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Nevada taxable sales rose 15 percent in March

Nevada’s taxable sales increased 15 percent from March 2016 to March 2017, the Nevada Department of Taxation reported.

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Goodwill of Southern Nevada CEO stepping down

After about 20 years with Goodwill of Southern Nevada, CEO Steve Chartrand is stepping down from the nonprofit.

Hainan moving flights to early mornings to beat the heat

Hainan Airlines on Friday will adjust its summertime schedule so that its fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets can safely take off during the cool early morning hours, rather than run into difficulties often associated with the searing afternoon heat.

Sunset Station host recalls casino’s early days

Casino host Bobby DeFroda has been working at Sunset Station since September 1997 — three months after it opened — and at first he wasn’t sold on its prospects for success.

 
Vacation forecast includes plenty of sun, plenty of travelers

If you’re planning a big vacation trip this summer, move over. You’re going to have lots of company. By air or car, traveler numbers are expected to rise over last year thanks to a decent economy and stable gasoline prices.

Dream powers tortilla maker in North Las Vegas

Mexican immigrant Jose Luis Gutierrez faced a stark choice in the early 1980s. Keep his Las Vegas home or his struggling local tortilla production business.

Some Las Vegas shopping centers try to reel in more locals

Las Vegas North Premium Outlets, a Simon Property Group-owned shopping center where four-fifths of the shoppers are tourists, has tinkered with ways to lure in more local shoppers.

New corridor linking gates to inspections area opening soon at McCarran

Historic photos line a modern, brightly lit 995-foot-long corridor set to open June 5, linking seven new airline gates in the D-Gate Concourse to the airport’s U.S. Customs and Border Protection station in Terminal 3.

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