Southwest City Scoop: Construction Starts in Las Vegas

Total construction spending expected to fall by more than 8% this year

The non-residential sector is forecast to weaken sharply due to a big decline in the institutional subcategory.

City Grill

Kelly Gaines
President
Nevada Subcontractors Association

As southern Nevada continues to experience its largest increase in new construction since the Great Recession, Gaines says AB 290, currently in the Nevada Legislature, will result in the creation of a database compiled of OSHA card holders. The database will allow contractors to access and verify that the card holders in the system have received the proper training for the card they are assigned. “This database will give contractors the ability to properly assess whether additional training or refresher training is required,” she says.

Firm in Focus

Martin-Harris Construction
3030 S. Highland Drive, Las Vegas
CEO: Frank Martin
Founded: 1976
What’s New: The firm, in a joint venture with Tuner Construction, is building a new exhibit hall at the Las Vegas Convention Center and recently completed the Schwartz Flansburg building in Las Vegas.