Chip-N-Dale's Custom Landscaping, a design/build firm, named Randall Smith landscape architect.
AWards
Architecture/Landscape Randall Smith
Awards Lorrinda Gray-Davis
Construction/Development Scott Crisci
Construction/Development David French
Engineering Craig Ruark
Gaming and Hospitality Rachel Dickey
Law Robert McBride
Law Brent Vogel
Law Diane Carr Roth
Law Bryce Loveland
Public Relations/Marketing Melissa Rothermel
Public Relations/Marketing Jaclyn Anderson
Retail Kathy Johnson
Retail Valerie Maher
Real Estate Christine Clament
Real Estate Kara Walker
The National Association of Women Business Owners, Southern Nevada Chapter, recognized Lorrinda Gray-Davis with a 2008 Women of Distinction award for her leadership role in promoting diversity initiatives in the construction industry.
Business services
First Choice Business Brokers named Michael Bohannon vice president of U.S. franchise development.
Chambers
The Latin Chamber of Commerce elected Dianne Landeros to its board of directors.
CONSTRUCTION and development
Crisci Builders promoted Scott Crisci to director of marketing.
GSG Development named David French controller.
LaPour appointed Kari Laurent as development associate in its hospitality division and Stephanie Morales as controller.
Industrial Power Corp., a premier electrical contractor, relocated to 5009 W. Diablo Drive.
Engineering
The U.S. Green Building Council accredited Craig Ruark, director of development at Nevada By Design, as LEED AP.
Environment
Urban Environmental Research appointed Rebecca Thomas, M.A. as statistician.
FINANCe
Nevada Commerce Bank appointed Chris Pallan as vice president of information technology.
Envision Lending Group hired Stephanie Prather as reverse mortgage planner.
GaMING AND HOSPITALITY
Cannery Casino Resorts LLC appointed Rachel Dickey as corporate director of database operations for the Cannery, Eastside Cannery and Rampart Casino.
Grand Sierra Resort and Casino hired Maarten van Kruyssen as executive pastry chef.
INSURANCE
ICW Group Insurance Services hired Kristie Banfield as business development specialist.
LAW
Jennings, Strouss & Salmon hired Robert McBride, Brent Vogel and Diane Carr Roth as partners and Bryce Loveland as an associate.
NONPROFIT
TheBetter Business Bureau of Southern Nevada elected Stephen Hueftle as chairman, Charli Carter
as first vice chairman, Kevin Taylor as second vice chairman, Chris Wilcox as secretary/treasurer, Tamara Beatty Peterson as past chairman, and Sally Rycroft and Dan Hunt as"at large"to its 2008 Executive Committee. Charli Carter, Marel Giolito, Edie Gupton, Ingrid Humphrey, Dan Hunt, Maurice R.H. Jung, David Lee, Kelli McConaughy, Sally Rycroft, Charles Tucker Jr. and Robert Young were elected to three-year terms on the board.
The League of Women Voters of Las Vegas Valley elected Kathleen Bienenstein, Sam King, Margaret Mark, Ann Marie Smith and Sandra Metcalf as officers, and Mary Beth Heavrin, Rose Johnson, Betty Pardo and Bonnie Swadling as directors of its 2008-09 board.
PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MARKETING
Imagine Marketing of Nevada named Melissa Rothermel director of media relations.
Drive This Entertainment, an entertainment branding company, hired Craig Gilbert as partner.
Vanguard Media Group moved its offices to 6785 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 5.
Q Advertising & Public Relations promoted Jaclyn Anderson from account coordinator to account executive in their public relations department.
REAL ESTATE
Grubb & Ellis Las Vegas promoted Christine Clament to property manager from assistant property manager, and named Kara Walker, CCIM adviser, industrial group, Scott Price marketing assistant, retail group, and Kristen Snider assistant business operations manager.
Gatski Commercial Real Estate Services named Susan Cotton vice president of property management and Scott Maiden general manager of its commercial services division.
RETAIL
SOLSTICE Sunglass Boutique, an upscale sunglass specialty chain, opened at Las Vegas Outlets, 785 S. Grand Central Parkway.
The Village at Queensridge appointed Kathy Johnson as assistant general manager and Valerie Maher as marketing manager.
TECHNOLOGY
Smart City promoted Keith McNeely to senior director of technology services for all Las Vegas-based operations, Gary Suskind to senior systems engineer, Chris Martinkovich to general manager of Smart City's Las Vegas Convention Center team, Priscilla Acierto to manager of customer sales and service for the Las Vegas hotel properties that are serviced by Priority Networks and Greg Smith to facility manager for the Priority Networks team at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno.
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