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Vegas Chamber 2021 Legislative Mission
A Positive Outlook –
Optimism Warranted for 2021
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You, Me & VYP – Get Involved Today!
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Cultivating growth and prosperity
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Cultivating growth and prosperity
MARY BETH SEWALD
PRESIDENT & CEO
Last month at Preview Las Vegas, we heard from jobs. We cannot address our other problems if we don’t
economic experts that there is optimism in the air and recover, rebuild, and reinvent our economy first. Our
many opportunities to create a bright future for our businesses are fragile; countless have closed. And many
region. Business leaders, such as Derek Stevens, CEO that have survived are barely hanging on. Unless we
of The D and Circa, who are doubling down on Vegas, protect them and nurture them, we will never recover
continue to bet big because Nevada is a place that the thousands of private sector jobs that have been lost.
values innovation and hard work.
The Vegas Chamber will be in Carson City every day to
Our low tax and regulatory environment has been the look out for you and remind lawmakers that with every
distinguishing factors in attracting entrepreneurs to vote they take, they need to consider: will this vote help
Nevada and stimulating job growth. We only need or harm employers? Will it make it easier or harder to
to look to our neighboring state of California whose operate a business? Will it help create or cost jobs?
high taxes and regulations are pushing employers and
workers away to remind us how important our business While the Vegas Chamber will be the voice of business
climate is - something we need to protect and be vigilant at the legislature, we need your help. We encourage
against destroying. you to sign up as a Chamber Advocate to communicate
to lawmakers your struggles and the potential impact
That’s why the decisions made during the 2021 a piece of legislation may have on your business.
Legislature will be so critical to our economic climate When you serve as a Chamber Advocate, you remind
and your ability to operate your business. legislators that behind every business are real people.
People who are trying to make payroll, provide for their
As the legislature kicks off this month, the Vegas families, and survive.
Chamber Government Affairs team will be in Carson City
every day looking out for you. Our cover story, Recover, We appreciate your membership and trust in the Vegas
Rebuild, Reinvent Nevada Together, outlines the Vegas Chamber. We are proud to serve you every day and be
Chamber’s priorities and guiding principles during this your voice in our state.
session.
We know that because of COVID, our state faces
unprecedented challenges – rebuilding our economy,
high unemployment, getting K-12 education back on
track. These challenges require all of us in Nevada to
work together to overcome, especially with limited state
revenues due to the economic crisis we are in.
All Nevadans, no matter political party or priority issue,
have an interest in rebuilding our economy and creating
VEGAS CHAMBER FEBRUARY 2021 BUSINESS VOICE 3
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Table of
Contents 8
FEBRUARY 2021
Optimism Warranted for 2021 7
Member News 8
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Member Spotlights 9
U.S. Bank Goals Coaches
Helping Small Business Owners
Navigate Pandemic 10
Welcome New Members 11
Vegas Chamber 2021 Legislative Mission
Chamber News 12
What's Happening 13
Recover. Rebuild. Reinvent.
Vegas Chamber 2021
Legislative Mission 14
Profit-Sharing Options 23
110 Years of Vegas 24
The Top 5 Things You Need
to Know About Refinancing a
Business Loan 27
You, Me & VYP –
Get Involved Today!
President's Club Spotlights
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A Positive Outlook
Optimism Warranted for 2021
After months of social distancing, masking and waiting, around. Throughout U.S. history, our nation has emerged
2020 is finally ending, but not before it delivers the much from wars, civil upheaval and economic shocks stronger than
anticipated and most welcome news in a year dominated by before, proving time and again that tomorrow tends to look a
COVID-19. The vaccine is here. Millions of doses have already lot like yesterday.
