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Teresa Jo Gifford, left, and Dawn Ellen Wise exchange vows at Viva Las Vegas Wedding Chapel. (mikayla whitmore/staff)

Reviving the wedding industry Same-sex marriage ruling can inject some life into Las Vegas’ economy, but it’s not a cure-all

By Julie Ann Formoso | staff writer

The Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex marriage throughout the United States was just a few days old.

Dawn Ellen Wise and her partner of 13 years, Teresa Jo Gifford, were packed and ready to vacation in Las Vegas. ¶ Wise thought it would be a thrill to get married in Las Vegas, having seen movies and TV shows about wild and same-sex m arriage, Continued on page 15

18,912 $923M

The number of single-family homes and condos that were sold in Southern Nevada in the first half of 2015, the most for the January-June time frame since 2006, according to RealtyTrac.

The revenue of statewide casinos in July. That is down by 0.96 percent from the same month last year.

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05 06 18 Q&A WITH COLE KOUVARIS

The marketing manager for Madame Tussauds at the Venetian discusses the opening of the Hangover Experience and unveiling of a Miley Cyrus wax figure this year, the process of determining which celebrities to display in wax and his love of languages.

THE NOTES People on the move, P4

MEET: WONDERLAND BAKERY

Allyson Ames opened her shop more than 10 years ago in California and brought the concept to Las Vegas this year. She had to make some adjustments for the weather, but she has hit her stride.

TALKING POINTS Ending Ex-Im Bank too risky for Nevada businesses, P7

DATA AND PUBLIC INFORMATION A listing of local bankruptcies, bid opportunities, brokered transactions, business licenses and building permits.

MORE VEGAS INC BUSINESS NEWS Calendar: Happenings and events, P17 The List: Convention centers, P22

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CAESARS’ SEESAWING STOCK PRICE Stock markets around the world took a beating Aug. 24, with companies plunging in value and Chinese state media declaring it “Black Monday.”

But while everyone else nose-dived, shares of Caesars Entertainment Corp. bounced higher on news that its largest unit made headway in exiting bankruptcy.

Caesars and the bankrupt Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., or CEOC, reached an agreement that “secures the support” of the unit’s “largest and most senior creditor constituencies,” according to a news release.

It was a “key milestone” in the company’s efforts “to implement a consensual restructuring of CEOC,” Caesars said.

The Las Vegas-based casino giant said it was still in talks with other creditors, but the deal “paves the way toward a confirmable

plan” for the unit, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January, sinking under $18.4 billion in debt.

The agreement is part of a plan to split CEOC into two parts: one that operates casinos and another that owns the casinos’ real estate.

Shares of Caesars Entertainment Corp. closed Aug. 24 at $8.98 apiece, up 96 cents, or 12 percent, from Aug. 21 on news of the deal. Stock-market performance gauge Dow Jones Industrial Average, meanwhile, dropped 3.6 percent.

Despite the bounce, Caesars’ stock is well below a peak of $26.47 in March 2014, and it doesn’t always outpace the market.

The Dow dropped 2.84 percent Sept. 1, but Caesars fell nearly twice as far, dropping 5.34 percent.

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Drs. Neil Braunstein, Nicholas Tibaldi, Anita Henderson and Marguerite Brathwaite are associbraunstein tibaldi ate medical directors with Southwest Medical Associates.

Braunstein specializes in rheumatolhenderson braithwaite ogy at the Southwest Medical Flamingo and Eastern Health Centers. Tibaldi specializes in gastroenkubus tan terology at Southwest Medical’s Rancho/ Charleston Health Center. Henderson works in pediatrics at the j. radivan t. radivan Montecito Health Center. Brathwaite is an OB/GYN at the Rancho/ Charleston Health Center.

Graceann Freeman, Fred Kubus and Tony Tan are nurse practicioners with Southwest Medical. Freeman specializes in urgent care at the Charleston/ Rancho Health Center. Kubus johnson specializes in primary care at the Eastern Avenue Health Center. Tan specializes in primary care at the Nellis Health Care Center.

Jessica Radivan and Todd Radivan are physician assistants with Southwest Medical. They specialize in urgent care at the Charleston/Rancho Health Center. Justin Johnson is a physician assistantcertified at Southwest Medical’s Eastern Avenue Health Center.

Carly Scholten is chief operating officer and Michelle Quigley is the director of operascholten tions for the Animal Foundation.

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Richard Bryan and John Mowbray, directors at Fennemore Craig, were re-elected to the board of directors for the Mob Museum.

The 2015 list of Top 100 Mountain States Super Lawyers includes J. Bruce Alverson and LeAnn Sanders, Alverson, Taylor, Mortensen & Sanders; Dennis L. Kennedy, Bailey Kennedy; Kirk B. Lenhard, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck; Jay Young, Howard & Howard Attorneys; Brett A.

Axelrod, Fox Rothschild; Todd L. Bice and James J. Pisanelli, Pisanelli Bice; Peter W. Billings, Fabian Clendenin; Daniel F. Polsenberg, Dan R. Waite, Thomas G. Ryan and John E. Bragonje, Lewis Roca Rothgerber; L. Grant Foster, J. Walter Sinclair, B. Newal Squyres, Joe M. Teig, George M. Haley, Mona L. Burton and Bradley T. Cave, Holland & Hart; Donald J. Campbell and J. Colby Williams, Campbell & Williams; Candace C. Carlyon, Carlyon Law Group; Jennifer Ko Craft, Joel Z. Schwarz, Jeffrey A. Silver, John L. Krieger, Eric D. Hone and Michael N. Feder, Dickinson Wright; Joseph P. Hardy, Gordon & Rees; Kenneth E. Hogan, Hogan Hulet; Mark A. Hutchison, Hutchison & Steffen; J. Randall Jones, Kemp, Jones & Coulthard; Edward L. Kainen, Kainen Law Group; David R. Koch, Koch & Scow; David E. Leta and Alan L. Sullivan, Snell & Wilmer; Steven J. McCardell and David W. Tufts, Durham Jones & Pinegar; Steve Morris, Morris Law Group; Nicholas J. Santoro, Santoro Whitmire; Terry N. Trieweiler, Trieweiler Law Firm; Abran E. Vigil, Ballard Spahr.

Marlyn Buckley is a project specialist at Professionals in Philanthropy. She will be responsible for client service, nonprofit project management and coordination and serve as the first point of contact for clients and the community.

Danilo Reher is the director of operations for gaming manufacturer Interblock.

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that developed a proposal to create an unmanned aerial and robotics resource source at Cashman Center. Members of the winning team include Brandon Wiegand, Zachary Conine, Michael Russell, Sallie Doebler and Curt Carlson. Second place, worth $100,000, went to “Strain/Stalk,” led by local architect Eric Strain and community developer Arnold Stalk, for their plan to develop a mixed-use mid-Strip Main Street project. Third place, worth $75,000, was awarded to team Gensler, an architecture and design firm, which developed a proposal for Cashman Center as a geographic center for sustainability. Two fourth-place prizes of $50,000 were awarded — one to Don Alejandro’s Texan Inc., Villa Latina led by local businessman Alejandro Alvarez, to create a multicultural center focusing on the Hispanic community at Cashman Center; the other to Every Neighborhood Needs an Architect, a team led by UNLV visiting professor of architecture Mark Roddy and assistant professor of architecture Joshua Vermillion, whose plan includes a prototype to demonstrate how blighted properties can be reimagined. Fifth place, $25,000, was awarded to HERServices, led by Las Vegas businesswoman Diane Hale, to establish an environmentally green sustainable district.

Wendy Simons is the deputy director of wellness for the Nevada Department of Veterans Services. Willette Gerald has been redesignated as NDVS deputy director for benefits.

