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The Legacy 500, a private jet created by Brazilian airplane manufacturer Embraer, shines on the tarmac at Atlantic Aviation Services at McCarran International Airport. (l.e. baskow/staff)

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On a sunny day in June, executives from the Brazilian aerospace giant Embraer arrived in Las Vegas to show off one of the company’s jets, the Legacy 500. ¶ They introduced local media to the sleek corporate aircraft as it sat in front of a private terminal at McCarran International Airport. And then, while climbing to 30,000 feet for a quick flight pr ivate jets, Cont i nued on page 10

1.9M

Square feet of operational space in Tesla’s Gigafactory. The $5 billion battery factory in Northern Nevada is 14 percent complete and will have 5.8 million square feet when it’s finished around 2020.

71%

Share of Americans who believe the economic system in the U.S. is rigged in favor of certain groups, according to a survey by Marketplace and Edison.

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05 06 18 MEET: CALIDA GROUP

Douglas Eisner and Eric Cohen aim to bring luxury living to the next level, and they don’t think Southern Nevadans need to own property on the Strip to live that life. Their answer is Elysian Well.

THE NOTES Philanthropy, P4

Q&A WITH CESAR MALAGA

The president of Müller Construction talks about working on CityCenter, compares the construction industries in the United States and his native Peru, and explains why Las Vegas was the right place for him to open his business.

TALKING POINTS Prepare your business for unexpected disaster, P7

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

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REALTY GROUP’S MOVE SHOWS CONFIDENCE IN SOUTHWEST VALLEY Las Vegas builders are putting up housing tracts, apartments, retail centers and warehouses in the southwest valley, making the area perhaps the hottest for development.

And now, a well-known real estate group is ditching an older neighborhood to get in on the action.

The Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors plans to build a two-story headquarters on Rainbow Boulevard just north of Sunset Road in the southwest valley. Construction is scheduled to start in January.

The trade group, which boasts more than 12,500 members, has been based at 1750

E. Sahara Ave., about 2 miles east of the Strip, for more than 30 years.

Office construction is far from robust in Las Vegas, no surprise given the market’s high, albeit shrinking, vacancy rates.

But development is picking up — at least among investors building projects for themselves.

The GLVAR’s offices would be near the UFC’s new headquarters, slot-machine maker Ainsworth Game Technology’s Americas headquarters, and credit-card issuer Credit One Bank’s planned twobuilding campus.

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Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada raised nearly $200,000 at the sixth annual Heart of Hope luncheon. The money raised will support programs that help roughly 100,000 residents a year. This year’s recipients of the Heart of Hope Award were Dignity Health – St. Rose Dominican and former CCSN Executive Director Ed Skonicki.

United Way of Southern Nevada exceeded its campaign goal for the first time in six years. The community raised $7,760,734, which was $188,288 over the goal and $157,371 over last year. The funding supports programs that help prepare children for school, teach financial literacy skills and help students reach high school graduation.

In collaboration with the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors, Habitat for Humanity Las Vegas raised the walls on its 107th home. The threebedroom home is the 13th Habitat Las Vegas house that GLVAR has supported over the years. In addition to donating $100,000, GLVAR’s members are helping with construction.

Las Vegas Municipal Court judges Cedric A. Kerns and Heidi Almase were recognized by the Foundation for Recovery for combating addiction. Kerns was presented the Brick Award, the highest honor bestowed by the foundation. Almase was given the Community Partner Award, which honors an individual who is supportive of addiction recovery and for serving the greater good of the community.

Ernest J. May Elementary School hosted a dinner to honor the legacy of namesake Ernest J. May, the first Las Vegas police officer to lose his life in the line of duty, on June 8, 1933.

Las Vegas City Councilman Stavros Anthony presented May’s daughter, 97-year-old Anita Lewis, with a proclamation that marks May 1 as “Ernest May Day,” and U.S. Marshal Christopher Hoye unveiled the school’s new mascot — the May Marshals.

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Employees of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck participated in a clean-up day at Halle Hewetson Elementary School, the school they’ve adopted for the academic year. The group built backpack hooks for the students and painted murals to brighten the school grounds. (COURTESY PHOTO) nizations awarded $35,000 in diversity scholarships to 10 college-bound high school seniors. The recipients were Maya Rawls (from Cox and 100 Black Men of Las Vegas), Mira Dani (from Cox and the Asian Community Development Council), Paloma Tapia (from Cox and Chicanos Por La Causa), Leslie Machabee (from Cox and the Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce), Sarah Nicholl (from Cox and Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada), Brooke Yannis (from Cox and Junior League of Las Vegas), Ciera Wiltz (from Cox and Urban Chamber of Commerce), Grace Kang (from Cox and the Gay and Lesbian Center of Southern Nevada), Linda Ly (from Cox and OCA Las Vegas) and Hannah Schneidman (from Cox and the Puerto Rican Association of Las Vegas).

Rebuilding Together Southern Nevada celebrated National Rebuilding Day with approximately 1,000 volunteers revitalizing 13 homes.

California Pizza Kitchen at Downtown Summerlin and the Make-A-Wish Foundation gave a 12-year-old boy with Dravet syndrome a Disney cruise.

Dravet syndrome is a seizure disorder and the child, Matthew, suffered his

first seizure at 9 months old.

Ben Etter, 10, was the Honored Hero at the annual Take Steps for Crohn’s and Colitis Walk benefiting the nonprofit Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America.

Del E. Webb Middle School teacher Lori Henrickson was invited to the White House to join President Barack Obama during his 2016 National Teacher of the Year event. Henrickson is a science and leadership teacher, as well as the student council adviser.

Dignity Health – St. Rose Dominican received $36,654 from the National Breast Cancer Foundation for mammograms and ultrasounds.

The Regional Transportation Commission, Clark County School District, Southern Nevada Bicycle Coalition and BikingLasVegas.com hosted Ride for Reading, promoting literacy and healthy living through the distribution of books via bicycle. Better World Books donated 2,000 books to students at Frank Kim Elementary School in Las Vegas.

Four health advocates from Las Vegas were honored at the sixth annual St.

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Jude: An Affair of the Art gala for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. They are Dr. Paul Wilkes and Dr. Joseph Adashek of Desert Perinatal Associates, Dr. Wesley Robertson of Sunshine Valley Pediatrics and Robyn Williams, founder and president of ChoiceCenter Leadership University.

Communities In Schools of Nevada honored volunteers and partners at the 2016 Power Within honors ceremony. Honorees were CarMax West Sahara – Community Volunteer of the Year (group); Natalie Manning – Community Volunteer of the Year (individual); Positively Kids – Community Partner of the Year; Goodie Two Shoes Foundation – Community Partner of the Year; Wynn Resorts – Corporate Partner of the Year; Nevada State Bank – Sustaining Partner of the Year; and Dr. Lisa Morris Hibbler – Civic and Public Partner of the Year. Noy Thongkham, a CIS of Nevada site coordinator at Rancho High School, was given the Unsung Hero Award. Rancho Principal James Kuzma was given special recognition because that school made the U.S. News & World Report list of best high schools in Nevada.

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Going green just as vital indoors as outdoors The Calida Group’s Douglas Eisner and Eric Cohen aim to bring luxury living to the next level, and they say Southern Nevadans don’t need to own property on the Strip to live that life.

Describe your business.

Eisner: Our business begins with the end in mind. The Calida Group is a developer and operator of multifamily real estate properties with more than 11,000 units. Much of our success comes from our talented team of professionals, who help us bring our vision to life. Every project we work on together is thoughtfully executed.

Cohen: In 2008, we launched our first flagship community under the Elysian name and saw that we were Eric Cohen, left, and Douglas Eisner, are managing directors of the Calida Group, doing something right. At the time, a developer and operator of multifamily real estate properties. (STEVE MARCUS/staff) luxury communities only existed on terconnectedness is a huge part of the Strip. With Elysian, we decided to the calida group mental health and happiness, and change that.

Address: 10777 W. Twain Ave., Suite 115, Las Vegas our communities bring everyone toPhone: 702-947-2000 gether by putting on special events Who are your customers?