made their way to communities across the nation, and frontline
healthcare workers are receiving the first inoculations. This In Southern Nevada, our tourism industry is poised to
momentous breakthrough marks the beginning of the end of capitalize on a nation emerging from the pandemic. After a
the COVID-19 pandemic that has crippled economies around year of quarantines, curfews, shutdowns, stay-at-home orders
the world, left millions out of work and claimed so many lives. and missed experiences, Americans will be looking for an
escape once again. Already a top vacation destination, Las
This most positive news comes at a time on the calendar Vegas is poised to be that escape. Whether it’s enjoying a
when we often reflect on the year behind us and turn our world-class meal, attending a mesmerizing show, pampering
attention to the new year ahead. It is a time of renewal and oneself with a spa day or just soaking in the vibrancy of
resolution, of possibility and optimism. Now, as we close out the Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas provides a range of social
an unforgettable year that most would rather forget, we can experiences that so many have given up during the pandemic,
start looking forward to 2021 and the tangible reality that the and it has the opportunity to prove itself a safe and accessible
end of the pandemic is in sight. And for the first time in nine
months, we can shift from measuring recession to measuring
recovery.
For the most optimistic, the economic recovery may resemble
the Roaring Twenties, a decade of profound economic growth
on the heels of World War I and the 1918 flu pandemic. Over
that decade, the U.S. economy expanded by a remarkable 42
percent as technological advances such as the electrification
of homes and factories and the rapid adoption of the
automobile ushered in a new era of optimism and growth.
As we emerge from a year under the COVID-19 cloud, the
nation may be poised to release months of pent-up demand
and launch the economy into a robust period of recovery and
expansion. Jeremy Aguero, Principal Analyst
From the pessimistic point of view, the weight of the extended
destination where the world can put the pandemic in the past
pandemic-related recession could leave an indelible mark
and return to a normal we might have previously taken for
on the psyche of our nation, similar to the Great Depression
granted.
generation that learned through hard experience to save
everything and waste nothing. In the post-pandemic world,
The recent vaccine news provides optimism for an impending
this scenario would mean an ever-cautious populace reluctant
recovery as the calendar flips to 2021, but patience and
to return to normal and continuing to social distance, wear
persistence will be required. We still have months ahead
masks and avoid normal activities amid the general public. A
before enough vaccine doses are manufactured, distributed
widespread mentality of caution would hinder any economic
and administered across the nation to reach herd immunity
recovery, most notably here in Southern Nevada.
and beat the novel coronavirus. But when we do reach
that point, this community will be ready with open arms. If
These scenarios sit at opposite ends of the recovery spectrum,
millions of people were willing to visit Las Vegas with limited
but in reality the actual recovery likely lies somewhere in
amenities during a pandemic, imagine what they will do in a
between as Americans exhibit a range of feelings about risk
post-pandemic world.
tolerance and personal safety in the post-pandemic world.
That said, I believe our national economy will be quick to turn
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Announcements
Aegis Learning’s Tim Schneider
Goes on Like Nobody’s Business
Tim Schneider, the esteemed
facilitator behind the Leadership
Foundation of Greater Las
Vegas’s Leadership Advance
program, was recently
interviewed by Mary Beth Sewald on Like Nobody’s
Business. Aegis is a member of the Vegas Chamber and
has proved to churn out the best and brightest leaders
in our community. Schneider’s methods not only help
engage someone’s own leadership skills but invigorate
them with new skills they never imagined honing. Many
Chamber members have gone through Schneider’s
program, as well as Chamber staff. His interview with
Mary Beth Sewald was honest, direct and filled with
laughs. The interview also featured Leadership Advance
graduate, Nicole Shelton, who credited the program
with teaching her how to establish her leadership style
and how her communication skills have transformed.
To view this interview, visit youtube.com/
watch?v=bFSkFO2NPYg
VYP Announces
New Council Members
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and connecting future leaders, announces their new
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• Adam Kent, Immediate Past Chair
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Member Spotlights
Ambassador Spotlight:
Kristi Lutzenberger
Who are other leaders you look up to and why?
Derrick Hill, VP of Cox Business, because he is so passionate about
doing good at everything he’s involved in. I admire his drive and his
motivational talks. Very inspirational.