Lauren Brooks is manager of sponsorship and advertising with the Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce.

Melynda Montano is a mortgage loan processor at Clark County Credit Union.

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Jesse Maclean is logistics manager for Sundance Helicopters.

His duties include inventory control and the procurement of parts and services.

Joseph DeMaria, president of Americana Safety, is serving on the ANSI/ASSE Technical Advisory Group Committee for ISO 31000 - Risk Management. montano

Karyn DeRosa is a trainer with the Simmons Group. She facilitates training and assists with human resource consulting.

William Hinsdale is assurance services manager and John Hansen is senior associate at JW hinsdale hansen Advisors, an accounting firm. Hinsdale helps manage the firm’s assurance services, including audits, reviews and compilations. Hansen serves both tax and assurance clients, including auto dealership clients.

Steinberg Diagnostic Medical Imaging opened a 14,000-square-foot facility at the Las Vegas Medical District, 800 Shadow Lane.

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The law firm of Jeffrey Burr has a new website at jeffreyburr.com.

McDonald Carano acquired the Reno law firm Avansino, Melarkey, Knobel, Mulligan & McKenzie.

PDQ, a restaurant that sells chicken tenders, salads and sandwiches, is open at 3010 W. Sahara Ave. A Starbucks opened at Enterprise Park on Martin Luther King Boulevard and Mt. Mariah Drive.

Lamar Advertising Co. acquired Alliance Airport Advertising. Both companies have inventory at McCarran International Airport.

Melissa Surran is director of finance and Cynthia Radley is government grants manager for Three Square Food Bank.

Summerlin is No. 6 in sales on a national list of master-planned communities. It is the only Nevada community in the top 10 on the list from real estate consultants Robert Charles Lesser & Co.

Stephen Clutter is chief of communications for the Nevada Bureau of Land Management.

Leavitt Group recently awarded its Las Vegas office with an Agency Excellence Award. Both Leavitt Insurance Agency and its benefits division, Leavitt Group Benefits Services, were honored. surran

Six teams that submitted proposals for consideration in Strong Cities Strong Communities Las Vegas, a global economic development challenge, were awarded a total of $800,000 in cash by the Las Vegas City Council. A first-place prize of $500,000 was awarded to “Build a Better Las Vegas,” a local team of professionals

Operation HOPE, which provides financial counseling, has a branch at the Mutual of Omaha Bank at 2360 Corporate Circle.

An Oakley store opened at the Miracle Mile Shops.

So-Cal Speed Shop and Vegas Flip Flops are tenants at Pawn Plaza.

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Q&A with cole Kouvaris

Evolution is rapid, even for centuries-old business Change is constant in pop culture, and for a wax museum to remain relevant, it must keep up. At Madame Tussauds Las Vegas, Cole Kouvaris is the marketing manager who helps the business stay fresh. “ ‘Vegas’ means many different things to many different people — gambling, shows, nightlife, dining, shopping, etc., so staying current is challenging,” he says. The attraction, which opened over 200 years ago in London, came to Las Vegas in 1999 and remains an endearing part of the entertainment landscape. lates to technology in 2025, I can’t even imagine. The first iPhone didn’t even exist a decade ago; imagine what we can do in the next decade.

What have been the greatest accomplishments in your career?

I am exceptionally proud of a few moments with Madame Tussauds and with other Merlin (parent company) attractions. Two that stand out are launch events we had in the first quarter of 2015.

We opened the Hangover Experience and two months later, debuted a wax figure of Miley Cyrus on her wrecking ball — clothed, don’t worry.

The former was an extensive tworoom expansion and the latter, a project that entailed closing down the Strip and hiring a crane to which the wrecking ball was attached. Combined, we garnered more than 1 billion media impressions in the first quarter of 2015.

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

I think I’d like to run a small B&B in the Greek Isles somewhere — that’s where my family comes from. I’ve always been fascinated by photography and design as well, so maybe a professional photographer or graphic designer. Or be the next Anthony Bourdain. Yet all of those have aspects of what I do already, so I must be doing something right.

Cole Kouvaris helped launch the Hangover Experience at Madame Tussauds this

How much preparation goes year. (christopher devargas/staff) into deciding what figures come also timeless. Madame Tussauds atto Las Vegas? tractions appeal to a broad range It’s a long and arduous process into of demographics. We aim to please which we put a great deal of thought 8-year-olds and 80-year-olds simuland effort. We take our most requesttaneously. ed figures from our guests’ feedback, look at the longevity and field of work What has been the most rewardof each potential candidate, future ing part of your job? viability as a superstar and many It’s the entire figure creation proother factors. Toss all of the factors cess — to see something go from into a battle royal and may the best merely an idea to a completed wax candidate win. figure. It’s our version of the new product development cycle.

How did you get into your field?

And the moment I get to see a guest I was recruited onto Merlin Enterin the attraction freaking out because tainment’s rotational leadership dethey get to take a selfie with their favorvelopment program. I took on a new ite celebrity, that’s the cherry on top. role in a new city every six months, moving across the country and the What are you reading right now? globe. At the end of the program, I Adweek.com is how I keep abreast landed in Las Vegas to look after conof what the major players in advertissumer marketing and advertising. ing and marketing are doing. It helps me challenge “the way we do things” How do you keep up with what mindset, particularly in the creative is iconic in Las Vegas? production and digital spaces.

We stay current by developing relationships across businesses, moniWhat do you do after work? toring social media activity, reading I’m an avid volleyball player. GrowLas Vegas business blogs and talking ing up in Florida, I spent countless to other professionals in the industry. hours on the beach and on the court.

It’s a great way to decompress after What is the most challenging work, take my mind away and focus part of your job? on something completely different.

I’d say it’s the balancing act of It’s my happy place. keeping the attraction current, but

Blackberry, iPhone or Android? iPhone. For me, it just works. It syncs to my iPad and my MacBook and everything just works together.

Every system has its challenges, but the Apple ecosystem works for me and my life.

Describe your management style.

It’s clichéd, but I’d like to think I lead by example. By keeping a positive outlook and approaching tasks as challenges rather than obstacles, the team and I are forging on in 2015 with a renewed enthusiasm. To me, leadership is about developing a shared vision for the future and letting everyone grow into that vision, rather than forcing a specific path that doesn’t fit for some.

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

I see Madame Tussauds fully evolved into an attraction enhanced by digitally integrated experiences.

I don’t think our process of crafting the figures by hand would ever change, as the artistry is a core tenet of what we do, but I imagine within the next few years, we will have fully integrated mobile and wearable tech into the experience to enhance the consumer journey. How that trans-

Whom do you admire and why?

From a business standpoint, there are lots of great leaders and innovators out there to admire and be inspired by. Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook, Richard Branson, Elon Musk — all leaders who 1) are not afraid to push the boundaries of possible and 2) don’t treat letdowns as failures but as lessons.

What is your biggest pet peeve?

Emails. The inbox is not the be-all and end-all in the workplace. While it helps us all manage tasks at our own pace in the order we see fit, it’s allowing us all to use it as an excuse.

It distracts us from doing the work that matters. I like to have five things I want to accomplish in a day and the triple-digit inbox count shouldn’t affect that. However, easier said than done.

What is something that people might not know about you?

I’m a total language nerd, both native and foreign. I love talking about talking — I could talk about phonemes and morphemes and syntax and language registers and codeswitching and etymology for hours on end.

I’m particularly fascinated by how culture and language interact, influence each other and develop over time. I’ve studied (and speak, to varying degrees) five foreign languages, and I’m just getting started.

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by the numbers

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Percentage of Southern Nevada homes sold in July that were in the foreclosure process but not yet bankowned. That is down from 16 percent from last year.

