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As communication technology improves, more companies give employees less on-site supervision

When the cat’s away, the mice work

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By Ed Koch | Special to VegaS iNc

In Las Vegas and across the country, many self-starting employees have shed the shackles of on-site, whip-cracking bosses to enjoy the freedom offered by virtual or remote offices. ¶ Working from home a few — or maybe a few

thousand — miles away from bosses is becoming increasingly popular. It’s a setup both remote bosses and their workers enjoy. ¶ “It’s part of the cyber world we now live in,” said longtime Los Angeles Times reporter John Glionna, who

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8Number of RadioShack

stores in the las Vegas

Valley scheduled to close

as part of the company’s

chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.

$22,400Median annual income of payday

loan borrowers, according to the

consumer Financial protection

Bureau, which is set to propose

restrictions on the industry.

doug stout, left, adrian paris, center, and tim dixon work at the Inland/Hobbs Material Handling shop in Las Vegas. Their boss Rick Kwiatkowski, pictured on the laptop, lives in Phoenix. (STEVE MARCUS/STAff)

CONTENTS

05 06 14Q+A WITH DAVID MARLONThe president of Solu-tions Recovery Inc. talks about what sets his fi rm apart from other rehab centers, the challenges of helping people addicted to prescription drugs, the most rewarding aspect of his job and his life as an amateur boxer.

THE NOTESPeople on the move, P4

MEET: THE JUICE STANDARDJamie Stephenson and Marcella Melnichuk want to do more than sell juice. They want to educate the community about the ben-efi ts of good nutrition and a healthy lifestyle without sacrifi cing great taste.

TALKING POINTSRetirement tips to plan for a better future, 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: Business and nonprofi t tax preparation fi rms, P18

NOTEWORTHY STORIES

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GROWTH OF TECH INDUSTRY MAY RIPPLE THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN NEVADA

Buried deep in a report from the Chronicle

of Philanthropy is potential good news for

Las Vegas.

Tech-industry wealth increasingly is fl owing

to philanthropic causes. Giving by people who

amassed fortunes in tech has risen from less

than a half-billion dollars in 2010 to $4.6 billion

in 2014.

Las Vegas is experiencing a tech boom.

From small entrepreneurs to giants such as

Switch, the valley more and more is be-

coming a place to launch and develop tech

enterprises .

Besides diversifying the economy and cre-

ating high -paying jobs, local tech executives

could become another conduit for funding

our nonprofi t sector. And t hat would be

good for everyone.— ELLEN FIORE

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Dr. Joseph hickey joined southwest Medical’s Lifestyle Center – east at 5820 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. 100, Las Vegas. He specializes in adult medicine. Dr. Mi-chael Pe-truso, Dr. Kimberly Farmer and physician’s assistant Jennifer soder-berg work at Southwest Medical’s tenaya health Care Center, 2704 N. Tenaya Way, Las Vegas. Pe-truso and Soderberg specialize in adult medicine. Farmer specializes in obstetrics/gynecology.

Jill syler is sales manager at Advantage Rent A Car.

national Licensing services Manager serina Choi was appointed to the Clark County Business Development Advisory Council by the Board of County Commissioners. Choi will serve a two-year term.

nick Barber and Jeremy Foley are vice presidents in the brokerage services department of Gatski Commercial.

sonya hanna and Lauren heath-cock are member services represen-tatives at Clark County Credit Union. Abbey sellers is a new mortgage loan officer.

Laura Lopez hobbs retired after 30 years working at southwest Gas Corp. She was senior vice president of human resources and administration.

Laura Lake is assistant direc-tor of marketing at the Miracle Mile shops at Planet Hollywood.

eric Killian is University of nevada Cooperative exten-sion southern area director. He oversees daily activities in 10 offices in six counties and maintains an annual budget of about $5.2 million.

Four UNLV Lee Business School students — Kevin Curry, Annegenelle Figueroa, Brett sebastian and Kayla shim — won the American Institute of CPAs Accounting Competition and $15,000. They were asked to make finance, strategy, operations and management decisions for a fictional pie company.

André Wade is director of operations and Walter Reed is director of development at the Gay and

Lesbian Community Center of southern nevada.

steven haynes is an associate in the land division at Colliers International-Las Vegas.

Gordon Miles, president of Americana holdings, which includes Berkshire hathaway homeservices franchises in Nevada and Arizona, was named a director at Golden Rainbow. The nonprofit group provides housing, financial assistance and education to people living with HIV/AIDS in Southern Nevada.

Brian Brannman was named senior vice president of Ne-vada operations for Dignity health-st. Rose Dominican. He remains president and CEO of the Siena campus.

Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman recognized four projects with Mayor’s Urban Design Awards. n Bunnyfish studio won the Building and Environ-ment category for Inspire theater. The former 7-11 was repurposed into a theater with lounges, bars and a café. n Bunnyfish Studio also won the Historic Preserva-tion and Adaptive Reuse category for the John e. Carson Building, a former hotel built in 1955 at Sixth Street and Carson Avenue. Bunnyfish re-stored the inside of the midcentury modern build-ing but kept the original hotel sign intact. n outdoor Las Vegas Foundation won the Public Places category for the Cedar trail Retrofit and Mural project, which includes in-ground trail signs designed by the UNLV Downtown Design Studio and funded through an UrbanLIFT grant. n The Las Vegas office of Cultural Affairs won the Public Art category for the First street Art trail along First Street from Boulder Plaza to Bridger Avenue, which connects the Arts District, Regional Transportation Center and City Hall.

Six board members and three general members joined the American Gaming Association. The board members are the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, William hill, Konami Gaming, CG technology, Greenwood Racing and seminole hard Rock Gaming. The general mem-bers are Ainsworth Game technology, electronic transaction systems and Finscan.

Global Gaming Business magazine named its Top 25 People to Watch in 2015. The Southern Nevadans included are: Ram Chary, chief execu-tive officer, Global Cash Access; Matt Davey, CEO, nYX Gaming; Andrew Klebanow, co-founder and partner, Global Market Advisors; Katie Lever, general counsel, scientific Games Corp.; David Lopez, president and chief executive officer, AGs; Paul steelman, president, CEO and founder, steelman Partners; and steven tight, president of international development, Caesars entertain-ment Corp.

Papillon Group Founder and Chairman elling halvorson received a Vertical Flight Hall of Fame Award during the 12th annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards. Halvorson’s helicopter company offers tours of Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon.

splash studios, a paint-your-own pottery studio, opened at 9700 W. Tropicana Ave, Suite 105, Las Vegas.

346 Patisserie, a bakery and gelato shop, opened

at 90 S. Stephanie St., Suite 150, Henderson.

BrazenArchitecture, Craft Acting studio, eL-earning Media, Beloved Relics and toyboxx Las Vegas opened in Downtown Spaces, a collection

of art-related businesses at 1800 Industrial Road,

Las Vegas.

The Birthday suit 2 opened at Town Square. It is

the waxing salon’s second valley location.

Firstservice Residential will provide HOA man-

agement services for Stone Mountain Homeown-

ers Association, off of Grand Teton and Buffalo

drives in Las Vegas.

Cheeburger Cheeburger opened at 9905 S. East-

ern Ave., Suite 100, Henderson.

sean Patrick’s Pub & Grill opened a cigar lounge

at 11930 Southern Highlands Parkway, Las Vegas.

Pulte homes and Woodside homes will build the

first phase of homes in skye Canyon, a master-

planned community designed by olympia Com-panies.

Cox activated 500 Wi-Fi hotspots across South-

ern Nevada.

The Building owners and Managers Association

honored excellence in management, operations

and asset-value enhancement of buildings with

TOBY (“The Outstanding Building of the Year”)

Awards. Recognized were:

n The smith Center for the Performing Arts —

Pioneer Award

n springs Preserve origen Museum and Desert Living Center — Earth Award

n Carson Building — Historical Building Award

n Marriott’s Grand Chateau — Hospitality Award

n harsch Paradise Airport Center Phase II — In-

dustrial Office Park Award

n hughes Corporate Center — Office Building

Under 100,000 Square Feet Award

n Rainbow sunset Pavilion Building A — Office

Building 100,000-249,999 Square Feet Award

n Zappos.com headquarters — Office Building

250,000-499,999 Square Feet Award

n the Plazas — Suburban Office Park (Low-Rise)

Award

n henderson City hall — Government Building

Award

n Cox — Corporate Facility Award

n north Mesa Plaza II — Retail Award

Aliante Integrated Physical Medicine opened

a second practice at 3061 S. Maryland Parkway,

Suite 201, Las Vegas. It will specialize in preserv-

ing and restoring spinal integrity.

Victorian Casino Antiques is operating as Morphy Auctions, Las Vegas. Morphy Auctions acquired

the company last year.

ear nose & throat Consultants of nevada is

building a 13,500-square-foot surgery center that

will be part of the L.L. Bradford Campus at Sunset

Road and Interstate 215. Financing for the project

comes from City National Bank.

trevi Italian Restaurant in the Forum Shops at

Caesars was named “Best of Weddings” by The

Knot.

KPs3 Marketing, a marketing and digital com-

munications firm, opened an office at 2300 W.

