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Larry White hits a drive off the eighth tee at the Palm Valley Golf Course in Summerlin. The area of dead grass at left will be converted into desert landscaping to save water. (steve marcus/staff)

Pioneers of conservation For golf to work in the desert, especially amid this drought, courses have to get clever with water use

By Danielle Birkin | Special to VEGAS INC

In his nine years as director of golf course maintenance at Golf Summerlin, Brian Bagwell has become a wizard of water efficiency, a guru of Bermuda grass, a zealot for xeriscape landscaping and an expert in space-age irrigation.

Bagwell is an unsung hero in the turf wars that are reshaping the terrain and complexion of golf courses across the golf, Continue d on page 15

73.4K Southern Nevadans currently unemployed.

That’s 1,000 fewer than in July.

3.4M

Monthly visitors to the travel website Vegas.com. Las Vegas-based Remark Media Inc. recently finalized its acquisition of the site after reaching a deal with Vegas.com’s founding company, The Greenspun Corporation.

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EDITORIAL

NOTEWORTHY STORIES

05 06 18 MEET: LIUID

Stanley Hu worked for years in the fashion and shoe industry, becoming an expert in product development and manufacturing, before launching his new company, which is based on the words Loyalty, Inspiration, Unity, Innovation and Difference.

TALKING POINTS Las Vegas Bowl is a win for everyone involved, P7

Q&A WITH PATRICK LINDSEY

The new tournament director of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open discusses his goals and expectations for the golf tournament, his favorite business-lunch spots in the valley and the one team he’ll cheer for against the Rebels.

THE NOTES Philanthropy, P4

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AS LAS VEGAS SLOWLY CLIMBS OUT OF RECESSION, ATLANTIC CITY SLIPS Most people in Las Vegas know that Atlantic City was pummeled last year when four of its 12 casinos shut down.

What they may not realize is the seaside gambling town also is the foreclosure capital of America.

One in every 307 homes in Atlantic City received a foreclosure-related filing in August, the highest rate among U.S. metro areas, according to RealtyTrac. Las Vegas tied for the eighth-highest rate, with 1 in every 565 homes receiving a filing.

In Atlantic City (pop. 39,400), 8,000 jobs were wiped out by the casino closures. The city’s unemployment rate, 9.1 percent as of July, was one of the highest in the country.

Las Vegas didn’t have waves of resort closures during the recession. But mass layoffs, bankruptcies, slumping tourism and other problems wrecked the economy, making Nevada the epicenter of foreclosures. The economy is better today — visitor levels, for instance, hit a record high last year. But the valley’s jobless rate still tops the national average — 7 percent compared with 5.6 percent — and Las Vegas’ housing woes are far from over.

Among states, Nevada’s foreclosure rate was highest in the country in August — its first time back in the No. 1 spot after almost a year.

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Matt Smith, founder of Matt Smith Physical Therapy, serves on the Latin Chamber of Commerce Foundation Board, which helps further the education of Las Vegas-area youths through scholarships.

Memorial Scholarship Fund. Ten students will receive $5,000 scholarships based on their grades, community involvement and scholarship application essay. Beck and Soldo were Las Vegas Metro Police officers who were ambushed and killed by anti-government extremists in June 2014.

Blue Man Group Las Vegas raised more than $11,500 for the Grant A Gift Autism Foundation.

HomeAid Southern Nevada helped Project 150 provide more than 600 backpacks filled with school supplies and hygiene items to homeless, displaced and disadvantaged high school students.

Towbin Dodge hosted an animal adoption drive with the Nevada SPCA that raised $2,000 for the charity and helped find homes for dogs.

MGM Resorts International, Boyd Gaming and Station Casinos will donate $2.5 million toward construction of Hospitality Hall, a new academic building for the Harrah Hotel College.

Chef Kim Canteenwalla and Elizabeth Blau, who help oversee Buddy V’s Ristorante, Honey Salt, Made L.V. and Andiron Steak & Sea, raised more than $10,000 for Three Square during Restaurant Week. The money provided more than 30,000 meals. CenturyLink donated $232,000 to the nonprofit. The money came from CenturyLink’s Backpack Buddies Food Drive and a matching donation from the Clarke M. Williams Foundation.

Opportunity Village broke ground on Sean’s Park at the organization’s Ralph and Betty Engelstad Campus, 6050 S. Buffalo Drive, Las Vegas. The first of its kind in the United States, the 2.5-acre project will offer a life-learning park for children and adults with intellectual and physical disabilities. Work is expected to be finished in the spring.

Station Casinos donated more than $100,000 toward the development of a building for Southern Nevada Children First, a nonprofit that helps Nevada’s homeless pregnant and parenting youths and young adults. Grand Canyon Development Partners is handling the construction at no charge.

The facility will be at 3755 W. Lake Mead Blvd., North Las Vegas.

Nellis Air Force Base airmen teamed with Spread the Word Nevada to provide more than 1,400 books to Lois Craig Elementary School. Each student received a backpack and two books.

Bank of America teamed with USO Las Vegas to collect 1,229 items to fill care packages for families of deployed troops. Donated items included shampoo and conditioner, lotion, makeup, laundry detergent, dryer sheets and snacks.

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The Vegas Viking Lodge of the Sons of Norway gave $500 scholarships to Alison Barney, Centennial High School, Brigham Young University; Eliza Een, Bonanza High School, Brigham Young University; Chelsey Honrud, Coronado High School, UNLV; Oliver Kompst, West Career and Technical Academy, Chapman University; Amanda Lytle, Northwest Career-Technical Academy, Brigham Young University; Daniel Mortenson, Palo Verde High School, Brigham Young University; and Jessica Reed, Cornell College.

The Nellis Area Spouses’ Club donated $10,000 in commissary and exchange gift cards to Creech and Nellis airmen and their families in honor of Memorial Day. WSOP.com hosted the second annual Battle of the News charity poker tournament during the 2015 World Series of Poker. Shawn Tempesta from ABC’s “The Morning Blend” won first place and split his prize money, with $2,000 going to the International Rett Syndrome Foundation and $1,000 going to the Healing NET Foundation on behalf of Fox 5’s Jon Castagnino. Christine Maddela of Fox 5 placed second, with $2,000 going to the Geoff Morris Gray House Scholarship Fund. Vicki Gonzalez of KSNV News 3 won $1,000 for Safe Nest.

Lutheran Social Services of Nevada and Reformation Lutheran Church launched the Heart of the City Senior Meal program. Meals are served from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. daily at Reformation Lutheran Church, 580 E. St. Louis Ave., Las Vegas. Seniors 60 and older eat for free or with a donation; nonseniors may dine for a suggested $5 donation. Menu options change daily and are available at lssnv.org.

Tracy DiFillippo of Armstrong Teasdale, Tom Edington of Nevada State Bank, Leslie Maple of Barrick Gold Corp. and Jennifer Oswald of NV Energy joined the Communities In Schools of Nevada board of directors.

McDonald’s donated $13,621 to the Injured Police Officers Fund.

Three Square Food Bank, in partnership with the National Council on Aging joined a nationwide effort to help older adults access the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that only two of five seniors who are eligible for SNAP are enrolled in the program.

Machine Guns Vegas is partnering with Wishes For Warriors, which helps disabled veterans, to serve as the official Nevada chapter to support local veterans. Machine Guns Vegas plans to conduct several events, including an annual gala and firepower demonstrations, to raise money for Wishes for Warriors Nevada.

Chase Bank and Building Homes for Heroes donated a home to a veteran and his family.

The American Cancer Society launched a Las

Rebuilding Together Southern Nevada helped renovate the Transition Services Inc. facility at 6100 W. Cheyenne Ave., Las Vegas. The renovation was made possible by HGTV’s “Brother vs. Brother.”

The Property Brothers, Jonathan and Drew Scott, went head to head to see who could most successfully renovate and resell a Las Vegas fixer-upper.

The sale of both brothers’ renovated homes yielded a profit of $88,888, which was donated to Rebuilding Together and used for repairs at the Transition Services facility.

Smith’s Food & Drug Stores donated gift cards to local firefighters and $3,000 worth of school supplies to the Clark County School District’s Teacher Exchange during the ribbon-cutting of Smith’s remodeled store at 7130 N. Durango Drive, Las Vegas.

