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Experts discuss ways to handle workplace crises, both with employees and with the public

How to share bad news

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By Danielle Birkin | Special to VeGaS iNc

Nobody likes to be the bearer of bad news. But mistakes happen and things go wrong, and sometimes, difficult messages must be delivered. ¶ How do successful leaders share bad news and manage workplace crises? ¶ “It’s

really important that there be open, transparent communications, because employees will know when you’re lying,” said Mary Beth Hartleb, CEO of Prism Global Management Group in Henderson, a human resources consultancy.

workplace crises, continueD on page 12

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05 06 1414 QUESTIONS, 14 WORDSSouth Point resort owner Michael Gaughan and Clark County Commis-sioner Steve Sisolak on the moral values essential for a successful career, the most diffi cult task they accomplished in 2014 and whom they would like to meet, living or dead.

THE NOTESPeople on the move, P4

MEET: LEGACY SPORTS CARDSMarcel Bilak opened his sports memorabilia shop in 2007. In the years that followed, he watched long-standing businesses in his industry close across the country, but with perseverance, his store survived.

TALKING POINTSEvery trade shows counts for the economy, P7

DATA AND PUBLIC INFORMATIONA listing of local bankruptcies, bid opportunities, brokered transactions, business licenses and building permits.

MORE VEGAS INC BUSINESS NEWSCalendar: Happenings and events, P13

The List: Labor unions, P18

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LAS VEGAS AHEAD OF THE CURVE ON WHAT’S TRENDING IN THE CENSUS

The Las Vegas business

community might be inter-

ested in population projec-

tions released this month

by the Census Bureau .

Millennials this year are

expected to outnumber

baby boomers for the fi rst

time . Americans aged 18 to

34 are projected to number

75.3 million, almost 1 million

more than the 74.9 million

people aged 51 to 69.

And the growth

shows no sign of slow-

ing . With immigration

bringing more young

people to the country , the

number of millennials is

expected to peak in 2036

at more than 81 million .

Las Vegas already has

adjusted to a younger,

hipper, more social media-

savvy crowd . Renovations

and new building projects

now include more shop-

ping, outdoor activities and

nightlife, which appeal to

millennials, with less of a fo-

cus on gambling, boomers’

bread and butter .

So bravo, Las Vegas

planners. You saw this sea

change coming, and you

acted.

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heather Mongie of signature Real estate Group was the Greater Las Vegas Associa-tion of Realtors’ Agent of the Month in December.

PR News named Jenn Mi-chaels, senior vice president of public relations at MGM Resorts International, to its inaugural list of Top Women in PR. Michaels handles consumer media relations for the com-pany’s properties.

Kyla McKown is sales and marketing associate for empowered Products Inc. She previously was a reporter for Mvskoke Media in Oklahoma.

sherri Lewis is specialty leas-ing manager for town square Las Vegas. She supervises temporary retail tenants and coordinates visual merchan-dising for the specialty leasing program.

ena Licina is vice president, trust relationship manager for the Private Client Reserve of U.s. Bank.

Lori no-mura and Debbie Weeks are loan operations represen-tatives at Clark County Credit Union.

ericka Aviles is director of sales and strategic partnerships at Bonotel exclusive travel in Las Vegas.

terry shirey, president and chief operating officer of ne-vada state Bank, is a member of the Las Vegas Metro Cham-ber Board of Trustees.

Desiree Caputo is the billing and front office manager at Aliante Integrated Physical Medicine in North Las Vegas.

soonhee “sunny” Bailey is the nevada 8th Ju-dicial District Court delinquency court hearing master. Bailey previously worked as acting labor commissioner for the Department of Business and Industry, a hearing officer for the Nevada Taxicab Authority and an alternate judge for Las Vegas Municipal Court.

Rocky Finseth, president and CEO of Carrara nevada, is chief lobbyist and contract legislative counsel for the Henderson Chamber of Com-merce.

Dave sweeney is chief under-writer for Greystone servic-ing Corp. Inc., a multifamily and health care lender. Sweeney has more than 20 years experience in multifamily finance and development.

Advanced nurse practitioner Robin King joined healthCare Partners oncology/hematology Group at the san Martin oncology clinic in Las Vegas. King has more than 25 years of experience.

Two MGM Resorts International executives were

recognized for promoting diversity, philanthropy and sustainability. Executive Vice President, Spe-cial Counsel-Litigation and Chief Diversity Officer Phyllis James was named one of 2014’s most influential women in corporate America by Savoy Magazine. Chief Sustainability Officer and Senior Vice President Cindy ortega was named one of the 10 most powerful women in sustainability by Green Building & Design.

Melissa Walker is Dignity health-st. Rose Do-minican’s chief financial officer. Walker has been with St. Rose since 1996 and previously worked as chief financial officer of the San Martín campus and Dignity Health Medical Group. She was named interim chief financial officer in July 2014.

tiffany hauck is an account supervisor at Mass-Media. She was public relations manager at the Golden Nugget.

shannon Chambers was appointed nevada labor commissioner. Chambers has 15 years of legal and administrative experience in public sector employment and most recently served as chief financial officer of the Department of Business and Industry.

Brightstar Care of West Las Vegas owner Becky torrez won BrightStar Care’s Rookie of the Year Award. Torrez provides adult and elder home care, child care and supplemental health care staffing to area hospitals and nursing homes.

sid’s Cafe opened at Westgate Las Vegas. The restaurant is named after sid siegel, father of Westgate CEO and owner David siegel.

nevada Department of Business and Industry Director Bruce Breslow announced the ne-vada housing Division is the department’s 2014 Agency of the Year. The housing division uses public financing to develop safe, sanitary housing for low-income people and families.

An exhibit by ed Vance, founder and CEO of eV&A Architects, is on display at the UnLV Bar-rick Museum through Feb. 28. The exhibit features AIA Nevada Excellence in Design Award-winning projects and sketches from 1994 through 2014.

Boyd Gaming received a Green Gala Leadership

Award from the Nevada chapter of the U.s. Green Building Council. The awards recognize people

and organizations that promote “green” build-

ings and sustainability in Nevada. Boyd Gaming

was honored for its local LEED-certified facilities:

the Orleans Arena and Boyd Gaming Linen and

Uniform Services.

At&t expanded cell coverage with cell sites at

Dean Martin Drive and Twain Avenue, Interstate

15 and Spring Mountain Road, Tamarus Street and

Warm Springs Road, Southern Highlands Parkway

and Shinnecock Hills Avenue, Rainbow Boulevard

and Tropicana Avenue, and Rainbow Boulevard

and Interstate 215.

Diabetes treatment Center programs at Desert springs hospital and Valley hospital won Ameri-

can Diabetes Association Education Recognition

awards. Both hospitals offer diabetes education

and counseling. Classes are offered in Spanish at

Desert Springs Hospital.

First American trust, a subsidiary of First Ameri-can Financial Corp., opened an office at 3753

Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 200. Las Vegas.

It is the company’s first full-service office outside

California.

Las Vegas Digital Media Award winners were an-

nounced by the Las Vegas Interactive Marketing Association. sLs Las Vegas won first place for

Best Social Execution; Banjo took second. Liqwid

won first place for Best Interactive Branding;

Fremont street experience took second. skywire won first place for Best Micro Site/Landing Page;

the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority

took second. treasure Island won first place for

Best Company Website; Idea Work took second.

Imagine Communications won first place for Best

Business Blog; Vital Vegas took second. Blurb IQ

won first and second place for Best Digital Gam-

ing Experience. Raster Media won first place for

Best Mobile App; Glavantier took second. Zappos won first place for Most Innovative Campaign;

R&R Partners took second. Phokus Films won first

place for Best Web Video; Skywire took second.

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Las Vegas Motor speedway was named Speedway Motorsports’ Speedway of the Year for the third con-secutive year.

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What modern day invention can you not live without?

My Kindle.

If you could meet anyone — living or dead — who would it be and what’s the first question you would ask them?

Thomas Jefferson: what he thinks of his Constitution today.

Name your favorite television show and why?

”Gunsmoke,” best television Western.

What moral values are essential for a successful career?

Work ethic, honesty and integrity.

How do you define happiness?

Contentment, happy with one’s life.

How do you defuse stress or tension?

Reading and sleeping, or if things get really bad … leave town.

What is your favorite pickup line?

I forget.

Any guilty pleasure?Taking more time off work.

What is your most embarrassing public moment?

I try not to remember those.

What words best describe the city you live in?

Home.

What is the most difficult task you’ve accomplished this year?

The National Finals Rodeo extension for 10 more years.

What is the most important topic for the Nevada Legislature to address during the 2015 session?

Taxes.

Any regrets this past year?None.

What is your top priority moving into 2015?

To have a better year than 2014.

14 for ’14

(Staff file) (Staff file)

As 2014 wound down, we asked prominent Nevada businesspeople to answer 14 questions in 14 or fewer words. In this month’s issues, we present their responses.