Sahara Ave., Suite 800, Las Vegas.

Lush, which sells cosmetics, opened at the Forum

Shops at Caesars.

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What makes Solutions Recovery different from other rehab centers?

Traditional 30-day rehabilitation programs just won’t work in a place like Las Vegas. In life, there are temptations around every corner, but in the City of Sin, there are temptations poking you in the face try-ing to get your attention. To get clean and stay clean in Las Vegas, one needs to address root issues and es-tablish a social and environmental network that in-tertwines recovery and healthy living. This is exactly what Solutions Recovery is.

Solutions Recovery offers comprehensive residen-tial and intensive outpatient services for a variety of issues, including alcohol and drug addictions, as well as mental disorders such as eating disorders, anxiety and problem gambling. Our organization offers 24-hour clinical care for addicts, in addition to treatment services such as experiential therapy, medication-assisted detox, pain recovery programs, chiropractic treatment and dual-diagnosis programs.

What are common addictions you see in Southern Nevada and how do you tailor to them?

We see a lot of people who have a prescription pill addiction, particularly involving the use of multiple addictive substances, and haven’t realized the extent of the problem yet. There is a distortion field around them because a doctor prescribed their pills, so they believe it can’t be dangerous. Breaking through that wall and getting people to open up to help is one of our biggest challenges.

What are your future plans for Solutions Re-covery?

Last year, we established an electronic health re-cord system and earned accreditation from the Joint Commission. This year, we are growing, measuring outcomes and improving the use of pharmacological interventions and monitoring programs, while ad-dressing trauma, guilt, shame and other emotional underlying causes. We don’t want to just help people get alcohol and/or drug free, we want to help them get their lives back and achieve their true potential.

What is the most challenging part of your job?

Almost every day, I’m faced with trying to convince someone that being sober is not a bad thing. I have been sober for nearly 10 years, and I’m happier than I’ve ever been. I don’t know a single person who ever regretted getting sober. We help people through re-lapses and recognize that it’s a process.

What has been the most rewarding part of your job?

Getting to see mothers and fathers reconnect with

their kids after being in our program is really special, not just because they are getting treatment, but be-cause they have not been this healthy version of them-selves for a really long time. Seeing families reconnect like that is a joy.

What are you reading right now?“David and Goliath,” by Malcolm Gladwell. It’s an

enjoyable read, and I like how he challenges the reader to think differently. Looking at addiction as a unique problem for each individual is something he stresses.

What do you do after work?Being a parent is my most important role. Spend-

ing time with my 13-year-old son is my top priority. I also enjoy many sports. I compete as a Nevada Athletic Commission amateur boxer and have a fight March 3 at the Brooklyn Bowl. My work is intense, so I like to disconnect periodically, and I am an accomplished Al-pine mountaineer. I summit peaks all over the world. I also attend 12-step meetings.

Describe your management style.No one individual is as smart as a team or group. I

like to help staff members see their own strengths and talents, and let them develop over time. This industry is always changing and evolving, so building a strong team around me that understands the recovery world and our core mission is important to me.

Where do you see yourself and your compa-

ny in 10 years?My mission, and the heart of this company, is to help

as many people as possible regain control of their lives. This may mean we see growth in Las Vegas, maybe even regional growth. I know millions of Americans need help with substance abuse, so I will never run out of people to help.

What is your dream job, outside of your cur-rent field?

I have, without question, my dream job. I get to help the coolest people in the world, in the greatest city, get their lives back.

Whom do you admire and why?The clergy. People who give themselves to help oth-

ers are why we are here. Helping us get spiritually con-nected is beautiful and important.

What is your biggest pet peeve?As a private company, we are very agile and can

move quickly to help people and solve problems. One of my biggest pet peeves is dealing with wasteful, inef-fective bureaucratic systems that hold back our efforts to improve people’s lives.

What is something that people might not know about you?

I relish meditating. After being sober many years, I began to add meditation to my daily life. For me, it adds to my sense of peace, my focus and my strength.

Q&A with DAviD MArlon

His mission: To help people get their lives back

“I don’t know a single person who ever regretted getting sober,” says David Marlon, president of

Solutions Recovery Inc. (couRteSy)

David Marlon, president of Solutions Recovery Inc., has been sober for nearly 10 years. He founded the rehab facility after getting sober, and discovered not only a new balance in his life but also the drive to help others reach their own potential. Marlon, an avid mountain climber and amateur boxer, worked in the health insurance industry for 20 years and serves on the board of directors for HELP of Southern Nevada, a nonprofit organization that focuses on helping people who are seeking self-sufficiency.

‘Vegucating’ the community

Jamie Stephenson, left, and Marcella Melnichuk are the owners and founders of the Juice Standard, which sells organic cold-pressed juice. (chriStopher devargaS/Staff)

by the numbers

66.6 percentShare of Nevadans who

have subprime credit

scores, the second-highest

rate in the country,

according to the

Corporation for

Enterprise Development.

36 percentShare of local homes that

are “zombie” foreclosures,

or homes in the foreclosure

process that are empty but

not yet bank-owned,

according to RealtyTrac.

The national rate is

25 percent.

$761.2 millionWynn Resorts’ net revenue

in Macau during the fourth

quarter of 2014, down

32 percent from the same

period in 2013.

$1.8 millionAnnual salary, before

bonuses, that Caesars

Entertainment incoming

CEO Mark Frissora will earn.

Frissora will succeed

Gary Loveman on July 1.

350,000Number of Nevadans

covered by health insurance

giant Anthem, whose

computer system recently

was hacked, putting

customers’ personal

information at risk.

7Number of Nevada

legislators who work

for law firms that employ

lobbyists, run campaigns

or advise lawmakers.

9Number of Nevada

lawmakers who disclosed

they would carry

concealed firearms during

the legislative session.

28,900Number of previously

owned single-family homes

sold last year in Southern

Nevada, down 12 percent

from 2013, according to the

Greater Las Vegas

Association of Realtors.

Describe your business.

We offer “vegucation,” our term for education about nutri-tion and living a healthy lifestyle, in addition to serving 100 percent organic cold-pressed juice, juice cleanses, super-food smoothies and specialty espresso beverages.

What are your top-selling juices?

A few of our top sellers include our signature green juice, Bee WHealthy – a nutritious mix of cucumber, celery, romaine, parsley, dandelion, kale, ap-ple, lemon, ginger and turmeric; Bee Excellent, which is great for post-workout rehydration because it contains coconut water, chlorophyll-rich Spirulina, raw agave, ca-shews and Kangen alkaline water 9.5; and Bee Energized, a root-based juice that is a sweet and nutrient-dense blend of carrot, beet, apple, lemon and cucumber.

What makes your business unique?

We offer complimentary juice tastings for those who are new to juicing, so they know what they’re getting be-fore they buy. Because we value “vegucation,” our staff strives to help guide and inspire people to take control of their health using the power of fruits and veggies.

What is your business philosophy?

Create the finest, most flavorful products, serve the

community and do business with purpose. We wanted the best so we choose to use only organic produce. We do our best to take care of our environment by using glass bottles when we can to min-imize the impact of plastics, as well. We create awareness about the importance of organic food to prevent against what the Cen-ter for Research on Globalization calls “the mass extinction of the honeybee” — a vital component

to the security of humankind.

What is the hardest part about doing business in Las

Vegas?

Honestly, we have been extremely fortunate, so we couldn’t tell you.

What obstacles has your business overcome?

Our very first obstacle in business was learning to re-member to shut the sink off — sleep deprivation caused us to forget. We flooded the kitchen our second night and came to work the next morning to a soapy foam festival.

What have you learned from the recession?

If your intention is to solve problems and/or serve your community, the best time to start a business is now. The time is always right now.

the Juice standardAddress: 4555 S. Fort Apache Road

#144 and 2530 St. Rose Parkway #A100 Phone: Ft. Apache: 702-476-9800

St. Rose: Opens in MarchEmail: [email protected]

Website: juicestandard.comHours of operation: 7 a.m.-8 p.m.

Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. SundayOwned/operated by: Jamie Stephenson

and Marcella MelnichukIn business since: March 2014

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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.

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“many nevadans’

personal finances put

their economic future

at risk, report says”:

The Nevada 401(k)

plan: Cash your pay-

check at the casino,

get your free drink

coupons and hit the

jackpot.

— Bouldersteve

I understand many

locals do not gamble,

but many do, and

they do it with money

that should be saved

or used to pay off

credit cards. People

do not audit their little

slot hobby or sports

book weekly losses.

— topangapalooza

on J.d. morris’

vegasinc.com story

“Struggling macau

hurts wynn resorts’

fourth-quarter

profits”:

Did they really think

it was going to last

forever? — Ronmor-

gan7

Las Vegas has pro-

pelled in the face

of competition by

expanding their of-

ferings to the point

that profits from

gaming have been

dwarfed compared

with other amenities.

— jaquekeno

on J.d. morris’

vegasinc.com story

“lack of casino

experience, stormy

exit from previous

job didn’t trip up

new caesars ceo”:

Caesars is owned

and operated by

folks with zero gam-

ing background,

hence the shape that

it is in. — American

Gaming Guru

A new year, and a new you. Common resolutions to exercise or lose weight might come to mind first.