150,000

Square footage of a new Costco warehouse planned for St. Rose Parkway at Amigo Street.

$140 Billion

Amount in investments in renewable technology and generation for companies that have signed the White House’s American Businesses Act on Climate Pledge.

Last month, Switch became the first Nevada business to sign the pledge.

$494.12

Average cost of a roundtrip domestic airline ticket, including taxes, purchased during the first seven months of this year. That is down about 1 percent from the same time period last year, according to the Airlines Reporting Corp.

140,000

Number of members enrolled in Nevada Health Co-Op in 2014. On Aug. 26, the consumer-owned and -operated health plan created under the Affordable Care Act announced it was going out of business due to high costs.

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Percentage drop of revenue from baccarat in the past 12 months.

$125 Million

Projected cost of the redevelopment of Cashman Center into a possible incubator for the drone and robotics industry.

$40

Top price for in-flight WiFi provided by Gogo, according to The New York Times. The price of WiFi has surged in recent years because demand for Internet on airplanes has “exceeded capacity,” Gogo CEO Michael Small said.

Allyson Ames opened the Las Vegas location of Wonderland Bakery in January at Downtown Summerlin. The shop earned national acclaim over 10 years in Newport Beach, Calif. (l.e. baskow/staff)

Celebrity endorsements have helped whimsical bakery rise to prominence Describe your business.

Wonderland specializes in desserts and whimsical products such as custom cupcakes, cakes, cookies and themed gift baskets. With a private party room, the bakery is a great place for celebrations.

Who are your customers?

Wonderland Bakery Address: 2010 Festival Plaza, Suite 150, Las Vegas Phone: 702-363-3333 Email: info@wonderlandbakery.com Website: wonderlandbakery.com Hours and days of operation: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday Owned/operated by: Allyson Ames In business since: 2005 (in Las Vegas since January)

Wonderland customers are the young, young at heart and anyone with a sweet tooth. Our customers are families celebrating in our private party room, friends looking for a sweet fix, couples getting married and wanting a magical wedding cake, companies looking for a unique branded gift, concierges looking for last-minute custom desserts for hotel guests, and special-event planners.

Your bakery has had a lot of celebrity attention. Who are some famous celebrities you have baked for?

We have created a wide variety of custom orders for the president, professional athletes, musicians and movie/ TV stars.

Whoopi Goldberg declared us to have “the best gingerbread in the U.S.” after a national search and taste test, with the final results broadcasted on “The View.” She still orders hundreds of cookies every holiday.

In 2008, Barack Obama was smitten with Wonderland Bakery cookies when a celebrity client sent him a batch of gingerbread and sugar cookies during the holidays. The White House called shortly after to ask if we could create a custom cookie for the Inaugural Ball. Although we are a nonpartisan bakery, we are honored to be selected as the White House’s favorite cookie.

What was your inspiration behind Wonderland Bakery?

I was born with a sweet tooth.

From age 5 I was in the kitchen baking and creating desserts.

I wanted Wonderland to be reminiscent of my childhood favorites, with dashes of Willy Wonka, Candyland and Disneyland blended together to delight sweet lovers of any age.

What is the hardest part about doing business in Las Vegas?

So far, it has been adapting to the new climate. The heat and delicate baked goods do not mix well. We have had to come up with new packaging techniques, along with adjusting our recipes to the new elevation and weather.

This has actually helped us create new treats in the process, such as macaron ice cream sandwiches to help beat the heat.

What is the best part about doing business here?

The city never sleeps. Everyone loves to party when they come to Las Vegas, and we create memorable specialty cakes and desserts to help them celebrate in style.

We have a whole new mix of celebrities who are in town to celebrate, and it’s our job to create over-the-top cakes for them. This is an element we do not have in California.

What have you learned from the recession?

Our industry has not been affected by the recession as drastically as others. The wonderful thing about our business is everyone still has birthdays, weddings, baby showers and special events to celebrate. Stopping in to pick out a gourmet treat is an affordable luxury.

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On Eli Segall’s vegasinc.com story “Why progress on Tivoli Village expansion is bogged down”: “Everyone has a short memory of 2008.

They keep building while the ... economics of each person has not increased, so they wind up taking customers from one mall over to the next.” — unhappyhomeowner On Jackie Valley’s lasvegassun.com story “Nevada Health Co-Op to close, leaving thousands to find new insurance”: “This is the market correcting itself. Not every plan works but doing something is better than nothing.”

— JosephTunstall “Well, on Nov. 1, I guess I’ll be going insurance shopping again.” — St-Mic On Conor Shine’s lasvegassun.com story “Local governments win arbitration ruling eliminating longevity pay for some union employees”: “Finally, a decision for the taxpayers.

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Ending Ex-Im Bank too risky for Nevada businesses

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guest column: — that government has no role helping ou wouldn’t bet your life savings craig wiseman businesses succeed and shouldn’t compete on a hunch, and our government with the private sector to help companies shouldn’t gamble 1.2 million export their goods. But Ex-Im doesn’t American jobs on an untested compete with commercial banks. It is a economic theory. But unfortunately, that is “lender of last resort,” meaning it helps only when there is what some in Congress are considering. no private-sector alternative available. Companies seeking A small but powerful group in Washington is fighting Ex-Im’s help have to go as far as showing how they couldn’t to kill the Export-Import Bank, a little-known agency find commercial financing before Ex-Im can help. that for 80 years has helped American companies export Critics attack Ex-Im as “Boeing’s Bank,” but Boeing goods around the globe. Since 2007, it has worked with supports 1.5 million supplier-based jobs across the country, over 9,000 companies to support their exporting over including thousands of high-skilled jobs in Nevada. nearly $300 billion in American-made goods. Every year, My company, Spacecraft Components Corp., designs it sustains 1.2 million private-sector jobs without costing and builds electrical connectors used in commercial and taxpayers a dime. But Ex-Im’s opponents let its charter military airplanes, trains and spacecraft. We employ more expire. than 125 highly skilled engineers and technicians who take Their rationale? A misguided view that any government pride in making parts Boeing uses to build its airplanes. activity that helps American business is an improper Whenever we see the airplanes landing at McCarran intrusion in the marketplace — “crony capitalism,” in bringing the tourists to our state, we know our company their words. But Ex-Im’s services are available to help any played a small role in building that plane.

American business selling goods abroad.

Every airplane that doesn’t get built due to the attack The bank’s loans and guarantees have been found by on the Ex-Im Bank means lost jobs at every company that PricewaterhouseCoopers to be “at market” rates. Like any supplies wiring, valves, airframe components, engines, bank, Ex-Im charges its users, mostly foreign companies electronics, hydraulics, all the way down to the last seat buying American goods, interest on its loans. In fact, cushion and folding tray table. because of this, Ex-Im doesn’t cost taxpayers a dime. Most Ending Ex-Im isn’t just a risky bet, it’s a sure loser. years it actually returns money to the Treasury because it Craig Wiseman is president and CIO of Spacecraft brings in more than it costs to operate.

Components Corp.

Ultimately, Ex-Im’s opponents are trying to prove a point

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Mike Smith is an award-winning editorial cartoonist who also draws for the Las Vegas Sun. His work is distributed nationally by King Features Syndicate. See archives of his work at lasvegassun.com/smithsworld.

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Longevity pay eliminated for some public union workers By conor shine Staff Writer

Local governments scored a major victory in the ongoing controversy over employee pay when an arbitrator sided with Clark County in a dispute with its largest employee union.

The arbitrator’s decision removes longevity pay, a long-standing benefit for public employees, for all new members of the Service Employees International Union Local 1107, which represents about 5,000 rank-and-file county employees. The county estimates doing away with longevity pay will save it $264 million in employee

costs over the next 30 years. Only new hires, not current employees, will be affected by the ruling.

