SPOTLIGHT ON LAS VEGAS

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1 WELCOME TO LAS VEGAS, NEVADA Las Vegas, in Nevada s Mojave Desert, is a resort city famed for its vibrant nightife, centered around 24-hour casinos and other entertainment options. Its main street and foca point is the Strip, just over 4 mies ong. This bouevard is home to themed hotes with eaborate dispays such as fountains synchronized to music as we as repicas of an Egyptian pyramid, the Venetian Grand Cana, and the Eiffe Tower. Contents Cimate and Geography 02 Cost of Living and Transportation 03 Sports and Outdoor Activities 04 Shopping and Dining 05 Entertainment 06 Schoos and Education 07 GLOBAL MOBILITY SOLUTIONS 01

2 CLIMATE Las Vegas has a subtropica hot desert cimate typica of the Mojave Desert in which it ies. There is abundant sunshine throughout the year, with an average of 310 sunny days and bright sunshine occurring during 86% of a dayight hours. Rainfa is scarce and Las Vegas is among the sunniest, driest, and east humid ocations in a of North America, with exceptionay ow dew points and humidity that sometimes remains beow 10%. Las Vegas Cimate Graph - Nevada Cimate Chart Average High/Low Temperatures Low / High December Juy 39 o F / 57 o F 81 o F / 104 o F Average Precipitation Rain Snow 4 in..3 in. GEOGRAPHY Las Vegas is situated within Cark County in a basin on the foor of the Mojave Desert and is surrounded by mountain ranges on a sides. Much of the andscape is rocky and arid with desert vegetation and widife. It can be subjected to torrentia fash foods, athough much has been done to mitigate the effects of fash foods through improved drainage systems. The peaks surrounding Las Vegas reach eevations of over 10,000 feet, and act as barriers to the strong fow of moisture from the surrounding area. The eevation is approximatey 2,030 ft above sea eve. Within the city there are many awns, trees and other greenery. Due to water resource issues, there has been a movement to encourage xeriscapes. Another part of conservation efforts is schedued watering days for residentia andscaping. A U.S. Environmenta Protection Agency grant in 2008 funded a program that anayzed and forecast growth and environmenta impacts through the year GLOBAL MOBILITY SOLUTIONS 02

3 COST OF LIVING The cost of iving in Las Vegas is 1% ower than the average in Nevada and 4% higher than the nationa average. The median home price is $12,500 more than the nationa average and residents experience a year over year appreciation rate of neary 8%. In addition to having housing costs beow the nationa average, residents of Las Vegas enjoy utiity costs that are beow both the Nevada and nationa averages. Key Housing Figures* Median Home Purchase Price $274,900 Median Monthy Rent (1BDRM) $889 *Sources: - accessed 08/026/2017, - accessed 08/02/2017 TRANSPORTATION Highways Interstates I-15, I-215, I-515 US Highways US-95 State Highways 159, 215, 582, 589, 596, 612 Airport McCarran Internationa Airport (LAS) Department of Motor Vehices 2701 E. Sahara Avenue GLOBAL MOBILITY SOLUTIONS 03

4 LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT One simpe answer to the question what is it ike to ive in Las Vegas? is, everything and nothing ike what you woud think. Las Vegans spend a disproportionate amount of time doing out one very obvious statement: yes, peope actuay ive here, and not a of us work in casinos, though, to be fair, an overwheming percentage do. Roughy 335,000 peope in Las Vegas work in hospitaity and eisure and this is a city of ess than 2 miion. When you factor in reated fieds ike media and marketing, and industries that support hospitaity empoyees it woudn t be a far stretch to say that the majority of working aduts in the Las Vegas Vaey are in some way dependent on the hospitaity industry for their iveihood. OUTDOORS & ADVENTURE Parks & Trais Fun on the Water Attractions Discover More Foyd Lamb Park Coorado River & Hoover Dam Beagio Botanica Gardens asvegas.com Mary Jane Fas Trai Lake Las Vegas High Roer asvegasnevada.gov Red Rock Canyon Lake Mead Mandaay Bay Aquarium vegas.com GLOBAL MOBILITY SOLUTIONS 04