Email: deisner@thecalidagroup.com and opportunities for people to meet, Eisner: Elysian residents are smart, Website: thecalidagroup.com interact and build relationships. active, engaged, social, upscale, expeHours of operation: 8 a.m.-6 p.m. riential and discerning. We say our Monday-Friday for corporate office; communities offer “irreverent luxuWhy did you think it was impor6 a.m.-7 p.m. daily for properties ry,” so there is a little humor built in tant to create an environmentally Owned/operated by: Douglas Eisner and Eric Cohen to a lot of the locations of the propfriendly design?

In business since: 2007 erty. Our residents love that.

Eisner: Most people don’t realize Cohen: We get asked about the demohow much time we spend indoors. graphics of our residents all the time, treatment area, and brought in masThrough this process we learned but we like to think in terms of psychosage therapists and aestheticians. We that, on average, we spend 90 percent graphics: our residents’ attitudes and still weren’t satisfied. So we sat down, of our time indoors. In the scheme of lifestyles. What are the demographics wiped the slate clean and created an things, that’s a huge part of our lives of someone who drives a Mercedes? entire health-focused program. The and even more so in Las Vegas, where Are they 25? Are they 65? Are they feresult is Elysian Well, which touches we face elements of high heat and live male? Are they male? They are all of every major aspect of our residents’ in air conditioning most of the year. that. The more important fact is what health. There is an air-filtration systhey like and what they think. tem to remove dust and pollen, and What’s the most important part of specialized lighting designed to boost your job? energy levels. We use water-filtration What was the inspiration behind Cohen: It’s great to work with peosystems for cleaner, purer water.

We ple who love what they do. We strive Elysian Well? offer aromatherapy to help enhance to create an environment where that Eisner: We already incorporate dozrelaxation; we’ve infused showerheads can flourish and continue for years ens of green initiatives into the conwith Vitamin C to help combat water’s to come and the end result is happy struction and operations of our comharshness on the hair and skin, and people, working hard to achieve our munities, and we’ve done so for years. we’ve designed mood lighting to work collective goals. We work with our One day, the thought occurred to us with our natural circadian rhythms to new team members to help cultivate that green initiatives are for everyone support sleep quality. and sharpen their skill sets and, in outside the unit, but what about the Cohen: We also want to give our turn, we have some of the best in the people living in our units? Shouldn’t residents everything they would business. Investing in your team is we have health-focused initiatives for need to be healthy within our comdefinitely the most important part of them? And that’s where it started. munities rather than making them our jobs. join gyms or fitness studios. We reHow do residential living and ally splurged to get the best equipWhat is the hardest part about dowellness come together at Elyment and offer personal trainers and ing business in Las Vegas? sian Well? even group classes such as spin, yoga, Eisner: After that initial “aha” moEisner: When we launched Elysian, pilates and kettlebell. ment, we designed a gym at the next we were met with this preconceived Eisner: We even take socialness community, big enough to replace notion of what a Las Vegas apartment into account as part of offering a the need to join a fitness club. But we looked like. Everything was stanhealth and wellness program. Inweren’t satisfied. Next, we added a spadard, formulaic even. All the floor

plans looked the same. All the buildings were alike. Creating change in a relatively unchanged market was difficult, and we had to fight for what we believed to be better design.

Cohen: I’ll give you an example.

When we were meeting with architects, designers, appraisers and lenders to develop Elysian at the District, we went through 49 iterations of the floor plans in detail until we were satisfied. The extra time it took was well worth it. We utilize every inch of space to create a comfortable, livable environment, and sometimes that’s simply a matter of moving one wall an inch or two and breaking that mold.

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

Eisner: Las Vegas is one of the few cities where you can take a business plan from concept to deep market penetration within a matter of a few years. The economic engine here is phenomenal, and the population growth, albeit not as meteoric as it was 10 years ago, is still top five in the nation, so the demand for our product just keeps growing.

What obstacles has your business overcome?

Eisner: We could create a five-part miniseries to answer this question.

We went into development right as the recession hit. That was a difficult time, but everything fell into place because we were relentless in our vision.

How can Nevada improve its business climate?

Eisner: We are diversifying the workforce but still have a long way to go. The seeds have been sown, but we need to let those new industries and firms take root and grow, which will be a huge long-term improvement.

Cohen: We’ve made a lot of improvements in higher education, but this is definitely an area of focus if we want our business climate to improve. It’s imperative we continue to foster an environment of learning and innovation that will attract talent to the local workforce.

What have you learned from the recession?

Eisner: Execution matters. Residents and clients will remain loyal to great operators. As a result, only the best operators will withstand the tough times and be positioned to thrive after things settle down.

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$36 million

Amount of a fine imposed on Goldman Sachs by the Federal Reserve, stemming from an incident in 2014 in which a banker stole information from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

The banker was fired and both he and an employee from the New York Fed pleaded guilty to stealing government property.

46%

Share of electricity from clean sources in the U.K. in 2015, out-producing coal power there for the first time. This surge in renewable energy came from increased investment in nuclear, solar, wind and hydro power.

4,700

Employees Microsoft will lay off this fiscal year, according to a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. That’s 2,850 more positions than the company said it would cut in May.

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Consecutive quarters in which Amazon has recorded a profit. Despite the online retail giant’s aggressive spending strategy, it has recently been making more money than it can spend.

29,600

Full-time jobs Kickstarter projects have created, according to a University of Pennsylvania study, which also found the platform produced 283,000 parttime jobs.

$6.4 billion

Amount Nintendo’s stock fell in one day after the company announced it does not own “Pokemon Go.” The game was developed and distributed by Niantic, with investments from Nintendo and the Pokemon Company.

302

Length, in feet, of the Airlander 10, the world’s largest aircraft. The hybrid blimp/plane produces the majority of its lift through 1.3 million cubic feet of helium.

Cesar Malaga opened Müller Construction the day after receiving his green card. (Christopher DeVargas/Staff)

‘I believe in the growing potential of everyone’ Cesar Malaga is president of Müller Construction, a general contractor that started in the concrete business but now offers new construction for commercial and industrial buildings, as well as civil projects.

What inspired you to launch this business?

This is what I know; this is what I love. My education, experience, trials, errors, accomplishments and the love of what I do inspired me. I felt I could offer Southern Nevada a different perspective and specialized knowledge to fulfill expectations.

I had to wait about seven years to get my green card. It was the day after I got it that I started Müller Construction. From that day on, I just materialized the concept I had been working on for years.

What’s the construction industry like in your native Peru compared with Las Vegas?

Peruvian construction differs from Las Vegas mostly on the management side. Construction managers here are normally registered civil engineers or architects.

This scenario makes it a little easier to understand complexity or make modifications on the fly.

What has been your most exciting project?

Being part of the construction of CityCenter was probably one of the most exciting professional experiences.

It’s not every day you will see thousands of workers, managers and equipment in one job site.

Why did you move here?

One of my brothers gave me a loan to continue my education, so I applied at Washington University in St. Louis to pursue my master’s in construction management. After I graduated, I decided Las Vegas was a great choice.

Not only do I have some relatives in this town, but I could also chase the casino construction experience.

What do you do after work?

The business has consumed most of my life. However, I did find the time to fall in love with my wife and

have a beautiful son. Although Müller is a huge and important part of my life, I do believe family comes first. This is why I have worked so persistently on this company.

Describe your management style.

I believe management is a team effort. Every member fits in their place. A weakness in one person might be a strength for another. Someone joining Müller might be hired for one position, but in time will know multiple jobs and tasks. I believe in the growing potential of everyone.

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

Our goal is for Müller Construction to be one of the 50 largest construction companies in the country.

What is your dream job, outside of construction?

I would like to restore American classic cars. I enjoy fixing and driving them.

What’s the biggest issue facing Southern Nevada?

Gambling is not the only industry Southern Nevada should rely on. Nevada needs to diversify industry trends and opportunities.

If you could live anywhere else in the world, where would it be?

Somewhere close to the Pacific Ocean. I grew up in Lima, close to the beaches of the Pacific Ocean; I really enjoy Southern California.

What is something that people might not know about you?

I am a Big Brother.

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Sierra Brook Court: Living near a home that neighbors call a squatter magnet By eli segall Staff Writer

Editor’s Note: This is the last of a two-part series.

In the Las Vegas suburbs, near stretches of open desert and the mountain range on the city’s western fringe, Sierra Brook Court is lined with high-end homes, some with clear views of the Strip from their backyards.

