July 17, 2018 08:11 AM Eastern Daylight Time

LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Water Filtration Expert and Star of Animal Planet’s TANKED, Wayde King has pledged to install his superior filtration system in Flint, Michigan public schools while the current water issues are being addressed. King’s team has been working with the Mayor’s office in Flint to coordinate these efforts.

“This is a whole-house filtration system delivering purified water for drinking, cooking and bath/shower usage. It’s a real solution for the community, not just a band-aid.”

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Since 2014, the residents of Flint have been plagued with contaminated water issues. The King Filtration System is an ideal solution for homes, businesses, schools and government buildings in Flint. The units are maintenance free, low-energy, self-purging pure alkaline spring water filtration systems, and warranted for 20 years. “This means, once the units are installed, homeowners and others with the units, will not incur any future expenses with additives such as salt bags or require any maintenance to clean or replace filters,” states King. “This is a whole-house filtration system delivering purified water for drinking, cooking and bath/shower usage. It’s a real solution for the community, not just a band-aid.”

King has over 30-years’ experience in developing and designing custom filtration systems. He understands the science and engineering to create efficient and effective filtration units that deliver superior water quality benefiting the public’s health and well-being.

King sees the biggest challenge to implementing a city-wide plan is the expense associated with the units and installation. Thus, when Elon Musk Tweeted on 1:52 PM – July 11, 2018 “Please consider this a commitment that I will fund fixing the water in any house in Flint that has water contamination above FDA levels. No kidding.”, King decided to call on Musk to honor his tweet and join his efforts. Musk has the financial means, we have the “fix”, a long-term “fix”.

“We have the capacity to begin installations immediately,” notes King. He is also reaching out to his fans and celebrity associates to assist with the cause and increase awareness of this dire situation.

As for the educational institutions, initially King will provide and install a custom system in a Flint public school at no-charge to the city with the hopes of creating an “adopt-a-school” fund for the remaining institutions.

"I would like to thank our friends at Tanked and Kings Filtration System for all of the work that they are doing on behalf of the Flint residents. We are working together to solve the water issue at the schools and hoping to go beyond that and into the community. With their help, as well as anyone else who steps in and steps up, we will move our residents from crisis to recovery," states Mayor Weaver.

Based in Las Vegas, Wayde King Water Filtration is designed to deliver the best alkaline water in the world. Founded by Wayde King, Water Filtration Expert and star of of Animal Planet’s TANKED.

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The Las Vegas City Council will officially kickoff the city’s candidacy to become an All-America City at the Wednesday, May 16, City Council meeting following the 8:30 a.m.Redevelopment Agency meeting in Council Chambers on the second floor of Las Vegas City Hall, located at 495 S. Main St.

The All-America City Awards are given annually to 10 deserving cities by the National Civic League. The awards recognize cities whose residents work together to identify and address community-wide challenges. The National Civic League was founded in 1894 and the city of Las Vegas is one of 20 finalists for the award.

In addition, Mayor Carolyn G. Goodman will recognize the work of outgoing Clark County School District Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky. Skorkowsky has spent the last 27 years as an educator in Clark County, rising from a first-grade teacher to the post of superintendent.

Ward 6 Councilwoman Michele Fiore is scheduled to recognize the winners of the Safekey APPLECORE Reading Contest. This program measures the amount of minutes that students in the Safekey before- and after-school program read, and the school and students with the most minutes read receive awards.

In addition, Ward 3 Councilman Bob Coffin is scheduled to recognize the 60th Anniversary of the First Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and School, located near downtown.

Finally, Councilman Stavros S. Anthony will recognize local elementary school students who have completed the Great American Pride Program. Students who complete the program must be able to recite the Gettysburg Address and the preamble to the Constitution, name all the presidents, states and capitals, sing the national anthem and write the Pledge of Allegiance.

The city of Las Vegas Historic Westside School has been selected as one of the American Public Works Association’s Public Works Projects of the Year for 2018 in the category of Historical Restoration/Preservation, $5 million but less than $25 million. Plaques recognizing the honor will be presented to the city of Las Vegas Public Works team that managed the project, the project general contractor Whiting-Turner, and the project architect, KME Architects, at the APWA annual Public Works Expo in Kansas City, Missouri, Aug. 27.

