoval’s chief of staff. GAMING REVENUE A gaming tax supplies 27 percent of the general fund. Combined with other casino taxes that go to other funds, gaming offers the state nearly half its revenue. But revenues have seen a decline in the past year in Clark County. That’s an important factor for the forum to predict and one that state agencies rely on. The Gaming Control Board said casinos won $916.1 million in March, down 1.08 percent from the same month a year ago. Gaming revenue is also down for the fiscal year, which began July 1, by 1.99 percent. On the Strip, where a large portion of the state’s gaming revenue is generated, casinos won $531.3 million, a decrease of 4.38 percent from 2014. Baccarat revenue there dropped 22.58 percent to $120.9 million. “The forum is going to have to grind through ... right now the numbers are looking flat,” Willden said.

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In five years, demand has increased almost 60 percent employment agency PrideStaff, but this one topped them all. It was humorous, he said, but Daniel had to reject it because it violated the firm’s equal opportunity employer standards. The company would not get the agent it wanted after all. In a typical month, Daniel’s agency has to find as many as 400 workers for clients such as the MGM Grand. The job market for temporary employment is growing locally and nationally. Over the past five years, demand for temporary workers increased across the country by almost 60 percent and is expected to rise another 13 percent by 2019, according to Business News Daily. In Las Vegas, the number of temporary jobs posted by staffing agencies increased about 5 percent from February 2013 to November 2014 and is rising again, according to CareerBuilder. In a typical week, Manpower of Southern Nevada can receive requests for up to 800 employees for temporary or full-time work. Millenium Staffing Services gets requests for 600 to 900 workers per week, CEO Jennifer DeHaven said. The increase could be employers’ response to years of uncertainty after the Great Recession. Rather than take a chance making permanent hires, companies look to temporary workers to counter fluctuations in the market. “You can hire temporary staff for those peaks and valleys,” DeHaven said. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority hires temporary workers to help clean up after big conventions. The agency typically hosts about seven shows a year that require half a dozen temporary janitorial workers. “For us, it’s a manpower issue,” LVCVA spokesman Jeremy Handel said. “It’s a matter of keeping the campus clean.” Temporary employment also can save companies time and money. As of December, it cost private employers an average of $31.62 an hour for employee compensation, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. If workers are hired as temps, such ben-

James McKoy (sitting) discusses job openings for clients with Demont Daniel (left), branch manager at PrideStaff, and owner Robert Daniel. (L.E. Baskow/Staff)

temp jobs in demand Top 10 Las Vegas jobs posted by temporary staffing agencies*. Number Job of postings Administrative assistant 509 Customer service rep. 313 Physical therapist 247 Staff accountant 207 196 Executive assistant Graphic designer 171 Project manager 162 Receptionist 154 Systems administrator 109 Caregiver 109 * From February 2013 to January 2015 Source: CareerBuilder

efits aren’t required. Companies also are spared the headache of vetting applicants, as workers are listed on the staffing agency’s payroll. “We do the background checks and interview the people, and we will match the skill sets with the firm,” Daniel said. Companies also are freed from hav-

ing to worry about severance and unemployment pay. “A lot of companies want the flexibility of ending someone’s assignment if they’re not a good fit or if there is no longer a demand for the product or output,” DeHaven said. “They’re not having to bring on the cost of a fulltime employee.” Temporary hires are a particularly attractive option for startups because their future can be uncertain. “When you’re in a startup, you need to get a lot of things done and you’re always understaffed,” said Hans Rawhouser, an assistant professor at UNLV’s Lee Business School. “Once you take on an employee, there’s a lot of legal obligations. Temporary employees help you make sure you have the right person before you hire them on.” It’s not just companies that benefit from such hires. Temporary employees make an average of $25 an hour and typically hold positions for as long as five years depending on the field, DeHaven said. IT workers can make as much as $100 an hour, said Jeff Parker, vice president of Manpower of Southern Nevada.

