Major changes are coming to Southern Nevada, with several projects reshaping Las Vegas’ skyline in 2020.
Vegas 2020
The sports landscape in Las Vegas will change permanently with the arrival of the Raiders to their new home, a $2 billion structure of 65,000 seats.
What the opening of Allegiant Stadium means for the Las Vegas big-show concert circuit.
Occupancy and room rates are climbing, adding to demand for more hotel rooms, so Virgin and Circa will begin meeting it with some of the 1,650 rooms coming in 2020.
The opening of the Downtown Grand tower and the Expo at World Market Center in the summer and Circa at the end of the year should keep downtown Las Vegas soaring.
The Democratic challenger to President Donald Trump and the fate of the Democratic majority in the House are two elections Nevadans will play a large role in next year.
Aviators president Don Logan said further discussion of major league baseball coming to Las Vegas is something to keep an eye on in 2020 and beyond.
It’s unclear if Las Vegas mayor Carolyn Goodman’s long-held soccer dreams will come true in 2020. But she’ll likely get at least get one step closer.
There will be no immediate return on two massive public investments — Allegiant Stadium and the Convention Center expansion — with Las Vegas seeing little after spending a lot.
The Review-Journal’s 2019 investigative stories prompted criminal charges against tourism officials, the removal of state employees and board appointees who provided lax oversight, and more compliance with a lobbying disclosure law.
With the economy in a freefall in 2009, a tract of desert near the Strip suffered an all-too-common fate in Las Vegas: It went into foreclosure after big plans went nowhere. Today, the site is buzzing with activity.
But 2020 is expected to start much differently than 2019 did, with three months of below-average precipitation and above-average temperatures.
Among the many Nevada newsmakers who died in 2019 was a state legislator known as a champion for education and homeless initiatives.
Nevada’s top stories of 2019 included a precedent-setting Legislature, a deadly fire and a threatened but averted teachers strike.
Here are the 10 biggest local business stories of 2019, according to Review-Journal staff.
In 2020, the city is expected to add more than 2 million square feet of convention space, which economists say will position the city for further economic growth.
From more work on area freeways and highways to a multiyear project on Las Vegas Boulevard 2020 will be sure to feature an abundance of the unofficial state flower, the orange traffic cone.
A couple of 2019 departures could impact Las Vegas’ entertainment scene for years to come. But some promising newcomers offered a glimpse of what the city’s future artistic endeavors could look like.
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