Brenda Flank has lived on the culde-sac since 2000. And lately, she’s had a close-up view of the recession’s dark, lingering after-effects.

The abandoned house next door has been a squatters’ magnet the past few years, according to Flank. Groups have come and gone, including a man and woman who, records indicate, were arrested on prostitution counts before they moved in.

The group that moved there in March, however, was more brazen than others. Neighbors said the group filled the house with mattresses and people, threw a Cinco de Mayo party and one day, 20 or 25 people walked around the cul-de-sac, laughing and talking loudly.

“These people wanted to own the block,” Flank said.

Some of the people staying there also went to court to claim the house.

Before they were arrested on squatting-related counts a few months ago, Miguel and Dinora Barraza filed a rambling lawsuit in federal court against the home’s owner. They claimed they were the real owners, sought more than $20 million in damages and said they took possession of the northwest valley home in 1900 — 105 years before it was built.

They filed the case with a mysterious figure known as Nana I Am, and it wasn’t the first time they had teamed up. They sued for the Barrazas’ old house in North Las Vegas after lenders foreclosed on the property, and the Barrazas even filed papers with the county saying they had given the house to Nana as a gift years earlier, records show.

The bank-owned home looked occupied during a recent visit. Three cars were parked behind the gates, a children’s bicycle with training wheels was in the driveway and a person could be seen through a window.

A “No Trespassing” sign also car-

Brenda Flank has seen several groups of squatters come and go from a house near hers and is glad to see them vacated. (L.E. Baskow/staff)

ried a phone number and message: In case of emergency, contact Nana. nnn Despite its improved housing market, Las Vegas is grappling with a squatter problem. The valley has thousands of empty houses, many of which were abandoned by people with heavy financial problems when the economy crashed, and people have been breaking in, changing the locks, drawing up bogus leases and “renting” properties out, often through Craigslist.

Metro Police received at least 4,458 squatter-related service calls in Las Vegas and unincorporated Clark County last year, more than double the tally in 2012. This year, the department had received 2,672 squatter calls through mid-July, up 23 percent from the same period in 2015, said Officer Jesse Roybal, a spokesman.

Squatter homes can become dens of drug use, weapons, fraud labs, child neglect or other criminal activity, police say. The Legislature last year passed a law to crack down on squatters, and local governments have taken steps to target them, as well.

But, as Nana and the Barrazas show, squatter homes can draw people who file suspect court cases and suspicious property transactions and — in at least one case — have links to someone with suspected “sovereign citizens” ideology, a movement the FBI has said was “a growing domestic threat to law enforcement.”

Attorneys and others have accused Nana of posing as a lawyer and of filing court cases, for a fee, to help people delay foreclosures and evictions. He has filed dozens of lawsuits in recent years, often with people who lost their home to foreclosure, and sought hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars. He typically files cases without an attorney and can pack them with nonsensical claims, but the suits often seem to fizzle, court records show.

In one of his most recent cases, VEGAS INC learned that Nana and the Barrazas sued Metro, several police officers, a TV station and others for $150 million. They alleged civil rights violations, false arrest, illegal eviction and kidnapping, and claimed that one of the Barrazas arrested on squatting charges witnessed a jail guard fatally body-slam a female inmate.

Nana is tied to possibly dozens of properties in Southern California, where he apparently lives, and at least five in the Las Vegas area, four of which are bank-owned, VEGAS INC found. nnn Nana did not respond to requests for comment, and his identity remains, for the most part, a mystery.

He writes his name numerous ways in his own court papers, and attorneys involved in cases against him told VEGAS INC they never met him.

VEGAS INC also could not determine how Nana finds homeowners

or how they find him, as several coplaintiffs could not be reached for comment. Nana’s name and phone number, however, are listed on cancelamortgage.com — “Stop paying mortgage payments on fraudulent loans!” the site declares — and a LinkedIn profile says he owns a business called America’s Outcry. “I can help you save your home!” the profile says.

Still, a court filing in one case shows how difficult it can be to track him down.

Las Vegas process-server Richard Etienne said in a 2012 filing that he tried to serve Nana court papers in Los Angeles and ran a “skip trace” — a person search — but “was not able to narrow down the searches due to limited information” on Nana.

Etienne found no telephone listings for Nana in Las Vegas, could not find anything about him from voter registration data and ran a national search through Accurint, a publicrecords-search program, but “could not find any alternate residential or employment information.”

He also checked with the U.S. Postal Service, which did not have a forwarding address on file. nnn Since 2009, records indicate, Nana has filed at least 38 lawsuits in federal and California state courts, VEGAS INC found. Most seemingly involved properties in Southern California, though locally he appears to be most active with the Barrazas.

The couple owned a house in North Las Vegas for years, but U.S. Bank seized the property at 3532 Orvis St. through foreclosure on May 1, 2014, property records show. Four weeks later, however, a document was filed with Clark County saying the Barrazas had given the house to Nana — in 2009.

“This is a bonifide (sic) gift,” the deed says, adding the Barrazas “did not received (sic) any money.”

According to a court filing by U.S. Bank, Miguel Barraza had been “fighting surrender and eviction” since the bank recorded its first default notice in 2009. He “abused” the court system ever since by filing multiple bankruptcies and transferring interests in the house to other people who filed banknana i am, Continued on page 9

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ruptcy, the bank alleged.

Meanwhile, Nana teamed with Dinora Barraza last year to sue U.S. Bank and its lawyers for $15.25 million. The suit, which came a month after Dinora filed for bankruptcy, alleged fraud, illegal eviction, racketeering and “dishonesty, trickery, deceit, and a predatory practices (sic) and illegal tactics designed to steal property.”

A judge last year dismissed the bankruptcy and the lawsuit.

Nana also appeared in North Las Vegas Justice Court with the Barrazas in November. During the hearing, he told Justice of the Peace Natalie Tyrrell that U.S. Bank had to “establish a claim” that it owned the house.

“We are not refusing to pay, your honor, because nobody can live anywhere for free. We are willing to pay.

But we want them to … establish their claim that, hey, we are the owner of this property,” Nana said, according to a transcript.

“OK,” Tyrrell later said. “I just want to say that I disagree with the arguments that you’re making. … I mean, you’re not the owners anymore, unfortunately.”

U.S. Bank’s lawyer told Tyrrell that a court had ruled in his client’s favor, that people had re-entered the home after a lockout and that Nana’s group was making the wrong legal arguments in the wrong forum.

“Your honor,” Nana said, “who is this counsel? Can this counsel prove that he actually works for (indiscernible). … So does he have a card? Can you provide a card?” nnn Nana teamed with the Barrazas again in March when they sued for the abandoned, custom-built house at 5464 Sierra Brook Court. The twostory, 4,600-square-foot home boasts a dual staircase in the foyer, granite countertops and, rare for Las Vegas, a basement.

They unleashed a barrage of allegations, including fraud, racketeering, abusive debt collections, real estate scams, repeated civil rights violations and illegal eviction — all for a house they never owned. They claimed their “1st, 4th, 9th, and Fourth Amendment” rights were violated; that one fraud was committed against them “between July 22, 2014 and January 00, 1900”; and that brokerage firm Keller Williams Realty, which has tried to sell the home, was a “scammer” that helps “in the stealing of property, money laundering activities, and activities which affect interstate commerce.”

They also wrote they took posses-

sion of the home on “January 02, 1900,” though on the page before they wrote it was “March 01, 2016,” or three days before they filed the m c minn suit.

Attorneys for Keller Williams said in court papers that Nana and the Barrazas could “only be characterized as squatters,” and their “unintelligible” lawsuit was “comprised exclusively of bald assertions, naked allegations, and legal conclusions, not to mention the highly inflammable, offensive, and unfounded personal attacks and characterizations littered throughout” the suit.

Miguel Barraza told police he moved to the house March 5 this year, according to Metro’s arrest report. But in court papers, Nana and the Barrazas claimed they qualified for adverse possession, a state law that lets people take ownership of a property if they’ve lived there for five years and paid the taxes on it.

The trio didn’t cite those factors, but instead outlined their supposed housework.

They also wrote they would “provide more detailed facts” about their claims as the case progressed.