But your health and wealth go hand in hand, now and when you retire.

To make sure you are doing everything you can today to plan for a better tomorrow, consider these tips for making yourself healthy, wealthy and wise.n Save as much as you can, as soon as you can.

No matter how old you are, you should be saving for your future. Start young, and you can put the power of compounding on your side. Your money will grow faster over time as your earnings produce their own earnings.

Also, with the price of oil dropping, put the money you save on gas into a retirement account.n Prepare and prevent. Preparation means saving

for retirement and making sure you have appropriate insurance. Prevention means having routine tests, screenings and health exams to catch problems before they become serious — and expensive — health conditions.n Understand your retirement benefits. Learn as

much as you can about your retirement savings plan. Don’t miss out on a company 401(k) match, if your employer offers one, and avoid taking loans and withdrawals that can reduce the money you’ll have available in retirement.

If you have a pension plan, find out about projected benefit levels at different retirement ages and under

different distribution plans. Also, be sure to review your personal Social Security statement, available at socialsecurity.gov/myaccount. The statement is an easy-to-read record of your earnings and a summary of the estimated Social Security benefits you may

receive as a result.Another helpful tool is the Social Security Claiming

Guide from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College. The guide can help you understand your options and when the best time might be to start collecting your Social Security benefit.n Ensure you have a better future. Make sure you have

the insurance you need to protect your health and financial future before and after you retire. As you approach retirement, learn everything you can about Medicare, supplemental health policies and long-term care insurance.

While you don’t want to waste money by having too much insurance, you also need to be careful you don’t leave yourself exposed to financial catastrophes.n All things in moderation. Moderation — and

diversification — is good advice for many aspects of life. Money should be diversified appropriately so it is invested in areas that are not too risky, not too conservative and typically not all in one basket.

Carol Mayorga is a district manager for Wells Fargo in Southern Nevada.

5 tips to become healthy, wealthy and wiseguest column: carol mayorga

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Mark Frissora was CEO of Hertz Global Holdings until stepping down in September amid accounting problems at the company. (aSSOCiatEd prESS filE)

MGM Resorts to add mobile sports wagering this year By j.D. MorrisStaff Writer

MGM Resorts International an-nounced plans to introduce mobile sports betting technology at 12 of its Nevada properties.

The gambling technology company Gtech will add live in-play betting to MGM sports books and allow gam-

blers to place wagers anytime on their mobile phones, as long as they’re in Nevada. Pending approval from gam-ing regulators, MGM and Gtech ex-pect to start rolling out the technol-ogy in the third quarter of this year, according to a statement from both companies.

Additionally, Gtech will provide

some MGM resorts with real-money mobile casino and slot gambling, which customers will be able to play anywhere on the property. Sports betting and other mobile gaming will both be offered through one mobile application connected to MGM’s loy-alty program, the statement said.

Gtech Senior Vice President Matteo

Monteverdi said in a statement that the improvements would allow MGM to “connect with more players in a new and relevant way, and will enable MGM to offer more gaming without requiring more space on the gaming floor.”

MGM and Gtech did not reveal fi-nancial details of their agreement.

By j.D. MorrisStaff Writer

Caesars Entertainment’s next CEO left his last job after revelations of ac-counting problems at the company and calls for his resignation from some investors.

Mark Frissora, the Caesars CEO-designate who formerly headed the rental car company Hertz, now wades into another financially fraught cor-porate environment. The largest op-erating division of Caesars is trying to eliminate nearly $10 billion of debt through a complicated — and contro-versial — bankruptcy restructuring.

Nonetheless, Caesars executives and casino analysts seem relatively confident Frissora can successfully take the reins from outgoing CEO Gary Loveman.

For one, Loveman is staying on as Caesars chairman, and the company said he would continue to oversee the restructuring process. Also, Fris-sora’s previous management experi-ence, though outside the gaming in-dustry, isn’t as unrelated to his new post as it may appear.

Troubles aT HerTzWhen Frissora stepped down as

chairman and CEO of Hertz Global Holdings in September, the company said he was leaving for “personal rea-sons.”

However, Hertz also was engulfed in serious financial issues. In June, the company said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commis-sion that it found some accounting errors regarding “certain non-fleet assets, allowances for doubtful ac-counts in Brazil, as well as other items.” In addition to mentioning that some other errors were found,

Hertz said its financial statements for 2011 “should no longer be relied upon” and would need to be restat-ed.

In late August, billionaire investor Carl Icahn, who acquired an 8.5 per-cent stake in Hertz, said he had a “lack of confidence in management.” A spokesman for another investor told Bloomberg News that Frissora made “some serious missteps, and it’s time for a change.”

In November, Hertz said it would also need to restate financial re-sults for 2012 and 2013, and that it wouldn’t complete a financial audit until at least mid-2015.

In public announcements, both Hertz and Caesars have taken care to outline the positive impact Frissora had at Hertz.

“During Mark’s tenure, Hertz has transformed from a single on-airport car rental brand to a world-leading rental car company with a portfolio

of brands that reach multiple con-sumer and business segments both on- and off-airport,” said Linda Fayne Levinson, independent non-executive chair of the Hertz board, in the statement announcing Frissora’s departure. “We appreciate his strong commitment to Hertz.”

Caesars used similar rhetoric and credited Frissora with leading some major acquisitions, noting that share-holder value at Hertz “increased sig-nificantly” under Frissora’s watch. Marc Rowan and David Bonderman, founders of principal Caesars share-holders Apollo Global Management and TPG Capital, gave him their full support.

Caesars said in a regulatory filing this month that Frissora’s base salary would be $1.8 million, and a company bonus program could reward him with up to 150 percent of that. Love-man earned $7.6 million including bonuses in 2013.

No casiNo backgrouNd, No problem

Frissora’s lack of an extensive back-ground as a casino industry executive isn’t unprecedented. Loveman, for example, was a Harvard economist before he came to Caesars, although he was chief operating officer for a few years before becoming CEO.

Chris Jones, an analyst for Union Gaming Group, says Caesars needs a strong leader who can “put the pieces back together” when the company emerges from bankruptcy. Jones also points out that Hertz is intricately connected to the travel industry — not too far removed from the tour-ism-heavy casino industry.

“You need somebody who’s capable of thinking in the big, broad strokes here as well,” Jones said. “The guy has a pretty decent pedigree.”

Frissora’s background at Hertz could be useful at Caesars in other ways, too. Alex Bumazhny, an ana-lyst for Fitch Ratings, said Frissora knows how to handle complicated databases — and Caesars manages a loyalty program of more than 45 mil-lion members.

“With an organization like Cae-sars, where it’s very database-heavy, it seems like a lot of skills that the new CEO will bring in could be trans-ferable,” Bumazhny said.

Frissora does have some time to learn the ins and outs of running a casino company. He’s joining as a member of the board of directors and CEO-designate while he gets ready to take over July 1.

And any lingering concerns about Frissora’s background will likely sur-face when he appears before gaming regulators, who still need to sign off on his appointment.

Lack of casino experience, stormy exit from previous job didn’t trip up new Caesars CEO

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Economist brings national perspective to LV housing marketBy eli segallStaff Writer

Las Vegas, like much of the coun-try, had a wild real estate boom last decade and a big bust with the reces-sion.

But it was more extreme in the val-ley, in good times and bad, and today, other big differences between South-ern Nevada and the rest of the United States remain.

Home prices bounced back in Las Vegas at one of the fastest rates na-tionally, raising fears of another bubble as investors bought cheap homes in bulk to turn into rentals. Price jumps have slowed consider-ably across the country this past year, including in Las Vegas, but still are rising faster here than in most major cities.

Locally, with investors pulling back amid higher prices and a not-so-robust rental market, home list-ings increasingly are being ignored. Meanwhile, sellers hoping to cash in on the investor-fueled upswing have been overpricing and getting ignored by the shrinking number of buyers, real estate agents say.

As a result, used-home sales are slowing, and at a much faster rate than nationally.

Owners sold about 28,900 single-family homes in Southern Nevada last year, down 12 percent from 2013, according to data from the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors’ listing service.

Nationally, owners sold 4.34 mil-lion used single-family homes last year, down 3 percent, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Lawrence Yun, chief economist

and senior vice president of re-search for the national group, spoke recently at the Palms as part of a Rocky Moun-tain region-fo-cused housing conference.

He also spoke with VEGAS INC.

How is the national housing market, and what are some trends right now?

We are in a recovery phase. Prices are up 25 percent nationwide from the bottom but still well below the bubble peak level. It’s a recovery phase, not an expansion phase, and there’s still more healing to be done. The number of foreclosures in the pipeline — there was a tremendous amount four or five years ago — has steadily diminished, but they’re still above normal. We need a new set of buyers to buy these empty homes. The improving economy and job creation, and still exceptionally low mortgage rates, provide the right foundation for this healing process.

are investors buying fewer homes nationally?

