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We want to hear from you. Send your information to news@vegasinc.com Alicia Ashcraft and Jeffery Barr opened a new law office specializing in business law, corporate law, government relations, commercial real ashcraft barr estate/land use law, gaming law, medical marijuana, commercial litigation, crisis management and regulatory compliance law. Ashcraft & Barr LLP is at 500 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 300, Las Vegas. Jennifer Turner and Daniel Lainhart are retail market sales managers at Nevada State Bank. They will support region managers and branch teams. lainhart turner Paul Wedesky is senior vice president of audio-visual services at Global Experience Specialists, an exhibition, event and entertainment provider. He has more than 25 years of multimedia experience in the trade show and meetings industry. He most recently was senior vice president of national operations for PSAV and had been senior vice president of PSAV's sales, convention and trade show division. wandtke John Krieger, a partner at Lewis Roca Rothgerber, was appointed to the board of trustees of the Justice League of Nevada by the State Bar of Nevada Board of Governors. The Justice League addresses the need for funding of legal services to the poor and disadvantaged in Nevada. Krieger Bristol Ellington, Henderson's assistant city manager, received the Credentialed Manager designation from the International City/County Management Association. Ellington is one of about 1,300 local government management professionals credentialed through the program. To receive the credential, a member must have significant experience as a senior management executive in local government; have earned a degree, preferably in public administration or a related field; and demonstrated a commitment to high standards of integrity and to lifelong learning and professional development. Three nurses with HealthCare Partners Nevada, a physicianrun network of primary, specialty and urgent care providers, received awards at the 2013 Nurse of the Year event. Chief Nursing Officer Patti Berry was named Nurse of the Year. Jamie Simmons, LPN, won and Judith Stephens, RN, was runner-up in the Managed Care category. About 700 nurses were nominated for awards in 25 categories. Owen Whyte is a business banking market executive for 4 20140120_VI04_F.indd 4 Mark James resigned as CEO of Frias Transportation Management and Frias affiliates. He will now manage an affiliated company, Frias Transportation Infrastructure, which develops software products such as RideIntegrity and Ride Genie. Mark Lipparelli, former chairman of the Nevada State Gaming Control Board, joined the National Center for Responsible Gaming board of directors. Liz Clare is a principal and Jacqueline Young is a senior vice president at Avison Young. Clare and Young both previously worked at Cushman & Wakefield in Las Vegas. They have a combined 36 years of commercial real estate experience. Marc Magliarditi is a brokerage associate at the Equity Group. He launched his real estate development career as vice president of acquisitions for DII Capital, a regional real estate development and investment company, and worked at Shuman Mulcahy Group Realty. Magliarditi had an extensive hockey career, playing professionally for 10 years, including four seasons with the Wranglers. ted to charitable causes worldwide. The Glenn Group, a marketing agency, was recognized as one of the Bark's "Best Places to Work 2013-2014." It is listed among 130 of the most dog-friendly workplaces in America. South Point Arena and Equestrian Center reached a multiyear partnership with Priefert Manufacturing to build the Priefert Pavilion, two new venues that will add more than 100,000 square feet to the center. Caesars Entertainment Corp. and MGM Resorts International earned perfect ratings from the Human Rights Campaign's annual Corporate Equality Index. The index scores businesses on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender workplace policies. This is the seventh consecutive year Caesars has received a perfect score and MGM's second straight year. Aristocrat Technologies, a gaming technology supplier, partnered with Wave Crest Group to launch an open-loop casino card. The project improves the user experience for patrons and provides casino operators new payment and loyalty program options. Ron Kass was promoted to president and CEO at Hunter Douglas, a manufacturer of custom window fashions in the U.S. and Canada. Kass joined the company in 2005. Coast Drapery, headquartered in Las Vegas, is a Hunter Douglas company. SGE International acquired office space in the Summerlin area. The firm also added nine positions, including content writers, a graphic designer, a web visionary and several support staff members. The company handles corporate culture design, company