Michael GauGhan, owner, South Point

What modern-day invention can you not live without?

Cellphone.

If you could meet anyone — living or dead — who would it be and what’s the first question you would ask them?

Pope Francis. I’d probably be speechless.

Name your favorite TV series and why?

“Big Bang Theory”

What moral values are essential for a successful career?

Integrity, loyalty and generosity.

How do you define happiness?

Being active, enjoying my day and sleeping well each night.

How do you defuse stress or tension?

I work harder.

What is your favorite pick-up line?

I don’t have any.

Any guilty pleasures?I like to eat.

What is your most embarrassing public moment?

Predicting the Rebels would win the Fremont Cannon from UNR. We’ll get it back!

What words best describe the city you live in?

Vibrant and alive.

What is the most difficult task you’ve accomplished this year?

Passing a budget that meets the myriad needs of the county’s citizens and Metro (without a tax increase).

What is the most important topic for the Nevada Legislature to address during the 2015 session?

Funding.

Any regrets this past year?Running out of time to get

everything done.

What is your top priority moving into 2015?

Creating jobs.

Steve SiSolak, clark county coMMiSSioner

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If we ever get a pro team, you’ll know where to buy its memorabilia

Marcel Bilak owns Legacy Sports Cards. He opened the shop just before the start of the Great Recssion and has managed to maintain it. (CHRiStopHeR DevaRGaS/Staff)

by the numbers

$140 MillionAmount a group

of New Yorkers paid for a portion of Showcase

Mall on the Strip.

9,000Number of Nevada homes

that creditors started foreclosure proceedings

on in 2014, down 49 percent from 2013.

5Nevada’s rank among states with the highest

foreclosure rates in 2014. Florida, New Jersey, Maryland and Illinois

topped the list.

$155,500Median sales price

of bank-owned homes in Las Vegas in December, 24 percent lower than traditional-sale homes.

$18.4 BillionAmount of debt being

carried by Caesars Entertainment Operating Company. The company wants to reduce its debt load by nearly $10 billion by filing for bankruptcy.

$50,000Raise approved by the

Clark County Commission for County Manager Dan

Burnette, bringing his salary to $262,597.

Burnette hadn’t received a major raise since being

appointed in 2011.

$2 BillionAmount Switch plans to invest to build 4.5 million square feet of facilities in Nevada to house servers to store data for clients.

5,000Number of jobs Switch expects to create with

its expansion.

$430 MillionAmount Gov. Brian

Sandoval hopes to raise over the next two years

with a new business license fee he proposed during his State of the

State address.

Describe your business.

We are a full-service sports card and memorabilia store. We sell single sports cards, new box-es of sports cards, gaming cards, gaming boxes, memorabilia, all trading card supplies, and we do appraisals.

Who are your customers?

Mostly men between the ages of 20 and 55 with household annual incomes ranging from $50,000 to $150,000.

What makes your business unique?

We operate in a very exclusive and small market.

What is your business philosophy?

We treat all customers fairly and with respect.

What’s the most important part of your job?

People often come to us to sell or place value on their collectibles. We take a great deal of pride in being abso-lutely forthright in those and all other situations.

What is the hardest part about doing business in

Southern Nevada?

We do not have a local (major professional) sports team to support our business. When a team or player gets hot in other markets, it can really drive business, but not here in Las Vegas.

What is the best part about

doing business in Southern

Nevada?

The number of visitors who come through our shop is prob-ably unlike any other market. Las Vegas is a very popular des-tination, and we reap the ben-efits with customers coming to visit our shop from all around the world.

What obstacles has your business overcome?

We opened four months before the economy crashed. It couldn’t have been a harder time to own a collectibles shop. Discretionary income was at an all-time low, and all collectibles, not just sports cards, were crushed. Long-standing businesses in my industry closed all across the country, but with a lot of hard work, we persevered.

How can Southern Nevada improve its business

climate?

I think a professional sports team would bring more visitors and create jobs. It would be a good outlet for fam-ily fun and make Las Vegas a more attractive place to live.

What have you learned from the recession?

Every penny counts. Every decision is an important de-cision, and most important, before opening a small busi-ness, be aware of the global marketplace and take notice of national trends.

Legacy sports cardsAddress: 8125 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 160

Phone: 702-341-6525Email: [email protected]

Website: legacysportscards.comHours of operation: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday and Monday; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Tuesday through SaturdayOwned/operated by: Marcel Bilak

In business since: 2007

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Smith’S world

Mike Smith is an award-winning editorial cartoonist who also draws for the Las

Vegas Sun. His work also is distributed nationally by King Features Syndicate.

See archives of his work at lasvegassun.com/smithsworld.

reader commentSWe want to hear from you. Visit vegasinc.com to post your opinion.

on eli Segall’s

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“For $140 million,

another portion of

mall on the Strip

changes hands”:

These so-called

investors with lack

of insight are literally

killing Las Vegas,

and before long

there won’t be any

Las Vegas. They’ll

have it turned into

one big, giant Wal-

Mart. — JetRang-

er0007

on J.d. morris’

vegasinc.com story

“caesars bankrupt-

cy: what does it

mean for company,

consumers and

employees?”

All these suits can

micromanage and

shuffle the proper-

ties around to their

hearts’ content, but

each month that

goes by, the pie

gets a little smaller.

Eventually all we’ll

see is the Cheshire

cat’s fading grin.

— JohnRoseFlamin-

goGinnane

Looks like a fine

way to shaft credi-

tors. Who’s going

to make money

off this? Lawyers,

executives, others

who have a stake in

not paying off debts.

— DorothyMyers

They spend huge

sums of money to

build these places

(Linq, Cromwell,

High Roller), then

can’t pay the note.

But since the prop-

erties are bringing in

cash, all is OK. We’ll

just cancel the note.

Welcome to Ameri-

ca. — TomD1228

T he swizzle stick — it’s functional and can be decorative, but it doesn’t get a lot of attention, much less love.

Except if you’re a member of the International Swizzle Stick Collectors Associa-tion.

Yes, it exists, and when its members get to-gether for a convention, they choose Las Vegas. Twenty people are expected this year.

In 1987, the inaugural swizzle stick con-vention drew 69 enthusiasts to the Frontier. Fourteen biennial conventions have followed, all in Las Vegas. This year’s will be in September at the Riviera.

Such stories make Chris Meyer smile. It’s his job to make sure conventions come to Las Vegas — and keep coming.

As vice president of global business sales at the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, Meyer reaches out to all sorts of associations. The United States has roughly 27,000 of them, he said.

“There’s an association for everything, and we solicit all of them,” Meyer said.

Most Las Vegans are familiar with the big conventions that come here — International CES, the Adult Entertainment Expo, the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show, MAGIC, etc. Those are the conventions that draw tens of thousands of people.

But Las Vegas also hosts hundreds of smaller gatherings that contribute to the city being named the top trade show destination in North America for 20 consecutive years.

Most shows draw just hundreds of attendees, a testament to the diversity of Las Vegas’ ac-commodations and attractions.

Among the more unusual, niche conventions and the number of people who attend them:

n Show Your Scars, for people who have re-ceived, need or have donated organs, 100

n Las Vegas Bead Show, 1,000n Kite Trade Association International, 140

n Brewery Collectibles Club of America, 200n Gin Rummy Association, 150n Kiwi Club, for current and former American Airlines

flight attendants, 375n Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, 300n Western Museums Association, 300n Red Carpet Tango Festival, 120For a tourist-driven economy such as Las Vegas’, every

visitor matters. Meyer takes that sentiment to heart.“Our mission is to put heads in beds, create jobs and other

opportunities for growth, and keep our industry moving,” he said. “If I do my job well, people work.”

And the swizzle stick collectors have a place to talk shop and trade sticks.

Every little trade show counts for economy

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Gov. Brian Sandoval acknowledges a guest during his State of the State address Jan. 15 in Carson City. Sandoval proposed hundreds of millions of dollars in new taxes as part of a $7.3 billion budget. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Education officials react to Sandoval’s plan for schoolsBy ian whitakerStaff Writer

Educators had no shortage of things to talk about after Gov. Brian Sandoval’s State of the State ad-dress.

The Republican governor outlined a robust plan to raise $882 million for education over the next two years and expressed support for a variety of pro-grams designed to improve student performance across the state.

Sandoval was optimistic for the future:“I believe that we stand at the threshold of a new

Nevada,” he said. “A Nevada prepared to take its place among the most innovative, visionary and well-educated state in the nation.”

And critical of the state’s current systems:“We have to own the fact that our K-12 system ...

must improve,” he said.Here’s what educators are saying about the plans

he outlined:

Pat SkorkowkSy, Clark County SChool DiStriCt SuPerintenDent

Skorkowsky has a lot to be happy about. Sando-val’s speech included support for many of the legis-lative goals laid out by the superintendents of the 17 state school districts.

“There were many things in the governor’s speech that aligned directly ... to the work we are already do-ing in the district,” Skorkowsky said.

