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Attorneys: State is dragging out property acquisition in construction project Project Neon crawling along VEGASINC.COM | FEBRUARY 8 - 14, 2014 BY BRIAN SODOMA | SPECIAL TO VEGAS INC It’s billed as the largest construction project in Nevada history. The $1.5 billion Project Neon involves road improvements along a 3.7-mile stretch of Interstate 15 to bring better access to downtown and the area’s medical district. Since it was announced in 2006, Project Neon also has become known for its eminent domain battles, as landowners affected by the proposed changes aim to get “just compensation” for their land under state eminent PROJECT NEON, CONTINUED ON PAGE 11 $238B Amount President Barack Obama says would be raised by a pro- posed one-time 14 percent tax on close to $2 trillion in foreign earnings by big U.S. companies. $2.84B Las Vegas Sands Corp. earnings in 2014, up 23.2 percent from 2013. Project Neon, the largest construction project in state history, is expected to improve the flow of traffic along the Spaghetti Bowl, where Interstate 15, U.S. Highway 95 and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard intersect. (STAFF FILE)

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Attorneys: State is dragging out property acquisition in construction project

Project Neon crawling along

V E G A S I N C . C O M | F E B R U A R Y 8 - 1 4 , 2 0 1 4

BY BRIAN SODOMA | SPECIAL TO VEGAS INC

It’s billed as the largest construction project in Nevada history . ¶ The $1.5 billion Project Neon involves road improvements along a 3.7-mile stretch of Interstate 15 to bring better access to downtown and the area’s medical

district. ¶ Since it was announced in 2006, Project Neon also has become known for its eminent domain battles, as landowners affected by the proposed changes aim to get “just compensation” for their land under state eminent

PROJECT NEON, CONTINUED ON PAGE 11

$238BAmount President Barack Obama

says would be raised by a pro-

posed one-time 14 percent tax

on close to $2 trillion in foreign

earnings by big U.S. companies.

$2.84BLas Vegas Sands Corp.

earnings in 2014, up

23.2 percent from 2013.

Project Neon, the largest construction project in state history, is expected to improve the fl ow of traffi c along the Spaghetti Bowl, where Interstate 15, U.S. Highway 95 and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard intersect. (STAFF FILE)

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14Q+A: ABBI SILVERNevada has a court of ap-peals now, and it didn’t take long for Gov. Brian Sandoval to appoint judges to serve on it. Silver, one of three judges chosen, hit the ground run-ning — and will be running all over the state. She discusses her new responsibilities, travel schedule and more.

THE NOTESPeople on the move, P4

MEET: RECORD SEAL OF NEVADAVeteran Peter McMur-ran’s business helps people with arrest records move forward with their lives.

TALKING POINTSHow to protect customers’ private information , P7

What’s on the horizon for construction industry, P7

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

MORE VEGAS INC BUSINESS NEWSCalendar: Happenings and events, P13

The List: Available com-mercial space, P18

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Program offi cials expect to award $48,000 nationwide, more than double the $20,000 they distributed in 2014.

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Snell & Wilmer partner Leon Mead II was se-lected a fel-low of the Litigation Counsel of America. An invita-tion-only honorary society for trial law-yers, LCA is com-posed of fewer than one-half of 1 percent of American law-yers. Snell & Wilmer attorney Kelly Dove was appointed to the Standing Committee on Judicial Ethics and Election Practices by the Board of Gov-ernors of the State Bar of Ne-vada. The standing committee comprises six judges appointed by the Nevada Supreme Court, 12 attorneys appointed by the State Bar of Nevada and 12 lay members appointed by the governor. In addition, Taylor Anello, Brian Blaylock and Sherry Ly joined the staff of Snell & Wilmer. Anello focuses on commercial litigation, Blaylock on corporate and securities law with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, and Ly on business and commercial litigation.

Rebecca Haines is an associate at Jeffrey Burr.

Richard Jost is an adjunct professor at the UNLV Boyd School of Law. Jost is a direc-tor at Fennemore Craig. He will teach a weekly course on privacy, publicity and defama-tion, with a focus on unmanned aerial systems and privacy.

Amy Rose is legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada. She oversees legal strategy for the affiliate and leads all litigation the ACLU of Nevada undertakes.

Michael Lowry and Kenneth Lund were elected sharehold-ers at Thorndal Armstrong Delk Balkenbush & Eisinger.

Rebecca Miltenberger and Alisa Nave-Worth are shareholders at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck. Miltenberger is a member of the firm’s real estate department. Nave-Worth is a member of the firm’s government relations department.

Annemarie Gourley is assistant to Managing Part-ner Mark Ricciardi and Of Counsel David Dornak at Fisher & Phillips. Gourley has worked in the legal industry for more than 25 years.

Retired Chief Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court A. William Maupin joined the law firm of Naylor & Braster. Maupin will focus on litigation, litigation

consulting and alternative dispute resolution.

Anthony Golden was elected partner at Fisher & Phillips. He represents public and private employers in appellate matters, employment discrimination, labor management relations, unfair competition and trade secrets litigation, Family and Medical Leave Act issues, wage and hour law, and health care.

Former Clark County Family Court Judge William Gonzalez joined De Castroverde Law Group to lead its family law department. Gonzalez will work with attorney Jennifer Gaste-lum.

Thomas J. Salerno of Gordon Silver served on the Plan Issues Advisory Subcommittee of the ABI Bankruptcy Review Commission.

The government affairs affiliate of Kolesar & Leatham will be led by Bryan Gresh. Gresh is a former television reporter with decades of political and legisla-tive consulting and advocacy experience.

The Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada honored a number of attorneys during its annual 2014 Pro Bono Awards benefit luncheon. Those recognized included Pro Bono Attorney of the Year: Doreen M. Spears Hartwell; Lied Award for Most Hours for Law Firm: Lewis Roca Rothgerber; Lied Award for Most Cases for Law Firm: Gordon Silver; Lied Award for Most Hours for Attorney: Mark J. Con-not; Lied Award for Most Cases for Attorney: Israel “Ishi” Kunin; Law Firm of the Year: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck; William S. Boyd Award of Excellence: Bill Boyd; Justice Nancy Becker Pro Bono Award of Judicial Excellence: Justice Kristina S. Pickering and Judge Rob Bare; Vince A. Consul Memorial Pro Bono Award: Tracy A. Difillippo; Louis Wiener Service Award: Josef M. Karacsonyi; Myrna Williams Children’s Pro Bono Award: Wil-liam P. Curran; Award of Excellence: Bita Khamsi and John J. Piro; Public Interest Law Student of Distinction: Bailey Bortolin; Ask-A-Lawyer Commu-nity Commitment Award: Stefana Laurentia Ghita; Volunteer Surrogate Award: Richard Erlich.

Gordon Silver attorney Paola Armeni is chief administra-tive officer for the Las Vegas Business Academy’s executive board.

Kling Law Offices, which spe-cializes in estate planning, elder law, asset protection and busi-ness planning, moved to 8906 Spanish Ridge Ave., Suite 100, Las Vegas.

Local medical marijuana law firm Ashcraft & Barr is joining with Vicente Sederberg, one of the na-tion’s leading cannabis law firms. Ashcraft & Barr attorneys will be of counsel to Vicente Sederberg, serving as the lead attorneys in Nevada, while Vicente Sederberg attorneys will provide marijuana industry expertise.

The Legal Marketing Association’s southwest chapter, which includes Nevada, has a new board of directors. Members include Nathalie Daum of Gordon Silver, president; and Becky Linford of Alverson, Taylor, Mortensen & Sanders, secretary.

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Bailey Kennedy, Campbell & Williams, Kemp Jones & Coulthard and Lewis Roca Rothger-ber were recognized as top litigation firms in the 2015 edition of Benchmark Litigation.

