TSK Architects received the Nevada chapter of the American Institute of Architects’ 2019 Firm Award. TSK, which celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, also brought home two additional honors at the annual Design & Service Awards Gala.
The Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources appointed Tim Wilson as state engineer and administrator of the department’s division of water resources. Wilson will lead the division in its mission to protect, manage and enhance Nevada’s limited water resources. He was named acting state engineer in January 2019, when the previous state engineer, Jason King, retired after 28 years of service.
The Firm Public Relations & Marketing earned two 2019 MarCom awards for its media response work with Comprehensive Cancer Centers and for its publicity campaign with the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District. The awards are part of an international competition honoring creativity in marketing and communications. Additionally, Michael Abante was promoted to PR specialist with the company.
Lyft announced its fifth annual Lyftie Award winners for Las Vegas, including: T-Mobile Arena as most celebrated venue; Las Vegas Bus Station as top transit stop; Las Vegas Strip as late night neighborhood; and PT’s Gold as most celebrated restaurant/bar. The awards also acknowledged drivers Alexandre Santo as the late-night hero and Denis Cole as best customer service driver.
HumanGood appointed Doug Fleegle executive director of Las Ventanas retirement community in Summerlin. Fleegle has nearly three decades of experience in retirement centers and life care communities, and is an expert on retirement, senior living, aging and memory care.
MountainView Hospital was named a Top Teaching Hospital nationally for the second year in a row by the Leapfrog Group. The recognition follows the recently awarded “A” hospital safety grade, the third time MountainView has earned that honor, also from Leapfrog. To qualify for the Top Hospitals distinction, hospitals must rank top among peers in the yearly Leapfrog Hospital Survey, which assesses hospital performance on quality and patient safety. MountainView also named Michelle Bookout chief nursing officer. Bookout was previously chief nursing officer at Mercy Hospital in Florida and brings 25 years of professional development and management experience to MountainView.
Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center opened its new and expanded trauma and emergency department, doubling the square footage of its adult ER. The 182,000-square-foot expansion is the centerpiece of the hospital’s $200 million, multiphase campus expansion and included a new ambulance bay and helipad. The new tower, a $131 million construction project, spanned 24 months and was led by Layton Construction.
David Kautz joined Matter Real Estate Group as senior vice president of development. His main focus will be the company’s UnCommons project, a $400 million mixed-use development in southwest Las Vegas. Kautz previously led teams at Howard Hughes Corp., Westfield and Home Depot, and is credited for more than $700 million in commercial development in Downtown Summerlin.
The Shade Tree opened its newly renovated and expanded Stallman Touro Clinic on the third floor of the shelter. The clinic, which is operated by Touro University Nevada through its Physician Assistant Studies Program, enables residents to receive much-needed health care services on property, including acute medical care and chronic illness management. Tutor Perini Building Co. spearheaded the project and worked with architecture and interior design firm SCA Design, and engineering and consulting firm EXP, to double the clinic’s original size and bring the redesign vision to life. Tutor Perini also enlisted the help and contributions of numerous subcontractors across the Valley, bringing the total value of the renovation project to more than $500,000 in donated services and materials.
Gov. Steve Sisolak appointed Victoria Gonzalez as executive director of the Department of Sentencing Policy. Gonzalez will oversee and address issues related to the sentencing of offenders in Nevada. She spent the past three years working for the Legislative Counsel Bureau’s Legal Division as deputy legislative counsel.
Charlotte-Hill and Ruben P. Diaz elementary schools were named by the Clark County School District and Nevada Department of Education 2019 National Elementary and Secondary Education Act Distinguished Schools in recognition of closing achievement gaps between student groups.
Vegas PBS received the 2019 Nevada Association of Schools Boards Media Award for outstanding education reporting in television, radio or online journalism. It was nominated by the Clark County School District board of trustees. NASB credits Vegas PBS for making remarkable strides to serve students, the state and the school district.