Somers Furniture (Somers), manufacturer of custom furniture and furnishing provider for convention rentals and special events, was established in March 1989. The initial focus was to serve the needs of rental furniture for the convention, hotel and casino industries. Owned by CEO Debbi Somers, the WBE Certified furnishing firm has faced many successes as well […]

“Knowledge is of two kinds: We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it.” Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), English author I have written many times about how lucky we are to live in the Mojave Desert because of the indoor/outdoor lifestyle it affords us. The climate allows us to keep

Each May, the Las Vegas Business Press invites the business community to nominate 10 of the most impressive, accomplished ladies in Las Vegas. Every year, selecting 10 from the hundreds of submissions we receive is a challenge. The 2012 Women Who Mean Business award winners are an impressive bunch, working tirelessly to ensure their organizations’

When I look at the hand-painted psychedelia of the piano; the ornate, custom-made pool table; and shoe fetish art in the lobby of the Royal House, I feel a little hopeful, which hasn’t been a very common emotion these past few years. The Royal, on Convention Center Drive, is a creative blend of commerce, art

While in the design stage of Born and Raised, the Godino’s were adamant to work only with local Las Vegas companies, Alice Roussos of Interior Motives worked as the designer along with Tammi Grassi of Somers Furniture to build customized furnishings for their location. Las Vegas Sun Article… Having a fake ID in Las Vegas

After seeing what designer Mark Tracy of Chemical Spaces had created for the rooms at the Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas, the owners of the recently opened Rumor Hotel decided to call on the local designer to bring a loud yet classy factor to their new Fantastic Four suites. “They only said they wanted a

Undeterred by riffraff and drawn to dilapidated properties like bees to a honeycomb, Stephen Siegel, founder and CEO of The Siegel Group, and his director of business development, Michael Crandall, are building a resort empire in Las Vegas. True, this empire is being assembled in small, ornate pieces that the company has termed “boutique” chic

The hotel carved a niche as a boutique hangout where the valley’s coolest hipsters came to sip cocktails and listen to music. Now the Artisan, 1501 W. Sahara Ave., is making a splash on the local pool party scene. “Everyone in Vegas loves to be outside, and we have such a beautiful, intimate pool that

Buying a Las Vegas souvenir at the airport used to involve a pair of fuzzy dice, shot glass, casino T-shirt or simple variation thereof. These days, one of the more popular, yet curious places for last-minute gifts at McCarran’s C gates is the Hard Rock’s Rehab-branded kiosk, which sells merchandise bearing the logo of the