Named as Future Stars were: From Bailey Kennedy: John Bailey, general commercial; Dennis Kennedy, antitrust, class action, general commercial. From Campbell & Wil-liams: Donald Campbell, personal injury; J. Colby Williams, appellate, First Amendment, general commercial, personal injury, product liability, wrongful death. From Kemp Jones & Coulthard: William Coulthard, general commercial. From Crockett and Myers: Jim Crockett, personal injury. From Eglet & Wall: Robert Eglet, personal injury, product liabil-ity; David Wall, personal injury. From Kemp Jones & Coulthard: J. Randall Jones, general commercial, mass tort, personal injury, prod-uct liability; Mark Jones, bankruptcy, intel-lectual property, mass tort, personal injury, product liability; Will Kemp, general com-mercial, mass tort, personal injury, product liability. From Laxalt & Nomura: Don Nomura, general commercial, medical malpractice, product liability. From Brownstein Hyatt Far-ber Schreck: Jeffrey Rugg, antitrust, general commercial.

The publication also named local Litigation Stars for Nevada. From Bailey Kennedy: Den-nis Kennedy, antitrust, class action, general commercial; John Bailey, general commercial; Joseph Liedman; and Joshua Dickey. From Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck: Jeffrey Rugg, antitrust, general commercial; Kirk Lenhard, general commercial; Tamara Peter-son, general commercial. From Campbell & Williams: Don Campbell, personal injury; J. Colby Williams, appellate, First Amendment, general commercial, personal injury, product liability, wrongful death. From Crockett and Myers: Jim Crockett, personal injury. From Eglet & Wall: David Wall, personal injury; Robert Eglet, personal injury, product liability. From Fennemore Craig: John Mowbray, construction, general commercial. From Holland & Hart: Stephen Peek, general com-mercial. From Kemp Jones & Coulthard: J. Randall Jones, general commercial, mass tort, personal injury, product liability; Mark Jones, bankruptcy, intellectual property, mass tort, personal injury, product liability; Will Kemp, general commercial, mass tort, personal injury, product liability; William Coulthard, general commercial. From Laxalt & Nomura: Don Nomura, general commercial, medical mal-practice, product liability. From Lewis Roca Rothgerber: Daniel Polsenberg, antitrust, professional liability; Daniel Waite, real estate; Von S. Heinz, general commercial, insurance, securities. From (then) Lionel Sawyer & Col-lins: David Frederick, general commercial, securities; Paul Hejmanowski, general com-mercial; Rodney Jean, bankruptcy, general commercial; Samuel Lionel, general com-mercial; Todd Kennedy, antitrust, general commercial, product liability; Todd Touton, general commercial. From McDonald Carano Wilson: Jeff Silvestri, appellate, general com-mercial, intellectual property. From Morris Law Group: Steve Morris, antitrust, general commercial, Insurance, intellectual property. From Pisanelli Bice: James Pisanelli, general commercial; Todd Bice, general commercial. From Santoro Whitmire: Nicholas Santoro, general commercial.

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How is the transition going so far?

This is a big change in my life, and it’s an exciting change. It has been a whirlwind.

We were called by the governor Dec. 17, and he advised us that we were appointed. Within an hour, we were called by the Supreme Court and given an itinerary.

As soon as we were sworn in, we started doing training and learning how to use the new case-management system. It’s a whole different process from what we have in District Court.

What is the biggest difference you anticipate compared with your old job?

Traveling. I’ll be traveling a lot throughout the state and meeting with attorneys from all over the state versus just Clark County. I’ll be going everywhere from Elko to Esmeralda to Washoe County. Now, I’m a judge for the entire state.

We’re having discussions about how we’ll have to manage our travel. Before, I’d be gone only for judicial education programs one or two times a year, either in Las Vegas or Reno.

I’ve already been to Carson City four times in January alone.

What drew you to the job?This bench is making history, and

that opportunity may come once in a lifetime. Appellate work is something I have always aspired to do, and I’m grateful I was given the opportunity.

The creation of this court is a real victory for the citizens of Nevada. We’ll be able to handle cases more effectively and efficiently.

What is the workload like so far? Are cases different or more complex at the appellate level?

We recently issued 45 decisions — 34 were criminal and 11 were civil. We’re trying to get at least 50 decisions out per month because we have a backlog of 800, so we have a

pretty high goal.We think it will probably take three

years or so to get the backlog taken care of.

They’re the same type of cases I was seeing in District Court, because they’re appeals from that court. We get all criminal cases except for those involving the death penalty.

There is one difference: I did not get family law cases before. Now, we have a contested divorce case that we’re reviewing in chambers. That is an area I don’t have a lot of experience

in, so I’ve been catching up by reading other cases.

But for the most part, they’re the exact same.

Is your access to legal records different?

We’re getting access to more internal documents and drafts that will be very useful for us.

For example, if we’re deciding on a burglary case, which are very common, we’re able to look at previous cases that are similar to see

how the Supreme Court may have ruled.

In addition to opinions, we get access to internal documents, as well as drafts and briefs. This is information that isn’t available to anyone but people within the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals.

I’ve only been working here a little while, but the system so far seems very impressive.

— Ana Ley

Q&A WITH ABBI SILVER

For new court, judge packs her robes and hits the road

Judge Abbi Silver was appointed by Gov. Brian Sandoval to serve on the state’s first appellate court. (STAFF FILE)

Through school graduations and judicial elections, Judge Abbi Silver’s career has kept her in Southern Nevada. ¶ That’s about to change. Silver, a lifelong Las Vegan, was appointed by Gov. Brian Sandoval in December to serve as one of three judges on the state’s newly formed appellate court. ¶ Now, the UNLV graduate and former Clark County District judge will preside statewide over Nevada’s 2.8 million residents. And she’ll be traveling a lot to do it. ¶ As she settled into the role, Silver spoke with VEGAS INC about the transition. She and fellow appellate court judges Jerome Tao and Michael Patrick Gibbons have been setting up their new offices at the Supreme Court building in Carson City and the Regional Justice Center in downtown Las Vegas.

“This bench is making history, and that opportunity may come once in a lifetime. Appellate work is something I have always aspired to do, and I’m grateful I was given the opportunity.”

— Justice Abbi Silver

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Mistakes need not follow you forever Peter McMurran, owner of Record Seal of Nevada, poses in his home office in Henderson. (STEVE MARCUS/STAFF)

BY THE NUMBERS

$11 BILLIONGaming revenue Nevada

casinos won in 2014, down

1.1 percent from 2013.

$552.2 MILLIONGaming revenue won by

Strip casinos in December,

down 16.4 percent from

December 2013.

33Number of people in Ne-

vada’s “Black Book,” a list of

people barred from enter-

ing casinos in the state.

$438 MILLIONAmount of revenue Gov.

Brian Sandoval says his pro-

posed business license fee

would raise for education

over two years.

41.1 MILLIONNumber of Las Vegas

visitors in 2014, a record.

37,000Number of jobs estimated

to be created if the annual

tourist count rises to the

Las Vegas Convention and

Visitors Authority’s goal of

45 million.

11Number of years the Las

Vegas Wranglers minor-

league hockey team played

in Las Vegas. After a year

hiatus, the team failed to

find a new home venue, and

its league membership was

withdrawn.

70Number of Las Vegas taxis

that will be equipped to

accept e-hails through

the smartphone app Ride

Genie.

$3.42 BILLIONAmount of revenue made

by Las Vegas Sands Corp.

during the fourth quarter, a

6.6 percent decrease from

the same period a year

earlier.

Describe your business.

Many customers have made a mistake in their life. It may have been a DUI, an argument with a partner, possessing a small amount of marijuana or simply being in the wrong place at the wrong time. In those instances and others, there is an arrest or citation record with the local arresting agency, i.e. po-lice department. That record does not go away and is retrievable on routine background checks.

Our paralegal service prepares all the legal documents re-quired to petition the court to have an arrest record sealed. Our service completes the entire process, prepares all the required documents and sends signed, certified court or-ders to the appropriate agencies to ensure the sealing is fi-nalized at the local, state and national level, as required.

Who are your customers?

Any adult citizen with an arrest record in Clark or Wash-oe county, as well as people who live out of state but have an arrest history in Nevada.

What makes your business unique?

We offer a low-cost, one-stop alternative to sealing re-cords, which empowers our customers to clear their re-cords. Our service educates the customer regarding the process. This accurate information empowers our cus-tomers to put their mistakes behind them, enabling them to look to the future. We are the only veteran solely owned record-sealing business in Nevada. It is all we do.

What is your business philosophy?

Treat the customer with respect and make the process

transparent and easily under-standable while providing first-class service.

