Wanda English Blair, vice president of marketing for Las Vegas Review-Journal; Tom Heaton, senior director of advertising; Tina Quigley, Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance CEO; and Chase Rankin, senior vice president of sales. (Photography by Tonya Harvey)
Bob Finch, executive vice president and chief operating officer at Red Rock Resorts, welcomes Top Workplaces Nevada winners at Palace Station. (Photography by Tonya Harvey)
Paul Stowell, Nevada regional executive for City National Bank, leads a panel discussion on employee retention. From left, the panel is: Aaron Hirschi, division president for KB Home; Sean C. Combs, CEO, Steelhead Productions; and Michael Quinn, manager and organizational development and culture, Everi Holdings, Inc. (Photography by Tonya Harvey)
Renee Summerour, Las Vegas-Review Journal 7@7 digital anchor, was emcee for the event. John Di Domenico, actor, writer and comedian, was the awards presenter. (Photography by Tonya Harvey)
Bob Helbig, media partnerships director, Energage, explains the employee survey process that determines the rankings for the Top Workplace Nevada winners. (Photography by Tonya Harvey)
Station Casinos was a sponsor of the Nevada Top Workplaces event. It ranked high in the large business division. It also won a special award for its training. (Photography by Tonya Harvey)
Picerne Real Estate ranked high in the midsized category. (Photography by Tonya Harvey)
Dan Briggs, president and CEO of MDX Labs, announced the winner of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award. (Photography by Tonya Harvey)
Gatski Commercial Real Estate ranked high in the small business division. (Photography by Tonya Harvey)
MDX Labs ranked high in the small business category. It also won a special award for employee appreciation. (Photography by Tonya Harvey)
Everi Holdings placed second in the large business division, coming in behind Panda Restaurant Group. The company also received a special leadership award. (Photography by Tonya Harvey)
Tina Quigley, Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance CEO, was the keynote speaker for the event. (Photography by Tonya Harvey)
Iyse Lee, recruitment consultant, and Damone G. Colston, advertising manager, Las Vegas Review-Journal. (Photography by Tonya Harvey)
Nathan Adelson Hospice ranked high in the midsize business division. The nonprofit organization also won a special leadership award. (Photography by Tonya Harvey)
Picerne Real Estate ranked high in the midsized category. (Photography by Tonya Harvey)
Janek Performance Group ranked high in the small business category. (Photography by Tonya Harvey)
McCarthy Building Companies ranked in the upper numbers for the small business division. It also won the first Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award for Nevada Top Workplaces. (Photography by Tonya Harvey)
From left, Ana Quiquivix, marketing and events coordinator; Wanda English Blair, vice president of marketing for Las Vegas Review-Journal; Tom Heaton, senior director of advertising; and Lyn Collier, Business Press editor. (Photography by Tonya Harvey)
Steelhead Productions ranked No. 2 in the small business category. It also won a special award for leadership. (Photography by Tonya Harvey)
Total Quality Logistics ranked No. 1 Nevada Top Workplaces small company. It also won a special award for its acceptance of employee ideas. (Photography by Tonya Harvey)
Nearly 260 business leaders attended the 2022 awards ceremony for the Nevada Top Workplaces Sept. 28 at Palace Station.
Chase Rankin, senior vice president of advertising for the Las Vegas Review-Journal gave the opening
remarks.
Tina Quigley, Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance CEO, was the keynote speaker for the event. She touched on several economic factors affecting the Las Vegas Valley and how the business community and government are addressing them.
One of the biggest challenges is economic diversity. A map in the presentation showed Nevada ranking low in that area.
She talked about how the LVGEA is working to diversify the economy with industries, such as manufacturing, creative, transportation and logistics, technology, information technology, business and finance, health care services and clean technologies.
Many businesses are drawn here, she said, because of the less stringent regulatory environment, access to public officials and the climate.
Some challenges for industries entering the state are land, water, workforce and community attitude.
Paul Stowell, Nevada regional executive for City National Bank, led a panel discussion on employee retention. The panel included Aaron Hirschi, division president for KB Home; Sean C. Combs, CEO, Steelhead Productions; and Michael Quinn, manager and organizational development and culture, Everi Holdings, Inc.
Renee Summerour, Las Vegas-Review Journal 7@7 digital anchor, was emcee for the event. John Di Domenico, actor, writer and comedian, was the awards presenter.
“We have grown about 50 percent in attendance year over year,” said Tom Heaton, Las Vegas Review-Journal, senior director of advertising. “We are very excited to have even more businesses to participate next year.”
A new honor that was given this year was the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award. McCarthy Building Cos. took home that trophy.
Bob Helbig, media partnership director with Energage, a Philadelphia-based research company, explained the extensive employee survey process that is used to rank the winning companies.
“Smart companies listen to their employees and then adjust as needed,” Helbig said. “The employees are on the front line. They know what’s going on and when things are working well and when they are not. Top workplaces value that and capture that. There are other employers who don’t want to hear it. They just want people to do their work and be nice and quiet. That’s not how really strong companies adjust to challenges. Sometimes, work can get messy, but the really good companies can collaborate and adjust and work through those challenges. An environment where people feel safe to fully discuss issues, where they are valued for what they bring and appreciated for what they do — those are the big differences.”
