Mayor Goodman Receives International Economic Development Award

Mayor Goodman recently received the 2009 Leadership Award for Public Service during the 2009 International Economic Development Council (IEDC) Annual Conference.

The Leadership Award for Public Service recognizes an elected official who has served as a committed advocate for economic development for at least 10 years in the public sector. A panel of economic development experts consisting of members from both the public and private sectors selected the mayor as the recipient. The IEDC is the world’s largest membership organization serving the economic development profession.

Currently serving his third term as Las Vegas mayor, Goodman has achieved a number of economic development successes since first being elected in 1999.

Prior to Goodman’s first term as mayor, the top 10 corporate taxpayers within downtown Las Vegas were casinos. Today, the top tax generators are more diversified. They include the 5.1-million-square-foot World Market Center Las Vegas campus, the 539,000-square-foot Las Vegas Premium Outlets, The Molasky Corporate Center office complex and commercial mixed-use developer Forest City/ Livework LLC.

As chairman of the city of Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency, Goodman also led the charge on 115 completed projects -- totaling $2.17 billion in private investment -- that have been realized in downtown Las Vegas since 2004. These projects generated 7,660 permanent jobs and 10,917 construction jobs.