A major one is support for changing the Nevada Plan, the outdated formula that determines state sup-port for school districts. Sandoval said he would sup-port giving more weight to districts with high popu-lations of low-income students, a shift that would directly benefit Clark County. Skorkowsky said it was “amazing” to hear it in the governor’s speech.

“We can truly change the way we fund education in the state of Nevada so that the dollars go to the students with the most need,” he said.

Skorkowksy also praised Sandoval for his will-ingness to approve legislation to temporarily roll over bonding authority for school construction. That would allow the district to begin building new schools as early as fall 2017.

“Now that we know this may become a reality, we are looking at how to prioritize where new schools would be based upon growth,” he said.

JoyCe halDeman, aSSoCiate SuPerintenDent anD Chief lobbyiSt

“By and large, this was a speech that was good news for educators and good news for students and parents in the state of Nevada,” Haldeman said.

Sandoval promised to expand full-day kinder-garten to every school in the state and double the number of students in Nevada preschools. He also pledged $100 million to expand schools that offer ad-ditional support to children learning English.

District officials like Haldeman had heard rum-blings in recent weeks that Sandoval might voice support for some of their goals but didn’t know how far he would go.

“It was the combination of hitting the right notes and recognizing the support that needs to be there,” Haldeman said. “It was wonderful to hear. I

thought he did a great job.”But not everyone is happy with Sandoval. The

governor had harsh words for the state’s elected school boards. He called them “disconnected” and said he would support legislation to make them ap-pointed positions.

kevin ChilD, Clark County SChool boarD truStee, DiStriCt D

“When did he become judge, jury and execution-er?” Child said. “All of a sudden he wants to take power away from the people?”

Sandoval also said he would sign legislation that could split up large urban districts like Clark County and consolidate rural districts.

Child said Sandoval’s words undermined school districts at a time when CCSD is doing all it can to be transparent.

The previous day, Skorkowsky announced the district was performing a fiscal analysis of every de-partment, school and academic program with the in-tention of increasing accountability heading into the legislative session.

Child said Sandoval had it the other way around: It’s school boards that have been clamoring for change before a silent Legislature.

“He’s been governor for a long time. The legisla-tors have been up there for how long?” Child said. “We’re the ones who are getting thrown to the side of the curb.”

len JeSSuP, PreSiDent of unlv“His vision to ensure a brighter future for Nevada

is an inspiration to us all,” Jessup said in a statement.Sandoval said Las Vegas “needs a medical school,”

and said he would provide $9.3 million to cover the “initial costs” of establishing one at UNLV.

“I want to thank Gov. Sandoval for his sup-port of the UNLV School of Medicine and other

university priorities in the State of the State ad-dress,” Jessup said.

The governor also said he would include $10 mil-lion in his budget for graduate medical education to attract more doctors to the state.

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“We were very pleased the governor began the con-versation with school funding,” he said.

DiArchangel said Sandoval’s support for extend-ing sunset taxes and instituting business license tax-es to raise money for education would have the single biggest impact on teachers in the classroom.

“Without the funding, all these programs are go-ing to be for naught,” he said.

He said Sandoval’s vocal support for programs like professional development and mentoring for teach-ers were also important.

Sandoval’s tax agenda will be met with stiff oppo-sition from the Legislature’s conservative blocl.

“We know it’s going to be a challenge for him to do so,” DiArchangel said.

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“It’s a tremendous start,” he said.Groups like Nevada Succeeds, a business-oriented

group which advocates for better student perfor-mance, are particularly interested in Sandoval’s sup-port for a litany of school programs.

The governor said his budget includes $50 million for disadvantaged students, $30 million for literacy programs, $50 million for new technology in class-rooms and $20 million for STEM and college readi-ness at high schools.

“Those are serious financial commitments that we have been hoping for, and to see them actually hap-pening is a big deal,” he said.

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Investor: LV office building ‘an opportunity we couldn’t pass up’By eli segallStaff Writer

Real estate investor Chris Dornin, who buys financially troubled build-ings in states slammed by the recession, has signed another deal in Las Vegas.

Dornin recently bought City Centre Place, a six-story, 104,000-square-foot office building downtown, for $21.5 million from lenders who fore-closed on the property and then sold it through auction.com.

The sale, at a steep discount from a decade ago, closed Jan. 8, county re-cords show.

Dornin’s purchase is a bet that Las Vegas’ office market, arguably the most struggling aspect of the valley’s commercial real estate sector, has bet-ter days ahead, especially downtown, where there is far more demand for space than in other parts of the valley.

Southern Nevada’s office market, vastly overbuilt by speculators during the bubble last decade, has a 20 percent vacancy rate and average asking rents of $1.89 per square foot.

Within that, downtown’s vacancy rate is 14 percent, the lowest of any sub-market, though average rents also are $1.89, according to Colliers Interna-tional.

Dornin says his group is leasing other buildings he bought locally the past few years, and that City Centre is a high-quality property in possibly the best submarket in the valley.

“We just felt like it was an opportu-nity we couldn’t pass up,” he said.

Downtown fares better because gov-ernment agencies and law firms cluster there. Despite its location, though, City Centre has more empty space than the average building in town.

At Fourth Street and Lewis Avenue, City Centre is 71 percent occupied, ac-cording to lender and investment firm PCCP, which says it gave Dornin’s group an $18 million loan to help it buy the building, do interior work and pay commissions to leasing agents for the remaining space.

Dornin attributed the high vacancy rate in part to its past status as a fore-closed property.

Built in 2002, City Centre was sold in 2004 for $29.5 million but was seized through foreclosure in 2013, property records show.

Dornin’s purchase price, even before adjusting for inflation, was 27 percent below what the building sold for a de-cade ago.

The new landlord launched his name-sake Dornin Investment Group in 2011.

Based in Laguna Beach, Calif., and with a satellite office in Las Vegas, his company buys real estate in Nevada, Arizona, California and Texas, often at discounts from the boom years. Dornin says the portfolio includes distressed properties and buildings that are almost fully leased.

All told, he has acquired more than

600 residential properties and 2 mil-lion square feet of commercial space in the past five years, according to his company’s website.

The City Centre purchase wasn’t his first foray into the valley.

Since entering the market a few years ago, his group has bought a lender-owned, three-building com-

mercial property in the southwest valley that was just 45 percent leased; a three-story office building in Sum-merlin that was 67 percent occupied; three office buildings near McCar-ran International Airport that were 76 percent leased; and a pair of med-ical-office buildings in Henderson that were 93 percent occupied.


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LV bank-owned home prices lagging behind other resalesBy eli segallStaff Writer

Foreclosed homes are often trashed by vandals or past owners who steal copper wiring, smash windows and leave piles of garbage. You might expect a big price break, but that’s not been the case in Las Vegas in recent years.

Bargain-hunting investors bought houses in bulk when the market crashed and pushed up prices valley-wide, even for homes that were a mess and owned by lenders.

But now, as the market cools and in-vestors back out, busted houses aren’t such hot properties anymore.

Distressed-home prices rose fast and kept pace with the broader mar-ket for a while but now are volatile and falling behind the market at large.

When the market hit bottom in ear-ly 2012, single-family homes sold for a median of $118,000 and, within that, bank-owned homes sold for $100,000. A year and a half later, the overall me-dian had soared to $180,000 and bank-owned homes to almost $173,000, ac-cording to data from the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors’ listing

service, which largely comprises pre-viously owned homes.

Last month, the overall median was $204,000, but bank-owned homes went for $155,500, down 24 percent from the market at large, GLVAR data show.

Real estate pros disagree on the ex-act reasons for the widening gap, and some aren’t sure it’s happening at all. Platinum Real Estate Profession-als agent Steve Hawks, for one, said the statistics are incomplete because “at least half” of bank-owned homes aren’t listed through the GLVAR.

But as Berkshire Hathaway Home-Services broker Heidi Kasama sees it, the growing price gap is a sign of nor-malcy in Las Vegas’ volatile market, as buyers “should get a price break” on distressed homes.

Prices could also be tailing off be-cause house hunters, amid slackened competition and slumping sales, are taking their time and not always set-tling for run-down or debt-laden properties, as they were often forced to do a few years ago.

Overall, with investors now cutting

back on deals amid higher prices they helped create, listings of previously owned homes increasingly are being ignored, sales volume is dropping and prices aren’t climbing nearly as fast as a year ago, prompting some insid-ers to describe Las Vegas as a buyer’s market.

“If you have more choices, who wants to put up with a short sale?” said Kasama, the GLVAR’s president last year.

After the economy crashed, fore-closures swept through the valley and most borrowers were left underwater. Buyers’ choices were often limited to foreclosed homes or short sales, in which banks agree to sell a house for less than what’s owed on the mortgage, an often lengthy, hair-pulling process with mountains of paperwork.

With rock-bottom prices every-where, though, even busted, aban-doned homes found buyers — often in-vestors who’d buy anything, figuring values would rise.