What is the hardest part about

doing business here?

Reaching and educating the marketplace. It is a very competi-tive business climate with a large amount of misinformation regard-ing record sealing. For example, customers think only an attorney

can help them in this process. This is not the case.

What is the best part of doing business here?

The Legislature has written very clear statutes regard-ing the record-sealing process. Law enforcement offices, the district and city attorney offices and the various courts are intertwined in the process and are very supportive of the petitioner.

What obstacles have you overcome?

Some of my customers require legal advice. In these instances, I refer them to local attorneys to help them get the legal advice to move forward, as I do not dispense legal advice. They may have record sealing needs but it requires legal advice beyond legal document preparation.

How can Southern Nevada improve its business

climate?

Encourage better small-business loan opportunities, especially for veterans. There is a lot of talk out there but for smaller loans there was no market for my startup loan needs. Also, instituting a network or workshops for local veterans helping one another with startups, business plans, lessons learned, etc., may also be a positive step forward.

RECORD SEAL OF NEVADAPhone: 1810 E. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas

Phone: 702-485-3516Email: [email protected]

Website: recordsealofnevada.comHours of operation: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday; mobile appointments and phone consultations 7 a.m.-7 p.m.

seven days a weekOwned/operated by: Peter McMurran

In business since: 2013

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READER COMMENTSWe want to hear from you. Visit vegasinc.com to post your opinion.

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N evada’s construction industry is a conglomeration of varied political interests. Commercial and industry project owners, designers,

residential homeowners, general contractors, construction managers, subcontractors, materials and equipment suppliers, union benefit trust funds, lenders, surety and insurance companies and title insurers all are affected by changes to the state’s construction laws.

With the entire government now controlled by Republicans, such groups can expect substantial change in 2015. Some areas to watch closely:

RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION DEFECTSThis has been an area of legislative dispute since its

enactment 20 years ago. Subcontractors can expect changes that will make them responsible only for their own errors and limit their liability for problems they did not cause.

There also likely will be changes to rules defining what a defect is, how long a time frame a homeowner has to bring a lawsuit for defects, how attorney and expert fees are handled and what types of buildings the law considers residential dwellings. Outright repeal of the law may be considered but is unlikely to pass.

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND PREVAILING WAGE LAWS

Laws affecting union contracts and how prevailing wages are calculated and determined may see some reform, although sweeping changes are unlikely. Nevada’s method of calculating prevailing wages undoubtedly will get a review.

Prevailing wages are significantly higher here than

surrounding states, including California, and seriously affect Nevada’s ability to build public facilities. With school construction a high priority, altering how labor rates are calculated may be a focus.

MECHANIC’S LIEN LAWS Mechanic’s liens give contractors and

design professionals a security interest in a construction project to ensure they get paid for their work. Nevada has some of the most contractor-friendly lien laws in the country.

Construction industry groups want substantial changes, but there is little consensus on specifics.

If bills are introduced, expect them to deal with the issues of construction payment retention (money withheld from each payment by the owner until the project is complete), payment security for tenant improvement projects and building codes.

INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLIC WORKS FUNDINGSeveral bills appear to address public works construction

funding. School construction measures, as well as amendments to fuel tax indexing, are likely.

There also likely will be a push to protect the highway construction fund, which has sometimes been used to plug deficits in the general fund, and there may be legislation to make it easier for public-private partnerships to be formed.

Finally, expect to see changes introduced regarding the use of the construction management concept in building public projects. The technique allows a general contractor to become involved with a project during the design phase, to streamline construction and eliminate disputes.

Leon Mead is a partner at Snell & Wilmer.

P rivacy laws are becoming more consumer-focused, and companies that collect personal information about consumers — and fail to

disclose what they do with it — are beginning to find themselves in uncomfortable situations.

New regulations are aimed at protecting people’s privacy, and companies need to know their obligations, particularly if they have an Internet presence and are gathering personally identifiable information about their customers.

If a business collects personally identifiable information — defined in most states as someone’s first initial and last name and an account number, such as a credit card, bank account or driver’s license number — the company has an obligation to keep that information safe.

In 2009, Nevada adopted one of the strictest encryption standards in the nation: Companies must deploy encryption technology for information they gather, and use a recognized standard of encryption to do so.

Laws regarding the specifics of handling a data breach are unclear, but the sooner consumers are notified, the quicker they can act to protect themselves (by changing account numbers, notifying banks, etc.) and the less liability the company will face. If a data breach involves information about California residents, the company is required to distribute a mandatory press release and have the

information broadcast by a major news station. In any case, it is important to plot an

appropriate response and notification process. To protect your company, it is important to

ensure that a good data-protection policy and safeguards are in place, and to consult with the appropriate legal counsel and information technology personnel to ensure relevant data-protection issues have been addressed and are included in privacy policies.

When creating a data-security compliance strategy, it is important to perform cybersecurity and cyberliability audits,

typically conducted by a company’s IT and legal counsel, to ensure appropriate policies are in place. Keeping encryption and anti-virus spyware software and firewalls up to date and using strong passwords also is necessary, along with creating and enforcing computer-usage policies.

It is critical to know the dangers of a data breach and take appropriate measures to protect customer information. Make sure your company takes the necessary steps.

John Krieger is a shareholder in Gordon Silver’s intellectual property and entertainment/sports departments. He concentrates on intellectual property litigation, trademark and copyright infringement claims, domain name litigation, trade secret misappropriation and unfair competition.

What’s on the horizon for construction industry

How to protect customers’ private information

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BY J.D. MORRISSTAFF WRITER

Nevada’s top gaming regulator hasn’t made his professional career in the casino industry or in the law, but he’s plenty experienced with both of those fields.

Dr. Tony Alamo is the first non-attorney to serve as chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission, the body that has the final say over regulation of gambling in the state. Other parts of his back-ground give him an understanding of gambling and regulatory affairs: His father was a longtime casino industry executive, and Alamo previously served on the state Athletic Commission.

Alamo joined the Gaming Commission as a mem-ber in 2008 and last summer was appointed by Gov. Brian Sandoval to replace Chairman Peter Ber-nhard. In the half-year since Alamo took over the chairmanship, he has led the commission’s meet-ings on several high-profile gaming developments, including the opening of SLS Las Vegas and con-cerns about the background of Sam Nazarian, the businessman who led the creation of SLS.

Alamo spoke with VEGAS INC about his duties on the commission and some of the most pressing issues facing the state’s gaming industry.

If you had to pick the most significant moment or issue that has come up since you’ve been chairman, what would it be?

That’s a tough question, because I’ll be honest with you: We’ve had so many. Keep in mind, in my tenure as a commissioner and now as a chairman, Las Vegas has suffered the worst recession it’s ever had. We’re here dealing with near closures of casi-nos and enormous restructurings; we’ve had to deal with the largest fines ever given to a licensee for is-sues with one of the sports books; we’ve dealt with issues of drug use, extortion; we’ve dealt with is-sues with slot parlors — it just goes on and on. Every meeting comes with something I think is going to be very important and could have an effect on gam-ing if we don’t do our job.

What do you think your medical background adds to your perspective as chairman?

Keep in mind the support that I have as chair-man: I have the Attorney General’s Office, so I have all the legal representation at my disposal. We also have board members who are attorneys. So the fact that I’m not an attorney is definitely not a negative because of the support I have around me. The fact that I am a physician, believe it or not, I think it’s helped me quite a bit. It’s helped me in the way I think, the way I study, the way I decide things, my work ethic. On top of that, there’s been a topic that’s completely medically related, which is medical marijuana and gaming. Coincidentally, I think it’s put me right at the forefront of being able to objec-tively be part of those discussions.

Let’s go into that a little bit. Why do medical marijuana and gaming need to be

totally separated?I wear two hats; we all do. We’re people with

experiences and we’re regulators. My hat as a person with experience is a physician who truly believes that medical marijuana should be avail-able. Unfortunately, I think the way it’s been en-acted and put into place in Nevada and other states has caused a misfire. I think the need for medical marijuana — which is there, but small — has gotten confused with the want, which is large. And there-fore, the demand is huge.