“As the first elementary school in West Las Vegas, the Historic Westside School holds many memories for longtime residents,” said Ward 5 Councilman Cedric Crear. “It is wonderful to have the school restored for the community to use and to see it’s restoration nationally recognized.”

The Historic Westside School was built as the Las Vegas Grammar School Branch No. 1 in 1923 and expanded in 1948, and both buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was the only grammar school on the west side of the railroad tracks until 1945 and the first public school attended by Native American students from the neighboring Paiute Indian colony. During the 1920s, Las Vegas was a racially diverse settlement and public education was integrated. It is the oldest remaining schoolhouse in Las Vegas.

The school’s two buildings are located on a 2.84-acre campus at 330 and 350 W. Washington Ave. Work began in January 2015 to return the original four-classroom building to its 1923 appearance inside and out. The 1948 annex building now looks much as it did when it was built. But modern improvements, such as natural gas-powered air conditioning, up-to-date electrical wiring, insulated windows, a secured and repaved parking lot with 16 covered parking spaces, three electric car charging stations and three bike racks, have replaced the chalkboards and desks. Both buildings have been repurposed as potential meeting rooms, offices, shops and exhibit space.

More than 160 construction workers labored for 18 months on improvements. Plans for restoring the historic school began as early as 2005, but were hampered by a lack of funds. Rehabilitating the school involved painstaking historical research, allowing contractors to restore floors, windows and walls to their early appearance. Lighting fixtures no longer available had to be replicated from photographs and approved by historic preservation experts from the Las Vegas Historic Preservation Commission, the State Historical Preservation Office and the National Parks Service, since the school is included on the city of Las Vegas Historic Property Register and the state and National Register of Historic Places. The same was true for the school’s entrance doors and built-in cabinets. Old carpet, padding and tiles were removed to reveal the school’s original Douglas fir wooden flooring, and the complex’s exteriors were returned to their original mint green.

The structures closed as a school in 1966, although the buildings have been used for other purposes since. Today KCEP Power 88 radio station, the Nevada Preservation Foundation, Las Vegas School Uniforms and Tech Impact, a nonprofit corporation that provides information technology job training for urban young adults, have leased space in the school. However, there is still space available to lease in both buildings.

The entire school complex was renovated, including the 5,333-square-foot, Mission Revival-style 1923 building; the 11,600-square-foot, Ranch-style annex building and courtyard; parking lot and grounds. The city currently is seeking Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) silver certification for the buildings, as well as seeking new tenants for the available spaces. Call 702-229-6551 or email jquisenberry for more information on what is available to lease.

The $12.5 million cost for rehabilitating the historic property was funded by the Commission for the Las Vegas Centennial, the city of Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency and the city of Las Vegas, which also made use of $4 million in gap financing supplied via the federal New Markets Tax Credits program. See more about this historic rehabilitation by viewing a brief video at https://youtu.be/X08st3zGHYk.

For the second time in the past three years, the city of Las Vegas was named one of 20 finalists for the 2018 All-America City Award (AAC) by the National Civic League. City representatives and community partners will participate in the All-America City Awards Competition and Event in Denver June 22-24.

The award, which will be given to 10 cities, celebrates and recognizes neighborhoods, villages, town, cities, counties, tribes and regions that engage residents in innovative, inclusive and effective efforts to tackle critical challenges. The 2018 awards focus on inclusive engagement practices that promote equity.

The application concentrated on its commitment to incorporating social equity into its sustainability and livability principles and strategies through its partnerships and programs. It also featured three community-driven projects:

– The Harbor, a juvenile assessment center with a mission to provide a safe place for guidance as well as to be responsive to the well-being of youth, families, victims and the Clark County community by providing meaningful services to youth and their families.

– “Our Stories,” a book by the Westside School Alumni Foundation documenting Las Vegas experiences from a variety of people. This has helped to pave the road for a collaboration working toward significant infrastructure improvements and innovative collective progress for the historic Westside.

