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By Valerie Miller | Special to VeGaS iNc

Acres of vineyards and quaint wineries probably don’t come to mind when most people think of Nevada. But that could change, thanks to a new state law allowing wineries in population hubs, such as Clark County. ¶ In May, the

Legislature passed and Gov. Brian Sandoval signed Assembly Bill 4 to help the winery industry grow. The law, which wineries, Continued on page 15

$8.1BWynn Resorts’ debt at

the end of the second

quarter. the company’s

performance both in Ma-

cau and in las Vegas was

weaker than last year.

300employees expected to be hired

at the iKea store being built

at Sunset Road and Durango

Drive. the 351,000-square foot

furniture warehouse is sched-

uled to open next summer.

Fertile ground for wineries

K.J. Howe, “professor of yeastology,” left,

pours a glass of wine for General Manager

Mike Schoenbaechler at Grape Expectations in

Henderson. (MikE StottS/SpEcial to vEGaS inc)

Supporters say new law will bolster Nevada’s wine industry by opening opportunities in Reno, Las Vegas

05 06 18Q&A WITH MICHAEL CRISTALLIA Las Vegas attorney whose life was part of the inspiration for the televi-sion series “The Defend-ers” talks about why he enjoys hosting radio shows, what he teaches at UNLV and how the legal commu-nity has changed.

THE NOTESPeople on the move, P4

MEET: TRUFFLES N BACON CAFEJacqueline Lim and Magnolia Magat recently moved their restaurant, known for its bacon jam, to a larger location . Their unusual fl avor combina-tions have earned a follow-ing among people who work in the food industry.

TALKING POINTSTen ways to help safeguard your business, P7

DATA AND PUBLIC INFORMATIONA listing of local bank-ruptcies, bid opportuni-ties, brokered transac-tions, business licenses and building permits.

MORE VEGAS INC BUSINESS NEWSCalendar: Happenings and events, P17

The List: Subcontractors, P22

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NEVADA’S CREDIT BUBBLE IS INFLATING AGAIN

Las Vegas shoppers are burning holes in

their credit cards, but the increased spending

may not be good for the economy .

Southern Nevadans had combined credit-

card debts of $4.2 billion as of June 30, up

9.4 percent from a year earlier, according to

credit-reporting company Equifax. Locals are

borrowing money at nearly twice the rate of

people nationally. U.S. consumers’ credit-card

debts stood at $634 billion by June 30, up 5

percent year-over-year.

Las Vegas had the second-fastest rate of

debt growth among the 25 largest metro

areas, Equifax said.

Southern Nevada’s once-battered economy

has improved over the past few years,

especially in terms of job growth. The rise in

consumer spending refl ects that.

The valley’s unemployment rate, which

reached 14 percent during the recession,

was down to 7 percent in June . But several

problems remain, including foreclosures,

subprime credit scores and weak wage growth.

Despite shrinking, Las Vegas’ jobless rate is

tied with Memphis, Tenn., for highest among

the nation’s 50 largest metro areas.

Nevadans’ personal fi nances consistently are

ranked at or near the bottom of the country ’s ,

and the spending surge has raised fears that

people are repeating the mistakes of the boom

years — taking on too much debt and buying

items they can’t afford.

Let’s hope the burst of commerce doesn’t

create big lines in Bankruptcy Court again.— ELI SEGALL

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Anthony Lai is student affairs program manager at the Interna-tional School of Hospitality. He supports students with extern-ships, career advice and job placement as they work toward certification in hospitality-related fields. In addition, Kate Patay, a faculty member at the school, won a 2015 Pacesetter Award from the Convention Industry Council. Patay is execu-tive director of sales and marketing at Creative Coverings, a linen rental and sales company.

Mark Lipparelli is the Inter-block compliance committee chairman. Interblock develops and supplies luxury electronic table gaming products.

UNLV School of Nursing Dean Carolyn Yucha received the 2015 State Award for Ex-cellence from the American Association of Nurse Practitioners for making significant contributions to the status of health care delivery and the nurse practitioner role.

Bill Brewer is deputy director of the Nevada Rural Housing Authority.

The La Concha Motel lobby was added to the Nevada State Register of Historic Places for its iconic mid-century modern architecture. Architect Paul Williams de-signed the La Concha.

Matt Ker-shaw was appointed president and CEO of the Clark County Credit Union, Tina Ferrandino is branch manager at the Sunset Road location and Karen Hirschfield is call center manager. Kershaw succeeds Wayne Tew, who served as Clark County Credit Union president and CEO for 29 years. Also, Lekia Smith and LeeAnn Driesen are member services representatives at the credit union.

Ben Klink is senior director of strategy and finance at Sundance Helicopters. He oversees the financial growth of the company. He previously worked as director of financial operations at Caesars Enter-tainment.

Tom Perrigo is city of Las Vegas planning director. He was hired in 1994 as a statistical analyst for the planning and develop-ment department, was promoted in 2003 to plan-ning manager and in June of 2006 was selected deputy director of planning.

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n General manager: Robert Stepper - Coeur Miningn Safety manager: Mark Carlson - American Drilling Corp.n Safety professional: Temby Lawrence - Newmont Mining Corp.; Aaron Weight - Bar-rick Goldstrike Mines Inc.n Mine manager/superintendent: Tracy Car-roll - Newmont Mining Corp.; Don Dwyer - Barrick Gold Corp.; Daryl everett - Robinson Nevada Mining Co.; Mike Isaak - Klondex Mines Ltd.; Sam Marich - Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc.; Lorin Noble - Coeur Miningn General supervisor/middle management: Wes Amos - Round Mountain Gold Corp.; Page Adkins - Barrick Gold Corp.; Pat Chacon - Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc.; Pete Chavez - Newmont Mining Corp.; Scott Lawson - Klondex Mines Ltd.; Max Lujan - Coeur Mining; Tom Stannard - Newmont Mining Corp.; John Taule - Barrick Gold Corp.n Trainer: Wynn Anderson - Silver Standard Mining; Bobbi Jo Bostic - Robinson Nevada; Nikkayla Simon - Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc.n Supervisor: John Bailey - Newmont Mining Corp.; Jason Deputy - Klondex Mines Ltd.; Dale Freese - Newmont Mining Corp.; Tim Felzein - Klondex Mines Ltd.; Neil Hastings - American Drilling Corp.; Dave Kelly - Silver Standard Mining; Terry Krantz - Barrick Gold Corp.; DeeJay Leach - Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc.; Shawn Migas - Newmont Mining Corp.; John Moffitt - Newmont Mining Corp.; John Neary - Newmont Mining Corp.; Justin Petrie - Barrick Gold Corp.; Russell Sheets - Newmont Mining Corp.; Wayne Thomp-son - Barrick Gold Corp.; Art Willms - Coeur Mining; Chris Zeiler - Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc. n Nonsupervisory trainer: Leonard Barraza - Newmont Mining Corp.; David Johnson - Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc.; Mary Myrick - Barrick Gold Corp.; Lorenzo olivas - Coeur Miningn Emergency response: Dave Baker - New-mont Mining Corp.; Rob Carter - Newmont Mining Corp.; Jeff Freeman - Barrick Gold Corp.; Travis Petersen - Newmont Mining Corp.; Andrew Smith - Silver Standard Miningn Safety champion: Mike Andersen - Silver Standard Mining; Kent Barrett - Newmont Mining Corp.; Dan Brown - Round Mountain Gold Corp.; Nikki Cooley - Round Mountain Gold Corp.; Joel Dunkin - Coeur Mining; Les-ter gilman - Barrick Gold Corp.; Steve Justus - Air Products & Chemicals; Mark Koopman - Klondex Mines Ltd.; Chris Laloup - Klondex Mines Ltd.; Porsche Lee - Newmont Mining Corp.; Aaron Leininger - Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc.; Dave Murphy - Graymont; Di-ana Nelson - Newmont Mining Corp.; Reid olsen - Barrick Gold Corp.; Billy Richardson - Klondex Mines Ltd.; Sean Riley - Newmont Mining Corp.; Dave Roberson - Newmont Mining Corp.; Scott Taylor - Coeur Mining; edward Tester - Barrick Gold Corp.; Vaughn Tripp - Graymont; Wayne Tucker - Klondex Mines Ltd.; Josh Upton - Newmont Mining Corp.; Adam Wilson - Barrick Goldstrike

Mines Inc.n Special awards: earl Doege, Outstanding Career in Safety; Randy Harris, Outstanding Career in Safety

Mine Operators Safety Awards

n Surface operations: Large (300-plus em-ployees)First: Round Mountain gold Corp.Second: Newmont Mining Corp. – South AreaThird: Barrick goldstrike Mines Inc. – Gold-striken Surface operations: Medium (100-299 em-ployees)First: Newmont Mining Corp. – Mill 6Second: Newmont Mining Corp. – GenesisThird: Barrick goldstrike Mines Inc. – Roastern Surface operations: Small (20-99 employ-ees)First: Newmont Mining Corp. – Lone TreeFirst: Barrick gold of North America – Ruby Hill Second: Rawhide Mining LLC – Denton Raw-hide Minen Underground operations: Large (300-plus employees)First: Barrick gold of North America – Tur-quoise RidgeSecond: Barrick gold of North America – CortezThird: Barrick goldstrike Mines Inc. – Meikle/Rodeon Underground operations: Medium (100-299 employees)First: Newmont Mining Corp. – Exodusn Underground operations: Small (20-99 employees)First: Small Mine Development – Lee Smith MineFirst: Nevada Copper Corp. – Pumpkin HollowFirst: Newmont Mining Corp. – Chukar Second: Sterling gold Mining Corp. – Sterling Minen Nonmetal miningFirst: Art Wilson Co. – Adams ClaimFirst: granite Construction – Nevada Opera-tionsFirst: eP Minerals – Clark Mill & MineFirst gypsum Resources – Blue Diamond HillFirst: eP Minerals – Colado MineFirst Baker Hughes – Argenta Mine & MillFirst: M-I Swaco – Battle Mountain Grinding PlantFirst: Halliburton energy Services – Nevada OperationsFirst: eP Minerals – Fernley Operationsn ContractorsFirst: Ames Construction – Ames Backfill PortableFirst: American Drilling Corp. – Nevada Op-erationsFirst: Brahma group Inc. – Nevada Opera-tionsFirst: Cementation USA Inc. – Pumpkin Hol-lowFirst: Phoenix Industrial – Round Mountain Gold Corp.First: N.A. Degerstrom, Inc. – Robinson Mine ProjectFirst: J.S. Redpath – Bazza Mine, GoldstrikeFirst: Small Mine Development – Chukar

The Nevada Mining Association honored members during the 2015 Safety Awards. Operator awards were given to the top three mines in each category based on number of employees on-site, number of man hours and penalties for lost-time accidents, number of reportable incidents and lost-time days. Individual awards were chosen based on nominations and judged on the person’s safety record and involvement in advocating for safety in the workplace.