But let me bookmark all that, because that’s me as a person. As a regulator, it’s very cut and dried and obvious: It’s against federal law. Period. It’s a Sched-ule I drug that the federal government has said has a high abuse potential and is against the law. We cannot allow our gaming licensees to participate in something against federal law.

So the only thing that could maybe change your mind would be some sort of loosening on the federal level?

If the federal government stopped making it against the law of the land, then that changes things. But right now, it is against the law. And we can’t al-low our licensees to participate in anything that’s against the law.

In a few years, what role do you see online gaming playing in the overall Nevada gaming market?

For online gaming to work, you need liquidity. Li-quidity means volume, lots of people playing. We all got to the race, we were all ready to go — the prob-lem is, the starter gun never went off. The federal government didn’t open it up. Our governor tried, and I commend him for trying. When the federal government slowed down its approach, he went on his own and started to make compacts with other

states. But it’s just not enough. We do not have the population base to do it just within our state, or one or two smaller states, to make it viable. The fact that Ultimate Gaming closed its doors — the writing’s on the wall that it’s very pessimistic right now. I don’t think there’s any appetite at the federal level to open it up and allow interstate online gaming. Until you do that, it’s not financially viable.

How concerned are you about illegal sports betting, given that the American Gaming Association is really looking at tackling that?

We know how to do sports betting. We know how to regulate it, we know how to take care of it; it’s our expertise, and we’re comfortable doing it. There is an appetite now at the organizational athletic level to embrace sports betting — legal sports betting. The illegal is an enormous problem. Illegal betting is a platform for organized crime, money laundering and other nefarious acts. To continue the status quo, I think, is a mistake. The less illegal sports betting there is and the more legal sports betting there is, the better everyone is.

When you’re done with this, looking back, what would constitute a successful stint as chairman for you?

Of course, everybody always wants to leave a leg-acy in everything they do, and I just hope that when my time is up, that everybody around — from the regulators to the legislators to the industry — looks back and says: “Dr. Alamo was a true Nevadan and he helped the industry of gaming, which is the life-blood of our state.” If I get people to remember me that way, I accomplished something. But every time I think my role as a regulator comes to an end, I end up doing something bigger and better. So I don’t know what my future will entail.

Dr. Tony Alamo became chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission last year. (STAFF FILE)

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In upbeat speech, NLV mayor touts ‘strong plan to repair our city’

Nevada casinos win $11 billion in 2014, a slight drop from 2013

BY CONOR SHINESTAFF WRITER

In 2014, Mayor John Lee deliv-ered his first State of the City ad-dress as North Las Vegas teetered on the brink of financial disaster, faced with a long-term deficit of $152 million.

This year, Lee made his sec-ond State of the City speech with North Las Vegas facing a much different outlook.

As a result of deals struck with public unions last April, the city’s projected budget deficit over the next seven years has been slashed nearly in half, from $152 mil-lion to $78 million. Vacant space at City Hall has been leased and key executive positions have been filled.

“We have put together a strong plan to repair our city, and we’re executing on it,” Lee said during the nearly hourlong speech at Texas Station. “North Las Vegas

will be a story of optimism writ-ten with achievement and hard work.”

After guiding the city as it avoided financial insolvency, Lee is turning his attention to major projects that can help revitalize the city’s economy. Leading the way is a plan to create a tax-free zone on 700 acres at the Apex In-dustrial Park to lure a few major businesses to the site. By doing so, the city hopes to pull together funding to finish water and elec-tricity hookups needed to open the remaining 6,000 acres of the park for development.

Still, he urged caution with the city’s recovery.

“North Las Vegas is not out of the hole. We’re continuing to work just as hard as we did last year,” he said. “We put a seven-year forecast together. I’ll need all seven years to really make North Las Vegas stand on its own.”

BY J.D. MORRISSTAFF WRITER

Nevada’s gaming revenue declined slightly in 2014 after several years of consistent increases, the state re-ported.

The Gaming Control Board said casinos won a little more than $11 billion in 2014, a 1.1 percent drop from a year ago, when gaming revenue increased by 2.6 percent. Revenue had been steadily going up for the past few years since the worst of the recession-induced slump.

The Strip’s gaming revenue dropped 2.1 percent to $6.37 billion for the year, while Clark County’s revenue went down 1.3 percent to $9.55 billion.

A lot of the reason behind the de-clines comes down to one word: bac-carat. That game’s $1.5 billion state-wide revenue was down 5.9 percent from 2013. Gaming Control Board senior research analyst Michael

Lawton said the year’s drop ended five consecutive years of increases for baccarat revenue.

Lawton saw positive developments in slot and sports wagering revenue for the year. Slot revenue in 2014 was “basically flat” compared with 2013, and sports wagering revenue rose 11.8 percent, he said.

Things were also a little better elsewhere in Clark County. Down-town Las Vegas revenue rose 2.1 per-cent to $511.4 million for 2014, while Laughlin and North Las Vegas saw increases of 1 percent and 1.9 per-cent, respectively.

The Boulder Strip, however, saw a 1.8 percent decline for the year.

The picture in December was worse for the state overall. Gaming revenue for the month was $950.7 million, down 8.06 percent compared with a year earlier. The Strip’s December gaming revenue was $555.2 million, a 16.41 percent decline from 2013.

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Name added to casino ‘Black Book’BY J.D. MORRISSTAFF WRITER

Gaming regulators have added an-other name to Nevada’s famous “Black Book,” a list of people barred from en-tering any of the state’s casinos.

Late last month, the Nevada Gaming Commission unanimously approved adding Tasia Musa to the list. Commis-sioners were told Musa met multiple conditions that can warrant inclusion on the list, including convictions for gambling-related crimes.

Musa, who was not present, is the

33rd person on the list.Under state law, the list “may in-

clude any person whose presence in the establishment is determined by the (Gaming Control Board) and the com-mission to pose a threat to the interests of this state or to licensed gaming, or both.”

Once added to the list, a person’s death is the only sure way to be re-moved from it.

Former Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman has frequently said he thinks the list is unconstitutional.

Henderson mayor: Health care industry a key economic driver BY CONOR SHINESTAFF WRITER

After his 1-year-old granddaughter fell suddenly ill and nearly died last year, Henderson Mayor Andy Hafen says he has a new perspective on the importance of having quality health care in the city.

“The year has given me a lot of cause to ponder on who we are and where we’re going,” Hafen told more than 800 people at Green Valley Ranch Re-sort for the annual State of the City address. “It helped me appreciate more than ever how wonderful a com-munity we live in. But I’ve also become keenly aware of hundreds of other families going through similar trials.”

Doctors eventually found that a vi-rus was attacking the heart of Hafen’s granddaughter, Aly, who is doing bet-ter but still faces a challenging recov-ery.

Hafen said growing the health care industry would be a key driver of eco-nomic development in Henderson, while also serving the needs of the community’s families.

He highlighted two major projects underway that he sees as the first piec-es of a “Henderson health care corri-dor” near Sunset Road and U.S. 95.

The first, the $1.6 billion Union Village health care complex, broke ground in October. Its first phase will include a 214-bed hospital scheduled to open in 2016.

Dignity Health also is planning a 2.3-acre medical campus for outpa-tient services at Galleria Drive and Gibson Road, plus a $100 million ex-pansion at St. Rose Dominican Hospi-tals — Siena Campus.

“We want to foster a world-class

culture for medicine and health care,” Hafen said. “It will add a whole new di-mension for us as a city.”

Hafen’s half-hour speech also high-lighted other successes for the city in 2014, such as the arrival of Vada-Tech, a technology company that built a 70,000-square-foot headquarters near Gibson Road and American Pa-cific Drive.

Other new arrivals include Barrick Gold Corp., which is moving its global information management and tech-nology operations to Henderson, and Barclaycard, a division of Barclays bank that opened a customer service center that employs 800 people.

The city’s vaunted park system continues to grow, with five new parks opening in 2014 and four more planned in 2015, Hafen said.

After years of recession-induced deficits, Henderson’s budget was back in the black in 2014 as a result of $1.3 million in cuts. The city is on track to repeat the feat in 2015.

“While we’ve turned a corner and are beginning to see increasing signs of recovery and stability, we know we still have a long road to get to where we need to be,” Hafen said.

