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Meet Your 2016 BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS HONOREES! 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. Hometown Pride KRISTIN MCMILLAN PRESIDENT & CEO any of us were not born in Las Vegas. industries, and compositions in their efforts to grow our But here we are, helping to grow the local economy, support the community, and make Las local economy, creating jobs and new Vegas a better place to live, work, and visit. You can M opportunities, and contributing to the read more about this year’s honorees in this issue, and vibrancy of our community. Our actions be sure to celebrate them with us on November 4, at and dedication signify that we embrace Las Vegas as the annual Business Excellence Awards Luncheon at the our hometown. MGM Grand Conference Center. As we round out 2016 and look ahead to 2017, there are A lot will be coming down the pipeline in the coming some tremendous points of pride for our community months, and your Metro Chamber will be there every taking shape: the UNLV School of Medicine will welcome step of the way to champion the needs of the business its first students. We enter the 2017 Legislature with community and ensure your interests are represented. a solid list of regional priorities, determined by the Make sure you stay in the know through our bi-weekly collective efforts of business and community leaders, email, The Rundown, and the Paul Call. citizens, and other stakeholders through the Southern Nevada Forum, that will help our hometown grow. We And of course, the place to get the business information will welcome Las Vegas’ first professional sports team and insights you need to know for 2017 is the Metro when the National Hockey League expansion team hits Chamber’s flagship conference and trade show, Preview the ice next year. There’s also the possibility of a new Las Vegas. From need-to-know economic data and stadium, and with it the potential for a National Football razor-sharp insights on new business opportunities for League team, an enhanced presence for UNLV’s football our region to the latest on our core tourism industry, program, a competitive edge in the ever-crowded Preview is the only place for Nevada’s decision-makers major events industry, and a gathering place for our to get the information they need to know to power their community. And we have the opportunity to renovate success for the coming year. Save the date for January and expand our Las Vegas Convention Center, ensuring 24, or better yet – book your exhibitor booth or tickets our core tourism industry remains competitive in a today. You can reserve online at LVChamber.com or by global marketplace. giving us a call at 702.641.5822. Another point of hometown pride is this year’s Business Las Vegas is our hometown. Through the Chamber – Excellence Awards honorees. This program, exclusively which has shaped our community since its very sponsored by Nevada State Bank, has a longstanding beginnings – we can work together to enhance and tradition of recognizing businesses of all sizes, celebrate it. LAS VEGAS METRO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OCTOBER 2016 BUSINESS VOICE 3 BV Business Voice VOLUME 37 NUMBER 10 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 2016 Board of Trustees Trustees Past Chairmen Executive Committee John Guedry Joseph Asher Berlyn Miller 1979 Chairman William Hill US Bank of Nevada Lisa Beckley Phil Arce 1984 Bob Brown The Beckley Group Immediate Past Chairman Elaina Blake 1985 Opportunity Village Kevin Bethel NV Energy, Inc. Bill Noonan Dave Vlaming 1986 Chairman - Elect Michael Bonner Boyd Gaming Corporation Greenberg Traurig, LLC Jeffrey A. Silver 1988 Hugh Anderson Senator Richard Bryan Fennemore Craig Vice Chairman - Government Affairs BE AWARE HighTower Las Vegas Tom Burns Peter Thomas 1989 Jay Barrett Cragin & Pike Insurance Vice Chairman - Finance Andrew Citores William Martin 1991 The JABarrett Company JusCollege Inc. BE RESPONSIVE Bruce Spotleson Tyler Corder Bob Maxey 1992 Vice Chairman - Membership Findlay Automotive Vegas PBS Allan Creel Denny Weddle 1993 Mike Bolognini Creel Printing BE SAFE Cox Communications Las Vegas David Smith 1994 Jeff Grace Terrance Shirey NetEffect Nevada State Bank Ted Wiens, Jr. 1995 John Hester Ryan Woodward Southwest Gas Corporation JPMorgan Chase John O’Reilly 1996 Lisa Howfield The Business Voice KLAS-TV