When Ryan Ellison, 33, worked as a temp for LV Liquidators, his contract was extended from two days to two weeks. He made $500 in a week. “You go in, you break your back, you do your job,” Ellison said. “Eventually, they will recognize you.” Competition for workers can be fierce — a dramatic shift from the recession years, when national unemployment reached 9.8 percent and Las Vegas’ jobless rate skyrocketed to 14.7 percent. Then, workers were plentiful. Now, with the local unemployment rate less than 7 percent, there are significantly fewer applicants. “It’s getting much more difficult to find qualified talent here in Las Vegas,” said Brian Wolf, branch manager of Manpower of Southern Nevada. “People are finding full-time work where there wasn’t full-time work in the past.” Not all companies have adjusted to the shift. CareerBuilder found that from February 2013 to January, the number of Las Vegans seeking employment was fewer than half the number of jobs available. “It’s hard to convince people to leave a job, especially if they’re in a full-time job,” Parker said. “When employers are going out to look for a potential employee, the employer needs to keep in mind that there are lots of companies hiring. I think that’s where the misconception is. It’s still a buyer’s market.” With the competition comes the need for companies to be creative. Daniel said making a job description attractive through storytelling could mean the difference in landing a coveted employee. “There are so many job postings out there, so you’re competing with that visibility,” Daniel said. Finding temporary workers may require slicker marketing than in the past, but it still is a win-win for companies and workers. “I think the talent is here in Las Vegas,” Wolf said. “Being a temporary employee, in a lot of circumstances, is a way for you to get your foot in the door or move your way up in a company.”

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Joint Chamber networking mixer Time: 5:30-8 p.m. Cost: $10 for members, $20 for nonmembers, additional $10 for walk-ins Location: Scratch House Restaurant, 1300 Arizona St., Boulder City Information: Contact Donna Israelson at disraelson@hendersonchamber.com

Society for Marketing Professional Services luncheon Time: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $35 for members, $50 for nonmembers Location: Maggiano’s Little Italy, 3200 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Visit smpslasvegas.com Learn how to invest in online strategies to improve business.

Young professionals can improve their speaking, presentation and leadership skills.

Members of the Henderson and Boulder City chambers of commerce can mix and mingle while celebrating the opening of Scratch House Restaurant.

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Henderson Chamber of Commerce breakfast Time: 7-9 a.m. Cost: $25 for members, $45 for nonmembers, $10 additional for walk-ins Location: Fiesta Henderson, 777 W. Lake Mead Parkway, Henderson Information: Visit hendersonchamber.com/ events

Southern Nevada Women’s History Project Time: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Cost: $26 Location: Las Vegas Country Club on Joe W Brown Drive Information: Visit snwhp.com

Network After Work Time: 6-9 p.m. Cost: $12 for the first 100 tickets sold, $15 regular price, $20 at the door with RSVP, $25 at the door without RSVP Location: Hard Rock Cafe, 4475 Paradise Road, Las

Vegas Young Professionals Toastmasters meeting Time: 6:30-8 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce, 575 Symphony Park Ave., Suite 100, Las Vegas Information: Visit web.lvchamber.com/events

Thomas Piechota, UNLV’s vice president of research and economic development, will be the guest speaker.

Wednesday, May 13 NewsFeed breakfast Time: 7:30-9 a.m. Cost: $40; $50 for walk-ins; $400 for a table of 10 Location: Four Seasons, 3960 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Visit web.lvchamber.com/events

Susan Santarcangelo, of Word Spring Enterprise, will offer options for increasing public awareness of the organization and its mission to recognize and document women’s contributions to the growth and development of Southern Nevada.

Tuesday, May 19

UNLV’s Foundation board will conduct its annual meeting.

Mega Work Expo 2015 Time: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Texas Station, 2101 Texas Star Lane Information: Visit rtcsnv.com/megaworkexpo Learn how to start a career in the architecture, engineering or construction industries.

Thursday, May 14 Business Expo 2015 exhibitor workshop Time: 3-5 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce, 575 Symphony Park Ave., Suite 100, Las Vegas Information: Visit lvchamber.com Attendees will learn how to market themselves for the Business Expo in June. The Business Expo is the Metro Chamber’s annual trade show and networking event, with more than 150 exhibitors and about 2,000 attendees.

Vegas Information: Visit networkafterwork.com Network with more than 100 local businesspeople.

Commercial Alliance Las Vegas mixer Time: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Cost: $25 for members, $35 for nonmembers Location: Cili Restaurant, 5160 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Visit calv.org Network with local commercial real estate professionals.

