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McCarran to revamp some of its retail space

With its captive audience of about 40 million people a year, McCarran International Airport is popularly regarded as an arena where retailers can set the shop on auto pilot while raking in profits.

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Sandoval: Be cautiously optimistic on economic rebound

SPARKS – With Nevada’s unemployment at its lowest level in more than three years, Gov. Brian Sandoval said at an annual tourism conference Tuesday that he is confident the state’s economic rebound is gaining steam, but believes challenges remain.

XTrain company retains investment firm

The New York investment firm Dahlman Rose & Co. confirmed on Monday that it has been retained by the Las Vegas Railway Express as a financial adviser.

Union for taxi drivers plans strike authorization vote

After recently rejecting a new contract, union drivers at Las Vegas’ second-largest taxicab company will conduct a strike authorization vote starting this morning and running continuously through Thursday afternoon.

Union’s rolling billboard parodies Allegiant slogan

Negotiators for the Transport Workers Union tried to settle a large majority of the issues for the initial contract covering Allegiant Travel Co. flight attendants in September before calling in top executives to seal the deal.

Tour company, customs dispute delayed flight

British tour company Thomas Cook on Thursday assigned part of the blame for a weekend charter flight from Manchester, England, that landed about 32 hours late at McCarran International Airport, on the local U.S. Customs and Border Protection outpost.

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