But for the time being, they added, they didn’t “have to prove anything.” nnn The original owners of 5464 Sierra Brook Court tried to sell the house for $1.65 million in 2007, listing records show, but steadily dropped the price when the economy crashed: $1.2 million in 2009, $900,000 in 2010, $625,000 in 2011.

Squatters have come and gone the past few years. Metro officers, for instance, cleared out a man and woman who showed them a two-year lease as proof they could stay there, but the supposed contract was with a company that didn’t own the house. It also stated the “tenants” — who apparently were arrested on prostitution counts in 2013 — paid a $60,000 security deposit, a police document shows.

The group that moved there in March, however, crammed the place.

A resident of Sierra Brook saw people hauling in about 15 mattresses from a truck, and one neighbor walked in and saw people “all over the place,” Flank said.

Neighbors said the squatters even threw a Cinco de Mayo party, with perhaps eight cars parked out front that day.

These squatters were scarier than

M. Barraza

D. barraza

the others, Flank said, and Sierra Brook residents called the police numerous times. At least a few residents purchased guns, a neighbor said.

“We were all peeking out the windows, up late at night, pacing the floors,” Flank said.

Metro officers raided the house May 11, arresting Miguel and Dinora Barraza; Judith Barraza, who, according to court records from another case, is Miguel’s daughter; and a man named Robert McMinn Jr. McMinn could not be reached for comment, and when VEGAS INC called Dinora Barraza’s phone number, a woman said, “We don’t want interviews.” She hung up when VEGAS INC tried to get her name.

According to Metro’s arrest report, police recovered evidence at the home that indicated McMinn was “involved in mortgage fraud” and illegally obtaining homes through “sovereign citizen practices.”

Sovereign citizens generally do not recognize any form of government.

They have been known to write only in certain colors, such as red crayon, put a copyright symbol after their signature and spell their names in capital letters and with colons, according to the FBI. Some adherents also have sold fraudulent documents such as drivers’ licenses and passports; harassed and intimidated public officials; filed “a voluminous” amount of documents “that clog the courts and other government agencies”; and killed at least six law-enforcement officers since 2000, the FBI says.

Mark Pitcavage, senior research fellow with the Anti-Defamation League’s Center on Extremism, told VEGAS INC that the lawsuit filed in March by Nana and the Barrazas did not look like a sovereign document. The trio acknowledged the government’s legitimacy and did not appear to use typical sovereign language, he said. nnn Nana and the Barrazas aren’t giving up the fight for the home on Sierra Brook. They and McMinn filed a 55page lawsuit July 12 against Sheriff Joe Lombardo, whose name is misspelled “Lombardi” in the suit; police officers who raided the house in May; nextdoor neighbor Flank; Fox 5 KVVU-TV,

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which aired segments on the house; and several others.

According to the suit, Miguel and Dinora and their three children moved to the house March 5, and Nana “gave them a key along with a lawsuit and a lease” to the property. They claimed that officer “J. Martinez” — apparently Jose Martinez, who worked on the case and helps lead Metro’s squatter enforcement in its Northwest Area Command — “orchestrated all the outrageous crimes” against the plaintiffs “and violated their civil rights just to prove his power.”

They also claimed that Flank, who was interviewed by Fox, “made up false allegations” to the police and media “and led to the beautiful, loving and peaceful family being illegally arrested, humiliated with their pictures blasted all over the news and the internet as squatters.”

The plaintiffs also complained about banks, saying lenders issue fraudulent mortgages, illegally foreclose on borrowers, “throw them out of their homes” and “take the property back and sell it again.” They even recommended watching “The Big Short,” the 2015 movie about America’s mortgage meltdown. “Hopefully, you will see the LIGHT as to what is being done to our great nation.”

They also claimed that on May 12, the day after Metro’s raid, Judith Barraza was in Clark County Detention Center and witnessed “a jail officer kill a female inmate for absolutely no reason. The officer picked the small framed female inmate and slammed her on the concrete floor. Bursted her head open, blood all over the place with her lying there in a pool of blood wiggling. … Where is Fox News? Did that make the news?”

VEGAS INC could not find any reports of an inmate death at the jail that day, and Officer Larry Hadfield, a Metro spokesman, could not confirm whether an inmate died.

After writing about the alleged death, Nana, the Barrazas and McMinn issued a religious-sounding message for the country, a “decree and command in the name of God” and “great cosmic fiat for America.”

“So long as the stars remain and the heveans (sic) send down dew upon this Earth, so long shall America remain free. And her people shall have invincible divine justice, protection and perfection by the light of God that never fails.”

“And so have I spoken,” they added.

“The powers of light; the light of God that never fails; to compel the fulfilment (sic) of this my decree forever, forever and forever. Amen!”

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Sales of private jets are on the rise to the Grand Canyon, showcased its sofa and swiveling leather seats that turn into beds, an in-flight entertainment system controlled by a mobile app and an ultramodern flyby-wire system.

Total price: Upward of $18 million.

But don’t be fooled by the hardwood paneling and built-in wine cooler; aircraft like the Legacy 500 are more than just toys for jet-setting celebrities and multimillionaires.

They are “executive jets,” falling under what the aerospace industry calls “business aviation.”

They allow companies to avoid the headaches commonly associated with air travel: long lines, security hassles and lost baggage. Most important, they save time. Where making your way through an airport usually takes hours of driving, parking, walking, sitting and waiting, private jets are ready to go almost the moment passengers arrive.

You could be landing at your destination on a private jet by the time you’d still be taking off on a commercial airliner. The bonuses to efficiency and productivity are considered worth the investment.

“They are business tools,” said Cameron Gowans, Embraer’s vice president of sales in the western U.S. “It gives companies a direct A to B.” Sales of such aircraft reached an all-time high from in 2008, the height of the housing bubble and what many viewed as the zenith of corporate excess. A total of 1,317 business jets were delivered worldwide in 2008, and while that number fell to 672 by 2012, it’s on the rise.

Last year, Embraer reported it had doubled aircraft deliveries in Las Vegas.

“Las Vegas is a key market for business aviation, and we have noticed an upward trend in business jet deliveries there over the last couple of years,” David Armstrong, Embraer’s senior vice president for North America sales, said in a statement.

Many of those jets find their way

Above, Embraer staff members give a tour of the Legacy 500. Among the luxuries offered on the aircraft are fine glassware and china, left. Below, private jets line the tarmac at Atlantic Aviation, on the western edge of McCarran Airport. (l.e. baskow/staff)

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Golf bags are wheeled to a private jet at McCarran International Airport. Above right, Embraer communications manager Daniel Bachmann shows off the features of the Legacy 500. (l.e. baskow/staff)

to Las Vegas, a fact famously illustrated in May 2015 by a photo tweeted by sports anchor Liz Habib, showing dozens of gleaming white jets parked wing to wing at McCarran on the eve of a boxing match between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao.

Last year marked the busiest year for McCarran since the recession, and private aircraft traffic is higher than ever.

Arrivals and departures at McCarran’s private terminals are up across the board. A combined 418,984 passengers passed through the airport’s private terminals last year. In 2007, the busiest year in McCarran’s 68-year history, that number was 268,284.

But in terms of the number of private planes taking off and landing each year, present levels have yet to climb back to the 2007 peak. nnn McCarran has two terminals serving private aircraft. Atlantic Aviation and Signature Flight Support operate facilities on the airport’s western edge, where they offer refueling services, hangar space, lounges, food and other goodies mostly for private and corporate pilots.

They also provide privacy for highprofile guests who want to avoid

crowded terminals. Walk into Atlantic Aviation’s facility on Tropicana Avenue with a press badge or camera, and you’ll quickly be approached by a staff member demanding to know what you’re doing.

A major pull for private air traffic in Las Vegas has been the city’s ability to attract major conventions. The loaded convention calendar makes for a constant flow of corporate jets that Michael Wheeler, director of Atlantic Aviation’s McCarran terminal, wouldn’t have seen in his recent post at the company’s Chicago facility at Midway International Airport.

“Casinos seem really to be the big driver,” he said. “The business here continues to be a little more diversified than what it was in the past.

That’s helped it to be a bit more stable.”

The days leading up to the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight at MGM Grand were the busiest for the private terminals in recent memory.

The city also plays host every other year to the National Business Aviation Association’s trade show, which in 2015 brought hundreds of private jets to McCarran and Henderson Executive Airport, along with an estimated $22 million in revenue.