– ReInvent Schools Las Vegas, a school district pilot program that partners public and private organizations with individual campuses to offer students more support both within and outside the classroom. The schools address educational equity across the school district and focus on aligning academic achievement, expanded learning, integrated student support and family and community engagement.

The team of Las Vegas representatives will make a 10-minute presentation to a jury of national civic experts in Denver this June; the top 10 cities will receive a 2018 AAC award.

If selected as a winner, which no community in Nevada has achieved yet, the Las Vegas community could benefit in a variety of ways. Previous winners have attracted and retained businesses and residents; seen an increase in tourists and grants; fostered new partnerships within their community; received more national recognition; and, created a new sense of pride, accomplishment and teamwork within their community.

Between now and then, the city will launch a campaign to promote its status as a finalist which will include participation in community events, providing business and organizations with a social media tool kit and more.

According to Scott Adams Las Vegas City Manager, it’s an honor to be nominated for this award. “Our social media presence is a strong force for information in this community. We use it primarily to respond to the concerns and inquiries of our citizens and to deliver pertinent information to them,” said Adams. “In the case of an emergency, cultivating this virtual community becomes even more important as it is a built in mechanism for important public safety information. I am proud of our team and the work they have done to build and support this network.”

During the Oct. 1, 2017 tragedy on the Strip, the city of Las Vegas’ social media accounts were one of the primary places people visited for information about the incident. The city of Las Vegas saw an unprecedented level of messages and comments to its social network during the first two weeks in October. During a time where misinformation was everywhere, the city of Las Vegas social network became one of the verified places where people could turn for accurate and timely information. In fact, an image about how to help and find loved ones was shared 36,000 times on Twitter and 32,000 times on Facebook.

The city’s Twitter profile received 527,000 visits in the few days following the shooting, 13,000 Facebook messages and 12,000 direct messages on Twitter.

News conferences held by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and including Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn G. Goodman and members of the City Council were streamed live on the city’s social media pages resulting in hundreds of thousands of views.

Amid the devastation, city leaders came together to build a community healing garden. The garden was built in just four days. A video created by KCLV Channel 2, the city’s TV station was viewed 1.4 million times on Facebook and was shared 37,000 times with 1,200 comments.

You can follow the city of Las Vegas on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @ cityoflasvegas.

On National Service Recognition Day Tuesday, April 3, the AmeriCorps members serving in Las Vegas will be honored and recognized for their service. This sixth annual National Service Recognition Day event will be held at Red Rock Elementary School, 408 Upland Blvd.

From 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the ReInvent Schools Las Vegas (RSLV) AmeriCorps team, along with the Nevada Statewide Coalition Partnership AmeriCorpsmembers, will continue their ongoing beautification efforts at the school by painting a large map of the United States as a learning tool for the students. Mayor Carolyn G. Goodman will speak to the group at 1 p.m. and conclude the project by adding a star for Las Vegas to the map.

City of Las Vegas AmeriCorps members serve more than 575 students at nine RSLV schools. RSLV is a partnership between the Clark County School District and the city of Las Vegas, in collaboration with local businesses and nonprofit organizations. These community schools are hubs where students and their families are assisted. RSLV focuses on aligning academic achievement, expanded learning, integrated student supports, and family and community engagement.

In Nevada this year, 327 AmeriCorps state members are helping to meet local needs throughout the state at 78 host sites in 11 Nevada counties. AmeriCorps members serve by mentoring 640 children and youth, assisting 880 people in rural communities to access healthcare options to help fight opioid and prescription drug abuse, and restore 2,700 acres by removing fire fuel hazards and invasive species. National Service Recognition Day is an opportunity to recognize the dedication and commitment of more than one million Americans who have chosen to serve their country through AmeriCorps, and to encourage more Americans to follow in their footsteps in service in the State of Nevada and across the nation.

WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–More than 200 companies will exhibit for the first time at the 2018 NAB Show, the world’s largest convention encompassing the convergence of media, entertainment and technology. These companies will offer a first look at new products and technologies through interactive exhibits and demonstrations. NAB Show is held April 7-12 (exhibits April 9-12) in Las Vegas.