Hafen’s speech didn’t mention a controversial property tax increase debated by the City Council last year, which city officials say would provide needed funding to keep up infrastruc-ture and retain Henderson’s “pre-mier” status.

Hafen said he’d be closely watching the upcoming Legislature for changes that could give local governments ac-cess to additional funding and more autonomy about how those funds are spent.

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PROJECT NEON, FROM PAGE 1

Attorney: Landowners must be ‘made whole’domain law.

The Nevada Department of Trans-portation toes the line between be-ing a steward of taxpayer dollars and offering a fair deal to property own-ers. But two of the biggest eminent domain attorneys in town argue the transportation agency is dragging out the process far too long, further harming landowners.

THE PROJECTProject Neon calls for several

braided ramps, similar to ones along the U.S. 95 interchange at Rancho Drive, as well as a high-occupancy ve-hicle flyover ramp that will connect car-pool lanes from U.S. 95 to I-15’s express lanes. The changes require redesigns along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and a complete recon-struction of the I-15 and Charleston Boulevard interchange.

To get it all done, the state must purchase dozens of parcels using eminent domain, a point of conten-tion among owners. Eminent do-main is a government’s right to ap-propriate private property for public use. Landowners have no recourse to stop the sale, but they get paid for their land — the appraised fair mar-ket value plus the cost of moving. Landowners can appeal if they think the price is too low.

Coming up with the right price isn’t easy.

“The state has a limited amount of money for acquisition,” state trans-portation board member Frank Mar-tin said in August.

The goal is to have all price disputes resolved by 2016, when construction is set to begin. NDOT Director Rudy Malfabon thinks it can be done.

“We are confident the state will acquire the primary parcels that will allow construction to commence in early 2016, although land acquisition will occur throughout the course of the 3 1/3-year-long project,” Malfa-bon said.

Project Neon is expected to reduce travel time by 28 percent and cre-ate $110 million in annual savings through improved productivity, Mal-fabon said.

LANDOWNER PERSPECTIVEFor the past 15 years, local attor-

neys Brian Padgett and Kermitt Wa-ters have worked on behalf of land-

owners facing eminent domain. Padgett recently argued a case for

Ad America before the state Supreme Court. Ad America owns four parcels in the downtown area financed un-der one loan. Three of the four are set to be taken under eminent domain, and as a result have low vacancy rates — 30 to 40 percent, Padgett said. That jeopardizes the fourth parcel, which has high occupancy.

The landowner is on the verge of foreclosure and is waiting for a Su-preme Court decision, which could take up to a year.

“It’s a situation where these land-owners have a hard time filling apartments, offices and industrial buildings,” Padgett said. “As a result, they’re hanging on by their finger-nails. The landowners have become involuntary custodians of their own properties.”

Malfabon called the acquisition of property through eminent domain “a very meticulous process” that re-quires in-house counsel, right-of-way expertise and outside experts includ-ing appraisers, engineers and con-sultants. Malfabon said the agency is

moving as quickly as it can.“NDOT is managing the acquisi-

tion of parcels as best as possible with the resources available, and we respectfully request the patience of affected property owners as we dili-gently pursue the acquisition process in manageable stages,” he said.

VALUATION DIFFERENCESWaters said zoning issues play

a huge role in price gaps between NDOT’s offers and what landowners have in mind. Sometimes an apprais-al uses existing zoning, which may not be the highest and best use.

“If it’s a home next to a casino, then the highest and best use is not a home,” Waters said.

Malfabon said NDOT has kept an open mind during the process.

“Our goal is to reach an agreement with each owner,” he said. “When the owner makes a counteroffer that is supported by the market data, we will reconsider the original offer amount. However, there is little the state can do when owners either refuse to par-ticipate in the process or make unre-alistic demands that are not support-

ed by the market data.”Waters and Padgett say landowners

need to be “made whole.” They note that just compensation is defined as a “sum of money, necessary to place the property owner back in the same po-sition monetarily, without any gov-ernmental offsets, as if the property had never been taken.” Compensa-tion can include interest and attor-neys’ fees.

Negotiations have yielded wildly different outcomes. In one recent settlement, Waters’ client received $3 million, more than triple NDOT’s initial $700,000 offer. Another re-ceived 37 times the amount initially offered.

“Unless you can get back to the same type of property, you’re not made whole. You’re just helping them finance that project for the govern-ment,” Waters said.

Early on, Waters went to trial with just about every case. Now, more are being settled before they go to court.

Malfabon said NDOT had done its best to be fair by using independent appraisers and allowing owners to accompany the appraiser when he or she visits the property. Landowners also are encouraged to bring forth relevant information concerning the value of the property. Owners are provided a copy of the appraisal when presented with an offer. They then have the opportunity to make a coun-teroffer, too.

FUTURENDOT has approximately

$250 million budgeted for land ac-quisitions related to Project Neon. About $100 million comes from rev-enue-backed bonds and the rest from federal and state fuel tax revenue.

Malfabon estimated about 100 more parcels still need to be ac-quired. Offers have been made to 39 landowners. Twenty-one parcels are in the appraisal process. Agreements have been made with 18 property owners and negotiations are under-way with 21, Malfabon said.

How the process is going depends on whom you ask. Malfabon has a much more upbeat take than many.

“We’re more than halfway through assembling the project parcels,” he said. “The acquisition process, gen-erally speaking, has been smooth thus far.”

“Unless you can get back to the same

type of property, you’re not made whole.

You’re just helping them finance that

project for the government.”

— Kermitt Waters, eminent domain attorney

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“A Career in Ruins”

Time: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Cost: Free

Location: UNLV, Frank and Estella

Beam Hall, Room 212, 4505 S. Mary-

land Parkway, Las Vegas

Information: Email Alyssa Critten-

den at [email protected]

Alan Simmons of UNLV’s anthropol-

ogy department will discuss careers

in archaeology, including his own.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10

“College- and workforce-ready

graduates: A solution for saving

time and money”

Time: 7-9 a.m. Cost: $25 for mem-

bers of the Henderson Chamber of

Commerce, $45 for nonmembers,

additional $10 for walk-ins

Location: Wildhorse Golf Club, 2100

W. Warm Springs Road, Henderson

Information: Visit hendersoncham-

ber.com

John and Wendi Hawk, founders

and operators of Nevada State High

School, will discuss the school’s

approach to preparing students for

college and the workforce.

“Building and Maintaining a

Statewide Mediation Program:

Why and How”

Time: 5-6:30 p.m. Cost: Free

Location: UNLV, Boyd School of Law,

Thomas and Mack Moot Court, 4505

S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas

Information: Visit law.unlv.edu/

node/21236

Professor Sharon Press, director of

the Dispute Resolution Institute at

Hamline University School of Law

in St. Paul, Minn., will discuss key

considerations for establishing and

maintaining court-connected media-

tion programs.

UNLV executive MBA informa-

tion session

Time: 6-7 p.m. Cost: Free

Location: UNLV, John S. Wright

Hall, Building C, Room 304, 4505 S.

Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas

Information: Visit business.unlv.

edu/emba

Students and alumni will discuss

UNLV’s executive masters in business

administration program, geared toward

senior and mid-career executives.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11

Keystone Corp. breakfast

Time: 7:30 a.m. Cost: $26; RSVP by

Feb. 9

Location: Las Vegas Country Club,

Rotunda Room, 3000 Joe W. Brown

Drive, Las Vegas

Information: Email info@KeystoneNe-

vada.com or visit keystonenevada.com

Political consultant Mike Slanker will

be the guest speaker.

Brookings Mountain West

Lecture: “Water Crimes: A Global

Crisis on the Rise”

Time: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Cost: Free

Location: UNLV, Greenspun Hall

Auditorium, 4505 S. Maryland Park-

way, Las Vegas

Information: Contact Bill Brown

at 702-895-0091 or visit unlv.edu/

brookingsmtnwest

Vanda Felbab Brown, a senior fellow

with the Center for 21st Century Se-

curity and Intelligence at Brookings,

will discuss how climate change and

water-use policies are causing water

scarcity around the world.