Henderson Executive, which acts as a relief airport for McCarran, serves private and corporate pilots

almost exclusively.

PrivateFly — think Expedia for private flights — operates in Las Vegas and airports around the world.

Founder Adam Twidell, a former pilot for the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force, says business in the United States is expanding more than 75 percent each year, compared with 50 percent in Europe.

“When the recession hit, the industry took a battering,” he said. “Vegas is bouncing back a lot more than other cities.”

Popular flights to and from Las Vegas include San Francisco, New York and Miami, but the most trafficked one by far is to and from Los Angeles.

“It’s not like an airline; if you are running late to your jet, it’s not going to leave without you,” Twidell said. nnn Las Vegas also is the base of operations for globe-spanning resort companies such as MGM Resorts and Las Vegas Sands Corp., where private jets serve the dual purpose of bringing in high rollers and allowing executives quick and easy access to company properties around the world.

Sands, owned by Republican megadonor Sheldon Adelson, declined to speak publicly about its fleet, but some accounts claim the company has operated as many as 17 private

jets, including a short-body variant of the Boeing 747, multiple 737s and an assortment of Gulfstream jets.

The planes are often spotted on the taxiways of Singapore and Macau, where Sands operates a number of opulent resorts.

Unsurprisingly, resort companies also maintain some of the largest private jet fleets in the state.

Late last year, MGM ordered six new executive jets from Embraer, including three Legacy 500s, according to trade publications. MGM officials also declined to speak about its fleet, but MGM Resorts CEO Jim Murren said in a statement at the time that the purchase was meant to replace some of the company’s older aircraft.

“A vitally important element of our overall guest service is delivering a comfortable travel experience to some of our more important guests,” Murren said.

Private jets might be an invaluable tool for resorts, but you won’t find companies saying a lot about them publicly.

Celebrating the opening of a 570,000-square-foot hangar in 2013, Las Vegas Sands threw what was described in news reports as a “soiree” for a select group of high rollers and executives.

Reporters, however, weren’t invited.

“Casinos seem really to be the big driver. The business here continues to be a little more diversified than what it was in the past. That’s helped it to be a bit more stable.”

— Michael Wheeler, director of Atlantic Aviation’s terminal at McCarran International Airport

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ifty years ago this month, a game-changing vision came to life on the corner of Flamingo Road and Las Vegas Boulevard.

The project: Caesars Palace, which redefined the Las Vegas casino. The visionary: Jay Sarno, inventor of the themed resort.

Before Caesars, a Las Vegas hotelcasino was generally a motor lodge or a roadside motel attached to a gambling area, dressed up with a dazzling neon sign. Sarno broke that mold and started over, offering a top-flight hotel integrated with an opulent casino, lush grounds, a prevailing mood of over-the-top excess and an atmosphere that allowed visitors to immerse themselves in a world like no other.

Sarno designed his resort to be an experience, a concept that remains Las Vegas’ strongest marketing hook five decades later.

Today, Las Vegas is a city of big visions and constant change, where projects like the Linq and the Park have again altered the model, where we’ve drawn

an NHL team and are working to build a stadium that would become the home of the Oakland Raiders, and where progressive leaders are striving to modernize our transportation system with a light-rail project that would link the airport with the Strip and beyond.

But what’s next? What challenges do we still need to overcome? How can Las Vegas maintain its status as one of the top tourism attractions in the world while continuing to diversify our economy and attract new businesses?

Over the next several weeks, VEGAS INC will offer answers to those and other questions through a special feature — View From the Top, a series of guest columns from both established and upand-coming business leaders in Southern Nevada.

Sponsored by the luxury homes community Ascaya, the series will feature columnists from an array of industries — gaming, technology, real estate and more — offering their vision of Las Vegas’ economic future and their perspective on how to get there.

Key issues include how to improve our struggling public education system, take advantage of opportunities in renewable energy, conserve and protect our water supply, provide funding for social services and upgrade our transportation infrastructure to ease congestion amid continually rising tourism traffic.

The series is designed to introduce new ideas, spark dialogue and spotlight a group of individuals who are committed to helping Las Vegas move forward.

Our community’s history is rich with business leaders who dared to be audacious — Steve Wynn, Kirk Kerkorian, the Gaughan family, Sam Boyd and, yes, Jay Sarno, among them. Now, contemporary visionaries are ready to keep building on the foundation.

We hope you’ll enjoy meeting them and will tell us what you think of their suggestions. Mostly, we hope you’ll engage with them and their ideas for making Las Vegas even more vibrant.

View From the Top begins Aug. 21 and will appear every other week.

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Calendar of events SUNDAY, AUGUST 7 How I Got to 4,000 Followers in 6 Months Time: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Avatar Unlimited, 881 S. Rainbow Blvd., Las Vegas Information: Visit eventbrite.com “Thatfailgirl” will discuss how she has gained nearly 4,000 followers on Twitch and almost 10,000 on Twitter, and procured paid sponsorships.

MONDAY, AUGUST 8 Women’s Leadership Conference Time: 7 a.m.-6:30 p.m. and 8 a.m.-4:15 p.m.

Aug. 9 Cost: $450 Location: MGM Grand Conference Center, 3799 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Visit mgmresortsfoundation.org This annual event, a signature program of the nonprofit MGM Resorts Foundation, provides a forum for the promotion of women’s personal and professional development and advancement.

Vegas Young Professionals Toastmasters Time: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce, 575 Symphony Park Ave., Las Vegas Information: Visit vyp.toastmastersclubs.org These monthly meetings provide a comfortable, supportive environment for attendees to work on their speaking skills and network with other young professionals.

Criminal Record Sealing and Civil Rights Restoration Classes Time: 3 p.m., also Aug. 15 Cost: Free Location: Clark County Law Library, 309 S. Third St., Las Vegas Information: Call 702-455-4696 Learn about where to go to seal criminal records, the right to run for office and more.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 9 Mega Mixer Consumers Expo Time: 6-9 p.m. Cost: Free

Location: Suncoast Hotel and Casino, 9090 Alta Drive, Las Vegas Information: Email vbnmlasvegas@aol.com Network with business owners showcasing their goods and services. Free-admission tickets can be picked up at 13 Storage West Self Storage locations.

Allscripts Client Experience (ACE) Time: 10:45 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; 6 a.m.-10 p.m.

Aug. 10; 8:30 a.m.-3:45 p.m. Aug. 11 Cost: $199 for Aug. 9; $299 for Aug. 10 or 11; $499 for Aug. 9-10 or Aug. 10-11 only; $999 for full conference Location: Mandalay Bay, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Visit cvent.com This conference is attended by thousands of Allscripts clients and industry leaders. It gives attendees access to educational sessions, networking, experience sharing and the opportunity to hear from expert keynote speakers.

Networking breakfast Time: 7-9 a.m. Cost: $28 for Henderson Chamber of Commerce members; $48 for nonmembers; $10 additional for walk-ins Location: Sunset Station, 1301 W. Sunset Road, Henderson Information: Call Donna at 702-565-8951 The topic will be “Nevada State College: Higher Education + Business Community = Economic Development in Nevada.” NSC President Bart Patterson will cover how higher education and the business community can work together.

Biz 2 Biz Networking Event Time: 7-10 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Davidoff of Geneva Cigar Bar, 3200 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Email andrew@davidoffbar.com Expand your professional network at this monthly event designed for business professionals. Davidoff Cigar Bar and Las Vegas Distilleries will also be pairing for this event to provide tastings.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10 Condos — Everything Realtors & Loan Officers Deserve to Know Time: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Cost: $95 Location: Total Wine & More, Event Room, 730 S. Rampart Blvd., Las Vegas Information: Visit eventbrite.com This workshop is designed to help real estate and mortgage professionals better understand the nuances of condominium financing. There will be a wine tasting for VIP registrants.

Small Business Workshop Time: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Bear’s Best Las Vegas, 11111 W. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas Information: Visit bit.ly/1suXvZ6 Learn how to build a successful company while networking with local business executives.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 11 Dealing with Difficult People Workshop Time: 8:30 a.m. Cost: Free Location: United Way of Southern Nevada, 5830 W. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas Information: Call Baily at 702-492-5314 Join Simmons Group for a six-part leadership training series.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 12 The Philantrepreneur Foundation Time: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., also Aug. 13 Cost: $497 advance for nonprofits; $997 general admission Location: Santa Fe Station, 4949 N. Rancho Drive, Las Vegas Information: Email Victoria at vboyd@thephilantrepreneur.com Aspiring or current nonprofit board members can learn how to be effective board members.

