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05 06 14Q+A WITH MARK RICCIARDIThe regional managing partner at labor law fi rm Fisher & Phillips talks about how the Las Vegas legal community has changed, where it’s going and how his own role as a manager has evolved.

THE NOTESPeople on the move, P4

MEET: SURGICAL DERMATOLOGY & LASER CENTERDrs. Douglas Fife and Mac Machan have specialized training that gives them expertise in treating par-ticularly diffi cult forms of skin cancer.

TALKING POINTSLow cost of oil may not spark economic recovery, 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: Largest private employers, P18

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CONTENTS

THE SUNDAY

2MARCH 22- MARCH 28

IRS LOOKING FOR BIGGER PIECE OF THE ACTION

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machine immobilizes the machine so casino

personnel can prepare IRS paperwork and pay

you. The same rule applies to bingo . For keno,

the limit is $1,500.

But the IRS is proposing changing the

threshold, created in 1977, to $600 .

The American Gaming Association is against

the change, saying it would cost states mil-

lions in lost gaming revenue. That’s because

machines that hit taxables can ’t be played

again until they are reset. A lower threshold

would put the machines out of service more

frequently .

Players also likely won’t be thrilled to have

to report smaller winnings on their tax returns.

So don’t be surprised to see industry offi -

cials and customers line up in opposition . The

agency is taking public comments until June 2

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Kayla Pederson is a loan op-erations manager and senior underwriter, and Kari Bach is a consumer loan underwriter for the Clark County Credit Union. Pederson manages loan operations specialists and underwrites higher-risk con-sumer loans. Bach assesses the risk and eligibility of loans.

Gary Kapral is chief operating officer of House Advantage, which provides marketing for gaming companies. He was senior vice president of opera-tions at Bally Technologies.

Justine Kelleher is manager of supplier development at Gaming Laboratories Interna-tional. She has been with GLI since 2012.

Nevada Attorney General Adam Paul Laxalt formed the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee for the Office of Military Legal Assistance, the nation’s first at-torney general-led, public-private partnership to give military communities access to pro bono civil legal services.

Cass Palmer is North Las Vegas director of neigh-borhood and leisure services. He will oversee recre-ation and event programming for all city parks, Safe Key and summer camps, and housing and neighbor-hood services.

Alternative Trading Partners, which specializes in mergers and acquisitions, advised shareholders of online sports betting operator Pinnacle Sports on the sale of a controlling interest in the business. The ATP team was led by managing partners Thomas Brunet and Kyle Carlston.

Two Southern Nevada UPS drivers were inducted into the company’s Circle of Honor for achieving 25 or more years of crash-free driving. They are Bennie Harris Jr. of Henderson and Rod Little of Las Vegas.

Bridgette Wiley is director of operations for Blos-som Bariatrics and Warm Springs Surgical Center. Wiley is a certified medical office administrator with 20 years of experience. She has specialized in bariatric center administration and bariatric patient care since 2006.

John Seeland is chief operating officer of Las Vegas Recovery Center. Seeland previously worked for Martin Health System in southern Florida.

Certified nurse practitioner Angelique “Jean” Cross joined HealthCare Partners Medical Group’s Burnham Springs clinic, 4275 S. Burnham Ave., Suite 255, Las Vegas. Dr. Aron Rogers joined the West Craig clinic, 3960 W. Craig Road, Suite 101, North Las Vegas. Dr. Nirav Joshi joined the Summerlin Cardiology clinic, 10105 Banburry Cross Drive, Suite 250, Las Vegas.

The Nevada Hotel and Lodging Association and the American Hotel and Lodging Association launched the Nevada chapter of Women in Lodg-ing. Officers are chairwoman Mary Giuliano, Vdara general manager; vice chairwoman Shannon Mc-Callum, Aria executive director of hotel operations; and executive vice president Diane Gandy, Nevada Hotel and Lodging Association. Council members include Mary Ann Burns, Boyd Group; Lyra Hynie, Tropicana; Toni Repetti, UNLV; and Ronna Timpa, Workplace ESL.

Dr. Raji Venkat, an internal medicine physician, practices at Dignity Health Medical Group’s pri-mary care clinic at 10001 S. Eastern Avenue, Suite

101, Henderson.

The Lung Center of Nevada is joining with Compre-hensive Cancer Centers of Nevada. The pulmonary division, which launches in June, comprises two nurse practitioners and five physicians: Drs. John “Jack” Collier, James Hsu, George Tu, John Wojcik and Ralph Nietrzeba. In addition to lung cancer, the lung diseases and sleep disorders treated will include asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, chronic cough, nicotine dependence, snoring, in-somnia and obstructive sleep apnea.

Terrell Turner is communications manager at Ras-ter, a software company. Turner worked for three years at Zappos.com in the video content depart-ment.

Las Vegas Municipal Court Judge Heidi Almase is an alternate judge for the Nevada Commission for Judicial Discipline, which investigates violations of the Code of Judicial Conduct.

Antonia Genov is social media manager and Mela-nie Shafer is public relations supervisor at Quillin Advertising, Public Relations and Social Media. Genov worked as a community affairs specialist for San Diego’s Neighborhood House Association. Shafer joined Quillin in 2012.

Jeremy Golar joined Waddell & Reed financial advisers. He previously worked in the firm’s Oregon office.

Michael Patchett is a partner and certified exit plan-ning adviser at Stewart Archibald & Barney, and accounting firm. He specializes in taxes and pension plans.

Paula Pettit is senior director of marketing and communications at Three Square Food Bank. Dar-win Bosen is director of operations; James Rogers Jr. is logistics manager; Tony Caufield is technology manager; Matthew Hirsch is volunteer engage-ment manager, and DeWayne McCoy is warehouse manager.

Pizza and Italian restaurant Pizza Rock by Tony Gemignani opened at Green Valley Ranch Resort.

JuiceFarm, which sells smoothies and juices, opened at the Venetian.

Aire Serv of Las Vegas earned an Angie’s List Super Service Award for an exemplary year of service, an “A” rating and good standing with Angie’s List.

The Grand Canal Shoppes at the Venetian earned a silver award from Graphis magazine for its print advertising campaign.

Right Now Air, which provides residential heating, ventilation and air conditioning services, acquired Ingram’s Inc. and Senior Services.

Searchlight Healthcare Clinic opened at the corner of West Street and Carey Avenue in North Las Vegas and sees patients from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the second and fourth Saturday of every month. The clinic provides well health visits, pediatric services, women’s care and vocational rehabilitation.

The Silverton now accepts horse race wagers. The technology comes from CG Technology.

Fennemore Craig received the third-highest ranking of law firms surveyed by Altman Weil, a manage-ment consulting services firm.

Sound Physicians will provide hospitalist services at Dignity Health-St. Rose Dominican’s Southern Nevada campuses starting in spring.

Elder Accountancy opened at 2850 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, Suite 200, Henderson.

The Trust Advisor published its list of America’s

Most Advisor-Friendly Trust Companies for 2015. Nevada companies on the list are Dunham Trust, First Foundation Bank, Premier Trust and Provi-dent Trust Group. Dunham Trust ranked 16th for adviser relationships, 10th for trust assets under administration and fifth for in-house experts to help advisers. First Foundation Bank ranked 23rd for adviser relationships, 21st for trust assets under administration and sixth for in-house experts to help advisers. Premier Trust ranked third for adviser relationships, 17th for trust assets under administra-tion and sixth for in-house experts to help advis-ers (in a tie with First Foundation). Provident Trust Group ranked second for adviser relationships, ninth for trust assets under administration and 15th for in-house experts to help advisers.

John Mull’s Meats opened Road Kill Grill II at the Clark County Shooting Complex, 11357 N. Decatur Blvd., Las Vegas.

The Richard Harris Law Firm launched RichardHar-risLaw.com.

Fitmoo Inc., a technology company that works with the fitness industry, selected Forté PR as its public relations agency of record.

Wynn Resorts and Las Vegas Sands ranked on For-tune Magazine’s 2015 World’s Most Admired Com-panies list in the hotel, casino and resort category. The magazine works with an auditing firm that asks executives, directors and analysts to rate companies on nine criteria, such as investment value and social responsibility.

Honolulu Cookie Company opened in the Grand Bazaar Shops. It is the company’s second Las Vegas location.

Cox increased the speed of two residential Internet service packages. Cox Internet Essential increased from 5 megabits per second to 15 megabits per sec-ond. Cox Internet Starter increased from 1 megabit per second to 5 megabits per second.

Batteries Plus Bulbs opened at 1381 W. Sunset Road, Henderson.

Table 89 opened at 7160 N. Durango Drive, Las Vegas.

Hop Nuts Brewing opened at 1120 S. Main St., Suite 150, Las Vegas.

Dunkin’ Donuts opened at 5959 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas.

NV Energy’s mPowered Home Energy Management Program was named Powergrid International’s 2015 Demand Response/Energy Efficiency Project of the Year and won the 2015 award for outstanding achievement in pricing and demand response from the Association of Energy Services Professionals.

Max Luxx, a pawnshop, opened at Container Park, 707 Fremont St., Las Vegas.

Foundation for Positively Kids opened a neopedi-atric clinic at 2480 E. Tompkins Ave., Las Vegas. The clinic provides care to medically fragile infants and premature babies born earlier than 37 weeks.

