IN THE LAS VEGAS BUSINESS PRESS

COVER STORY: North Las Vegas, like the rest of the valley, has suffered through the economic recession. Civic leaders say there’s work ahead to achieve recovery.

LAS VEGAS CONVENTIONS

Conventions scheduled for the Las Vegas area this week:

G2E 2011: Games with thrilling new twists shine

The Global Gaming Expo’s trade show in Las Vegas last week seemed more like Disneyland than Bellagio. The technology available to slot machine manufacturers has allowed developers and designers to create games that are a combination of amusement park rides and gambling devices.

In Brief

Brad Keselowski dominated the NASCAR Nationwide Series race Saturday at Kansas Speedway, leading 173 of 200 laps en route to winning on the 1.5-mile tri-oval in Kansas City, Kan.

Pachall, TCU strike early, hold off Aztecs

SAN DIEGO — Casey Pachall threw two touchdown passes, and Texas Christian took advantage of four San Diego State turnovers to hang on for a 27-14 win on Saturday night.

Nelson lifts BYU over San Jose State

PROVO, Utah — Riley Nelson threw for 218 yards and three touchdowns, and ran for 65 yards on nine carries to lead Brigham Young to a 29-16 victory over San Jose State on Saturday night.

This week

BLM to catch thousands of wild horses

RENO — Federal land managers have announced plans to remove nearly 6,000 more wild horses from the range across the West in the next few months, including about 3,500 in Nevada.

Bird droppings can ruin good hair, paint jobs

It’s sort of funny when you see a bird poop on someone else’s head. It’s not as funny when birds poop on a vehicle and you learn those tiny but timely bowel movements can potentially cost the owner upwards of a grand.

Partisan discord continues to escalate in Congress

WASHINGTON — The Senate ended last week on a bitter note as Democrats revised long-standing procedural rules in a dispute with Republicans over amendments to a China trade bill.

New union chief at county schools has troubled past

Secret meetings in Chinatown. Shredded documents. Improper transfers of millions of dollars. The details belong in a John Grisham thriller, but they aren’t fiction.

Pahrump resident, an Apple co-founder, misses Steve Jobs

His is the fortune that isn’t. But Pahrump resident Ronald Wayne refuses to dwell on the billions he doesn’t have. In fact, he calls his co-founding of one of the world’s greatest companies a “small part” of his life.

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