The Mayor’s Fund for Las Vegas LIFE, a public-private partnership that provides corporate and individual donors with an avenue to support key initiatives that enhance the quality of life for the most vulnerable residents within the city of Las Vegas, announces it has received four donations totaling $150,000 to help underwrite a Strong Start GO! Mobile Pre-K that takes early learning into city neighborhoods with the greatest need, helping to prepare young learners for school.
Cox Charities, the fundraising arm of Cox Communications, Las Vegas, donated $50,000 in proceeds from its annual golf tournament to Helping Our Brothers and Sisters and the Las Vegas Natural History Museum. The Cox Charities Golf Tournament, presented by Findlay Automotive Group, was held at TPC Summerlin.
On Oct. 4, Bettina, a single mother of four and a Las Vegas resident since 1980, received the keys to her brand-new Habitat for Humanity home during a moving ceremony that included friends, family and executives from Habitat for Humanity Las Vegas and Bank of America.
Houldsworth Russo Co. has announced that managing partner, Jessica Sayles , CPA, MSA, has been recognized in CPA Practice Advisor’s 2019 40 Under 40 awards. The awards recognize those who are visibly and incrementally changing the accounting profession through exemplary leadership, innovative thinking, collaborative efforts within the profession and community outreach.
A report released Tuesday by the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors (GLVAR) shows home prices in Southern Nevada inching back toward their all-time high as the local housing supply remains tight.
The Nevada Realtors named Keith Lynam Realtor of the Year and announced its newly elected officers for 2020, led by incoming President Chris Bishop and President-elect Brad Spires .
The Government Finance Officers Association created the GFOA Hero Award in 2019. This award spotlights financial leaders from across the country who have demonstrated exceptional action during a time of financial, natural or human-made crisis.
John Naylor and Jennifer Braster, founders and managing partners of Naylor Braster, Attorneys at Law, have been recognized among their peers for inclusion in the 2020 The Best Lawyers in America. Naylor is recognized in the area of commercial litigation and Braster is recognized in the area of appellate practice.
The Las Vegas Rescue Mission will host its eighth annual fundraiser, called Walk a Mile in My Shoes. The event is planned for Sept. 28, 9 a.m.-noon. at the Las Vegas Review-Journal on 1111 W. Bonanza Road.