Westgate Las Vegas partnered with Hotel Internet Services to install BeyondTV Wireless Streaming Players, which allow guests to view personal sub-scribed content such as Netflix, Pandora and Hulu on their hotel television.

The Children’s Specialty Center of Nevada joined the Pacific Sickle Cell Regional Collaborative, which provides a care teams, data and family ser-vices to patients with sickle cell disease, the most common inherited blood disorder in the United States.

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What are the advantages to having a practice in Las Vegas?

There are opportunities here to work on a variety of very interesting and cutting-edge issues. The casi-nos operate 24/7 all year long. In the hospitality industry, the competition is fierce, with every new property trying to be the glitziest, sexiest or friendliest. To achieve those goals, employers must be very demanding when it comes to hiring, training, evaluating and disciplining employ-ees — and the legal issues that come up are complex. Those challenges give us as attorneys the ability to be creative and help our clients achieve their goals in a way that minimizes legal disputes.

Las Vegas is also the only place in the country where unions are still growing fast. We have to be very good at helping our nonunion cli-ents remain union-free. On the other hand, those of our clients who have long-time good relationships with unions need us to be able to negotiate with and resolve grievances without lengthy and expensive legal battles. Finally, public-employee unions have the ability to choke our local governments. In order to help our government clients, we sometimes need to choreograph a delicate dance between management and elected of-ficials.

How has the legal community changed over the years in Las Vegas, and what do you predict for the future?

Although I have not looked at this statistically, simply having a law school in Nevada must mean that the growth in our lawyer population has been accelerating. Plus, there has been an influx of large national or regional law firms setting up shop by merging with local attorneys and firms. Consumers of legal services should benefit from these develop-ments because law firms will have more depth and sophistication. You might also think that based on sup-ply and demand, hourly rates would be subject to downward pressure. However, when large corporate firms from the two coasts come to town,

they sometimes bring with them the high hourly rates necessary to sus-tain the firms’ compensation plans.

What has been the highlight of your career?

Representing Caesars Palace be-fore the U.S. Supreme Court. It was an amazing experience. It was that much more memorable because I was representing one of my longest and most beloved clients and I had all the resources and assistance of my firm behind me.

What is the most challenging part of your job?

Keeping our clients abreast of the changing legal landscape. All cli-ents look for reasonable rates, and most of our competitors will be in a reasonable range. The real competi-tion lies elsewhere: Which firm can alert clients to new legal develop-ments and proactively keep employ-ers out of trouble. We keep clients up to date through a variety of channels — emailed alerts, newsletters, blogs, tweets, Linked-In updates, webinars and live seminars.

What has been the most reward-ing part of your job?

It feels really good when we can proactively keep clients out of trou-

ble. It is particularly rewarding when we can save our nonprofit clients from spending huge amounts on le-gal disputes. Then they can use their limited funds to continue their good work.

It also is very rewarding when we can help our local government clients maintain positive, healthy relation-ships with their unions — that, of course, benefits all of us as taxpayers.

What are you reading right now?For fiction, I’m reading “Dark Plac-

es” by Gillian Flynn.For nonfiction, it’s “The Virgin

Way: Everything I Know about Lead-ership” by Richard Branson.

What do you do after work?I think family dinners are very im-

portant. Afterschool activities make that a challenge, but we strive to do it several nights a week. Helping our 8- and 13-year-old daughters with homework is a ritual that keeps my al-gebra skills sharp. Carving out some time for me and my wife to share sto-ries about our day also is important.

Blackberry, iPhone or Android?IPhone — but the iPhone 6 has a few

bugs that bug me.

Describe your management style.

It has evolved over time. I once thought others in our firm were there to support me and our mission of serving clients. But over the years I have learned that I was wrong — I should be the one giving support. I’ve come to learn that my No. 1 manage-ment job is to support and mentor our attorneys and staff. It has been extremely fulfilling to see the attor-neys in our office blossom into out-standing lawyers and new-business developers. It also is wonderful when I can give our staff the tools, guid-ance and freedom they need to be re-ally creative and efficient. Basically, I can bask in the reflected glory of my people.

Where do you see yourself and your company in 10 years?

I see myself as a senior partner ex-clusively practicing law, having left the day-to-day management of our office to our up-and-coming part-ners. I will be working only as much as I want on matters I find the most interesting. At the same time, I’ll be transitioning client relationships to the other attorneys in our office. I also will be devoting more time to my family and to helping nonprofits.

What is your dream job, outside of your current field?

Board chairman of a multimillion-dollar charitable foundation charged with deciding which worthy causes to fund around the world.

Whom do you admire and why?

Ronald Reagan, because he had the courage to defy organized labor and stand up to the striking air traffic controllers.

What is your biggest pet peeve?I really resent it when people attack

our capitalist system in tweets and Facebook posts using their conve-nient (and capitalist-invented) iPads and iPhones.

What is something that people might not know about you?

I try to eat a plant-based diet. I think that sounds less weird than saying, “I am a vegan.”

Q&A WITH MARK RICCIARDI

‘I can bask in the reflected glory of my people’

Attorney Mark Ricciardi is regional managing partner of Fisher & Phillips, a labor

and employment law firm. (STEVE MARCUS/STAFF)

Mark Ricciardi, regional managing partner of Fisher & Phillips, founded the firm’s Las Vegas office and has represented hotels, casinos, financial institutions, manufacturers, government agencies and other businesses since 1987 — including a case that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Tattoo removal is just the beginning

Dr. Douglas Fife is part of the Southern Hills Skin Cancer tumor board, which meets monthly to discuss challeng-ing or rare skin cancer cases and plan how best to help patients. (L.E. BASKOW/STAFF)

BY THE NUMBERS

$9 BILLIONAmount the American Gaming Association

predicts will be wagered, legally or not, on March

Madness, including $240 million at sports books in

Nevada.

7,313Local single-family homes for sale without offers in February, down 1 percent

from January but up 16 per-cent from February 2014.

$7.7 MILLIONSales price of a

15,691-square-foot pent-house, dubbed the “Crown,” at One Queensridge Place. It was the most lucrative

residential real estate deal of the year in Las Vegas.

4.5 MINUTESTime it takes to inflate the

Bigelow Expandable Activi-ties Module, developed by North Las Vegas’ Bigelow Aerospace for use on the

International Space Station.

$723Average amount spent by visitors to Las Vegas in 2014, according to the

Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. Tourists

spent $50 billion here.

$15Amount Nevada’s minimum wage would rise to if Senate

Joint Resolution 8 passes the Legislature this year.

14,500Number of people looking for work in Nevada in Janu-

ary, the highest number since 2008, according to the state Employment,

Training and Rehabilitation Department.

$600The lowered threshold the IRS proposes for reporting a single gambling win on slot machines and bingo. The current threshold is

$1,200.

1Number of PDQ restaurants

in the valley. The chain recently opened a location

in North Las Vegas, the only PDQ west of Texas.

Describe your business.

Surgical Dermatology & Laser Center gives our patients more confidence to face the future. We are a dermatology practice that specializes in Mohs micrographic surgery and reconstruction for skin cancer, laser tattoo removal, acne scar therapy and laser resur-facing.

What are the most common

skin issues you see in Las Vegas?

Skin cancer, most commonly basal and squamous cell carcinoma and malignant melanoma. We are a referral center for skin cancer and see patients from California, Arizona and Southern Utah, in addition to our Southern Nevada patients.

Other problems we commonly see are unwanted tat-toos, unsightly facial growths such as moles, warts, kera-tosis or cysts. We also commonly see acne scar patients who seek treatments to soften and blend their scars.

What makes your business unique?

What makes us most unique is our specialty training. Dr. Mac Machan and I are fellowship-trained Mohs sur-geons and procedural dermatologists. This training gave us expertise in treating skin cancers that are large, recur-rent, rare or located in difficult locations such as the eye-lid, ear, nose or mouth. Dr. Machan and I have performed over 10,000 Mohs surgery cases. We routinely perform complicated reconstructions such as grafts of skin or car-tilage and large skin flaps in order to restore the appear-ance of the face and hide the scars as well as possible.

What is your business philosophy?

Provide a high level of care in the most compassionate way possible, so a patient would never have the desire to

seek treatment anywhere else.

What’s the most important

part of your job?

Patient care always comes first. I want to connect with each patient, develop a treatment plan that is tailored to their needs and then execute the plan in an effi-cient and compassionate way.

What is the hardest part

about doing business in Las Vegas?

Trying to change the paradigm of how the population views the Las Vegas medical community.

There are incredible physicians in Las Vegas who have trained at the very best institutions in the world. We have bright, dedicated, well-trained physicians in all specialties who work together to take care of our pa-tients.

How can Nevada improve its business climate?

Rules and regulations that do not add to patient safety but add a significant burden of cost and time to medical practices should be abandoned. Large medical plans that exclude specialists who are solo physicians or small-group practices from their list of providers are not in the best interest of the people of Las Vegas.

What have you learned from the recession?

I have heard the stories of countless patients who have lost homes, businesses and retirement savings. But I have been impressed with the resilience of our people and the resilience of Las Vegas.

I have also learned not to overextend or be focused in one area. While it is necessary for business owners and individuals to take risks, it is important to evaluate the risks wisely and have a plan for success.