Cyber crime seminar: “Why Small

Businesses are Low-Hanging Fruit”

Time: 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Cost:

Must be a member or sponsor, or

request an invitation

Location: Morton’s Steakhouse, 400

E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas

Information: Email Jodi Phelps at

[email protected]

Sean Connery, CEO of Orbis Solutions,

Inc., will be the featured speaker.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12

Nevada Restaurant Association

mixer

Time: 5-7 p.m. Cost: Free for man-

agers and chefs, $15 for restaurant

association members, $25 for non-

members, $35 at the door

Location: Border Grill, The Forum

Shops at Caesars, 3500 Las Vegas

Blvd. South, Las Vegas

Information: Visit nvrestaurants.com

Attendees can network with fellow

restaurateurs.

“The Great Inflation: Once in a

Lifetime”

Time: 5-7 p.m. Cost: $50

Location: Caesars Palace, Verona

Room, 3570 Las Vegas Blvd. South,

Las Vegas

Information: Visit econclublv.org

Wells Fargo Chief Economoist John

Silvia will discuss the risk of inflation

returning, as it did in the 1970s.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17

Risk Management Society

educational session

Time: 11 a.m. Cost: $27 for mem-

bers with RSVP, $30 for nonmem-

bers with RSVP, $32 for members

at the door, $35 for nonmembers at

the door

Location: Lawry’s the Prime Rib, 4043

Howard Hughes Parkway, Las Vegas

Information: Visit nevada.rims.org

A discussion about Metro Police’s

decision to not respond to non-inju-

ry automobile crashes. Presented by

lawyer Justin Watkins.

Lien Rights for Commercial

Brokers: A Panel Discussion

Time: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Cost:

$40 for members of Commercial

Real Estate Women of Las Vegas;

$50 for nonmembers; $55 at the

door

Location: Las Vegas Country Club,

3000 Joe W. Brown Drive, Las Vegas

Information: Call 702-798-5156

A panel will discuss lien rights and

how they pertain to commercial

brokers. Speakers include Charles

Creigh, principal at NewMarket Advi-

sors; Rod Martin, senior vice presi-

dent and director of development at

Majestic Properties; and attorney Don

Polednak of Sylvester & Polednak.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18

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cana Road, Las Vegas

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Las Vegas Councilman Bob Beers

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tions required

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Goldfield Room, 4505 S. Maryland

Parkway, Las Vegas

Information: Email Joanne Goodwin

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women will discuss the pivotal role

women played in shaping Las Vegas’

labor history.

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CHAPTER 73.78 Irish Acres LLCLas Vegas, NV 89135Attorney: Yanxiong Li of Black & Lobello at [email protected]

Lionel Sawyer & Collins Ltd.316 E. Bridger Ave., second floorLas Vegas, NV 89101Attorney: Zachariah Larson of Lar-son & Zirzow at [email protected]

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BROKERED

TRANSACTIONS

SALES$5,250,000 for 103,000 square feet, industrial1841 E. Craig Road, North Las Vegas 89030Seller: Land Exchange Corp. as QI for Tower Distribution Center LLCSeller agent: Bryan Houser of Albright Callister & AssociatesBuyer: Panattoni Development CompanyBuyer agent: Greg Pancirov and Mike Delew of Colliers International

$270,000 for 4,600 square feet, industrial

4300 N. Pecos Road, North Las Vegas 89115Seller: Sta�ord Nevada LPSeller agent: Amy Ogden and Danielle Ste�en of Cushman and Wakefield CommerceBuyer: James TsunisBuyer agent: Martin Stephen of American Realty Properties

LEASES$1,364,644 for 58,620 square feet, industrial for 66 months5406 El Campo Grande, Suite 180, North Las Vegas 89115Landlord: Northern Beltway Indus-trial Center Landlord agent: Kevin Higgins, Gar-rett Toft and Zac Zaher of Voit Real Estate ServicesTenant: Golden Star Inc.Tenant agent: Jeremy Green of CBRE

$389,928 for 10,264 square feet, industrial for 65 months1175 American Pacific Drive, Suite F, Henderson 89011Landlord: Northwestern Mutual Life InsuranceLandlord agent: Kevin Higgins, Gar-rett Toft and Zac Zaher of Voit Real Estate ServicesTenant: Healthcare 360 Inc.Tenant agent: Tyler Jones of Colliers International

$305,250 for 2,750 square feet, retail for 63 months2625 E. Tropicana Ave., Suite A-B, Las Vegas 89121Landlord: 2615 Tropicana Avenue LLCLandlord agent: Jakke Farley and Matt Feustel of Virtus CommercialTenant: Kanemochi Inc. (Krazy Sushi)Tenant agent: Matt Feustel of Virtus Commercial

$279,874 for 18,498 square feet, industrial for 39 months489 Victory Lane, Henderson 89015Landlord: The Daniel & Faith Marital TrustLandlord agent: Curtis Sanders of Cushman and Wakefield CommerceTenant: Techsico Leasing LLCTenant agent: Chris Meranto of Es-han Realty Commercial Real Estate

$148,851 for 1,235 square feet, retail for 60 months2654 W. Horizon Ridge, Henderson 89052Landlord: Villa La Paloma LLCLandlord agent: Dan Hubbard of Cushman and Wakefield CommerceTenant: Dalzell EnterprisesTenant agent: N/A

$101,219 for 11,000 square feet, industrial for 25 months3211 Sunrise Ave., Las Vegas 89101Landlord: Harsch Investment PropertiesLandlord agent: Amanda McCauley of Harsch Investment

Tenant: Orderwithme Nevada Inc.Tenant agent: Dan Palmeri and Bob Hawkins of Cushman and Wakefield Commerce

$25,568 for 800 square feet, retail for 39 months4250 E. Bonanza Road, Las Vegas 89110Landlord: SET Properties/Priority One CommercialLandlord agent: Pete Janemark of Cushman and Wakefield CommerceTenant: Joseph BanantoTenant agent: N/A

BUSINESS LICENSES

Taqueria El Buen PastorBusiness type: Open-air vendingAddress: 2219 Fremont St., Las VegasOwner: Nunez Inc.

Tar AutoBusiness type: Automotive garage/service station (minor)Address: 1711 N. Decatur Blvd., Las VegasOwner: Marios Stolidakis

The Good Buy ShopBusiness type: General retail salesAddress: 1717 E. Charleston Blvd., Las VegasOwner: St Jude’s Women’s Auxil-iary Inc. Thomas A. WirtBusiness type: Real estate salesAddress: 9420 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 100, Las VegasOwner: Thomas A. Wirt

Tienda Salvadorena Sol y MarBusiness type: Convenience storeAddress: 1958 E. Charleston Blvd., Las VegasOwner: Reyna E. Garcia

Tom Prince AgencyBusiness type: Insurance firmAddress: 240 S. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 4, Las VegasOwner: Prince Companies LLC

Toro Tax ServicesBusiness type: Business support serviceAddress: 3631 W. Sahara Ave., Las VegasOwner: Toro Enterprises LLC

Urology Specialists of NevadaBusiness type: Professional services - medicalAddress: 2010 Goldring Ave., Suite 200, Las VegasOwner: Robert B. McBeath MD PC

V LimousineBusiness type: Motor transportation serviceAddress: 6375 S. Pecos Road, Las VegasOwner: VIP Vegas Limousine LLC

Watermark Cheyenne LLCBusiness type: Business spaceAddress: 8670 W. Cheyenne Ave., Suite 120, Las VegasOwner: Debra Dowers

WCH 3 LLCBusiness type: ContractorAddress: 1635 Village Center Circle, Suite 200, Las VegasOwner: Daniel A. Bartlett

Westcoast ParacordBusiness type: Sporting goodsAddress: 1702 Western Ave., Suite G, Las VegasOwner: International Marketing Systems Ltd. Western Furniture & ApplianceBusiness type: FurnitureAddress: 91 S. Martin L. King Blvd., Las VegasOwner: Furniture LTO LLC

Wireless ExpertsBusiness type: General retail salesAddress: 10870 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 150, Las VegasOwner: Wireless World LLC

Women’s Health Associates of Southern NevadaBusiness type: Professional services - medicalAddress: 517 Rose St., Las VegasOwner: Women’s Health Associates of Southern Nevada

Yelena Vangstad LLC Business type: General retail salesAddress: 8975 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 130, Las VegasOwner: Yelena Vangstad

Zukor’sBusiness type: General retail salesAddress: 4413 Erica Drive, Las VegasOwner: Zukor Inc.