Vegas PBS offers Diane Dickerson 1997 (USPS #717-970) is published by Len Jessup The Las Vegas Metro UNLV Chamber of Commerce. Edward Crispell 1998 Active Shooter 575 Symphony Park Ave., Ste. 100 Gregory Lee Las Vegas, NV 89106 Eureka Casino Resort Bill Wells 2001 Annual Subscription $25 Dr. Rex Liu Periodical postage paid at Family & Cosmetic Dentistry Response. Jay Kornmayer 2002 Las Vegas, NV Bill Nelson POSTMASTER: Piercy Bowler Taylor & Kern Send address changes to: Lou Emmert 2003 FREE with discount code The Las Vegas Metro Lori Nelson Chamber of Commerce, Station Casinos, LLC 575 Symphony Park Ave., Ste. 100 Tim Cashman 2004 Las Vegas, NV 89106 Kevin Orrock YF9469J9 The Howard Hughes Corporation Hugh Anderson 2005 Karla Perez Valley Health System (Limited to the first 1000 students) John Wilcox 2006 Production Team Jim Prather KTNV Channel 13 Action News Fafie Moore 2008 Greta Beck-Seidman Ellen Schulhofer Publisher Brownstein Hyatt Farber & Schreck Steve Hill 2009 Sign up or learn about other Cara Clarke Larry Singer Executive Editor Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Kristin McMillan 2010 compliance training courses at MJ Dennis Dan Tafoya Production Latin Chamber of Commerce Michael Bonner 2011 Coordinator Vicky VanMeetren Roseman University of Kevin Orrock 2012 Nick Claus Health Sciences VegasPBS.learn.com Graphic Designer Jay Barrett 2013 Danica Torchin or call 702.799.1010 x5363 Contributor Bruce Spotleson 2014 Bob Brown 2015 A Service of Vegas PBS 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 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 the opinion or position of the Chamber, its trustees or employees. The Chamber VegasPBS.org | 702.799.1010 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. Meet Your 2016 Table BUSINESS EXCELLENCE of AWARDS HONOREES! Contents 14 OCTOBER 2016 6 Chamber News 7 For Your Benefit 8 News You Need 10 Your Scene | You’re Seen 12 Working for You 7 33 FOR YOUR BENEFIT: HRUSA EMPLOYER'S ROLE IN BACK-TO-SCHOOL 14 Cyber Security 20 What’s Happening 22 The Year of STEM 24 Member Spotlights 26 Member to Member 28 Member News 30 Ribbon Cuttings 22 26 THE YEAR OF STEM MEMBER TO MEMBER 33 Back-to-School 34 Workforce Training for Nevada Students 36 Vegas Young Professionals 38 The Final Word 28 30 36 MEMBER NEWS RIBBON CUTTINGS VEGAS YOUNG PROFESSIONALS LAS VEGAS METRO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OCTOBER 2016 BUSINESS VOICE 5 Chamber News U.S. Congressman Cresent Hardy to Address Members at Eggs & Issues Don’t miss your opportunity to hear from U.S. Congressman Cresent Hardy (NV-4) at Eggs & Issues on October 27. Eggs & Issues is an information- packed, interactive series that gives business leaders insight on what they need to stay informed about on a federal level. Congressman Hardy will discuss current economic and business issues, and how they impact the Southern Nevada business community. Eggs & Issues will be held Thursday, October 27, at Texas Station Hotel and Casino, from 8:00 – 9:30 a.m. Tickets are $40 for members, $55 for non-members, and $400 for a table of ten. For more information and to register for the event, visit LVChamber.com. Sallie Doebler Joins Metro Save the Date Chamber as VP, Membership for the Customer Development Service Excellence Sallie Doebler joined the Metro Chamber team as Vice Luncheon President of Membership Development. Doebler joins the Chamber with an impressive breadth of experience Join the Metro Chamber and the in business development, delivering high quality programs and services, and Las Vegas Convention and Visitors community engagement, paired with extensive involvement in membership Authority in recognizing employees organizations, having served as past president of NAIOP and as an active dedicated to amazing customer volunteer with the Metro Chamber on its Business Council and as a Leadership care at the annual Customer Service Las Vegas graduate. Doebler has built a successful career as a business Excellence Luncheon. During the development executive in both the construction and commercial development ceremony, special recognition sectors, most recently with the Korte Company. She was a member of the City will be given to employees who of Las Vegas Strong Cities Strong Communities competition UAARC team, have been recognized multiple grand prize winners for their unmanned aerial and robotics redevelopment times throughout the program project.