SURGICAL DERMATOLOGY & LASER CENTER

Address: 6460 Medical Center St., Suite 350, Las VegasPhone: 702-255-6647

Email: [email protected]: surgical-dermatology.comHours of operation: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Monday through FridayOwned/operated by:

Dr. Douglas FifeIn business since: 2009

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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

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post your opinion.

On J.D. Morris’

vegasinc.com story

“Betting on simu-

lated horse races will

soon be off and

(virtually) running in

Nevada”:

This just shows how

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Gaming Commission

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From J.D. Morris’

vegasinc.com story

“ ‘Beyond our control’:

Businesses in the

Riviera are facing an

uncertain future”:

The Riviera was go-

ing to have a tough

time competing with

new resorts planned

for the area and

would have had to

either completely re-

develop the property

... or strip the build-

ings to the bone and

rebuild. — vespajet

I have been a cus-

tomer for a couple

years at the Celeb-

rity Club. It is a true

throwback to the

days when getting

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On Eli Segall’s

vegasinc.com story

“Las Vegas trend of

homes on market

with no offers seen

as ‘troubling’ ”:

Sellers overpricing

real estate is common,

but as long as sales

continue for serious

sellers with serious

buyers, there are no

problems. — peterf

S igns of economic recovery abound in Las Vegas — rising employment, tourist volume, taxable sales, home prices and

a falling unemployment rate. Visitor spending, however, continues to lag, slowing our recovery.

The recent dramatic decline in crude oil prices, however, bodes well. Prices dropped from about $100 a barrel in July to a low of about $44 on March 6. Lower crude prices lead to lower gasoline prices and cheaper travel to Las Vegas by car. Spending less on gas also puts more money in the pockets of visitors and residents alike. Increased discretionary income could be spent on food, shopping, entertainment, gaming and so on.

But the net effect of falling gas prices on consumption depends on a 65-year-old theory of consumer spending by Milton Friedman, a 1976 Nobel Prize-winning economist. He wrote the theory of consumption spending — the permanent income hypothesis — that challenged Keynesian orthodoxy at that time.

Permanent income theory distinguishes between the ef-fects of ongoing and one-time income changes on spending. Finding $100 in a jeans pocket, for example, provides a one-time increase in purchasing power. A pay raise, however, provides an ongoing boost.

Friedman argued that consumers would save (or pay down debt) from temporary increases in income, and spend only from permanent increases. Politicians, when looking for a

quick way to increase consumption spend-ing and boost the economy, frequently try giving one-time tax rebate checks to con-sumers. President George W. Bush included such a tax rebate ($300 per person) in his

2008 Economic Stimulus Act. Such rebates don’t often work, though: Empirical evidence suggests that about 80 percent is saved and only 20 percent consumed.

If most consumers see the income boost from lower gas prices as temporary, any effect on spending will be small. And although consumers see this extra purchasing power frequently — each time they fill up the tank — they also know gas prices are volatile. In Las Vegas, pump prices were between $3 and $4 from early 2011 to summer 2014, then fell dramatically from about $3.85 to about $2.17 in late Janu-ary. As of March 16, the average was $2.88 per gallon. The recent increase is due largely to last month’s explosion at an Exxon-Mobil refinery near Los Angeles, which reduced refinery output. This month, crude oil fell from around $50 per barrel to $44.

How long do you think gas prices will stay low? Has the recent rise affected your answer to this question? How much of the extra purchasing power will you save and consume? These are the fundamental questions.

Stephen Miller is a professor of economics at Lee Business School at UNLV and chairman of the board of directors of the Economic Club of Las Vegas.

Low cost of oil may not spark economic recoveryGUEST COLUMN:

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UNLV president: Getting school to Tier-1 will require more fundraising

Metro, jail costs eat into county’s budget surplus

BY IAN WHITAKERSTAFF WRITER

With an eye to reaching top-tier research status, UNLV will soon restart large-scale fundraising ef-forts.

That was the gist of new Presi-dent Len Jessup’s first town-hall meeting on campus recently. The address drew a hefty crowd, with most of the room’s 600 seats filled by curious faculty, students and staff.

Jessup was hired as the institu-tion’s 10th president late last year. He said his time at the university so far had been a blur of getting up to speed.

He wasted no time getting into the nitty gritty. In light of limited state financial support, he said, UNLV would need to totally re-vamp its capital improvement plan.

The announcement is espe-cially prescient in light of Gov. Brian Sandoval’s reduced budget-ary commitment for the proposed UNLV medical school. Higher ed leaders initially asked for $27 mil-lion in state support for the school, but were surprised to see the gov-ernor earmark only $8 million. The university is now focused on convincing lawmakers to bump up that number. Jessup described conversations in Carson City as “positive.”

UNLV finished its last fundrais-ing effort five years ago at a final figure of around $540 million, said finance director Gerry Bomotti. The new plan is still in the develop-ment phase, according to Jessup,

and might be announced this year.He said the new plan would dove-

tail with the university’s long-stat-ed goal of attaining the Carnegie Foundation’s ‘Tier One’ designation as a research-heavy institution.

Five work groups consisting of about 200 UNLV staff members are spending the spring semes-ter developing a strategy to fulfill Carnegie’s requirements to earn the designation.

The next step will come at the end of the semester, when officials will go to the campus community for help implementing that strat-egy.

Jessup said he’s run into miscon-ceptions on campus about the ini-tiative. Some students and faculty seem to think Tier One status only applies to the physical sciences, he said, though it applies to all re-search.

BY CONOR SHINESTAFF WRITER

Clark County commissioners got a first look this month at next year’s projected budget, which shows signs of growth in the re-gion’s economy and a decrease in operating expenses that will net a surplus of $54 million.

But much of that excess cash is already spoken for, and trouble looms in the form of a potential change to Nevada’s pension sys-tem, which could blow a sizable hole in future budgets.

Commissioners next month will approve a tentative budget, which will be finalized in May.

Highlights from the report:n Revenues up, expenses

down: The budget forecast pre-dicts collections from property taxes, sales taxes, and business licenses and permits will increase next year by a combined $34 mil-lion. Coupled with $19 million in spending cuts, the county will have a surplus of $53 million.

Tax collections haven’t fully recovered from the recession, though, with property tax and consolidated tax revenues still be-low 2007 levels.

n Improvements at UMC: After adjusting to the turmoil brought on by the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and go-ing through several rounds of em-ployee layoffs last year, the hospi-tal is making progress under new CEO Mason VanHouweling and will cut its subsidy from the coun-ty back down to $31 million from the $61 million it had grown into.

n Needs at Metro and the

jail: More than half of the county’s surplus next year will go to supple-menting the budgets at Metro Po-lice and the Clark County Deten-tion Center.

Metro is seeking an $18 million increase in its budget to $538 mil-lion. About $10 million of that in-crease would come from the coun-ty. The money would be used to hire 30 new police officers, fill 41 new civilian positions and fund a down payment on a new helicopter for search-and-rescue operations.

At the jail, overcrowding is lead-ing to a spike in overtime and other costs that have put the op-eration at a $22 million deficit. To cover that, the county will have to increase its funding by $20 mil-lion next year.

n Trouble ahead: A 20-year-old property tax levy for the fire service district is set to sunset in June 2016.

The tax generated about $14.5 million for the county’s fire department this year and has helped fund the construction, op-eration and maintenance of four new fire stations. If the commis-sion doesn’t take action and the tax expires, it could lead to annual deficits at the fire department of $17 million starting in 2017.

Proposed changes to the state’s pension system being debated at the Legislature could convert Ne-vada’s system to a hybrid model with elements from traditional public pensions and private-sec-tor retirement accounts. But the switch would come with increased personnel costs costing the county $250 million over eight years.

BY ELI SEGALLSTAFF WRITER

Las Vegas used-home prices rose in February, but industry pros are wor-ried by the continued, “troubling” rise in ignored, overpriced listings.

The median sales price of single-family homes last month in Southern Nevada was $205,000, up 2.5 percent from January and 8 percent from a year ago, according to a report from

the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors.

A total of 1,965 single-family homes sold last month, up 9.5 percent from January but down 2 percent year-over-year.

Meanwhile, the number of un-touched listings is up from a year ago, with 7,313 single-family homes for sale without offers, down 1 percent from January but up 16 percent from

February 2014.The findings are based on data

from the GLVAR’s listing service, which largely comprises previously owned homes.

Price-growth has slowed consider-ably from the past few years as inves-tors pull back from Las Vegas, and GLVAR President Keith Lynam said the valley has “a stable housing mar-ket, which is a good thing.”

But sellers, emboldened by the run-up in values since the market hit bot-tom, are asking too much for their homes. Real estate agents want them to “realistically” set prices at fair mar-ket value, Lynam said in the report.

“Certainly some of the blame should be squarely placed on our members, but the trend of homes on the market with no offers is rising, and that is troubling,” he said.

Las Vegas trend of homes on market with no offers seen as ‘troubling’

UNLV president Len Jessup said talks in Carson City about increasing funding for a UNLV medical school have been positive. (COURTESY OF UNLV)

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BY ELI SEGALLSTAFF WRITER

John Sullivan made a name for himself as medical marijuana investors’ go-to banker in Las Vegas, taking dozens of cli-ents while others refused to jump in.