Grimaldi’s Pizzeria partnered with the Nevada Blind Children’s Foundation to conduct a pizza-making class for students suffering from visual impairments or blindness. Twelve students, ages 6 to 15, spent a morning learning the history of pizza, the layout of a restaurant and the steps it takes to make a pie. (COURTESY PHOTO) Vegas Leadership Board made up of NOVA Group Director of Marketing Rick Campbell, Dr. Souzan El-Eid, attorney Charles Gianelloni, City National Bank Vice President Branch Manager Stacey Martini, Dignity Health - St. Rose Dominican Communications and Public Policy Director Katie Ryan, Henderson Chamber of Commerce Foundation Manager Bill Bokelmann and Vegas PBS public relations consultant Jennifer Bradley.

Centennial Hyundai and Planet Hyundai donated $50,000 toward the Alyn Beck and Igor Soldo

Business advisory and accounting firm Johnson Advisors held an art contest at Doris Reed Elementary School that resulted in a $5,000 check to the school and a large gift basket of art supplies to the winning artist, third-grader Sunshine Tucker, who crafted a drawing of her family standing outside her home with the title, “America Is Our Home!” and the words “Peace. Love. Freedom.” It will become a greeting card that members of the firm will send to clients, vendors and friends. Principal Melonie Poster said the money will be used for the school’s art and gardening programs.

Sands Cares, the global corporate citizenship program of Las Vegas Sands, is partnering with the Quiet Storm Foundation, C.J. Watson’s initiative to positively impact underprivileged youths, to provide 10 $1,000 scholarships over two years.

The partnership includes a mentorship program to assist with career exploration for the Quiet Storm Foundation’s Youth Advisory Council.

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These shoes are made to move community forward Describe your business.

We are more than a lifestyle footwear company.

Not only do we offer multiple options for men’s and women’s footwear in the casual, fashion and performance categories, we strive to inspire and give back to our community.

Who are your customers?

Our customers are those who embrace life and inspire others.

Tell us about your background in the fashion industry.

My career in fashion and shoes began at Brown Shoe Co., which afforded me the opportunity to work with brands such as Naturalizer, Champion, Fergie and Carlos Santana. At Brown, I learned the ins and outs of product development, quality assurance and sourcing. Then in 2011, I joined Toms to help expand its One for One movement. During my time with Toms, I learned how to make business meaningful. With the teachings and experience I received at both companies, I felt it was my turn to inspire others through our brand LIUID. What makes your business unique?

I’ve spent many years becoming an expert in product development and manufacturing within the shoe industry. I wanted to apply that knowledge to the products we produce. Steve Jobs said, “Design is not just what it looks like and feels like.

Design is how it works.” What makes my business unique goes beyond the sole; the shoes are intimate because they are named after a friend or family member. Aside from designing and producing reliable, authentic products that embody quality footwear, it is our mission to inspire our communities through nonprofit organizations.

Where do you draw your inspiration?

As an immigrant, U.S. military veteran and business executive, my inspiration is drawn from my experiences and life. Those events contribute to our product designs, themes, community and the potential of LIUID. I call it the American dream.

How does your brand compete with larger, international manufacturers?

In my former jobs, my role was to oversee the design and production of more than 200 million shoes for large, international brands. LIUID shoes are designed with quality, comfort, style and value.

The materials used in manufacturing are of the highest quality for people who demand the best on any budget. I believe we are giving consumers a product and brand they can trust, believe in and be proud of.

Stanley Hu spent years in the fashion and shoe industry before founding his company, LIUID, which stands for Loyalty, Inspiration, Unity, Innovation, Difference. (courtesy)

LIUID Address: 5 Longevity Drive, Henderson Phone: 702-473-5585 Email: pr@liuid.com Website: liuid.com Hours and days of operation: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Friday Owned/operated by: Stanley Hu In business since: 2015

and deserve. n Inspiration: Inspire others by making LIUID a symbol that is aspirational yet relatable. n Unity: Change the world through inclusiveness — in design, messaging and example. n Innovation: Never stop moving forward by inventing and adapting the newest technologies and improvements. n Difference: In every way — look, feel, tech, mission, openness.

What is the hardest part about doing business in Southern Nevada?

I think the hardest part is getting started and the recruitment of talent. Along the way, I’ve experienced great support from state, local, national and business leaders. Regardless of the challenges, this is a great place to establish a business.

What is your business philosophy?

What is the best part about doing business here?

We don’t just believe in our shoes, we believe in people. What we stand for can be summed up in five simple tenets: n Loyalty: Be true to our wearers by delivering the design, styles, quality and technology they want

Accessibility to the latest fashion trends (boutiques, malls, trade shows, etc.), transportation/ entertainment (airport, taxis, hotels, restaurants, etc.) and community leaders (city of Henderson, Henderson Chamber of Commerce, Make-A-Wish,

etc.) make this an ideal place for a business startup.

Why headquarter your business in Henderson?

You get the best of both worlds — that smalltown/big-city feel without the congestion. I love the proximity to everything, especially the airport and freeways. Henderson also has a lot of facilities that can be quickly tailored to meet a customer’s needs. From a personal side, there are many great parks, neighborhoods, restaurants, shops, etc.

What obstacles has your business overcome?

Launching a new global business during a challenged economic environment is a great obstacle.

Luckily, with supporting business leaders and partners, we are continuously overcoming these challenges with strategic planning and strong principals. We are here for the long haul.

How can Nevada improve its business climate?

I think Nevada knows what needs to be done and will continue to make strides. Favorable tax incentives, political leaders who are in tune with business and looking for ways to help ensure the continued growth of businesses in Nevada certainly helps. The Tesla Motors factory is a great example and a wonderful addition to the economy. It is a sign of more to come for Nevada. My aspirations for LIUID is to be one of the leaders here to help add to and improve the business climate.

What did you learn from the recession?

I learned that more than ever, planning is crucial, and to surround yourself with a team that can be proactive and reactive during economic challenges by executing swiftly and intelligently.

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by the numbers

Q&A with patrick lindsey

1,000

Number of Uber cars operating in Nevada. The ride-hailing company has permission from the state to operate an unlimited number of vehicles.

6.8 percent

Nevada’s unemployment rate, compared with 5.1 percent nationally.

13 million

Number of iPhone 6S and 6S Plus smartphones sold during their first weekend of availability, according to Apple. The sales topped last year’s record for 10 million iPhone 6 and 6 Plus smartphones, although sales are skewed high because the new phones launched in more countries, including China, than previous versions.

1.3 percent

Drop in the price of Apple stock after the iPhone 6S launch weekend. Shares of Apple fell $1.41 to $113.25 as investors reacted to weekend sales statistics.

$97 billion

Projected economic impact of Tesla Motors in and around Reno in 20 years.

4,000

Number of workers Barrick Gold Corp., the state’s largest mining company, employs in Nevada. The company recently opened its first facility in Southern Nevada, a technology hub in Henderson.

Patrick Lindsey is the new tournament director of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. (christopher devargas/staff)

Following through on promise to kids The Shriners Hospitals for Children Open brings some of the world’s best golfers to Southern Nevada to help support the mission of the Shriners Hospitals, which provide advanced care for children with orthopedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries and cleft lips and palates.

Patrick Lindsey is the tournament director.

The PGA Tour has been in the Las Vegas market for 32 years, and the Shriners Hospitals became involved in 2008. How have the organizations continued this tradition for so long?

It’s all due to our more than 150 corporate sponsors that support the event. We are lucky to have such great partners who continue to challenge us to produce an exceptional tournament every year.

IF YOU GO

Describe your management style. How did you refine your management approach?

I have to trust my employees, and they have to trust me. Most importantly, I have to give them the tools to be successful. I don’t see myself managing them but being more of a facilitator for them.

rent field?

I am a lover of anything around water. Growing up, I went boating and camping almost every weekend. My dream job would be to own my own marina on a lake.

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

I came here from the PGA Tour event in Miami to grow this event and continue to challenge myself. In 10 years, I still want to be in Las Vegas, challenging myself and my staff to make the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open one of the best events on the PGA Tour, as well as an event the local community can be proud of.

And our goal has been and always will be to raise as much money as possible for the children associated with this amazing organization.

61 percent

What are you reading right now?

“The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America,” by Erik Larson.

69,000

Number of temporary workers Kohl’s plans to hire nationally this holiday season. That averages to about 50 seasonal associates per store.

Average payback on a slot machine in Nevada.

Share of casino revenue in Nevada attributed to slots.