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What are your greatest ac-complishments so far in your career?

Growing up with a mother who was a judicial secretary for a New York Supreme Court Judge, I watched and interacted with many judges and lawyers. However, I was drawn to the trial lawyer who gracefully and per-suasively articulated his clients’ cases before juries. It is the advocacy of the trial lawyer defending his clients’ po-sitions passionately and zealously that inspired me. To become known and recognized as one of them has been one of my greatest accomplishments.

Also, in 2007, I, along with several others, developed and participated in a documentary, “The Defenders,” highlighting injustices in the crimi-nal justice system. The documentary resulted in the development of the docudrama series that aired on CBS. My involvement was a fulfilling expe-rience. Consulting on each script with the idea of entertaining while also educating the public was extremely rewarding. When you defend a cli-ent, you are influencing that one case, but when you highlight the inequities of the entire judicial system in a TV series, you are communicating your position to 10 million viewers each week.

What is the most challenging part of your job?

Business and law do not marry well. If you got into the law business exclusively for money, you got into it for the wrong reason.

Making money is important to a successful practice. It allows you to service your clients better by match-ing your opponents’ resources. How-ever, the balancing act of how many clients to take, and how many is too many, is a delicate analysis. Tipping the scales disproportionately toward generating more revenue could com-promise the services you provide.

You host two radio shows. Why? There is a freedom associated with

presenting your views to an audience without objection. However, that freedom is not without challenge.

The audience is the barometer for the value of the topic and the dissemina-tion of your thoughts.

As an adjunct professor at UNLV, what advice do you give students?

In my class, law practice manage-ment, I try to give a practical ap-proach to the business of law. There are many facets of the business, such as creating budgets, handling trust accounts and other economic consid-erations that have nothing to do with handling a case. Students must un-derstand how to price a case, and bal-ance the eagerness to bring a case in with the amount of resources it takes to handle the case competently.

When I began practicing law, the legal community was smaller and more collegial. Today, there’s a more irreverent attitude toward the prac-tice. Lawyers are not always consid-erate of each other, and I see a level of disrespect among the profession that did not exist when I started. Lawyers are officers of the court and should always remember the oath they took when they were sworn in. Despite the adversarial nature of the profession, a lawyer should maintain decorum as a representative of the court.

What was the most high-pro-file case in Nevada you have

litigated?In 2004, I handled the retrial of

State vs. Rich Tabish and Sandra Re-nee Murphy. The state charged Rick Tabish and Sandy Murphy with the murder of casino heir Ted Binion. The case was one of the most high-profile cases in the history of Nevada. I repre-sented Sandy Murphy.

After seven weeks and close to 100 witnesses, the jury returned a not-guilty verdict to the charge of mur-der. After being convicted and sen-tenced in the first case to a 20-to-life sentence, Sandy Murphy was a free woman.

Sandy now is married and has two young children. She and her husband own an art gallery in Laguna Beach.

What is the most rewarding part of your job?

Protecting the constitutional privi-leges afforded to people is the essence of my being. It is who I am and what I want to continue to be.

What are you reading right now?I enjoy reading The New York

Times as well as our local news publications. I am a fan of the Huff-ington Post, where I get everything from politics and sports to gossip and entertainment. For pure enjoy-ment, I usually have a James Pat-terson or John Grisham book some-

where close.

What do you do after work?I spend time with my wife of 22

years, Kristyn, and my two teenage boys, Michael and Christopher. Our days are consumed with watching them play baseball. Both are accom-plished players, and it is pure enjoy-ment to watch them play. I also like to golf and ski.

Blackberry, iPhone or Android?Only Apple everything. I am an ad-

dict. I love the interaction between the devices to keep me constantly connect-ed — which may or may not be a good thing, but it is definitely my thing.

Describe your management style.I am definitely not an autocratic

manager. I would say I apply a per-suasive democratic style of manage-ment. I like to think I persuade my colleagues and staff into reaching consensus.

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

A writer. It would afford me a simi-lar vehicle as that of a lawyer, where-in I can articulate a position persua-sively to my audience.

When I was creating “The Defend-ers,” I worked with many accom-plished writers. Neils Mueller and Kevin Kennedy, the two co-creators of the show, taught me a great deal about the craft. I definitely would like to do script writing. I love the production process and collaboration that goes into developing storylines and then seeing them on film.

What is your biggest pet peeve?Unopened emails drive me crazy. It

doesn’t matter where I am or what I am doing, if I get an email, I have to open it.

What is something people might not know about you?

I am an only child. People seem sur-prised when I tell them. But I grew up in a large extended family with many cousins, so I really never identified myself as an only child.

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Dramatic law career is just part of his story

Attorney Michael Cristalli helped create the television series “The Defenders” and

teaches a class at UNLV. (yaSmiNa chaVez/SpeciaL To The SUNDay)

In the television series “The Defenders,” Jim Belushi played Nick Morelli, who was based on Michael Cristalli, managing partner of the law firm Gentile, Cristalli, Miller, Armeni & Savarese. In addition to working in the spotlight for TV and radio, as well as arguing high-profile cases involving the murder of Ted Binion and the legality of medical marijuana, Cristalli focuses on the more mundane but equally important task of teaching future lawyers about the business.

BY THE NUMBERS

$4.3 MILLION Amount operators of the Reid Gardner Generation

Station have agreed to pay to settle a lawsuit and clean

up contamination nearby that Native Americans say caused health and water pollution problems. The coal-fi red power plant is

operated by NV Energy and the California Department

of Water Resources.

855 Nevada’s goal for reducing power plant emissions by

2030, measured in pounds of carbon dioxide per net megawatt hour. In 2012,

state power plants emitted 1,102 pounds of carbon diox-ide per net megawatt hour.

$322.1 MILLIONAllegiant Travel Company’s

revenue for the three months ending June 30 , up

11 percent from the same period last year.

2.4 MILLION Number of passengers who used Allegiant during the

second quarter, a 15 percent increase from a year earlier.

$1.04 BILLIONWynn Resorts’ revenue for the second quarter of this

year , down 26 percent from a year earlier .

$830.9 MILLION Amount Nevada casinos

won in June, down 8.4 per-cent from June 2014.

$445.5 MILLIONAmount won in June

by casinos on the Strip, where the bulk of Nevada’s gaming revenue is gener-ated . Revenue was down

16.3 percent year over year.

21 MILLION Number of people who

visited Las Vegas the fi rst six months of this year. Visi-tation is up 1.5 percent from the same period last year.

1.7 PERCENT Increase in Las Vegas con-vention attendance in the fi rst six months of the year compared with the same

time period last year.

Describe your business .

We offer new American com-fort food with a twist. Everything is freshly prepared and can be customized .

We also offer tea service and catering, and our space can be rented for private events and parties.

Who are your customers?

On the weekdays, we have young professionals coming in for their lunch breaks. During the weekends, we have parents who bring in their chil-dren or their own parents. A growing trend we’ve noticed is people from the food industry have been our regulars — chefs, servers and bartenders.

What are some of your most popular dishes?

Our most popular item is our TNB Signature Burger. It has crispy mac ‘n’ cheese and an angus beef patty topped with bacon jam.

The next most popular item is the Not Your Mama’s Grilled Cheese , a grilled-cheese panini with brisket, bacon jam, grilled tomato and sautéed kale with chipotle ranch.

What do you suggest eating with bacon jam?

One of the ways we serve the bacon jam is with roasted garlic toast. Another is with our Sinful Tots — tater tots tossed in truffl e oil and shredded cheese, then topped with bacon jam, chipotle ranch and pepperoncini.

What makes your business unique?

The passion Jackie puts into creating our food makes

us unique. We don’t just serve food to put food out; we put our heart and soul into every plate that comes out of our kitchen.

What is the hardest part

about doing business in Las

Vegas?

The market here is quite dif-ferent from the East Coast. It was hard to fi nd out what works and what doesn’t . It was hit or miss for the fi rst few months of operation.

What is the best part about doing business here?

Starting a business in Nevada is quite easy. The gov-ernment agencies all are very supportive and easy to deal with. They guided us throughout the whole process.

What obstacles has your business overcome?

We fi nanced the business using all of our savings, so we can’t afford any surprise expenditures. We still haven’t paid ourselves, so we really have tightened our belts to the most basic needs.

How can Nevada improve its business climate?

Maybe offer small businesses fi nancial assistance to stay afl oat during the most critical times of operations.

What have you learned from the recession?

There were opportunities waiting for those willing to take a risk during the recession. You just needed to be more prudent about your ways and stick with it. If you have a good product, people will buy it, even when times are tough.

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Chef Jacque-

line Lim, left,

and Magnolia

Magat own

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Bacon Cafe.

