What’s Inside
3 Goynes Academy
More Than Just Robots
4 Backyard Views on the Trails
7 Legislative Early Overview
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Aliante Master Community
11 Master Patrol AM Spence
Where Innovation and Courage Connect WHEN YOU GET right down to it, the nuts and bolts of any operation – a business, a
bakery or even a city – to make it work successfully, requires open-mindedness, trust, constant problem-solving, fresh thinking, crucial conversations and engaging customer service. When the city identifies areas of influence it requires bold thinking and equitable resilience; and the balancing counterparts of data, process, and transparency. It’s this combined approach that gives North Las Vegas a competitive edge.
Maya invested $30 million, partially funded by New Market Tax Credits, to develop a
The areas of downtown and the Deer Springs District will be game changers
14-screen, 22-acre movie theater complex in downtown North Las Vegas, creating
for North Las Vegas. These key initiatives focus on underdeveloped areas through-
66 permanent new jobs. The popcorn is popped, the seats recline, and you can
out the city with the intention of activating meaningful development in the form of
bypass the lines by ordering movie tickets online. Business so far has surpassed
trails, open space, connectivity, transportation, public art, amenities and innovative
Maya’s expectations!
industries.
Expertise Cosmetology opened its doors on March 12 after securing a $4 million EDA grant to assist in the new cosmetology trade school. Expertise will employ 20 people at full build-out and will help train members of the local community, so they can pursue their own entrepreneurial and small-businesses. The barber school is anticipated to open in May. The City has recruited two innovative charter schools to North Las Vegas’ redevelopment areas, both focused on career readiness and workforce development: Cristo Rey St. Viator, which is actively recruiting students from North Las Vegas’ redevelopment areas for a fall opening, combines traditional classroom learning with ongoing professional job development and placement. Corporate and small-business employers sponsor students’ tuition. In return, students spend one day each week working at the business to gain real-life job training and experience.
The vision for downtown is to shape this area into a future-forward, tran-
Hialeah Education Academy is slated to open in August 2020 across the street
sit-oriented village offering meaningful, vibrant and culturally influenced experi-
from North Las Vegas City Hall. The K-12 charter school will offer traditional aca-
ences that connect and inspire new and refreshed housing, shopping, dining and
demic programs for elementary school children. For middle and high school stu-
entertainment.
dents, the charter offers seven certificate programs that provide students with the
Developing downtown is no longer a dream, it’s happening! Maya Cinemas,
training and certifications they need to land a job straight out of school in criminal
founded by film producer and community activist Moctesuma Esparza, Maya Cin-
justice/forensic science, first responder programming, legal studies, early child-
emas’ opened in December 2018 with a mission to develop, build, own and operate
hood education, mass communications, or firefighting/EMS.
family-oriented, first-run movie theater complexes in Latino-centric communities.
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