What is your dream job, outside of your cur-

What: Shriners Hospitals for Children Open When: Oct. 19-25 Where: TPC Summerlin, 1700 Village Center Circle, Las Vegas Cost: $35-$300 for a one-day pass; $100-$999 for a weekly pass For more information: shrinershospitalsopen.com

Where do you go for business lunches?

I’ve only been in Las Vegas and the Summerlin area for six months, but I have been to Cantina Laredo in Tivoli Village several times. I love their steak fajita.

What is something people might not know about you?

Being from North Carolina, I’m a huge Duke Blue Devils fan. That might not be very popular here with the UNLV fans, but I promise I’ll cheer hard for the Rebels — as long as they aren’t playing my Blue Devils.

Anything else you want to tell us?

We have activities for everyone at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open and great ticket specials. With the Golf Channel broadcasting in more than 100 countries worldwide and the potential of nearly 700 million viewers, let’s pack TPC Summerlin and show the world how the community of Las Vegas supports local events.

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Las Vegas Bowl is a win for everyone involved

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guest column: to the Fremont Street Experience, taking he 2015 college football john saccenti in Cirque du Soleil’s “Zarkana,” city views season is in full swing, and the from the High Roller and the satisfaction of countdown to the Royal Purple working with Opportunity Village and the Las Vegas Bowl is underway.

Goodie Two Shoes Foundation.

Our game, which again will highlight Behind the scenes is the Las Vegas Bowl executive our great city live to the nation on ABC-TV on a Saturday committee, a volunteer group of business leaders who help afternoon in December, has become not just a high-profile promote and sell the game throughout the year. Using a annual sporting event but also an economic boon to the collegiate sporting event to help show off their city is good local economy — the Las Vegas Bowl attracts $25 million to for business — and is a whole lot of fun. $30 million in revenue during what traditionally is a slow And it’s not just college players who benefit, as our time of year on the Strip. committee sponsors a free one-day youth football clinic at When a group of city leaders, led by Rossi Ralenkotter, UNLV. This year’s July outing attracted a record 600 boys worked with the NCAA to bring a matchup of champions and girls ages 6 to 14. from the old Big West and Mid-American conferences here The bowl game’s longevity has opened the door for an in the early 1990s, few would have predicted the game array of collegiate sporting events to call Las Vegas home. would become one of the biggest annual events in a place so Over time, we proved that fans love coming here to cheer well known for big doings. their schools, while student-athletes gain a one-of-a-kind A decade and a half ago, the Las Vegas Bowl was intriguing experience on and off the field of play. enough to become the first game acquired by ESPN Events, The 2015 Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl will be 12:30 p.m. which now owns 13 college bowl games. And since it began Dec. 19 at Sam Boyd Stadium. The game will feature the top featuring Pac-12 and Mountain West conference teams, it choice from the Mountain West or BYU against the sixth has become common to see ranked teams playing in front of pick from the Pac-12. Tickets are available at lvbowl.com. sellout crowds at Sam Boyd Stadium.

John Saccenti is executive director of the Royal Purple Las Over the years, we have gained a reputation for offering Vegas Bowl. He has worked in sports in Las Vegas for almost an exciting “Vegas-style” bowl week for players, coaches and two decades, starting as the mascot for the Las Vegas Thunder fans, and world-class accommodations with host resorts such hockey team. as Mandalay Bay and Hard Rock Hotel. Events include trips

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Sam Boyd Stadium, left, seats 40,000, while the Las Vegas Arena under construction on the Strip, right, is expected to seat 20,000. (steve marcus/staff; las vegas news bureau)

Tourism committee hears pitch for a new and improved Las Vegas stadium By j.d. morris Staff Writer

Las Vegas is doing well at using special events to attract tourists and entertain locals, but officials still think one element is missing: a bigger stadium.

A special tourism committee convened recently by Gov. Brian Sandoval recently heard about the strengths and weaknesses of Southern Nevada’s athletic and entertainment venues.

Presenters told the committee that despite all the area does well, it would do better if it had a major stadium.

To be sure, Las Vegas already has plenty of small and midsize venues, with UNLV’s Thomas & Mack Center and Sam Boyd Stadium among the largest. On top of that, the Strip will soon be home to a 20,000-seat arena that will host entertainment events and, potentially, a National Hockey League team.

Moreover, Las Vegas has proved it can pull off big events such as the Electric Daisy Carnival at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Rock in Rio USA at MGM Resorts International’s new festival grounds and the Life is Beautiful festival on the streets of downtown.

That’s all fine and good, officials and event organizers say, but something larger is needed to lure events that simply can’t fit in any current venue.

“There isn’t a city in the world that has the venues, has a system in place to do events like we do events,” said Pat Christenson, president of Las Vegas Events. “The only missing component

“There isn’t a city in the world that has the venues, has a system in place to do events like we do events. The only missing component is a stadium.”

— Pat Christenson, president of Las Vegas Events

is a stadium.”

The Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee, whose members include public officials and casino executives, has until July 2016 to submit a report to the governor. Its goal is to keep Las Vegas at the cutting edge of the tourism industry by thoroughly evaluating the region’s facilities and making recommendations about new or improved ones.

Entertainment events, and the facilities that host them, are a key component and an increased focus of Southern Nevada tourism.

Rick Arpin, senior vice president of entertainment and development with MGM Resorts, said such events have become crucial for drawing visitors, particularly as traditional tourism catalysts — namely, the construction of major resorts — become less strong than they once were.

“It’s clear to us that growing events is key to driving visitation,” Arpin said.

In that vein, Arpin’s company has been aggressively expanding its entertainment space on the Strip. In May, MGM Resorts debuted festival

grounds across from SLS Las Vegas, adding to the outdoor festival space the company has on the south Strip across from Luxor. Additionally, MGM Resorts is partnering with AEG to build the arena that may host a hockey team.

And MGM said this summer it would build a 5,000-seat theater at Monte Carlo.

Arpin said MGM Resorts had no plans to build any further entertainment space, but he agreed that Las Vegas needs a larger entertainment venue, as long as it would be built to the right capacity and with the right funding model.

Money, naturally, will be one of the trickiest components of constructing any stadium. In addition to considering possible financing of the stadium proposals themselves — and the degree to which they rely on public and private funds — the committee is grappling with the question of events funding more broadly.

Rossi Ralenkotter, CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, stressed that Southern Nevada would benefit from funds dedicated

solely for special events — especially if the region wants to stay competitive with other states and cities. He pointed to a Texas state events fund as an example.

Beyond the financial considerations, the committee also heard about stadium proposals for UNLV and the city of Las Vegas.

UNLV President Len Jessup, a member of the committee, told the other members that although the university could do “a number of things” with a 42-acre piece of land nearby, “a stadium is one very exciting opportunity on that ground for us.” He said a stadium near campus “would so incredibly enhance the student experience.”

The Ader Group, meanwhile, is pitching a soccer stadium idea for downtown Las Vegas, possibly at the site of Cashman Field. The group’s proposal indicates the stadium would be privately funded, but the group asked the committee to consider transportation infrastructure improvements for the area.

Las Vegas could see some business leave if a bigger stadium doesn’t come to fruition. Ken Hudgens, chief operating officer of Feld Motor Sports, said that of the dozens of stadiums his organization uses throughout the country, “Sam Boyd Stadium is the worst.” He said the stadium is not big enough and does not have the amenities his organization requires.

The committee will meet again this month to focus on convention space.

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Henderson luxury apartment complex sells for $38.2 million; rebound complete By eli segall Staff Writer

Vantage Lofts was a mothballed condo complex, abandoned during the downturn. After changing hands a few times, it became one of Southern Nevada’s most expensive rental properties.

Now it’s been sold again, and like the renters at Vantage, the new owners are paying top dollar.

The Bascom Group, based in Irvine, Calif., paid about $38.2 million for the 110-unit Henderson apartment complex, Clark County records show.

According to a draft news release, Bascom acquired the complex and a 4-acre parcel of land through a venture with Los Angeles investment firm Oaktree Capital Management. They paid $39 million total, according to the companies.

The groups spent $347,000 per unit for Vantage. That’s more than four times the average rate — about $85,000 per unit — that investors have been paying this year for Southern Nevada rental properties, according to Colliers International data.

Bascom has acquired more than 70,000 apartment units in 12 states since its founding in 1996. Vantage was “one of the most amazing buildings we’ve ever seen,” said Scott McClave, senior principal of transactions and finance for Bascom.