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restaurant’s

offerings is the

“Rawlins”

ciabatta fried

chicken

sandwich,

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TRUFFLES N BACON CAFEAddress: 8872 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 100,

Las VegasPhone: 702-503-1102

Email: magnolia@truffl esnbacon.comWebsite: truffl esnbacon.com

Hours and days of operation: 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday; 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday;

8:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday-SaturdayOwned/operated by: Jacqueline Lim

and Magnolia MagatIn business since: February 2014

(February 2015 in current location)

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Ten ways to help safeguard your business

L as Vegas is open for business 24/7/365. Many of Sin City’s businesses — hotels, casinos, restaurants and clubs — never

close. So even in the wee hours of the morning, IT issues such as power failures, network outages and equipment crashes can mean customers can’t book rooms, charge meals or play slot machines.

IT downtime can cost thousands of dollars per incident — and the meter turns faster as more businesses simply can’t operate without communications, data and Internet connections. A study by the Ponemon Institute documented a 41 percent rise in the cost of downtime between 2010 and 2013, with no indication the curve will flatten.

The good news is you can minimize the impact of IT downtime. Here are 10 ways to improve uptime:

1. Temporarily store inbound email at a remote data center in the event of a server, line or power failure. Emails automatically are forwarded when service is restored.

2. Back up mission-critical data automatically over existing Internet or virtual private network (VPN) connections to a secure storage facility and restore when needed.

3. Remotely forward calls to your company’s main phone line to another office, a mobile phone or even a residence when you need to.

4. Pair your primary Internet connection with a backup option, such as fixed wireless or 4G Long Term

Evolution (LTE) to ensure uninterrupted connectivity.

5. Better yet, if possible, create an IP VPN by adding Internet connections at two or more locations with automatic failover

during an outage at the primary location.6. Order automatic failover for voice lines and trunks, too,

so customers never get a busy or out-of-service signal.7. Consider a cloud-based service for your phone system,

email or collaboration applications since they can be accessed anytime, anywhere and from any device.

8. Move data servers to an off-site, secure facility to provide higher availability for mission-critical applications.

9. Subscribe to a managed security service to prevent malware and denial of service (DoS) attacks from taking down your network.

10. Look for a service provider that will consult with you on developing a continuity plan that includes a range of solutions that are right for you.

Don’t put off business continuity planning. Admittedly, preparing for a disaster that may never happen seems like a low priority, but consider this: A careless backhoe operator or a user error could stop your business dead in its tracks as surely as a flood, earthquake or hurricane.

Christopher Duggan leads the Las Vegas office of TelePacific Communications, a provider of connectivity, continuity and cloud services for businesses, not-for-profits and governments.

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The Las Vegas Ikea store under construction at Durango Drive and Sunset Road is expected

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With Ikea building, a major project finally sprouts at Sunset and Durango

By danIeL roThBergStaff Writer

NASA could soon be testing drones in Nevada airspace.

As one of six designated drone test sites, the state is in the process of securing a contract to host the agency while it researches unmanned aerial vehi-cles. Tom Wilczek, who works with the aerospace and defense industries in the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, expects to have an agree-ment within two months.

The contract would give NASA the freedom to use the Nevada test site for UAV-related projects, such as developing an air traffic management sys-tem for drones. NASA also is expected to conduct a demo flight in Nevada as part of its testing for unmanned aircraft. The state has not determined where the testing would take place, but there are several locations with good conditions for operat-ing unmanned vehicles. They include Creech Air Force Base, Nellis Air Force Base, Fallon Munici-pal Airport, Reno-Stead Airport, Boulder City Air-port and the Nevada National Security Site/Desert Rock Airport.

Given its long history of flight research, NASA is one of several federal agencies, along with the Federal Aviation Administration, that Congress has tasked with helping to integrate commercial drones into the national airspace.

According to Wilczek, an agreement with the agency could be a significant stimulus for the state’s technology industry because NASA likely would collaborate with companies in the state’s commercial drone sector.

“NASA is doing a lot of the (research and devel-opment), but they are very, very interested in inte-grating the technological components that come from industry,” Wilczek said.

Talks between NASA and the state have been on and off since October. The federal agency recently issued a request for proposal to the six FAA test sites. Although the contracting process is ongo-ing, Wilczek said he has been told that NASA has funding to sign Master Services Agreements — the agreement to permit testing — with all six test sites.

“They’ve expressed a growing interest to start engaging with these test sites,” he said.

In addition to bidding for the Master Services Agreement, Nevada is bidding for a NASA demo flight and an agency simulation center that will give researchers the capability to test how a UAV might respond to particular environments and situations.

“It’s the opportunity that we’ve all kind of been waiting for,” Wilczek said. “It’s an opportunity for obtaining some really significant research as well as an opportunity to (bring) really exciting (re-search and development) to Nevada research insti-tutions and Nevada industries.”

By eLI segaLLStaff Writer

When Ikea was in talks to buy a big piece of land in Las Vegas, executives wanted to keep it hush-hush.

They even gave the deal a code name in hon-or of Nevada: “Project Silver.”

“I named it myself,” Ikea spokesman Joseph Roth said.

Ikea, the popular Swedish furniture deal-er and meatball slinger, paid a fortune for the site at the southwest corner of Sunset Road and Durango Drive, and it’s building a 351,000-square-foot superstore there.

It’s not the only construction project in the southwest valley today, and unlike other big plans at Sunset and Durango, this one is actu-ally taking shape.

Workers are building Ikea’s steel frame, and construction crews recently began installing blue exterior panels to form the shell of the building.

Ikea broke ground in April and expects to open the store next summer. It will be Ikea’s 42nd store nationally.

The two-level store — offering Ikea’s low-priced, self-assembly furniture — is expected to employ about 300 people and will include a 450-seat restaurant.

Ikea closed the $21.3 million purchase of the 26-acre site in December.

Roth said the code name was needed in part because the company wanted to avoid a “bid-ding war” if people found out Ikea was eyeing the land.

“You don’t want to skew the real estate mar-ket by it getting out that Ikea is looking,” he said.

Still, Ikea’s purchase price — about $819,000

per acre — far outweighed the market average. Last year in Southern Nevada, land sold for about $276,000 per acre, according to Colliers International.

Roth has said the company paid “a fair price” for the property.

Southwest Las Vegas is one of the most ac-tive areas for construction in the valley. Most of the work involves apartment complexes, single-family housing tracts and warehouses.

Projects underway near Ikea include a 310-unit apartment complex and the roughly 116,000-square-foot American Preparatory Academy, a charter school.

Ikea’s store, however, isn’t the first big proj-ect planned for the Durango-Sunset intersec-tion.

Last decade, developers sought to build the Curve right about where Ikea is taking shape. Plans for the first phase alone called for two 18-story luxury condo towers; at least 10 build-ings with retail and restaurant space; and about 60,000 square feet of offices above retail, according to news releases. It never material-ized.

Across the street, developers pursued plans during the go-go years for Sullivan Square.

Their $800 million high-rise project was supposed to include 1,300 to 1,400 residential units, 45,000 square feet of retail and 272,000 square feet of offices.

Excavation and utility work began that sum-mer. But by spring 2008, the project had been hit with $2 million worth of lawsuits and liens, and the developers owed another $2 million to consultants and vendors, according to news reports.

Today, the site is little more than a giant hole in the ground with no signs of work.

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By j.d. morrisStaff Writer

Golden Gaming, a major operator of Ne-vada taverns, casinos and grocery store slot machines, has completed its transition from a family-owned business to a publicly traded company.

The company’s merger with Minnesota-based Lakes Entertainment closed recently. Now known as Golden Entertainment, the combined business owns Maryland’s Rocky Gap casino in addition to the casinos, taverns and slot machines Golden Gaming controlled in Nevada.

The merger was ap-proved by the Nevada Gam-ing Commission on July 23.

Blake Sartini, who was the CEO of Golden Gam-ing, is staying on as CEO of Golden Entertainment, which is headquartered in Las Vegas. He said the clos-ing marked a “truly monu-

mental and meaningful day.”“With Golden Entertainment, we now have

a national, diversified gaming company with strong assets across the country,” he said in a company statement.

When the merger was announced in Janu-ary, Golden Gaming said it would value Lakes at $9.57 per share, which was a 37 percent pre-mium from Lakes’ closing price at the time.

The merger issued about 7.8 million shares to the Sartini family, who were the sole sharehold-ers of Golden Gaming.

Golden Entertainment has also appointed three new members to its board of directors: Mark Lipparelli, a state senator and former chairman of the Gaming Control Board; Robert Miodunski, the former CEO of American Gam-ing Systems; and Terrence Wright, the board chairman and majority owner of Westcor Land Title Insurance Co. They join existing directors Lyle Berman, Timothy Cope and Neil Sell as well as Sartini, who is the board’s chairman.

Sartini has previously said the merger creates one of the gaming industry’s strongest balance sheets. He has also suggested that the company may grow even more, noting that “as a public company, we’re charged with growth.”

Golden Gaming was preparing to enter the Montana slot machine business before the merger. The company runs three casinos in Pahrump and 48 taverns under brands that in-clude PT’s, Sean Patrick’s and Sierra Gold. It’s also Nevada’s largest slot machine route op-erator, with thousands of machines inside hun-dreds of grocery stores and similar spots.

By j.d. morrisStaff Writer

More than six months after a major division of Caesars Entertainment Corp. filed for bank-ruptcy, it’s still unclear exactly how the company will emerge on the other side.

Caesars wants a Chicago bankruptcy court to approve a restructuring plan that could shed around $10 billion in debt from the division, but lawsuits from some of the company’s creditors continue to complicate things. One recent court decision in particular threatens to create big problems for the entire casino company.

If Caesars’ plan is successful, the division that filed for bankruptcy will be reorganized under a real estate investment trust setup that will split it into two parts: one that owns casinos and an-other that manages them. That setup would have Caesars follow in the footsteps of other casino companies — including Penn National Gaming, the company buying the Tropicana — that have made similar moves.