Each attendee will receive a toolkit, resources and a certificate of completion.

Conventions

expected Show Location Dates attendance

International Association of Firefighters Convention

MGM Grand

Aug. 7-21

1,500

Hip Hop International

Westin Lake Las Vegas

Aug. 5-13

3,000

The Prepaid Press Expo

Planet Hollywood

Aug. 9-10

1,800

Women’s Wear in Nevada Semiannual Tradeshow

Rio

Aug. 9-11

5,350

Offprice Show

Sands Expo and Convention Center

Aug. 13-16

11,500

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Records and Transactions BANKRUPTCIES CHAPTER 7 That Dude Inc. 10870 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 105 Henderson, NV 89052 Attorney: Thomas E. Crowe at tcrowe@thomascrowelaw.com

Chapter 11 C&S Co. 2915 Coleman St. North Las Vegas, NV 89032 Attorney: David J. Winterton at david@davidwinterton.com

Brokered transactions SALES $3,900,000 for 28,432 square feet, industrial 3550 W. Teco Ave., Las Vegas 89118 Landlord: DKB LLC Landlord agent: Dean Willmore, SIOR and Chelsy Cardin of Colliers International Tenant: Teco Highway LLC Tenant agent: Did not disclose $3,441,000 for 91.76 acres, land Apex Industrial Park, northwest corner of Apex Power Parkway and U.S. 93, North Las Vegas 89165 Landlord: Meldrum Family Trust Landlord agent: Spencer Pinter Tenant: GKT 4 LLC Tenant agent: Pat Marsh, SIOR, Scott Gragson and Robert Torres of Colliers International $778,888 for 1,895 square feet, retail 7790 S. Jones Blvd., Las Vegas 89139 Landlord: Book Jones LLC Landlord agent: Jason Otter, Chris Richardson & Lesllie Vasquez of Logic Commercial Tenant: Thousand Grains Investment LLC Tenant agent: Ansheng Liu of Landmark Realty $750,000 for 2.5 acres, land Gomer and Fort Apache roads, Las Vegas 89178 Landlord: The Bentualan 1994 Trust Landlord agent: Did not disclose Tenant: Mosaic Seven LLC Tenant agent: Vince Schettler

LEASES $442,000 for 2,500 square feet, retail for 64 months 7680 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Suite 209, Las Vegas 89123 Landlord: LB-UBS 2007-C6 Annex REO LLC Landlord agent: Liz Clare, CCIM, and Jackie Young of Avison Young Tenant: Blaze-N-Bling Tenant agent: Shawn Preston of

Signature Real Estate Group $288,450 for 1,923 square feet, retail for 60 months 7620 Las Vegas Blvd., Suite 130, Las Vegas 89123 Landlord: Anderson Las Vegas LLC Landlord agent: Soozi Jones Walker, CCIM, SIOR, and Bobbi Miracle, CCIM, SIOR of Commercial Executives Real Estate Services Tenant: General Nutrition Tenant agent: Did not disclose

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Business Licenses 1 Sun Solar Electric License type: Contractor Address: 2708 Highland Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Louise Helton and Richard Gurrola 12 Ventures License type: Gross revenue Address: 543 N. Stephanie St., Suite 120, Henderson Owner: 12 Ventures A. Collins 3D Brows License type: Gross revenue Address: 2490 Paseo Verde Parkway, Suite 100, Henderson Owner: Audrey Collins Aaron C. Bates License type: Real estate sales Address: 800 S. Seventh St., Las Vegas Owner: Aaron C. Bates

Academy Mortgage Corp.

License type: Professional services Address: 1137 S. Rancho Drive, Suite 110, Las Vegas Owner: Michael Huber, Greg Brown, John D. Shaw and Adam Kessler Ada Torres & Eva Galindo License type: Residential property maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: Eva Galindo and Ada Torres Alma Adamson License type: Independent massage therapist Address: 80 N. Pecos Road, Suite A, Henderson Owner: Alma Adamson Advanced Physique Nutrition License type: Gross revenue Address: 950 W. Warm Springs Road, Suite 107, Henderson Owner: Advanced Physique Nutrition AE & VW Associates License type: Management or consulting service Address: 5274 Villa Dante Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Allan Elmore Affiliated Monitoring License type: Burglar alarm service Address: 2 Stahuber Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Stanley Oppenheim, Daniel Oppenheim, Harvey Andcohen Air City Heating & Cooling License type: Contractor Address: 5612 Avenida Tampico, Las Vegas Owner: Bradley W. Harrison Alliance Fire Protection License type: Contractor Address: 2114 E. Cedar St., Las Vegas Owner: Lyle Amdahl and Daryl Olerud Al Qarrous Professional Services License type: Business support Address: 7359 Parnell Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Mohammed Al Qarrous

North Las Vegas Owner: Arrietas Landscaping & Maintenance

Address: 1427 S. Commerce St., Las Vegas Owner: Juan G. Navarro-Zaragoza

Ascent Audiology & Hearing License type: Professional services — medical Address: 10470 W. Cheyenne Ave., Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Beau Taggart England

BNY Mellon Wealth Management License type: Management or consulting service Address: 1980 Festival Plaza Drive, Suite 800, Las Vegas Owner: BNY Mellon

Aviation Amusements License type: General retail sales Address: Did not disclose Owner: Richard Canzona and Jay M. Kinney

Body Mind & Soul Center License type: Instruction services Address: 7045 W. Ann Road, Suite 130, Las Vegas Owner: Body Mind & Soul Center

Aztek Maintenance License type: Repair and maintenance Address: 6360 McLeod Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Jose Marinelarena

Body Spa West License type: Food services or cafe Address: 8751 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 190, Las Vegas Owner: Body Spa

Babbs License type: Gross revenue Address: 3024 Camino Rico Ave., Henderson Owner: Katia Contu Back2Basiks License type: Mail order/internet sales Address: 5159 Vista Del Norte Way, North Las Vegas Owner: Abraham Flores Barry Sullivan License type: Professional services Address: 8360 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 210, Las Vegas Owner: Barry Sullivan James Baylis License type: Independent massage therapist Address: 975 Seven Hills Drive, Henderson Owner: James Baylis Bella Tease License type: General retail sales Address: Did not disclose Owner: Chanel Daniels

American Blinds and Flooring License type: General retail sales Address: Did not disclose Owner: Frank Herz

Beyond Boundaries: Neurorehabilitation License type: Medical office Address: 5550 Painted Mirage Road, Suite 320, Las Vegas Owner: Beyond Boundaries: Neurorehabilitation Specialists

Anchor CPA Firm License type: Professional services Address: 8020 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 200, Las Vegas Owner: Julia Shaw

Bitveda.net License type: Gross revenue Address: 231 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, Henderson Owner: Peter Thompson

Angel Mobile Carwash License type: Gross revenue Address: 2338 N. Green Valley Parkway, Henderson Owner: Jesus Narciso-Perez

Blitz Boba License type: Mobile food vendor Address: 439 Rock Quarry Way, North Las Vegas Owner: Blitz Boba

Arrietas Landscaping & Maintenance License type: Contractor Address: 4112 Dove Creek Road,

Blue Sky Landscape Maintenance License type: Residential property maintenance

Branching Out License type: Gross revenue Address: 9550 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 253, Henderson Owner: Coldbrook Breath and Relax License type: General retail sales Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite B19, Las Vegas Owner: Eufemia Dollar Cars For Less License type: Secondhand dealer Address: 1613 N. Boulder Highway, Henderson Owner: Cars For Less CBD Sales License type: Gross revenue Address: 3123 Via Da Vinci, Henderson Owner: CBD Sales Central Valley Systems Consultants License type: Interjurisdictional business Address: 3131 Meade Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Central Valley Systems Consultants Chabad License type: Short-term residential rental Address: 1236 Vista Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Chabad of Southern Nevada Cici’s Pizza License type: Restaurant/food court-service Address: 2235 E. Cheyenne Ave., North Las Vegas Owner: D&M Pizza #725 Clean A Lot License type: Property maintenance Address: 4308 Las Lomas Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Clean A Lot Clickit License type: General retail sales Address: Did not disclose Owner: Christy Bates

