Culinary Local 226 announced a new secretary-treasurer, Ted Pappageorge, and a new president, Diana Valles, on Wednesday.
Richard N. Velotta
Assistant Business Editor
Email: rvelotta@reviewjournal.com
Phone: (702) 477-3893
X: @RickVelotta
Richard N. “Rick” Velotta has covered business, the gaming industry, tourism, transportation and aviation in Las Vegas for 25 years. A former reporter and editor with the Las Vegas Sun, the Ogden (Utah) Standard-Examiner, the Arizona Daily Sun in Flagstaff and the Aurora (Colo.) Sun, Velotta is a graduate of Northern Arizona University where he won the school’s top journalism honor. He became the Review-Journal's assistant business editor in September 2018.
The annual NCAA college basketball “March Madness” tournament won’t have any games in Las Vegas, but that doesn’t stop thousands from coming to watch and bet on games.
The National Confectioners Association’s Sweets & Snacks Expo is among several trade show additions and extensions announced by the LVCVA.
The historic El Cortez Hotel and Casino in downtown Las Vegas will be transitioning to a 21 and over-only property this spring.
The ‘Weird Nevada’ campaign includes open-air museums, an alien research center, an accidental geyser, a garnet-spewing volcano — and hundreds of clowns.
Chairman and CEO Rob Goldstein details the pain of leaving the Las Vegas market, the hopes the company has for Macao and prospects for new markets in the U.S. and Asia.
A desert oasis environment is envisioned at Red Rock Resorts’ newest Station Casinos property in southwest Las Vegas that will include a 200-room hotel and an 83,000-square-foot casino.
Las Vegas gaming equipment manufacturer PlayAGS refinanced debt and narrowed its fourth-quarter losses but barely beat analysts’ projections for revenue and earnings.
When the new Caesars Racebook app is released in the spring, bettors will be able to wager on horse races from 250 tracks around the world.
The companies are looking for a strong year, judging by the positive comments from executives during an investment forum this week at Wynn Las Vegas.
Financing for a $435 million renovation project for the North, Central and South halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center was approved Tuesday by the LVCVA board.
The founder of JetBlue Airways and Canadian discounter WestJet, David Neeleman, is bringing his newest air carrier, Breeze Airways, to Harry Reid International Airport.
Some think the impact of gasoline price spikes will be short-lived; others are wary that increases could drift into airfares and visitors will spend less while here.
The new Esports Technical Advisory Committee is charged with establishing policies about how to protect participants from potential match-fixing and other cheating.
The Las Vegas-based gaming equipment producer Scientific Games Corp. is re-branding with a new name and identity that it hopes will evoke a sense of magic and fun.
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