Thursday, May 21 Henderson Chamber of Commerce’s Roadmap to Success workshop Time: 7:30-9:30 a.m. Cost: Free for members, $25 for nonmembers, additional $10 for walk-ins Location: Henderson Business Resource Center, 112 S. Water St., Henderson Information: Visit hendersonchamber.com

A panel of experts will discuss the future of the unmanned aerial system industry in Nevada.

UNLV Foundation board of trustees meeting Time: 9-11 a.m. Cost: Free Location: UNLV Foundation Building, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas Information: Visit unlv.edu/calendar

Wednesday, May 20

Speakers at the 2013 Las Vegas Perspective show images from the past to demonstrate how far we’ve come, technologically speaking.

Brian Roff, managing partner of Imagine Communications, will present “Company Culture for Fun and Profit.”

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35th annual Las Vegas Perspective Time: 8 a.m. Cost: $95 Location: Four Seasons, 3960 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Visit lvgea.org/calendar Celebrate the release of the 35th annual Perspective, a research book and quarterly newsletter on economic development in Southern Nevada.

5S Workplace Organization Time: 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Cost: $199 Location: Desert Research Institute, 755 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas Information: Email marbutina@nvie.nevada.edu Learn 5S techniques to maximize business productivity. The five S’s stand for five Japanese words that constitute good housekeeping. Roughly translated they are: sort (seiri), set in order (seiton), shine (seiso), standardize (seiketsu) and sustain (shitsuke).

Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt will speak at the Clark County Bar Association luncheon. (l.e. baskow/staff file)

Clark County Bar Association luncheon Time: 12-1 p.m. Cost: $40 for members, $45 for nonmembers Location: Las Vegas Country Club, 3000 Joe W. Brown Drive, Las Vegas Information: Visit clarkcountybar.org Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt will be the guest speaker.

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Records and Transactions bid opportunities Tuesday, May 12 2 p.m. Janitorial services - Enterprise Healthcare building University Medical Center, 2015-02 Heather McLain at heather. mclain@umcsn.com 2 p.m. A one-year multiple award contract for highway road salt State of Nevada, 8323 Marti Marsh at mmarsh@admin. nv.gov 2:15 p.m. Government center sanitary sewer improvements Clark County, 603632 Sandy Moody-Upton at scm@ clarkcountynv.gov

Thursday, May 14 2 p.m. Trauma waiting area remodel University Medical Center, 2015-03 Veronica Kammler at veronica. kammler@umcsn.com 2 p.m. Training room AV system State of Nevada, 8321 Marti Marsh at mmarsh@admin. nv.gov 2:15 p.m. Cambridge Recreation Center parking lot Clark County, 603670 Sandy Moody-Upton at scm@ clarkcountynv.gov 2:30 p.m. Palo Alto Networks Security hardware and support State of Nevada, 8329 Marti Marsh at mmarsh@admin. nv.gov

Friday, May 15 3 p.m. Annual requirements contract for janitorial services at Southern Nevada Children’s Assessment Center and DFS Children’s Center Clark County, 603677 Deon Ford at deonf@clarkcountynv.gov

Brokered transactions Sales $5,500,000 for 109,630 square feet, office 2501, 2551, 2625 and 2651 N. Green Valley Parkway, Henderson 89014 Seller: AIG Seller agent: Geoffrey West and Michael Dunn of Cushman & Wakefield Commerce Buyer: King David LLC

Buyer agent: N/A $700,000 for 7,000 square feet, industrial 1879 Whitney Mesa Drive, Henderson 89014 Seller: Realland LLC Seller agent: Jody Wallace of Signature Real Estate Group Buyer: River Valley LLC Buyer agent: Kris Watier and Brian Seibold of Avison Young $295,000 for 3,177 square feet, industrial 1850 Whitney Mesa Drive, Unit 140, Henderson 89014 Seller: WM Capital LLC Seller agent: Dean Willmore of Colliers International Buyer: SMPH Holdings LLC Buyer agent: Did not disclose