“Although longevity pay can be a source of added pay for some employees, the landscape has changed,” the arbitrator wrote in his decision. “The case for eliminating longevity pay for new hires is a strong one, and this change will have no economic impact on current employees.”

The decision reflects a shift underway among local government entities, which have systematically phased out longevity pay for new hires. Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Henderson, Metro

Police and the Las Vegas Valley Water District don’t offer longevity pay. The benefit still is available to new hires at the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, University Medical Center, the Regional Transportation Commission, the Southern Nevada Health District and the Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority.

The arbitrator’s decision resolves a more-than-two-year contract dispute between the county and SEIU, largely due to a stalemate over longevity pay.

While the county pushed to eliminate the benefit, the union countered with an offer to delay the length of

Tighter slot machines might be hurting revenue, industry research suggests By j.d. morris Staff Writer

Casino markets in many states have tightened their slot machines over the years, and that could be hurting revenues, according to recent industry-backed research.

The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers announced the results of a report it asked Las Vegas-based Applied Analysis to conduct on the nation’s slot machine industry. Applied Analysis found that, in general, slot hold percentages — which reflect how much of gamblers’ money the machines keep — have reached “all-time highs,” even as slot revenue and wagers remain well below their peaks from before the recession.

In other words, customers don’t gamble as much on slots as they once did, and casinos make less money from the machines but take a greater share of the wagers.

The Applied Analysis report emphasizes that the slot market has been particularly hurt by the recession and its impact on consumer spending habits. But tighter machines are not helping, the report suggests.

“While statistical correlations on a stateby-state basis vary due to any number of factors, the broader, aggregate trends would suggest a rising hold percentage has not translated into incremental gaming revenue for operators during the postrecession era,” the report concludes. “In fact, they very well may be contributing to its decline.”

Applied Analysis examined the casino markets of 16 states, including Nevada.

Overall, the report found that the amount gamblers wagered and the revenue casinos earned from slots declined by double-digit percentages between 2007 and 2014. At the

same time, slot hold percentage increased 6.2 percent.

Some states diverged from the overall trend. Most notably, Florida’s hold percentage declined from 9.5 percent in 2006 — when slot machines began operating in the state — to 6.41 percent in 2014, according to the report.

Nevada’s 6.4 percent slot hold last year was higher than it was when slot revenue peaked in 2007, but it was still the lowest of any state examined in the report.

Broadly speaking, the argument against higher holds is that they make customers lose money faster and therefore spend less time gambling. But the relationship between hold and revenue is a complicated one affected by many variables.

An article in Global Gaming Business magazine this year argued that slot revenue declines have been caused by “a perfect storm of changing game style, faster play, increasing minimum wagers, free play replacing cash coupons and yes, the economy.” Slot hold “is both a cause and result” of the factors affecting revenue, editor Frank Legato wrote.

The Applied Analysis report emphasizes how big of an impact the recession had, calling it a “triggering event that shifted the spend profile of consumers.” But the report also says that “consumer spending has improved in most major gaming markets throughout the United States in recent years, while gaming volumes have continued to contract.”

Marcus Prater, executive director of the manufacturers association, said the report was not meant to resolve debate, but rather to add more information to the industry’s ongoing conversation.

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The union argued that longevity is a tool to attract new employees and retain those who had topped out on the pay scale. But the county said the expensive benefit did little to reward employee performance.

“We felt all along that we had a strong case and the arbitrator clearly felt the same way,” County Manager Don Burnette said in a statement.

The decision awards employees a 4.5 percent cost of living increase over two years, slightly lower than the 4.75 percent requested by the union.

Boost in new-home sales shows Las Vegas market on ‘steady upward trend’

By Eli Segall Staff Writer

Las Vegas builders continue selling more homes than last year in a “slow, stable” uptick in activity, according to a new report.

Builders sold 583 new homes in Southern Nevada in July, bringing the year’s tally to 3,576 sales, up 12 percent from the same period in 2014, Home Builders Research reported. The median price of July’s closings was $305,928, up 5.4 percent year-over-year.

Meanwhile, builders pulled 680 new-home permits. That put the year’s total at 4,810, up 15.5 percent from the same time in 2014, indicating a jump in construction plans.

Overall, the results were “pretty much as we expected,” as most data now show that Las Vegas’ often-volatile housing market is “on a steady upward trend,” Home Builders Research founder Dennis Smith wrote.

“It has not been at a rapid pace, but rather a slow, stable positive trek, trying to get to a level where we might classify it as a ‘normal’ housing market,” Smith wrote. “However, in our opinion that is still months and maybe years away.”

Perhaps boosting business is the availability of cheap money: Interest rates are low, lenders are issuing more mortgages in Las Vegas, and buyers here are making smaller down payments.

The Federal Reserve has been expected to raise interest rates, which would push up borrowing costs. But rates likely won’t climb so high that people “stop buying homes,” Smith wrote.

Despite the rising sales totals, Las Vegas’ housing market is by no means problem-free. Southern Nevada still has one of the highest rates of underwater homeowners in the country, reflecting how bloated prices became during the bubble and how far they plunged during the bust.

However, as Smith noted, local homeowners have steadily escaped upside-down status the past few years amid rising property values, easing a problem that “almost stopped the housing industry in Las Vegas.”

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Court ruling in New Jersey unlikely to stop spread of legal sports books By j.d. morris Staff Writer

Efforts to open legal sports books outside Nevada sustained a major setback recently when a federal appeals court denied New Jersey’s attempt to bring betting on athletics to its casinos and racetracks.

Still, the possibility remains that sports books will spread to other states — just on a longer timeline than if New Jersey had been victorious.

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that New Jersey violated the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act in its latest stab at allowing sports books. The law restricts sports betting to a handful of states, and although limited forms of wagering are allowed elsewhere, Nevada is the only one where patrons can bet on individual games.

Daniel Wallach, a Florida-based attorney who has closely followed the case, said the court’s decision hampered the nationwide expansion of sports betting.

“It slows down the momentum considerably,” he said. “It goes from a boil to a simmer.”

Wallach predicted that had New Jersey won, sports betting would have become legal across the nation in less than two years. States within the 3rd Circuit’s jurisdiction would have passed laws to allow sports betting, he said, and others would have likely followed.

The major sports leagues — which faced off against New Jersey in the case — also would have been motivated to push Congress for federal regulation of sports betting, Wallach said.

That’s because New Jersey was trying to partly repeal its prohibitions on

Bettors stand in line to make wagers during the NCAA basketball tournament. (staff file)

“There’s a massive illegal sports betting market that exists, not only in New Jersey, but all across the country. That serves to benefit only the criminals who operate it.”

— Joe Asher, CEO of William Hill U.S.

sports betting without actively regulating the industry. Leagues would not want to see legal wagering spread unregulated, he said.

Now, sports books probably will remain confined to Nevada unless Congress takes action. Wallach does not see that happening until the leagues agree to make it a priority — and they’re in no rush to do so.

The court decision was a 2-1 majority of a three-judge panel, so New Jersey can appeal to the full appellate court or possibly even the Supreme Court. Wallach thinks the state has a chance, but he says it will face an “up-

hill climb” getting the court to grant such a rare hearing.

Nonetheless, William Hill U.S. CEO Joe Asher, whose company has more than 100 sports betting locations in Nevada, remains confident sports books are on their way to other states.

He said in a statement that “this matter is far from over” and he is sure sports betting will launch in New Jersey.

“It’s a matter of when, not if,” he said. “There’s a massive illegal sports betting market that exists, not only in New Jersey, but all across the country.

That serves to benefit only the crimi-

nals who operate it. The sooner that market comes out of the shadows and into the sunlight, the better off we will be.”