Despite the lingering questions surrounding the complicated bankruptcy case, some basic el-ements remain clear.

1. Caesars Palace is the company’s only Las Vegas property included in the bank-ruptcy for now.

Caesars Entertainment is a massive company that’s split into multiple divisions. The only di-vision that filed for bankruptcy in January was Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., which has been described as the largest of the compa-ny’s units.

Accordingly, the only Las Vegas property in-cluded in the original bankruptcy filing is Caesars Palace. Caesars’ other properties on the Strip — such as the Flamingo, the Paris and the Linq hotel — were not. However, that may change.

Other areas where Caesars operates weren’t so lucky. Harrah’s Reno, Harrah’s Lake Tahoe, Harveys Lake Tahoe, Caesars Atlantic City and Bally’s Atlantic City were among the properties included in the bankruptcy filing in January.

So what does being part of the filing mean for Caesars Palace? Not much at the moment. The property — as with other Caesars casinos — is open for business as usual, the company says.

2. But recent events suggest the whole company could go into bankruptcy.

The case hit an important milestone recently, and it did not work out well for Caesars.

Judge Benjamin Goldgar refused to shield the Caesars parent company from lawsuits by its creditors while the operating division is in bank-ruptcy. Caesars is appealing the decision, but it was denied a request that would have sped that process along.

That has further complicated the company’s attempt to stop suits against it before a judge

in New York “can consider imposing billions of dollars in liability on the parent,” Bloomberg re-ported.

Caesars has said the suits could force the par-ent company into bankruptcy.

The creditors’ lawsuits generally have to do with the legitimacy of asset transfers Caesars made before the bankruptcy. The company is standing its ground.

“We believe our defenses in the New York litigation are strong and will continue to contest those cases vigorously,” Caesars spokesman Ste-phen Cohen said in a statement after Goldgar’s ruling. Cohen said the ruling was a “technical interpretation of bankruptcy law and did not address in any way the merits of the New York litigation.”

3. At the same time, Caesars has made progress in gathering support from creditors.

Days before the Goldgar ruling, Caesars an-nounced that a “significant amount” of second-lien debt holders signed an agreement that gives them a “substantial improvement” in what they can recover from the bankruptcy. Holders who sign the agreement could receive two sets of $200 million in convertible notes, the company said.

Caesars needs more than 50 percent of its sec-ond-lien debt holders to sign the agreement for it to become effective. The company did not say last week exactly how close it was to that goal, but Bloomberg reported that the group owned about 30 percent of junior notes.

Caesars said the parent company and the op-erating division were working to capture further support of the agreement.

4. The case has become expensive.A case as complicated as this one is bound to

produce a hefty stack of legal bills. And they’re piling high: According to the Associated Press, the Caesars case resulted in about $47 million in professional fees and expenses from Jan. 15 through the end of May.

UNLV law professor Nancy Rapoport is lead-ing the fee committee that’s reviewing those costs. She said in a previous interview that such committees usually consider the ratio of the fees to everything else going on in the case. It’s “typically pretty proportional” to the amount of money at stake in the overall case, she said, “but it’s still a lot of money.”

5. it’s going to take a long time to re-solve.

Don’t hold your breath for a conclusion to this case anytime soon. According to Bloomberg, Caesars’ original plan envisioned an exit from the bankruptcy by Feb. 9, but its newer plan is to emerge by July 15 of next year.

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Frustrated by months of delays, a medical marijuana dispensary is re-questing internal Clark County re-cords and threatening a lawsuit to get the store open.

Euphoria Wellness passed state and county inspections in April and has been ready to open since.

But the dispensary hasn’t been able to obtain marijuana because ap-proved cultivation facilities have been slow to start and haven’t produced a viable batch.

Euphoria Wellness initially planned to buy medical marijuana from cardholders already licensed to grow their own plants until cultiva-

tion facilities were up and running.But Euphoria attorney Maggie

McLetchie said the plan has been de-railed by the county business licens-ing department’s “overly strict and absurd” interpretation of state law.

“It seems designed to do nothing but slow us down,” McLetchie said of the county’s stance. “We’ve been ex-tremely frustrated with this process.”

Under state law, patients are al-lowed to have up to 12 marijuana plants but can’t possess more than 2.5 ounces of usable cannabis.

The county has refused to allow Euphoria to acquire more than 2.5 ounces of medical marijuana from any patient, citing the law.

The dispensary has argued that it

should be able to acquire all 12 plants from patients — the equivalent of about 10 pounds of marijuana.

The stalemate has prevented Eu-phoria from acquiring any marijuana to sell and forced it to recently lay off 15 employees hired months ago in an-ticipation of opening.

McLetchie also accused the county of adding conditions to Euphoria’s business license that aren’t based in state law. For instance, the county is limiting the number of pipes and oth-er marijuana-ingestion devices the dispensary can display.

Late last month, McLetchie filed a public records request seeking internal documents she hopes will shed light on whether the county has handled Eu-

phoria’s application appropriately.“We’re trying to get information

about why there have been so many delays and what basis there is for the various conditions that have been placed on Euphoria’s license,” she said.

Depending on the content of the records, McLetchie said, further legal action could be possible.

County spokesman Erik Pappa said Euphoria Wellness has been treated “fairly and in accordance with the law.”

“We’re going to provide all the pub-lic records they’ve sought. They’ve been treated fairly, and you’ll see that when you get the records,” Pappa said. “We expect them to follow state law, even if it’s inconvenient to do so.”

By ElI sEgallStaff Writer

The Unification Church has built an events center in Las Vegas that it’s calling “America’s most heavenly place” and “a new beacon of hope.” The move comes years after buying the project site and changing plans a number of times — including scrap-ping a museum dedicated to its late founder, a self-proclaimed messiah.

The International Peace Educa-tion Center, across the street from McCarran International Airport, plans to hold a grand opening cere-mony Aug. 10 and is aiming to host its first nonchurch-related events next month.

Church leaders held a ribbon-cut-ting and sanctification ceremony in late May.

The three-story, 93,000-square-foot facility — white, inside and out — will be run by an outside vendor, who hopes to lure local and out-of-town customers for conventions, training seminars, weddings and other gather-ings.

Formerly called the Peace Palace, IPEC features white marble flooring, a 10,000-square-foot ballroom, con-ference rooms, a 5,000-square-foot foyer with a fountain and two grand staircases, and 49 hotel-style rooms, including a four-bedroom suite with private elevator access.

Church founder the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, who died in 2012, launched the project in America’s gambling mecca and directed the site’s purchase, the

church says. Known as “True Father” to followers, Moon hoped the facility “would change the reputation of Las Vegas from ‘Sin City’ to a city of edu-cational enlightenment,” according to the church.

Church leaders and IPEC operator Mike Fiorentino are entering a lucra-tive yet crowded industry. Las Vegas is one of the most popular places in America for meetings and conven-tions, and has an abundance of event space. Almost 5.2 million convention delegates came to town last year, ac-cording to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. The valley has three of the 10 largest convention centers in the country, says Cvent, an

events-industry software firm.The meetings business is clustered

on and near the Strip, but Fiorentino figures that plays to his advantage. The founder of New York-based LNF Events, Fiorentino — not a member of the church — says he plans to tar-get convention operators who want to leave the resort corridor for a day to hold events in an “intimate,” non-casino facility; visitors who want to be near Las Vegas Boulevard but not in the thick of it; and locals who want a place to hold a wedding, corporate event or other function.

At 6590 Bermuda Road, IPEC sits among clusters of warehouses and of-fice buildings just south of the airport,

a few miles from the south edge of the resort corridor. As Fiorentino sees it, IPEC is detached from “the distrac-tions that may happen over at the Strip.”

Moon founded the Unification Church in 1954 in Seoul. About 20 years earlier when he was a teenager, he claimed, he was praying on a Ko-rean mountaintop when Jesus ap-peared to him and asked him to create the kingdom of heaven on Earth.

He recruited followers around the world, and the church became known for, among other things, mass weddings with tens of thousands of couples sometimes marrying at once. Moon also built a corporate empire, with real estate holdings, a gun-man-ufacturing business, a ballet company, and newspapers and magazines.

The church bought the IPEC site in 2011 for $11 million, Clark County re-cords show.

Clark County commissioners in March 2012 approved plans for a con-vention hall. The project had been ex-pected to finish in early 2013.

But after Moon died, “there was a need for a refocusing of the vision God had given to him for the Peace Palace,” Michael Jenkins, director of the church’s Office of Business Invest-ment and Asset Development, told the Sun last spring.

The project underwent a redesign; the church hired new architects, en-gineers, interior designers and others, general contractor Steven Kwon said last year.

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Controversial rule forces use of Nevada grapestakes effect in October, will allow wineries to open in any Nevada county. The previous law, written in the 1980s, limited wineries to counties with fewer than 100,000 people, essentially prohibiting wineries in the Las Vegas Valley and in Washoe County, which includes Reno.

The new law will mean economic opportunities for both Southern Nevada and Northern Nevada, said Randi Thompson, a lobbyist for the Nevada Wine Coalition.

“We have the fewest wineries of any state,” Thompson said. “But Arizona has a $30 million wine industry, and we are right next door to California and below Oregon, so the sky’s the limit.”

One local business, Henderson’s Grape Expectations, is looking to capitalize. Operators of the wine-making school hope to open an on-site winery. General Manager Mike Schoenbaechler said the company has enough space at its warehouse and could buy grapes from growers.

“We are going to meet with some attorneys and just see how it all plays out,” Schoenbaechler said. “I would hope to know in the next couple of months. Then we can start moving forward with licensing.”

Grape Expectations helps wine enthusiasts make wine. The nine-month process takes students through each step, from harvesting to crushing to bottling.