“The hedge funds didn’t care,” said broker Thomas Blanchard, owner of 1st Realty Group. “They were buying a

piece of the market.”In early 2012, almost 74 percent

of home sales involved bank-owned properties or short sales. Foreclosures have since slowed and home values have climbed, and by last month, just 18 percent of deals involved distressed homes, according to GLVAR data.

Another possible factor for the widening price gap: More buyers are opting for refurbished, pricier homes instead of lower-priced fixer-uppers from banks, said real estate agent Keith Lynam, of Windermere Prestige Properties.

It’s more expensive, but buyers can move in without doing upgrades or re-pairs, and they don’t have to deal with a bank, said Lynam, GLVAR’s current president.

Homeowners and real estate agents have complained that banks — par-ticularly large, national ones — can be slow-moving, bureaucratic and diffi-cult to deal with, especially for short sales. But not long ago, few buyers had the luxury of a traditional sale with-out lenders calling the shots.

“There was no choice,” Lynam said.

As recession fades, government employees see pay increasesBy conor shineStaff Writer

In the depths of the recession, local governments turned to personnel cuts to stay afloat.

Vacant positions were eliminated and employees were laid off. Those who remained endured wage freezes, cuts to their benefits and other mea-sures that, for many, kept their take-home pay flat for years.

Those days seem to be over as the economy recovers and salaries for public employees in unions and in management begin to thaw.

The most recent evidence came last week when the Clark County Com-mission approved a $50,000 raise for county manager Don Burnette, his first major raise since being appointed to the position in 2011. The increase boosted his salary to $262,597. Las Vegas City Manager Betsy Fretwell received a $19,000 raise in July that brought her salary to $220,000.

Burnette’s raise caught the eye of the local Service Employees Interna-tional Union, which represents about 5,000 county employees and has been stuck in protracted negotiations with

the county over matters that include compensation increases for its mem-bers. SEIU President Martin Bassick called Burnette’s raise “hypocritical” given that rank-and-file employees haven’t seen wage increases of their own.

But for most bargaining groups across the valley, wages have been on the rise over the past year as new deals have been struck outside the con-straints of the recession.

In December, Las Vegas approved a new contract with the Las Vegas City Employees’ Association that brought employees back up to a 40-hour work-week after their hours were cut back to 38 per week during the recession. The deal also included a 1.5 percent wage increase and other incentives that will cost the city $13 million over the next two years.

In Henderson, the city council ap-proved deals last year with its Team-sters union that include a 1 percent wage increase and a one-time 2 per-cent bonus. The firefighters union agreed to a new deal last year in which fire captains received a 3 percent wage increase and all employees got a one-

time bonus of 2 percent of their wages.One key element in many new col-

lective bargaining agreements has been the elimination of longevity pay, an annual bonus that grew the longer an employee stayed with an organiza-tion. Longevity pay was designed to attract and recruit employees to work in the public sector, but Burnette called it an “antiquated” payment that added up to big long-term costs for lo-cal governments.

Burnette also noted that increases for employees were coming in much smaller increments — generally 1 to 2 percent — compared with the 3 and 4 percent annual raises that were giv-en out before the recession.

Looking forward, several unions are still working out new contracts with their various employers. In North Las Vegas, firefighters and police supervi-sors are at the bargaining table, just a year after the city struck a deal with its unions that included major con-cessions to avert a financial crisis. In Henderson, police officers and police supervisors are expected to begin ne-gotiating new contracts soon, while in Las Vegas deals for court marshals

and corrections officers are up for re-negotiation. In addition to the SEIU, Clark County is bargaining with a small group of employees in its el-evator operators union and will start negotiations with its firefighters, dis-trict attorneys and public defenders unions this year.

With wages on the rise for employ-ees in other unions, local govern-ments will be hard pressed to deny raises to unions currently in nego-tiations. This creates a challenging situation because despite the broader economic recovery, local government revenues have returned at a slower rate due partly to property tax caps.

That could change in the coming months, as legislators are expected to consider changes to the caps. Re-forms to those measures — which prevent a person’s or a business’ property tax bill from increasing more than 3 or 8 percent in a given year, respectively — would put more money in government coffers, but there are plenty of needs beyond em-ployee salaries, such as repairing in-frastructure or restoring services cut during the recession.


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New restaurant at the Cal reflects broader nongaming trendBy j.d. morrisStaff Writer

Boyd Gaming celebrated the de-but of a new restaurant at its flag-ship downtown Las Vegas casino this month, one that company officials say is part of a larger strategic focus on nongambling amenities.

The California Noodle House, now open at the California, follows the opening of a sports-focused restau-rant last year at Boyd’s Suncoast ca-sino. Both reflect a concerted — and ongoing — effort from Boyd to en-hance its business away from the ca-sino floor.

Executive chairman and co-founder Bill Boyd characterized it as a “re-freshing” of his company’s properties.

“What we’re trying to do is update our restaurants and bars, because there’s so much more nongaming that is important in our industry today than it was 15, 20 years ago,” he said in an interview at the Noodle House.

That trend can be observed through-out the Las Vegas casino industry.

The Strip is showing signs of re-newed strength partly because tour-ists are shopping, eating and party-ing at its famous nightclubs. And

Station Casinos last year announced $55 million in nongaming renovations at Green Valley Ranch and Red Rock Resort.

For companies like Station and Boyd, focusing on nongaming of-ferings could help them inject more life into the Las Vegas locals market, which hasn’t rebounded from the re-cession as strongly as the Strip. Both Station and Boyd get a lot of business from locals.

“I think there’s a tendency to gam-ble a little less than they once did,” Boyd said of locals. “I’m not saying they won’t come back; it’s possible that they will, but I think they’re spending more money on food and beverage.”

At the Noodle House, Boyd Gaming hopes to pick up on those new spend-ing patterns with a menu “inspired by cuisines from throughout the Pa-cific Rim,” according to a company statement. That includes “distinc-tive flavors” from Hawaiian dishes — which is unsurprising, given that the California caters heavily to custom-ers from Hawaii — as well as Korean, Thai, Chinese and Japanese dishes.

The California, Boyd Gaming’s first property, turns 40 this month.

The California Noodle House recently opened at the California in downtown Las Vegas. Boyd Gaming officials say the opening is part of a companywide effort to revitalize nongaming offerings at its properties. (Courtesy of Boyd GaminG)


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Sharing bad news without listening to feedback or offering solutions can be counterproductive“Keep in mind that you’re trying to maintain as much trust as you can among the rank and file while also trying to protect your reputation and integrity.”

Hartleb, who earned a law degree from UNLV and a master’s degree in human resource management, says there isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution to breaking bad news or coping with a crisis, but there are a few tips you can keep in mind if you are the messenger.

Don’t procrastinate Don’t put off a potentially awk-

ward or embarrassing company an-nouncement hoping conditions may improve. Bad news delayed can be bad news compounded, author Rob-ert Bies writes in “The 10 Command-ments for Delivering Bad News.”

“Delivering bad news with due speed … is critically important,” he writes. “Many people sit on bad news, (but) such delays are costly, as condi-tions can continue to worsen.”

Instead, formulate a plan for com-municating with employees, both to establish trust and to prevent gossip, rumors and conjecture.

Get tHe WorD oUt Have you ever played the grade-

school game “Telephone”? You whis-per a sentence in someone’s ear — for example, “Our company may experi-ence minor temporary layoffs and a strategic change in in-house manage-ment” — then that person passes the message around the circle until the final recipient reveals how distorted the facts have become: “Everyone is getting fired, and we’re bringing in trained monkeys to run the show.”

Nip this in the bud, Hartleb advises, by delivering bad news quickly and conveying a consistent message to as many employees as possible.

“You want to be able to control the message and craft a consistent deliv-ery that can roll down through the or-ganization and (discourage) negative speak,” Hartleb said.

Also, don’t spin bad news. Lying will compromise your credibility and provide fodder for critics when the truth comes out. Moreover, candor can disarm naysayers.

Don’t play tHe blame Game

If something bad happened on your watch, accept responsibility, author Erika Andersen writes in a column for Forbes.

She cites the apology of JetBlue found-er and CEO David Neeleman after cus-tomers were stranded on the tarmac for several hours. Neeleman wrote, “Words cannot express how truly sorry we are for the anxiety, frustration and inconve-nience that we caused. This is especially saddening because JetBlue was founded on the promise of bringing humanity back to air travel and making the experience of flying happier and easier for everyone who chooses to fly with us. We know we failed to deliver on this promise.”

Said Andersen: “I want to work for him just on the basis of that paragraph.”

present a coUrse of action anD stick to it

When bringing bad news to the table, always present solutions to the problems that led to the trouble. For example, if your company lost a major client to a competitor, discuss ideas for attracting new business and main-taining existing customers.