Perched on a hill at Gibson Road and Paseo Verde Parkway, with sweeping views of the valley, Vantage has gourmet kitchens, floor-to-ceiling windows and a sleek pool area. If the property were in, say, west L.A. — a far more expensive market — it would sell

Sunset falls on one of the pools at Vantage Lofts, an upscale apartment complex in Henderson that was mothballed during the recession but now is almost fully leased. (l.e. baskow/staff)

for $1.5 million per unit, or $165 million, McClave said.

“I’m serious,” he said.

The purchase, from Seattle investor John Goodman, who bought the partially built complex in 2013 and completed it, is the latest bet on the valley’s apartment sector. The multifamily business is one of the most robust aspects of Southern Nevada’s real estate market, marked by heavy construction and landlord acquisitions the past few years.

Investors have piled in because many people here are unable to buy a home due to shabby finances and because many others prefer to rent, amid a broader trend nationally of slumping homeownership rates.

It’s also a gamble that, even though Las Vegas’ economy is wobbly and

packed with lower-paying service jobs, there are enough people here willing and able to pay thousands of dollars a month to rent a luxury apartment in a housing market dominated by subdivisions with single-family homes.

Goodman, however, found dozens of customers. With average monthly rents of about $2,500, Vantage is roughly 93 percent occupied, McClave said.

This year, peak rental prices at Vantage topped more than $4,500 per month. By comparison, Southern Nevada apartment landlords charge an average of $889 per month, according to Colliers.

“There’s a slice of society that makes pretty good income, and if you want something unique, this is unique,”

McClave said.

Bascom is no stranger to Las Vegas; it owns eight other apartment complexes in the valley, and co-founder Derek Ming-Dar Chen lives here. The company even made an offer for Vantage a few years ago.

Bascom executives liked the property because they could eventually sell it to someone who might want to revert to the original developer’s plans and sell units one by one, and because the 4-acre parcel next door could hold more units if Bascom decides to expand Vantage.

They also bought the complex for much less than it would cost to build a similar property from scratch, McClave said.

“It’s a world-class building we bought for 50, 60 cents on the dollar. ... That in itself is pretty exciting,” he said.

Buyers hunting for “quality properties” are looking in the valley, as deals are less expensive here than in such places as Denver, California and Phoenix, where prices are “nuts,” said Las Vegas broker Perry White, a vice president of investments with Marcus & Millichap, a real estate investment services firm.

Still, he said the Vantage deal “sounds like a risky investment,” given how much was paid and the small pool of potential renters.

Ten years ago, when prices were soaring, apartment buildings sold for as much as $200,000 to $250,000 per unit, but not at the level Bascom paid, White said.

“I don’t remember anything being that high,” he said.

Illegal gambling threatens casinos, association leader says

By J.D. morris Staff Writers

The persistence of illegal gambling in the United States is a major threat to the casino industry that must be addressed, the head of a major casino lobbying group says.

Geoff Freeman, president of the American Gaming Association, kicked off the annual Global Gaming Expo last month with remarks that focused heavily on illegal gambling

and his organization’s attempts to fight it.

Freeman said that despite laudable economic strides casinos have recently made, some policymakers hold outdated views about them, partly due to the popularity of “another industry that operates in the shadows.”

As an example, Freeman pointed to the situation in Massachusetts, where the mayor of Boston and the

state attorney general have raised objections to Wynn Resorts’ plans to build a casino. Freeman said the public officials have found “every roadblock they can possibly find to slow down casino development,” despite the sizable economic investment casinos bring.

It’s illegal gambling, Freeman suggested, that fuels policymakers’ negative views about casinos.

“Illegal gambling affects the cred-

ibility of our industry, and that credibility is directly tied to the public policy that we confront,” he said.

The gaming association revealed plans this year to address the issue through an initiative in partnership with law enforcement. Freeman told audience members at G2E that they could help his group’s efforts by spreading a positive perception of casinos — becoming “proselytizers about gaming,” he said.

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New-home sales up from 2014, but report delivers bad news as well By eli segall Staff Writer

Las Vegas homebuilders are selling more houses than last year and ramping up construction plans, but a number of issues still are weighing down the valley’s economy, a new report says.

Builders sold 636 new homes in Southern Nevada in August, bringing the year’s total through eight months to 4,212, up 12.7 percent from the same time last year, according to Las Vegas-based Home Builders Research.

“Not a bad year for new-home sales, right?” company founder Dennis Smith said in the report.

The median sales price of August’s closings was $305,047, up 5.3 percent from a year earlier. Builders also pulled 696 permits in the month, putting the year’s tally at 5,506, up 17 percent from the same period in 2014, Smith reported.

The market has likely been buoyed by cheap, available money: Interest rates are low, lenders have been issuing more mortgages in Las Vegas and buyers have been making smaller down payments.

Smith said he wasn’t surprised, given the economy’s “anemic” recovery, that the Federal Reserve decided not to raise interest rates in September. Among other factors, a rate increase would boost costs for mortgage borrowers, potentially lowering demand for home purchases.

The central bank has kept rates near zero since 2008 to boost the economy amid the worst recession in decades and the country’s slow recovery from it. Smith said the continued rock-bottom rates will not affect new-home sales much, but he was pleased the Fed implied the recovery “has a ways to go before they might feel warm and cozy about raising interest rates at all.”

“Whatever happened to the conversations about Nevada still leading the nation — by a notable margin — in negative equity? What about the high delinquency rates?” he said.

Las Vegas’ housing market and broader economy have improved since the depths of the recession — as Smith noted, job growth is better and unemployment is roughly half what it used to be. But a number of problems remain.

The valley, for instance, has some of the nation’s highest rates of upside-down borrowers (25 percent), foreclosures (1 in 507 homes) and unemployment (7 percent).

There also remain an untold number of residents who haven’t made a mortgage payment in years because banks, under closer scrutiny from government officials, have not seized homes from delinquent borrowers as quickly. Meantime, some of those homeowners have bought cars and other consumer goods.

“We were just told of a businessman who was bragging about not making a payment on his mortgage since 2008!” Smith wrote in his report. “How can this be classified as a sustained, real housing recovery?”

Barrick Gold board members and other dignitaries including, from left, Brian Greenspun, state Sen. Michael Roberson, Chairman of the Board John Thornton, Gov. Brian Sandoval, President Kelvin Dushnisky and Sen. Aaron Ford participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Barrick’s global IT operations center in Henderson. Greenspun is CEO, publisher and editor of Greenspun Media Group. (mikayla whitmore/staff)

A step forward for tech: Barrick Gold opens IT hub in Henderson By daniel rothberg Staff Writer

Mining deposits attracted Barrick Gold Corp. to Northern Nevada years ago.

But a modern resource — technology — made Southern Nevada stand out to the company as it searched for a home for its global IT operations and corporate affairs hub.

The company, which sources nearly half of its output from five Nevada mines, established its first physical presence in the southern half of the state recently when it opened its new technology facility in Henderson.

A key factor in the site selection was a tour of Switch, the Las Vegas data firm that runs one of the world’s top-rated data facilities.

“The tour was a transformational moment for our IT team,” said Michael Brown, Barrick’s executive director for the United States, at a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

The presence of Switch has prompted several companies to establish a presence in the Las Vegas Valley. Most recently, app-based video game company Machine Zone announced it was setting up an office here. At the Barrick opening, Henderson Mayor Pro Tem Debra March said she hoped the company’s move would prompt others to look at the city as a tech hub.

“Diversification of our economy is essential for the sustained growth of our community,” she said. “High-tech jobs in the field of information technology, such as those here at Barrick Gold, position the city of Henderson as a leader in technology.”

Barrick President Kelvin Dushnisky said the desire to seek advanced technology might have struck some as odd. When most people think of mining, he said, they associate it with

processes dating back centuries.

“It’s not perceived as being front-edge when it comes to technology,” he said.

But Barrick executives emphasized that their mining, because gold is often found 1,500 feet underground and is nearly microscopic, involves a great deal of technical precision. And with a flurry of activity at Switch, Dushnisky said he hoped the new location would help spur innovation.

“You get a sense that things will germinate from here that may not elsewhere,” he said.

Toronto-based Barrick is the largest gold mining company in the world. The Henderson office will begin operations with more than 30 employees, primarily comprising its technology department. Executives say they plan to expand to a staff to about 90 and possibly rent more space.

Dushnisky said the office opened with encouragement from Gov. Brian Sandoval, who applauded the company for a commitment to economic development, responsible stewardship of Nevada land and community outreach throughout the state. “This is the new Nevada I talk about all the time,” Sandoval said.