“AB4 is very important to us be-cause it allows us to have a tasting room and sell wine to someone who comes in,” said K.J. Howe, “a profes-sor of yeastology” at Grape Expecta-tions. “It allows us to have additional offerings to the public.”

Howe sees a potential ripple effect from wineries opening in Nevada, as the new law requires startup winer-ies to use 25 percent Nevada-grown grapes after selling the first 1,000 cases of wine each year.

“It’s good for the state because it will induce people to grow grapes,” Howe said.

Nevada’s four existing wineries don’t have to meet the quota for 10 years.

GROWING PAINSStill, the new bill has detractors.

Thompson said the original draft didn’t include a quota for state-grown grapes, nor did it limit new wineries to one tasting room, as the enacted

bill does. Thompson worries about the impact the amendments will have on startups.

“I think it will discourage serious winemakers from starting wineries, at least for a while,” she said.

There is a dearth of vineyards in Nevada, Thompson said. Although initial grape crops can be grown in about a year, the first fully-mature crops typically take three to five years. Full vineyards can take as long as seven years to grow.

The Nevada Wine Coalition’s goal was to spark Nevada’s wine industry much sooner. But Pahrump Valley Winery owner Bill Loken and Sand-ers Family Winery owner Jack Sand-ers successfully lobbied for the 25 percent rule.

Loken said it was necessary to pro-tect the state, otherwise large corpo-rations could have set up wine bars, called them “wineries” and simply shipped in wine from other states.

“The Legislature, back in the late ’80s when they fashioned the (origi-nal) law, actually showed great wis-dom,” Loken said. “They knew if this industry was going to ever happen, it would happen out in the rural areas. And they wanted to prevent the very thing we wanted to prevent, and that is to turn these two metropolitan ar-eas into nothing but bottling plants for California wineries.”

Pahrump Valley Winery is the old-

est Nevada winery. It serves tens of thousands of tourists each year from the Las Vegas Valley, Loken said.

The other wineries in Nevada are Sanders Family Winery in Pahrump; Tahoe Ridge Winery, which moved to Carson City from Minden in May; and Churchill Vineyards in Fallon.

Jack Sanders founded Pahrump Valley Winery in 1989 before selling it. Now, his Sanders Family Winery uses about 20 percent Nevada-grown grapes to produce about 6,000 cases of wine and serve about 40,000 visi-tors a year.

Sanders and other proponents say growing more grapes in Nevada — and thus supplying future wineries — will be a boon for the state. And grapes need much less water than, say, alfalfa to grow.

But UNLV economics professor Stephen Miller said increasing Ne-vada’s grape production could be tough. The director of UNLV’s Center for Business and Economic Research pointed out that most of Nevada’s land is owned by the federal govern-ment.

“The best use of land for grape growing would be land that is not cultivated now for anything else, but most of that is (Bureau of Land Man-agement) land,” Miller said.

DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTHFor Tahoe Ridge Winery owner

Tom King, the restriction on the number of tasting rooms is the big-gest impediment to growth.

New wineries will be permitted to have only one on-site tasting room where they can sell their wine di-rectly to the public without going through distributors. The existing Nevada wineries still can have two tasting rooms — one on site and a second at a remote location, such as a bistro in another county.

“There has been a bad sequence of state laws put into place since the Al Capone days,” King said. “The dis-tributors make about three times what I make on a bottle of wine. And the wholesaler, like a liquor store, will also make about three times what I make.”

King said he would like to see a fairer system, such as allowing Ne-vada wineries to have four tasting rooms.

“This wouldn’t hurt the distribu-tors, but it would help the wineries a lot,” he said.

Thompson doesn’t rule out go-ing back to the Legislature in 2017 for more changes to the law. In the meantime, she and others in the wine industry say they’ll look forward to more immediate industry shifts.

“I support the changes to the wine industry,” King said. “And I am for breaking down the barriers to hav-ing wineries in Las Vegas and Reno.”

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Henderson Chamber of Commerce

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Time: 7-9 a.m. Cost: $25 for members, $45 for

nonmembers, additional $10 for walk-ins

Location: Sunset Station, 1301 W. Sunset Road,

Henderson

Information: Call 702-565-8951

Henderson Mayor Andy Hafen will discuss new

businesses expected to open in the city and

changes at City Hall.

U.S. Green Building Council Nevada chapter

breakfast

Time: 7-9 a.m. Cost: $20 for members, $35 for

nonmembers, $20 for partners, $500 for sponsors

Location: InNEVvation Center, 6795 Edmond St.,

Las Vegas

Information: Visit usgbcnv.org

Learn how the architecture and design of a

building matters when it comes to letting in

enough sunlight to provide a comfortable envi-

ronment for clients and employees.

Southern Nevada Society for Human

Resource Management breakfast meeting

Time: 7:30-9:30 a.m. Cost: $25, $15 for students

Location: United Way of Southern Nevada, 5830

W. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas

Information: Visit snv.shrm.org

Rebecca Weaver, a former TedX speaker and

human resources specialist, will discuss common

HR problems and solutions, as well as stereo-

typical attitudes in the workplace.

Wednesday, augusT 12SIOR Southern Nevada chapter:

August luncheon meeting

Time: 12-1:15 p.m. Cost: Free for members and

sponsors, $40 for candidate members, $50 for

nonmembers invited by members, $100 for non-

members invited by a sponsor

Location: Maggiano’s Little Italy, Fashion Show

Mall, 3200 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas

Information: Call Katrina Bruce at 702-798-5156

Cheryl Persinger, vice president of marketing at

Cadence, and Ryan Martin, a senior vice presi-

dent at Colliers International, will discuss the

Landwell Company’s new 2,200-acre master-

planned community in Henderson.

Business by the Book

workshop: “Grow Your Business”

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

Location: UNLV Lied Library, 4505 S. Maryland

Parkway, Las Vegas

Information: Call Angela Ayers at 702-895-2277

Learn how to use research tools to identify

customers, understand their buying habits and

reach them most effectively.

Thursday, augusT 13Southern Nevada Home Builders

Association builders breakfast

Time: 7:30-9 a.m. Cost: $25 for members, $35

for nonmembers

Location: Orleans Conference Center, 4500 W.

Tropicana Ave., Las Vegas

Information: Email events@snhba.com

Steve Cervino of Beazer Homes, Joe Whatley

of Liberty Homes and Nathan White of Summit

Homes will discuss upcoming projects.

Tuesday, augusT 18The Social Register: Business coaching

webinar

Time: 12:30-1:15 p.m. Cost: Free

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Life coach Nathan Smith will discuss how to

maximize business profits.

Wednesday, augusT 19Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce:

Business After Hours

Time: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Cost: Free, but members

must register guests

Location: Bootlegger Bistro, 7700 Las Vegas

Blvd. South, Suite 1, Las Vegas

Information: Visit web.lvchamber.com

Trade business cards and build new business

relationships while enjoying selections from an

award-winning menu.

BOMA Nevada mixer and post-session panel

Time: 6-8 p.m. Cost: $35 for members, $40 for

nonmembers

Location: Orleans, 4500 W. Tropicana Ave., Las

Vegas

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Assemblywomen Victoria Seaman and Marilyn

Kirkpatrick, Sen. Aaron Ford and Assemblyman

Derek Armstrong will discuss this year’s legisla-

tive session.

Thursday, augusT 20City of Las Vegas

business licensing event

Time: 7-9:15 a.m. Cost: Free

Location: Las Vegas City Hall, 495 S. Main St.,

Las Vegas

Information: Register at nevadasbdc.org

A free informational event for residents interest-

ed in starting businesses. Cathy Brooks, owner

of the Hydrant Club downtown, and Kathy Car-

rico of the Nevada Small Business Development

Center are the featured speakers.

NAIOP Southern Nevada: Legislative review

Time: 7:30-8:30 a.m. Cost: $25 for members,

$45 for nonmembers

Location: Orleans, 4500 W. Tropicana Ave., Las

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State Sens. Aaron Ford and Ben Kieckhefer, As-

semblywoman Marilyn Kirkpatrick and Assem-

blyman Derek Armstrong will discuss the 2015

legislative session.

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Records and TransactionsBankruptciesCHAPTER 7Creative Interior Solutions LLC6960 W. Warm Springs Road, Suites 100 and 110Las Vegas, NV 89113Attorney: Timothy P. Thomas at tthomas@tthomaslaw.com

Amedia Creative Inc.4471 Dean Martin Drive, Suite 701Las Vegas, NV 89103Attorney: Samual A. Schwartz at sam@schwartzlawyers.com

Bid OppOrtunitiesTHuRsdAy, AugusT 133 p.m.Collection agency services for Las Vegas Justice CourtClark County, 603699Chetan Champaneri at chetanc@ClarkCountyNV.gov

FRidAy, AugusT 142:15 p.m.Annual traffic signal modifica-tion, installation and maintenance contractClark County, 603761Tom Boldt at tboldt@ClarkCoun-tyNV.gov

BrOkered transactiOnssALEs$2,250,000 for 17,606 square feet, retail 821 Lamb Blvd., Las Vegas 89110Seller: DCR Real Estate VI Sub I LLCSales agent: Ben Millis and Chris Beets of Newmark Grubb Knight FrankBuyer: Orexco 1031 ExchangeBuyer agent: Carlington Miller of Realty One

$316,000 for 10,000 square feet, industrial4650 Judson Ave., Las Vegas 89115Seller: TIB LLCSales agent: Soozi Jones Walker and Bobbi Miracle of Commercial Executives Real Estate ServicesBuyer: RAA Global Trading LLCBuyer agent: Did not disclose

LEAsEs$643,811 for 3,600 square feet, retail for 120 months9310 Sun City Blvd., Las Vegas 89143Landlord: South Grove Avenue LLCLandlord agent: Bob Miller and Laramie Bracken of Gatski Com-mercialTenant: UNLV-USC LLC