AAA Quality Air & Heating Inc.Business type: ContractorAddress: 1800 S. Eastern Ave., Las VegasOwner: Gustavo Cruz

Abraham Limo Service Inc.Business type: Motor transportation serviceAddress: 4775 Quality Court, Las VegasOwner: Mulugeta Abraham

Action ApplianceBusiness type: General retail salesAddress: 4252 E. Charleston Blvd., Las VegasOwner: Jesus Juarez Gomez

Alive Inside ProductionsBusiness type: General retail salesAddress: 5071 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 160, Las VegasOwner: Austin Boyd

American Family InsuranceBusiness type: Insurance firmAddress: 6757 W. Charleston Blvd.,

Suite A, Las VegasOwner: Sherry Verost Agency Inc.

Americhoice Insurance Brokerage LLCBusiness type: Insurance firm Address: 2810 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite F62, Las VegasOwner: Jaclynn Congrove

AndersonPCBusiness type: General retail salesAddress: 10000 W. Charleston Blvd.. Suite 100, Las VegasOwner: Anderson Computer Sys-tems LLC

Andrew RenshawBusiness type: Bail agent/enforce-ment agentAddress: 629 S. Casino Center Blvd., Las VegasOwner: At Once Bail Bonds LLC

Anthony’s Pizza & DeliBusiness type: RestaurantAddress: 321 S. Casino Center Blvd., Suite 125, Las VegasOwner: L.I.P. Company Aqua Mermaid PoolsBusiness type: Residential property maintenanceAddress: 7626 Marine Current St., Las VegasOwner: Mary Diehl

Back Bar USABusiness type: Management or consulting service Address: 4224 W. Reno Ave., Las VegasOwner: Back Bar Beverage Market-ing Consultants LLC

Baga Vape Co.Business type: Vapes and electronic cigarettes Address: 4300 Meadows Lane, kiosk, Las VegasOwner: The Package Group LLC

Bella’s One on One Interior DesignBusiness type: Designer-draftsman Address: 321 S. Casino Center Blvd., Suite 112, Las VegasOwner: Anna L. Giorgione

Big Brothers Big Sisters of South-ern Nevada Business type: Nonprofit commu-nity servicesAddress: 2000 E. Flamingo Road, Las VegasOwner: Teri Peers

Blue Box Production Group Business type: Management or consulting service Address: 1904 S. Maryland Parkway, Las VegasOwner: Blue Box Business Solutions LLC Boss Glass & Mirror Inc.Business type: Repair and mainte-nance Address: 6360 McLeod Drive, Las

Records and TransactionsVegasOwner: Joseph Murrin

Brent Sutton Business type: Real estate salesAddress: 9420 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 100, Las VegasOwner: Brent Sutton

Bridget M. Atterbom-Jagunich Business type: Real estate salesAddress: 9420 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 100, Las VegasOwner: Bridget Atterbom-Jagunich

Business Center Solutions Inc. Business type: General services (counter/o¨ce)Address: 129 Fremont St., Las VegasOwner: Thomas G. Gonzales

CafelatteBusiness type: Food services or caféAddress: 1 S. Main St., Las VegasOwner: Dog Bites Back LLC Casa Don Juan IIBusiness type: Restaurant with alcoholAddress: 1780 N. Bu�alo Drive, Suite 101, Las VegasOwner: Casa Don Juan II LLC Casa RosaBusiness type: General retail salesAddress: 4530 E. Charleston Blvd., Suite C1, Las VegasOwner: Hyo Sook Park Catherine HazzleriggBusiness type: Real estate salesAddress: 9420 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 100, Las VegasOwner: Catherine Hazzlerigg Celestial ComicsBusiness type: General retail salesAddress: 9440 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 170, Las VegasOwner: Desert Wind Enterprises Inc. Chef Exec Suppliers LLCBusiness type: General retail salesAddress: 3655 W. Quail Ave., Las VegasOwner: Dominique Arnould

City BarBusiness type: TavernAddress: 1000 E. Sahara Ave., Suite 105, Las VegasOwner: Bks Nevada LLC

BUILDING PERMITS

$2,081,255, grading1382 American Pacific Drive, Hen-dersonRyland Homes

$1,250,313, commercial-addition4100 E. Lone Mountain Road, North Las VegasReich Installation Services

$1,025,301, commercial-alteration3013 W. Craig Road, North Las Vegas

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Records and TransactionsVegasOwner: Joseph Murrin

Brent Sutton Business type: Real estate salesAddress: 9420 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 100, Las VegasOwner: Brent Sutton

Bridget M. Atterbom-Jagunich Business type: Real estate salesAddress: 9420 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 100, Las VegasOwner: Bridget Atterbom-Jagunich

Business Center Solutions Inc. Business type: General services (counter/o�ce)Address: 129 Fremont St., Las VegasOwner: Thomas G. Gonzales

CafelatteBusiness type: Food services or caféAddress: 1 S. Main St., Las VegasOwner: Dog Bites Back LLC Casa Don Juan IIBusiness type: Restaurant with alcoholAddress: 1780 N. Bu�alo Drive, Suite 101, Las VegasOwner: Casa Don Juan II LLC Casa RosaBusiness type: General retail salesAddress: 4530 E. Charleston Blvd., Suite C1, Las VegasOwner: Hyo Sook Park Catherine HazzleriggBusiness type: Real estate salesAddress: 9420 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 100, Las VegasOwner: Catherine Hazzlerigg Celestial ComicsBusiness type: General retail salesAddress: 9440 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 170, Las VegasOwner: Desert Wind Enterprises Inc. Chef Exec Suppliers LLCBusiness type: General retail salesAddress: 3655 W. Quail Ave., Las VegasOwner: Dominique Arnould

City BarBusiness type: TavernAddress: 1000 E. Sahara Ave., Suite 105, Las VegasOwner: Bks Nevada LLC

BUILDING PERMITS

$2,081,255, grading1382 American Pacific Drive, Hen-dersonRyland Homes

$1,250,313, commercial-addition4100 E. Lone Mountain Road, North Las VegasReich Installation Services

$1,025,301, commercial-alteration3013 W. Craig Road, North Las Vegas

Wadman Corp.

$666,616, electrical201 E. Brooks Ave., North Las VegasFranko Electric LLC

$546,349, residential-new1332 Villa Barolo Ave., HendersonBlue Heron

$377,160, commercial-alteration4100 E. Lone Mountain Road, North Las VegasDiamond Concrete Cutting LLC

$354,479, commercial-addition2590 E. Gowan Road, North Las VegasLarson & Associates Building

$214,758, residential-new1117 Via Della Costrella, HendersonGreystone Nevada

$208,381, residential-new2795 La Bella Court, HendersonBlue Heron

$187,920, residential-new2143 Katesbridge Court, HendersonToll Henderson LLC

$187,920, residential-new2142 Carlisle Court, HendersonToll Henderson LLC

$179,769, residential-new1113 Via Della Costrella, HendersonGreystone Nevada

$172,560, residential-new809 Barrhead Ave., HendersonDR Horton Inc.

$170,342, residential-new810 Via Serenelia, HendersonGreystone Nevada

$169,732, residential-new806 Via Serenelia, HendersonGreystone Nevada

$169,622, residential-new1105 Echo Pass St., HendersonKB Home Nevada Inc.

$162,302, residential-new1937 Galleria Spada St., HendersonToll Henderson LLC

$160,472, residential-new2839 Shining Sun Way, HendersonGreystone Nevada

$160,472, residential-new2835 Shining Sun Way, HendersonGreystone Nevada

$160,472, residential-new2843 Shining Sun Way, HendersonGreystone Nevada

$159,363, residential-new1925 Galleria Spada St., HendersonToll Henderson LLC

$159,142, residential-new1100 Day Marks Lane, Henderson

Greystone Nevada

$143,006, residential-new2656 Skagit Court, HendersonKB Home Nevada Inc.

$142,950, residential-new2343 Rivoli St., HendersonKB Home Nevada Inc.