Barrick, founded in 1987, employs 4,000 people in Nevada and is the state’s largest mining company. In addition to the gold mines that the company operates in Northern Nevada, it also has a power plant and solar energy facility near Sparks.

“For more than three decades, Barrick Gold Corp. has played a key role in Nevada’s economy, providing good-paying jobs from their operations in Northern Nevada,” U.S. Sen. Harry Reid said in a statement. “I’m happy to see them expand to Southern Nevada and create even more jobs in the Silver State.”

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Valley courses save 2 billion gallons of water a year problems that used to take hours to Southwest as the worst drought on identify and resolve — say a faulty record persists with no relief in sight. sprinkler head — now can be diagSince 2002, when the Southern nosed and repaired in minutes.

Nevada Water Authority introduced “We continue to upgrade our irria drought-response plan that limits gation computer systems in an effort annual golf course water budgets, to put exactly the proper amount of golf course owners, operators and suwater in exactly the proper place,” perintendents have learned to make Turner said. “From a chemical standdo with less — less water, less grass, point, we’re also using more wetting less landscaping and fewer frills. agents, which help keep moisture on Golf Summerlin comprises three the plants longer. It’s almost like it public courses in Sun City Summermakes water wetter.” lin: Highland Falls, Palm Valley and The use of reclaimed water — Eagle Crest. Sun City has been proacwastewater that has been recycled tive in its water-conservation efforts, and treated — also is common for Bagwell said. golf course irrigation, including at For instance, the standard golf Royal Links Golf Club. course maintenance practice of “We use all effluent water, pumped overseeding, in which grass seed is from right next door at a local water spread on top of existing grass either Wastewater that has been recycled and treated is used to irrigate the course at district facility,” said Charles Bomto promote new growth or to switch Palm Valley Golf Course. (steve marcus/staff) bard, Royal Links’ general manager. out seasonal turfs, has been tweaked “We run a state-of-the-art irrigation the nation” in water conservation, he That acreage is just the tip of the to save water. Sun City also uses rugsystem based on plant need and ensaid. iceberg valleywide, says Patrick Watged, drought-tolerant, warm-season vironmental conditions, and our golf Harry Turner, regional vice presison, conservation services adminisBermuda grass, which requires less course is 100 percent Bermuda dent of Pacific Links, which owns trator at the Southern Nevada Wawater than traditional cool-season grass.”

Southern Highlands Golf ter Authority, which manages local ryegrass, a move mirrored by several Jeff Jensen, Southwest Club, South Shore Golf water resources for residential and courses in the valley. field representative Club and DragonRidge business consumers.

“Sun City, in the early years, for the Golf Course Country Club, said his “Since 2003, local golf overseeded the entire golf Average annual Superintendents Asorganization works courses have removed course, but in the early precipitation, measociation of America, hard to stay ahead about 900 acres of turf, 2000s, management desured in inches, Number of said the industry inof the curve when it which is roughly equivacided to seed only the arin the United golf courses vests lots of money and comes to saving water, lent to nine golf courses’ eas that are in play,” BagStates in Southern backs scientific research both for environmental worth,” Watson said. well said. “So initially, Nevada to help advance irrigation reasons and bottom-line “Southern Nevada golf any grass that was considpractices, water management, concerns. courses have done a great ered to be rough was left dorsafety and the use of chemicals and “We all want to be good stewjob with water efficiency and mant and not seeded. In 2006, the pesticides. ards of our environment and were leaders in the commurough had many bare areas, meaning “As for turf, we’re always looking of our communities, but nity in taking out turf. ... dirt spots in many locations. A year for different hybrids and alternawater is one of the largWith water being such a or two later, we had good coverage, tives: How can we develop the perest expenses at a golf big-ticket item for golf with minimal (bare) areas, and took Average anfect grass that takes very little water, course, so we want to courses, next to staff Bermuda grass from the edges and nual precipitation, stays green all year and can handle manage that resource and personnel, removmoved it to the middle and in-play armeasured in intense heat?” said Jensen, adding very judiciously,” said ing turf not only saves eas. We then decided to not overseed inches, in Clark that continuing education among County Turner, who has worked money spent on wathe par-3 fairways; the reason being golf course superintendents and in the golf business for 35 ter but also reduces the they are short holes, and the golfer maintenance personnel is crucial. years. amount of money spent on should be able to land on the green How does Nevada compare with Irrigation has gone high-tech, maintenance and expenses such as on his or her first shot — or at least be other Western states when it comes Turner said, with the golf course infertilizer costs.” close.” to weathering the drought? dustry at the forefront of advanceSince 2003, the combined Xeriscape is another buzz“Arizona has done a pretty good ments in sprinkler technology. conservation efforts of word among golf course job, and we’re faring better than Newer irrigation systems allow Southern Nevada golf operators in the SouthCalifornia, but it has been an adsuperintendents to control a single courses have saved west, and Golf SumAverage acrejustment for everyone,” Jensen said. sprinkler head at a time, while senabout 2 billion gallons merlin is no exception. age of Southern “Our industry has been fortunate besors in the ground collect and anaof water a year, Watson It converted 75 acres of Nevada chamcause local government recognized lyze data related to moisture in the said. turf to water-conservpionship golf our problems 25 years ago and put soil, which allows for tailored water“Nevada has some of ing desert landscape, courses policies in place to prepare us. As a ing. The systems can be controlled the best water managers in with an additional 6 acres result, we’ve been more efficient as a through a smartphone or tablet, the country, and golf courses slated to be removed starting golf community.” which allows for remote access, and have all jumped on board to lead in November, Bagwell said.

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Calendar of events Monday, october 5 Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce: Southern Nevada Forum Time: 7:30-9:30 a.m. Cost: Free Location: Las Vegas City Hall, 495 S. Main St., Las Vegas Information: Visit lvchamber.com Southern Nevada lawmakers and business leaders will discuss priorities for the 2017 legislative session. A continental breakfast will be served.

Wednesday, Oct. 7 Bob Maheu First Wednesday luncheon Time: 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Cost: $30 with RSVP, $35 without RSVP Location: Las Vegas Country Club, 3000 Joe W. Brown Drive, Las Vegas Information: Email lsoper@fclaw.com J.B. Bernstein, president and CEO of Access Group of Miami, an athlete management firm in Las Vegas, will talk about experiences that helped him become successful.

Thursday, Oct. 8 NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Association: Back to the Future Bus Tour Time: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Cost: $95 for members, $125 for nonmembers Location: Rio, 3700 W. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas Information: Visit naiopnv.org Learn about current and future commercial real estate projects in the valley.

Asian Chamber of Commerce seminar Time: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Cost: Free

Location: Small Business Administration, 300 S. Fourth St., Suite 400, Las Vegas Information: Visit lvacc.org Learn how to increase your chances of getting a loan approval for your business. “Perspectives on Global and U.S. Economy: What Does It Mean for Campaign Policy Debate?�

Time: 5-7 p.m. Cost: $50 Location: Caesars Palace, 3570 Las Vegas Blvd.

South, Las Vegas Information: Visit econclublv.org Ellen Hughes-Cromwick, a University of Michigan adjunct professor and former chief global economist at Ford Motor Co., will discuss how the global economy affects the campaign policy debate.

Friday, Oct. 9 Henderson Chamber of Commerce: Business Connection Expo Time: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Cost: Free to attend, $275 for member booths, $400 for nonmember booths Location: Henderson Convention Center, 200 S. Water St., Henderson Information: Visit hendersonchamber.com More than 100 booths will offer business-tobusiness networking. There will be a panel discussion on economic development and business growth in Henderson. Panelists include Doug Roberts, of Panattoni Development Company; Lee Farris, of Cadence; Sam Kaufman, of Henderson Hospital; Windom Kimsey, of Tate Snyder Kimsey Architects; and Joe DeSimone Jr., of First Federal Realty.

saturday, october 10 Hispanic Heritage Summit Time: 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Cost: Free Location: College of Southern Nevada, Cheyenne Campus, Telecommunications Building A, 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave., North Las Vegas Information: Email arianni.valencia@mail.house. gov or kelly.espinoza@mail.house.gov Rep. Cresent Hardy and Fernando Romero, president of Hispanics in Politics will lead a workshop on obtaining U.S. citizenship and understanding immigration services.