Tenant agent: Mario Hawkins of Acclaim Real Estate

$130,961 for 2,400 square feet, office for 60 months2451 S. Buffalo Drive, Las Vegas 89117Landlord: 2451 S. Buffalo Drive LLCLandlord agent: JC Yeh of Gatski CommercialTenant: Acuity Solutions LLCTenant agent: Michael Hawkins of First Federal Realty DeSimone

$93,157 for 1,353 square feet, retail for 60 months, NNN invest-ment4750 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 3, Las Vegas 89102Landlord: Sahara 3D LLCLandlord agent: Nelson Tressler and Michael Zobrist of Newmark Grubb Knight FrankTenant: Jose L. Gonzalez dba AvonTenant agent: Did not disclose

$86,376 for 1,860 square feet, retail for 36 months, NNN invest-ment771 E. Horizon Drive, Suites 122-124, Henderson 89015Landlord: Cornet Plaza LLCLandlord agent: Nelson Tressler and Michael Zobrist of Newmark Grubb Knight FrankTenant: Dance Addiction LLC dba Dance AddictionTenant agent: Eric Humes of Roof-top Realty

Business LicensesD&D Construction Inc.License type: ContractorAddress: 181 E. Rancho Drive, Las VegasOwner: Did not disclose Dany Racine Ltd.License type: Communication systemsAddress: 2270 Smokey Sky Drive, HendersonOwner: Dany Racine Ltd. Dave Scott PhotographicLicense type: Still photography serviceAddress: 122 Industrial Park Road, Suite 201, HendersonOwner: David Scott DC Auto and BodyLicense type: Automotive garageAddress: 4561 E. Bonanza Road, Suite 130, Las VegasOwner: Juan C. Vides Quintana Desiree (Dee) SweetLicense type: Real estate salesAddress: 9525 Hillwood Drive, Suite 120, Las VegasOwner: Desiree Sweet Detalle’s Beauty Salon

License type: CosmeticsAddress: 865 N. Lamb Blvd., Suite 15, Las VegasOwner: Laura G. Ramos Devin StanleyLicense type: Independent mas-sage therapistAddress: Did not disclose, Las VegasOwner: Devin Stanley Diamond China RestaurantLicense type: Restaurant Address: 3909 W. Sahara Ave., Suites 8-10, Las VegasOwner: Louie & Ng Enterprises Inc. Diehl Realty LLCLicense type: Real estate salesAddress: 3100 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 112, Las VegasOwner: Bonnie Diehl Digital Matrix International Inc.License type: General retail salesAddress: 5041 N. Rainbow Blvd., Las VegasOwner: Robert A. Lambert Dotty’s License type: Restaurant/non-restricted gamingAddress: 2428 E. Cheyenne Ave., North Las VegasOwner: Nevada Restaurant Ser-vices Inc. Dragone Holdings LLCLicense type: Management or consulting serviceAddress: 11197 Piazzale St., Las VegasOwner: Sherie Zeller Eastman & McKinney LLCLicense type: Accounting firmAddress: 2298 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, Suite 211, HendersonOwner: Eastman & Mckinney LLC Edward M Bernstein & Assoc Inc.License type: Professional ser-vicesAddress: 516 S. Fourth St., Las VegasOwner: Edward M. Bernstein El Dorado Banquet HallLicense type: Alcohol beverage catererAddress: 4440 E. Washington Ave., Suite 105, Las VegasOwner: El Dorado Enterprises Inc. El Pueblo de Los ArbolesLicense type: Apartment houseAddress: 5400 W. Cheyenne Ave., Las VegasOwner: 5400 W. Cheyenne Ave. LLC

Eli RiveraLicense type: Real estate salesAddress: 7465 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Las VegasOwner: Eli Rivera

Elite Imaging Consultants LLCLicense type: Management or consulting serviceAddress: 4525 W. Reno Ave., Suite A6, Las VegasOwner: Ian Johnson Elton J. Ebarb Bail BondsLicense type: Bail bond brokerAddress: 141 Industrial Park Road, Suite 303, HendersonOwner: Elton Jacob Ebarb Engineering For KidsLicense type: EngineeringAddress: 3125 N. Buffalo Drive, Suite 2143, Las VegasOwner: HKL Creative LLC Enterprise Rent A CarLicense type: Rental car agencyAddress: 8535 W. Centennial Parkway, Las VegasOwner: Enterprise Leasing Company-West LLC ERP Leasing LLCLicense type: Medical marijuana support businessAddress: 7151 Cascade Valley Court, Suite 210, Las VegasOwner: Kris A. Madsen ES DesignLicense type: ContractorAddress: 840 Colina Alta Place, Las VegasOwner: Soebbing Flooring Inc. Events With A Twist LLCLicense type: Alcoholic beverage catererAddress: 495 S. Grand Central Parkway, Las VegasOwner: Jennifer K. Colacion Extra Space StorageLicense type: General retail salesAddress: 5900 Smoke Ranch Road, Las VegasOwner: Extra Space Management Inc. Fairweather FitnessLicense type: Fitness businessAddress: 2241 Montferrat Lane, HendersonOwner: Kendra Fairweather Faithfully TherapeuticLicense type: Massage establish-mentAddress: 6600 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 126, Las VegasOwner: Shannon L. Kastler Fancy FeetLicense type: General retail salesAddress: 707 Fremont St., Suite 2070, Las VegasOwner: Anjanelle Yancy

Focuslink Behavioral Health LLCLicense type: Social work and behavioral therapy businessAddress: 600 Whitney Ranch Drive, Suite A5B, HendersonOwner: Focuslink Behavioral Health LLC Fork & Knife KitchenLicense type: Food services or cafeAddress: 6235 S. Pecos Road, Suite 106, Las VegasOwner: Black Spot LLC Friend FactoryLicense type: General retail salesAddress: 4695 Sun Valley Drive, Las VegasOwner: Amber Bacilio General DiscountLicense type: General retail salesAddress: 2901 W. Washington Ave., Suite K106, Las VegasOwner: Robert G. Ellis Gislaine MartellLicense type: Real estate salesAddress: 9525 Hillwood Drive, Suite 120, Las VegasOwner: Gislaine Martell Goals For Autism Inc.License type: Professional ser-vices - medicalAddress: 3909 S. Maryland Park-way, Las VegasOwner: Adryon Ketcham Gold Spike HotelLicense type: Alcoholic beverage catererAddress: 217 Las Vegas Blvd. North, Las VegasOwner: LFDTP LLC Grasons Estate Sales Co. of Las VegasLicense type: TruckingAddress: 10120 S. Eastern Ave., Unit 200, Las VegasOwner: Sisunik & Benson LLC Green Valley Mini MartLicense type: Convenience storeAddress: 690 N. Valle Verde Drive, HendersonOwner: GV Mini Mart LLC Guaranteed Rate Inc.License type: Professional servicesAddress: 1333 N. Buffalo Drive, Suite 170, Las VegasOwner: Nikolaos Athanasiou Hair Salon MaktubLicense type: CosmeticsAddress: 1449 N. Jones Blvd., Las VegasOwner: Rebecca L. Gutierrez Hakaza LLCLicense type: Business space, rent or leaseAddress: 2421 W. Charleston Blvd., Las VegasOwner: Roopvinder Dhesi

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Records and TransactionsHenderson Liquidation LLCLicense type: Home-based online businessAddress: 100 Grove St., HendersonOwner: Henderson Liquidation LLC Homer the HandymanLicense type: TruckingAddress: 5761 Baffy Circle, Las VegasOwner: William J. Poska Jr. Hunt Property Inspections LLCLicense type: Professional servicesAddress: Did not discloseOwner: Jason Hunt Ilovekickboxing.comLicense type: General retail salesAddress: 2230 N. Rainbow Blvd., Las VegasOwner: Emmerson LLC Imagine School at Mountain ViewLicense type: Instruction servicesAddress: 6610 Grand Montecito Parkway, Las VegasOwner: Ku Champions LLC Integral FitnessLicense type: Instruction servicesAddress: 3900 N. Rancho Drive, Suite 104, Las VegasOwner: Marcia Washington Integrity Rehab GroupLicense type: Professional ser-vices - medicalAddress: 8402 W. Centennial Parkway, Las VegasOwner: Integrity Rehab Group Inc. Isabela’s Seafood, Tapas & GrillLicense type: Alcoholic beverage catererAddress: 2620 Regatta Drive, Suites 111, 114 and 119, Las VegasOwner: Lakeside Trifecta LLC Ivan OrtizLicense type: Real estate salesAddress: 10750 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 180, Las VegasOwner: Ivan Ortiz J Torres Lawn & Landscape ServicesLicense type: Property mainte-nanceAddress: 1904 Stonington Place, Las VegasOwner: Jose Antonio Torres-Rebueltos J. Timothy Katzen License type: Medical officeAddress: 2490 Paseo Verde Park-way, Suite 100, HendersonOwner: J. Timothy Katzen Jasco Technolog LLCLicense type: General services - counter/officeAddress: Did not disclose, Las VegasOwner: Kayla Larson Jessica A. McCormick

License type: Real estate salesAddress: 5550 Painted Mirage Road 140, Las VegasOwner: Jessica A. McCormick Jessie Rae’s BBQ LLCLicense type: Nonfarm product vendorAddress: 9200 Tule Springs Road, Las VegasOwner: Michael L. Ross Jones Trucking Corp.License type: SalesAddress: 1917 Nature Park Drive, North Las VegasOwner: Jones Trucking Corp. Jose L. Garcia RomeroLicense type: Independent mas-sage therapistAddress: 2620 Regatta Drive, Suite 113, Las VegasOwner: Jose L. Garcia Romero Jr’s UpholsteryLicense type: Repair and mainte-nanceAddress: 806 W. Bonanza Road, Las VegasOwner: Richard Watson Sr. Kelly BrownLicense type: Real estate salesAddress: 10000 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 130, Las VegasOwner: Kelly Brown La Fiesta Party Supply NevadaLicense type: General retail salesAddress: 1720 E. Charleston Blvd., Las VegasOwner: Victor Sermeno Lake Mead RadiologyLicense type: Medical officeAddress: 6301 Mountain Vista St., Suite 101, HendersonOwner: Lake Mead Radiology LLC Lake Mead RadiologyLicense type: Clinic or laboratory Address: 7455 W. Washington Ave., Suite 120, Las VegasOwner: Lake Mead Radiology 2 LLC Larry SweetLicense type: Real estate salesAddress: 9525 Hillwood Drive, Suite 120, Las VegasOwner: Larry Sweet Las Vegas Presort LLCLicense type: TruckingAddress: 3655 E. Patrick Lane, Suite 300, Las VegasOwner: Las Vegas Presort LLC