William Hill has planned to offer sports betting at New Jersey’s Monmouth Park racetrack if such wagers were to become legal there. Asher has also previously said the industry’s expansion would not seriously harm it in Nevada.

Like Asher, American Gaming Association President Geoff Freeman pointed to the dangers of illegal sports wagering. Responding to the New Jersey decision, Freeman said the court’s ruling “encourages deeper examination about the best path forward on this issue.”

“With Americans betting at least $140 billion on sports illegally each year, it’s clear that current law is not achieving its intended result,” Freeman said. “As the AGA leads an industry-wide task force to study sports betting, we will assess the implications of the court’s decision.”

The gaming association’s task force may also have something to say about daily fantasy sports, which has become popular across the country amid debate about whether it constitutes gambling. Daily fantasy providers offer cash prizes but the website of DraftKings, for example, contends that “daily fantasy sports is a skill game and is not considered gambling.”

Wallach said the daily fantasy sports industry was a “major winner” in the New Jersey decision because remained “the only game in town,” legally speaking, for people who live in states without sports books.

“It has a monopoly on legal sports wagering outside Nevada,” he said.

Gaming revenue dragged down in July by dropoff in baccarat By j.d. morris Staff Writer

Nevada gaming revenue dropped slightly in July, led by a more significant year over year decrease in Clark County, the state reported recently.

The Gaming Control Board said statewide casino revenue was $922.9 million in July, down 0.96 percent from the same month in 2014.

Statewide, baccarat revenue declined 23.08 percent to $104.1 million, while slot revenue increased 5.52 percent to $600.3 million.

Baccarat revenue declined 23.08 percent to $104.1 million, while slot revenue increased 5.52 percent to $600.3 million.

Revenue from baccarat, a game played largely by high rollers on the Strip, has fared particularly poorly for the past year: It’s down more than 22 percent over the past 12 months.

Michael Lawton, senior research analyst for the gaming board, said the state should start seeing better yearover-year comparisons starting in August.

“I’m not going handicap baccarat, what I think is going to happen, but I can just tell you the comparisons start to get easier,” he said.

But Lawton said “the blow is being lessened by slots.” Excluding baccarat, statewide gaming revenue was up 2.8 percent in July, he noted.

In Clark County, where most of the state total is generated, gaming revenue dropped 1.72 percent from the year before to $786.6 million. That decline was more pronounced on the Strip, which reported $525 million in

gaming revenue for the month, down 2.09 percent from 2014.

The rest of the county had more mixed results. Downtown Las Vegas reported a significant increase from last year, with gaming revenue rising 6.54 percent to $40.8 million. Mesquite also saw an increase of 1.28 percent.

But gaming revenue declined in North Las Vegas, Laughlin and the Boulder Strip by 9.41 percent, 1.77 percent and 11.06 percent, respectively.

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Weddings open doors to other opportunities memorable Vegas weddings, but she didn’t know if Gifford shared her feelings. So she kept quiet on the subject.

Lucky for her, Gifford spoke up.

“Hey, we’re going to Vegas,” Gifford said. “Do you want to get married there?”

It was decided. The Kentucky natives would have a Vegas wedding. nnn For the Las Vegas wedding industry, couples like Wise and Gifford offer hope for a better financial future after years of steady decline.

In the past decade, the city’s wedding industry has dropped by about 40 percent — a major blow considering the business generated about $2 billion for Clark County.

To stop the wedding free-fall, the Clark County Commission increased the marriage license fee to $77 from $60 with the intention of using the bulk of the extra revenue on marketing and advertising to try to restore Las Vegas to its marriage glory days.

Meanwhile, in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling, the local wedding industry is expecting an infusion of business from LGBT couples.

But how much of a difference will same-sex marriage make for the industry’s bottom line? Opinions vary. nnn According to a 2014 study by the Williams Institute at UCLA, as many as 3,570 same-sex couples in Nevada may choose to marry in the next three years. That could generate as much as $52 million in expenditures to the state and local economy in wedding arrangements and tourist activities such as lodging and food.

The study does not include samesex couples who may travel to Las Vegas to get married. Christy Mallory, senior counsel for the Williams Institute, said the biggest help would be the potential $4.2 million Nevada stands to gain in sales tax revenue from same-sex marriages.

“It’s not just the businesses that have something to gain,” Mallory said. “What’s huge is that there’s money coming from out of state.”

But there are skeptics who doubt same-sex marriages will be a cure-all for Las Vegas’ wedding industry.

Kathryn Hamm, publisher of Wedding Wire’s gayweddings.com, says same-sex couples, just like plenty of

The Viva Las Vegas Wedding Chapel celebrates the marriage of Teresa Jo Gifford and Dawn Ellen Wise on its marquee. (mikayla whitmore/staff)

marriage on the decline nationwide Las Vegas is not alone in the marriage decline. The U.S. as a whole has seen a progressive decrease in the number of weddings. The Pew Research Center found that in 2011, 51 percent of American adults were married, compared to 72 percent in 1960.

Kat Hertlein, a UNLV professor in the marriage and family therapy program, says the drop is due to several factors, including: n Sometimes people see their parents in marriages that did not last, so they tend to do the opposite of their parents n Benefits that used to be exclusive to marriages are now applicable for domestic partnerships n Society puts less emphasis on having to be married to be a parent n Society puts less emphasis on being married to live together

straight couples, often want a romantic ceremony. The 24/7 party scene and infamous slogan, “What happens here, stays here,” does little to promote that.

“Las Vegas has the spas and really great entertainment, but that predominant marketing isn’t about romance,” Hamm said. “It’s about play and adult entertainment. I think any city that is promoting itself can be multiple things, but if there’s something popular and particular to that destination, it’s very difficult to sell something else counter to that.”

But Hamm stressed same-sex wedding ceremonies wouldn’t necessarily have to be Las Vegas’ forte.

“That’s not to say there isn’t a market,” she said. “There are opportunities for honeymoons and bachelor and bachelorette parties.”

Ann Parsons, marketing director of Vegas Weddings, said the city could specialize in vow renewals, as well.

“Seventy-five percent of the people coming to Vegas are married already,” she said. “We could become the vow-renewal capital of the world.

That’s another untapped market that

needs education.”

David Paisley, research director for Community Marketing Inc., a research-and-marketing firm that studies the demographics of the LGBT community’s economic impact, said Las Vegas should market not only to tourists but valley residents as well.

“If I was a hotel, I would market to my local community first because local people are more likely to get married in their home state,” he said. “I think Las Vegas is unique because it can have both.” nnn Las Vegas is no stranger to LGBT marketing. In fact, it trailed only New York and San Francisco in last year’s Community Marketing Inc. survey on LGBT marketing.

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority started marketing to the community in the early 2000s.

The LVCVA connects members with LGBT events, on and off the Strip.

“The LGBT community was a little bit more recession-proof,” said Jim McMichael, LVCVA’s specialty mar-

kets manager. “They tend to have a propensity to travel.”

Between June 2014 and June 2015, LGBT travelers to Las Vegas spent an estimated $11.8 million, according to McMichael. And that’s just convention travel.

“Traditionally, gay couples have no kids,” Paisley said. “Anyone who doesn’t have children is more likely to travel.”

A 2014 survey by Consumer Marketing found that from 2013 to 2014, traveling increased by 32 percent among the LGBT community.

Bob Witeck, president of communications firm Witeck Communications, which specializes in the gay and lesbian consumer market, said the best bet for Las Vegas is for the city to understand same-sex couples’ behavior, regardless of what aspect of the wedding industry it chooses to emphasize.

