? WAT E R BRING TO THE DESERT W H AT D O E S A little water can bring jobs to our community, which allows us to expand for generations to come. Over the years, we’ve worked together to conserve billions of gallons of water and we’re still continuing to flourish. Proving a little water can grow a city. Using less means more. Learn more at snwa.com. SNWA is a not-for-profit water agency ? WAT E R BRING TO THE DESERT W H AT D O E S A Fond Farewell KRISTIN MCMILLAN PRESIDENT & CEO t has been an honor to serve as President and CEO of the the Margin Tax Ballot Initiative and Metro Chamber for the last six years. a bevy of onerous legislation over the years, and remained steadfast I Over that time, Las Vegas businesses have weathered a in your commitment to create devastating recession, come together to defeat harmful jobs, grow our economy, champion legislation and initiatives, and cohesively worked to advance important your business, and contribute projects for our region’s future. The Las Vegas Metro Chamber has been meaningfully to our community. a visionary and strong proponent of these future-forward projects – like Thank you for the opportunity to Interstate 11, Tule Springs National Monument, the UNLV School of Medicine, get to know you and work on your the expansion of the Las Vegas Convention Center, and the introduction of behalf. two major league sports teams to our Valley, just to name a few. In fact, if not for the Metro Chamber and our independent voice on your behalf, these I will always be a staunch advocate projects may never have been passed. for businesses. It is ingrained in me, and has carried with me throughout I am immensely proud of this community, our businesses, the Metro my career, leading me to my time as Chamber, and its leadership and staff for leading the charge to make Las President and CEO of the Las Vegas Vegas a great place to do business. The opportunities to meet with our Metro Chamber. It will continue as members and hear their stories, their challenges, and their successes has I move into this next chapter, and been a high point for me. I have traveled with many of you to Carson City to I look forward to hearing the great champion our business community’s issues in our state capitol, advocated things that this organization – and on a federal level with you in Washington, D.C., connected with you at the businesses that make Las Vegas events, celebrated your milestones, and have met with you on myriad topics such a dynamic place to live and to move our community forward. work – will get done. It is this – our bright and vibrant business community, high energy and Thank you for your trust in me and always ready for the next big thing – that I will miss, along with the Metro in the Metro Chamber to work on Chamber’s stellar Board of Trustees, member volunteers, and staff members. behalf of your business. Your can-do spirit endured the worst of the Great Recession, fought through "I am immensely proud of this community, our businesses, the Metro Chamber, and its leadership and staff for leading A little water can bring jobs to our community, which allows us to expand for generations to come. Over the years, we’ve worked together to conserve billions of the charge to make Las Vegas a great place to do business." gallons of water and we’re still continuing to flourish. Proving a little water can grow a city. Using less means more. Learn more at snwa.com. LAS VEGAS METRO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DECEMBER 2017 BUSINESS VOICE SNWA is a not-for-profit water agency 3 BV Business Voice VOLUME 38 NUMBER 12 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. 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YOU'RE SCENE | YOU'RE SEEN 16 What's Happening 18 The Chamber’s New CEO 20 Holiday Workplace Issues 22 Member News 24 Ribbon Cuttings 26 Welcome New Members! 28 Vegas Young Professionals 20 18 HOLIDAY WORKPLACE ISSUES THE CHAMBER’S NEW CEO 30 The Final Word 22 24 28 MEMBER NEWS RIBBON CUTTINGS VEGAS YOUNG PROFESSIONALS LAS VEGAS METRO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DECEMBER 2017 BUSINESS VOICE 5 Chamber News Join Us for the State Prepaid Dues: of the Chamber & Submit Yours By Installation Luncheon December 31 Join the Metro Chamber as Michael Metro Chamber members can Bolognini, vice president and Las Vegas prepay their 2018 membership dues market leader for Cox Communications, is before December 31, 2017, to get a sworn in as the chairman of the 2018 Board head start on budgeting for 2018 of Trustees. Bolognini will share his vision and take advantage of potential for the Metro Chamber in 2018, as well as tax savings. 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