Creative Innovation – Eleanor Roosevelt
As the wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United
States, Eleanor Roosevelt helped redefine the role of the First Lady.
Eleanor not only participated in radio broadcasts, she also authored a
daily syndicated column, held press conferences to discuss women’s
issues and was an active supporter of civil rights policies and New
Deal social-welfare programs. After President Roosevelt’s death,
Eleanor continued her humanitarian efforts by helping to develop the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights and UNICEF. Her ability to
redefine expectations is a reminder that great leaders always look for
opportunities to break the mold.
What books or magazines have you read recently?
The Giver of Stars by JoJo Moyes and The Birth of the National Park Service by Horace M Albright.
Which organizations outside your own do you admire the most and why?
The Foundation for Positively Kids – I admire what they stand for and the leadership and the Vegas Chamber for
being consistent and creative.
Ambassador Spotlight:
Kelly Peterson, Financial Advisor, Morgan Stanley
If you could snap your fingers and become an expert in something,
what would it be?
Psychology. So much of our life revolves around interactions with
others, and being able to understand behavior and what drives
people’s actions makes it easier to relate to them. Being able to see
others through the lens they are experiencing life can make it easier to
communicate with them and understand their actions and reactions to
situations they are in.
What behavior or personality trait do you most attribute your
success to, and why?
Determination. I set my mind to a task or goal, and I continuously
move toward achieving it. Setbacks, challenges, struggles, and
disappointments are always going to occur, but if you are determined
to complete something, nothing can stop you.
Who has influenced you most when it comes to how you approach your work?
My father. He taught me to work hard, treat others respectfully, be honest in all of your dealings, and put your best effort
into everything you do.
What’s your go-to productivity trick?
I like to have an outline of tasks I need to complete in order of priority, an organized work space, and noise canceling
headphones. I put some music on and get to work.
Are you a dog person or a cat person (or neither)?
I have only ever had dogs, but I have no problem with cats. I used to think I was allergic to cats, but I am pretty sure that
was just something my parents told us as kids so we would not ask for a kitten growing up!
VEGAS CHAMBER FEBRUARY 2021 BUSINESS VOICE 9
U.S. Bank Goals Coaches Helping
Small Business Owners Navigate Pandemic
With training in behavior science and goal counterproductive. You have to ensure that everyone
achievement, coaches help people identify and is on the right bus, in the right seat and headed in the
work toward aspirations such as starting a business, right direction 4) You have to truly understand cash
transitioning to a new career or sticking to a budget. flow. You need to know when your break-even point
When COVID-19 hit, U.S. Bank goals coaches is, to the day, to the hour, to the minute. Don’t rely on
shifted from meeting in bank branches to virtual a CPA to tell you. 5) Truly understanding your target
meetings – and customer now
the pandemic versus who they
became a key were in March;
part of most their needs might
discussions with be different.
clients.
3. What are
We talked to some ways a
Walt Carey and goals coach can
Ana Salazar, help a business
two of the four owner navigate
goals coaches this COVID-19
working with the environment?
Vegas Chamber’s
U.S. Bank Walt: One of
Coaching and the ways is
Growth Center helping the
that opened business owner
earlier this year, connect with
about how the small business owners they work their value proposition and analyzing their business’
with are navigating the new environment, and what strengths/weaknesses/opportunities/threats in this
entrepreneurs should be thinking about in our altered environment with the pandemic. We can help that
landscape business owner then get connected with the subject
matter experts to help them, from a financial aspect,
1. What’s the difference between a goals coach and achieve their goals.
a banker?
Ana: The business owner has the ability to talk
Ana: I have been both – I was a banker and now out loud and think things through with us as goals
I’m a goals coach. As a banker, the conversation is coaches. We can help them see the big picture and
more about fact-finding, while a coach has more of break it down into achievable pieces so they can
a behavior-driven conversation that is focused on move forward with a plan.
where the customer wants to be in the future. We’re
there as coaches to offer help and support - we look All Chamber members and their employees can sign
to find the “why” – and we stay along with them for up for free 1:1 goals coaching sessions through the
the length of the journey. U. S. Bank Coaching and Growth Center.
