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Several Southern Nevada hotels and restaurants received the 2014 AAA Five Diamond and AAA Four Diamond Awards. Five Diamond hotels were: Aria Resort, Aria Sky Suites, Bellagio, Four Seasons, Mandarin Oriental, Skylofts at the MGM Grand, Palazzo and Venetian. Five Diamond restaurants were: Joel Robuchon, Le Cirque, Picasso and Restaurant Guy Savoy. Four Diamond hotels were: Aliante, Encore, Green Valley Ranch, Hilton Lake Las Vegas Resort, JW Marriott, M Resort, Mandalay Bay, MGM Grand, Palms Place, Red Rock Resort, Renaissance Las Vegas, Cosmopolitan, The Hotel at Mandalay Bay, Mirage, Signature at MGM Grand, Trump International, Vdara, Westin Lake Las Vegas and Wynn. Four Diamond restaurants were: Alizé, Andre’s at the Monte Carlo, Aureole, Bartolotta Ristorante di Mare, B&B Ristorante, Botero, Carnevino, Craftsteak, Cut by Wolfgang Puck, Eiffel Tower Restaurants, Gordon Ramsay Steak, Jasmine, L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon, Marssa, Michael Mina, Michael’s Gourmet Room, Mix, Pearl, Prime Steakhouse, Sage, Sensi, Shibuya, Spago, Stripsteak, SW Steakhouse, The Country Club at Wynn, Twist and Wing Lei.
Paragon Pools, a custom swimming pool and spa design and construction company, is featured in “World’s Greatest Pools” 2nd edition. Paragon Pools is the only Nevada builder featured.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, for the 25th consecutive year, was awarded the Distinguished Budget Presentation award by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada for its fiscal year 2014 budget presentation.
Smashburger was ranked No. 6 on Forbes’ annual America’s Most Promising Companies list, recognizing the nation’s top 100 privately held, high-growth companies.
Online gaming company Playtech is a platinum member of the Gaming Standards Association.
Coffee restaurant Sambalatte opened its second location at 6555 S. Jones Blvd. A third location is planned for the spring inside the new MGM Resorts International project near Monte Carlo.
Brookings Mountain West received several honors in the Global Go To Think Tank rankings. For the sixth consecutive year, it was honored as “Think Tank of the Year,” “Top Think Tank in the World” and “Top Think Tank in the United States.”
Williamson Law Office merged with Levings Law Limited, an immigration and nationality law firm in Los Angeles focused on business immigration. WLO now handles Levings’ approximately 40 Las Vegas clients.