Trosper Public Relations welcomed Vania Beltran as its new account executive. Beltran joins Trosper with nearly a decade of experience in broadcast media, including local, national and Spanish-language broadcasts. Her specialties include bridging the communication gap between clients and media, and creating perspective strategies and campaigns to enhance branding and publicity for her clients.
Julianna Holmes was promoted to vice president of financial operations for One Nevada Credit Union. She will oversee the accounting, budgeting, forecasting, electronic funds transfers and administrative services-related functions within the financial operations department. Holmes also assists the CFO in balance sheet and investment management and control functions within the credit union.
The all-girls charter school Girls Athletic Leadership School named Patricia Farley as president of the board.
Design Factory, Envases, Evanesce, Purtec, Rapid Response Monitoring Services and Saratoga Food Specialties will relocate to or expand in Southern Nevada, adding 556 regional jobs in the next five years, in part due to incentives approved by the Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development board of directors and supported by the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance.
The City of Henderson was recognized as a winner in the Center for Digital Government’s 2021 Digital Cities Survey. Among other cities its size, Henderson ranked fifth for its use of technology to tackle social challenges, enhance services, strengthen cybersecurity and more.
Wendi Schweigart of the local nonprofit Project Marilyn received the Women’s Chamber of Commerce Nevada Athena Young Professional Leadership Award.
The Ascent Automotive Group broke ground on Centennial Subaru, a $40 million, three-story, 131,879-square-foot facility at the corner of Centennial Center Boulevard and the Interstate 95 on/off ramp in Las Vegas. The dealership will open to the general public in November.
The Nevada Division of Emergency Management named Josie Burnett as tribal coordinator, helping with emergency management support for Nevada’s 27 federally recognized Tribal Nations in close collaboration with the Nevada Indian Commission. Burnett began her career at the Community Services Agency in Reno assisting lower-income families, then moved to Washoe Tribe’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program as a case manager.
Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. received a research award from the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space to leverage the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory (National Lab) to develop and test its ultra-high fidelity, ultra-high-resolution camera system—the same technology being developing for MSG Sphere.
De Castroverde Law Group hired attorneys Natalie Hagen and Miguel Morales. Hagen is experienced in a variety of legal areas, including personal injury law, employment law and real estate syndication. Morales is an experienced attorney with a focus on immigration law.
Colliers Las Vegas received top honors from SIOR, receiving three of the organization’s most prestigious annual awards.Dan Doherty, SIOR, was named People’s Choice Broker of the Year; the Doherty Industrial Group received the Industrial Deal of the Year for the leasing and sale disposition of Matter Logistics Center at West Cheyenne; and Taber Thill, SIOR, Patti Dillon, SIOR, and Megan McInerney received SIOR’s top honor for Office Deal of the Year for its sale transaction of Tribeca Park.
The El Cortez Hotel & Casino, along with owner and CEO Kenny Epstein, were honored with the ICE Landmark Award from ICE London. ICE London is the global gaming hub for all business-to-business industry experts.
This story appeared in Las Vegas Weekly.