Leases $712,143 for 2,304 square feet, retail for 36 months 725 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Suite 100, Las Vegas 89101 Landlord: Harrison Properties LTD Landlord agent: Dan Hubbard and Todd Manning of Cushman & Wakefield Commerce Tenant: Rick’s Rollin Smoke Barbeque and Tavern LLC Tenant agent: N/A $330,500 for 3,217 square feet, office for 63 months 6048 S. Durango Drive, Suites 100 and 105, Las Vegas 89113 Landlord: Durango Real Estate Partners c/o: 1844 Properties Landlord agent: Barton Hyde of Avison Young Tenant: PR Acquisitions Corp. dba Select Physical Therapy Tenant agent: Tammy Lawrence of The Force Realty $218,124 for 1,245 square feet, retail for 60 months 1500 N. Green Valley Parkway, Suite 130, Henderson 89074 Landlord: Donahue Schriber Realty Group LP Landlord agent: David Grant of Colliers International Tenant: The Steamy Weenie Tenant agent: Dan Hubbard and Todd Manning of Cushman & Wakefield Commerce $74,923 for 840 square feet, retail for 60 months 1591 N. Buffalo Drive, Suite 150, Las Vegas 89128 Landlord: SSG Properties LLC Landlord agent: Jeff Mitchell and Preston Abell of Virtus Commercial Tenant: Cyrilla Pet Spas LLC dba Barks and Bubbles Tenant agent: George Karas of First Choice Business Brokers $60,000 for 2,660 square feet, industrial for 36 months 1111 Mary Crest Road, Suite C,

Henderson 89074 Landlord: Mary Crest LLC Landlord agent: Chris Lexis and Joe Leavitt of Avison Young Tenant: Medical Services of America Tenant agent: Charles Coogle of Reiss Properties $58,500 for 6,000 square feet, industrial for 12 months 441 Eastgate Road, Henderson 89011 Landlord: Sactel Investments LLC Landlord agent: Art Farmanali of Cushman & Wakefield Commerce Tenant: PurFoods LLC Tenant agent: Joe Griffis of Griffis Realty Investments $56,945 for 780 square feet, retail for 36 months 2642 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, Suite A-3, Henderson 89052 Landlord: Villa La Paloma LLC Landlord agent: Dan Hubbard of Cushman & Wakefield Commerce Tenant: Inko Jet Tenant agent: N/A $42,000 for 15,696 square feet, industrial for 12 months 3040 Simmons St., North Las Vegas 89032 Landlord: Olymbec USA LLC Landlord agent: Leo Biederman of Cushman & Wakefield Commerce Tenant: Power Alley LLC Tenant agent: N/A

Business licenses Quetza Adame Business type: Real estate sales Address: 9420 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 100, Las Vegas Owner: Quetza Adame Rapha Healing Centers LLC Business type: Massage establishment (accessory) Address: 5803 W. Craig Road, Suite 104, Las Vegas Owner: Michael W. Jackson Rebellion Lab NV LLC Business type: Management or consulting service Address: 241 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 175, Las Vegas Owner: Jeffrey Michels Redtree Development Group LLC Business type: Contractor Address: 7020 Manzanares Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Did not disclose Riverwoods23 Business type: Food services or cafe Address: 4519 Casa Bonita Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Nathan Atkins Robert Amaro LMT Business type: Independent mas-

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Records and Transactions Address: 7495 W. Azure Drive, Suite 206, Las Vegas Owner: Yvette J. Hansen LLC 24/7 Smoke Shop Business type: Tobacco sales/ lounge Address: 1550 E. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Galystan Group A&H Smokes & Cigars Business type: Tobacco dealer Address: 2300 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 111, Las Vegas Owner: A&H Smoke Shop LLC AA Hookah Stores Business type: Tobacco sales/ lounge Address: 4343 N. Rancho Drive, Suite 148, Las Vegas Owner: AA Hookah Stores LLC AA Smoke and Cigars Business type: Tobacco sales/ lounge Address: 4414 N. Rancho Drive, Las Vegas Owner: AA Hookah Stores LLC ACS Pools Inc. Business type: Contractor Address: 3725 Calumet Farm Circle, Las Vegas Owner: Did not disclose Advanced Home Inspections LLC Business type: Professional services Address: 7875 Steamboat Springs Court, Las Vegas Owner: Maria Zorn Alex Food Catering Business type: Mobile food vendor Address: 4181 Pioneer Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Alex Food Catering Inc. American Property Resources Inc. Business type: Management or consulting service Address: 3620 N. Rancho Drive, Suite 118, Las Vegas Owner: Robert Hilson Anderson Business Advisors Business type: Business support service Address: 9230 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Anderson Business Advisors LLC Andy Myers MFT Business type: Professional services Address: 6859 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Glen Myers Arkham Comics and Collectibles Business type: General retail sales Address: 1720 E. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Daniel LaSalle