“Our new and returning exhibitors are the foundation of NAB Show”

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The 244 first-time exhibitors will join a wide variety of exhibiting veterans on the nearly one million net square feet of space that make up the NAB Show exhibit floor. Examples of the debuting companies include Sohonet, Apalya Technologies Pvt., Qencode, Audinate, Backblaze, Densitron, LumaForge, Quantiphi, Inc, Red Bee Media, StreamShark, among others.

“Our new and returning exhibitors are the foundation of NAB Show," said NAB Executive Vice President of Conventions and Business Operations Chris Brown. "Attendees come from all around the world to see firsthand these companies’ cutting-edge technologies and practical business solutions that continue to innovate how content is created, distributed and consumed."

The 2018 NAB Show exhibition will comprise 1,700+ companies, including 819 international exhibitors and some of the world’s leading brands and companies, including Sony, Blackmagic, Canon, Nikon, Imagine, Panasonic, Cisco, Ericsson, Google, Facebook, IBM, Imagine, Grass Valley-A Belden Brand, Microsoft, Panasonic, AWS Elemental, Adobe, Avid and Sharp.

NAB Show will also feature new technology-focused areas of the show floor: the Podcasting Pavilion will house companies that provide tools necessary to create and commercialize audio content, and the Immersive Storytelling Pavilion will include companies involved with the development and monetization of virtual, mixed and augmented content. Review all new aspects of the 2018 NAB Show here.

NAB Show news media registration is available here.

About NAB Show

NAB Show, held April 7-12, 2018 in Las Vegas, is the world’s largest convention encompassing The M.E.T. Effect, the convergence of media, entertainment and technology. With 103,000 attendees from 161 countries and 1,800+ exhibitors, NAB Show is the ultimate marketplace for solutions that transcend traditional broadcasting and embrace content delivery to new screens in new ways. From creation to consumption, across multiple platforms and countless nationalities, NAB Show is where global visionaries convene to bring content to life in new and exciting ways. For complete details, visit www.nabshow.com.

About NAB

The National Association of Broadcasters is the premier advocacy association for America’s broadcasters. NAB advances radio and television interests in legislative, regulatory and public affairs. Through advocacy, education and innovation, NAB enables broadcasters to best serve their communities, strengthen their businesses and seize new opportunities in the digital age. Learn more at www.nab.org.

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Ann Marie Cumming, 202-429-5350

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The SGC program facilitates collaboration among US Ignite, universities, municipalities, community anchor institutions like hospitals and schools, nonprofits, network carriers and ISPs. Together, these organizations are focused on developing smart gigabit applications that can address local community needs, such as education, workforce development, public safety and community health. Each community joining the network has made a significant commitment toward embracing next-generation smart city and Internet technologies to keep pace with the world’s rapidly changing technology and economy. Additionally, each member of the program has committed to develop two gigabit applications or gigabit services per year that provide advanced technology solutions to issues faced by that community. They also agree to share those applications with the others in the Smart Gigabit Communities program.

“We are phenomenally excited and honored to be one of the 25 cities chosen to participate in the US Ignite Smart Gigabit Communities program,” Mayor Carolyn G. Goodman said. “Las Vegas has become known as a city of innovation, and I know this partnership with Cox Communications will continue to move us toward becoming a world-class city.”

While many communities in the SGC program are funded by grants from the NSF, Cox Communications has been the only private business to sponsor multiple communities to participate in the program. Las Vegas is the third Smart Gigabit Community funded by Cox Communications in the past two years. Phoenix was named as a Smart Gigabit Community funded by Cox in 2016 and San Diego was named in 2017.

“Many communities are in search of ways to position themselves as technology drivers and innovation leaders in economic development and quality of life for their residents,” said Michael F. Bolognini, vice president and market leader of Cox Communications in Las Vegas. “But being officially designated as a ‘Smart Gigabit Community’ and gaining entry into the cohort of national and international communities with shared access to new apps to improve local government services and quality of life for Las Vegas residents is a great testament to the spirit of innovation in our city. Cox has additionally positioned Las Vegas for success as a Smart Gigabit Community through its investments in its gigabit-enabled infrastructure throughout Las Vegas…a critical need for the Smart Cities of the future.”

