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4 | 3 F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 4 | We want to hear from you. Send your information to news@vegasinc.com LaWanda Davis is assistant general manager for Town Square Las Vegas. She assists with the management of marketing , security, maintenance and housekeeping. Davis, a UNLV graduate, previously was a corporate property manager for a residential apartment developer. Joseph Liebman was promoted to partner at bailey Kennedy. He practices civil litigation, including contract and real estate disputes, product liability defense, professional liability defense and health care litigation. He had been an associate attorney with Bailey Kennedy since 2008. John Wald, principal of Klai Juba architects, joined the board of trustees for the Las Vegas business academy. Its fundraising events benefit financially challenged students pursuing MBA, MHA or JD degrees through the LVBA scholarship program. al alvarez is director of mid-market and corporate banking for bank of the West's Nevada office. He leads a team of relationship managers and associates who provide lending , cash management and international banking options to mid-sized and large businesses. Alvarez has held senior and executive positions in Nevada banking for more than 30 years. Connie Jones is director of responsible gaming for the association of Gaming equipment Manufacturers. A 20-year veteran of the gaming industry, Jones previously was director of responsible gaming for International Game Technolog y. Josh Hicks and andrew Moore are shareholders at brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck. Hicks is a member of the firm's government relations department and taxation group, while Moore is with the gaming group. Tim bennett was promoted to project manager for McCarthy building Companies' Nevada division. He joined McCarthy in 2007. Jennifer Gaynor, Kevin Hejmanowski and Christopher Walther are shareholders at Lionel Sawyer & Collins. Gaynor is part of the government relations team, Hejmanowski is on the litigation team and Walther is part of the business law team. Dr. Terence agustin joined HealthCare Partners Medical Group, a physician-run group providing primary, specialty and urgent care in Southern Nevada. Agustin, who specializes in internal medicine and geriatric care, sees patients at 2225 N. Civic Center Drive, Suite 280, North Las Vegas. Southwest Medical associates recognized the performance of its health care providers. Honored were: Dr. Valeria asimenios, Robert Hulse Sensitivity Award; rena rivera, Anne Osborne Sensitivity Award; and Dr. Chang-Hoon ahn, Family Home Hospice Comfort & Dignity Award. Provider of the Year awards went to: Dr. Samson Otuwa, anesthesiolog y; Steve Forcier, certified registered nurse anesthetist; John Kvist, nurse practitioner/physician assistant; Laurel Pope, OB/GYN; Dr. Dennis Moore, pediatrics; Dr. Charalee Smith, primary care; Michael Kooyman, specialty; and Dr. ellen Martin, urgent care. eric Larkin is a partner at NaI Vegas, specializing in office and industrial property brokerage. He was previously a broker for Musser Capital Investments. Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada completed its 3,600-square-foot expansion of its Southern Hills Cancer Treatment and breast Surgery Center at 9280 W. Sunset Road Suite 100, Las Vegas. Expansion and enhancements include the extension of the lobby and medical oncolog y infusion room and the addition of five medical oncolog y exam rooms, two medical oncolog y scheduling stations, an additional patient benefit office and a new separate exam and procedure room for breast surgeon Dr. Souzan el-eid. Two uNLV researchers have been named emerging scholars by the magazine Diverse: Issues in Higher Education. William bauer Jr., associate professor of history, and Julia Sun-Joo Lee, assistant professor of English, were named "emerging scholars under 40." ricky borja is vice president of operations at SGei, a global consulting group. He is responsible for overseeing hospitality opening and repositioning efforts. Previously, Borja was hotel manager at Canyons Resort in Utah as well as director of hotel operations for Station Casinos. rita's Italian Ice opened its newest store at 5415 S. Rainbow Blvd., Suite D. The store is owned and operated by franchisees and local residents Paul and Shelly Weinstein, who employ 20 people at the location. Tom Colicchio's Heritage Steak at the Mirage was named one of the 25 Most Important Restaurants of 2013 by Zagat. It was the only Las Vegas restaurant listed. bally Technologies' slot machine Titanic won four awards at the Macau Gaming Show — Best Game Theme, Best Graphics, Best Music and Audio and Best User Experience. aT&T has upgraded 16 mobile Internet cell sites in Las Vegas to expand its 4G LTE coverage. Dotty's has received gaming and licensing approval from the Nevada Gaming Commission for its purchase of the