A public lands wildfire rehabilitation specialist from Las Vegas is one of several experts the U.S. government has dispatched to help in the deadly fires that have burned vast areas of Australia and have killed 189 people.
As light rain dampened Mark Tessier’s baseball cap Monday afternoon, his bright disposition contrasted with the gloomy skies.
CARSON CITY — Children’s advocates contested the assertion of a child welfare official who told legislators Monday that homelessness has not increased since the recession began.
Within a day of taking office, President Obama vowed that his administration would feature an unprecedented commitment to open government.
Harrah’s Entertainment’s recent moves, including a request to draw down the $740 million remaining on its $2 billion credit line, could point the company toward a financial restructuring, a local finance professor said.
The state consumer advocate does not want electric rates to increase in Southern Nevada, but if state regulators raise rates, he agrees with a utility proposal to delay the start of the new rates for two months.
ATLANTIC CITY — Admitting it hasn’t made loan payments since October, Resorts Atlantic City is trying to fight off foreclosure by arguing that its lenders don’t have a casino license and therefore can’t own or operate the place.
In 27 years of selling and showing hats Arnold Ackerman has seen “the highs and the lows” of MAGIC, one of the most important conventions in Las Vegas.
The question for organizers of MAGIC, which continues through Thursday, and other trade shows and conventions is whether lagging attendance is short-term fallout of a lousy economy or a sign of a long-term shift in the way people do business.