2. As businesses adjust to the new COVID-19 U.S. Bank is an Equal Housing Lender. Member FDIC.
environment, what questions should business
owners ask themselves to ensure they’re successful?
Walt: There’s a lot to this discussion but to condense
it down, they need to 1) Rebuild the business you
want and not the one you had. 2) Make sure you
have the systems in place for customer relationship
management 3) If you’re making pivots at the
top and the rest of the team doesn’t follow, it’s
Scan to begin!
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VEGAS CHAMBER FEBRUARY 2021 BUSINESS VOICE 13Vegas Chamber 2021 Legislative Mission 14 BUSINESS VOICE FEBRUARY 2021 VEGAS CHAMBER
Where We Are… Our Guiding Principles…
Nevada is at a crossroad. It was not a place • We are committed to preserving a business
that any of us expected, but this is our current climate where all employers and employees
reality. It is a different Nevada than we knew can succeed and thrive;
a year ago before the start of the COVID-19
pandemic. Our state, our employers, our • We will advocate and pursue public policies
employees and their families have all been that will foster economic development,
adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. growth and job creation; and
Our way of life, the way we do business, and
how we interact with each other have all • We believe in policy priorities that will
changed because of the pandemic. Some of promote entrepreneurship and innovation,
these impacts are temporary, but others appear support small business success, and spur
to be permanent. job creation as part of our economic
recovery for all Nevadans.
The catastrophic impact of the pandemic on
Nevada’s growing economy cannot be ignored.
Many businesses have shut down completely, Nevada’s Recovery Begins with
and many more are hanging on by a thread. Employers and Employees…
Countless jobs have been lost and Las Vegas
continues to have the highest unemployment
rate in the country of any metropolitan city. As the COVID-19 vaccines become more readily
The tens of millions of visitors, upon which our available to Nevadans, the work of rebuilding
economy has become reliant, for the time being, a healthy state economy begins. Each of
are not coming. us has a stake in rebuilding and reinventing
Nevada’s economy, and creating a climate that
And while there is much collateral damage from nurtures economic growth and job creation and
the pandemic on our community – our schools, provides resources to support our community.
families, performing arts, among others – we, At the state legislature, we must protect and
as leaders, need to first focus on rebuilding our strengthen Nevada’s business climate, so we can
economy and supporting entrepreneurs and attract new employers and support our existing
employers. A healthy economy is the foundation employers.
for our community – it is the essential element
to addressing the other challenges we face, The pandemic’s economic damage will take
including putting people back to work. years to recover and it is expected that Las
Vegas’ economic recovery will take at least
At the Vegas Chamber, we believe one thing three to four years to return to 2019 levels.
that has not changed is when we, as Nevadans,
are faced with challenges, we can come Our mission must be to get as many Nevadans
together to address adversity. When we say we back to work as soon as possible as part of our
are at a crossroad, we have the option of either recovery. We believe this is a shared mission
working together and building a stronger future by both employers and employees along with
or letting our differences divide us and paralyze Nevada’s elected officials. Proposed legislation
our economic recovery. should not create artificial challenges that will
hurt employers’ efforts to get Nevadans get
This legislative session, this spirit of back to work. Legislative proposals should be
collaboration is more important than ever. focused on getting Nevadans back to work.
The decisions made this legislative session will
set the course for our economy for years to According to Nevada Department of
come, especially when it comes to economic Employment, Training and Rehabilitation’s
development and job creation. (DETR), the pandemic resulted in approximately
VEGAS CHAMBER FEBRUARY 2021 BUSINESS VOICE 15287,300 Nevadans losing their jobs between As Nevadans, we must come together and
February and April 2020 or about 30.1 percent approach our workforce development and
of the state’s workforce. Nevada had the highest training needs with a holistic mission that
unemployment rate in the nation. This rate focuses on the career development of the
surpassed Nevada’s previous unemployment individual. It’s not just finding a job with no
record of 13.7 percent during the Great future. We have to do better.”
