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When Kim Owens started working as a hostess at a restaurant during college, she was undecided on a major. She wouldn’t have guessed back then that she’d enjoy a long and successful career in the food industry. (L.E. BASKOW/STAFF)
First rung is still on the ladder Successful businesspeople who started at the bottom share advice on getting to the top BY ADWOA FOSU | STAFF WRITER
Working your way up in the corporate world is no simple matter. It takes patience, ambition and perseverance. But it can be done. VEGAS INC caught up with three Southern Nevadans who have risen through the ranks in their professions. Their backgrounds are varied, but they learned similar lessons along the way. CLIMBING THE LA DDER, CONTINUED ON PAGE 15
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Number of people who work in construction locally, up 39 percent from the recession years.
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Average gas price in Nevada, compared with the national average of $2.38.
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