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UNLV to hold course on effective advertising

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Education Outreach will hold a class in effective newspaper and magazine advertising starting June 6.

The course will run 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays through June 13 in Room 123 of the university's Paradise Campus, 851 E. Tropicana Ave. Lessons will teach techniques for creating ads that get responses from business target audiences.

Class fee is $235. Call 895-3394 or visit http://edoutreach.unlv.edu to register.

Nevada Corporate Headquarters, a company offering business services to entrepreneurs and small business owners, named Terry Novack chief executive officer and Michael Varney president.

Vanguard Media Group named Matt Dorr account coordinator.

Las Vegas Gaming, a game-management system operator, supplier and game designer, named Jon Berkley president and chief executive officer.

1st Commerce Bank named JoAnn Kincaid assistant vice president/loan operations supervisor.

Kummer Kaempfer Bonner Renshaw & Ferrario named Tyler Buswell, Valerie Del Grosso, Eric Gassman and Kim Nguyen summer law clerks.

Law students Nishat Baig, Jared Richards and Bruce Weisenberg will participate in the summer associate program at Snell & Wilmer's Las Vegas office.

Randall Powers opened Advantage Security Enterprises at 800 N. Rainbow Blvd.

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