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Records and Transactions Cobalt Blue Massage License type: Independent massage therapist Address: 4920 Saguaro Way, Las Vegas Owner: Michael MacDougall Cowgirl Crunch.com License type: General retail sales Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite D53, Las Vegas Owner: Green Cowgirls Creative Concepts License type: General retail sales Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite F38, Las Vegas Owner: Maureen Kopecky and Edward Kopecky David Shapiro License type: Real estate sales Address: 1215 S. Fort Apache Road, Suite 210, Las Vegas Owner: David Shapiro David Valles License type: Real estate sales Address: 5550 Painted Mirage Road, Suite 320, Las Vegas Owner: David Valles Decatur Children’s Dental License type: Professional services — medical Address: 1111 N. Decatur Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Christelle Y. Alhwayek DMD Desert Upholstery Supplies & Fabric License type: General retail sales Address: 3101 Meade Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Guadalupe Gallegos Desert Wave Leather License type: Gross revenue Address: 2776 Audra Faye Ave., Henderson Owner: Willam R. Jones Diamond 20 Auto Sales License type: Auto sales-limited Address: 1920 W. Bonanza Road, Las Vegas Owner: Top Prize Donley Social Media Solutions License type: Management or consulting service Address: Did not disclose Owner: Shawn Donley Down Range on Target License type: Misc. flat fee Address: 1206 Cedar Dove Road, North Las Vegas Owner: Aaron D. Munn Elite Pools Cleaning and Service License type: Residential property maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: Kevin W. Delano Empire-Tech License type: Gross revenue Address: 3123 Via Da Vinci, Henderson

Owner: Empire-Tech Enviro Tech 1 License type: Repair and maintenance Address: 3576 E. Russell Road, Las Vegas Owner: Sandra Schmidt Erica Vega Merlos License type: Automobile detailing Address: Did not disclose Owner: Erica Vega Merlos Essence License type: Medical marijuana cultivation facility Address: 5425 Polaris Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Integral Associates

License type: Convenience store Address: 1404 Fremont St., Las Vegas Owner: Rafman Friendly It Services License type: General retail sales Address: Did not disclose Owner: Friendly It Services Giovanni’s Cleaning Services License type: Janitorial Service Address: 3804 Mellon Court, North Las Vegas Owner: Leslie Ruiz Global Stage Technicians License type: Type 6 Address: 1012 Roaring River Ave., Henderson Owner: Noe Ybarra

Evelyn Craven License type: Independent massage therapist Address: 4817 Shea Stadium Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Evelyn Y. Craven

Gold Spike Hotel License type: Alcoholic beverage caterer Address: 707 Fremont St., Las Vegas Owner: LFDTP

Events With a Twist License type: Alcoholic beverage caterer Address: 495 S. Grand Central Parkway, Las Vegas Owner: Jennifer K. Colacion

Good Times Barbershop License type: Cosmetology Address: 3803 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Good Times Barbershop & Shave Parlor

EZ Home Staging License type: Designer-draftsman Address: Did not disclose Owner: Holding PS Gam

Great Clips #6225 License type: Beauty supplies Address: 3030 W. Ann Road, North Las Vegas Owner: Nugent

Family Fun Tennis License type: Interjurisdictional business Address: 10115 Jeffreys St., Las Vegas Owner: Family Fun Tennis Fidelis Cleaning Pros License type: Property maintenance Address: 805 Mesa Pine Court, Henderson Owner: Fidelis Cleaning Pros

Great Clips #6227 License type: Beauty supplies Address: 6935 Aliante Parkway, North Las Vegas Owner: Nugent Great Solutions West License type: General retail sales Address: Did not disclose Owner: Great Solutions West

Fierce Vixen License type: General retail sales Address: 4111 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Magdalena Bolger

Greenlockett Realty License type: Real estate firm Address: 2008 Hamilton Lane, Suite 9, Las Vegas Owner: Lockett Green, Tracie J. and Sonya D. Ealy

Filler Up Financial Services License type: Automated teller operator Address: 124 S. 11th St., Las Vegas Owner: Filler-Up ATM Services

Greg Fellows License type: Real estate sales Address: 9525 Hillwood Drive, Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Greg Fellows

Firefly Tapas Kitchen & Bar License type: Liquor catering Address: 3824 Paradise Road, Las Vegas Owner: Firefly Partners

Gregory St. Martin License type: Real estate sales Address: 2525 Box Canyon Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Gregory St. Martin

Firm Construction License type: Contractor Address: 3824 S. Jones Blvd., Suite H, Las Vegas Owner: Did Not Disclose

Gulten Dye License type: General retail sales Address: 8751 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 160, Las Vegas Owner: Gulten Dye

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License type: Contractor Address: 2708 Highland Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Louise Helton and Richard Gurrola Harvest Festival Original Art & Craft Show License type: Multivendor Address: 850 Las Vegas Blvd.

North, Las Vegas Owner: Nancy Glenn HealthHelp License type: Business support Address: 16945 N. Chase Drive, Suite 1300, Las Vegas Owner: Cherrill Farnsworth Henderson Fresh Bakery License type: Gross revenue Address: 10604 S. Eastern Ave. C, Henderson Owner: Oneplus HNL Enterprises License type: Contractor Address: 5600 Spring Mountain Road, Suite 105, Las Vegas Owner: Did not disclose Home By Greenlockett Realty License type: General retail sales Address: 2008 Hamilton Lane, Las Vegas Owner: Greenlockett Realty Homemade Temptations License type: Gross revenue Address: 1217 Brockley Cross St., Henderson Owner: Ana M. Tervo House of Liquor License type: Package Address: 8053 N. Durango Drive, Suite 160, Las Vegas Owner: Brutes Investment IHHC Rentals License type: Short-term residential rental Address: 1640 Curtis Drive, Las Vegas Owner: International Hunger and Homeless Charity Israel’s Handyman License type: Residential property maintenance Address: 1416 Dogwood Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Israel Gutierrez Cuevas Jacqueline De Villa License type: Real estate sales Address: 1120 N. Town Center Drive, Suite 130, Las Vegas Owner: Jacqueline De Villa Jason Wu License type: Real estate sales Address: 10750 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 180, Las Vegas Owner: Jason Wu JDJ Interiors License type: Type 6

Address: 2852 Blythswood Square, Henderson Owner: Danna Hagenburger John Ottone License type: Real estate sales Address: 1820 E. Sahara Ave., Suite 101, Las Vegas Owner: John Ottone Johnny I. Bernal-Gonzalez License type: Real estate sales Address: 8919 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 170, Las Vegas Owner: Johnny I. Bernal-Gonzalez Jon L. Siems, M.D., Prof.

License type: Professional services — medical Address: 8230 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 111, Las Vegas Owner: Jon Siems Junior Police Academy of America License type: Nonprofit community services Address: 6132 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Tom Starnes Karla Ferrufino License type: Residential property maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: Karla Ferrufino Kathy Paterniti License type: Real estate sales Address: 8689 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Kathy Paterniti Klondike Sunset Casino License type: Nonrestricted/limited gaming liquor Address: 444 W. Sunset Road, Henderson Owner: Nevada Gaming Partners Kona Ice of S. Summerlin License type: Mobile food vendor Address: 4181 Pioneer Ave., Las Vegas Owner: F&F Creations Lacrosse Force License type: Instruction services Address: Did not disclose Owner: Lacrosse Force Las Vegas Cardiology License type: Professional services — medical Address: 401 N. Buffalo Drive, Suite 100, Las Vegas Owner: Kittusamy Las Vegas Radiology License type: Clinic or laboratory Address: 401 N. Buffalo Drive, Suite 100, Las Vegas Owner: Kittusamy The Leather Charmer License type: Gross revenue Address: 2865 Anaheim Ave., Henderson Owner: Stephen and Gloria Kleinrock

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Records and Transactions Live At Your Own Pace Clothing License type: General retail sales Address: 707 Fremont St., Suite 2320, Las Vegas Owner: Live At Your Own Pace Clothing

120, Henderson Lyle & Julia Wilcox

Lootique License type: Nonprofit registration Address: 72 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, Suite 125, Henderson Owner: The Giving Store