Now, Sullivan has left his job and ap-parently joined the nascent industry.

Sullivan, who helped turn around First Security Bank of Nevada, a small lender that neared collapse during the recession, has resigned as president and CEO, board chairman Jason Awad said.

Awad, First Security’s majority owner, has taken the CEO’s spot, and chief credit officer Nancy DeCou has added the presi-dent’s title.

Awad said he didn’t know what Sullivan was doing now but believed he was work-ing for a marijuana-related business.

According to a recent report from Mar-ijuana Business Daily, Sullivan joined Integrated Compliance Solutions, a mar-ijuana-focused financial services startup in Las Vegas.

He is the president and CEO, according to the news site, which quoted Sullivan as saying he’s excited to see an industry cre-ated.

“It’s sort of brand new,” he said. “It’s like the dot-com explosion 20 years ago.”

Under Sullivan, First Security went from a young bank on the verge of failure to one with new investors and growing profits.

Founded in early 2007, First Security focused heavily on financing the booming real estate industry. But after the econo-my collapsed, banks across the country were shut down in waves, and First Secu-rity was drowning in red ink.

It lost $3 million in 2009 and $8.4 mil-lion in 2010. By spring 2011, it had about $16 million in delinquent loans and faced a strong possibility of getting shut down by regulators, Sullivan has said.

Sullivan was hired in spring 2011. Af-ter initial fundraising efforts failed, he recruited Awad, a Las Vegas attorney and entrepreneur, to inject sorely needed capital. Awad led a group that invested $14 million that year.

Since then, First Security has been consistently profitable, with $167,000 in net income in 2011, $420,000 in 2012, $1.5 million in 2013 and almost $2.8 mil-lion last year, federal records show.

Marijuana is legal for medical purposes in Nevada and other states but banned under federal law.

Under President Barack Obama, fed-eral prosecutors show no interest in over-riding states to shut down pot companies and potentially arrest their operators, but even supporters say the feds could reverse course.

CEO leaves Las Vegas bank for medical marijuana startupAs a result, most banks won’t lend to

marijuana companies or accept their de-posits.

“Our policy of not banking marijuana-related businesses is based on applicable federal laws,” Tony Timmons, a Wells Fargo Bank spokesman in Las Vegas, said last fall.

Meanwhile, not all credit-card compa-

nies will process marijuana purchases, leaving dispensaries and other pot busi-nesses with stacks of cash and few places to safely deposit them. Stories abound of dispensary owners keeping duffel bags filled with cash in their basement or in their store.

Last fall, Sullivan said First Security had taken more than 50 clients who were

looking to open medical marijuana com-panies.

Asked if First Security would continue banking the industry or back out, Awad, the new CEO, said the lender would keep serving small businesses, including medi-cal marijuana companies.

“We believe it’s a legitimate business,” he said.


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Nevada unemployment climbs as more seek jobs, officials sayBY CY RYANSTAFF WRITER

CARSON CITY — Nevada’s unem-ployment rate rose to 7.1 percent in Jan-uary from the previous month, but the increase is indicative of more people

attempting to re-enter the workforce, state officials said.

The seasonally adjusted rate was 6.8 percent in December, according to the state Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation. January’s

rate was down from 8.5 percent in the same month last year.

Employers are “regaining confidence and are steadily adding jobs to the economy,” Gov. Brian Sandoval said.

In Clark County, the jobless rate was

7.5 percent.The highest unemployment rates

were 11.8 percent in Mineral County and 10.4 percent in Lyon County.

The national rate was 5.7 percent for the month.

BY J.D. MORRISSTAFF WRITER

After four decades working as a barber in the Riviera, Neil Scartozzi first found out that the historic resort might soon close when one of his cli-ents heard about it on the radio.

Scartozzi didn’t believe it when the client told him. Reality began to sink in the next day, though, when he saw the sale mentioned on television while at work in his Celebrity Club barber shop.

He thought it might not pan out, that perhaps the sale would fall through. But as more time passed, the truth became undeniable: The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority was buying the 60-year old Riviera for $182.5 million, with plans to demolish it in order to make room for more con-vention space. The hotel closes May 4.

Scartozzi said management could have treated him — and others who own businesses inside the Riviera — better during the sale process.

“Not a single executive came down here, shook my hand (and) said, ‘Thank you for your 40 years.’ Noth-ing. They pulled the rug out from un-derneath all of us within a two-week period,” Scartozzi said. “They should have said something and prepared us. At least tell us that negotiations were taking place, and at least that there might be a sale — at least give us some kind of a warning.”

Eventually, he received a letter in-forming him of the sale and the ho-tel’s closing date. While Scartozzi is disheartened that his 40 years of ser-vice are apparently “not even worth a cup of coffee,” he’s eager to put the Riviera behind him.

“I’d leave tomorrow if I could,” he said. “I don’t like it here anymore.”

n n n

Just steps away from the barber shop, Greg and Marina Welch run the Riviera Royale Wedding Chapel. Like Scartozzi, the first time they heard about a possible sale of the hotel was

from a client, and it wasn’t confirmed for them until they saw news reports.

“Even though we’ve been here a short time of nine years, we’ve heard many rumors that the place was sold, and it never happened,” Greg Welch said. “But now, this time, it has.”

Still, they had only good things to say about hotel management, whom Marina Welch described as “beauti-ful people.” She said working at the Riviera has felt like being part of a family.

The Welches have had to refund a lot of money to couples who had res-ervations for after the hotel’s closing date. But they’ve had good business from couples who want to get booked before then; those people want to be a part of history before the Riviera is gone, Greg Welch said.

The chapel owners are even us-ing the closure as an opportunity: They’re taking bids for the hotel’s last wedding. The winners will get mar-ried at 11 a.m. May 4, one hour before the Riviera shuts its doors for good.

Then, the Welches will bid farewell to a chapel they’ve worked hard to keep afloat, despite intense economic turbulence in recent years.

“We tried to stick it out to get back to the good times,” Greg Welch said. “Now it’s starting to get better, and now they’re going to close. It’s just forces that are beyond our control.”

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The Riviera, in Scartozzi’s view, has declined over the years, fueling his dissatisfaction.

As the decades progressed, the hotel began to focus too much on conventions, he said, and started at-tracting a different kind clientele. Scartozzi described the newer Riv-iera patrons as the type of crowd that “brings their own coolers up the stairway like they’re going to a park to have a picnic.”

He called that “baloney.” It’s a far cry from the old days.

“The guys who used to come in here wouldn’t even go to the swim-ming pool until they got a manicure or a pedicure, ’cause if they met a girl, they wanted to have clean hands and feet,” he said. “Guys that would come here with new sport coats and suits that they couldn’t wait to wear that night to go out. Those were the glitz and glamour years.”

Scartozzi said he never left the ho-tel because he was established there, and he was loyal to his regular clients.

Plus, he does have fond memories of the Riviera. He’s been a barber for many celebrities, including Dean Martin, Liberace and MC Hammer. Scartozzi loved what the Riviera used to be.

Scartozzi’s appearance harkens back to an older Las Vegas. His style is Wayne Newton-esque, and he says he wears a suit or sport coat to work every day.

He feels out of place and unsupport-ed at the Riviera now. The times have changed, and he wants to move on.

“This wouldn’t happen to me at Caesars Palace, or the Wynn or Bel-lagio. I’d fit right in,” Scartozzi said. “But at the Riviera, I’m a clown show.”

n n n

While Scartozzi and the Welches have different perspectives on their time at the Riviera, they’re equally optimistic about their future pros-pects.

The Welches are exploring their options, trying to determine wheth-er they’ll end up at another hotel or open a free-standing chapel. Greg Welch said they had “lots of leads.”

Or they could fall back on their mu-sic skills.

Before owning the chapel, they were both musicians — he plays gui-tar, she’s a drummer.

“If we can’t find another place to go, we might end up going back to playing music, which we love,” Greg Welch said. “It’s what brought us together.”

Scartozzi is looking into becom-ing a barber at another hotel; he says he’s had “a few offers.” That will take some getting used to, since it likely will mean working as an employee for someone else, whereas now he re-ports to no one.

“It’s just going to be different, when you work by yourself for 40 years, to play by other people’s rules,” he said. “But I’ll adapt. I’ll adjust.”

Businesses in the Riviera face an uncertain future

Neil Scartozzi’s Celebrity Club barbershop, along with other businesses, will be forced to vacate the Riviera when the resort closes in May. (MIKAYLA WHITMORE/STAFF)


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DIGITAL APPS, FROM PAGE 1

From having meetings to scanning documents and storing business cards, apps have answers

Statistics suggest the trend has nowhere to go but up: About 57 percent of the United States’ 320 million people are expected to use smartphones this year.

With hundreds of business-friendly apps available, and more being introduced all the time, it can be daunting to determine which actually prevent headaches — and which can create them. Here are a few apps of note:

MIGHTYMEETINGBasic service is free

MightyMeeting made a splash when it debuted in 2010, and it remains on top business app lists from CNN and Business News Daily.

The app allows users to share presentations with people via the Web, Android and iOS de-vices anywhere there’s a connec-tion or signal, meaning presen-tations can be given to multiple remote viewers simultaneously. In addition, participants can present images of their own, and the group can use an interac-tive whiteboard to share notes, sketches and so forth.

