The nostalgic scenes of the family trek to the woods to cut the holiday tree exist only on Christmas cards for most urban Americans. The closest they come to that festive expedition is a trip to the temporarily forested tree lots that spring up seasonally in every American city. The tradition survives, however, in areas where private tree plantations allow cutting and on portions of forested public lands where tree cutters pay small fees for limited number of trees.
Instead of dorm rooms, there are barracks. Instead of parties, there are strenuous physical training sessions. Instead of an escape from parents’ rules, there is increased discipline and structure. While most teens head off to college at 18, some choose a different route: the military.
Regional casino operator Isle of Capri flirted with Las Vegas earlier this decade, buying and selling the now-closed Lady Luck.
GROWING WITH GAMING: Longtime casino industry vendors describe how their ventures grew to meet the Las Vegas gaming industry’s expanding needs.
Walking the spacious showroom floor at Artistic Iron Works, founder and co-owner Tom Prato points out design intricacies in the railing for a spiral staircase and ornamentation on grand entry doors. He elaborates on the craftsmanship of wine cellar doors.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal Business section and Las Vegas Business Press are seeking responses from the local business community about their plans, expectations and goals for the upcoming year. The annual survey on the Southern Nevada business climate will be used to prepare stories for both publications. The questionnaire should take about 15 minutes to complete. While names and contact information are not required, we would appreciate it if you would include that information with your submission if you would be willing to be interviewed for the stories. Even if you would not like to be contacted by a reporter, please include as much information as possible and any additional comments for each question. Please complete the survey by Dec. 18 so we can begin compiling the results.
Attention Black Friday shoppers! Do your research, use common sense and pay attention to make your deal-grabbing as good as it can be.
Southern Nevada — long defined by boom growth — once boasted of its billion-dollar developments built at breakneck speed. They were huge undertakings that added thousands of new jobs and new residents in the process.
Daniel Leach had thought about switching to another unit at the Metropolitan Police Department.
But that would mean he wouldn’t be able to be with his family as often.
So for 25 years the corrections officer worked at the Laughlin Tucker Holding Facility, working early-morning shifts that allowed him to be home every night with his family — and with the kids he coached.
