Trio of overnight closures on U.S. Highway 95 this week to affect traffic near downtown Las Vegas. The closures are needed for paving and striping work associated Project Neon.
Mick Akers
Mick joined the Las Vegas Review-Journal in November 2018 and covers sports business and transportation. He previously worked at the Las Vegas Sun covering a variety of beats including transportation, business, gaming, and city and county government. Prior to that, he worked at the Pahrump Valley Times, where he was named the Nevada Press Association’s Outstanding Journalist in the intermediate category for his coverage of the Lamar Odom brothel overdose situation, rural healthcare and more. Mick was born in Texas but grew up in Las Vegas, attending UNLV’s Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies where he was a member of the Kappa Tau Alpha National Journalism Society.
Spirit Airlines in October will begin nonstop service between Las Vegas and Nashville, marking the 29th city the low-fare carrier serves nonstop from Las Vegas.
The Golden Knights will begin construction of a $25 million ice hockey facility in Downtown Henderson once the demolition of the convention center is complete.
The Nevada Legislature did not approve tax abatements for Virgin Trains’ high-speed rail linking Las Vegas and Southern California, which could be detrimental to the project.