Thousands of companies, schools and research organiza-tions use it.

GENIUS SCANBasic service is free

orSCANNER PRO$2.99

There are a number of apps that turn smartphones and tab-lets into document scanners, but these two have scored well with ITWorld and Macworld for image quality and usability fea-tures.

A good scanner app allows us-ers to save scanned documents in color, grayscale or black and white, then share it or place it in a storage cloud. The ability to use keywords or tag documents is a plus.

EVERNOTEBasic service is free

With Evernote, users can save and organize notes, memos, im-ages and more, and find them easily thanks to an effective search function.

Evernote gets good reviews because of its flexibility, which allows users to adapt it to a huge array of tasks. In addition to its Web app, it’s offered for Win-dows, Mac, iOS, Android and Windows Phone.

DROPBOXBasic service is free

The go-to solution for sync-ing files across multiple devices since its release in 2008, Drop-box is a cloud-based backup ser-vice that allows users to store, share, download and access large files no matter what computer or device they have on hand.

With basic 2GB service still free and the ability to scale up, this app is perfect for small-business owners with designs on growing.

CAMCARDVaries

Say goodbye to bulky busi-ness cards and permanently retire your Rolodex with Cam-Card’s business-card reader. It’s a significant time-saver, as its 100 million users can attest.

Scan, manage and exchange business cards using a smart-phone or tablet, then sync con-tacts through all of your devices.

NUTCACHEFree

Aimed at small-business own-ers and freelancers, Nutcache makes it easier for managers and self-employed operators to bill clients, manage expenses and keep track of hours spent on projects. The app even lets you create and customize pro-fessional invoices and estimates with your company’s logo.

SHOWPADBase service $25 per user

A winner in the internation-al Tabby Awards app contest, Showpad allows managers to equip sales staff with up-to-date price lists, marketing and promotional handouts, product sheets and presentations to help them prepare for sales meetings and use their smartphones and tablets to close deals.

The app also is designed to increase efficiency by reducing time sales staffers spend looking for materials. Another helpful function: Showpad can be used to generate analytics reports to gauge the effectiveness of sales materials.

XPENSETRACKER$4.99

Designed as an all-inclusive tool to document, store and re-port expenses, XpenseTracker can be used to record and store receipts, keep track of mileage using your phone’s built-in GPS, and generate reports in PDF or CSV formats.

— Danielle Birkin contributed to this report.


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Calendar of eventsTUESDAY, MARCH 24

Building Owners and Managers

Association monthly breakfast meeting

Time: 7 a.m. Cost: $35 for members with RSVP,

$40 for nonmembers with RSVP, $45 at the door

Location: Las Vegas Country Club, 3000 Joe W.

Brown Drive, Las Vegas

Information: Visit bomanevada.org

Christopher Hoye, the U.S. marshal for Nevada,

will present “Commercial Property Awareness: Are

You Prepared?”

Lean manufacturing workshop

Time: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: $299 (includes train-

ing materials, continental breakfast and lunch)

Location: Desert Research Institute, 755 E. Fla-

mingo Road, Las Vegas

Information: Email Mary Arbutina at

[email protected]

Learn how to eliminate waste in operations and

increase productivity.

Vegas Inventors: Product

Developers Group meeting

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

Location: The InNEVation Center, 6795 Edmond

St., Las Vegas

Information: Visit meetup.com/VegasInventors

Patent attorney Jason Webb will be a guest

speaker.

Network After Work

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

door with RSVP, $20 at the door with no RSVP

Location: Deuce Lounge, Aria, 3730 Las Vegas

Blvd. South, Las Vegas

Information: Visit networkafterwork.com/events

Attendees can network with business profession-

als from different industries and career levels.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25

Southern Nevada CCIM chapter meeting

Time: 11:30 a.m. Cost: Free for chapter spon-

sors, $40 for members, $50 for nonmembers

Location: Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road, Las

Vegas

Information: Visit snccim.org

Panelists will discuss the future of Las Vegas gam-

ing and tourism.

“Downtown Summerlin:

A Turnaround Case Study”

Time: 5:30-8 p.m. Cost: $35 for members of the

Turnaround Management Association with RSVP,

$45 for nonmembers with RSVP, additional $5

at the door

Location: Las Vegas Country Club, 3000 S. Joe

W. Brown Drive, Las Vegas

Information: Visit turnaround.org

Tom Warden, senior vice president of community

and government relations for Summerlin and the

Howard Hughes Corporation, will discuss how the

Great Recession stalled development in the Las

Vegas Valley.

THURSDAY, MARCH 26

Asian Chamber of Commerce meeting

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

$45 for nonmembers

Location: Salon E, Gold Coast, 4000 W. Flamin-

go Road, Las Vegas

Information: Email [email protected] or call 702-

737-4300

Richard Lee of Ticor Title of Nevada will discuss

the Las Vegas real estate market.

Las Vegas Hospitality

Association educational luncheon

Time: 11:30 a.m. Cost: $45 for members with

RSVP, $60 for nonmembers

Location: Carmine’s Las Vegas, Forum Shops at

Caesars, 3500 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas

Information: Visit mylvha.org

Chris Meyer of the Las Vegas Convention and Visi-

tors Authority will discuss the agency’s plans for a

$2.3 billion Las Vegas Global Business District on

the site of the recently acquired Riviera.

Henderson Chamber of Commerce mixer

Time: 5-8 p.m. Cost: $10 for members with

RSVP, $20 for nonmembers with RSVP, addi-

tional $10 for walk-ins

Location: Toll Brothers at Inspirada — Bellante

model, 3178 Porto Vittoria Ave., Henderson

Information: Visit hendersonchamber.com

Tour the Bellante model home while networking

with other business professionals.

FRIDAY, MARCH 27

10th annual Women’s Hall of Fame

and 8th annual Pioneer Award luncheon

Time: 11:15 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Cost: $45 for members

of the Women’s Chamber of Commerce, $55

general seating

Location: Cili at Bali Hai Golf Club, 5160 Las

Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas

Information: Visit womenschamberofnevada.org

Honorees will include 2015 Pioneer Award recipi-

ent Shelley Berkley.

SATURDAY, MARCH 28

“Success with Social Media — Fabulous

Facebook & Leveraging LinkedIn”

Time: 9-11:30 a.m. Cost: $30 for one person,

$45 for two people

Location: Urban Chamber of Commerce Busi-

ness Development Center, 1951 Stella Lake St.,

Suite 30, Las Vegas

Information: Visit scorelv.org

Learn how to create an online presence for your

business with technology and social media.

TUESDAY, MARCH 31

Business Power Luncheon featuring UNLV

President Len Jessup

Time: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $50 for members

of the Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce,

$65 for nonmembers, $65 at the door

Location: Four Seasons Hotel, 3960 Las Vegas

Blvd. South, Las Vegas

Information: Visit lvchamber.com

Jessup will discuss his vision for the school, includ-

ing the development of a UNLV School of Medicine.

2015 Jump Start

Time: 2-4:30 p.m. Cost: Free; registration required

Location: Humana Guidance Center, 8975 W.

Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas

Information: Visit hendersonchamber.com

Panelists will discuss how businesses and nonprofits

can benefit from Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

Former Rep. Shelley Berkley is among the honorees at this month’s Women’s Hall of Fame luncheon. (STEVE

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Records and TransactionsBANKRUPTCIES

CHAPTER 7Brown Box Computer Solutions Inc.910 Calico Hills CourtLas Vegas, NV 89128Attorney: Jeffrey A. Cogan at [email protected]

BID OPPORTUNITIES

THURSDAY, MARCH 262:15 p.m.Bus turnout Las Vegas Boulevard at Four Seasons and pedestrian crossing Eastern and MauleClark County, 603501Tom Boldt at [email protected]

FRIDAY, MARCH 273 p.m.Current production model 2,000 gallon water truckClark County, 603633Sandra Mendoza at [email protected]

3 p.m.Current production model 5-yard dump truckClark County, 603636Sandra Mendoza at [email protected]

3 p.m.Computer systems maintenance systemsClark County, RFP 603605Jim Haining at [email protected]

BROKERED TRANSAC-

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SALES$1,700,000 for 28 units, multi-family housing1901 E. Haren Ave., Henderson 89011Seller: 1901 Haren LLCSeller agent: Robin Willett of NAI Vegas’ Sauter Multifamily GroupBuyer: Did not discloseBuyer agent: Did not disclose

$700,000 for 8,078 square feet, o�ce3600 N. Rancho Drive, Las Vegas 89130Seller: Barrister Global Services NetworkSeller agent: Wil Chaffee and Paul Chaffee of NAI VegasBuyer: Project 150 501C3Buyer agent: Did not disclose

LEASES$1,792,417 for 8,195 square feet, o�ce for 91 months3755 Breakthrough Way, Las Vegas 89135

Landlord: Dig Bt Way LLCLandlord agent: Jayne Cayton and Matt Kreft of Voit Real Estate ServicesTenant: Fiesta Insurance Franchise CorporationTenant agent: Joe Andersen of Fortis Commercial