The institutional investors were heavy hitters two to three years ago, but they’re much less active now. They’re not buying as much. But if there is one nationwide trend with housing that’s concerning, it’s the low inventory levels. We have far fewer homes for sale. If the demand comes back strongly in, say, the spring buy-ing season, we could have a supply

shortage and an acceleration of home values. That’s good for owners but hinders affordability for renters who want to go into ownership.

after the bubble burst, did in-vestors go all over the country or just to places that got hit especially hard?

They wanted big discounts, and those were primarily with foreclosed properties. Since ground zero for foreclosure activity was Nevada, Ari-zona, Florida and Southern Califor-nia’s Inland Empire, those were the areas where investors were going.

Once prices began to rise, they looked elsewhere — places like Atlan-ta, Memphis, Indianapolis. But the degree of investor presence in those markets was smaller.

Foreclosures were there but not to the degree of what was available in, say, Las Vegas.

Did home values in other hard-hit markets also rise fast the past few years?

Yes. The areas where there were large foreclosures all had similar experiences — investors came in, scooped up the properties, and the price increases were eye-popping, 20 to 30 percent. Las Vegas is still rising at 10 to 11 percent. That’s still high by any historical standards. Normally, it’s 3 to 4 percent a year.

With investors pulling back in las Vegas, the number of homes without offers has climbed fast.

Las Vegas is similar to places like Phoenix and the Inland Empire.

The rest of the country is still hold-ing on in home sales. It sounds like Las Vegas, given the heavy presence of investors, now that they’re out of the game, the city has to go back to normal, organic growth — retirees, people moving here.

Why is price growth slowing nationally?

Homebuilders are ramping up pro-duction. We do expect a marginal increase in demand, but there’s ad-ditional supply. Banks are healthier, so financing for homebuilders will steadily improve. There could be a 20 percent increase in housing starts this year and 15 percent the follow-ing year. Any additional competition brings more choices, and I think the dampening down in price growth is a positive development for the coun-try. Income growth is only 2 percent a year. We can’t have home prices outpacing income growth by large amounts. That’s just unsustainable.

During the recession, people here went bankrupt, lost homes to foreclosure or com-pleted a short sale, and many still can’t get a mortgage be-cause of it. is that happening nationally, too?

Yes, that is an issue. For people who went through foreclosures, they usually have to wait seven years be-fore they can get a loan, and for short sales, it’s four to five years. But some of these people can come out of the penalty box. There will be more re-turn buyers in the upcoming years, so that’s another source of housing demand.

yun

Zillow report: Playing field is ‘strikingly unequal’ for housingBy eli segallStaff Writer

Black and Hispanic mortgage ap-plicants get approved for loans more often in Las Vegas than elsewhere in the country, but locally, minori-ties still get rejected more often than whites, a new report shows.

In Southern Nevada, 18.8 per-cent of black mortgage applicants were denied in 2013, compared with 27.6 percent nationally, and 13.2 per-cent of Hispanics were rejected, ver-sus 21.9 percent nationwide, accord-

ing to Zillow.Meanwhile, 14.9 percent of Asian

applicants were denied in 2013, com-pared with 13.3 percent nationally.

White applicants fared better in Las Vegas but still were denied more often here than across the country.

An estimated 11.2 percent of white mortgage applicants in the Las Vegas area were rejected in 2013, compared with 10.4 percent nationally.

Overall, Las Vegas’ denial rate among all applicants for convention-al loans, 12.5 percent, was on par with

the 12.4 percent national rate, Zillow found.

“While many of the disparities between the experiences of white communities and minority commu-nities during the housing boom and bust can be explained by plain dif-ferences in finances and geography, it’s clear that the housing playing field remains strikingly unequal in this country,” Zillow chief economist Stan Humphries said in the report.

Nationally, black and Hispanic applicants make roughly $20,000

less per year than white applicants, leading to much higher denial rates, Humphries said.

Home values in minority commu-nities are expected to rise faster in the next year but are clustered in ar-eas “that saw huge run-ups in home values prior to the recession, and even larger drops during the crash,” Humphries said.

Seattle-based Zillow said it pro-duced its findings by examining fig-ures released under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act.


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By eli segallStaff Writer

Nevadans may not be on the edge of financial disaster anymore, but their personal finances remain among the worst in the country, with many resi-dents unable to “build a secure eco-nomic future,” a new report says.

The state is racked by some of the highest rates of lousy consumer cred-it, bankruptcies, foreclosures, under-employment, mortgage delinquencies and uninsured residents.

That’s on top of Nevada’s many edu-cation woes, including a near-bottom high school graduation rate, one of lowest shares of residents with col-lege degrees, and below-average rates of middle school math and reading skills.

That’s all according to the nonprofit Corporation for Enterprise Develop-ment, a Washington, D.C., advocacy group for lower-income Americans.

In its annual Assets & Opportunity Scorecard, the group ranked Nevada’s overall economic health 48th among

the states and the District of Colum-bia. In many ways, Nevada has stron-ger-than-average consumer policies, but many residents “lack the most basic tools to save and build a secure economic future,” the report said.

It’s a grim picture but, remark-ably, slightly better than the past few years.

In its 2014 report, CFED ranked Nevada’s financial health 50th in the country, saying more than half of households statewide were in a “per-sistent state of financial insecurity,” with little or no savings to cover basic costs in the event of a job loss, health crisis or other emergency.

And in 2013, CFED ranked Nevada 51st — dead last — and said a majority of residents were living “on the edge of financial disaster” with almost no savings to fall back on.

For its report this year, CFED com-piled data on 67 issues across five main categories. It gave letter grades for those five, and Nevada was at or near the bottom of each.

The Silver State got an “F” in busi-nesses and jobs, and a “D” in the other categories — financial assets and in-come; housing and homeownership; health care; and education.

CFED also ranked states on their policies for each category, and Ne-vada, for the most part, fared consid-erably better.

Its policies ranked 49th in financial assets and income — Nevada offers no protection against high-interest, “predatory” short-term lenders, CFED found — but ranked 24th in housing and homeownership; 18th in education; 17th in businesses and jobs; and sixth in health care.

Here’s a sampling of CFED’s find-ings on Nevada:

n 66.6 percent of residents have subprime credit scores, second-high-est rate in the country. People with subprime credit often don’t qualify for loans at typical rates and are more likely to use high-interest, last-resort financing such as payday lenders.

n 24.7 percent of households are

“underbanked,” eighth-highest in the nation. This refers to households that have a bank account but, in the past year, also used payday loans, auto-title loans, check-cashing stores or other high-interest financing.

n 4.8 of every 1,000 people file for bankruptcy, seventh-highest in the nation.

n 15.9 percent of residents are un-deremployed, highest in the country. This includes people who want to work full-time but are stuck in part-time jobs.

n 3.5 percent of borrowers are be-hind on their mortgage, third-highest in the country.

n 23.6 percent of Nevadans are un-insured, also third-highest.

n 28.3 percent of eighth-grade stu-dents are proficient in math, 11th-lowest in the nation.

n 22.5 percent of residents have a four-year college degree, fourth-low-est.

n 70.7 percent is the high school graduation rate, fifth-lowest.

By eli segallStaff Writer

Las Vegas homeowners on the path to foreclosure pack up and leave more often than most struggling borrowers around the country, a new report shows.

The Las Vegas area has a “zombie” foreclosure rate of 36 percent, which re-fers to the share of homes in the foreclo-sure process that are empty but not yet bank-owned, according to RealtyTrac.

That’s the third-highest rate among metro areas with at least 200,000 people and 500 zombie foreclosures, behind St. Louis (51 percent) and Portland, Ore. (40 percent), RealtyTrac reported.

The rate nationally is 25 percent.Locally, 1,832 properties are classified

as zombie foreclosures, ninth-highest among metro areas. The much-larger New York City area is first, with 19,177.

RealtyTrac, based in Irvine, Calif., said it produced the report by matching its database of foreclosure filings with addresses that the U.S. Postal Service has deemed vacant or where the owner has requested a change of address.

By J.D. morrisStaff Writer

Nevada sports books reported an impressive amount of wagering on this year’s Super Bowl, but they didn’t profit as much as in recent years.

Sports bettors wagered nearly $116 million in Ne-vada on the Super Bowl, several million short of the record-setting $119.4 million wagered a year ago, ac-cording to figures released by the state Gaming Con-trol Board. The amount is the second-highest Nevada has ever seen, according to Gaming Board Senior Re-search Analyst Michael Lawton.

“It’s still a phenomenal number as far as the volume goes,” he said.

But the sports books won just $3.3 million, or 2.8 percent, as New England beat Seattle 28-24, pre-serving the score with a surprising interception near the end of the game.

William Hill director of trading Nick Bogdanovich said the result was “our one losing scenario” and that “the game couldn’t have been worse.”

It resulted in sports books’ lowest win percentage since 2011, when they won about $724,200, or 0.8 per-cent, on Green Bay’s 31-25 defeat of Pittsburgh. Last year, books won about $19.7 million (16.5 percent) of the total wagers on Seattle’s 43-8 victory against Denver.

Over the last 10 Super Bowls, the only time Nevada sports books lost money was in 2008, when the New York Giants bested the Patriots, 17-14.

By cy ryanStaff Writer

CARSON CITY — An Ohio firm has been awarded a $20 million contract to promote tourism in Nevada.

