Topic: Las Vegas
With so many Nevadans terrified of becoming part of the highest unemployment rate in the nation, the rumbling among the rank and file at some Las Vegas resorts is that management by intimidation is running rampant in the Great Recession.But in his ...
Gaming giant Harrahs Entertainments ability to steer clear of bankruptcy while carrying massive debt through the Great Recession has many people wanting to know its secret. But when two key executives gave a Las Vegas business organization an inside look at what ...
The pitch was right out of a travel brochure for Tuscany. Italian-style architecture, miles of greenery, wineries and sidewalk cafes, all set around a 320-acre lake. Lake Las Vegas would be a Mediterranean oasis plopped in the middle of the desert, developers ...
Optimism takes a back seat as project managers look for answers Neil Opfer can see the recession from his window. Opfer is a professor of engineering and construction management at UNLV and lives in Summerlin, not far from the half-finished construction site ...
Whatever your taste in entertainment, the Sun has your info in our comprehensive guide: lasvegassun.com/citycenter. Click on one of the properties for your one-Web site stop to everything you want to know about each of CityCenterÕs buildings, including the number of rooms ...
Report: StateÕs economy worse off than any other For so long Nevada was like the Globetrotters of the American economy a fun, twirling circus act always winning the race in growth of employment, wages and property values. But now were the Washington ...
Bad timing has perfect symbol in Fontainebleau, but other notable victims Of all the buildings under construction nationwide left unfinished because of the recession, the Fontainebleau Las Vegas resort, which analysts say may be nationÕs largest and most expensive stalled construction job, ...
Brookings economist: Industries need to bolster their images Anyone who thinks the Brookings Institution is a lefty think tank need only talk to Clifford Winston, a senior fellow in economic studies. Winston was in town this week to deliver a lecture at ...
In some of Las Vegas grittiest dive bars, stale cigarette smoke hangs in the air, fixtures are coated with 70s-era grime and the clientele often includes sex and drug peddlers. The Gold Spike used to be something close a dive casino. Before ...
Once touted as a sign of a resurgent downtown Las Vegas, the Streamline Tower has since become a symbol of how the economic downturn has hurt efforts to revitalize the area. This year, after the owners filed for bankruptcy protection, the bank ...
