Helix Electric promoted Michael Vita to senior vice president. He will head expansion and growth efforts for the company’s offices in Las Vegas, Reno and Salt Lake City, as well as be tasked with increasing Helix’s client base, implementing systems to ensure smooth operations across all aspects of the business, and executing the company’s annual strategic plan.
The Rogers Foundation named entertainment executive Kip Kelly as founding creative director for an independent film house and theater breaking ground in Downtown Las Vegas this fall. Kelly will be immersed in the project’s development and oversee everything from programming to operations.
North Las Vegas’ director of utilities, Tom Brady, was named one of the Top Ten Public Works Leaders of the Year by the American Public Works Association. Now in its 62nd year, this award is one of APWA’s highest honors, and is based on a lifetime of professional contributions. Brady has been with the city since 1995, primarily working in public works, serving as a senior engineer, principal engineer/engineering manager, and manager of engineering and construction services before being promoted to director of utilities in 2020.
GoMeyra, a Las Vegas-based software company that helps medical laboratories process samples, was recognized in the software category of Fast Company’s 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards. The awards honor the businesses, policies, projects and concepts that are actively engaged and deeply committed to pursuing innovation when it comes to solving health and climate crises, social injustice or economic inequality.
Real Brokerage Inc., a technology-powered real estate brokerage operating in 29 states, announced its expansion to Nevada in collaboration with Love Local Real Estate, a real estate group that in 2020 completed over 1,000 transactions and $300 million in closed-home sales in the greater Las Vegas area. In addition, Bryan Jones was appointed as the Nevada broker. Jones will leverage his 23 years of real estate experience to support agents and guide them to success.
IMEG Corp. acquired MSA Engineering Consultants, a Las Vegas-based MEP engineering firm. Founded in 1978, MSA has offered mechanical, electrical, plumbing and technology engineering services in Las Vegas, Reno, Phoenix and the surrounding areas for over 40 years. This is the second acquisition of 2021 for IMEG, a firm with more than 50 U.S. locations.
HomeAid Southern Nevada, the official outreach partner of the Southern Nevada Home Builders Association, promoted Taylor Booth to program manager. Prior to her promotion, Booth worked as SNHBA’s membership and events coordinator. In her new position at HomeAid, Booth will work with industry partners on various events, project builds and renovations that further HomeAid’s mission in providing safe, clean and dignified housing options to those in need.
The Public Education Foundation announced that its board of directors ratified a leadership transition which takes effect immediately. Judi Steele, the foundation’s co-founder and CEO for the organization’s 30-year history, becomes CEO emeritus. Rich Broome becomes CEO, and Kirsten Searer continues in her role as president.
Kermit R. Booker Sr. Elementary School’s Juliana Urtubey was named National Teacher of the Year. Urtubey is only the third teacher from a Council of the Great City Schools school district to win this honor. An educator for 11 years, Urtubey serves as a co-teacher in pre-kindergarten through fifth-grade special education settings, and as an instructional strategist developing supports to meet students’ academic, social-emotional and behavioral needs.
The Abbi Agency, an integrated marketing firm with offices in Reno, Las Vegas, New York and the United Kingdom, joined the premier international communications network IPREX. The Abbi Agency, which provides performance-driven solutions for travel destinations, technology firms, health care organizations and government agencies, will provide its clients with access to IPREX’s global network of communication agencies with 1,250 staff and 96 offices worldwide.
Comprehensive Cancer Centers nurses Jamie Baumann, Melissa McGuire, Diana Sanchez-Cruz and Bridgette Dale recently passed nursing examinations. All four completed the Oncology Nursing examination, signifying a depth of knowledge that enables quick recognition of problems and initiation of evidence-based action, well beyond an entry-level understanding.
This story appeared in Las Vegas Weekly.