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Speeches, fireworks launch $1.4B Las Vegas Convention Center expansion

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority picked the first rainy day in months Monday for the groundbreaking of its $1.4 billion convention center expansion and renovation project. But dignitaries brought plenty of sunshine to their remarks about the project and the sky was further illuminated at the end of the event with fireworks.

Some 180K attendees to descend on Las Vegas for CES convention

About 180,000 visitors are expected to swarm Las Vegas beginning this weekend to be among the first to experience 8K television, self-driving vehicles and robots that offer home security.

Minnesota’s Super Bowl bid holds lessons for Las Vegas

Ask the average Minnesota Vikings fan about the team’s potentially historic run toward Super Bowl LII and there’s no question: They would love the team to be the first ever to host the NFL’s championship game in its home stadium on Feb. 4.

McCarran airport braces for heavy traffic from CES

McCarran International is bracing its busiest week in the airport’s 70-year history as conventioneers fly into Las Vegas for CES, officials said Friday.

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First scheduled Las Vegas-Brazil flights to launch in June

The first regularly scheduled flights connecting Las Vegas and Brazil will launch June 21, when LATAM Airlines offers nonstop seasonal service three times a week, airline officials said Monday.

Lake Tahoe faces decline in skiing, gambling

Baby boomers who helped Lake Tahoe’s ski industry expand are skiing less and millennials are not hitting the slopes nearly as much as the previous generations, said Ralf Garrison, founder of DestiMetrics, a resort lodging analytics firm.

SpeedVegas driving attraction files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

An involuntary bankruptcy petition involving the SpeedVegas driving experience attraction south of Las Vegas is being converted to a voluntary action in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware.

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