“Bad news without solutions is tru-ly bad news,” Bies writes. “Bad news involves cleaning up a mess. After cleaning, let everyone know.”

listenAndersen once sat in on a

meeting in which a regional vice president for a large consumer goods company informed em-ployees they’d be expected to take on additional work. When they got upset and wanted to vent and ask questions, the ex-ecutive cut them off by saying, “It’s no use to moan — let’s just make it happen.”

That wasn’t a smart approach, Andersen said.

“If you share bad news and then aren’t willing to take in the response, it feels as though you’re throwing something nas-ty on their desks and walking away,” she said.

manaGe social meDiaGet in front of the story with social

media. “In this day and age of social me-

dia, for anyone … to think they can outfox the public is beyond stupid,” crisis management expert Gary Rosen said. “The facts always make their way out.”

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Calendar of eventsTuesday, January 27

“Investing in Our Children’s Future: Adequa-

cy Studies and K-12 Education in Nevada”

Time: 8-11 a.m. Cost: Free

Location: Troesh Studio Theatre, Smith Center for

the Performing Arts, 361 Symphony Park Ave., Las

Vegas

Information: Visit lvchamber.com

The forum will examine commissioned stud-

ies from the Lincy Institute detailing the com-

ponents of an adequate primary and secondary

education for Nevada students.

“Proven Tax Strategies for the

Insurance and Financial Professional”

Time: 9-11 a.m. Cost: Free for National Associa-

tion of Health Underwriters members, $15 for

nonmembers

Location: UnitedHealthcare, 2724 N. Tenaya Way,

Las Vegas

Information: Visit clarkcountyahu.starchapter.com

A speaker will discuss tax-reduction strategies; not

for W-2 employees.

North Las Vegas State of the City luncheon

Time: 11:30 a.m. Cost: $40

Location: Dallas Ballroom, Texas Station, 2101

Texas Star Lane, Las Vegas

Information: Visit cityofnorthlasvegas.com

North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee will be the

featured speaker. Las Vegas Metro Chamber of

Commerce President Kristin McMillan will provide

a business outlook.

Vegas Inventors: Product

Developers Group meeting

Time: 6-8:30 p.m. Cost: Free

Location: Full Spectrum Laser, 6216 S. Sandhill

Road, North Las Vegas

Information: Visit meetup.com/VegasInventors

Discuss intellectual property law and join the

group for a presentation by representatives of Full

Spectrum Laser, an engineering and manufactur-

ing firm.

Network After Work

Time: 6-9 p.m. Cost: $12 in advance, $15 at the

door with RSVP, $20 without RSVP

Location: Blue Martini, 6593 Las Vegas Blvd.

South, Las Vegas

Information: Visit networkafterwork.com

Join local business professionals and entrepre-

neurs for light appetizers and a free drink before

7 p.m.

Wednesday, January 28 Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance

State of Economic Development address

Time: 7-8:30 a.m. Cost: $45 with phone registra-

tion before noon Jan. 27, $50 for online registra-

tion, $55 day of the event

Location: Ballroom C, Mandarin Oriental, 3752

Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas

Information: Call 702-791-0000 or visit lvgea.org

Steve Hill, executive director of the Governor’s

Office of Economic Development, and Jonas Pe-

terson, president and chief economic development

officer of the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance,

will be the featured speakers.

“Medical Marijuana and Employment Issues”

Time: 11:15 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Cost: Free for Asso-

ciation of Corporate Counsel members, $20 for

nonmembers

Location: Cili at Bali Hai Golf Club, 5160 Las Ve-

gas Blvd. South, Las Vegas

Information: Visit acc.com/chapters/nevada

Martina Jaccarino of law firm Black & LoBello will

discuss the role of medical marijuana in workers’

compensation cases.

Certified Commercial Investment

member meeting: “The Buck Starts Here”

Time: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $35 for members,

$40 for nonmembers

Location: Convention area, Gold Coast, 4000 W.

Flamingo Road, Las Vegas

Information: Visit snccim.org

A panel will discuss debt options for real estate

investors in 2015.

Convention Services Association luncheon

Time: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Cost: $30 for members,

$35 for nonmembers, additional $5 at the door

Location: Border Grill, Mandalay Bay, 3950 Las

Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas

Information: Visit conventionservicesassociation-

lasvegas.org

Meet 2015 board members. Also, a representative

of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority

will give a state of the industry presentation.

“Risk Management for Managers”

Time: 11:30 a.m. Cost: $30 for Construction

Financial Management Association members, $40

for nonmembers

Location: Lawry’s the Prime Rib, 4043 Howard

Hughes Parkway, Las Vegas

Information: Visit cafe.cfma.org/lasvegas/home

Jason Rozar, an Occupational Safety and Health

Administration instructor for general industry and

construction disciplines, will be the featured speaker.

Turnaround Management Association

Nevada bankruptcy judge’s panel

Time: 5-7:30 p.m. Cost: $45 for members with

RSVP, $55 without; $55 for nonmembers with

RSVP; $65 without

Location: Las Vegas Country Club, 3000 S. Joe

W. Brown Drive, Las Vegas

Information: Visit turnaround.org

Judges Laurel Davis and August Landis will be

panel speakers.

“Robots and Sensing Architecture”

Time: 5:30-8 p.m. Cost: Free

Location: Marjorie Barrick Museum, UNLV, 4505

S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas

Information: Visit unlv.edu/calendar

Joshua Vermillion, UNLV assistant professor of

architecture, will discuss how robotics, automation

and sensing devices are transforming buildings

and spaces.

Thursday, January 29 Associated General Contractors,

Las Vegas and Nevada Contractors

Association quarterly luncheon

Time: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $55 for members at

the door, $65 for nonmembers at the door

Location: SLS Las Vegas, 2535 Las Vegas Blvd.

South, Las Vegas

Information: Visit agclv.org

Jackie Robinson, chairman of All Net Arena, will

present his plans for the privately funded resort

and arena.

Henderson State of the City 2015

Time: 12-1:30 p.m. Cost: $45

Location: Grand Events Center, Green Valley

Ranch Resort, 2300 Paseo Verde Parkway, Hen-

derson

Information: Visit hendersonchamber.com

Henderson Mayor Andy Hafen will deliver the an-

nual speech on the city’s economic climate and

future.

Friday, January 30 Preview Las Vegas 2015

Time: 7 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Cost: $45 for President’s

Club/executive level members, $60 for Las Vegas

Metro Chamber of Commerce members, $80 for

nonmembers

Location: Thomas & Mack Center, UNLV, 4505 S.

Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas

Information: Visit previewlasvegas.com

Join national speakers, local economic experts,

business exhibitors and professionals for a confer-

ence and trade show.

State of the Urban Chamber of Commerce

Time: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $35 for members, $40

for nonmembers, $45 at the door

Location: Texas Station, 2101 Texas Star Lane,

North Las Vegas

Information: Visit urbanchamber.org

Chamber President Kenneth Evans, Board of Di-

rectors Chair Jerrie Merritt and Las Vegas Council-

man Ricki Barlow will be the featured speakers.

Federalist Society luncheon

with Sen. Greg Brower

Time: 11:45 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Cost: $35 for students

and state, county and city attorneys; $50 general

admission

Location: Fogo de Chao Brazilian Steakhouse,

360 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas

Information: Visit fed-soc.org/chapters/state/NV

State Sen. Greg Brower will discuss the upcom-

ing legislative session as it relates to the Senate

Judiciary Committee.


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Records and TransactionsBankruptciesChaPteR 7My First Home LLC8550 W. Charleston Blvd., Suites 102-392Las Vegas NV 89117Attorney: George R. Carter at [email protected]

ChaPteR 11AMC Property Holdings LLC704 Nevada WayBoulder City, NV 89005Bart K. Larsen at [email protected]

Stanley K. Holdings LLC704 Nevada WayBoulder City, NV 89005Bart K. Larsen at [email protected]

BiD OppOrtunitiesMonday, JanuaRy 263 p.m.Annual requirements contract for Motorola radios and accessoriesClark County, 603479Susan Tighi at [email protected]

Wednesday, JanuaRy 283 p.m.Consultant for social service poli-cies and proceduresClark County, 603547Sherry Wimmer at [email protected]

thuRsday, JanuaRy 292 p.m.Routing hardware and softwareState of Nevada, 8300Marti Marsh at [email protected]

3 p.m.Purchase, installation, configura-tion and support of Nutanix equip-mentClark County, 603548Susan Tighi at [email protected]

FRiday, JanuaRy 302:15 p.m.Sunset Park: Warm Springs park-ing lot improvementsClark County, 603561Sandy Moody-Upton at [email protected]

3 p.m.Operation and management of a golf courseClark County, 603268Jim Haining at [email protected]

3 p.m.Annual requirements contract for hazardous waste disposal servicesClark County, 603359

Sandra Mendoza at [email protected]

BrOkereDtransactiOnssales$9,865,000 for 122,376 square feet, industrial6320, 6330 and 6340 S. Sandhill Road, Las Vegas 89120Seller: Sandpost LLCSeller agent: Jeff LaPour of LaPour Management LLCBuyer: TheoPacific Holdings LLCBuyer agent: Jason Lesley and Bridget Richards of Colliers Inter-national

