A solar tree to power the iconic “Welcome to Las Vegas” sign should be in place by early 2014.
Tourism
When the O’Callaghan-Tillman Memorial Bridge carried its first car across Black Canyon in October 2010, officials wondered about what might happen to a Hoover Dam suddenly transformed from major interstate highway to mere roadside attraction. It appears they have their answer.
A group of stakeholders that includes Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman and local film industry workers has been meeting every four to six weeks to possibly make Cashman Center the new home of a Las Vegas film studio.
The party has ended before it started on train travel between Las Vegas and Los Angeles. Penny stock company Las Vegas Railway Express — the company behind the X Train — has abandoned financing for the project.
The year was 1985. “Splash,” a new show by Jeff Kutash, was hitting the Strip, bringing a mix of street dance and classical moves to the Las Vegas entertainment scene.
The Jobs Originated through Launching Travel, or JOLT, Act has surpassed 100 co-sponsors in the U.S. House of Representatives, drawing almost equal support from the two major political parties.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is planning to execute another consulting contract for work related to the Las Vegas Global Business District.
Two of the largest airlines at McCarran International Airport have taken opposite positions on the proposed merger of US Airways and American Airlines.
Tucked away in a corner of the first floor of the Las Vegas Convention Center, there’s a war room. The nine or so staffers there are working feverishly on iMacs this week, all in the name of putting out the 98-page SEMA Show Daily.
If he had a dream car, championship freestyle skier Simon Dumont would make sure there was an espresso machine inside. He’d also make sure certain details — such as his rooftop ski rack — were more suited to his 5-foot-6 stature.
Dozens of fish played in an aquarium installed in the back of a customized sea-blue Toyota Highlander, an ode to SpongeBob SquarePants. Yes, automotive dreams can come true.
Las Vegas will be popular this Thanksgiving. Using booking data for travel between Nov. 4 and Nov. 30, CheapOair found that Las Vegas is the No. 2 destination for travel during the 2013 Thanksgiving holiday.
Las Vegas tourism is flat. Through September, tourism stayed relatively unchanged at 30 million visitors year-to-date compared to 30.06 million who visited during the same time period in 2012.
Seth Schorr’s vision for the Downtown Grand Las Vegas was always different from the typical resort. The hotel-casino, which blends into the urban core of downtown more than other properties, opened on Sunday as the first guests checked in, restaurants opened, and the race and sports book took its first bet.
A plane swap begins on Sunday, when Air Canada substitutes its new Air Canada rouge division on flights between Las Vegas and Toronto.
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