Las Vegas Sock CompanyLicense type: General retail salesAddress: 4300 Meadows Lane, Suite 5543, Las VegasOwner: Jeffrey Harrington Lawrence Creative Group LLCLicense type: General services - counter/officeAddress: 2912 Highland Drive,

Suite G, Las VegasOwner: Eric Ita Leo BreauLicense type: Real estate salesAddress: 6628 Sky Pointe Drive, Suite 200, Las VegasOwner: Leo Breau Leticia C. GonzalesLicense type: Real estate salesAddress: 10750 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 180, Las VegasOwner: Leticia C. Gonzales Lido’s Beauty Salon LLCLicense type: General retail salesAddress: 2901 W. Washington Ave., Suite 108, Las VegasOwner: Emily Sandoval Limited Edition Auto SpaLicense type: Automobile detailingAddress: Did not disclose, Las VegasOwner: DKDM LLC Liquid CourageLicense type: Alcoholic beverage catererAddress: 300 Stewart Ave., 495 S. Main St., Las VegasOwner: Jobo Enterprises Liquor EmporiumLicense type: General retail sales and tobacco dealerAddress: 240 N. Jones Blvd., Suite F, Las VegasOwner: Liquor Emporium LLC Los Portales BakeryLicense type: BakeryAddress: 2630 E. Lake Mead Blvd., North Las VegasOwner: Ayala-Ribera Inc. Lowry’s Catering Inc.License type: Alcoholic beverage catererAddress: 4125 W. Charleston Blvd., Las VegasOwner: Robert W. Lowry Loya Management Group LLCLicense type: Product sales - hair products and tobaccoAddress: 1300 W. Sunset Road, Suite 1000, HendersonOwner: Loya Management Group LLC LV Home FurnitureLicense type: Furniture salesAddress: 2987 Las Vegas Blvd. North, North Las VegasOwner: Salvador Manriquez

BuILDINg PERMITS$3,381,708, commercial - addition3443 Neeham Road, North Las VegasSR Construction $1,000,000, single-family resi-dential - custom

2932 Coast Line Court, Las VegasWestpoint Development Group $695,988, roof-mounted photo-voltaic system4300 Meadows Lane, Las VegasBombard Electric LLC $539,900, retail1540 W. Sunset Road, HendersonGrace Construction LLC $500,000, tenant improvement - store1800 Industrial Road , Las VegasPearson & Pearson Inc. $465,000, commercial - remodel315 Auto Mall Drive, HendersonBoyd Martin Construction LLC $300,000, disaster4747 Pennwood Ave., Las VegasKalb Construction Co. $300,000, tenant improvement - nightclub/restaurant509 Fremont St., Las VegasTre Builders LLC $270,000, plumbing278 S. Decatur Blvd., Las VegasMartin Harris Construction $270,000, single-family residen-tial - custom6000 N. Monte Cristo Way, Las VegasJohnson Craig $252,852, residential - custom1121 Dufort Hills Court, HendersonDR Horton Inc. $252,852, residential - custom1131 Harwood Hills Court, Hen-dersonDR Horton Inc. $238,032, single-family residen-tial - production7231 Fresh Harvest Ave., Las VegasDR Horton Inc. $233,230, single-family residen-tial - production362 Granitico St., Las VegasToll South LV LLC $226,487, single-family residen-tial - production345 Elder View Drive, Las VegasGreystone Nevada LLC $211,982, single-family residential - production346 Elder View Drive, Las VegasGreystone Nevada LLC $211,711, single-family residential - production352 Elder View Drive, Las VegasGreystone Nevada LLC $203,113, residential - custom500 Patti Ann Woods Drive, Henderson

DR Horton Inc. $198,306, single-family residen-tial - production351 Elder View Drive, Las VegasGreystone Nevada LLC $191,303, residential - custom521 Trenier Drive, HendersonDR Horton Inc. $181,821, residential - production3209 Porto Vittoria Ave., Hen-dersonToll Henderson LLC $179,159, residential - production412 Via Gigante Court, HendersonCentury Communities of Nevada LLC $175,000, tenant improvement - office410 S. Rampart Blvd., Suite 420, Las VegasAffordable Concepts Inc. $175,000, tenant improvement - office410 S. Rampart Blvd., Suite 460, Las VegasAffordable Concepts Inc. $173,871, single-family residential - production7281 Orchard Harvest Ave., Las VegasDR Horton Inc. $173,871, single-family residential - production7270 Fresh Harvest Ave., Las VegasDR Horton Inc. $173,871, single-family residential - production7250 Fresh Harvest Ave., Las VegasDR Horton Inc. $173,871, single-family residential - production7230 Fresh Harvest Ave., Las VegasDR Horton Inc. $169,622, residential - production705 Gulf Pearl Drive, HendersonKB Home Nevada Inc. $169,622, residential - production708 Gulf Pearl Drive, HendersonKB Home Nevada Inc. $156,323, single-family residential - production378 Port Reggio St., Las VegasRyland Homes $150,741, single-family residential - production258 Evante St., Las VegasToll South LV LLC $149,022, residential - new7037 Solana Ridge Drive, North Las Vegas

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Records and TransactionsWoodside Homes of Nevada LLC $148,712, single-family residential - production6633 Conquistador St., Las VegasRyland Homes $146,518, single-family residential - production7291 Orchard Harvest Ave., Las VegasDR Horton Inc. $142,483, single-family residen-tial - production6642 Bristle Falls St., Las VegasRyland Homes $142,396, residential - production3098 Ripe Peak Lane, HendersonKB Home Nevada Inc. $140,919, single-family residential - production12230 Argent Bay Ave., Las VegasKB Home Nevada Inc. $140,327, single-family residential - production7230 Orchard Harvest Ave., Las VegasDR Horton Inc. $140,327, single-family residential - production7211 Orchard Harvest Ave., Las VegasDR Horton Inc. $140,327, single-family residential - production7260 Fresh Harvest Ave., Las VegasDR Horton Inc. $140,327, single-family residential - production7220 Fresh Harvest Ave., Las VegasDR Horton Inc. $138,306, single-family residen-tial - production9802 Yellow Shadow Ave., Las VegasRichmond American Homes of Nevada $136,906, residential - production943 Harbor Ave., HendersonKB Home Nevada Inc. $136,699, single-family residen-tial - production281 Besame Court, Las VegasToll South LV LLC $136,130, residential - production1000 Via Stellato St., HendersonCentury Communities of Nevada LLC $134,483, single-family residen-tial - production12238 Argent Bay Ave., Las VegasKB Home Nevada Inc. $132,764, residential - new

3605 Greenbriar Bluff Ave., North Las VegasJ.F. Shea Co. Inc. $132,055, residential - new5625 Pleasant Palms St., North Las VegasJ.F. Shea Co. Inc. $130,000, single-family residen-tial - custom6000 N. Monte Cristo Way, Las VegasJohnson Craig $124,319, residential - production2503 Pennabilli St., HendersonKB Home Inspirada LLC $123,433, single-family residen-tial - production10809 Wrigley Field Ave., Las VegasRyland Homes $120,835, residential - new5853 Clear Haven Lane, North Las VegasBeazer Homes Holdings Corp. $115,891, residential - production2601 Marvel Astoria St., HendersonBeazer Homes Holdings Corp. $113,173, residential - production3160 Fortunati Walk, HendersonKB Home Nevada Inc. $111,777, single-family residential - production8219 Southern Cross Ave., Las VegasRyland Homes $105,000, tenant improvement - office1800 Industrial Road, Suite 102, Las VegasPearson & Pearson Inc. $102,527, residential - production724 Sea Coast Drive, HendersonKB Home Nevada Inc. $102,527, residential - production2129 Emyvale Court, HendersonKB Home Nevada Inc. $100,742, residential - new3609 Greenbriar Bluff Ave., North Las VegasJ.F. Shea Co. Inc. $94,242, single-family residential - production7546 Whitman Colonial St., Las VegasWoodside Homes of Nevada LLC $87,000, residential - remodel1639 Liege Drive, HendersonNew Freedom Properties LLC $86,391, residential - production3160 Del Dotto Walk, HendersonKB Home Nevada Inc. $80,000, single-family residential

- addition10601 Sable Oaks Court, Las VegasFocus Construction LLC $80,000, tenant improvement - nightclub/restaurant6010 W. Craig Road, Suite 150, Las VegasDistinctive Contractors LLC $73,475, pool and/or spa1731 S. Tioga Way, Las VegasPoolscapes LLC $70,000, plumbing investigation1551 Hillshire Drive, Las VegasNevada General Construction $61,447, disaster2700 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 2008, Las VegasBelfor USA Group Inc. $61,447, disaster2700 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 1008, Las VegasBelfor USA Group Inc. $60,590, pool and/or spa2621 Cattrack Ave., North Las VegasPPAS - LV LLC $60,000, wall/fence333 S. Valley View Blvd., Las VegasThe Tiberti Fence Co. $56,536, pool and/or spa4032 Deep Space St., North Las VegasAnthony & Sylvan Pools Corp. $55,000, pool and/or spa5820 Revital Court, Las VegasDesert Springs Pools And Spas $55,000, pool and/or spa805 Ville Franche St., Las VegasDesert Springs Pools And Spas $54,970, pool and/or spa701 Flowing Meadow Drive, HendersonLaguna Pool & Spa Inc. $52,734, wall/fence9050 Gilcrease Ave., Las VegasHirschi Masonry LLC $51,940, solar6542 Green Sparrow Lane, North Las VegasSolarCity Corp. $51,038, roof-mounted photovol-taic system9309 Canyon Mesa Drive, Las VegasSolarCity Corp. $50,964, pool and/or spa6917 Snow Finch St., North Las VegasAnthony & Sylvan Pools Corp. $50,000, single-family residential - remodel2500 Llewellyn Drive, Las Vegas