$2,951,300 for 46,624 square feet, industrial4240 N. Lamb Blvd., Las Vegas 89115Seller: 4240 Lamb Holdings LLCSeller agent: Dan Doherty of Col-liers InternationalBuyer: FJM Northpointe Associates LLCBuyer agent: Did not disclose

$2,025,000 for 76 units, multiunit residential1025 Sierra Vista Drive, Las Vegas 89169Seller: Warren Frank R. & Joanne C. Rev Trust and Warren Joanne C. TrustSeller agent: Did not discloseBuyer: James E. WolfBuyer agent: Patrick Sauter, Devin Lee and Art Carll of NAI Vegas Multifamily team

$1,066,025 for 8,530 square feet, industrial6651 Schuster St., Las Vegas 89118Seller: DDM InvestmentsSeller agent: Dan Doherty, Susan Borst, Chris Lane and Jerry Doty of Colliers InternationalBuyer: KBHN Group LLCBuyer agent: Did not disclose

$242,630 for 2,554 square feet, medical3686 E. Sunset Road, Las Vegas 89120Seller: Sunset Pecos II Seller agent: Bridget Richards of Colliers InternationalBuyer: Labyrinthine GroupBuyer agent: Jason Lesley of Col-liers International

leases$124,312 for 1,640 square feet, retail for 64 months7871 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 170, Las Vegas 89117Landlord: Lou Christian Aegean Isle LLCLandlord agent: Preston Abell and Jeff Mitchell of Virtus CommercialTenant: Sparkle Nail Spa LLCTenant agent: Preston Abell and Jeff Mitchell of Virtus Commercial

$118,087 for 1,491 square feet, retail for 63 months7885 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 103, Las Vegas 89117Landlord: Sahara Palm Plaza LLCLandlord agent: Jeff Mitchell and Preston Abell of Virtus CommercialTenant: Kimberly CurtisTenant agent: Matt Feustel of Virtus Commercial

$96,677 for 972 square feet, retail for 60 months6510 Boulder Highway, Suite 103, Henderson 89122Landlord: Boulder Marketplace CLE LLCLandlord agent: Jakke Farley and Matt Feustel of Virtus CommercialTenant: All Time Wireless-Rafael Villicana dba Metro PCSTenant agent: Brian Wyatts of Key Realty

$94,772 for 1,260 square feet, retail for 60 months90 S. Stephanie Street, Suite 130, Henderson 89012Landlord: Apache Property Inc.Landlord agent: Jeff Mitchell and Preston Abell of Virtus CommercialTenant: Paradigm ServicesTenant agent: Shane Nguyen of 1st Priority Realty LLC

Business LicensesCarlotta KingBusiness type: Real estate salesAddress: 9420 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 100, Las VegasOwner: Carlotta King

Carozett Tax ServicesBusiness type: Business support serviceAddress: 1040 E. Sahara Ave., Suite 103, Las VegasOwner: Carozett Lane LLC

Chess House CafeBusiness type: Nonfarm product vendor Address: 9200 Tule Springs Road, Las VegasOwner: Chess House Cafe LLC

Citi Tax RefundBusiness type: Business support serviceAddress: 1928 N. Decatur Blvd., Las VegasOwner: Hanibal Demoz

Colucci Reporting ServiceBusiness type: Professional servicesAddress: 629 S. Sixth St., Las VegasOwner: Linda Colucci

Converse ConsultantsBusiness type: Professional servicesAddress: 3095 E. Patrick Lane, Suite 12, Las VegasOwner: The Converse Professional Group

Cricket WirelessBusiness type: General retail salesAddress: 1121 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite 130, Las VegasOwner: Sk Communications and Bill Pay

CS Kim Tae Kwon DoBusiness type: Martial arts instruc-tionAddress: 8221 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 108, Las VegasOwner: Chung Soo Kim

Dan Newman InvestigationsBusiness type: Professional servicesAddress: 229 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Suite 205, Las VegasOwner: Professional Investigation & Consulting Inc.

DCM ServicesBusiness type: Residential property maintenanceAddress: Did not disclose, Las VegasOwner: Daniel Mawyin

Denise LemayBusiness type: Real estate salesAddress: 10220 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 3, Las VegasOwner: Denise Lemay

Downtown RangersBusiness type: Repair and mainte-nanceAddress: 115 N. Seventh St., Las VegasOwner: Concierge Services LV LLC

El CanaveralBusiness type: Food services or cafeAddress: 941 N. Pecos Road, Las VegasOwner: Sonny Garcia

Elenita PenanoBusiness type: Insurance agencyAddress: 7390 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 200, Las VegasOwner: Elenita Penano

Elizabeth CombsBusiness type: Real estate salesAddress: 7570 Norman Rockwell Lane, Suite 140, Las VegasOwner: Cast Iron Investments LLC

Enlightenment Wellness CenterBusiness type: Community servicesAddress: Did not disclose, Las VegasOwner: Galiana Georguieva

Eye & Cosmetic Surgery LLCBusiness type: Professional services - medicalAddress: 750 N. Eastern Ave., Suite 110, Las VegasOwner: James Carpenter

Eyebrows R UsBusiness type: General services - counter/officeAddress: 3540 W. Sahara Ave., Suite E7, Las Vegas

Owner: Marketing Guruss Inc.

Fashion Hot and CoolBusiness type: General retail salesAddress: 4821 W. Craig Road, Suite C-1, Las VegasOwner: Jennifer Kim

Fina’s RVMBusiness type: Independent mas-sage therapistAddress: 10300 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 17, Las VegasOwner: Josefina T. Montalvo

Fitness 14Business type: Membership clubAddress: 7171 N. Hualapai Way, Suite 115, Las VegasOwner: Fitness 14 LLC

Flawlace BeautyBusiness type: Cosmetological establishmentAddress: 4418 W. Charleston Blvd., Las VegasOwner: Flawlace Salon LLC

Furcht TiaBusiness type: Real estate salesAddress: 8290 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 100, Las VegasOwner: Tia Lynn Furcht

Gammoh Premier VisionBusiness type: General retail salesAddress: 556 N. Eastern Ave., Suite A, Las VegasOwner: Gammoh Premier Vision LLC

Global TaxBusiness type: Business support serviceAddress: Multiple locations, Las VegasOwner: Travel All the World

Golden Star SmokeshopBusiness type: Tobacco sales /loungeAddress: 4530 E. Charleston Blvd., Suite 5, Las VegasOwner: Estrey B. Jimenez

Got Plumbing? LLCBusiness type: ContractorAddress: Did not disclose, Las VegasOwner: Geoff Dufrene

Graphix Gearwerks LLCBusiness type: ContractorAddress: 3395 W. Cheyenne Ave., Suite 105, North Las VegasOwner: Did not disclose

Greg CoppinBusiness type: Real estate salesAddress: 777 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 120, Las VegasOwner: Greg Coppin

Gui Rong LiBusiness type: Independent mas-sage therapistAddress: 7460 Benlomond Ave., Las Vegas

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Harrington Industrial Plastics LLCBusiness type: General retail salesAddress: 5530 Arville St., Las VegasOwner: Jim Swanson

Health to YouBusiness type: Residential home care providerAddress: 4346 Crimson Tide Ave., Las VegasOwner: Health to Nevada LLC

HLV Wedding ServiceBusiness type: General services - counter/officeAddress: Did not disclose, Las VegasOwner: Norbert Doerr

Hope House RecoveryBusiness type: Handbill and oral solicitationAddress: 2500 Apricot Lane, Las VegasOwner: Hope House Inc.

Island Sushi and Hawaiian GrillBusiness type: TavernAddress: 1 S. Main St., Las VegasOwner: Downtown Sushi LLC

Janalyn McGaheeBusiness type: Independent mas-sage therapistAddress: Did not disclose, Las VegasOwner: Janalyn McGahee

Jason J. SchielkeBusiness type: Real estate salesAddress: 9420 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 106, Las VegasOwner: Jason Schielke

Jason YocumBusiness type: Real estate salesAddress: 6628 Sky Pointe Drive, Suite 200, Las VegasOwner: Jason T. Yocum

Jesika CheneyBusiness type: Real estate salesAddress: 1925 Village Center Circle, Suite 150, Las VegasOwner: Jesika Cheney LLC

Jessica RanftlBusiness type: Real estate salesAddress: 7854 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 100, Las VegasOwner: Jessica R. Ranftl

JJshoes TodayBusiness type: General retail salesAddress: Did not disclose, Las VegasOwner: Jazzmin Joos

JMJ Massage Services LLCBusiness type: Independent mas-sage therapistAddress: 905 Twilight Peak Ave., Las VegasOwner: Vincent Clark Barte

Joie’s Raw Healthy Crunch

Business type: Nonfarm product vendor Address: 302 S. Rampart Blvd., Las VegasOwner: Joelita Altabet

Jose R. RodriguezBusiness type: Real estate salesAddress: 7570 Norman Rockwell Lane, Suite 140, Las Vegas, Owner: Jose R. Rodriguez

Joseph BalousBusiness type: Real estate salesAddress: 777 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 120, Las VegasOwner: Joseph Balous

JP MotorzBusiness type: Automotive garageAddress: 3082 Sheridan St., Las VegasOwner: Cruise Motors

Julie AndersonBusiness type: Real estate salesAddress: 2500 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 211, Las VegasOwner: Julie Anderson LLC

Keith Hawkins CompanyBusiness type: Nonfarm product vendor Address: Multiple locations, Las VegasOwner: Kevin Fawley

Keller Williams Realty Las VegasBusiness type: Real estate salesAddress: 9420 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 100, Las VegasOwner: Kristine Walker

Kennedy Auto Recovery Solutions LLCBusiness type: Professional servicesAddress: 500 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 300, Las VegasOwner: Kathlene K. Serafine

Kimberly FergusBusiness type: Real estate salesAddress: 9420 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 100, Las VegasOwner: Kimberly Fergus Ltd.

