After answering to five different building owners and enduring regular rent increases, Judy Beckowitz , president and owner of American Countertops Floors, decided the timing was right to invest in herself and her growing company. With the help of an SBA 504 real estate loan from TMC Financing, she was able to purchase a 5,557-square-foot office and warehouse in North Las Vegas.
In December, the Southern Nevada Home Builders Association (SNHBA), held its annual installation luncheon, a yearly gathering where members of the local homebuilding industry celebrate the appointment of the organization’s new board, which will take the torch and continue to drive SNHBA’s dedication to meet the housing and community development needs of Southern Nevada. The event also serves to award outstanding members and supporters in this sector.
Americana Holdings, parent company of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, Nevada Properties, has partnered with Curbio, a home renovation technology company, to provide renovation solutions to its clients in Arizona, Nevada and California. The company launched its partnership in Arizona a few months ago and will begin offering the service in Nevada in January.
The PENTA Building Group, a nationally recognized commercial contractor operating throughout the Southwest United States, has officially donated more than $8 million to 350 charities since 2000. Through its charitable organization, the PENTA CARES Foundation, the company gives back to communities by donating employee volunteer time and hundreds of thousands of dollars in monetary contributions to local nonprofits every year.
Organizations looking to change things up to improve their customers’ experience need to start not with new programs or customer service training, but with nurturing their employees.
The Las Vegas Latino Bar Association (LBA) honored a man who has made a significant contribution to the Hispanic legal community as well as a group of young Latinos they expect will make a difference in the field one day.
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.