Recession in 2010.
In June 2020, the Harvard Business Review
While approximately half of these jobs have wrote, “To correct this imbalance, we need
been restored, others may not come back mechanisms to assess missing skillsets quickly
because of the lack of customer demand for and rapidly retrain laid-off workers. Doing so
products and services, especially in the tourism requires speedy and seamless collaboration
and gaming industry, which has been the state’s across different sectors, as this crisis cannot
economic engine for decades. be dealt with either by the private sector or by
governmental agencies alone.” The Harvard
Our recovery starts with state legislators Business Review focuses on the fact that no one
supporting a free enterprise system for group, or government entity can achieve this by
employers and retraining programs for themselves because of the massive undertaking
employees. This will benefit everyone. We will of reskilling workers; it must be done in
not leave anyone behind, we cannot afford to collaboration with our fellow Nevadans; it must
leave anyone behind as we work together to be done together.
rebuild and reinvent Nevada’s economy.
Employers have also been hit hard because
According to McKinsey and Company, we need measures implemented by policy makers in their
to offer employees with reskilling and retraining efforts to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19
programs as part of our efforts to rebuild our virus. Since the start of the pandemic, Nevada’s
state’s economy. McKinsey specifically cites the employers have had restrictions placed on their
important role that small employers will have business or experienced closures. Employers
in our economic recovery, “At the same time, have had to manage almost 40 different state
smaller companies tend to have a clearer view directives along with compliance requirements
of their skill deficiencies, so they’re better at and inspections from several state agencies and
prioritizing the gaps they need to address and local government entities.
at selecting the right candidates for reskilling.”
We need both small and large employers to Employers have suffered unprecedented
succeed, especially with the competition we disruption, restrictions and challenges that no
face from other states. We need to identify one could have prepared for because of the
both effective public and private programs and pandemic. Employers have had to make many
partnerships that will help us reskill workers as agonizing decisions in the past year such as
we work to rebuild and diversify our economy. reducing the hours of employees, laying off
employees, reducing hours of operations, not
This will need to be in collaboration with policy paying vendors or landlords or closing their
makers, workforce development organizations, doors permanently.
trade associations and labor groups. Each group
must be part of discussion in order to develop Each decision has been heart wrenching as
the plans that supports workers while meeting many employers have tried to survive and
the skills needs of employers. Hugh Anderson, remain open. Business owners and employers
chairman of the Chamber’s Government Affairs are under distress and fear what will happen
Committee said, “We cannot continue to do next. The pressure and stress are reflective in
the same thing and expect different results. a recent poll conducted by the U.S. Chamber
As a state, we have experienced three severe of Commerce. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce
economic downturns in the last 20 years. explains that, “Most (62%) small businesses
Each of these downturns has resulted in job fear that the worst is still to come from the
losses and economic pain in our community. pandemic’s economic impact and three-quarters
(74%) of all small business owners say they
16 BUSINESS VOICE FEBRUARY 2021 VEGAS CHAMBERneed further government assistance to weather of Nevada’s families as we work together to
the storm. That percentage increases to 83% recover and rebuild Nevada together.
when looking at minority-owned businesses.”
No business owner or employer can successfully
maintain their businesses and keep their The Competition is Out There…
employees under these types of restrictive
conditions and expect to thrive or even survive. Other states are actively working to attract
Adding more regulations, new mandates and new employers and industries to their states
additional costs could be the final action that even during the pandemic by offering them
causes these struggling employers to close or predictability, stability and a commitment to
further reduce operations. None of these actions work with them and help them succeed. The
will help employees or the state’s economy. reality is that time and competition from other
states are against us. We do not need to look
Many employers have spent upward of far to see what happens when employers, the
thousands of dollars to reconfigure space economic engine of a state, are overregulated,
layouts as well as enhance cleaning and overtaxed and common-sense solutions are left
sanitation efforts to protect their employees behind for special interests. Simply take a look
and customers. In order to remain open, at our neighbor, California.