Aroma Coffee Roasters LLC Business type: Nonfarm product vendor Address: 300 N. Casino Center Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Scott Randall Art Buzz Kids Business type: Instruction services Address: 6535 N. Buffalo Drive, Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Design Time Inc. At Your Service Catering Inc. Business type: Alcohol beverage caterer Address: 7101 N. Buffalo Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Paul Lawrence Depatta Avanue to Creativity LLC Business type: General retail sales Address: Did not disclose, Las Vegas Owner: Charles M. Niggemeyer Be Lo Bail Bonds LLC Business type: Bail bond agency Address: 3111 S. Valley View Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Samantha Beck Beyer Appraisal SVCS Business type: Professional services Address: 2840 Radiant Flame Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Jeffrey Beyer Boko Fine Art Business type: Artist Address: Did not disclose, Las Vegas Owner: Boris Kostov Boom Rooter & Hydro-jetting Inc. Business type: Residential property maintenance Address: Did not disclose, Las Vegas Owner: Walter Nance Brew HaHa Mobile Bar Business type: Alcoholic beverage caterer Address: 3430 E. Russell Road, Las Vegas Owner: Brew HaHa Mobile Bar LLC CA Dalida Handyman Services Business type: Residential property maintenance Address: 6033 Copper Lakes St., Las Vegas Owner: Carlos A. Dalida, Jr. Camille by Manon Business type: Restaurant Address: 2170 S. Rainbow Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Patsserie Manon LLC Cardenas Business type: Annual alcoholic beverage tasting Address: Multiple locations, Las Vegas Owner: Cardenas Markets Inc.

Catimini Business type: General retail sales Address: 555 S. Grand Central Parkway, Suite 3461, Las Vegas Owner: LSH Plus LLC Centerra Group LLC Business type: Professional services Address: 501 Atlas Drive, Suite C16939, Las Vegas Owner: David C. Bradley Chilly Willy’s Handyman Services LLC Business type: Residential property maintenance Address: Did not disclose, Las Vegas Owner: Reynaldo Molina Christopher P. Jones Business type: Real estate sales Address: 10750 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 180, Las Vegas Owner: Christopher P. Jones & Associates Inc. Coffee Mobile Truck Business type: Mobile food vendor Address: 2025 E. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Las Vegas Coffee Investors LLC Commerce Auto Towing Business type: Warehouse or storage Address: 1530 S. Commerce St., Las Vegas Owner: Commerce Auto Towing Inc. Consolidated Mechanical LLC Business type: Contractor Address: 2408 Bounty Hunter Court, Las Vegas Owner: Did not disclose Container Park Business type: Theater Address: 707 Fremont St., Suite 1020, Las Vegas Owner: Shipping Containers LLC Diamond Diva Business type: General retail sales Address: 10300 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 17, Las Vegas Owner: D.I.V.A. Interior Concepts LLC Divine Cafe Business type: Alcohol beverage caterer Address: Multiple locations, Las Vegas Owner: YNIE LLC Earl of Sandwich Business type: Food services or cafÊ Address: 2010 Festival Plaza Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Okay LLC El Pueblo de Los Arboles Business type: Apartment house