Kut’n It Short Beauty & BarberBusiness type: Cosmetological establishmentAddress: 5081 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 101, Las VegasOwner: Tai & Taylor Dba Kut’n It Short

Lady Nails Panteras Casa De BellezaBusiness type: General retail salesAddress: 2412 E. Bonanza Road, Las VegasOwner: John H. Kern

Large Vision Property ManagementBusiness type: Real estate salesAddress: 9420 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 100, Las VegasOwner: Large Vision Property Management LLC

Large Vision ReferralBusiness type: Real estate salesAddress: 9420 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 100, Las VegasOwner: Debbie Zois

Las Vegas ConsultingBusiness type: Management or consulting serviceAddress: Did not disclose, Las VegasOwner: Las Vegas Consulting LLC

Las Vegas Glass & MirrorBusiness type: Repair and mainte-nanceAddress: 51 N. Pecos Road, Suite 102, Las VegasOwner: Roderick Mcgrath

Las Vegas Golf ClubBusiness type: Sporting goodsAddress: 4300 W. Washington Ave., Las VegasOwner: Arcis Hospitality Partners LLC

Las Vegas Senior Softball AssociationBusiness type: Community servicesAddress: Did not disclose, Las VegasOwner: Jim Whipple

Laura BruniBusiness type: Real estate salesAddress: 10220 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 3, Las VegasOwner: Laura Bruni

Laura ElliottBusiness type: Independent mas-sage therapistAddress: 1290 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, Las VegasOwner: Laura Elliott

Life in Pink DesignBusiness type: General retail salesAddress: Did not disclose, Las VegasOwner: Francisca Guadalupe Quintana

Lola PicturesBusiness type: General services - counter/officeAddress: 333 S. Sixth St., Suite 220, Las VegasOwner: Downtown Films LLC

Loree’s HousekeepingBusiness type: Residential property maintenanceAddress: Did not disclose, Las VegasOwner: Loreto Enriquez

Lydia ClarkeBusiness type: Real estate salesAddress: 9420 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 100, Las VegasOwner: Lydia Clarke

Mariam ChalikyanBusiness type: Real estate salesAddress: 5550 Painted Mirage Road, Suite 140, Las Vegas

Owner: Mariam Chalikyan

Maryann McCabe Business type: Business support serviceAddress: Did not disclose, Las VegasOwner: Maryann McCabe

Massage Well Business type: Massage establish-mentAddress: 5300 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 203, Las VegasOwner: Massage Well LLC

McDonald Carano Wilson LLPBusiness type: Professional servicesAddress: 2300 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 1000, Las VegasOwner: George Ogilvie III

McKen’s Mexican GrillBusiness type: Food services or cafeAddress: 321 S. Casino Center Blvd., Suite 130, Las VegasOwner: McKen Sis Enterprises

MDCB Productions Inc.Business type: General services - counter/officeAddress: 3560 Polaris Ave., Las VegasOwner: Carolyn Bauman

Mica BeautyBusiness type: General retail salesAddress: 875 S. Grand Central Park-way, Suite K10A, Las VegasOwner: Feheche Group LLC

BUILDInG PERMITS$5,093,000, tenant improvement350 W. Washington Ave., Las VegasWhiting Turner Contracting Com-pany

$2,328,000, tenant improvement330 W. Washington Ave., Las VegasWhiting Turner Contracting Com-pany

$2,000,000, tenant improvement301 Fremont St., Las VegasTRE Builders LLC

$1,044,000, tenant improvement875 S. Grand Central Parkway, Las VegasTrainor Commercial Construction

$650,000, residential – new1731 S. Tioga WayWestpoint Development Group

$637,087, roof-mounted photovol-taic system3521 N. Durango Drive, Las VegasBombard Electric LLC

$512,000, tenant improvement6230 N. Durango Drive, Las VegasTradewinds Construction

$350,000, tenant improvement1023 Fremont St., Las Vegas

Trinity Haven Development LLC

$317,950, tenant improvement2835 St. Rose Parkway, Suite 120, HendersonHacienda Builders Inc.

$314,000, commercial-on-site hardscapes and improvements330 W. Washington Ave., Las VegasWhiting Turner Contracting Com-pany

$250,000, tenant improvement40 Horizon Ridge Parkway, Suite 120, HendersonElegant Homes LLC

$250,000, commercial-on-site hardscapes and improvements900 W. Owens Ave., Las VegasXtreme Contracting

$225,000, tenant improvement905 S. Grand Central Parkway, Suite 1738, Las VegasTJU Construction Inc.

$218,212, commercial – addition3837 Bay Lake Trail, North Las VegasBill Kaiser Erection Specialist

$185,813, residential – new1107 N. Water St., HendersonWoodside Homes of Nevada Inc.

$159,918, residential – new604 Cadence View Way, HendersonWoodside Homes of Nevada LLC

$158,933, residential – new3610 Kobie Creek Court, Las VegasDesert Wind Homes

$156,323, residential – new12241 Catanzaro Ave., Las VegasRyland Homes

$156,323, residential – new12242 Catanzaro Ave., Las VegasRyland Homes

$156,323, residential – new390 Calabria Ridge St., Las VegasRyland Homes

$149,881, residential – new1919 Foro Romano St., HendersonToll Henderson LLC

$139,235, residential – new600 Cadence View Way, HendersonWoodside Homes of Nevada LLC

$132,351, tenant improvement6440 N. Durango Drive, Suite 130, Las VegasKR Construction LLC

$129,039, residential – new2508 Endearing Court, North Las VegasRichmond American Homes of Nevada

$128,644, residential – new917 Estes Cove Ave., Henderson

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$128,323, residential – new6724 Valcour St., Las VegasRyland Homes

$126,031, residential – new 3109 Battle Point Ave., North Las VegasRyland Homes

$126, 031, residential – new 3113 Battle Point Ave., North Las VegasRyland Homes

$125,000, commercial-on-site hardscapes and improvements4760 W. Sahara Ave., Las VegasAccelerated Construction Inc.

$123,154, residential – new1103 N. Water St., HendersonWoodside Homes of Nevada Inc.

$114,936, residential – new5733 Clear Haven Lane, North Las VegasBeazer Homes Holding Corp.

$112,841, residential – new1109 Jesse Harbor Ave., HendersonDR Horton Inc.




$108,865, residential – new6728 Valcour St., Las VegasRyland Homes


$106,108, residential – new 4404 Duck Harbor Ave., North Las VegasKB Home Nevada Inc.



$100,000, tenant improvement129 Fremont St., Las VegasLandry’s Development Inc.


$95,000, commercial – alteration

2435 Losee Road, North Las VegasThompson Development Co. Inc.

$85,104, pool and/or spa150 Chastain Park Drive, North Las VegasBarefoot Pool & Spa LLC

$76,036, commercial – alteration6935 Aliante Parkway, Suite 109, North Las VegasNevada General Construction

$65,000, commercial – alteration2590 Nature Park Drive, Suite 135, North Las VegasSherman Construction Co.

$61,302, residential – addition4305 Shady Hollow Ave., North Las VegasRobert Horta

$50,000, disaster5424 Tassara Way, Suite 106, Las VegasBrantley Inc.

$42,400, commercial – addition3010 E. Alexander Road, North Las VegasBill Kaiser Erection Specialist

$39,160, roof-mounted photovol-taic system7291 Fresh Harvest Ave., Las VegasU.S. Renewable Energy Develop-ment

$35,000, demolition2110 Fremont St., Las VegasComplete Demo Services

$32,878, roof-mounted photovol-taic system9004 Rockville Ave., Las VegasSummerlin Energy Las Vegas LLC

$31,843, roof-mounted photovol-taic system9328 Oxbow Lake Ave., Las VegasSummerlin Energy Las Vegas LLC

$31,540, sign1950 Craig Road, North Las VegasSigns Now

$30,800, fireproofing4335 Arcata Way, North Las VegasAce Fire Systems Inc.