The state Board of Examiners this month approved the contract with the Fahlgren Mortine ad agency of Colum-bus, Ohio.

Claudia Vecchio, director of the Ne-vada Department of Tourism and Cul-tural Affairs, said the firm scored the highest among several bidders, includ-ing Nevada firms.

Asked about awarding the contract to an out-of-state firm, Gov. Brian San-doval said the “majority of that money goes toward marketing for commercials to attract people to the state.”

“The rules were followed,” said San-doval, who acts as chairman of the Board of Examiners.

There was testimony before the board that Fahlgren Mortine offered a lower rate for placing ads.

“This will allow Nevada to buy more advertisements,” Sandoval said.

‘Zombie’ foreclosures haunt Las Vegas

Gamblers come out in force for Super Bowl

$20M deal to promote Nevada goes to Ohio firm

Report: Nevadans struggle with personal finances


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John Glionna, a reporter for the Los Angeles Times, takes a selfie at his home in Henderson.

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Survey of companies indicates drastic increase in workplace flexibility over the past 10 years

“I work harder and put in more hours now than I did when I worked at the mothership. In the main newsroom

in L.A., there are hundreds of people to socialize with, go to hourlong lunches

with and take breaks with. But here, I often work through lunch. If I end my workday at 6:30 p.m., I may still work

on the story later that night.”

— John Glionna, Los Angeles Times reporter

covers the Southwestern United States from his home in Henderson and reports to editors in Los Angeles.

Rick Kwiatkowski, vice president of Phoenix-based Inland/Hobbs Material Handling, which rents and sells forklifts and other heavy equipment, says if a company expects to expand and be successful in today’s high-tech world, satellite offices are becoming a necessity.

“If you are the kind of business owner who has to have his hands on every phase of operation, then your com-pany will have great difficulties growing, because you’ve become the bottleneck,” said Kwiatkowski, who over-sees offices in Arizona, California, northern Mexico and Las Vegas. “You have to trust the people you have hired to do their jobs.”

Thirty-five Inland/Hobbs employees — and no bosses — work at 4265 W. Tropicana Ave. They report to corpo-rate bosses in Arizona, who in turn provide daily reports from all of the company’s satellite offices. Kwiatkowski regularly visits each site, sometimes unannounced, to review operations.

Sixty-three percent of companies reported workplace flexibility in 2013, up from 34 percent in 2005, accord-ing to the Families and Work Institute. The 2010 census found that 13.4 million workers — just shy of a tenth of the U.S. workforce — worked at least one day from home each week. And in 2014, nearly four of every 10 employ-ees surveyed by Gallup said they spent some time work-ing remotely.

Perhaps the biggest challenge of letting employees work away from the watchful eyes of supervisors is that management must trust employees not to abuse their freedom and be as productive on their own as they would be in the main office.

Glionna says his independence results in an even more strenuous work ethic.

“I work harder and put in more hours now than I did when I worked at the mothership,” he said. “In the main newsroom in L.A., there are hundreds of people to so-cialize with, go to hourlong lunches with and take breaks with. But here, I often work through lunch. If I end my workday at 6:30 p.m., I may still work on the story later that night.”

Glionna has worked for 15 years without a boss in the room. He estimates he generates 90 percent of his own story ideas and works on as many as 12 stories at any giv-en time. But Glionna says he is never more than a phone call, email or instant message away from his boss.

“I once got a cellphone call from an editor when I was halfway around the world in the jungles of Sumatra,” he said. “It was daytime where I was and the middle of the night in Los Angeles. Believe me, in almost any job, your boss can track you down.”

Kwiatkowski says he doesn’t lose sleep worrying his employees might be goofing off because he hires people who take pride in their work.

“If a forklift breaks down on the job, work at a site can

come to a standstill, and on big construction projects, that can mean heavy financial losses for the customer,” he said. “Our repair employees are well aware of this and, without being told to do so, do their best to get to a job site as quick as possible to get that equipment up and running.’’

For their part, his Las Vegas employees seem to en-joy the arrangement. Kwiatkowski said staff turnover is very low.

“Remote operations, I suspect, will continue to evolve as communication technology evolves,” he said. “Such operations will get more efficient as we do a lot more with telephones, video conferencing and whatever else comes along in the future.”

tips For remote workersn Don’t be invisible. Build re-

lationships with co-workers and bosses via email, instant mes-sage, social media or telephone. Communicate about work, but ask about kids and weekend plans, too.

n Eliminate distractions. Fig-ure out how, where and when you work best. Set, and keep, specific work hours.

n Be reliable and meet dead-lines.

n Show your face. If possible, visit company headquarters to meet people and catch up with your boss in person.

n Let people know when you aren’t working. Set up “lunch-time” or “Be right back” mes-sages to let others know you may not respond immediately.

tips For managersn Clearly set and define goals

and expectations. Make sure remote employees know and un-derstand job parameters. When they deliver good results, make sure their work is acknowledged and recognized.

n Schedule regular conversa-tions and meetings with em-ployees. Keep a list of topics to discuss and encourage employ-ees to do the same.

n Pick up the phone. Email and instant message can be effective for many tasks but not all. Sometimes the best way to communicate is with a conver-sation. Don’t be afraid to call or videoconference with workers.

n Meet new hires. Make a point to meet face-to-face with new employees, even if that re-quires travel, and if possible, set aside a decent amount of time to train them in person.

where do you go?When working remotely,

64 percent of employees say they are most productive at home.

n 18 percent say they are most productive at a co-working

space.

n 6 percent say they are the most productive working from a coffee shop or café.

SOURCE: Survey by Turnstone, a chair and table manufacturer that conducted a study on telecommut-ing to see if it would be effective for company employees


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Calendar of eventsTuesday, February 17

Risk Management Society

educational session: Metro Police

nonresponse for noninjury auto accidents

Time: 11 a.m. Cost: $27 for Risk Management So-

ciety members with RSVP, $30 for nonmembers

with RSVP, $32 for members at the door, $35 for

nonmembers at the door

Location: Lawry’s the Prime Rib, 4043 Howard

Hughes Parkway, Las Vegas

Information: Visitnevada.rims.org

Lawyer Justin Watkins will discuss Metro Police’s

decision to not respond to noninjury automobile

crashes.

Wednesday, February 18 Business networking

Time: 6-8 p.m. Cost: Free for members of the

Social Register, $20 for nonmembers

Location: 7207 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 130, Las Vegas

Information: Contact Marie Grace Yniguez at 702-

256-0123 or visit socialregister.com

Attendees can expand their network and establish

relationships with business owners and high-level

executives in the Las Vegas community.

Rebel Business Network mixer

Time: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Cost: $15 for members, $20

for nonmembers

Location: Richard Tam Alumni Center, UNLV,

4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas

Information: Email [email protected]

New UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez will discuss

the impact of UNLV athletics on the community.

A Higher Understanding:

A medical marijuana panel

Time: 5:30 p.m. Cost: $55 for Risk Management

Association members, $65 for nonmembers and

walk-ins

Location: Sierra Gold, second floor banquet

room, 6515 S. Jones Blvd., Las Vegas

Information: Email Jodi Johnson at jodi.johnson@

nsbank.com

The panel will feature John Laub, founder and

president of the Las Vegas Medical Marijuana As-

sociation.

Stirling Club luncheon

Time: 11:30 a.m. Cost: $26

Location: Gordon Biersch, 3987 Paradise Road,

Las Vegas

Information: Email Bruce Merrin at merrinpr@

gmail.com

Peter Bhatt, a former executive at IBM, will give

a presentation on what small and medium-sized

businesses can learn from IBM.

Thursday, February 19 Eggs & Issues

Time: 7:30-9 a.m. Cost: $40 for members, $55

for nonmembers

Location: Four Seasons Hotel, 3960 Las Vegas

Blvd. South, Las Vegas

Information: Email Ryan Hamilton at rhamilton@

lvchamber.com

Rep. Mark Amodei is the featured speaker and will

answer questions.

Friday, February 20 United Way Women’s Leadership

Council luncheon and fashion show

Time: 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Cost: $135

Location: Four Seasons Hotel, 3960 Las Vegas

Blvd.South, Las Vegas

Information: Visit uwsn.org

The event will honor notable women in the com-

munity and offer networking opportunities.

saTurday, February 21 Our Lives, Our Histories: A Panel

Time: 1-3 p.m. Cost: Free

Location: Lied Library, Goldfield Room, UNLV,

4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas

Information: Email Joanne Goodwin at wrin@

unlv.edu or visitwrinunlv.org

Historians, archivists and local pioneering women

will discuss the pivotal role women played in shap-

ing Las Vegas’ labor history.

Monday, February 23 Business Connections of Nevada

professional business mixer

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

Location: Regus the Canyons at Summerlin, 1180

N. Town Center Drive, Suite 100, Las Vegas

Information: Visitbcn-nv.com

Attendees can make business connections and

strategic alliances.

Tuesday, February 24 Speed networking

Time: 6-8 p.m. Cost: $28 for members, $38 for

nonmembers with RSVP, additional $15 at the

door without RSVP

Location: TPC at Summerlin, 1700 Village Center

Circle, Las Vegas

Information: Call Mary Grace Yniguez at 702-256-

0123

A one-on-one meet and greet with business pro-

fessionals.