Cox has been steadily building out its network infrastructure in Las Vegas since making its commitment to Southern Nevada nearly 20 years ago. The Company began offering multi-gig speeds to commercial customers more than a decade ago and is set to complete network enhancements this year that will provide gigabit internet throughout its entire footprint in the Las Vegas area, by the end of 2019.

“The city of Las Vegas represents an invaluable expansion to our network of Smart Gigabit Communities program,” said US Ignite Executive Director William Wallace. “We anticipate that the addition of the city of Las Vegas into our ecosystem of Smart Gigabit Communities will yield many benefits not just for the city of Las Vegas, but also for people throughout the country. We appreciate Cox Communications commitment to the program overall and for making the city of Las Vegas’s participation a reality.”

US Ignite has organized local communities and assisted in building over 100 next-generation advanced networking applications since its inception. Each participating community receives access to a low-latency and ultra-fast network with local cloud computing and storage capabilities that will support highly interactive and visually immersive experiences not possible on today’s commercial Internet.

About Cox Communications

Cox Communications is a broadband communications and entertainment company, providing advanced digital video, Internet, telephone and home security and automation services over its own nationwide IP network. The third-largest U.S. cable company, Cox serves approximately 6 million residences and businesses. Cox Business is a facilities-based provider of voice, video and data solutions for commercial customers, and Cox Media is a full-service provider of national and local cable spot and digital media advertising. Cox is known for its pioneering efforts in broadband, voice and commercial services, industry-leading customer care and its outstanding workplaces. For nine years, Cox has been recognized as the top operator for women by Women in Cable Telecommunications; Cox has ranked among DiversityInc’s Top 50 Companies for Diversity 12 times. More information about Cox Communications, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, is available at www.cox.com and www.coxmedia.com.

About US Ignite, Inc.

US Ignite spurs the creation of next-generation applications and services that leverage advanced networking technologies to build the foundation for smart communities. The nonprofit organization helps to accelerate new wired and wireless networking advances from research to prototype to full-scale smart community and interconnected national deployments. US Ignite’s Smart Gigabit Communities program accelerates the adoption of ultra-fast, programmable fiber and wireless networks as the bedrock of smart communities by identifying new economic and social opportunities created by those networks. Additionally, US Ignite, together with Northeastern University, operates the National Science Foundation-funded Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) Project Office (PPO), coordinating a $100 million public-private partnership of federal agencies and over 25 leading companies and technology associations supporting the deployment of wireless research platforms in multiple communities across the United States. Together, these collaborative efforts among research universities, local communities, and industry will yield breakthroughs in new wired and wireless networking technology. The applications and services that result from this work will help enrich residents’ lives while generating improved and potentially transformative community services, investment in high-growth startups, and high-skilled jobs.

The Las Vegas City Council will recognize 14 local soccer teams that won their groups at the February, 2018 Mayor’s Cup International Soccer Showcase at the Wednesday, March 21, City Council meeting that will begin following the 8:30 a.m. Redevelopment Agency meeting in council chambers on the second floor of City Hall, located at 495 S. Main St.

Councilman Stavros S. Anthony will recognize winning teams who call the Las Vegas valley home and competed in the largest international youth soccer tournament in the country during Presidents’ Day weekend, and the following weekend as well. The annual showcase features male and female teams ages 11-19.

February’s showcase boasted teams from 19 foreign countries and 27 U.S. states competing on valley fields at seven different parks. The event is co-hosted by the city of Las Vegas and the Downtown Las Vegas Soccer Club, and brings about $27 million into the local economy, according to Downtown Las Vegas Soccer Club President Roger Tabor.

In addition, Councilman Steven G. Seroka will recognize the work of Pastor Michael Rochelle. Pastor Rochelle was one of the faith leaders who helped to comfort those in need in our community during the aftermath of the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting on Oct. 1, 2017.

Finally, the City Council will also recognize the city’s Employee of the Month for March 2018.