Monday, Oct. 12 UNLV Foundation Annual Dinner Time: 5:30-9 p.m. Cost: $200 Location: Bellagio, 3600 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Email tori.klein@unlv.edu CNN anchor Anderson Cooper will be the guest speaker.

Tuesday, Oct. 13 Henderson Chamber of Commerce networking breakfast Time: 7-9 a.m. Cost: $25 for members, $45 for nonmembers, additional $10 for walk-ins Location: Wildhorse Golf Club, 2100 W. Warm Springs Road, Henderson Information: Email disraelson@hendersonchamber.com Hugh Sinnock, vice president of customer experience for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, will speak about marketing in Las Vegas.

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National Academic Advising Association Annual Conference

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Oct. 4-7

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Electronic Retailing Association - Annual Convention 2015

Wynn Las Vegas

Oct. 6-8

3,000

PubCon2015

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Oct. 6-8

2,000

National Association of Convenience Stores Inc. Annual Meeting and Exposition 2015

Las Vegas Convention Center

Oct. 12-14

30,000

IMEX America 2015

Sands Expo and Convention Center

Oct. 13-15

10,000

Traders Expo Las Vegas 2015

Paris

Oct. 14-16

5,000

Society of Research Administration International - 2015 Annual Meeting

Paris

Oct. 17-21

1,100

ABC Kids Expo 2015

Las Vegas Convention Center

Oct. 18-21

14,000

LRP Publications - HR Technology Conference 2015

Mandalay Bay

Oct. 18-21

8,000

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Records and Transactions Bankruptcies CHAPTER 7 RLP-Ramsgate DR LLC 316 Lingering Lane Henderson, NV 89012 Attorney: RLP-Ramsgate DR LLC

Chapter 11 RBJ General Wealth Management LLC 871 Coronado Center Drive, Suite 200 Henderson, NV 89052 Attorney: Seth D. Ballstaedt at seth@ballstaedtlaw

Bid Opportunities THURSDAY, OCT. 8 2 p.m.

Document scanning services Clark County, 20015-07 Heather McLain at heather. mclain@umcsn.com 2 p.m.

A 66,000 GVW cab and chassis with combination vacuum sewer and catch basin cleaner State of Nevada, 8376 Marti Marsh at mmarsh@admin. nv.gov 2:15 p.m.

Clark Place parking garage: Structural wall improvements Clark County, 603735 Sandy Moody-Upton at scm@ clarkcountynv.gov 2:15 p.m.

Pearson Park: Track and field renovation project Clark County, 603798 Sandy Moody-Upton at scm@ clarkcountynv.gov

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Nevada certificates of title and salvage titles State of Nevada, 8377 Sharon Knigge at sknigge@admin. nv.gov 2:15 p.m.

Traffic signal and roadway improvements on Tropicana Avenue, Lindell Road to Decatur Boulevard Clark County, 603812 Tom Boldt at tboldt@clarkcountynv.gov

Brokered transactions Sales $26,750,000 for 35,000 square feet, office Address: 3968 Rancho Drive, Las Vegas 89130 Seller: Did not disclose Seller agent: Charles Moore and

Marlene Fujita of CBRE Las Vegas Buyer: Did not disclose Buyer agent: Charles Moore and Marlene Fujita of CBRE Las Vegas $2,619,000 for 57 units, multifamily Address: 310-400 S. 11th St., Las Vegas 89101 Seller: Norma Jakubowski Seller agent: Michael LaBar and Michael Shaffner of Avison Young Buyer: BDR Cascadia Buyer agent: Did not disclose $2,000,000 for 10 acres, land Address: 3940 E. Lone Mountain Road, North Las Vegas 89081 Seller: Fleetpark LLC Seller agent: Ben Millis and Chris Beets of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Buyer: Swift Transportation Co. of Arizona LLC Buyer agent: Wayne Uhlir of Arizona Industrial Advisors $1,550,000 for 4,490 square feet, medical office Address: 2660 Windmill Parkway, Henderson 89074 Seller: Sonrisa Venture LP Seller agent: Charles Moore, Fujita Winkel and M. Laura Hart of CBRE Las Vegas Buyer: Brilliance Holdings LLC Buyer agent: Tin Lee of Skyline Properties $1,225,000 for 3528 square feet, medical office Address: 8445 W. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas 89147 Seller: Sonrisa Venture LP Seller agent: Charles Moore, Fujita Winkel and M. Laura Hart of CBRE Las Vegas Buyer: Luis M. Chibras Romero and Ivan E. Chibras Rabell Buyer agent: Tret Billingsly of EBO Realty $710,000 for 24,200 square feet, medical office Address: 106, 108, 110 E. Lake Mead Parkway, Henderson 89015 Seller: Did not disclose Seller agent: Not represented Buyer: Did not disclose Buyer agent: Charles Moore and Fujita Winkel of CBRE Las Vegas $407,000 for 2,058 square feet, medical office Address: 1420 E. Highway 372, Pahrump 89048 Seller: Sonrisa Venture LP Seller agent: Charles Moore, Fujita Winkel and M. Laura Hart of CBRE Las Vegas Buyer: Hung Nguyen and Hoa-Dao Phan Buyer agent: Hendry Dang of ML Consulting & Development $300,000 for 2 acres, land Address: 2930 W. Craig Road, North Las Vegas 89032

Seller: Koenig Family Trust Seller agent: Mike Delaimo of Elite Realty Buyer: HD Royal Craig LLC Buyer agent: Andrew Fehrman and Jeff Mitchell of Virtus Commercial $180,000 for 1,250 square feet, office Address: 6270 McLeod Drive, Suite 140, Las Vegas 89120 Seller: Angelito and Emelina Cordoviz Seller agent: Salina Ramirez of Commercial Executives Real Estate Services Buyer: Wang Real Estate LLC Buyer agent: Did not disclose

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Jett Gaming LLC License type: Slot machine route operator Address: Multiple Owner: Herbst Gaming Trust Just Like Family LLC License type: Residential home care provider Address: 2110 E. Flamingo Road, Suite 110, Las Vegas 89119 Owner: Alfortra D. Turner

Healthy Active Life License type: Recreation facility Address: 1928 N. Decatur Blvd., Las Vegas 89108 Owner: Samuel Gutierrez

Kathy Sallas License type: Real estate sales Address: 10750 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 180, Las Vegas 89144 Owner: Kathy Sallas LLC

Help USA SSVF Las Vegas License type: Community services Address: 931 W. Owens Ave., Suite 155, Las Vegas 89106 Owner: Help Social Service Corp.

Kim’s Alterations License type: Tailor/dressmaker Address: 4530 E. Charleston Blvd., Suite C2, Las Vegas 89110 Owner: Jeong Ma

Home By Jackie Inc. License type: General retail sales Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suites H47 and H48, Las Vegas 89102 Owner: Jiahui Zhu

Kinetic LLC License type: Management or consulting service Address: 8681 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 280, Las Vegas 89117 Owner: Kristopher Garza

Home Cleaning Concepts LLC License type: Residential property maintenance Address: Did not disclose, Las Vegas 89108 Owner: Hector Rodriguez

Kipling License type: General retail sales Address: 755 S. Grand Central Parkway, Suite 1467, Las Vegas 89106 Owner: Nautica Retail USA Inc.

Horizon Asset Protection License type: Insurance agency or adjusting firm Address: 3041 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, Suite 130, Henderson 89052 Owner: Horizon Asset Protection LLC

L.A. Wireless License type: General retail sales Address: 3001 E. Charleston Blvd., Suite C, Las Vegas 89101 Owner: Ulises Rosas La Petatera Taqueria License type: Restaurant

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Records and Transactions Address: 2245 Las Vegas Blvd.