Men of Business inaugural luncheon

Time: 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Cost: $30

Location: Siena Italian Restaurant, 9500 W. Sa-

hara Ave., Las Vegas

Information: Visit dannyvegaslive.com

An open forum to discuss business and trade in

Las Vegas and around the world. The event will

feature guest speakers and include two network-

ing sessions.

Thursday, February 26 Henderson Chamber of Commerce

network mixer

Time: 5-8 p.m. Cost: $10 for Henderson Chamber

members, $20 for nonmembers, additional $10 for

walk-ins

Location: Lucky Foo’s Restaurant & Bar, 8955 S.

Eastern Ave., Las Vegas

Information: Email disraelson@hendersoncham-

ber.com

An opportunity to share contacts, referrals and

ideas.

Women’s Chamber of Commerce

of Nevada legislative luncheon

Time: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $30 for Women’s

Chamber members, $40 for nonmembers

Location: Cili Restaurant at Bali Hai Golf Club,

5160 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas

Information: Visitwomenschamberofnevada.org

A discussion about business issues being consid-

ered by the state Legislature, with an economic

outlook for 2015.

UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez will speak at the Rebel Business Network mixer. (L.e. BASkoW/STAff)


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thuRsday, FebRuaRy 192:15 p.m.Median modifications at Durango and Arby, median island Jones at Arby & Jones, Badura to MauleClark County, 603563Tom Boldt at [email protected]

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3 p.m.Annual requirements contract for landscape and grounds mainte-nance for the Mountains Edge Regional ParkClark County, 603560Chris Russo at [email protected]

FRiday, FebRuaRy 202:15 p.m.Traffic signal improvements Cactus Avenue and Jones BoulevardClark County, 603550Ashley Blanco at [email protected]

brOkered transactiOnssales$20,500,000 for 70,000 square feet, office

1505 Wigwam Parkway, Henderson 89074Seller: Wild West Investment Partners IIISeller agent: Aaron Goldberg of Avison YoungBuyer: Altera Development Com-panyBuyer agent: N/A

leases $209,058 for 3,182 square feet, office for 64 months6655 W. Sahara Ave., Suite B114, Las Vegas 89146Landlord: Birtcher Anderson Prop-erties for Pacific PeninsulaLandlord agent: David Afromsky of Birtcher Anderson PropertiesTenant: Comfort Hospice CareTenant agent: Scott Donaghe of Avison Young

$154,164 for 2,196 square feet, retail for 63 months3665 S. Fort Apache Road, Suite 104, Las Vegas 89147Landlord: Twin 168 LLCLandlord agent: Troy Tobler of Virtus CommercialTenant: Crossfit Force LLCTenant agent: Erik Sexton of Sperry Van Ness

$133,041 for 1,781 square feet, retail for 39 months9440 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 170, Las Vegas 89117Landlord: 9440 West Sahara Hold-ings LLCLandlord agent: Jackie Young and Liz Clare of Avison YoungTenant: Desert Wind EnterprisesTenant agent: N/A

$92,332 for 2,748 square feet, of-fice for 24 months550 Charleston Blvd., Suite B, Las Vegas 89104Landlord: Peto Family TrustLandlord agent: Soozi Jones Walker and Bobbi Miracle of Commercial Executives Real Estate ServicesTenant: Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev.Tenant agent: Did not disclose

$17,043 for 7,430 square feet, industrial for 12 months4545 Spring Mountain Road, Suites 112 and 109W, Las Vegas 89102Landlord: Mountain Point LLC c/o Virtus CommercialLandlord agent: Chris Emanuel of Virtus CommercialTenant: 62 Sewing Enterprise Co.Tenant agent: Chris Emanuel of Virtus Commercial

$9,958 for 1,149 square feet, retail for 12 months4880 E. Bonanza Road, Suite 5, Las Vegas 89110Landlord: Bonanza Sunrise LLCLandlord agent: Nancy Regal of Optim Property SolutionsTenant: Journey United Methodist Church

Tenant agent: Matt Feustel of Virtus Commercial

business LicensesDaniel MarksBusiness type: Temporary merchantAddress: 1810 S. Rainbow Blvd., Las VegasOwner: Daniel Marks

Dany’s Professional Pool ServiceBusiness type: Property mainte-nanceAddress: 1541 Livingston Drive, HendersonOwner: Daniel Guardado

Deborah Smith RealtyBusiness type: Real estate salesAddress: 618 S. 11th St., Suite 110, Las VegasOwner: Deborah Smith

Desert Perinatal AssociatesBusiness type: Professional services - medicalAddress: 10105 Banburry Cross Drive, Suite 430, Las VegasOwner: Adashek & Wilkes LLP

Dime SalonBusiness type: General retail salesAddress: 9010 W. Sahara Ave., Las VegasOwner: Dime Salon LLC

Distribution InternationalBusiness type: Building, plant nurs-ery and hardware suppliesAddress: 3915 W. Hacienda Ave., Suite A105, Las VegasOwner: Distribution International Southwest Inc.

Dixon Financial Group LLCBusiness type: Insurance firmAddress: 7472 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 101, Las VegasOwner: David S. Dixon

Doga HaysBusiness type: Real estate salesAddress: 7035 W. Ann Road, Suite 120, Las VegasOwner: Doga Hays

Doggy a Go Go Mobile Pet SalonBusiness type: General services (counter/office)Address: 6325 S. Pecos Road, Suite 1, Las VegasOwner: Doggy a Go Go LLC

Dominik KunaBusiness type: Real estate salesAddress: 9420 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 100, Las VegasOwner: DK Real Estate LLC

Dragon Talent Group LLCBusiness type: Professional pro-moterAddress: 1800 Industrial Road, Suite 106, Las VegasOwner: Ronald Silveira Jr.

Duke of ComputersBusiness type: General retail salesAddress: 8447 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Las VegasOwner: Duke of Computers LLC

Eagle Quest of Nevada Inc.Business type: Nonprofit commu-nity servicesAddress: 3680 N. Rancho Drive, Las VegasOwner: Ray Tippetts

Elephant Bar RestaurantBusiness type: RestaurantAddress: 2270 Village Walk Drive, HendersonOwner: CM Ebar LLC

Elva StochinskyBusiness type: Real estate salesAddress: 7035 W. Ann Road, Suite 120, Las VegasOwner: Elva E. Stochinsky

Estelas Beauty SalonBusiness type: Cosmetological establishmentAddress: 235 N. Eastern Ave., Suite 115, Las VegasOwner: Sabino Gonzalez

Eunice EspinozaBusiness type: Temporary merchantAddress: 1402 N. Eastern Ave., Las VegasOwner: Eunice Espinoza

Exceed Pest Defense LLCBusiness type: Property mainte-nanceAddress: 6120 Golden Nectar Way, Las VegasOwner: Exceed Pest Defense LLC

Family Affair Tax ProfessionalsBusiness type: Business support serviceAddress: 800 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 148, Las VegasOwner: Janay Bush

Fan Wars LLCBusiness type: Management or consulting serviceAddress: 9001 W. Sahara Ave., Las VegasOwner: Kevin De Vincenzi

Fashion Jeans ColombianosBusiness type: General retail salesAddress: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite H29, Las VegasOwner: Roxana V. Avalos

Fresh Face LVBusiness type: General retail salesAddress: 8975 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 130, Station 11, Las VegasOwner: Fresh Face LV LLC

Fun City MotelBusiness type: Residence hotelAddress: 2233 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las VegasOwner: Fun City Las Vegas LLC

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Business type: Real estate salesAddress: 10000 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 130, Las VegasOwner: Gary M. Egelin

Gino Tires & Auto Care Inc.Business type: Automotive parts/serviceAddress: 5690 Simmons St., Suite 102, North Las VegasOwner: Gino Tires & Auto Care Inc.

GmconstructionBusiness type: Concrete contractorAddress: 6068 Star Decker Road, North Las VegasOwner: Gmconstruction LLC

Great Point Capital LLCBusiness type: Commodities/securi-ties/mutual fundsAddress: 2373 Falsetto Ave., Hen-dersonOwner: Great Point Capital LLC

Great Point Capital LLCBusiness type: Commodities/securi-ties/mutual fundsAddress: 43 Gladewater Drive, HendersonOwner: Great Point Capital LLC

GSG Environmental ServicesBusiness type: Repair and mainte-nanceAddress: 1515 E. Tropicana Ave., Las VegasOwner: GSG Environmental Ser-vices TX Inc.

GSG Protective ServicesBusiness type: Professional servicesAddress: 1516 E. Tropicana Ave., Las VegasOwner: GSG Protective Services NV Inc.