employers did all of this and more because it
was the right thing to do. Mary Beth Sewald, The Hoover Institution, which is located at
president and CEO of the Vegas Chamber Stanford University, has noted employers
stated, “The employers of our state have been are leaving California in large numbers and
hit hard because of this devasting pandemic, relocating to other states. According to a finding
this is especially true in Southern Nevada. The by the Hoover Institution released in September
numerous calls and conversations that I have 2020, “In just 2018 and 2019—economic boom
had with our members shows how much stress years—765 commercial facilities left California.
that they have gone through in their efforts This exodus doesn’t count Charles Schwab’s
to stay open and do the right thing for their announcement to leave San Francisco next
employees. We need to support them now in year. Nor does it include the 13,000 estimated
their greatest time of need.” businesses to have left between 2009 and
2016.” The reason that employers are leaving
Employers that could pay employees’ salaries or is something that we can all relate to; it is too
provided health benefits while their businesses expensive for folks to do business in California.
were closed, did. Even in a time of extreme
economic hardship and uncertainty many We do not want California’s dysfunctional model
employers, both small and large, supported for Nevada’s employers and employees to
local social service programs and food banks become our new standard. It is just bad policy.
throughout the state. They did it to support It does not work for economic development and
Nevadans who were hurting because they care job creation. California’s approach, if continued
what happens to their friends, neighbors and to be adopted in Nevada, will cost jobs and
employees. The simple reason is because we are careers, which is bad for Nevada’s families.
all Nevadans. They do it for any other reason
but in the belief that an act of kindness can The Washington, D.C. based Tax Foundation’s
spur another act of kindness and help uplift our annual report has rated California 49th in
community in these challenging times. terms of its annual State Business Tax Climate
Index- 2021. Nevada should be the first place
The Vegas Chamber is committed to the employers look at when relocating, but we
belief that there should be collaborative and are not. They are looking at states like Texas.
comprehensive efforts to identify and support According to the Tax Foundation, Florida is
workforce development initiatives, training rated #4, while Nevada’s ranking is #7. While
programs, and other courses for strengthening the ranking between our two states are close,
skill sets required for Nevada’s workforce. Texas, rated #11, is aggressively and relentlessly
These initiatives will help rebuild our economy recruiting employers to its state.
and support a healthy community. We need to
move forward, not go backwards, for the sake
VEGAS CHAMBER FEBRUARY 2021 BUSINESS VOICE 17According to Forbes, Texas has done well in existing employers grow. California should be
several categories, which benefits its residents’ a cautionary example of what not to do for us,
quality of life, “The $1.9 trillion Texas economy while Texas and Florida are good examples
is the second biggest in the U.S., behind only of best practices that are driving job creation
California. Texas ranks fourth for current and improving the lives of employers and
economic climate and first for its growth employees. Utah, which is ranked #8 by the Tax
prospects, thanks to strong employment and Foundation, is another good example of how
income growth forecasts for the next five years. working together attracts new jobs in their state.
In addition, there are over 100 of the 1,000
largest public and private companies in the
U.S. based in Texas, including giants like AT&T,
Nevada Based Solutions Is Our Pathway
ExxonMobil and Dell.” Texas has done well in to Recovery…
diversifying its economy and has been able to
handle economic downturns better than we As Nevadans, we cannot allow outside special
have in the last 20 years. interest groups to tell us what is best for us.