$280,940 for 2,554 square feet, retail for 66 months15 Via Bel Canto, Suite 100, Hen-derson 89011Landlord: Signal Butte Investors LLCLandlord agent: Robert S. Hatrak II of Virtus CommercialTenant: Chanthy Walsh of Essence & HerbsTenant agent: Robert S. Hatrak II of Virtus Commercial

$123,700 for 3,570 square feet, industrial for 36 months4545 Spring Mountain Road, Suite 111, Las Vegas 89102Landlord: Mountain Point LLC c/o Virtus CommercialLandlord agent: Chris Emanuel and Jessica Saldana of Virtus Com-mercialTenant: Transition Services Inc.Tenant agent: N/A

$86,400 for 1,200 square feet, retail for 36 months1780 N. Buffalo Drive, Suite 109, Las Vegas 89128Landlord: New Deal-Seabreeze LLCLandlord agent: Chris Emanuel and Kammy Bridge of Virtus Com-mercialTenant: Katherine A. Huit dba Beach PizzaTenant agent: Chris Emanuel and Kammy Bridge of Virtus Com-mercial

$64,000 for 2,654 square feet, industrial for 36 months1111 Mary Crest, Suite P, Henderson 89074Landlord: Mary Crest LLCLandlord agent: Joe Leavitt and Chris Lexis of Avison YoungTenant: Our Little World Treatment CenterTenant agent: Julie Anderson of First Real Estate Companies

BUSINESS LICENSES

G.V.D. Mobile Car WashBusiness type: Mobile auto detail-ingAddress: 3100 Thomas Ave., North Las VegasOwner: David Lazaro

Get a Grip of Southern Nevada LLCBusiness type: ContractorAddress: 5236 Ferrell Mountain Court, North Las VegasOwner: Get a Grip of Southern Nevada LLC

Gold Spike Hotel Business type: Alcohol beverage caterer Address: 217 Las Vegas Blvd. North, Las VegasOwner: LFDTP LLC

Great ClipsBusiness type: Cosmetology retail salesAddress: 2505 Anthem Village Drive, Suite H, HendersonOwner: Xl Inc.

Gregory A. Sims Business type: Real estate sales Address: 8400 W. Sahara Ave., Las VegasOwner: Gregory A. Sims

Gri�n Entertainment LLCBusiness type: Rental and leasing Address: 32 W. Imperial Ave., Las VegasOwner: Elliot Szabo

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

Hash Tag LVBusiness type: General retail sales Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite E48A, Las VegasOwner: Jomario Holbert

Heisenberg Mobile Wash Business type: Automobile detail-ing Address: 1340 Spague St., Las VegasOwner: Grand Gardenia LLC

Husband 4 Hire Handyman Ser-vicesBusiness type: Property mainte-nanceAddress: 389 Jann Drive, Hender-sonOwner: Curtis Manion

Jamba JuiceBusiness type: Juice barAddress: 10251 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 120, HendersonOwner: FC Juice Partners LLC

JC on the Job LLCBusiness type: Painting and drywallAddress: 2339 Bildad Drive, HendersonOwner: JC on the Job LLC

Jean MillsBusiness type: Personal trainerAddress: 2610 Giant Redwood Ave., HendersonOwner: Jean Mills

Je�rey Alan Davenport Business type: Real estate sales Address: 9525 Hillwood Drive, Suite 120, Las VegasOwner: Jeffrey Alan Davenport LLC

Jimmy John’sBusiness type: Restaurant Address: 10870 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 180, Las VegasOwner: Two Fast LLC

JIT Smoke Shop Business type: Tobacco sales/lounge Address: 4250 E. Bonanza Road, Suite 19, Las VegasOwner: Nafees Puff & Gifts LLC

JMA Architects Inc.Business type: Professional servicesAddress: 1160 N. Town Center Drive, Suite 170, Las VegasOwner: Sylvia Kim

John’s Mobile RepairBusiness type: Automotive parts/serviceAddress: 5918 Hilmont St., North Las VegasOwner: John Iarrobino Jr.

Josue’s Car WashBusiness type: Mobile auto detail-ingAddress: 805 Stanley Ave., North Las VegasOwner: Edgar Castillo

Journey of Light Counseling Business type: Professional servicesAddress: 7371 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 130, Las VegasOwner: Journey of Light Counsel-ing LLC

Kai Murphy LLCBusiness type: Audio/visual/writ-ing servicesAddress: 10 Rue De Parc, Hender-sonOwner: Kai Murphy LLC

Kid to Kid Business type: General retail sales Address: 9326 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 2, Las VegasOwner: Home Planet Inc.

Latino Store Business type: Convenience storeAddress: 3955 E. Owens Ave., Suite 160, Las VegasOwner: Oscar Mejia

LDL Publications LLCBusiness type: General retail sales Address: 7500 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite 9, Las VegasOwner: Anett Liddell

Lewis T. Kulik DDSBusiness type: Dental officeAddress: 2780 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, Suite 20, HendersonOwner: Lewis T. Kulik DDS

Lian Redfield Business type: Real estate sales Address: 10750 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 180, Las VegasOwner: Lian Redfield LLC

Liquid Courage Business type: Alcohol beverage caterer Address: 300 Stewart Ave., Las VegasOwner: Jobo Enterprises

Live Escape Adventure of Las Vegas LLCBusiness type: Amusement park Address: 6376 W. Sahara Ave., Las VegasOwner: Bret Hilby

LJ Microwave ComponentsBusiness type: Import/sell micro-wave componentsAddress: 10120 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 200, HendersonOwner: Lijen LLC

Lowrys Catering Inc.Business type: Alcohol beverage caterer Address: 4125 W. Charleston Blvd., Las VegasOwner: Robert W. Lowry

Macrogame LLCBusiness type: Business consultingAddress: 281 Windsong Echo Drive, HendersonOwner: Macrogame LLC

Mainline Plumbing & Maintenance LLCBusiness type: Contractor Address: 904 San Eduardo Ave., Las VegasOwner: Did not disclose

Marquez & Hijos LLCBusiness type: Automotive ga-rage/service station (minor) Address: 3405 N. Rancho Drive, Suite 180, Las VegasOwner: Juan Marquez

Massage Well Business type: Professional servicesAddress: 5300 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 203, Las VegasOwner: Massage Well LLC

Master Tailor Boutique Business type: General retail sales Address: 1215 S. Fort Apache Road, Suite 105, Las VegasOwner: Master Tailor Boutique Stefanovic LLC

Mattress Firm 54036 Business type: General retail sales Address: 80 S. Martin L. King Blvd., Las VegasOwner: Mattress Firm Inc.

McGladrey Wealth Management LLCBusiness type: Management or consulting serviceAddress: 300 S. 4th St., Suite 1200, Las VegasOwner: McGladrey LLP

Miley Lock & Key Service Business type: Locksmith and safe

Records and Transactionsmechanic Address: 6622 Chapel Bells Court, Las VegasOwner: Kirk A. Miley

Miralda’s Mobile CarwashBusiness type: Mobile auto detail-ingAddress: 4701 Lawrence St., North Las VegasOwner: Daisy E. Lario and Ulises G. Miralda

Modern Image Hair Designs Business type: General retail sales Address: 10300 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 17, Las VegasOwner: Julie Dicillo

Modern Medical & Wellness Business type: Food specialty store Address: 911 N. Buffalo Drive, Suite 113, Las VegasOwner: Angela L. Lorenzo PA C Ltd.

Mountain States Networking Business type: General retail sales Address: 723 S. 3rd St., Las VegasOwner: MSN Communications Inc.

Mr. Bill’s Pipe & Tobacco Co.Business type: Tobacco sales/lounge Address: 8450 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 113, Las VegasOwner: JTR Inc.

Mr. D’s Sportsbar & Grill Business type: Alcohol beverage caterer Address: 2260 S. Rainbow Blvd., Las VegasOwner: Haecke LLC

Naked Panda DesignsBusiness type: Mail order/Internet salesAddress: 4313 San Gabriel Hill Ave., North Las VegasOwner: Amanda G. Macatol

Naked Relish LLCBusiness type: Food services or cafe Address: 4608 Paradise Road, Las VegasOwner: Jolene Mannina

Naturally Plus USA Inc. Business type: General retail sales Address: 1140 N. Town Center Drive, Suite 100, Las VegasOwner: Jonathan S. Dalton

Nevada ATM Services Business type: General services (counter/office)Address: 4150 Arctic Spring Ave., Las VegasOwner: Nevada ATM Services LLC

Nevada Express Business type: General services (counter/office)Address: 4550 E. Bonanza Road, Suite F, Las Vegas

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Records and Transactionsmechanic Address: 6622 Chapel Bells Court, Las VegasOwner: Kirk A. Miley

Miralda’s Mobile CarwashBusiness type: Mobile auto detail-ingAddress: 4701 Lawrence St., North Las VegasOwner: Daisy E. Lario and Ulises G. Miralda

Modern Image Hair Designs Business type: General retail sales Address: 10300 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 17, Las VegasOwner: Julie Dicillo

Modern Medical & Wellness Business type: Food specialty store Address: 911 N. Buffalo Drive, Suite 113, Las VegasOwner: Angela L. Lorenzo PA C Ltd.

Mountain States Networking Business type: General retail sales Address: 723 S. 3rd St., Las VegasOwner: MSN Communications Inc.