5 SHOPPING & DINING Fantastic Favors In recent years Las Vegas has emerged as one of the word s greatest eating cities, home to more accaimed ceebrity chefs and Michein-Star winners than anypace ese, but aso fu of ess gamorous yet sti deicious down home eats. With cose to 40 miion annua visitors, Las Vegas is one of the word s most popuar tourist destinations, and its cientee is amazingy diverse, from every part of the country and every corner of the gobe, and the cuisine it offers represents this, with everything from kaiseki to tapas, Hawaiian speciaties to Braziian barbecue, rare Forida stone crabs to fish and chips. Carnivorous Vegas is awash in steakhouses, with the best seection in the word - and at every price point - whie it aso has an amazing array of fine French dining, with the most famous Parisian masters represented here. Then there is Las Vegas own homegrown speciaty, the a-you-can-eat buffet, offered here in more iterations and staggering variety than anywhere ese. From Tourists to Treasure-Hunters You can spend money in amost any way imaginabe in Las Vegas, but the best way to actuay eave with what you paid for is to go shopping. We consider it one of your better options in terms of having something to show for your empty waet. If your tastes run to the expensive, you wi want to schedue in some serious time at the uxury shops of Crystas and Via Beagio. They are even within waking distance of each other if you re not wearing hees. Aso, you may be surprised to hear that there are six certified Roex deaers on the Strip aone, and that you can buy a Ferrari or Maserati direct from the showroom at the Wynn. If these are a itte (or a ot) too pricey for you, check out Fashion Show ma at the north end of the Strip, Mirace Mie Shops at Panet Hoywood Resort & Casino and The Forum Shops at Caesars. For charming itte shops paired with a Vegas-ony experience to match, head off the Strip to the Downtown Container Park. It s made from up-cyced shipping containers, and is home to ots of hip, artsy boutiques, gaeries, restaurants, ive music and even a pay area for kids. If you re ooking for something specific, from a fast cars or fine jewery to a t-shirts or unique souvenir, chances are, you can find it in Las Vegas. GLOBAL MOBILITY SOLUTIONS 05

6 ENTERTAINMENT Many of the casinos in Las Vegas have magnificent theaters. These theaters are home to both a revoving door of word-cass taent and amazing, permanent headiners. If in doubt whether a show is famiy-friendy or not, contact the box office prior to purchasing tickets. Additionay, there are many outets from which to obtain same-day discounted tickets for shows, meas, and attractions. ART & CULTURE From cassica music to cassic rock, from baet to Broadway, Las Vegas offers performances that everyone wi enjoy. In addition to a the gaeries and theaters in the casinos, you can enjoy the foowing: Theaters: Las Vegas Litte Theatre Onyx Theatre The Rainbow Company Youth Theatre Gaeries and Museums: Buresque Ha of Fame Discovery Chidren s Museum Las Vegas Art Museum Las Vegas Natura History Museum Madam Tussauds Wax Museum GLOBAL MOBILITY SOLUTIONS 06

7 EDUCATION IN LAS VEGAS, NV Notabe Coeges & Universities Eementary & High Schoo University of Nevada, Las Vegas Brightwood Coege Cark County Schoo District There are approximatey 209 pubic schoos in Las Vegas and they have an approximate student to teacher ratio of 19:1. Coege of Southern Nevada Nevada Career Institute Northwest Career Coege Las Vegas Educationa Attainment High Schoo Dipoma: 79% Bacheor s Degree: 21% Contact 5100 West Sahara Avenue CONNECT WITH GMS Founded in 1987, Goba Mobiity Soutions is a goba corporate reocation services company that speciaizes in workforce mobiity. The company s corporate reocation services incude goba assignment management, domestic reocation management, and a range of pre-decision soutions. Goba Mobiity Soutions is a perennia winner of the HRO Today Baker s Dozen customer satisfaction survey, being recognized as a top reocation company in 2014, 2015, 2016, and Onine Resources Phone & Emai LinkedIn: Goba Mobiity Soutions info@gmsmobiity.com Baker s Dozen Customer Satisfaction Ratings RELOCATION 2017 Winner GLOBAL MOBILITY SOLUTIONS 07