Address: 5400 W. Cheyenne Ave., Las Vegas Owner: West Cheyenne Avenue LLC Enviro Specialty Coatings LLC Business type: Contractor Address: Did not disclose, Las Vegas Owner: Lora Pitman Eve African Hair Braiding Business type: Cosmetological establishment Address: 5636 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite C, Las Vegas Owner: Akouavi E. Koffi Faith Addis City LLC Business type: General retail sales Address: 875 S. Grand Central Parkway, kiosk, Las Vegas Owner: Selam Alemu Falcon Graphics & Apparel Business type: General retail sales Address: Did not disclose, Las Vegas Owner: Jimmy Hernandez Flippin Fun for Everyone Business type: General services Address: Did not disclose, Las Vegas Owner: Rheajean C. Roberts Gilor Designs Business type: General retail sales Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite D09, Las Vegas Owner: Carmit Tordjman Golden Creek Construction LLC Business type: Contractor Address: 2764 Lake Sahara Drive, Suite 115, Las Vegas Owner: Clement Ziroli Jr. Gypsy Starlite Inc. Business type: General retail sales Address: 410 S. Rampart Blvd., Suite 190, Las Vegas Owner: Osi Ettlinger Hair by Kat Toussaint Business type: General retail sales Address: 8751 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 190, Las Vegas Owner: Katherine Toussaint Hermandad Mexicana Transnacion Business type: Nonprofit community services Address: 2900 Stewart Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Gloria Saucedo Hitco Event Parking Business type: Parking lot Address: 2201 Industrial Road, Las Vegas Owner: Gil Amaral Hot Water Spa Care Business type: Residential property maintenance Address: Did not disclose, Las Vegas

Owner: Joel D. Palarz Insecto Pest Services Business type: Residential property maintenance Address: 4166 Aspen St., Las Vegas Owner: Edward Palomares Ivana Stevanovic Business type: Real estate sales Address: 777 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Ivana Stevanovic Ivresq Business type: Professional services Address: 1950 Pinto Lane, Las Vegas Owner: Theresa Chevalier John Varvatos Business type: General retail sales Address: 555 S. Grand Central Parkway, Suite 3473, Las Vegas Owner: John Varvatos Enterprises Inc. Jose TalAvera Business type: Real estate sales Address: 9525 Hillwood Drive, Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Vegas Transport Inc. Justin Valentin Business type: Independent massage therapist Address: 258 Pala Vista Circle, Las Vegas Owner: Justin Valentin Keaolaha Business type: General retail sales Address: 9688 Silver Mine St., Las Vegas Owner: Tanya Falk Kirk Keeling Business type: Independent massage therapist Address: 4242 Rollingstone Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Kirk Keeling Kravet Inc. Business type: Merchandise broker Address: 495 S. Grand Central Parkway, Suite 124, Las Vegas Owner: Cary Kravet

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Records and Transactions $766,963, roof-mounted photovoltaic system 6371 N. Decatur Blvd., Las Vegas Barnum & Celillo Electric Inc. $766,963, roof-mounted photovoltaic system 3210 N. Tenaya Way, Las Vegas Barnum & Celillo Electric Inc. $766,963, roof-mounted photovoltaic system 6480 Sky Pointe Drive, Las Vegas Barnum & Celillo Electric Inc. $580,000, tenant improvement 505 Fremont St., Las Vegas Alan Jeskey Builders Inc. $365,000, commercial-on-site hardscapes and improvements 525 N. Lamb Blvd., Las Vegas Hand Construction Company $365,000, commercial-trash enclosures/generators 515 N. Lamb Blvd., Las Vegas Hand Construction Company $300,000, tenant improvement 1110 E. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Eleven Western Builders Inc. $299,430, residential-new 1325 Villa Barolo Ave., Henderson Daniel T. Murphy and Tonya L. Murphy $274,699, residential-new 1075 College Heights Court, Henderson D.R. Horton Inc. $254,404, residential-new 1138 Pandora Canyon St., Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC $254,404, residential-new 2759 Sacred Court, Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC $250,000, commercial-remodel 505 N. Lamb Blvd., Las Vegas Hand Construction Company $250,000, commercial-remodel 507 N. Lamb Blvd., Las Vegas Hand Construction Company $250,000, commercial-remodel 509 N. Lamb Blvd., Las Vegas Hand Construction Company $250,000, commercial-remodel 511 N. Lamb Blvd., Las Vegas Hand Construction Company $250,000, commercial-remodel 513 N. Lamb Blvd., Las Vegas Hand Construction Company $250,000, commercial-remodel 515 N. Lamb Blvd., Las Vegas Hand Construction Company $250,000, commercial-remodel 517 N. Lamb Blvd., Las Vegas

Hand Construction Company $250,000, commercial-remodel 519 N. Lamb Blvd., Las Vegas Hand Construction Company

$168,721, residential-new 12236 Valentia Hills Ave., Las Vegas Ryland Homes

$250,000, commercial-remodel 521 N. Lamb Blvd., Las Vegas Hand Construction Company

$168,020, fireproofing 1841 E. Craig Road, North Las Vegas XL Fire Protection Co.