“Oftentimes if they’re not partnered, gay people like to travel in groups,” Witeck said. “(Las Vegas is) the kind of spot that might lend itself to spending time together. It just gives enough entertainment options.”

Gaming companies like Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts International, which for years have marketed to the LGBT community, have reaped the benefits.

When Caesars Entertainment performed same-sex weddings at the Linq’s High Roller, it was a big hit.

MGM is now in its sixth year of hosting Pride 48, the home of the LGBT podcasting community.

Even small-business owners have seen profits increase. Maria Romano, a licensed minister, has made it clear on her website that same-sex couples are welcome.

“You really have to put yourself in your clients’ shoes,” Romano said.

“This is an important day and you really have to feel the love that they feel.” nnn Hand in hand, Wise and Gifford frolic down the aisle and outside of Viva Las Vegas Wedding Chapel.

Their white tailcoats flutter in the wind as they turn toward the chapel to read the flashing sign: “Married 7-14-15, Teresa and Dawn.”

The two share a kiss, while onlookers applaud and cheer.

“We were truly shocked at how we were treated,” Gifford said. “It’s truly different from Kentucky.”

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Henderson Chamber of Commerce networking breakfast Time: 7-9 a.m. Cost: $25 for members, $45 for nonmembers, $10 extra for walk-ins Location: Sunset Station, 1301 W. Sunset Road, Henderson Information: Visit hendersonchamber.com Darin Marques, sales manager for Ascaya, will speak about the future for custom home building and community planning in Henderson.

The 4th Annual MJ Christensen Diamond Dig to Benefit Dress for Success Southern Nevada Time: 5-7 p.m. Cost: Free Location: MJ Christensen at Boca Park, 8980 W. Charleston Blvd.

Information: Visit web.lvchamber.com/events Guests will participate in a dig for gemstones.

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Clark County Association of Health Underwriters lunch meeting Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Cost: $30 for members and $40 for nonmembers registering online, $35 for members and $45 for nonmembers at the door Location: Sierra Gold, 6515 S. Jones Blvd., Las Vegas Information: Email lharrison@nhcai.com Silver State Health Insurance Exchange experts Bruce Gilbert and Evon Dawood will speak about private health insurance exchange technology, insurance carriers and their processes, coverage levels and billing procedures.

The Social Register’s business networking event Time: 6-8 p.m. Cost: Free for members and guests of members, $20 for nonmembers Location: Mandalay Bay’s Foundation Room, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Visit web.lvchamber.com/events Meet high-level executives and business owners to expand your network while enjoying complimentary hors d’oeuvres.

Wednesday, Sept. 9 Society of Industrial and Office Realtors Southern Nevada chapter September luncheon Time: 12 - 1:15 p.m. Cost: Free for members and current sponsors, $40 for candidate members, $50 for nonmembers invited by members, $100 for nonmembers invited by a sponsor Location: Maggiano’s Little Italy, 3200 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Email katrina@amnevada.com Members from Lee & Associates, Newmark Grubb Acres, Colliers International and Heger Industrial will gather for a panel discussion.

Friday, Sept. 11 Commercial Alliance Las Vegas symposium Time: 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: $99 all-day admission for members, $149 for nonmembers Location: Gold Coast, 4000 W. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas Information: Email gmccabe@bpadlv.com Local real estate gurus, including Kevin Buckley and Mark Fine, will discuss how the industry and community have evolved in recent years.

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Tuesday, Sept. 15 Society for Marketing Professional Services eighth annual Public Works Roundtable Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Cost: $35 for members, $75 for nonmembers Location: Maggiano’s Little Italy, 3200 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Email hbrown@innovanv.com Representatives from the state’s public works agencies will be in attendance for a roundtable discussion.

The Economic Club of Las Vegas — Gen. Wesley K. Clark dinner and presentation Time: 6 - 9 p.m. Cost: $135 Location: Rio, 3700 W. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas Information: Email info@econclublv.org Gen. Wesley K. Clark, Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, will speak about his experience in the military, politics and business. He will sign copies of his book, “Don’t Wait for the Next War.”

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Sept. 12

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Sept. 13-19

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Las Vegas Convention Center

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J&L Construction License type: Contractor Address: Did not disclose Owner: All Around Heating, Cooling and Plumbing Jafra Beauty Supply and Sales License type: General retail sales Address: Did not disclose Owner: Rogelio Mendoza James Brittain LMFT License type: Professional services Address: 9418 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: James Brittain Jase Cleaning Services License type: Repair and maintenance Address: 193 Leaf Tree Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Brandy Taylor JF Apparel Embroidery License type: General retail sales Address: 1720 E. Charleston Blvd., Suite FA-6, Las Vegas Owner: Julian Flores John Carter License type: Real estate sales Address: 9420 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 100, Las Vegas Owner: John Carter

Landeb Communications Inc. License type: Automated teller operator Address: 300 S. Bruce St. and 1102 Fremont St., Las Vegas Owner: Lance D. Stettler Las Vegas Environmental Testing LLC License type: Environment analysis Address: 1320 Crescent Moon Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Michael Hall Las Vegas Mobile Auto Spa License type: Automobile detailing Address: 4048 E. Carey Ave., Suite D, Las Vegas Owner: Pad Tech LLC Legacy House Of Centennial Hills LLC License type: Special care facility Address: 6310 N. Durango Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Colwestern LLC Little Tiger Alterations License type: Tailor and/or dressmaker Address: Did not disclose Owner: Christina Wolf

John S. Wonpu License type: Real estate sales Address: 1820 E. Sahara Ave., Suite101, Las Vegas Owner: Wonpu Enterprises Inc.

Lowrys Catering Inc. License type: Alcohol beverage caterer Address: 7477 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite 170, Las Vegas Owner: Robert W. Lowry

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Lraedreams License type: Instruction services

Mary’s Fashion License type: General retail sales Address: 1720 E. Charleston Blvd, Suite D20, Las Vegas Owner: Amada Vega Chavez McDonald’s License type: Restaurant Address: 1501 W. Lake Mead Blvd.; 2851 W. Washington Ave.; 1601 W. Charleston Blvd.; 2050 E. Charleston Blvd.; 4401 W. Sahara Ave.; 3229 Losee Road; 1406 W. Craig Road; 2836 W. Ann Road, Las Vegas Owner: WBF McDonald’s Management LLC Meineke License type: Automotive garage/ service station Address: 8550 W. Sahara Ave.; 500 S. Buffalo Drive, Suite 101, Las Vegas Owner: Rai Auto Ventures Inc. Metropolitan Home Mortgage Inc. License type: Professional services Address: 1180 N. Town Center Drive, Suite 100, Las Vegas Owner: Darryl C. Preedge Mi Tiendita Mexicana El Sapito License type: General retail sales Address: 1720 E. Charleston Blvd., Suite C2, Las Vegas Owner: Rigoberto Uribe Miracle Housekeeping Services License type: Janitorial services Address: 3375 Dragon Fly St., North Las Vegas Owner: Josue Leyva-Cruz and Kimberly Robles Model Home Furniture LLC License type: General retail sales Address: 3401 Sirius Ave., Suites 19 and 20, Las Vegas Owner: Jody Garcia Movement Mortgage LLC License type: Professional services Address: 10655 Park Run Drive, Suite 190, Las Vegas

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Proactive Medical Services License type: Professional services - medical Address: Did not disclose Owner: Pius Ehiane Proview Series LLC License type: Business support service Address: 1115 S. Casino Center Blvd., Suite 3, Las Vegas Owner: Kamran Fouladbakhsh Pueblo Medical Imaging License type: Clinic or laboratory Address: 7610 W. Cheyenne Ave., Suite 100, Las Vegas Owner: J. Paul Wiesner & Associates Renewal Enterprise License type: Sales Address: 5932 Altissimo St., North Las Vegas Owner: Christopher Slack Revolutionary Law License type: Professional services Address: 720 E. Charleston Blvd., Suite 145, Las Vegas Owner: G. Oliver Melgar LLC RNE Partners LLC License type: Travel and ticket agency Address: 5940 S. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 3003, Las Vegas Owner: Evan Croner SAA Construction License type: Maintenance services Address: 2522 Ellis St., North Las Vegas Owner: Alejandro Saavedra De La Paz

