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Health Care Headliner: Samuel Scheller, CEO, Guardian Elite Medical Services

Samuel Scheller

I always wanted to be a police officer. When I graduated high school, I was not old enough to become a cop, so I decided to become an EMT to get experience ...

Health Care Headliner: Dr. K. Saad Jahangir, Director of OptumCare Clinical Research, OptumCare Cancer Care

Dr. K. Saad Jahangir

I always wanted to be an architect, but our life experiences shape our lives and our future goals. Unfortunately, my mother was diagnosed with ...

Health Care Headliner: Ryan Linden, CEO, Silver State Health

Ryan Linden

Community health centers like Silver State Health focus on providing high-quality care to all Las Vegas residents, regardless of their insurance, legal status or ...

Health Care Headliner: Dr. Nilesh Neil Gokal, Medical Director of Clinical Education, Southwest Medical, part of OptumCare

Dr. Nilesh Gokal

As a child, I often felt the arduous challenge of having immigrant parents with limited resources doing the best they could for ...

Health Care Headliner: Peter W. DeBry, M.D., Ophthalmologist, NV Eye Surgery

Peter DeBry

During medical school, I knew I wanted a subspecialty that was procedure based. I spent time shadowing doctors and doing rotations, and found that ophthalmology ...

Health Care Headliner: Shaina Meyer, Manager of Rehabilitation Services, Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health

Shaina Meyer

I knew I couldn’t go wrong having a career with the mission of helping people be as independent as possible and ...

Health Care Headliner: Dina Patel, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, HealthySunrise Foundation, President

Dina Patel

As far as I can remember, I’ve always wanted to be a nurse and only wanted to work with children. It felt like my purpose. Once I graduated ...

Health Care Headliner: Heather Korbulic, Executive Director, Silver State Health Insurance Exchange/Nevada Health Link

Heather Korbulic

I started working in health care as the business manager for a home health company. We primarily served seniors who needed extra help to remain in their homes. I took that experience and ...

Health Care Headliner: Ilona Van Boven, Technical Director, Steinberg Diagnostic Medical Imaging

Ilona Van Boven

I love the Steinberg family and what they stand for. They have made patient care the No. 1 priority. They understand the importance of being available to take care of patients and ...

Coronavirus fears not hurting Caesars yet, CEO says

One of the many sculptured angels is shown at Caesars Palace on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015.

Caesars Entertainment has been largely unscathed by reaction to the coronavirus outbreak, which has caused a dramatic two-day pullback on ...

How does a hotel inspector award a AAA Five Diamond rating?

Shannon McCallum is vice president of hotel operations for Aria.

Crawling around toilets to make sure they’re clean and working properly might not sound like much fun, but no detail is too small for AAA hotel inspectors. If a hotel wants the association’s coveted ...

The Notes: Feb. 24, 2020

In the Notes: Kelly Thomas-Boyers, Amanda Crigar, Patrick White, Edith Fernández, Sheila Bray, Greg Brower, Patricia Krenos, Tammy Malich and more ...

UNLV announces $9 million gift from California tribe

UNLV today announced a $9 million gift from the California-based San Manuel Band of Mission Indians to support the Harrah College of Hospitality and Boyd School of Law. “As tribal gaming ...

Former Bears great Urlacher among celebrities in Westgate golf tourney

former Chicago Bears star linebacker Brian Urlacher will be among those playing in the inaugural Westgate Resorts Celebrity Classic golf tournament April 23-26 at the Las Vegas Country Club.

During his playing days, former Chicago Bears star linebacker Brian Urlacher said he didn’t think about Las Vegas as a realistic home for an NFL team. But the Raiders’ move ...

What Murren's meant to Las Vegas

Jim Murren, center, chairman and CEO of MGM Resorts International, poses with Chuck Bowling, left, president and COO of Mandalay Bay, and Tony Gladney, vice president of community engagement for MGM Resorts, during a news conference at Mandalay Bay Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020.

When Jim Murren arrived in Las Vegas from Wall Street in 1998 to become chief financial officer of the MGM Grand, the world was a different place. Social media wasn’t yet a thing, the thought of a pro sports franchise in Las Vegas was almost laughable and MGM had just one property on the Strip.

New luxury hotel planned for south end of Strip

A New York hotel management company is planning to a 21-story luxury hotel on the south end of the Strip, near the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign.

A New York hotel management company has plans for a new 21-story luxury hotel on the Strip. Dream Hotel Group plans to open a 450-room hotel near ...

Pier 1 files for bankruptcy protection amid online challenge

This June 15, 2005, file photo shows a Pier 1 Imports store in Dallas.

Pier 1 Imports Inc. — the once-trendy supplier of home goods like papasan chairs and throw pillows — filed for bankruptcy protection Monday after ...

Macao casinos allowed to reopen after anti-virus closure

In this Jan, 23, 2020, file photo released by Initium Media, tourists wearing masks, take photographs outside the Casino Lisboa in Macao, China. The Chinese territory of Macao will allow casinos to reopen Friday, Feb. 21, 2020, after a 15-day closure imposed to help block the spread of China's virus outbreak.

The Chinese territory of Macao will allow casinos to reopen Friday after a 15-day closure imposed to help block the spread of China's virus outbreak. The territory’s ...

Elite Medical Center aims to get visitors back to their Vegas vacations

An exterior view of Elite Medical Center just off the strip on Harmon Ave, Monday, Feb. 3, 2020.

Imagine being in the middle of a once-in-a-lifetime vacation in Las Vegas, only to get sick or injured during your visit. That narrative is common at Elite Medical Center, which opened in 2018 just off the Strip.

People on the Move: Feb. 17, 2020

In the Notes: Nevada State Apartment Association, Nevada State College, Latoya Bembry, John Helderman, Henderson Hospital, Brenda Scolari and more ...