Member Highlight – Gary Congdon

gary-congdon-headshotName: Gary Congdon
Title: President
Company: Lee & Sakahara Architects
# of years in the industry: 43

 

1.    How has NAIOP helped you develop new business?
The business relationships forged as a participant in NAIOP events have introduced me to many potential clients.  My participation on various committees has allowed me to get to know some of the right people in development and enhance my knowledge of them as a person.  At one point in time, I could look at our project list and clearly see that every client was a NAIOP member. Read more

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Spotlight Call For Entries

2017 Spotlight Awards
Call for Entries
Deadline Friday, November 11, 2016

NAIOP Southern Nevada will host its 20th Annual Spotlight Awards on Saturday, March 4, 2017 at Red Rock Casino Resort Spa. This notable event encourages and recognizes distinguished commercial real estate development in Southern Nevada. It also serves to increase public awareness of the outstanding commitment and contribution made by these representatives. Read more

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Successful 2016 Bus Tour

NAIOP Southern Nevada’s Bus Tour Committee successfully put on the 2016 “A Whole New Ball Game” Bus Tour in October. The event showcased a mix of 31 industrial, office and retail projects that were recently completed, under construction or planned for future development. Read more

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Telecom Networks & High Tech Commercial Buildings: Second in a Series

Smart Buildings & Connectivity for Developers and Multiple Site Building Owners
Single & Multiple Dwelling Unit (MDU) Telecommunications Infrastructure that Pays
It’s All About Private D-Marc Forward Networks

All landlords and developers deal with power, water and communications as strictly utilities unto their own domains, which they accommodate in order to provide the basic services to tenants.

While water and power are their own domains, with one provider each, telecommunications has many providers, each needing network infrastructure to support their services.  It is the lack of cabling and wireless infrastructures that prohibits many technologies from being easily or cost effectively deployed.  The customer or providers then have to make large cabling investments post construction to deliver a new service. Read more

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Why Hire a Project Manager?

There’s no question about it, construction projects are risky, costly and time-consuming. And the more complex a project is, the more potential there is for issues to arise, including scope creep, budget overruns and schedule delays. Unless, of course, you have a good Project Manager (PM) at the helm.

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Construction Jobs in Las Vegas

Over the last 12 months, construction jobs in Las Vegas have rose by 6,800 (or 6,017 on a 12-month moving average (MMA) basis). During the period, these jobs grew 13% to 59,000 (or 12.3% on a 12MMA basis). As an FYI, the trough in construction jobs during the depths of the Great Recession 34,800 jobs in February 2012 (the 12MMA was July 2012 – 36,450 jobs). Read more

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Mock Trial

NAIOP Southern Nevada’s Mock Trial is just around the corner on Thursday, November 3rd! Join some of our most influential members for cocktails and a court room (separately, of course) during the Education Committee’s fourth and final event in the Members Only series “No Joke Construction Law: Three Lawyers Walk into a Bar… Find Out What Really Happens”. Read more

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Leadership Change

As many of you know, our President-Elect, Sallie Doebler, has accepted a position with the Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce as Vice President of Membership Development. Unfortunately for NAIOP, this position precludes her from serving as President next year; though she will remain a member and finish her term on the Board. A long-time pillar of NAIOP Southern Nevada Chapter, we appreciate Sallie’s tireless dedication and energy, which resulted in positive change throughout this organization. Read more

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Oktoberfest 2016: A Tremendous Success

Guten Tag! Oktoberfest- NAIOP’s Social Event of the Year, held on September 22nd was a tremendous success. Members and non-members alike came together at Hofbrauhaus Las Vegas for food, drinks, networking, and fun. The party began at 5pm with guests entering the Biergarten while being greeted by members outfitted in Lederhosen. Takeaway gifts provided by Martin-Harris Construction as well as Bavarian checkered and German Alpine hats were handed to guests to get everyone in the spirit. A photo booth sponsored by Design Builders gave guests the opportunity to take a photo in a green pasture with props consisting of steins, accordions, “I HEART BIER!” and “OOM PA PA!” signs. Read more

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In Memory of Tim Snow

NAIOP Southern Nevada expresses our deepest sympathy and condolences to the family and friends of 1997 NAIOP Southern Nevada President, Tim Snow, this past month. Snow committed countless hours to our chapter and was instrumental in elevating the prominence of NAIOP statewide. Read more

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