Mr. Bill’s Pipe & Tobacco Co.Business type: Tobacco sales/lounge Address: 8450 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 113, Las VegasOwner: JTR Inc.

Mr. D’s Sportsbar & Grill Business type: Alcohol beverage caterer Address: 2260 S. Rainbow Blvd., Las VegasOwner: Haecke LLC

Naked Panda DesignsBusiness type: Mail order/Internet salesAddress: 4313 San Gabriel Hill Ave., North Las VegasOwner: Amanda G. Macatol

Naked Relish LLCBusiness type: Food services or cafe Address: 4608 Paradise Road, Las VegasOwner: Jolene Mannina

Naturally Plus USA Inc. Business type: General retail sales Address: 1140 N. Town Center Drive, Suite 100, Las VegasOwner: Jonathan S. Dalton

Nevada ATM Services Business type: General services (counter/office)Address: 4150 Arctic Spring Ave., Las VegasOwner: Nevada ATM Services LLC

Nevada Express Business type: General services (counter/office)Address: 4550 E. Bonanza Road, Suite F, Las Vegas

Owner: Dalia I. Merino

Nevada Health Co-Op Business type: Nonprofit commu-nity servicesAddress: 3900 Meadows Lane, Suite 100, Las VegasOwner: Jeff Ellis

New Dawn Plumbing Inc.Business type: PlumbingAddress: 4221 Donato Circle, North Las VegasOwner: New Dawn Plumbing Inc.

New Foundation LLCBusiness type: Drugless practi-tionerAddress: 3925 N. Martin L. King Blvd., North Las VegasOwner: New Foundation LLC

Nuvisions Hair Salon Business type: Cosmetological establishmentAddress: 2027 Revere St., Suite C, Las VegasOwner: Lisa Moxley

O�ce Pride Las Vegas Business type: Repair and main-tenanceAddress: 3651 Lindell Road, Las VegasOwner: Lyons Services LLC

O�ceMax 1105 Business type: General retail sales Address: 8720 W. Charleston Blvd., Las VegasOwner: OfficeMax Inc.

Oldenburg Tools Business type: General retail sales Address: 5310 Procyon St., Las VegasOwner: Aaron Oldenburg

Osnat’s Kitchen Business type: Restaurant Address: 4604 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 6, Las VegasOwner: Osnat LLC

Park Avenue MaintenanceBusiness type: Property mainte-nanceAddress: 9640 Toy Soldier St., Las VegasOwner: Michael D. Park

Parti Pak Productions Business type: Alcohol beverage caterer Address: 2800 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 2D, Las VegasOwner: Parti Pak Productions Inc.

Paternoster Law Group LLCBusiness type: Professional servicesAddress: 400 S. 4th St., Suite 300, Las VegasOwner: Glenn A. Paternoster

Payless Tire Shop Business type: Automotive ga-rage/service station (minor)

Address: 530 Las Vegas Blvd. North, Las VegasOwner: Auto Mall Inc.

Pin Up & Go Salon Business type: Cosmetology establishmentAddress: 1620 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite H, Las VegasOwner: Raphael E. Hancock

Pizza RockBusiness type: Restaurant/food serviceAddress: 2300 Paseo Verde Park-way, HendersonOwner: Pizza Rock II LV LLC

Precision Solar Screens & Doors LLCBusiness type: Miscellaneous sales/serviceAddress: 4560 Donovan Way, North Las VegasOwner: Precision Solar Screens & Doors LLC

Proline Architectural Millwork LLCBusiness type: ContractorAddress: 643 Avenue C, Boulder CityOwner: Darrel Davidson

Purely Living Health StudioBusiness type: IridologistAddress: 1109 Via Appianna, HendersonOwner: Teresa Brandise

Quest Diagnostics Inc.Business type: Health care servicesAddress: 6945 Aliante Parkway, Suite 104, North Las VegasOwner: Quest Diagnostics Inc.

Raising Cane’s Chicken FingersBusiness type: Restaurant/food court-serviceAddress: 1950 E. Craig Road, North Las VegasOwner: MRG-RC8 LLC

Reyna Lawn MaintenanceBusiness type: Property mainte-nanceAddress: 2604 Magnet St., North Las VegasOwner: Carolynn Elizabeth Reyna

Robert Fleming Business type: Real estate sales Address: 8010 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 140, Las VegasOwner: Robert Fleming

Robert Sean Hughes Business type: Independent mas-sage therapistAddress: 19 E. Agate Ave., Suite 405, Las VegasOwner: Robert S. Hughes

Rock Security LLCBusiness type: Detective/security agencyAddress: 3375 Aldebaran Ave., Suite C, Las VegasOwner: Rock Security LLC

Rose & Bee Photography Business type: Temporary mer-chant Address: 1700 Village Center Circle, Las VegasOwner: Deborah Whitt

Rubicon Coatings USABusiness type: TruckingAddress: 2441 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, Suite 124, HendersonOwner: Rubicon Coatings USA LLC

Ruby’s Cleaning LLCBusiness type: TruckingAddress: 251-B Misty Isle Lane, Las VegasOwner: Ruby’s Cleaning LLC

Sabrina Jean McculleyBusiness type: Psychic artsAddress: 9550 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 130, HendersonOwner: Sabrina Jean Mcculley

Sara Longhurst Business type: Real estate sales Address: 10750 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 180, Las VegasOwner: Sara Longhurst

Screens of Mass ConstructionBusiness type: ManufacturingAddress: 4415 Mcguire St., North Las VegasOwner: Screens of Mass Construc-tion

Silver State Processes LLCBusiness type: Repair and main-tenanceAddress: 3425 N. Rancho Drive, Suite 150, Las VegasOwner: Walter J. Kish

Sin City Home InspectionsBusiness type: Real estate salesAddress: 9769 Northern Dancer Drive, Las VegasOwner: Jabi Holdings LLC

Siyo Hair Studio LLCBusiness type: Cosmetology establishmentAddress: 3801 W. Sahara Ave., Las VegasOwner: Tesha Rankin

Sleek FloorsBusiness type: Property mainte-nanceAddress: 217 Winterport St., HendersonOwner: Sleek Floors Inc.

Smith Center for the Performing ArtsBusiness type: Wedding chapel Address: 361 Symphony Park Ave., Las VegasOwner: Las Vegas Performing Arts Center

Sneak Peeks in Las Vegas LLC Business type: General services (counter/office)Address: 216 S. 7th St., Suite 5, Las Vegas

Owner: Michael Davis

Sol y Luna Beauty Studio Business type: General retail sales Address: 901 S. Rancho Drive, Suite 6, Las VegasOwner: Maria Cibrian

Soluna Family Medicine Business type: Professional ser-vices - medicalAddress: 2701 N. Tenaya Way, Suite 230, Las VegasOwner: Edward S. Victoria PLLC

Stephanie HutchisonBusiness type: Hair productsAddress: 2986 St. Rose Parkway, Suite 100, HendersonOwner: Stephanie Hutchison

Sung Seth Kim Business type: Real estate sales Address: 10161 Park Run Drive, Suite 150, Las VegasOwner: Sung S. Kim

Supersubnet Technology SolutionsBusiness type: Technology consul-tant and serviceAddress: 270 Daisy Gold Court, HendersonOwner: Steven E. and Melissa S. Bonilla

Supreme Carpet CleaningBusiness type: Multi-jurisdiction contractorAddress: 3355 Clayton St., Suite 12, North Las VegasOwner: Supreme Carpet Cleaning LLC

Supreme Legends USABusiness type: Motorcycle after-market accessoriesAddress: 1010 N. Stephanie St., Suite C3, HendersonOwner: SLUSA1 LLC

Tania Farella Business type: Real estate sales Address: 8010 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 140, Las VegasOwner: Tania Farella

Tapas by Alex Stratta Business type: Restaurant with alcoholAddress: 440 S. Rampart Blvd., Suite 180, Las VegasOwner: Alex Stratta LLC

The American Bottling Co. Business type: Food specialty store Address: 4610 Donovan Way, Suite C, Las VegasOwner: Marty Ellen

The Coombs Law Firm Business type: Professional servicesAddress: 330 E. Charleston Blvd., Suite 100, Las VegasOwner: The Coombs Law Firm LLC

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Records and TransactionsThe Juice Bar at LVACBusiness type: Restaurant/food court-serviceAddress: 6050 N. Decatur Blvd., North Las VegasOwner: The Juice Bar at LVAC

The Right Way HandymanBusiness type: Property mainte-nanceAddress: 1501 Mustang Drive, HendersonOwner: Charles Ferguson

The Touring Shoppe Business type: Automotive garage (major) Address: 3050 Sirius Ave., Suite 103, Las VegasOwner: Wayne Andre McMiniment

Thompson FarmBusiness type: CultivationAddress: 2435 Losee Road, North Las VegasOwner: Thompson Farm One LLC

Trans Logistics LLCBusiness type: Truck dispatchingAddress: 210 Quest Park St., Suite 918, HendersonOwner: Trans Logistics LLC

Tri State ResearchBusiness type: Miscellaneous sales/serviceAddress: 3217 Bublin Bay Ave., North Las VegasOwner: Chad Bouchard

True Family Therapy LLC Business type: Professional servicesAddress: 3216 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite A, Las VegasOwner: Annemarie Roberts

Two Men and a Truck Business type: Transfer and stor-age company Address: 3255 Pepper Lane, Suite 108, Las VegasOwner: Black Wolf Moving Nevada LLC

Ultra PatioBusiness type: Aluminum patiosAddress: 2601 S. Pavilion Center Drive, Las VegasOwner: Thomas Fileccia

Viva La Vapor Smoke & Gifts Business type: Vapes and elec-tronic cigarettes Address: 4530 E. Charleston Blvd., Las VegasOwner: Glenn Posey

Vizakismodality LLCBusiness type: Independent mas-sage therapistAddress: 7980 W. Sahara Ave., Las VegasOwner: Justin Vizakis

Walgreens 7864 Business type: Package Address: 7755 N. Durango Drive,

Las VegasOwner: Walgreen Co.