$350,000, commercial 1811 Pueblo Vista Drive, Las Vegas Bentar Development

Louis Francis L. Gosioco License type: Real estate sales Address: 10220 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 3, Las Vegas Owner: Louis Francis L. Gosioco Lucy’s Cleaning Service License type: Residential property maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: Luz A. Martinez

Building Permits $2,300,000, tenant improvement 4949 N. Rancho Drive, Las Vegas Whiting Turner Contracting $650,000, commercial 1811 Pueblo Vista Drive, Las Vegas Bentar Development

$374,850, commercial - remodel 2 Cactus Garden Drive, Henderson Mars Chocolate

$333,000, commercial 1811 Pueblo Vista Drive, Las Vegas Bentar Development $305,265, tenant improvement 301 E. Clark Ave., Las Vegas Commercial Roofers $300,005, restaurant 146 N. Stephanie St., Henderson Khairat $292,936, single-family dwelling 6832 Velvet Snow St., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $250,000, tenant improvement 1114 S. Casino Center Blvd., Las Vegas Trinity Haven Development $250,000, tenant improvement 855 S. Grand Central Parkway, Suite 1580, Las Vegas Hayward Builders

$198,944, residential - new 6425 Old Farm St., North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada

$169,622, residential - production 680 Bollons Island St., Henderson KB Home LV Pearl Creek

$197,790, residential - production x2 709 and 713 Sea Star St., Henderson KB Home LV Pearl Creek

$168,721, single-family dwelling x2 366 and 371 Pollino Peaks St., Las Vegas Ryland Homes

$195,659, single-family dwelling 8420 Skye Walk Court, Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada

$168,721, single-family dwelling 12248 Valentia Hills Ave., Las Vegas Ryland Homes

$189,101, single-family dwelling 9712 Ponderosa Skye Court, Las Vegas Century Communities of Nevada

$168,673, residential - new 824 Great Sky Court, North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada

$185,203, residential - production 1176 Calle De Luz, Henderson KB Home Inspirada $181,821, residential - production 3210 San Cilino Ave., Henderson Toll Henderson $180,562, single-family dwelling 9998 Shadow Landing Ave., Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada $178,580, single-family dwelling 9717 Ponderosa Skye Court, Las Vegas Century Communities of Nevada

$159,000, tenant improvement 2451 S. Buffalo Drive, Suite 120, Las Vegas Beacon Southwest $158,864, residential - production 1092 E. Sunset Road, Henderson Woodside Homes of Nevada $158,034, single-family dwelling 10524 Sparks Summit Lane, Las Vegas Adaven Homes $156,488, single-family dwelling x2 8410 and 8435 Skye Walk Court, Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada

$168,673, residential - new 6608 and 6616 Towerstone St., North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada

$156,036, plumbing 8225 Dream Star Court, Las Vegas Sin City Plumbing and Maintenance

$168,303, single-family dwelling 9806 Yellow Shadow Ave., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada

$155,618, residential - new 320 Butler Creek Court, North Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada

$161,809, residential - new x2 821 and 828 Great Sky Court, North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada

$153,031, single-family dwelling 9997 Celestial Cliffs Ave., Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada

$160,969, single-family dwelling 6526 Havasupai Falls St., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada

$152,931, residential - production 25 Porto Malaga St., Henderson Century Communities of Nevada

$490,000, OTC 875 S. Grand Central Parkway, Suite 1690, Las Vegas Commercial Consulting Services

$240,819, residential - production 2421 Cingoli St., Henderson KB Home Inspirada

$173,935, residential - new 2508 Gala Haven Court, North Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada

$477,335, OTC 301 E. Clark Ave., Las Vegas Commercial Roofers

$222,289, single-family dwelling 12033 Vento Forte Ave., Las Vegas Toll South LV

$173,702, single-family dwelling 67 Basque Coast St., Las Vegas Toll South LV

$160,266, single-family dwelling 270 Besame Court, Las Vegas Toll South LV

$475,000, tenant improvement 2250 S. Rancho Drive, Suite 205, Las Vegas Lewis K. Construction & Development

$209,164, single-family dwelling 8415 Skye Walk Court, Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada

$173,281, single-family dwelling 10529 Sparks Summit Lane, Las Vegas Adaven Homes

$160,000, rehab 2540 Carroll St., North Las Vegas Advantage Builders of Nevada

$146,944, single-family dwelling 12278 Terrace Verde Ave., Las Vegas KB Home Nevada

$160,000, single-family dwelling 9455 W. Centennial Parkway, Las Vegas Gareve Family Trust

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$402,001, medical office tenant improvement 2865 Siena Heights Drive, Suite

$208,432, single-family dwelling 10081 Cambridge Brook Ave., Las Vegas Greystone Nevada

$160,306, residential - custom 1039 Calico Ridge Drive, Henderson Carolyn and Joyce Pinter

$169,622, residential - production 923 Spiracle Ave., Henderson Owner

$150,013, commercial - remodel 617 Mall Ring Circle, Suite 130, Henderson Galleria Pavilion $150,000, tenant improvement 888 W. Bonneville Ave., Las Vegas Whiting Turner Contracting

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Category: subcontractors (Ranked by number of permanent full- and part-time employees as of June 27)

Year established

Employees

Specialty

Recent projects

Top executive

WestCor Cos. 5620 Stephanie St. Las Vegas, NV 89122 702-433-4040 • westcorcompanies.com

1989

422

Carpentry, concrete, masonry

Rhodes Ranch and Tuscany for Century Communities, Inspirada for KB Home, St. Rose Apartments for Pier Construction and Development

Michael Coronado, president/ CEO

2

Helix Electric 3078 E. Sunset Road, Suite 9 Las Vegas, NV 89120 702-732-1188 • helixelectric.com

2001

300

Electrical

Ikea, Department of Transportation’s Tropicana pedestrian bridge/escalator replacement, East Pecos Solar

Victor Fuchs, president

3

Tradewinds Construction 1714 W. Bonanza Road Las Vegas, NV 89106 702-310-6088 • tradewindsconstruction.com

1988

218

Carpentry, painting/ decorating, drywall, acoustical ceilings

Ikea, Tivoli Village, Restoration Hardware

Jeffrey Vilkin, president

4

Commercial Roofers 3865 W. Naples Drive Las Vegas, NV 89103 702-876-1777 • commroof.com

1996

150

Roofing/siding

T-Mobile Arena, Downtown Summerlin, Smith Center for the Performing Arts, SLS Las Vegas, Topgolf

Scott Howard, president

5

KHS&S Contractors 6680 Amelia Earhart Court Las Vegas, NV 89119 702-597-3200 • khss.com

1996

72

Carpentry

Galleria at Sunset mall expansion

Shawn Martin, senior vice president

6

Cal Pac Painting of Nevada 900 S. Commerce St. Las Vegas, NV 89106 702-383-5144 • calpac.us

1996

62

Painting/decorating Ainsworth, UNLV Tonopah Hall, Sherrie Zappos corporate office Hermann, president

7

Federal Heath 3900 W. Dewey Drive Las Vegas, NV 89118 702-739-9466 • federalheath.com

1980s

50

Electrical, painting/ decorating, signs, lighting maintenance, digital signs

Maverick Helicopters, Gold & Silver Pawn Plaza, Topgolf

Ron Lyster, general manager

8

Sting Alarm, Inc. 7120 Rafael Ridge Way Las Vegas, NV 89119 702-737-8464 • stingalarm.com

2003

50

Electrical, low voltage electrical

Topgolf, Omnia Las Vegas nightclub, Spearmint Rhino

Jon Perry, president

9

Heritage Surveying 1895 Village Center Circle Las Vegas, NV 89134 702-474-6277 • heritage-surveying.com

2006

18

Professional land surveyor

Downtown Summerlin, Ikea, Henderson Hospital

Dennis Layton, resident

BEC Environmental 7660 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 150 Las Vegas, NV 89144 702-304-9830 • becnv.com

2002

15

Environmental compliance, asbestos, stormwater pollution prevention plan, desert tortoise

Interstate 11 Boulder City Bypass, Project Neon, Bureau of Reclamation fiber optic trail

B. Eileen Christensen, president/ principal

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