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| Company and top executive | Number of permanent local employees | Sample clients | Year established locally | |
| 1 | BrainTrust 8948 Spanish Ridge Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89148 702-862-4242 • braintrustagency.com Kurt Ouchida & Michael Coldwell, managing partners | 45 | Ethel M Chocolates, Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Blind Center of Nevada | 2006 |
| 2 | Kirvin Doak Communications 5230 W. Patrick Lane Las Vegas, NV 89118 702-737-3100 • kirvindoak.com Dave Kirvin, partner | 42 | MGM Resorts, Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, Cirque du Soleil | 1999 |
| 3 | Bruce Merrin Public Relations 3885 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite 3001 Las Vegas, NV 89103 702-367-0331 • brucemerrinscelebrityspeakers.com Bruce Merrin, president | 26 | Jeff Hoffman, co-founder of priceline.com; BluBlocker Sunglasses | 1991 |
| 4 | MassMedia 2230 Corporate Circle Drive Henderson, NV 89074 702-433-4331 • massmediacc.com Paula Yakubik, CEO | 25 | Colliers International, Remington Nevada, Nevada State College | 1997 |
| 5 | Faiss Foley Warren Public Relations & Public Affairs 100 N. City Parkway, Suite 750 Las Vegas, NV 89106 702-933-7777 • ffwpr.com Melissa Warren, managing partner | 17 | Summerlin/The Howard Hughes Corporation; Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada; Cox Communications | 1998 |
| 6 | Wicked Creative 6173 S. Rainbow Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89118 702-868-4545 • wickedcreative.com Stephanie Wilson, owner | 14 | Life Time Athletic - Summerlin and Green Valley, Beer Park at Paris Las Vegas and MB Steak at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino | 2006 |
| 7 | The Firm Public Relations & Marketing 6157 S. Rainbow Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89118 702-739-9933 • thefirmpr.com Solveig Raftery, president and CEO | 12 | Cadence, HealtHIE Nevada and Nevada Public Radio | 1993 |
| 8 | The Ferraro Group 9205 W. Russell Road, Suite 340 Las Vegas, NV 89148 702-367-7771 • theferrarogroup.com Holly Silvestri, principal | 11 | Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development; Smith’s Food & Drug Stores; WGU Nevada | 2001 |
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This story originally appeared in the Las Vegas Weekly.