2019 NHL Awards set for Mandalay Bay Events Center on June 19
 
2019 NHL Awards set for Mandalay Bay Events Center on June 19

During the 2018 NHL Awards in Las Vegas, tribute was paid to first responders and survivors of the Oct. 1 shooting by a handful of Vegas Golden Knights. NHL Chief Content Officer Steve Mayer said that’s why the league is moving the show to the site of the tragedy. The Mandalay Bay Events Center will host the ceremony on June 19th.

Ross & Snow launches in Las Vegas
 
Ross & Snow launches in Las Vegas

Luxury shoe brand Ross & Snow has opened in Las Vegas, featuring “functional luxury” with premium shearling footwear. (Bailey Schulz/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Steve Hill On Las Vegas Convention Center
 
Steve Hill On Las Vegas Convention Center

Steve Hill, president and chief operating officer of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, discusses the impact of purchasing 8.3 acres adjacent to the Las Vegas Convention Center campus on the planned new 600,000-square-foot exhibit hall. The new hall fronting Convention Center Drive can be moved about 50 feet to the west to give contractors more room to make deliveries to the new building.

Nevada diversifying economy, official says
 
Nevada diversifying economy, official says

More than 700 new jobs are coming to the Las Vegas area, ranging from human tissue manufacturing to security monitoring. That wide range of companies is a big win for Nevada, says Steve Hill, with the governor’s office of economic development. (Nicole Raz/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Stadium Authority chairman updates on progress with Raiders-UNLV
 
Stadium Authority chairman updates on progress with Raiders-UNLV

Las Vegas Stadium Authority Board chairman Steve Hill elaborates on progress being made between the Oakland Raiders and UNLV football on the lease terms and what the early projections on stadium funding are like.

Las Vegas Stadium Authority board chairman “hopeful” the Raiders can relocate
 
Las Vegas Stadium Authority board chairman “hopeful” the Raiders can relocate

The Las Vegas Stadium Authority Board met to discuss the lease agreement between them and the Oakland Raiders on Mar. 9. Their chairman Steve Hill said he was ‘hopeful’ the team will move.

NFL owners meet in Phoenix at the end of the month to consider relocation of the team, but nothing was finalized where the agreement was concerned. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Steve Hill said Oakland Raiders need to secure funds to move forward with LV football stadium
 
Steve Hill said Oakland Raiders need to secure funds to move forward with LV football stadium

Director of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development Steve Hill said the Stadium Authority Board will continue to work with the Raiders to build a a football stadium in Las Vegas to be shared between UNLV and the Oakland Raiders.

As the Review-Journal previously reported, the Oakland Raiders’ deal with New York-based Goldman Sachs to finance a $1.9 billion stadium in Las Vegas is in jeopardy because the agreement was contingent on a $650 million investment from Sheldon Adelson, who withdrew from the partnership Monday.

“Mr. Adelson and his family have decided to withdraw their participation in the project, and subsequently Goldman Sachs has withdrawn their willingness to fund the stadium and the Raiders’ portion of that funding,” Hill said. “I’ve talked to the Raiders a number of times over the last week, and they are confident that they can secure the funding necessary to move this project forward.”

Speaking at the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance’s third annual State of Economic Development Wednesday Hill said he is grateful for the Adelson family’s time and effort they put in to bringing an NFL team to Las Vegas and the economic impact of such a stadium still presents a “real opportunity” for the state.