Ying Feng HsuBusiness type: Independent mas-sage therapistAddress: 451 Crestdale Lane, Suite 114, Las VegasOwner: Ying Feng Hsu

Zion Signs Vegas Business type: General retail sales Address: 5000 W. Oakey Blvd., Suite D19, Las VegasOwner: Zion Signs LP

BUILDING PERMITS

$1,000,000, commercial-assembly group3010 W. Sahara Ave., Las VegasBreslin Builders

$864,480, tenant improvement7316 W. Cheyenne Ave., Las VegasDakem & Associates LLC

$500,000, tenant improvement4439 W. Charleston Blvd., Las VegasFP Contracting Inc.

$471,050, tenant improvement515 E. St. Louis Ave., Las VegasSilver Creek Development LLC

$320,000, tenant improvement525 S. Grand Central Parkway, Suite 3372, Las VegasJames M. Barb Construction Inc.

$300,000, commercial-assembly group3010 W. Sahara Ave., Las VegasBreslin Builders

$293,053, residential-new663 Scenic Rim Drive, HendersonSSC dba Element Building Com-pany

$276,490, roof-mounted photo-voltaic system4508 Pennwood Ave., Las VegasGo Solar

$242,944, tenant improvement7455 W. Washington Ave., Suite 235, Las VegasTitanium Building Group LLC

$225,000, tenant improvement1160 N. Town Center Drive, Suite 130, Las VegasNevada General Construction

$221,911, residential-new2536 Pont Marie Drive, HendersonRichmond American Homes of Nevada

$190,194, commercial-alteration2760 W. Deer Springs Way, Suite 104-106, North Las VegasCommunity Maintenance Systems

$180,604, residential-new1313 Fantastic Court, North Las VegasWilliam Lyon Homes Inc.

$173,935, residential-new3941 Ravens Court, North Las VegasRichmond American Homes of Nevada

$169,622, residential-new2331 Rivoli St., HendersonKB Home Nevada Inc.

$169,622, residential-new2327 Bonate Sorro St., HendersonKB Home Nevada Inc.


$143,776, residential-new4353 Duck Harbor Ave., North Las VegasKB Home Nevada Inc.

$143,005, residential-new2651 Skagit Court, HendersonKB Home Nevada Inc.





$137,294, residential-new900 Lynne Harbor Ave., Hender-sonKB Home Nevada Inc.

$137,294, residential-new673 Coastal Lagoon St., Hender-sonKB Home Nevada Inc.

$132,491, residential-new4317 Red Fan Palm Court, North Las VegasCentury Communities of Nevada

$132,055, residential-new5708 Pleasant Palms St., North Las VegasJ.F. Shea Co. Inc.

$117,055, residential-new3624 Corte Bella Hills Ave., North Las VegasJ.F. Shea Co. Inc.

$114,338, residential-new1308 Quiet Fox Way, HendersonRyland Homes


$114,338, residential-new1337 Jewelstone Circle, HendersonRyland Homes

$113,395, residential-new225 Moonshot St., HendersonRichmond American Homes of Nevada

$113,395, residential-new227 Moonshot St., HendersonRichmond American Homes of Nevada

$113,395, residential-new1445 Brushback Ave., HendersonRichmond American Homes of Nevada

$112,397, residential-new1525 Spiced Wine Ave., Suite 28104, HendersonRyland Homes


$111,565, residential-new1112 Strada Pecei, HendersonCentury Communities of Nevada

$110,567, residential-new1339 Jewelstone Circle, HendersonRyland Homes


$107,296, residential-new181 Bear Cove Terrace, HendersonBeazer Homes Holding Corp.

$106,108, residential-new6213 Silver Bank St., North Las VegasKB Home Nevada Inc.

$105,027, commercial-alteration3840 N. Commerce St., North Las VegasJames H. Abell Inc.



$103,686, residential-new5653 Pleasant Palms St., North Las VegasJ.F. Shea Co. Inc.



$102,527, residential-new3144 Biccari Ave., HendersonKB Home Nevada Inc.

$102,527, residential-new2397 Valissa St., HendersonKB Home Nevada Inc.

$102,527, residential-new2381 Valissa St., HendersonKB Home Nevada Inc.

$102,527, residential-new3104 Biccari Ave., HendersonKB Home Nevada Inc.

$100,475, residential-new2373 Via Firenze, HendersonKB Home Nevada Inc.



CONVENTIONS

Ultimate Software Group Connec-tions ConferenceLocation: BellagioDates: March 22-27Expected attendance: 1,203

American Academy of Orthopae-dic Surgeons Annual MeetingLocation: Mandalay BayDates: March 24-28Expected attendance: 33,500

Globalshop 2015Location: Mandalay BayDates: March 24-26Expected attendance: 10,000

National Association of Pizzeria Operators - Annual International Pizza Expo – 2015Location: Las Vegas Convention CenterDates: March 24-26Expected attendance: 12,000

Amusement Expo – 2015Location: Las Vegas Convention CenterDates: March 25-26Expected attendance: 3,000

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CATEGORY: LARGEST PRIVATELY OWNED EMPLOYERS(RANKED BY EMPLOYEES AS OF DEC. 31)

Company EmployeesLocal offices/ locations

Type of business

Year established locally Top executive

1 MGM Resorts International3600 Las Vegas Blvd. SouthLas Vegas, NV 89109702-693-7111 • mgmresorts.com

57,062 22 Resort operator 2000 James Murren, chairman, CEO

2 Caesars Entertainment Corp.1 Caesars Palace DriveLas Vegas, NV 89109702-407-6000 • caesars.com

24,000 12 Resort operator 1966 Gary Loveman, chairman, president, CEO

3 Station Casinos LLC1505 S. Pavilion Center DriveLas Vegas, NV 89135702-495-3000 • sclv.com

12,000 20 Resort operator 1976 Frank Fertitta III, CEO, owner

4 Wynn Las Vegas3131 Las Vegas Blvd. SouthLas Vegas, NV 89109702-770-0000 • wynnlasvegas.com

11,735 1 Resort operator 2005 Steve Wynn, chairman, CEO

5 Las Vegas Sands Corp.3355 Las Vegas Blvd. SouthLas Vegas, NV 89109702-414-1000 • sands.com

9,168 1 Resort operator 1990 Sheldon Adelson, chairman, CEO

6 Boyd Gaming6465 S. Rainbow Blvd.Las Vegas, NV 89118702-792-7353 • boydgaming.com

9,000 11 Resort operator 1975 Keith Smith, president, CEO

7 The Valley Health System10105 Banburry Cross DriveLas Vegas, NV 89144Did not disclose • valleyhealthsystemlv.com

6,000 7 Hospital operator 1997 Karla Perez, regional vice president

8 McDonald’s Greater Las Vegas Operator Association2217 N. Green Valley ParkwayHenderson, NV 89014702-454-3485 • mcdonalds.com

5,040 100+ Restaurant operator 1966 James Vance, president

9 The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas3708 Las Vegas Blvd. SouthLas Vegas, NV 89109702-698-7000 • cosmopolitanlasvegas.com

5,000 1 Resort operator 2010 William McBeath, president, CEO

10 Dignity Health-St. Rose Dominican3001 St. Rose Parkway Henderson, NV 89052702-616-5000 • strosehospitals.org

3,500 3 Hospital operator 1947 Brian Brannman, senior vice presi-dent of Dignity Health Nevada

11 UnitedHealthcare of Nevada/ Southwest Medical Associates2724 N. Tenaya WayLas Vegas, NV 89128702-242-7000 • uhcnevada.com

3,000 31 Health care provider, insurance provider

1982 Don Giancursio, CEO

12 South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa9777 Las Vegas Blvd. SouthLas Vegas, NV 89183Did not disclose • southpointcasino.com

2,487 1 Resort operator 2005 Michael Gaughan, owner

13 Tropicana Las Vegas3801 Las Vegas Blvd. SouthLas Vegas, NV 89109702-739-2222 • troplv.com

1,511 1 Resort operator 1957 Alex Yemenidjian, CEO

14 HealthCare Partners Medical Group770 E. Warm Springs Road, Suite 240Las Vegas, NV 89119702-932-8500 • hcpnv.com

1,481 53 Medical group 1996 Dr. Ama Brobbey, chief medical officer

15 NV Energy6226 W. Sahara Ave.Las Vegas, NV 89146702-402-5000 • nvenergy.com

1,443 Did not disclose

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