Hacienda Gardens Catering Inc.Business type: Alcoholic beverage catererAddress: 4250 E. Bonanza Road, Suite 10, Las VegasOwner: Alicia Janette Perez

Harrington Home Repair and MaintenanceBusiness type: Property mainte-nanceAddress: 258 Newelton Court, HendersonOwner: John J. Harrington

Heads Up Guidance & Wellness CenterBusiness type: HypnotherapyAddress: 8450 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 109, Las VegasOwner: MCO Legacy LLC

Heartbreaker GuitarsBusiness type: General retail salesAddress: 7495 W. Azure Drive, Suite 222, Las VegasOwner: Heartbreaker Guitars Limited LLC

Heather L. ChapmanBusiness type: Real estate sales

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Records and TransactionsAddress: 9420 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 100, Las VegasOwner: Heather L. Chapman

Holiday Systems InternationalBusiness type: Insurance firmAddress: 7690 W. Cheyenne Ave., Suite 190, Las VegasOwner: Craig A. Morganson

HPABusiness type: Insurance firmAddress: 2620 Regatta Drive, Suite 209D, Las VegasOwner: Home Protection Assoc. Inc.

Humanity Home Care Inc.Business type: Residential home care providerAddress: 6767 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 150, Las VegasOwner: John Phipps

Idexx Reference Laboratories Inc.Business type: Clinic or laboratoryAddress: 3620 N. Rancho Drive, Suite 109, Las VegasOwner: Idexx Laboratories Inc.

In-Balance LLCBusiness type: Accounting firmAddress: 2066 Waterlily View St., HendersonOwner: In-Balance LLC

Institution 18BBusiness type: General retail salesAddress: 1056 S. Main St., Las VegasOwner: Institution Agency LLC

ISI Group LLCBusiness type: Professional pro-moterAddress: 1800 Industrial Road, Suite 207, Las VegasOwner: Dana Anderson

Janra Management LLCBusiness type: Management or consulting serviceAddress: 2300 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 800, Las VegasOwner: David L. Baitinger

Jazzi Jam & Juicy PicklesBusiness type: Nonfarm product vendorAddress: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Las VegasOwner: Frederick Brown

Jeff CodayBusiness type: Real estate salesAddress: 6628 Sky Pointe Drive, Suite 200, Las VegasOwner: Jeff Coday

Jennifer Yachbes PhotographyBusiness type: Commercial pho-tographyAddress: 11 Creeping Bend Court, HendersonOwner: JY Photography LLC

Joie De Vie BeauceronsBusiness type: Dog breederAddress: 11 Alberon Gardens Way , Henderson

Owner: Angie Robertson

Jon Graff CompanyBusiness type: Vending machineAddress: 4249 Sunrise Ave., Las VegasOwner: Jon Graff

Jordan Trucking Co.Business type: Miscellaneous sales/serviceAddress: 4705 Goldfield St., North Las VegasOwner: Leon Jordan III

Julian G. OrabonaBusiness type: Solicitors and ped-dlersAddress: 6048 Bellaona Circle , Las VegasOwner: Julian G. Orabona

Just Like FamilyBusiness type: Home health servicesAddress: 1118 Kruger Court, North Las VegasOwner: Just Like Family LLC

Kacey’s Design GroupBusiness type: Designer/draftsmanAddress: 3900 N. Rancho Drive, Suite 106, Las VegasOwner: Gerald Casto

KFCBusiness type: Fast food restaurantAddress: 1410 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, HendersonOwner: WTS Investments LLC

Kick SalsaBusiness type: Food specialty storeAddress: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite I30, Las VegasOwner: Kevin Johnson

Kimberly Cyr MFTBusiness type: Social work and behavioral therapyAddress: 9480 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 258, HendersonOwner: Kimberly Cyr

Kirby J. ScofieldBusiness type: Real estate salesAddress: 10750 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 180, Las VegasOwner: Kirby J. Scofield LLC

Kitchen DesignBusiness type: Building, plant nurs-ery and hardware suppliesAddress: 4600 W. Charleston Blvd., Las VegasOwner: Raul Merezko

Knots Unwound Massage TherapyBusiness type: Independent mas-sage therapistAddress: 1485 W. Warm Springs Road, Las VegasOwner: Kelly M. Kapsar

Lab Income TaxBusiness type: Bookkeeper/income tax preparerAddress: 2560 Las Vegas Blvd.

North, Suite 4, North Las VegasOwner: Julio Cavero

Lamar John KruitboschBusiness type: Bail/enforcement agentAddress: 1130 E. Desert Inn Road, Suite 205, Las VegasOwner: Rescue Bail Bonds Inc.

Las Vegas Neurology CenterBusiness type: Professional services - medicalAddress: 2020 Goldring Ave., Suite 403, Las VegasOwner: Janda, Mahajan & Balsiger PLLC

Las Vegas Sign Business type: Contractor Address: 10 Research Lane, Las VegasOwner: Jones Sign Co. Inc.

Las Vegas Skydiving Adventures LLCBusiness type: Skydiving instructionAddress: 1838 Plum Court, Hen-dersonOwner: Las Vegas Skydiving Ad-ventures LLC

Lateral Theory Inc.Business type: Miscellaneous sales/serviceAddress: 1002 Cove Palisades Drive, North Las VegasOwner: Lateral Theory Inc.

Law Office of Daniel Norr LLCBusiness type: Law firm or law officeAddress: 9550 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 253, HendersonOwner: Law Office of Daniel Norr LLC

Lihua Chen Business type: General services (counter/office) Address: 3220 Tocata Drive, Las VegasOwner: Li Hua Inc.

Lindsay Coday Business type: Real estate sales Address: 6628 Sky Pointe Drive, Suite 200, Las VegasOwner: Lindsay Coday

Lyons Share Real Estate Business type: Real estate sales Address: 2620 Regatta Drive, Suite 102, Las VegasOwner: Lyons Share LLC

Man Hue Duong Business type: Instruction services Address: 1958 Village Center Circle, Suite 7, Las VegasOwner: Man Hue Duong

Marisa HammondBusiness type: Massage therapistsAddress: 623 Rancho Del Sol Way, North Las VegasOwner: Marisa M. Hammond

Mayway Cleaning ServicesBusiness type: Lawn maintenanceAddress: 3426 Sullivan Circle, North Las VegasOwner: Montiel Mayra

Merry X-Ray/MBI X-Ray Medical Supply Business type: General retail salesAddress: 1353 Arville St., Las VegasOwner: Merry X-Ray Chemical Corporation

Michel (Micky) G. Miles Business type: Real estate sales Address: 5550 Painted Mirage Road, Suite 140, Las VegasOwner: Michel (Micky) G. Miles

Miracle Ear Business type: Professional services - medicalAddress: 4700 Meadows Lane, Suite 120, Las VegasOwner: LJZR Enterprises LLC

MML Physical Therapy Group Business type: Professional services - medicalAddress: 3050 E. Bonanza Road, Suite 110, Las VegasOwner: MML Physical Therapy Group Inc.

My Kids DoctorBusiness type: Medical officeAddress: 3039 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, Suite 110, HendersonOwner: My Kids Doctor Inc.

Ohms 2 VaporBusiness type: Vapes and electronic cigarettesAddress: 6640 N. Durango Drive, Suite 170, Las VegasOwner: Hot Shot Vapor LLC

Orthodynamic Technologies Inc.Business type: General retail salesAddress: 889 S. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 569, Las VegasOwner: Gladys Mead

Parti Pak ProductionsBusiness type: Alcoholic beverage catererAddress: 2800 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 3A, Las VegasOwner: Parti Pak Productions Inc.

Paws on the GroundBusiness type: Animal products and servicesAddress: 3900 Delta Dawn Lane, North Las VegasOwner: Dennis James

Peekaboo CribsBusiness type: General retail salesAddress: 1801 S. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 110, Las VegasOwner: Hark Investments Inc.

Perfect Credit SolutionsBusiness type: Business support serviceAddress: 3160 W. Sahara Ave., Suite A11, Las Vegas

Owner: Fusion Profesional Services LLC

Performance Plus Installation Inc.Business type: ContractorAddress: 2200 Civic Center Drive, MJ Outside, North Las VegasOwner: Performance Plus Installa-tion Inc.

Personal Sedan ServiceBusiness type: Motor transportation serviceAddress: 221 N. Rampart Blvd., Las VegasOwner: Personal Sedan Services LLC

Phillips Crane ServiceBusiness type: Crane operatorAddress: 11500 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 145, HendersonOwner: Phillips Crane Service LLC

Plaza Barber ShopBusiness type: Cosmetological establishmentAddress: 2341 E. Bonanza Road, Las VegasOwner: Derrill & Gary’s Plaza Bar-bershop Inc.

building Permits$1,378,556, commercial-alteration2255 Las Vegas Blvd. North, North Las VegasWadman Corp.

$1,023,678, residential-new4425 W. Rome Blvd., Building 3, North Las VegasSilvergate Homes LLC

$1,018,386, residential-new4425 W. Rome Blvd., Building 1, North Las VegasSilvergate Homes LLC

$723,992, commercial-new6120 N. Decatur Blvd., Building A, North Las VegasBlackhawk Developers LLC

$627,426, residential-new4425 W. Rome Blvd., Building 2, North Las VegasSilvergate Homes LLC

$450,008, commercial-remodel1389 W. Galleria Drive, Suite 100, HendersonSSA Architecture

$315,020, commercial-remodel642 S. Boulder Highway, HendersonAllco Construction Inc.