$29,264, electrical8616 Catalonia Drive, Las VegasSolarCity Corp.

$28,494, roof-mounted photovol-taic system5876 Cherry Falls Court, Las VegasSolarCity Corp.

$26,954, roof-mounted photovol-taic system2432 Ocean Front Drive, Las VegasSolarCity Corp.

$26,954, roof-mounted photovol-taic system1405 Baldosa Court, Las Vegas

SolarCity Corp.

$26,949, roof-mounted photovol-taic system5048 Jessica Joy St., Las VegasSunrun Installation Services

$26,183, electrical4417 Hillcrest Ave., Las VegasSolarCity Corp.

$25,413, roof-mounted photovol-taic system6049 W. El Campo Grande Ave., Las VegasSolarCity Corp.

$25,413, roof-mounted photovol-taic system7411 Cedargulf Ave., Las VegasSolarCity Corp.

$25,000, disaster8400 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 142, Las VegasIntertex LV LLC

$24,846, tenant improvement6446 N. Durango Drive, Suite 135, Las VegasKR Construction LLC

$23,873, roof-mounted photovol-taic system212 Samantha St., Las VegasSolarCity Corp.

$23,873, roof-mounted photovol-taic system5941 Casa Coronado Ave., Las VegasSolarCity Corp.

$23,103, roof-mounted photovol-taic system4833 Irene Ave., Las VegasSolarCity Corp.

$23,103, roof-mounted photovol-taic system3220 Discovery Bay Court, Las VegasSolarCity Corp.

$23,103, roof-mounted photovol-taic system5625 Raven Creek Ave., Las VegasSolarCity Corp.

$21,735, roof-mounted photovol-taic system217 Valiente St., Las VegasEner Tech of Nevada LLC

$21,563, roof-mounted photovol-taic system9353 Forest Meadows Ave., Las VegasSolarCity Corp.

$21,563, roof-mounted photovol-taic system5029 Frozen Springs Court, Las VegasSolarCity Corp.

$20,793, roof-mounted photovol-taic system

716 Overview Drive, Las VegasSolarCity Corp.

$20,023, roof-mounted photovol-taic system6245 Spanish Moss Ave., Las VegasSolarCity Corp.

$20,023, roof-mounted photovol-taic system5625 Angels Landing Ave., Las VegasSolarCity Corp.

$19,253, roof-mounted photovol-taic system2700 Miraflores Ave., Las VegasSolarCity Corp.

$19,253, roof-mounted photovol-taic system6821 Lark Mist St., Las VegasSolarCity Corp.

$19,253, roof-mounted photovol-taic system1704 S. 17th St., Las VegasSolarCity Corp.

$18,673, roof-mounted photovol-taic system7908 Bridge Gate Drive, Las VegasSunrun Installation Services

$18,482, roof-mounted photovol-taic system7201 Crandon Park Ave., Las VegasSolarCity Corp.

$18,482, roof-mounted photovol-taic system9429 Quiet Valley Ave., Las VegasSolarCity Corp.

$18,482, roof-mounted photovol-taic system12290 Lost Treasure Ave., Las VegasSolarCity Corp.

$18,482, roof-mounted photovol-taic system9160 Umberland Ave., Las VegasSolarCity Corp.

$18,482, roof-mounted photovol-taic system10319 Slope Ridge St., Las VegasSolarCity Corp.

$18,253, roof-mounted photovol-taic system3709 River Canyon Road, Las VegasSolarCity Corp.

$17,712, roof-mounted photovol-taic system7740 White Grass Ave., Las VegasSolarCity Corp.

$16,942, roof-mounted photovol-taic system3920 Alameda Ave., Las VegasSolarCity Corp.

$15,402, roof-mounted photovol-taic system4905 Winterset Drive, Las VegasSolarCity Corp.

$15,402, roof-mounted photovol-taic system9321 Forest Meadows Ave., Las VegasSolarCity Corp.

$15,402, roof-mounted photovol-taic system7675 Rainbow Cove Drive, Las VegasSolarCity Corp.

$15,402, roof-mounted photovol-taic system8229 Rocky Bluff Way, Las VegasSolarCity Corp.

$15,000, electrical6670 W. Cheyenne Ave., Las VegasHerca Telecomm Services Inc.

$14,632, roof-mounted photovol-taic system3328 Canyon Lake Drive, Las VegasSolarCity Corp.

$14,632, roof-mounted photovol-taic system5312 Rebecca Road, Las VegasSolarCity Corp.

$13,862, roof-mounted photovol-taic system7104 Savory St., Las VegasSolarCity Corp.

$13,862, roof-mounted photovol-taic system7836 Quill Gordon Ave., Las VegasSolarCity Corp.

$13,862, roof-mounted photovol-taic system241 N. 21st St., Las VegasSolarCity Corp.

$13,862, roof-mounted photovol-taic system9600 Chianti Lane, Las VegasSolarCity Corp.

COnVEnTIOnSRedken Laboratories International Symposium 2015Location: Mandalay BayDates: Jan. 25-27Expected attendance: 10,000

Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week (HDAW) – 2015Location: The MirageDates: Jan. 26-29Expected attendance: 1,800

Tobacco Plus Expo 2015Location: Las Vegas Convention CenterDates: Jan. 28-29Expected attendance: 4,000

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Category: UNIoNS(raNked by the NUmber of memberS aS of the moSt reCeNtly avaIlable fIlINg wIth the departmeNt of labor)

Union Members ReceiptsEmpl./officer disbursements

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Benefits paid

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1 AFL-CIO Leadership Council1891 Whitney Mesa DriveHenderson, NV 89014

50,771 $122,197 $36,543 $48,647 $21,931 $133,093

2 Unite Here Local 2261630 S. Commerce St.Las Vegas, NV 89102

48,997 $28 million $8 million $1.7 million $1.9 million $24.5 million

3 Service Employees Local 11073785 E. Sunset Road, Suite 1Las Vegas, NV 89120

8,236 $5.4 million $1.3 million $790,009 $716,004 $5.2 million

4 Food & Commercial Workers Local 7111201 N. Decatur Blvd., Suite 116Las Vegas, NV 89108

7,074 $4.2 million $935,003 $628,322 $134,677 $3.6 million

5 Teamsters Local 631700 N. Lamb Blvd.Las Vegas, NV 89110


6 Carpenters Local 1977501 N. Lamb Blvd.Las Vegas, NV 89110

4,163 $1.8 million $592,992 $184,879 — $1.8 million

7 Unite Here Local 1654825 W. Nevso DriveLas Vegas, NV 89103

3,436 $3.1 million $746,399 $553,634 $150,823 $2.2 million

8 Electrical Workers AFL-CIO Local 357808 N. Lamb Blvd.Las Vegas, NV 89110

3,020 $4 million $1,048,971 $1.2 million $607,641 $4.5 million

9 Painters AFL-CIO District Council1701 Whitney Mesa Drive, Suite 105Henderson, NV 89014

2,821 $4.1 million $1.6 million $1.3 million $759,759 $4.8 million

10 Teamsters Local 995300 Shadow LaneLas Vegas, NV 89106

2,629 $1.7 million $427,673 $331,828 $271,860 $1.6 million

11 Laborers Local 8722345 Red Rock St.Las Vegas, NV 89146


12 Teamsters Local 141250 S. Burnham Ave., Second floorLas Vegas, NV 89104

2,322 $1.9 million $508,702 $503,474 $240,325 $1.9 million

13 Plumbers AFL-CIO Local 525760 N. Lamb Blvd.Las Vegas, NV 89110

1,825 $7.4 million $835,790 $1.1 million $3.9 million $7.2 million

14 Stage & Picture Operators AFL-CIO Local 7203000 S. Valley View Blvd.Las Vegas, NV 89102

1,553 $2.7 million $974,101 $1.1 million $318,331 $2.7 million

15 Letter Carriers AFL-CIO Branch 25022620 E. Sunset RoadLas Vegas, NV 89193

1,330 $615,772 $259,746 $109,695 $38,761 $561,641

16 Electrical Workers AFL-CIO Local 3963520 Boulder HighwayLas Vegas, NV 89121

1,173 $1.2 million $465,303 $550,672 $105,199 $1.3 million

17 Machinists AFL-CIO Lodge 8451055 Whitney Ranch Road, Suite 200Henderson, NV 89014

1,140 $310,095 $54,499 — — $264,177

18 Plasterers & Cement Masons AFL-CIO Local 7974241 W. Oquendo RoadLas Vegas, NV 89118

1,035 $1,013,074 $307,858 $35,978 $128,819 $990,561

19 American Postal Workers AFL-CIO Local 7612620 E. Sunset Road, Suites D-ELas Vegas, NV 89120

765 $502,147 $141,132 $115,675 $9,734 $488,167


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