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BUSINESS VOICE APRIL 2017 LAS VEGAS METRO CHAMBER of COMMERCE Connect with Your Digitally Overloaded Customers Through Direct Mail LEADING THE WAY They Happen. Be Ready. The Metro Chamber's new workers' compensation plan through First Choice Casualty Insurance Company gives you peace of mind that your business is covered and you're receiving member-exclusive competitive rates. - Five percent discount on First Choice base rate for Metro Chamber members - Most industries eligible for coverage - Safety planning and loss control oriented services - Online bill payment - Online access to claims information For more information or to get a quote today, visit ChamberIB.com or call 702.586.3889. Why Business Matters … On the Ground in Carson City KRISTIN MCMILLAN PRESIDENT & CEO ur 2017 Chairman, Bill Noonan, and I have spent some time you are carrying the weight and meeting with legislative leadership in Carson City during just need a break. Your personal the last two months. It has provided excellent opportunities stories and the individual nuances O to reinforce our role as the voice of business for Southern of your businesses have helped us Nevada employers, entrepreneurs and employees, ensuring communicate early in the session that the principles we stand for and our members’ concerns are heard loudly why certain policies would be and clearly during the session. The positive response from these meetings detrimental to Nevada’s employers indicated a willingness from legislative leadership to work with the Metro and their employees, and what Chamber on a variety of issues that affect our members. they consequence there may be to jobs and the economy. Your The Metro Chamber stands for less regulatory burden (and fewer regulatory continuing feedback will further an costs), and ensuring our employers are not punished for creating jobs open dialogue with legislators and and serving as the backbone of our economy. We stand for making sure is paramount as we continue during that local dollars are kept local whenever possible, and building a strong, this legislative session. sustainable, and competitive future workforce that meets the needs of our employers. Our state’s employers have demonstrated time and time again I encourage you to keep engaging that they were willing to step up and do the right thing for our state and with us as we ask for your input their employees, and that must be recognized as we look ahead to the last and your testimony as the session few months of the Legislature. continues. We want to hear from you every step of the way. Contact Our constant presence in Carson City – through our dedicated government our government affairs team if you affairs team – is bolstered by your support. In the opening weeks of the need clarification on a bill. Respond Legislature, our members came out full force in opposition to the proposed to our surveys as we continue to minimum wage increases, voicing their concerns through a survey we send them. Read “The Rundown” conducted, as well as through letters, statements, and testimony. Similar every Friday, and be on the lookout results happened when we surveyed our members about a proposed for periodic Carson City Alerts in mandatory paid sick leave bill. Your participation sends a strong message your inbox. that employers are engaged in Carson City, doing right by their employees, and that we – as a business community – are watching and staying vigilant We are all in this together and the every step of the process. Metro Chamber is a strong voice in Carson City, but is even more We are tracking more than 600 bills that could potentially impact the formidable when we speak up businesses, employers and employees in Southern Nevada who have together. struggled to survive the recession, and we need your input. We know that LAS VEGAS METRO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE APRIL 2017 BUSINESS VOICE 3 BV Business Voice VOLUME 38 NUMBER 4 Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce 575 Symphony Park Avenue, Ste. 100 Las Vegas, NV 89106 702.641.5822 • LVChamber.com Kristin McMillan President & CEO Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce 2017 Board of Trustees Trustees Past Chairmen Executive Committee Bill Noonan Joseph Asher Berlyn Miller 1979 Chairman William Hill US Boyd Gaming Corporation Lisa Beckley Phil Arce 1984 Michael Bolognini The Beckley Group Chairman Elect Kevin Bethel Elaina Blake 1985 Cox Communications, Las Vegas NV Energy Dave Vlaming 1986 John Guedry Gina Bongiovi Immediate Past Chairman Bongiovi Law Firm Bank of Nevada Michael Bonner Jeffrey A. Silver 1988 Greenberg Traurig Hugh Anderson Peter Thomas 1989 HighTower Las Vegas Senator Richard Bryan Fennemore Craig Jay Barrett Tom Burns William Martin 1991 The JABarrett Company Cragin & Pike Insurance Bob Maxey 1992 Bob Brown Tyler Corder Opportunity Village Findlay Automotive Allan Creel Jr. Denny Weddle 1993 Jim Prather Creel Printing David Smith 1994 Terrance Shirey Michael Dominguez Nevada State Bank MGM Resorts International Ted Wiens, Jr. 1995 Michael Feder Bruce Spotleson Dickinson Wright Vegas PBS John O’Reilly 1996 Jeff Grace Ryan Woodward NetEffect Diane Dickerson 1997 JP Morgan Chase John Hester Southwest Gas Corporation The Business Voice Edward Crispell 1998 (USPS #717-970) is published by Lisa Howfield The Las Vegas Metro KLAS-TV Bill Wells 2001 Chamber of Commerce. 