Special interest groups often have national
States like Texas and Florida are also agendas that at times are too progressive or
aggressively going after our convention and too conservative. We believe these polarizing
trade shows and working on leveraging their agendas conflict with what most Nevadans
friendly business climate to bring them to their believe in, which is common sense, middle of the
states and keep them there. We saw this before road legislation and policies.
the pandemic, and they will only continue with
their efforts to go after our convention and We cannot allow these special interest groups
trade shows. to create an environment in our state legislature
that mirrors partisan bickering that we see in
We need to come together and build a stronger Washington, D.C. or copying policies that will
case together as to why Nevada is the best drive employers away or raise the cost of living
place to do business. We need to work together on employees like we see in California.
to maintain our ranking and to improve our
national approach. The reality is that too many Legislative decisions should be based on reliable
mandates and overt taxation will hurt us in data, fact-based information, sound policy and
the long-term as we work to recovery and good politics. This is what Nevadans deserve,
rebuilding our state’s economy. This is not what employers expect and what employees
rhetoric or political maneuvering, but the reality benefit from. Only with this approach can we
of what we are facing from the competing successfully work together and continue to
states. move forward with our economic recovery.
Nevada’s legislators should work together not
We need to ask our state policy makers and against each other for the sake of all Nevadans.
legislators to show prospective employers
that we want them to come to our state. Other We as Nevadans know what is best for us. It
states will be watching what we do during our is our essence of doing what is right by our
legislative session. The truth is, our failures are fellow Nevadans because they are our friends
their potential gains of new employers, good and neighbors. They are not faceless facts
paying jobs and careers, increased tax revenue or abstract figures. It should not be about
and diversification of their states’ economies. excluding groups, but rather including everyone.
Problem solvers work towards inclusion not
And while we all want to find solutions to exclusion.
improve the lives of Nevadans, caution is
necessary to make sure we do not harm Does it help Nevadans rebuild their lives post
Nevada’s business environment. It is an the COVID-19 pandemic if we create additional
important attribute that helps the state challenges to our own economic recovery? It
and local regional economic development does not. Can you pick winners and losers and
agencies attract new employers and helps believe it will help with our recovery efforts?
It does not. How do polarizing politics help
18 BUSINESS VOICE FEBRUARY 2021 VEGAS CHAMBERour state? It does not. All it does is create range of taxes such as the Modified Business
more damage by tarnishing the credibility and Tax, Commerce Tax, State Business License Fee,
reputation of our state. state unemployment insurance tax, property
tax and certain industry specific taxation, to
Right now, employers do not need additional mention a few.
burdensome regulations and taxing mandates Nevada’s employers have constantly stepped
that will slow down their ability to rehire and up to fund state budgetary items including K-12
retrain Nevadans that have lost their jobs. education over the last decade. However, this is
What we need is a coordinated investment in not the time to increase taxes on Nevada’s job
workforce development and training programs creators, especially after seeing many months of
so Nevadans can rebuild their lives with little to no revenue because of the restrictions
meaningful career options that will allow them or closures due to the pandemic. It will hurt our
to support themselves, their families and to recovery efforts and will delay out mission to
regain their pride and self-worth. put Nevadans back to work. The private sector
is the economic engine of state. That is the
Adopting onerous legislation on workers’ truth. Just need to look at how hard hit the state
compensation, excessive labor regulations, and local government tax revenues have been
exuberant fines and penalties that are based on and unemployment numbers because of the
policies from states like California and New York restrictions and closures of businesses during
are not the solutions to our economic recovery the pandemic.
as Nevadans. According to Forbes, states like
New Jersey are considered some of the hardest
places for someone to start a new business. Our Commitment to You, the Employers
We cannot afford to become a state that does and Employees…
not welcome entrepreneurship, innovation and
ingenuity. The Vegas Chamber believes in Nevada. We
believe in you, our members. We also believe
We recognize and understand that there will Nevada can recover and rebuild by doing
be many difficult decisions that will need to this together. We recommit to advocating on
be made this legislative session. None of these behalf of Nevada employers and employees.
decisions will be easy for state legislators, We will be there in the state legislature to
especially as we continue to deal with the ensure employers’ rights with hiring and labor
economic fallout of the pandemic. One of practices are not lost by draconian and partisan
the most important decisions will be the legislation. We will oppose any legislation
state’s budget. The budget decisions made that will weaken employers’ ability to create a
in Carson City must be done in a transparent productive and positive work environment for
and accessible manner. Accountability and employees.
