The Venetian's parent company, Las Vegas Sands Inc., reported a record profit in the fourth quarter of 2002, marking a full recovery from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and its aftermath, company officials said Tuesday.
Day by day, Ron Boeddeker's 16-year vision of his 2,300-acre Lake Las Vegas Resort gets a little clearer.
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Pay raises OK'd for tourism executives
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board approved pay raises for its two highest-ranking officials Tuesday.
LV visitor numbers edge up 0.2 percent for year
Don't call it a comeback ... yet. Though Las Vegas' 2002 visitor volume improved 0.2 percent compared with the previous year, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority representatives remain quick to caution the city's tourism industry is still nowhere close to the levels it enjoyed as recently as 2000.
CASINO EARNINGS: Venetian parent has big quarter
The Venetian's parent company, Las Vegas Sands Inc., reported a record profit in the fourth quarter of 2002, marking a full recovery from the Sept.
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Publicity group names directors The Las Vegas chapter of the Public Relations Society of America recently named its 2003 board of directors.
Sierra Pacific shares fall on debt refinancing
Shares in Sierra Pacific Resources plunged 17 percent Tuesday in the wake of an announcement that the company was issuing $300 million in debt that can be converted into common stock.
Ritz-Carlton makes regal arrival
Day by day, Ron Boeddeker's 16-year vision of his 2,300-acre Lake Las Vegas Resort gets a little clearer.
