Reservations put rebranding of The Hotel on hold

A planned transformation of The Hotel at Mandalay Bay into the Delano Las Vegas may be on hold for a good reason.

Time and Place, Sept. 16

A list of weekly networking events around the Las Vegas Valley. Want to see a meeting here? Send your information to bizbriefs@reviewjournal.com.

Executive Calendar, Sept. 16

A weekly listing of events put on by professional organizations, educational groups and local chambers of commerce.

On the Move, Sept. 16

Announcements of new hires, promotions and professional awards. Want to see your accomplishment here? Send your information to bizbriefs@reviewjournal.com.

For the Record, Sept. 16

A weekly log of business bankruptcies, commercial and industrial lease transactions, and new business licenses in Clark County.

Zappos discount site 6PM.com steps up marketing campaign

Taxis, wrapped in 6PM.com’s signature ruby red color, drop Las Vegas visitors off at Strip and downtown destinations. Sometimes those trips end in a sweet surprise.

Selflessness key to a passionate business

“Small businesses are more likely to have passionate people or passionate people are more likely to be in small businesses,” says August Turak, author of “Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks: One CEO’s Quest for Meaning and Authenticity.”

INTEL: Room taxes up in fiscal ’14, data show

In a preliminary report, room tax is up 4.8 percent to $34.4 million for fiscal year 2014 year-to-date.

Prices of higher-end homes up 30 percent in past year

Wealthy households in Nevada were not immune to the dramatic loss of property values that ravaged the state’s housing market during the recession, nor do they appear to be missing out on the recovery, according to a new report.

UNLV offers boost to remedial students

Policy changes were implemented this fall to prevent UNLV students from putting off remedial courses until late in their college career.

Violent relationship led to Las Vegas murder-suicide

The deaths of a Las Vegas couple in what police described as a murder-suicide was the final episode of a troubled relationship that had become increasingly more violent.

Some residents along California-Oregon border want new state

Since the 1850s Gold Rush, some folks in the rugged hills and valleys of Northern California and Southern Oregon have felt they would be better off if they could break away and form their own state.

Got a restaurant idea? Catskill, N.Y. has a deal for you

Locals looking to land a buzz-worthy, foodie-friendly restaurant in this Hudson River village are offering the right chef a novel deal: Come to Catskill with a killer concept — maybe farm-to-table, gastro-pub or vegetarian — and get space on Main Street rent free for a year.

Glitches rankle jobless-benefit seekers

It might be popular in some circles to bash people just because they are jobless and must rely on unemployment checks. But is there an excuse for the state Employment Security Division putting them through an emotional ordeal?

With gift of organs, a life is restored

Ten years earlier, her Type 1 diabetes had already cost her the vision in one eye.

15 dead as tropical storm, hurricane batter Mexico

Tropical Storm Manuel edged onto Mexico’s Pacific coast Sunday while Hurricane Ingrid swirled offshore on the other side of the country, as heavy rains and landslides caused at least 15 deaths and led authorities to evacuate thousands.

Alabama church marks 50th anniversary of bombing

Hundreds of people black and white, many holding hands, filled an Alabama church that was bombed by the Ku Klux Klan 50 years ago Sunday to mark the anniversary of the blast that killed four little girls and became a landmark moment in the civil rights struggle.

Santana drives into parked car, suffers no injuries

Rock guitarist Carlos Santana drove into a parked car near a well-to-do community in the west Las Vegas Valley on Friday night, a Las Vegas police spokesman said Saturday.

NY trial to examine reclusive copper heiress’ will

She had wealth few could boast and used it to finance a life few would choose — an heiress to the fortune of the founder of Las Vegas spending 20 years voluntarily in New York hospital rooms.

Coroner IDs victim who was shot and killed by roommate

The man who police said was shot and killed by his roommate in southwest Las Vegas on Thursday has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s officer.

‘Insidious’ sequel screams box-office success

Moviegoers had an appetite for fright this weekend, sending “Insidious: Chapter 2” to the top of the box office.

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