setting priorities of what the state budget can
fund for the next biennium will be essential. Gina Bongiovi, chair of the Vegas Chamber
There will have to be a plan of action. We Board of Trustees, shared her perspective for
recommend a step-by-step review of program the legislative session, “Together, as a business
spending, identifying government efficiencies community, we have a voice unparalleled by any
and increasing our share of federal grant in our region. We serve as the many who make
dollars from Washington, D.C. on behalf of the our economy function, provide jobs to families,
hardworking taxpayers of our state. and innovate for the future of Las Vegas. It is
time that we leverage our voices fully. We need
The reality is that thousands of Nevada’s to make sure that decisions made in Carson City
employers and business owners have suffered let us do what we do best - grow the Nevada
financially and emotionally; a tax increase on economy.”
them during the legislative session is not the
right step in our recovery efforts. The truth is With that mission in mind, we will support
that Nevada’s tax base is heavily financed by initiatives to reduce the burdens on business,
the employers of this state. This has been the while supporting efforts which foster our
case for many years with employers paying a economic recovery. The Vegas Chamber
VEGAS CHAMBER FEBRUARY 2021 BUSINESS VOICE 19will oppose legislation that will divide the By working together to rebuild a stronger, more
relationship between employers and employees. resilient and more inclusive Nevada, we are
Our recovery will help and benefit all Nevadans, building a stronger community. We believe in
which is getting businesses back open and our future. The reinvention of Nevada’s economy
Nevadans back to work. will be our next exciting story for us to tell the
As a small business owner herself, Bongiovi world. Especially of how we did it, employers
made the following commitment to Nevada’s and employees together.
employers and employees during her installation
program as Chair of the Vegas Chamber, We are confident that we will
“There’s a lot at stake during this upcoming
legislative session. More proposed burdens
Recover. Rebuild. Reinvent
like taxation, regulations, and mandates. The Nevada Together. We are
business climate. Jobs. We have a duty as the doubling down on our future.
Southern Nevada business community to do our
part in helping the Vegas Chamber represent We invite you to join us.
us during this upcoming legislative session. We Together as Nevadans.
need to share the realities of the challenges that
businesses are facing during such a trying time
and ensure that they remember our faces with
every vote they cast.”
Bongiovi’s statement summarizes our
commitment to you, our members of the Vegas
Chamber. We will work together and we will be
your voice in the State Legislature. It is what we
have always done. It is who we are. We believe
in meaningful and measurable results and we
will do it again because we are committed to
you our fellow Nevadans.
The Vegas Chamber has been an integral part
of our community and state for 110 years. That
was not be chance but by the hard work of
those that have believed in our community. The
hard-working men and women that built our
community from a dusty railroad stop into the Paul Moradkhan
global city that is known to be around the world. Senior Vice President of Government Affairs
They did not give up; they came together and Cell: 702.810.9124
built a better place for all of us to live. Email: pmoradkhan@vegaschamber.com
David Dazlich
James G. Givens, president of the Las Vegas
Director of Government Affairs
Chamber of Commerce in 1912, stated in one
Cell: 702.205-7232
of the first recorded meetings of the Chamber,
Email: ddazlich@vegaschamber.com
“We cannot stand still: we go either forward or
backward, and it is up to us now to enter upon Erica Valdriz
a period of increased progress and activity... Government Affairs Fundraising Coordinator
it is incumbent upon us...to work for such Cell: 702.245.8465
purposes for the common good, and I promise Email: evaldriz@vegaschamber.com
you that...if all work together, all help and do
their duty, there will be a measure of growth Dylan Keith
and expansion here never before experienced.” Government Affairs Analyst
This commitment to lead and work together Cell: 702.833.0081
resonated over 100 years ago as much as it does Email: dkeith@vegaschamber.com
today at the Vegas Chamber.
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