$250,000, commercial-remodel 523 N. Lamb Blvd., Las Vegas Hand Construction Company

$167,751, residential-new 246 Castellari Drive, Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada LLC

$250,000, commercial-remodel 525 N. Lamb Blvd., Las Vegas Hand Construction Company

$166,793, residential-new 449 Intonation St., Henderson Woodside Homes Nevada LLC

$250,000, commercial-remodel 527 N. Lamb Blvd., Las Vegas Hand Construction Company

$162,302, residential-new 3218 Porto Vittoria Ave., Henderson Toll Hederson LLC

$250,000, commercial-remodel 529 N. Lamb Blvd., Las Vegas Hand Construction Company $250,000, commercial-remodel 531 N. Lamb Blvd., Las Vegas Hand Construction Company

$160,949, residential-new 9035 Mastodon Ave., Las Vegas D.R. Horton Inc. $158,864, residential-new 453 Intonation St., Henderson Woodside Homes Nevada LLC

$250,000, commercial-tenant improvement 533 N. Lamb Blvd., Las Vegas Hand Construction Company

$156,323, residential-new 358 Calabria Ridge St., Las Vegas Ryland Homes

$218,306, residential-new 1134 Pandora Canyon St., Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC

$150,000, retaining wall 212 Antelope Ridge Drive, Las Vegas Hy-Rock Excavation LLC

$186,339, residential-new 9515 Desert Dog Court, Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada

$150,000, tenant improvement 2411 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Austin General Contracting

$186,256, residential-new 1130 Pandora Canyon St., Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC $179,635, retaining wall 10727 Franklin Park Ave., Las Vegas Pacific Masonry LLC $176,532, residential-new 234 Castellari Drive, Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada LLC $170,342, residential-new 326 Via Dante, Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC $170,342, residential-new 331 Via Della Greca, Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC $169,732, residential-new 827 Via Serenelia, Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC $169,732, residential-new 322 Via Dante, Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC $168,721, residential-new 362 Port Reggio St., Las Vegas Ryland Homes

$142,395, residential-new 3127 Istria Ave., Henderson KB Home Inspirada LLC $141,198, residential-new 7316 Banneker Park St., Las Vegas Toll North LV LLC $140,000, residential-rehabilitation 905 Quicksand Lane, North Las Vegas P.J. Becker & Sons Construction $138,815, residential-new 5610 Mackenzie Park Court, Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $138,550, residential-new 7340 Banneker Park St., Las Vegas Toll North LV LLC $135,298, residential-new 1104 Strada Cristallo, Henderson Century Communities Nevada LLC $132,055, residential-new 5650 Pleasant Palms St., North Las Vegas J.F. Shea Co. Inc. $132,055, residential-new

3608 Corte Bella Hills Ave., North Las Vegas J.F. Shea Co. Inc. $122,400, commercial-alteration 6050 N. Decatur Blvd., Suite 101, North Las Vegas Trademark Builders $121,327, residential-new 4017 Elegant Alley Court, North Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $118,437, residential-new 240 Castellari Drive, Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada LLC $117,276, residential-new 937 Harbor Ave., Henderson KB Home LV Pearl Creek LLC $116,700, on-site water, sewer and fire lines 3330 E. Gowan Road, North Las Vegas Reliant Construction LLC $115,945, residential-new 152 Drifting Sand Court, Henderson Adam Newton $115,336, residential-new 931 Harbor Ave., Henderson KB Home LV Pearl Creek LLC $113,727, residential-new 335 Via Della Greca, Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC $102,859, residential-new 966 Harbor Ave., Henderson KB Home LV Pearl Creek LLC $100,800, fireproofing 3330 E. Gowan Road, North Las Vegas Vegas Valley Fire Protection $100,444, residential-new 5852 Brown Tree Lane, North Las Vegas Beazer Homes Holding Corp. $100,364, residential-new 1105 Via Della Curia, Henderson Century Communities Nevada LLC $90,495, residential-new 5852 Radiance Park St., North Las Vegas J.F. Shea Co. Inc. $90,000, plumbing 7175 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite 180, Las Vegas Green Built Development