Hacienda, outside Boulder City. The property will be renamed Hoover Dam Lodge. It's the company's first hotel-casino property. Nevada attorney for Injured Workers was named the Nevada Department of Business and Industry's 2013 Agency of the Year. Established by the Nevada Legislature in 1977, Attorney for Injured Workers is mandated to provide free legal services to injured workers seeking appeal of denied workers' compensation benefits. The agency has offices Las Vegas and Carson City and employs 14 staff attorneys, four legal research assistants and 10 legal secretaries. bank of Nevada was selected Corporation of the Year by the Urban Chamber of Commerce for the bank's sponsorship and work with NxLevel, a provider of entrepreneurial training. The law firm Gordon Silver won an award for the Professional Services (Business-to-Business) category for deals more than $100 million at the M& A Advisor Awards. Golden Gaming, operator of PT's and Sierra Gold taverns, announced a partnership with Las Vegas-based Hospitality International Training, which helps non-violent felons, incarcerated and homeless veterans as well as at-risk youth, ages 18 and older to learn skills in the culinary trade. equity Office Properties, a wholly owned subsidiary of Blackstone, announced the rebranding of the Hughes Center to HC | Hughes Center. The center is a 68-acre, mixed-use master-planned office campus comprising 1.4 million square feet of Class A office space, with a retail component. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors authority and the Consumer electronics association signed a memorandum of understanding between World Trade Center Las Vegas and World Trade Center Mexico City to enhance international business relationships. The agreement encourages Las Vegas and Mexico City to co-market under the World Trade Center brand. The Consumer electronics association donated money to uNLV's DesertSol solar house and to the Springs Preserve toward its DesertSol project during this year's CES convention. The Nevada State Contractors board has launched a free mobile app that makes verifying license information easier. Users can search by business name, principal name or license number to ensure a contractor maintains an appropriate Nevada contractor's license. Users can find disciplinary actions the board has taken against licensed contractors during a specified time period or by discipline type. It's compatible with iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Android. bradley richardson joined Fennemore Craig Jones Vargas. He practices in the areas of commercial litigation, professional liability and estate planning and probate law. He previously was a shareholder with Gordon Silver. equiinet and ubiquita have merged under the Equiinet name. The newly combined Equiinet will continue to provide VoIP, unified threat management, connectivity failover, URL filtering , caching and communication services in North America and Europe. Equiinet's International headquarters is in Las Vegas. NaIOP Southern Nevada chapter, a trade organization representing commercial real estate developers, owners and related professionals in office, industrial, retail and mixed-use real estate serving the Southern Nevada market, announced its 2014 officers, board of directors, committee chairs and liaisons. The officers are: president, Mike Montandon, Insight Investment Partners; president-elect, Charles Van Geel, american Nevada Co.; immediate past president, Kirk boylston, eJM Development; secretary, Dana berggren, avison young; and treasurer, John restrepo, rCG economics. Directors are: Sallie Doebler, Jaynes Corp.; Jeff Foster, Prologis; Jay Heller, Heller Companies; Christopher Larsen, PGaL; Jennifer Levine, Voit real estate Services; Mike Mixer, Colliers International; Kyle Nagy, CommCap advisors; rod Martin, Majestic realty Co.; John ramous, Harsch Investment Properties; and Mike Shohet, Jones Lang LaSalle. Committee chairs are: finance chair, John restrepo; government affairs chair, John ramous; government affairs vice chair, Sallie Doebler; membership chair, Matt Hoyt; communications chair, brandon Wiegand; golf tournament chair, brett bottenberg; programs chair, Dana berggren; education chair, bridget richards; Spotlight Awards 2014 chairs, Leroy Taylor and Dan Palmeri; community service chair, Matt Cook; sustainable development chair, Nicole Palacios; and DLI chair, Jennifer Turchin. Committee liaisons are: sponsorship and membership liaison, Martin; communications liaison, Van Geel; golf tournament liaison, Foster; programs liaison, Mixer; education liaison, Levine; Spotlight Awards 2014 liaison, Larsen; community service liaison, Heller; sustainable development liaison, Shohet; and DLI liaison, Jennifer L ev ine. The corporate board member is Boylston, chapter executive is Katrina bruce, chapter staff is Karen englert, Nan Okuda and Sarah Sunderman. 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