Executive tries luck at luxury

Former Caesars boss Henry Gluck said he doesn't miss the high life of the Las Vegas gambling industry because he's still allowed to express his creativity as co-chairman of Santa Barbara, Calif-based Transcontinental Properties Inc.

Gluck was on hand Wednesday during a multimedia presentation on MonteLago Village, the planned centerpiece of a $5 billion luxury resort his company is developing in partnership with Vancouver, British Columbia-based Intrawest Corp. at Lake Las Vegas.
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POWER CRUNCH: Deadline set for deciding energy issue

CARSON CITY -- State regulators on Wednesday gave legislators 60 days to decide whether to stop the $1.7 million sale of power plants owned by Nevada Power Co. of Las Vegas and Sierra Pacific Power Co. of Reno.

The Public Utilities Commission voted to stop accepting applications for new power plants sales for 60 days. That will give the Legislature time to act on bills that would stop the planned sale of all but two of its power plants before energy companies can force the issue and obtain PUC approval.
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Lobbying arm for Indian gaming interests swears in new chairman

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Executive tries luck at luxury

Former Caesars boss Henry Gluck said he doesn't miss the high life of the Las Vegas gambling industry because he's still allowed to express his creativity as co-chairman of Santa Barbara, Calif-based Transcontinental Properties Inc.

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WASHINGTON -- Hard-rock mining operations kept Nevada at the top of the list of the nation's worst toxic polluting states, a report released Wednesday by the Environmental Protection Agency shows.

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Issue splits authority, Nevada Power

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Two Las Vegas resorts have added a surcharge to room rates to meet rising power costs in a city that always leaves the lights on.

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