LAS VEGAS, NV ─ National Donor Day, February 14th, marks the beginning of Nevada’s first Donor Duel. This friendly competition between students, alumni, and supporters of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) will see which group can register the most people as organ, eye, and tissue donors during a six-week period. This joint … [Read more...]
Around the State: November 2017
UNLV Wins in Solar Decathlon The University of Nevada, Las Vegas’ (UNLV) team has won multiple awards at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon competition. Among others, the school took home second in the engineering and architecture contests and first in innovation. The school placed eighth overall in the 10-day competition which challenges student teams from around … [Read more...]
Bank of Nevada Scholarship Awarded to Member of UNLV’s School of Medicine Charter Class
LAS VEGAS - Bank of Nevada is proud to provide significant scholarship support to a member of the charter class of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas’ School of Medicine. The scholarship recipient, Diana Peña will join 59 other students at UNLV who is also pursuing a medical degree. Bank of Nevada committed $40,000 in scholarship funds over four years to assist Peña in her … [Read more...]
ASCAYA Appoints Hattie Baker Assistant Sales Manager
HENDERSON, Nev. – ASCAYA has appointed Hattie Baker assistant sales manager at the luxury Henderson community. Baker was previously a sales associate and has worked with ASCAYA since its original opening in 2008. She is part of the Shapiro & Sher Group real estate firm, which manages ASCAYA’s sales. Baker is a 35-year resident of Las Vegas and has worked with … [Read more...]
Shapiro & Sher Group Appoints Nicole Tomlinson To Head High Rise Division
LAS VEGAS - Shapiro & Sher Group, Nevada’s most successful luxury real estate team, has appointed Nicole Tomlinson to head its High Rise Division, specializing in Las Vegas high rise real estate properties. Tomlinson sold $25 million in Las Vegas real estate last year, and has been involved in more than $800 million in real estate transactions since she started working … [Read more...]
Naqvi Injury Law Names New Associate Attorney
Upon his successful completion of the Nevada State Bar Exam, Naqvi Injury Law has named Paul Albright an associate attorney. Albright has worked with the firm as a law clerk since 2014. Albright practices in the area of personal injury and has handled matters related to motor vehicle accidents, complex products liability, catastrophic injury, premise liability and … [Read more...]
GLVAR-Lied Institute Survey Shows Local REALTORS® Growing More Confident in Health of Local Housing Market Heading into 2017
LAS VEGAS – Local REALTORS® have an increasingly optimistic outlook about the local housing market heading into 2017. That’s according to the latest Quarterly Sentiment Index released this week by UNLV’s Lied Institute for Real Estate Studies in partnership with the Greater Las Vegas Association of REALTORS® (GLVAR). Lied Institute researchers surveyed a select group of … [Read more...]
Raising the Grade: Higher Education in the Silver State
Education, economy, workforce, workers: pieces of a puzzle that come together to form economic development for Nevada and the ability to make a living for each individual. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, educational attainment and income are linked. Earnings and unemployment rates by educational attainment show national unemployment rates of 2.1 percent for … [Read more...]
NAIOP Strong
By relying on the strong foundation formed by its members, and finding new ways to serve those members, NAIOP Southern Nevada has come out of the economic downturn stronger than ever. The premier association for commercial real estate professionals, NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, offers educational and networking opportunities, and also serves as … [Read more...]
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Cultivating a New Industry in Nevada
Seeking to benefit from the anticipated, widespread commercial use of the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) nationwide, Nevadans have been working diligently to cultivate an industry around this type of aircraft. Integration of unmanned aerial vehicles into the U.S. would create more than 100,000 jobs and have an economic impact of $82 billion nationally by 2025, estimated the … [Read more...]
Building a Healthy Economy
Until recently, the term “medical tourism” largely referred to Americans traveling out of the country looking for affordable healthcare in technologically advanced but less expensive venues, from Mexico to Thailand and parts in between. Now the term is starting to come home, often referring to domestic travel of American citizens within U.S. borders, traveling to find the … [Read more...]
Steven Haynes Named Associate for Colliers International – Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS – Mike Mixer, executive managing director of Colliers International – Las Vegas, announced the company has hired Steven Haynes as an associate in the Land Division. Haynes has more than 20 years of experience in the commercial real estate market. Prior to joining Colliers International, he was a top producing commercial real estate lender in Nevada and the … [Read more...]
Hospice Collecting School Supplies for Students in Need
Nathan Adelson Hospice locations will serve as drop-off points to collect school supplies for local elementary students. The hospice will be collecting supplies for students at Robert L. Taylor and Sunrise Acres elementary schools. The drive continues until Aug. 18. “Many schools unfortunately suffer from a lack of funding, and a large number of students can’t afford many … [Read more...]
UNLV Purchases $4 Million Off Campus Mixed-Use Building
LAS VEGAS, NV – Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate investment services firm with offices throughout the United States and Canada, announced the sale of 99¢ Only Stores Anchored Mixed Use Project, a 65,979 square-foot mixed-use property located in Las Vegas, NV, according to Justin C. White, regional manager of the firm’s Las Vegas office. The … [Read more...]
Partnerships Wanted: Education Outlook
It would be cynical to say that the future of education in Nevada hinges on money. After all, doesn’t just about everything? Instead, education’s future across the Silver State will have more to do with utility: giving students better tools with which to achieve success, and the private sector, the trained and educated workforce, managers and entrepreneurs it will need to … [Read more...]