openings, brand repositioning, eLearning modules and website development. Christian Raymer is director of development at Trauma Intervention Program of Southern Nevada. He previously worked at GiveSmart in Atlanta. Prism Global Management Group marked 10 years in business. It is an international management consulting firm specializing in strategic human resource management services. Seamus McGill, who spent five years as chief operating officer of Aristocrat Americas, is president of Joingo. He will lead sales, marketing and growth for the mobile software company. Irene Wandtke was promoted to director from CPA at Gerety & Associates, CPAs. Thomas Sheets, an attorney at McDonald Carano Wilson and former general counsel of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, was appointed to the Nevada Tax Commission by Gov. Brian Sandoval. Sheets returns to the commission, where he was chairman for six years before leaving to work for FERC. Nevada and Utah at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. He has more than 16 years of banking experience, most recently in New York City. Galaxy Theatres completed the final phase of upgrades to its theater at the Cannery. The newly named Galaxy Cannery Luxury+ Theatre includes Luxury+ seating, a Digital Fusion Experience auditorium and Dolby Atmos sound, as well as gourmet sausage, beer and wine selections. Kelly Petersen is president and Tami Hance is vice president of Nevada Women's Philanthropy. Petersen, a member of NWP since 2008, was vice president for the 2013 grant cycle that ended with a $350,000 grant to Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth. Hance is a founding member who has been grant monitoring chairwoman and board secretary. Dr. Michael Daubs is the first chief of the new orthopaedic surgery division at the University of Nevada School of Medicine. Daubs, a 1989 alumnus of the university, specializes in spinal reconstructive surgery and the treatment of scoliosis. He most recently was with the Department of Orthopaedics at UCLA and has held positions in orthopaedics with Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Utah. Rossi Ralenkotter, president and CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, received the Pinnacle Award from the International Association of Exhibitions and Events. IAEE recognizes professionals who have made outstanding contributions to the exhibitions and events industry. Adelbert Wadsworth is a physician assistant at Urology Specialists of Nevada. He graduated from Touro University Nevada with a master's in physician assistant studies and is a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. One7 Communications was selected the marketing, advertising and public relations agency of record by Double Helix Wine and Restaurant Group. Double Helix has locations in the Grand Canal Shoppes at the Venetian and Palazzo and in Town Square Las Vegas. Vegas PBS renamed its online workforce training program to Global Online Advanced Learning, replacing Vegas Virtual Online Education. GOAL plans to open a community computer lab at the Vegas PBS Educational Technology Campus. CenturyLink now offers Internet speeds up to 1 gigabit per second to customers in northwest Las Vegas as part of its enhanced fiber network expansion. Las Vegas is one of a few U.S. cities with access to Internet speeds 100 times faster than broadband. The service will be available to additional communities and small businesses this year. Huntington Capital, a San Diego mezzanine and private equity fund, established offices in Las Vegas and Reno. An operational executive and associate have been assigned to the offices. Nevada State Development Corp. partnered with Valley Bank of Nevada to fund Classic and Collectible Cars with an SBA 504 loan that allowed the owners to build a vehicle facility and parking lot. It is located at 3701 Sirius Ave., Las Vegas, the site of a former burned-out bakery. Four local hospitals — Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center, Progressive Hospital, Southern Hills Hospital and Medical Center and Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center — received the 2013 Nevada Hospital Engagement Network Bright Spot: Reducing Harm Across the Board Award. Honorees demonstrated high-quality patient care and excellence in patient safety indicators. McDonald Carano Wilson LLP received the Cornerstone Award for Outstanding Corporation from the Sierra Chapter of the Association of Professional Fundraisers at its 2013 The award highlights individuals and organizations commit- Golden Gaming will acquire the Northern Nevada slot route operations of Strategic Gaming Management and its 870 slot machines, giving its subsidiary, Golden Route Operations about 8,000 gaming devices in 700 locations. | 20 JANUARY 2014 | 1/16/14 10:12:32 AM

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