Pena Services License type: Residential property maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: Linda S. Pena

Safe Site Utility Services LLC License type: Contractor Address: 2003 W. Rose Garden Lane, Las Vegas Owner: Timothy Story

Perm LLC License type: Non-medical supervised patient transfer service Address: 2500 W. Washington Ave., Suite 106, Las Vegas Owner: Zahid Hamid

Sandoval Carpet Cleaning License type: Residential property maintenance Address: 3609 Lake Shore Court, Las Vegas Owner: Andres Sandoval

Poop Police License type: Residential property maintenance Address: 1129 Cactus Rock St., Las Vegas Owner: Christopher Rucker

Scott Thompson LCSW License type: Professional services Address: 7251 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite 300, Las Vegas Owner: Scott Thompson

Praecisio Hair License type: General retail sales Address: 9931 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 1, Las Vegas Owner: Erik J. Anderson Priority Home Service License type: Residential property maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: Daryll Reese

Security Vault Works Inc. License type: Contractor Address: 8731 Prestige Court, Las Vegas Owner: Timothy Abell Servicemax Green Cleaning Systems License type: Repair and maintenance Address: 3200 Polaris Ave., Suites 1-2, Las Vegas

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Share It With Us License type: Coupon book sales Address: 4275 N. Rancho Drive, Suite 130, Las Vegas Owner: Share It With Us LLC

Store Un Nuevo Amanecer License type: General retail sales Address: 1720 E. Charleston Blvd., Suite B16, Las Vegas Owner: Isabel M. Garcia Valerio

$393,988, commercial - alteration 4524 Lawrence St., North Las Vegas Stoffer and Stoffer Inc.

Shawn M. Preston License type: Real estate sales Address: 9525 Hillwood Drive, Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Shawn M. Preston LLC

Summerlin Pathology Consulting Inc. License type: Management or consulting service Address: Did not disclose Owner: Hala Abdelaziz

Sheesh Janitorial License type: Repair and maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: Krystal Smith Mosely Signature Auto License type: Automotive sales with minor repair Address: 3224 Meade Ave., Suite D, Las Vegas Owner: Signature Auto Group Inc. Silver Lining Estate & Liquidation License type: Merchandise broker Address: Did not disclose Owner: Silver Lining Estate Sales LLC Silver State Cleaning Company License type: Residential property maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: Hara Gholston Silver State Taxes and Multiservices License type: Business support service Address: 2800 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 7F, Las Vegas Owner: Iris Hondermann Silver Summit Construction License type: Contractor Address: Did not disclose Owner: Steven E. Woodard Sin City Customs Autobody & Paint LLC License type: Automotive services Address: 2590 W. Brooks Ave., North Las Vegas Owner: Sin City Customs Autobody & Paint LLC Smalls Senibaldi Services License type: Repair and maintenance Address: 4129 Falcons Flight Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Smalls Senibaldi Services LLC Southern Nevada Vocational Institute License type: Community services Address: 2020 W. Bonanza Road, Las Vegas Owner: Grace Vocational Inc. Sromedia License type: Management or consulting service Address: Did not disclose

Summerlin Realty Group LLC License type: Real estate sales Address: 1180 N. Town Center Drive, Suite 100, Las Vegas Owner: Michelle Jeannest

$315,000, tenant improvement - retail 745 S. Green Valley Parkway, Henderson Edward Hsier $311,850, solar 6716 Yellowhammer Place, North Las Vegas Sunrun Installation Services I $300,000, commercial 278 S. Decatur Blvd., Las Vegas Martin Harris Construction

Sushi Hiro-Yoshi Japanese Cuisine License type: Restaurant Address: 5900 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 10, Las Vegas Owner: Hiroyama LLC

$300,000, tenant improvement - store 6310 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas R & O Construction

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$254,404, residential - production 2810 Poseidon Shore Ave., Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC

$7,400,000, tenant improvement - offices 278 S. Decatur Blvd., Las Vegas Martin Harris Construction $3,200,000, office 7580 Oso Blanca Road, Las Vegas Westar Construction $1,778,702, commercial - alteration 6210 E. Tropical Parkway, North Las Vegas CEI Builders $1,000,000, tenant improvement - offices 280 S. Decatur Blvd., Las Vegas Martin Harris Construction $900,000, commercial 7580 Oso Blanca Road, Las Vegas Westar Construction $874,184, commercial - new 2720 Las Vegas Blvd. North, North Las Vegas Kittrell Jensen Contractors LLC

$250,073, single-family residential - production 9779 Mosaic Canyon Court, Las Vegas Greystone Nevada LLC $249,970, commercial - remodel 1225 W. Warm Springs Road, Suite 120, Henderson Warm Springs Promenade LLC $248,693, residential - custom 250 S. Naples St., Henderson Hogue Aaron Living Trust $238,827, residential - new 6545 Becket Creek Court, North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada $238,827, residential - new 6516 Becket Creek Court, North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada

$798,646, residential - custom 2738 Carina Way, Henderson Lindsey Mark

$220,827, residential - new 6521 Becket Creek Court, North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada

$434,902, single-family residential - production 6931 Winter Rain St., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada

$211,918, single-family residential - production 9784 Mosaic Canyon Court, Las Vegas Greystone Nevada LLC

$434,902, single-family residential - production 9818 Blistering Sun Ave., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada

$211,918, single-family residential - production 9785 Mosaic Canyon Court, Las Vegas Greystone Nevada LLC

$395,000, pool and/or spa 9619 University Ridge Ave., Las Vegas

$203,258, single-family residential - production 12106 Rojo Roma Ave., Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada LLC

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Records and Transactions Ryland Homes $201,893, residential - production 1152 Apollo Gardens St., Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC $198,944, residential - new 6520 Becket Creek Court, North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada $194,962, residential - production 2814 Poseidon Shore Ave., Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC $190,000, tenant improvement - offices 8861 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 290, Las Vegas Level Builders $189,000, commercial - alteration 4280 N. Pecos Road, North Las Vegas Yack Construction Inc. $185,647, single-family residential - production 12279 Lorenzo Ave., Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada $178,060, residential - new 2505 Charmed Oasis Court, North Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $176,485, single-family residential - production 7460 Zonal Ave., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $170,342, residential - production 856 Via Serenelia, Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC $169,732, residential - production 851 Via Serenelia , Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC $169,621, residential - production 2132 Emyvale Court, Henderson KB Home Inspirada LLC $168,731, residential - new 6517 Becket Creek Court, North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada $168,731, residential - new 6524 Becket Creek Court, North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada $168,721, single-family residential - production 391 Messina Strait St., Las Vegas Ryland Homes $168,721, single-family residential - production 395 Calabria Ridge St., Las Vegas Ryland Homes $168,721, single-family residential - production 383 Calabria Ridge St., Las Vegas