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Chamber of Commerce, Hugh Anderson 2005 575 Symphony Park Ave., Ste. 100 Bill Nelson Piercy Bowler Taylor & Kern Las Vegas, NV 89106 John Wilcox 2006 Lori Nelson Station Casinos, LLC Fafie Moore 2008 Production Team Kevin Orrock The Howard Hughes Corporation Steve Hill 2009 Greta Beck-Seidman Kimberly Parker Publisher Las Vegas Review-Journal Kristin McMillan 2010 Cara Clarke Karla Perez Executive Editor Valley Health System Michael Bonner 2011 Pomai Weall Ellen Schulhofer Production Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck Kevin Orrock 2012 Coordinator Michael Sexton Wells Fargo Nick Claus Jay Barrett 2013 Graphic Designer Larry Singer Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Bruce Spotleson 2014 Danica Torchin Dan Tafoya REAL Action. Contributor Latin Chamber of Commerce Bob Brown 2015 Vicky VanMeetren Roseman University College John Guedry 2016 REAL Representation. of Medicine REAL Resources. EDITORIAL POLICY: The Business Voice is a member newsletter of the Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce. The Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce welcomes input, ideas LVChamber.com and suggestions from our members. As with any periodical, we must adhere to strict deadlines and we reserve the right to edit all materials submitted for publication. Commentaries that are marked as such do not necessarily reflect 702.641.5822 the opinion or position of the Chamber, its trustees or employees. The Chamber cannot guarantee the validity or accuracy of the contents of paid advertisements. Questions or concerns about content of the Business Voice can be addressed to Vice President of Marketing, Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce, 575 Symphony Park Avenue, Suite 100, Las Vegas, NV 89106. Table of 14 Contents BUILDING OUR LEADERSHIP CAPACITY TO TRANSFORM THE COMMUNITY APRIL 2017 6 Chamber News 8 News You Need 9 Endorsed Candidates 10 Your Scene | You’re Seen 12 Working for You 10 22 YOUR SCENE | YOU’RE SEEN SENATE BILL ON REQUIRED PAID SICK LEAVE 14 Leading the Way 20 What's Happening 22 Senate Bill 196 on Required Paid Sick Leave 24 Member Spotlights 26 How the Metro Chamber is Fighting For You 28 Member News 26 34 FIGHTING FOR YOU WELCOME NEW MEMBERS! 30 Ribbon Cuttings 34 Welcome New Members! 36 Vegas Young Professionals 38 The Final Word 28 30 36 MEMBER NEWS RIBBON CUTTINGS VEGAS YOUNG PROFESSIONALS LAS VEGAS METRO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE APRIL 2017 BUSINESS VOICE 5 Chamber News Metro Chamber Welcomes U.S. Congresswoman Dina Titus to May 9 Eggs & Issues U.S. Congresswoman Dina Titus will address the business community at Eggs & Issues at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino on Earlybird Tuesday, May 9. Congresswoman Titus, who currently serves on the House Committees Discounts, on Transportation and Infrastructure, Veterans’ Affairs, and the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, will make NEW Location, remarks about important federal topics affecting businesses, including and NEW Hours! the Affordable Care Act, infrastructure policy, and more. Seats are $40 for members, $55 for non-members, and tables of ten are $400. For more Business Expo, the Metro information or to register, visit LVChamber.com. Chamber’s annual trade show, is Wednesday, June 14, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. This Mix It Up at Business Blend year, the Chamber’s largest trade show event will run from 2:00 – Join the Metro Chamber and Vegas Young Professionals for Business 7:00 p.m., giving members ample Blend at HATARI Restaurant & Sports Bar on April 20. Get ready to time to increase their networks, experience one of Las Vegas’ newest destinations for catching sports, find new products and services, cueing up a game of pool, and enjoying top notch spirits and bar bites. and take advantage of meeting Sip a refreshing cocktail and savor light bites while catching up with and networking opportunities Chamber and Vegas Young Professionals members. For more information in the procurement lounge and or to register for the event, visit LVChamber.com. through information-packed talks on the show floor. With a captive audience of nearly 2,000 business professionals in Las Apply Today for Vegas, exhibiting at Business Leadership Las Vegas and Expo is an excellent platform for business leaders to discover new Leadership Advance,Classes of 2018 products and technologies, as well as meet leads, customers, Applications are now open for the Leadership Las Vegas and and service providers from new Leadership Advance, Classes of 2018.
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