North, North Las Vegas 89030 Owner: P&A Llc. Laria’s Rentals License type: Sales Address: 5320 Adorato Drive, North Las Vegas 89031 Owner: Rosa M. Lara Las Maria’s Multiservices License type: Business support service Address: 3975 E. Owens Ave., Suite 110, Las Vegas 89110 Owner: Maria Jimenez Las Vegas Festivals and More License type: Online advertising Address: 2831 St. Rose Parkway, Suite 200, Henderson 89052 Owner: Lasvegasfestivals.com Lien Services License type: Sales Address: 2926 Brookspark Drive, North Las Vegas 89031 Owner: Lien Services Inc. Lingerie Boutique License type: General retail sales Address: 2901 W. Washington Ave., Suite J104, Las Vegas 89107 Owner: Hector N. Cazares Lone Mountain Family Dental License type: Professional services - medical Address: 4818 W. Lone Mountain Road, Las Vegas 89130 Owner: Joshua D. Etman Lori Clarke Insurance agency License type: Insurance agency Address: 3650 N. Rancho Drive, Suite 105, Las Vegas 89130 Owner: Lori Clarke Lowenkind Bakery License type: Nonfarm product vendor Address: 302 S. Rampart Blvd., Las Vegas 89145 Owner: Vito Lowenkind LLC Lowry’s Catering Inc. License type: Alcoholic beverage caterer Address: 500 S. Grand Central Parkway and 4125 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas 89106 Owner: Robert W. Lowry Lucky Puppy Stay and Play License type: Pet sitting Address: 2831 St. Rose Parkway, Suite 200, Henderson 89052 Owner: Jeannee Vale and Alicia Kay Wilbur Luis Calderon Fotografia Y Video License type: Photography Address: 1720 E. Charleston Blvd., Suite B4A, Las Vegas 89104 Owner: Luis A Calderon Lyght License type: E-commerce jewelry

business Address: 148 Sheridan Drive, Henderson 89074 Owner: Lyght.Com LLC LYMYD LLC License type: Sales Address: 6584 Bared Eagle Place, North Las Vegas 89084 Owner: LYMYD LLC Mariana’s Supermarket License type: Automated teller operator Address: 3631 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas 89102 Owner: Mariana’s Enterprises Mariana’s LLC License type: General retail sales Address: 701 N. Eastern Ave., Suite A, Las Vegas 89101 Owner: Martin Omana Mario Joyner License type: Real estate sales Address: 9420 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 100, Las Vegas 89117 Owner: Following Our Dreams LLC Mark Lawrence Martial Arts License type: Martial arts instruction Address: 7510 Westcliff Drive, Las Vegas 89145 Owner: Nazrat Inc. McDonald’s License type: Administrative office space Address: 1775 N. Martin L. King Blvd. and 4804 W. Lone Mountain Road, Las Vegas 89106 Owner: WBF McDonald’s Management LLC MCL LLC License type: Consulting service Address: 215 Quest Park St., Suite 215, Henderson 89074 Owner: MCL LLC Members Auto Brokerage Service Inc. License type: Brokerage firm Address: 6120 N. Decatur Blvd., North Las Vegas 89031 Owner: Members Auto Brokerage Service Inc. Michelle Marchini License type: Real estate sales Address: 9525 Hillwood Drive, Suite 120, Las Vegas 89134 Owner: Michelle Marchini Mitchell Stankovic & Associates License type: Strategic consulting firm Address: 617 House Blend Lane, Henderson 89052 Owner: Mitchell Stankovic LLC MJ Freeway LLC License type: Medical marijuana support business Address: 1601 Arapahoe St., Suite 900, Las Vegas 80202

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Modern Renovations and Repairs License type: Property maintenance Address: 249 Albany Way, Henderson 89015 Owner: Modern Renovations and Repairs

New Hope Placement LLC License type: Nursing home Address: 1050 Wigwam Parkway, Suite 100, Henderson 89074 Owner: New Hope Placement LLC

Monitas Party Supplies License type: Gift shop Address: 2415 Las Vegas Blvd.

North, North Las Vegas 89084 Owner: Martha Mayanin Andrade Monument Title Insurance Inc. License type: Title insurance Address: 2230 Corporate Circle, Suite 220, Henderson 89074 Owner: Monument Title Insurance Inc. Morris Anderson Law License type: Professional services Address: 235 N. Eastern Ave., Suite 102, Las Vegas 89101 Owner: Bighorn Law LLC Moshimoshi Motors License type: Storage facility Address: 4550 Donovan Way, North Las Vegas 89031 Owner: Semental Automotive LLC Moshimoshi Motors License type: Automotive service Address: 4550 Donovan Way, North Las Vegas 89030 Owner: Semental Automotive LLC Motor Clean USA License type: Automobile detailing Address: 2411 Tech Center Coourt, Suite 103, Las Vegas 89128 Owner: Markus Muchenberger MRS Events License type: Employment agency Address: 3271 S. Highland Drive, Suite 717, Las Vegas 89109 Owner: AAA Business Services Inc. MVP Towing License type: Automobile towing service Address: 3451 Losee Road, Suite A1, Las Vegas 89030 Owner: MVP Industries Inc. My Preferred AC Repair Expert License type: Residential property maintenance Address: Did not disclose, Las Vegas 89102 Owner: International L&A LLC Nevada Driving Schools License type: Trucking Address: 2235 Renaissance Drive, Suite E, Las Vegas 89119 Owner: Nevada Driving Schools LLC New Hope Foundation International License type: Community services Address: 201 Las Vegas Blvd.

South, Suite 150, Las Vegas 89101

Nex Level Barbershop License type: Cosmetics Address: 3888 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas 89102 Owner: Lanardo I. Shelton Nighthawk Security Solutions License type: General services Address: 8122 W. Flamingo Road, Suite 190, Las Vegas 89147 Owner: Pamela Woods Oliver Law License type: Law firm Address: 170 S. Green Valley Parkway, Suite 300, Henderson 89012 Owner: Seebald Law PLLC Omni License type: Restaurant Address: 2280 and 2290 Corporate Circle, Henderson 89074 Owner: ISS Facility Services Inc. Optic Gallery License type: Professional services - medical Address: 5705 Centennial Center Blvd., Suite 150, Las Vegas 89149 Owner: Optic Gallery Centennial Hills Inc. Outfitters License type: Artist Address: 6170 Boulder Highway, Suite 1010, Las Vegas 89122 Owner: Matthew Webster

BUILDING PERMITs $12,600,544, single-family residential - production 6671 Bristle Falls St., Las Vegas Ryland Homes $939,850, assembly group complete 445 Heritage Bridge Ave., Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC $700,000, commercial 6455 N. Tenaya Way, Las Vegas Pier Construction & Development $679,420, pool and/or spa 1620 Quartz Ledge Court, Las Vegas Vintage pools $611,620, commercial - new 5564 Camino Al Norte, North Las Vegas R&O Construction $587,515, commercial - alteration 2920 Brookspark Drive , North Las Vegas ADJ Contracting & Development

$390,000, tenant improvement restaurant 9090 Alta Drive, Las Vegas Taylor International Group $303,182, tenant improvement store 4300 Meadows Lane, Suite 1600, Las Vegas RM General Contracting Inc. $300,000, tenant improvement restaurant 8721 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas JM Stitt Construction Inc. $287,408, tenant improvement halls 2127 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Kalb Industries of Nevada Ltd. $251,798, residential - production 424 Emily Crossing Court, Henderson Luke Properties LLC $218,195, residential - production 1173 Monte De Luz Way, Henderson Blue Heron $218,195, residential - production 1168 Monte De Luz Way, Henderson Blue Heron $200,000, wall/fence 6781 N. Grand Canyon Drive, Las Vegas Hirschi masonry LLC $199,970, commercial - remodel 10170 S. Eastern Ave., Henderson Eastern Market LLC $196,015, residential - production 1177 Monte De Luz Way, Henderson Blue Heron $193,298, residential - production 1176 Monte De Luz Way, Henderson Blue Heron $191,302, residential - custom 540 Patti Ann Woods Drive, Henderson DR Horton Inc. $187,920, residential - production 2147 Carlisle Court, Henderson Toll Henderson LLC $187,920, residential - production 2092 Canvas Edge Drive, Henderson Toll Henderson LLC $185,647, single-family residential - production 338 Rezzo St., Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada $185,203, residential - production 1180 Monte De Luz Way, Henderson Blue Heron $182,000, solar 3012 Guillemot Ave., North Las Vegas Sunrun Installation Services I

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Records and Transactions $179,693, single-family residential - production 5525 Fowler Plains Court, Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $179,103, residential - production 428 Emily Crossing Court, Henderson Luke Properties LLC $178,200, tenant improvement assembly group 1651 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, Henderson Monterey Vista Village Shopping $178,060, residential - new 4021 Celebration Cove St., North Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $178,060, residential - new 4017 Celebration Cove St., North Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $175,399, residential - new 4324 Hatch Bend Ave., North Las Vegas KB Home Nevada Inc. $174,000, retail 4600 E. Sunset Road, Henderson Smith’’s Food And Drug Centers Inc. $170,009, residential - production 432 Emily Crossing Court, Henderson Luke Properties LLC $169,621, residential - production 718 Sea Coast Drive, Henderson KB Home LV Pearl Creek LLC $167,685, single-family residential - production 312 Rezzo St., Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada $167,685, single-family residential - production 12221 Olivetta Court, Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada $165,795, residential - production 328 Values Circle, Henderson Woodside Homes Nevada LLC $165,000, commercial - remodel 711 Marks St., Suite A, Henderson Sunmark Centers LLC $158,479, residential - new 2417 Charmed Oasis Court, North Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $157,019, single-family residential - production 12262 Lorenzo Ave., Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada

$153,300, single-family residential - custom 6709 Buckskin Ave., Las Vegas Enriquez Omar

$133,047, residential - new 816 Vegas Palm Ave., North Las Vegas Century Communities of Nevada

$115,901, residential - new 5420 Emerald Basin St., North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada

$90,068, pool and/or spa 445 Heritage Bridge Ave., Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC

$150,741, single-family residential - production 258 Besame Court, Las Vegas Toll South LV LLC

$132,996, single-family residential - production 10709 Red Badge Ave., Las Vegas Ryland Homes

$115,336, residential - production 973 Harbor Ave., Henderson KB Home LV Pearl Creek LLC

$87,225, electrical 4100 Lone Mountain Road, North Las Vegas Salmon electrical Contractors

$146,035, residential - new 352 Casmailia Ave., North Las Vegas Century Communities of Nevada

$132,764, residential - new 3617 Greenbriar Bluff Ave., North Las Vegas J.F. Shea Co. Inc.

$145,475, pool and/or spa 445 Heritage Bridge Ave., Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC

$130,700, residential - new 5669 Sleeping Creek St., North Las Vegas Harmony Homes LLC

$143,775, residential - new 4356 Hatch Bend Ave., North Las Vegas KB Home Nevada Inc.

$129,280, commercial - addition 1899 W. Brooks Ave., North Las Vegas Cross Construction Company LLC

$142,839, residential - production 2096 Canvas Edge Drive, Henderson Toll Henderson LLC $141,657, single-family residential - production 9918 Rams Leap Ave., Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada LLC $139,234, residential - production 330 Values Circle, Henderson Woodside Homes Nevada LLC $138,306, single-family residential - production 6816 Dayton Flyer St., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $137,294, residential - production 698 Coastal Lagoon St., Henderson KB Home LV Pearl Creek LLC $136,906, residential - production 920 Harbor Ave., Henderson KB Home LV Pearl Creek LLC $136,699, single-family residential - production 250 Evante St., Las Vegas Toll South LV LLC $136,699, single-family residential - production 246 Evante St., Las Vegas Toll South LV LLC $134,538, residential - new 5409 Emerald Basin St., North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada $134,402, residential - new 5416 Emerald Basin St., North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada $134,401, single-family residential - production 9914 Coyote Echo Court, Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada LLC

$125,540, residential - new 5408 Emerald Basin St., North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada $125,540, residential - new 5424 Emerald Basin St., North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada $125,535, residential - new 5673 Sleeping Creek St., North Las Vegas Harmony Homes LLC $125,404, residential - new 5405 Emerald Basin St., North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada $124,318, residential - production 3110 Apecchio Ave., Henderson KB Home Inspirada LLC $124,318, residential - production 3106 Apecchio Ave., Henderson KB Home Inspirada LLC $122,187, single-family residential - production 6650 Bristle Falls St., Las Vegas Ryland Homes $120,835, residential - new 5856 Clear Haven Lane, North Las Vegas Beazer Homes Holdings Corp $116,056, residential - production 2634 Ornate Regiment St., Henderson Beazer-Inspirada LLC $115,901, residential - new 5404 Emerald Basin St., North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada $115,901, residential - new 5412 Emerald Basin St., North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada

$108,865, single-family residential - production 10717 Red Badge Ave., Las Vegas Ryland Homes $108,865, single-family residential - production 10810 Faulkner Run Ave., Las Vegas Ryland Homes $108,411, residential - new 5677 Sleeping Creek St., North Las Vegas Harmony Homes LLC $106,108, residential - new 4348 Hatch Bend Ave., North Las Vegas KB Home Nevada Inc. $106,108, residential - new 4404 Hatch Bend Ave., North Las Vegas KB Home Nevada Inc. $106,108, residential - new 4352 Hatch Bend Ave., North Las Vegas KB Home Nevada Inc. $102,859, residential - production 918 Harbor Ave., Henderson KB Home LV Pearl Creek LLC $102,527, residential - production 3094 Ripe Peak Lane, Henderson KB Home Inspirada LLC $102,527, residential - production 3095 Ripe Peak Lane, Henderson KB Home LV Pearl Creek LLC $101,457, residential - new 3613 Greenbriar Bluff Ave., North Las Vegas J.F. Shea Co. Inc. $100,742, residential - new 5713 Sagamore Canyon St., North Las Vegas J.F. Shea Co. Inc. $100,000, tenant improvement - store 4300 Meadows Lane, Suite 2130, Las Vegas Construction by Juan Cruz Inc. $100,000, tenant improvement - store 4300 Meadows Lane, Suite 2210, Las Vegas Construction by Juan Cruz Inc. $91,577, tenant improvement offices 7541 Tule Springs Road, Suite 150, Las Vegas Glover Development

$85,935, wall/fence 9351 W. Deer Springs Way, Las Vegas Hirschi masonry LLC $85,000, disaster 204 Ronald Lane, Las Vegas Stansberry Construction Inc. $83,000, pool and/or spa 449 Paso De Montana St., Las Vegas R&L Industries LLC $80,720, pool and/or spa 1980 S. Tomsik St., Las Vegas Ozzie Kraft Enterprises Inc. $80,000, single-family residential - custom 3133 Brady Ave., Las Vegas Maria Dolores Compean-Lopez $75,218, pool and/or spa 11946 Girasole Ave., Las Vegas Vintage Pools $72,983, commercial - remodel 3255 St. Rose Parkway, Henderson Ten Saints Properties LLC $71,148, electrical 2075 N. Rancho Drive, Las Vegas Sting Alarm Inc. $70,350, electrical 4650 Losee Road, North Las Vegas Communication Electronic System $70,000, demolition 2742 Carina Way, Henderson Kenneth A. Kefala Trust $64,824, roof-mounted photovoltaic system 9408 Grand Gate St., Las Vegas SolarCity Corp. $64,317, solar 6313 Giant Oak St., North Las Vegas Sunrun Installation Services $63,045, pool and/or spa 356 Rellegra St., Las Vegas Vintage Pools $60,411, roof-mounted photovoltaic system 8436 Apple Hill Court, Las Vegas SolarCity Corp.

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Category: commercial printers (Ranked by number of employees as of Aug. 31)

Company

Employees

Processes employed

Ancillary services

Top executive

Creel Printing Co. 6330 W. Sunset Road Las Vegas, NV 89118 702-735-8161 • creelprint.com

375

Offset, heat-set web, cold-set web, sheetfed

Design, prepress, bindery, fulfillment, mailing

Allan Creel, president

2

Las Vegas Color Graphics 4265 W. Sunset Road Las Vegas, NV 89118 702-617-9000 • lasvegascolor.com

151

Offset, four color digital variable

Printing, bindery, data, mailing, signage

John Scheffler, CEO

3

Digital Lizard LLC 2650 Westwood Drive Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-852-3400 • digitallizard.com

75

Digital printing

Web2print, prepress, bindery, fulfillment, direct mail, large format, POP, signage

Allan Creel, CEO

4

Haig’s Quality Printing Nevada 6420 & 6360 Sunset Corporate Drive Las Vegas, NV 89120 702-966-1000 • haigsprinting.com

42

Commercial printing, offset, digital letterpress, foil

Mailing, fulfillment

Nora Atamian, president

5a

Color Magic Inc. 4250 Wagon Trail Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89118 702-364-1125 • colormagicinc.com

6

Digital, large format, commercial

Banners, posters, duratrans, direct print to substrate, vinyl including adhesive back, wall wraps, window mesh, window retail, trade show exhibit graphics, casino graphics, small and large corporate business graphics

Zia Rehman, president

5b

AA Printing Service 4800 S. Maryland Parkway, Unit C Las Vegas, NV 89119 702-527-7474 • aaprintinglasvegas.com

6

Digital, large format

Printing, signage, mailing

John Pinnington, owner

1

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