$75,000, commercial-tenant improvement 210 N. 10th St., Las Vegas James H Abell Inc. $75,000, commercial-tenant improvement 212 N. 10th St., Las Vegas James H Abell Inc. $75,000, commercial-tenant improvement 216 N. 10th St., Las Vegas James H Abell Inc. $75,000, commercial-tenant improvement 220 N. 10th St., Las Vegas James H Abell Inc. $75,000, tenant improvement 3832 Meadows Lane, Las Vegas Job Builders LLC $75,000, tenant improvement 3150 N. Tenaya Way, Suite 510, Las Vegas Fong Construction LLC $68,438, commercial-alteration 5385 Clayton St., North Las Vegas Overland Contracting Inc. $62,975, HVAC exact change out 4750 W. Oakey Blvd., Las Vegas Select Air Conditioning Inc. $60,000, residential-addition 216 Tiburtina Ave., Las Vegas Grass Creek Constructions Inc. $54,825, residential-new 5830 Pueblo Canyon Ave., Las Vegas Reliabuilt Construction Co. $54,240, tenant improvement 221 N. Rampart Blvd., Las Vegas RM General Contracting

conventions The MoneyShow 2015 Location: Caesars Palace Dates: May 11-14 Expected attendance: 8,000 Hospitality Design 2015 Expo & Conference Location: Mandalay Bay Dates: May 13-15 Expected attendance: 17,500

$80,000, retaining wall 303 Fox Hill Drive, Las Vegas Hy-Rock Excavation LLC

American Towman ShowPlace 2015 Location: South Point Dates: May 14-16 Expected attendance: 3,000

$80,000, tenant improvement 3200 S. Valley View Blvd., Las Vegas National Construction Provider

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Category: Hotels (Ranked by number of rooms as of April 21)

Hotel

Year est.

Rooms

Convention sq. ft.

Casino sq. ft.

MGM Grand 3799 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-891-1111 • mgmgrand.com

1993

5,044

602,000

170,000

Scott Sibella, president, COO

2

Luxor 3900 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89119 702-262-4000 • luxor.com

1993

4,400

20,000

120,000

Niklas Rytterstrom, general manager

3

Venetian 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-414-1000 • venetian.com

1999

4,027

510,008 with Palazzo*

120,000

George Markantonis, president, COO

4

Aria 3730 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89158 702-590-7111 • aria.com

2009

4,004

300,000

150,000

Bobby Baldwin, president, CEO

5

Excalibur 3850 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-597-7777 • excalibur.com

1990

3,991

12,226

100,000

Ann Hoff, general manager

6

Bellagio 3600 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-693-7111 • bellagio.com

1998

3,933

200,000

100,000

Randy Morton, president, COO

7

Caesars Palace 3570 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-731-7110 • caesars.com

1966

3,776

300,000

129,000

Gary Selesner, president

8

Circus Circus 2880 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-734-0410 • circuscircus.com

1968

3,767

21,400

101,286

Eric Fitzgerald, general manager

9

Flamingo Las Vegas 3555 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-733-3111 • flamingolasvegas.com

1973

3,460

73,000

76,763

Eileen Moore, president

Mandalay Bay 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89119 702-632-7777 • mandalaybay.com

1999

3,211

1.7 million

135,000

Chuck Bowling, president, COO

11

Palazzo 3325 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-607-7777 • palazzo.com

2007

3,066

510,008 with Venetian*

105,000

George Markantonis, president, COO

12

Mirage 3400 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-791-7111 • mirage.com

1989

3,044

171,959

100,000

Trevor Scherrer, president, COO

13

Cosmopolitan 3708 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-698-7000 • cosmopolitanlasvegas.com

2010

2,995

200,000

100,000

Bill McBeath, CEO

14

Monte Carlo 3770 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-730-7777 • montecarlo.com

1996

2,992

30,000

102,197

Patrick Miller, general manager

15

Westgate Las Vegas 3000 Paradise Road Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-732-5111 • westgatevegas.com

2014

2,950

200,000

97,500

Brett Kellerman, general manager

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