$306,555, commercial-remodel4500 E. Sunset Road, Suite 40, HendersonNevada General Construction

$252,227, residential-roofing2710 Losee Road, Suites 1-8, North Las VegasStout Roofing Inc.

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Records and Transactions$230,949, residential-new2548 Prairie Pine St., HendersonPardee Homes of Nevada

$230,949, residential-new2549 Prairie Pine St., HendersonPardee Homes of Nevada

$221,911, residential-new2884 Josephine DriveRichmond American Homes of Nevada

$217,087, residential-new2552 Pont Marie DriveRichmond American Homes of Nevada


$202,282, residential-new252 Sidewheeler St., HendersonPardee Homes of Nevada

$202,282, residential-new905 Gatesbridge Ave., HendersonPardee Homes of Nevada

$187,920, residential-new2138 County Down Lane, Hender-sonToll Henderson LLC



$186,000, retail sales15 E. Horizon Ridge Parkway, Henderson27 Henderson LLC

$183,373, residential-new256 Sidewheeler St., HendersonPardee Homes of Nevada


$176,331, residential-new1633 Singing Sands Ave., Hender-sonDR Horton Inc.

$174,000, commercial-remodel2225 Village Walk Drive, Suite 181, HendersonEnvironmental Assurance LLC




$165,241, residential-new1637 Singing Sands Ave., HendersonDR Horton Inc.

$149,881, residential-new1883 Foro Romano St., HendersonToll Henderson LLC

$148,828, residential-new1907 Galleria Spada St., HendersonToll Henderson LLC

$148,828, residential-new1913 Galleria Spada St., HendersonToll Henderson LLC



$145,834, residential-new1641 Singing Sands Ave., HendersonDR Horton Inc.

$145,279, residential-new936 Estes Cove Ave., HendersonRyland Homes

$143,776, residential-new4409 Duck Harbor Ave., North Las VegasKB Home Nevada Inc.


$143,006, residential-new2652 Skagit Court, HendersonKB Home Nevada Inc.

$140,310, commercial-remodel1701 N. Green Valley Parkway, Suite 4, HendersonCollins Development Inc.

$140,289, residential-new1065 Barby Springs Ave., Hender-sonDR Horton Inc.


$134,910, residential-new3045 Quiet Creek Ave., HendersonPardee Homes of Nevada



$132,764, residential-new5712 Pleasant Palms St., North Las VegasJ.F. Shea Co. Inc.

$132,764, residential-new3633 Corte Bella Hills Ave., North Las VegasJ.F. Shea Co. Inc.

$128,644, residential-new33 Arista Port St., HendersonRyland Homes



$124,319, residential-model3146 Biancavilla Ave., HendersonKB Home Nevada Inc.



$120,327, residential-model3142 Biancavilla Ave., HendersonKB Home Nevada Inc.

$120,000, residential-new3324 Cox St., North Las VegasRoberto Olivas

$118,103, residential-new135 Chastain Park Drive, North Las VegasWoodside Homes of Nevada LLC

$113,173, residential-new2394 Valissa St., HendersonKB Home Nevada Inc.

$108,350, commercial-remodel40 N. Valle Verde Drive, Suite 110, HendersonMRP Construction

$106,108, residential-new4365 Duck Harbor Ave., North Las VegasKB Home Nevada Inc.

$103,800, tenant improvement710 Coronado Center Drive, Suite 121, HendersonAlmany Architecture

$100,475, residential-new2396 Valissa St., HendersonKB Home Nevada Inc.

$99,000, commercial-remodel178 N. Pecos Road, Suite 220, HendersonHacienda Builders Inc.

$93,848, residential-new3641 Corte Bella Hills Ave., North Las VegasJ.F. Shea Co. Inc.

$90,495, residential-new5832 Radiance Park St., North Las Vegas

J.F. Shea Co. Inc.

$90,495, residential-new3820 Rocklin Peak Ave., North Las VegasJ.F. Shea Co. Inc.

$80,000, commercial-remodel2571 Anthem Village Drive, Suite 2, HendersonScott Sanders Construction

$51,980, electrical5402 El Campo Grande Ave., North Las VegasLivewire Electric LLC

$49,980, roof-mounted photovol-taic system1117 Christopher View Ave., North Las VegasSolarCity Corp.

$49,726, residential-addition4009 San Mateo St., North Las VegasStanburry Construction

$48,500, fireproofing4100 E. Lone Mountain Road, North Las VegasOlympic West Fire Protection

$47,000, electrical4335 Arcata Way, North Las VegasKSK Electric Inc.

$45,500, roof-mounted photovol-taic system6913 Forest Gate St., North Las VegasSunrun Installation Services

$42,000, electrical4855 Engineers Way, North Las VegasQuad Electric Technologies Inc.

$39,130, roof-mounted photovol-taic system6625 Brent Scott St., North Las VegasPremier Solar Solutions LLC

$37,310, roof-mounted photovol-taic system6210 Benchmark Way, North Las VegasPremier Solar Solutions LLC

$37,310, roof-mounted photovol-taic system1012 Bob Barney Court, North Las VegasPremier Solar Solutions LLC

$35,425, roof-mounted photovol-taic system4543 Golden Palomino Lane, North Las VegasSolarCity Corp.

$34,300, roof-mounted photovol-taic system2116 Caddo Mills Ave., North Las VegasTom Lawrence

$33,884, roof-mounted photovol-taic system4286 Valley Spruce Way, North Las VegasSolarCity Corp.

$32,760, roof-mounted photovol-taic system6217 Wichita Falls St., North Las VegasSunrun Installation Services

$32,760, roof-mounted photovol-taic system1318 Big Tree Ave., North Las VegasPremier Solar Solutions LLC

$31,992, commercial-alteration580 W. Cheyenne Ave., Suite 50, North Las VegasTWC Construction Inc.

$30,804, roof-mounted photovol-taic system2613 Lake Martin Court, North Las VegasSolarCity Corp.

$30,000, pool and/or spa5743 Dawson Creek St., North Las VegasArthur Pellegrini

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Western Veterinary Conference 2015Location: Mandalay BayDates: Feb. 15-19Expected attendance: 14,500

Accessories The Show 2015 Spring/SummerLocation: The PalazzoDates: Feb. 16-18Expected attendance: 2,000

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1 Stewart, Archibald & Barney LLP7881 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 250Las Vegas, NV 89117702-579-7000 • sabcpa.com

1972 18 985 70 Robert Worthen, CEO

2 Fair, Anderson & Langerman3065 S. Jones Blvd., Suite 100Las Vegas, NV 89146702-870-7999 • falcpa.com

1988 17 1,000 5 Curt Anderson, CEO

3 Bradshaw, Smith & Co. LLP5851 W. Charleston Blvd.Las Vegas, NV 89146702-878-9788 • bradshawsmith.com

1976 16 650 Did not disclose Douglas Winters, managing partner

4 Piercy, Bowler, Taylor & Kern6100 Elton Ave., Suite 1000Las Vegas, NV 89107702-384-1120 • pbtk.com

1990 15 1,129 45 L. Ralph Piercy, president

5 Ovist & Howard CPA’s7 Commerce Center DriveHenderson, NV 89014702-456-1300 • ohcpas.net

1981 11 650 25 Francis Howard, managing partner

6 Tompkins & Peters CPAs, P.C.1880 E. Warm Springs Road, Suite 115Las Vegas, NV 89119702-456-4272 • tpcpas.com

1987 10 350 6 Dana L. Tompkins, stockholder

7 Eide Bailly LLP8485 W. Sunset Road, Suite 204Las Vegas, NV 89113702-384-7717 • eidebailly.com

2014 7 228 16 Tamara Miramontes, audit partner

8 Houldsworth, Russo & Co.8675 S. Eastern Ave.Las Vegas, NV 89123702-269-9992 • trusthrc.com

1996 6 131 80 Dianna Russo, managing principal

9a Goldberg, Maroney & Associates LLP3910 Pecos-McLeod, Suite D100Las Vegas, NV 89121702-795-8001 • gmacpa.com

1998 5 300 5 Clarice Goldberg, principal

9b Kondler & Associates CPAs6460 Medical Center St., Suite 230Las Vegas, NV 89148702-433-7075 • kondlercpa.com

1985 5 250 25 Ray Kondler, president

11 Smith & Francis LLC6700 Via Austi Parkway, Suite CLas Vegas, NV 89119702-798-1919 • smithandfrancis.com

1991 4 194 9 Jackie Smith, managing member

12 Summit Consultancy Group LLC4730 S. Fort Apache Road, Suite 220Las Vegas, NV 89147702-732-4302 • summit-cpa.com

1975 3 537 Did not disclose Elizabeth Mercier, managing director

13a BDO USA LLP6671 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Suite 200Las Vegas, NV 89119702-784-0000 • bdo.com

2008 2 Did not disclose Did not disclose Bill Powell, managing partner

13b David Deiterman, CPA, Ltd.2410 N. Decatur Blvd., Suite 105Las Vegas, NV 89108702-877-1185 • prep.1040.com/lvtaxman

1986 2 100 3 David Deiterman, president

15 Complete Financial Services7231 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 110Las Vegas, NV 89117702-254-2600

1988 1 Did not disclose Did not disclose Valentine Magda, president


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