$137,385, electrical1815 E. Lake Mead Blvd., North Las VegasSimplexGrinnell

$137,294, residential-new925 Spring Tide Ave., HendersonKB Home Nevada Inc.

$136,906, residential-new971 Harbor Ave., HendersonKB Home Nevada Inc.

$136,352, residential-new1120 Strada Cristallo, HendersonCentury Communities of Nevada

$129,143, residential-new1112 Via Della Costrella, HendersonGreystone Nevada

$122,100, tenant improvement10424 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 101, HendersonOmnibuilt

$114,671, residential-new2831 Shining Sun Way, HendersonGreystone Nevada

$113,728, residential-new807 Via Serenelia, HendersonGreystone Nevada

$113,173, residential-new3109 Paladi Ave., HendersonKB Home Nevada Inc.

$84,000, plumbing475 Rock Quarry Way, North Las VegasABS

$75,145, commercial-remodel194 Gallagher Crest Road, Hen-dersonSebeck Construction LLC

$69,323, mechanical5515 Camino Al Norte, Suite 109, North Las VegasA1 Quality Care LLC

$64,000, electrical2101 Texas Star Lane, North Las VegasTiger Communications

$61,488, commercial-remodel1331 W. Warm Springs Road, Suite 190, HendersonK&N Construction Inc.

$56,420, roof-mounted photovol-taic system4020 Nobar Circle, North Las VegasSunrun Installation Services

$49,462, pool and/or spa1805 Chase Glenn Court, North Las VegasCourtney Landscape & Pools

$49,000, electrical2400 N. Rancho Drive, North Las VegasTiger Communications

$45,500, roof-mounted photovol-taic system6528 Black Star Point Court, North Las VegasPremier Solar Solutions LLC

$44,396, pool and/or spa3324 Birdwatcher Ave., North Las VegasDesert Springs Pools & Spas Inc.

$40,007, commercial-remodel874 American Pacific Drive, Hen-dersonTajo One Inc.

$40,000, pool and/or spa2416 Craggy Ledge Ave., North Las VegasOracle Swimming Pools Inc.

$38,124, wall and/or fence1028 Devon Creek Ave., HendersonHirschi Masonry LLC

$33,160, pool and/or spa342 Violetta Ave., North Las VegasLetitia N. Keller Revocable Trust

$33,152, roof-mounted photovol-taic system7041 Villada St., North Las VegasJersey Electric

$31,850, roof-mounted photovol-taic system8129 Haven Heights St., North Las VegasSunrun Installation Services

$31,188, pool and/or spa1601 S. Boulder Highway, Hender-sonCalifornia Pools & Spas

$30,940, roof-mounted photovol-taic system213 Elks Peak Ave., North Las VegasSunrun Installation Services

$29,264, roof-mounted photovol-taic system3922 Broken Oak Lane, North Las VegasSolarcity Corp.

$28,000, residential-remodel389 Chadwick Circle, HendersonRanieri Construction LLC

$27,300, roof-mounted photovol-taic system6307 Dusty Mile Court, North Las VegasSunrun Installation Services

$27,060, residential-addition2059 Cotton Valley St., Henderson

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$25,750, roof-mounted photovol-taic system4709 Silverwind Road, North Las VegasPremier Solar Solutions LLC

$25,414, roof-mounted photovol-taic system3901 Blue Gull St., North Las VegasSolarCity Corp.

$25,002, tenant improvement3175 St. Rose Parkway, Suite 321, HendersonTitanium Building Group LLC

$24,570, roof-mounted photovol-taic system5908 Vista Luna St., North Las VegasSunrun Installation Services

$23,660, roof-mounted photovol-taic system2515 Gardenia Flower Ave., North Las VegasSunrun Installation Services

$22,204, roof-mounted photovol-taic system3030 San Niccolo Court, North Las VegasBombard Electric LLC

$21,994, commercial-remodel9550 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 140, HendersonGlobal Management & Construction

CONVENTIONS

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National Grocers Association (NGA) Show 2015Location: The MirageDates: Feb. 8-11Expected attendance: 2,700

Vacuum Dealers Trade Association 2015Location: Las Vegas Convention CenterDates: Feb. 8-10Expected attendance: 2,600

CRN-North American Irish Dance ChampionshipsLocation: Renaissance Las VegasDates: Feb. 13-17Expected attendance: 500

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CATEGORY: AVAILABLE COMMERCIAL SPACE(RANKED BY AVAILABLE SQUARE FEET)

PropertyAvailable sq. ft.

Available units Type

Sale or lease Leasing agents

1 Lone Mountain Corporate CenterSoutheast corner of Lone Mountain Road and Berg StreetNorth Las Vegas, NV 89081

690,640 2 100 percent industrial

Lease Donna Alderson of CBRE

2 Golden Triangle Industrial ParkCraig Road and Interstate 15North Las Vegas, NV 89081

430,655 5 100 percent industrial

Lease Donna Alderson of CBRE

3 Jones Corporate ParkNorthwest corner of Sunset Road and Jones BoulevardLas Vegas, NV 89118

416,000 2 100 percent industrial

Lease Greg Tassi of CBRE

4 Charleston Plaza1710-1866 E. Charleston Blvd.Las Vegas, NV 89104

146,820 14 100 percent retail

Lease Penny Mendlovic and Matt Bear of CBRE

5 Grand Canyon Office4245 S. Grand Canyon DriveLas Vegas, NV 89147

144,503 10 100 percent office

Lease Jason Brooks, Marc Magliarditi and Brendan Keating of The Equity Group

6 Civic Center Plaza2021 Civic Center DriveNorth Las Vegas , NV 89030

136,966 11 100 percent retail

Lease Dan Adamson of ROI Commercial Real Estate

7 Tropicana Centre3335-3375 E. Tropicana Ave.Las Vegas, NV 89121

127,654 35 100 percent retail

Lease Chris Clifford, Steven Neiger and Jessica Beyer of The Equity Group

8 The HC - Hughes Center #13773 Howard Hughes ParkwayLas Vegas, NV 89169

111,115 Did not disclose

100 percent office

Lease Ryan Martin, Taber Thill and Patti Dillon of Colliers International

9 One Summerlin1980 Festival Plaza DriveLas Vegas, NV 89135

106,666 16 100 percent office

Lease Randy Broadhead, Darren Lemmon and Amy Lance of CBRE

10 Mojave Warehouse1624 S. Mojave Road, 1601 Palms St.Las Vegas, NV 89104

100,095 5 100 percent industrial

Lease Jarrad Katz and Galit Kimerling of MDL Group

11 Montecito Point6605 Grand Montecito ParkwayLas Vegas, NV 89149

90,000 3 100 percent office

Lease Randy Broadhead and Darren Lemmon of CBRE

12 Flamingo Grand Plaza1050 E. Flamingo RoadLas Vegas, NV 89119

80,877 32 100 percent office

Lease Chris Connell and Grant Traub of Colliers International

13 3101 E. Craig Road3101 E. Craig RoadNorth Las Vegas, NV 89030

78,015 1 100 percent industrial

Sale Cathy Jones of Sun Commercial Real Estate Inc.

14 Crossroads at Sunset1425-1445 W. Sunset RoadHenderson, NV 89014

75,000 4 100 percent retail

Lease Penny Mendlovic and Matt Bear of CBRE

15 Greystone Office Park1850-2030 E. Flamingo RoadLas Vegas, NV 89119

68,396 21 100 percent office

Lease Mike Tabeek and Larry Singer of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank

16 Town Center/215 Office Building10777 W. Twain Ave.Las Vegas, NV 89135

67,398 9 100 percent office

Lease Jason Brooks, Marc Magliarditi and Brendan Keating of The Equity Group

17 Edmond Town Center921 and 1081 W. Owens Ave.Las Vegas, NV 89106

67,000 8 100 percent retail

Lease Penny Mendlovic and Matt Bear of CBRE

18 2605 S. Eastern Ave.2605 S. Eastern Ave.Las Vegas, NV 89169

66,853 1 100 percent retail

Lease Dan Adamson of ROI Commercial Real Estate

19 North Pointe Commercial4527 Losee RoadNorth Las Vegas, NV 89081

66,826 1 100 percent industrial

Lease Greg Tassi of CBRE

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