American Nevada Company has expanded its accounting staff, hiring Emily Hammond as a senior accountant. Hammond will serve under controller Kathy Marrott and be responsible for preparing and analyzing financial statements, performing account reconciliations, maintaining ledgers and monitoring budgets and forecasts. Hammond has held various accounting positions since 2017, most recently as a property accountant for Thomas Duke Company in Farmington Hills, Michigan, working remotely while she made her new home in Southern Nevada.
Las Vegas-based cashless credit firm Marker Trax hired Val Apoderado as vice president of IT operations and engineering. He will serve as an adviser on all processes, systems and data issues, in addition to ongoing product performance and enhancement. Over a two-decade-plus career in technology operations across multiple industries, Apoderado has built and managed complicated cybersecurity, compliance and governance programs for companies such as Wynn Resorts, Nevada Cancer Institute, Shift4 Payments and others.
PT’s Taverns opened its 65th tavern in Nevada, a PT’s Gold at 8416 W. Desert Inn Road.
Howard & Howard Attorneys announced the addition of David Edelblute to its litigation practice group. He joins the firm as a partner in the Las Vegas office. Edelblute focuses his practice on commercial litigation, real estate and government affairs. He has represented a range of corporate clients, from Fortune 500 companies to local small businesses, primarily in highly regulated or privileged licensed industries, including banking, construction, cannabis, development, gaming, liquor and health care.
UnCommons, Matter Real Estate Group’s 40-acre workplace and mixed-use community, appointed Heather Vincent as community events lead. Bringing nearly two decades of experience in production and event management to this new role, Vincent will manage all commercial events and establish efficiencies in booking property events to maximize sales revenue at UnCommons. Prior to joining UnCommons, Vincent was a freelance producer and event manager for five years, curating weddings, fashion shows, pop-up shows and more for clients such as Credit One Bank, R&R Partners and FiveSix Productions.
Urology Specialists of Nevada added a new health care provider. Maria Eleanor Janus Cayanan, APRN, works at the 2010 Wellness Way location.