$167,685, single-family residential - production 345 Rezzo St., Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada $157,019, single-family residential - production 314 Rezzo St., Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada $156,800, commercial - remodel 4300 E. Sunset Road, Suite A3, Henderson Town Center 3 LLC $156,323, single-family residential - production 387 Messina Strait St., Las Vegas Ryland Homes $156,323, single-family residential - production 391 Calabria Ridge St., Las Vegas Ryland Homes $156,323, single-family residential - production 12232 Valentia Hills Ave., Las Vegas Ryland Homes $150,000, tenant improvement medical office 2570 Wigwam Parkway, Henderson Centra Pecos Legacy LLC $149,022, residential - new 7105 Solana Ridge, North Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada LLC $148,712, single-family residential - production 6709 Conquistador St., Las Vegas Ryland Homes $147,164, residential - production 2483 Dragon Fire Lane, Henderson Hacienda Trails LLC $146,722, single-family residential - production 10410 White Princess Ave., Las Vegas Ryland Homes $146,665, residential - production 2809 Poseidon Shore Ave., Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC $143,615, residential - production 180 Bird Cove Ave., Henderson Beazer Homes Holdings Corp $140,924, single-family residential - production 11822 Spadari Court, Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada $140,288, residential - production 256 Harwood Heights Court, Henderson DR Horton Inc. $140,000, commercial

120 S. Sixth St., Las Vegas Trinity Haven Development LLC $139,234, residential - production 323 Values Circle, Henderson Woodside Homes Nevada LLC $138,815, single-family residential - production 7300 Zonal Ave., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada

Pulte Homes of Nevada $130,584, residential - production 3163 Teaderman Walk, Henderson KB Home Inspirada LLC $129,640, single-family residential - production 7130 Orion Bands St., Las Vegas Ryland Homes

7655 Albright Peak Drive, Las Vegas Adaven Homes LLC $123,422, single-family residential - production 7639 Albright Peak Drive, Las Vegas Adaven Homes LLC

$129,143, residential - production 1076 Via Della Costrella, Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC

$122,187, single-family residential - production 6626 Bristle Falls St., Las Vegas Ryland Homes

$129,039, residential - new 3005 Chiefs Court, North Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada

$120,465, single-family residential - production 6915 Hopi Summit Court, Las Vegas DR Horton Inc.

$137,000, commercial 821 N. Lamb Blvd., Las Vegas Explorer Construction Company

$128,699, residential - production 493 Cadence View Way, Henderson Richmond American Homes of Nevada

$120,000, single-family residential - addition 2112 W. Oakey Blvd., Las Vegas Builders United LLC

$136,906, residential - production 956 Harbor Ave., Henderson KB Home LV Pearl Creek LLC

$126,869, residential - production 1137 Strada Pecei, Henderson Century Communities Nevada LLC

$119,834, single-family residential - production 464 Astillero St., Las Vegas Ryland Homes

$136,906, residential - production 945 Harbor Ave., Henderson KB Home LV Pearl Creek LLC

$125,868, single-family residential - production 7646 Albright Peak Drive, Las Vegas Adaven Homes LLC

$138,306, single-family residential - production 6832 Dayton Flyer St., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $137,294, residential - production 3119 Dalmazia Ave., Henderson KB Home Inspirada LLC

$135,906, single-family residential - production 459 Astillero St., Las Vegas Ryland Homes $135,177, single-family residential - production 6925 Hopi Summit Court, Las Vegas DR Horton Inc. $134,760, single-family residential - production 106 Berneri Drive, Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada $134,760, single-family residential - production 60 Berneri Drive, Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada $134,743, residential - production 254 Harwood Heights Court, Henderson DR Horton Inc. $132,796, single-family residential - production 71 Berneri Drive, Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada $132,764, residential - new 5717 Sagamore Canyon St., North Las Vegas J.F. Shea Co. Inc. $132,359, residential - production 695 Nathanial Court, Henderson Hacienda Trails LLC $130,743, single-family residential - production 11827 Spadari Court, Las Vegas

$125,868, single-family residential - production 10537 Mount Blackburn Ave., Las Vegas Adaven Homes LLC $125,000, tenant improvement - store 2307 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Hi Con Inc. $125,000, tenant improvement - store 420 E. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Brylor Construction LLC $124,318, residential - production 3114 Apecchio Ave., Henderson KB Home Inspirada LLC $123,422, single-family residential - production 7650 Albright Peak Drive, Las Vegas Adaven Homes LLC $123,422, single-family residential - production 7638 Albright Peak Drive, Las Vegas Adaven Homes LLC $123,422, single-family residential - production 10529 Mount Blackburn Ave., Las Vegas Adaven Homes LLC $123,422, single-family residential - production

$117,886, residential - production 1133 Strada Pecei, Henderson Century Communities Nevada LLC $117,276, residential - production 950 Harbor Ave., Henderson KB Home LV Pearl Creek LLC $116,927, single-family residential - production 101 Berneri Drive, Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada $115,336, residential - production 954 Harbor Ave., Henderson KB Home LV Pearl Creek LLC $114,228, single-family residential - production 7642 Albright Peak Drive, Las Vegas Adaven Homes LLC $114,228, single-family residential - production 7651 Albright Peak Drive, Las Vegas Adaven Homes LLC $111,777, single-family residential - production 8275 Southern Cross Ave., Las Vegas Ryland Homes $111,777, single-family residential - production 8271 Southern Cross Ave., Las Vegas Ryland Homes

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Category: Convention centers (Ranked by square footage as of aug. 31) Theater capacity

Banquet capacity

2.2 million

2,000

900

Chris Meyer, vice president of sales

1999

1.7 million

12,000

5,883

Linda Paterson, executive director of convention services

Sands Expo & Convention Center 201 E. Sands Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89103 702-733-5556 • sandsexpo.com

1990

1.2 million

1,890

1,260

Kirsten Dimond, vice president of operations

4

MGM Grand 3799 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-891-1111 • mgmgrand.com

1993

602,000

16,800

6,140

Jayme Deck Weight, director of convention services

5

Venetian/Palazzo 3325 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-607-7777 • venetian.com

1999

510,008

8,500

5,667

Chandra Allison, vice president of sales

6a

Aria 3730 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89158 702-590-7111 • arialasvegas.com

2009

300,000

5,100

3,400

Steve Ouimet, executive director of convention services

6b

Caesars Palace 3570 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-731-7110 • caesars.com

1966

300,000

5,555

4,160

Lanette Myers, executive director of convention services

8a

Bellagio 3600 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-693-7111 • bellagio.com

1998

200,000

4,785

2,970

Shelly Cruz, executive director of convention sales

8b

Cosmopolitan 3708 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-698-7000 • cosmopolitanlasvegas.com

2010

200,000

5,102

2,290

Paul Whitney, director of catering and conference services

8c

Westgate Las Vegas 3000 Paradise Road Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-732-5111 • westgateresorts.com/las-vegas-resort-and-casino

1969

200,000

8,904

6,120

Ken Ratigan, director of convention services

8d

Wynn Las Vegas 3131 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-770-7000 • wynnlasvegas.com

1998

200,000

4,732

3,130

Steve Blanner, vice president of hotel sales

12

Bally’s Las Vegas 3645 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-967-4111 • ballyslasvegas.com

1973

175,000

4,000

2,660

Jordan Clark, vice president of convention sales

13

Mirage 3400 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-791-7111 • mirage.com

1989

171,959

8,650

5,900

Christopher Bond, vice president of sales

14

South Point 9777 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89183 702-796-7111 • southpointcasino.com

2006

170,000

7,800

1,850

Maureen Robinson, director of sales

15

Rio 3700 W. Flamingo Road Las Vegas, NV 89103 702-777-7777 • riolasvegas.com

1990

160,000

6,110

4,560

Christopher Parks, regional coordinator for special events

Convention Center

Year est.

Las Vegas Convention Center 3150 Paradise Road Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-892-0711 • vegasmeansbusiness.com

1959

2

Mandalay Bay 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89119 702-632-7777 • mandalaybay.com

3

1

Convention Sq. ft.

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