Axiom Construction & Manage-ment $48,818, roof-mounted photovol-taic system5893 Audria Falls Ave., Las VegasSolarCity Corp. $47,897, roof-mounted photovol-taic system7605 Mooring Ave., Las VegasSolarCity Corporation $45,950, pool and/or spa3641 Corte Bella Hills Ave., North Las VegasPolynesian Pools Inc. $45,500, pool and/or spa3321 Lapwing Drive, North Las VegasDesert Springs Pools & Spas Inc. $45,000, electrical475 S Grand Central Parkway, Las VegasData Processing Air Corporation $45,000, tenant improvement - office495 S. Grand Central Parkway, Suite 248 , Las VegasWhiting Turner Contracting Co. $44,017, roof-mounted photovol-taic system9413 Canyon Mesa Drive, Las VegasSolarCity Corp. $42,416, roof-mounted photovol-taic system6508 Alpine Autumn Court, Las VegasSolarCity Corp. $41,860, solar6528 Black Oaks St., North Las VegasSolarCity Corp. $40,950, solar2917 Columbia Ave., North Las VegasPremier Solar Solutions LLC $40,500, tenant improvement - office200 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 130, Las VegasWestern Trades Construction Inc. $40,000, roof-mounted photo-voltaic system2312 Alpine Pointe Lane, Las VegasHamilton Solar LLC $40,000, pool and/or spa724 Puerto Real Court, Las VegasWatters Aquatech Pools and Spas $40,000, pool and/or spa7503 Yonie Court, Las VegasDesert Springs Pools and Spas $40,000, pool and/or spa7459 Yonie Court, Las VegasDesert Springs Pools and Spas

$40,000, pool and/or spa7455 Yonie Court, Las VegasDesert Springs Pools and Spas $40,000, pool and/or spa7447 Yonie Court, Las VegasDesert Springs Pools and Spas $40,000, pool and/or spa7507 Yonie Court, Las VegasDesert Springs Pools and Spas $40,000, tenant improvement - residential care1800 W. Charleston Blvd., Las VegasMuller Construction $39,998, residential - remodel1848 Heydon Court, HendersonJason Strodl Adapture $39,215, roof-mounted photovol-taic system4413 Rosebank Circle , Las VegasSolarCity Corp. $38,000, single-family residential - remodel5401 W. Alexander Road , Las VegasJohnson Family Trust $36,190, solar7074 Seabirds Place, North Las VegasSolarCity Corp. $35,334, roof-mounted photovol-taic system400 Lacy Lane, Las VegasSolarCity Corp. $34,609, roof-mounted photovol-taic system7609 Belmondo Lane, Las VegasSolarCity Corp. $34,580, solar3836 Kohler Way, North Las VegasSolarCity Corp. $34,413, roof-mounted photovol-taic system5509 Goldbrush St., Las VegasSolarCity Corp. $33,390, solar3556 Morgan Springs Ave., North Las VegasSolarCity Corp. $32,978, roof-mounted photovol-taic system6113 Iron Kettle St., Las VegasSolarCity Corp.

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Category: suBContraCtors(ranked By numBer of employees as of July 1

Company Employees Specialty Recent projectsYear est. Top executive

1 WestCor Cos.5620 Stephanie St.Las Vegas, NV 89122702-433-4040 • westcorcompanies.com

425 Carpentry, concrete, masonry

Rhodes Ranch and Tuscany for Century Communities, PDQ restaurant for Breslin Builders, Gibson Apartments for Pier Construction & Development

1989 Michael Coronado, CEO

2 Helix Electric3078 E. Sunset Road, Suite 9Las Vegas, NV 89120702-732-1188 • helixelectric.com

280 Electrical Ikea, Silverton Towers I, Allegiant Air Corporate Office

2001 Victor Fuchs, president

3 Tradewinds Construction1714 W. Bonanza RoadLas Vegas, NV 89106702-310-6088 • tradewindsconstruction.com

186 Carpentry, painting/decorating

Tivoli Village, Tenaya Creek Brewery, Asurion

1988 Jeffrey Vilkin, president

4 Commercial Roofers3865 W. Naples DriveLas Vegas, NV 89103702-876-1777 • commroof.com

150 Roofing/ siding

MGM Arena, SLS, Zappos 1996 Scott Howard, president

5 XL Landscape Development LLC451 E. Sunset RoadHenderson, NV 89011702-598-1711 • xilandscape.com

140 Landscape Premium Outlet Mall North expansion and enhancement, Summerlin Village 20, Sean’s Park at Opportunity Village - Buffalo campus

2012 Russell Bay, CFO; Donnie Garritano, COO

6 KHS&S Contractors6713 S. Eastern Ave.Las Vegas, NV 89119702-597-3200 • khss.com

107 Carpentry Silverton Tower, Henderson Hospital, Las Vegas Premium Outlets expansion

1996 Shawn Martin, senior vice president

7a Acme Electric6600 Amelia Earhart Court, Suite BLas Vegas, NV 89119702-876-1116 • nclasvegas.com

85 Electrical CLV ITS Infrastructure - phase 2, runway 7L/25R and taxiway C, fuel storage modification phase 2

1965 Greg Paulk, president

7b MMC Inc.6600 Amelia Earhart Court, Suite BLas Vegas, NV 89119702-642-9876 • nclasvegas.com

85 Concrete WPCF reduced loading operation, Las Vegas Wash pedestrian bridge, fuel store modification phase 2

1956 Greg Paulk, president

7c TAB Contractors6600 Amelia Earhart Court, Suite BLas Vegas, NV 89119702-642-3033 • nclasvegas.com

85 Earthwork, underground utilities

Rampart diversion, runway 7L/25R and taxiway C, fuel storage modification phase 2

1958 Greg Paulk, president

10 Sting Surveillance LLC7120 Rafael Ridge WayLas Vegas, NV 89119702-737-8464 • stingalarm.com

50 Intrusion alarm and monitoring, surveillance, electronic access control

Omnia Las Vegas, Grand Bazaar Shops, Elara

2003 Jon Perry, president

11 Cal Pac Painting of Nevada900 S. Commerce St.Las Vegas, NV 89106702-383-5144 • calpac.us

48 Painting/decorating

Nevada State College, Wet ‘n’ Wild, Golden Nugget remodel

1996 Sherrie Hermann, president

12 Heritage Surveying1895 Village Center CircleLas Vegas, NV 89134702-474-6277 • heritage-surveying.com

20 Professional land surveyor

Downtown Summerlin, Fashion Show Mall, Ikea

2006 Dennis Layton, president

13 BEC Environmental7660 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 150Las Vegas, NV 89117702-304-9830 • becnv.com

18 Environmen-tal oversight and review

Advanced rail energy storage for Clark and Nye counties, Brownfields Coalition assessment for Nye County, biological monitoring and environmental compliance assistance, I-11 corridor, Boulder City bypass project

2002 Belva Eileen Christensen, president

14 Aqua Plumbing Service & Repair7495 W. Azure Drive, Suite 110Las Vegas, NV 89130702-642-8400 • aquaplumbinglv.net

15 Plumbing/heating

Hakasaan hospitality suite tenant improvement, Ulta Cosmetics remodel, Reo River burn repair

2004 Rebecca White, managing member

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Art FarmanaliCushman & Wakefield RE – 702-796-7900

Bobbi MiracleCommercial Executives – 702-316-4500

Bradley PetersonCBRE – 702-369-4810

Chuck WittersGatski Commerclal – 702-789-6346

Curtis SandersCushman & Wakefield RE – 702-796-7900

Daniel DohertyColliers International – 702-836-3707

Dean WillmoreColliers International – 702-836-3763

Donna AldersonCBRE – 702-369-4866

Garrett ToftCBRE – 702-369-4868

Greg PancirovColliers International – 702-836-3734

Greg TassiCBRE – 702-369-4853

Jarrad KatzMDL Group – 702-388-1800

Jason SimonJones Lang LaSalle – 702-522-5001

Kevin HigginsCBRE – 702-369-4944

Michael De LewColliers International – 702-836-3736

Michael DunnCushman & Wakefield RE – 702-796-7900 Michael HillisAvison Young – 702-280-5720

Pat MarshColliers International – 702-836-3742

Randy BroadheadCBRE – 702-369-4867

Rob LujanJones Lang LaSalle – 702-522-5002

Ryan MartinColliers International – 702-836-3780

Soozi Jones WalkerCommercial Executives – 702-316-4500

Taber ThillColliers International – 702-836-3796

Thomas GrantDiversified Interests – 702-813-0089

Thomas NaseefColliers International – 702-836-3720

Xavier WasiakJones Lang LaSalle – 702-304-2631

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impactLas Vegas sIOR 2014impact RepORt

www.siornv.com | 702-798-5156SOUTHERN NEVADA CHAPTER

SIOR Southern Nevada Chapter Members

total # sIOR active Member Brokers 26

total # Commercial Brokers 400

sIOR Brokers as % of total Brokers 6.5%

sIOR Chapter transaction Volume $778,819,429

Citywide transaction Volume $1,860,681,544

sIOR Chapter % of total Market Volume 42%