The opening of the Downtown Grand tower and the Expo at World Market Center in the summer and Circa at the end of the year should keep downtown Las Vegas soaring.
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President Donald Trump’s daughter will help lead a discussion focusing on creating apprenticeships and developing K-12 STEM education programs.
Not everyone jacks up their prices during the massive consumer-electronics show next month. And if you want those rooms, be ready for a hefty drive in each day.
The 315,000-square-foot Expo at World Market Center was topped out by contractors Thursday and is about seven months away from opening for the Summer World Market.
Terry Miller, who has headed the project management company working with the LVCVA since the project’s inception, thinks it’s important for his name to be on the company.
An Oracle spokesperson confirmed Tuesday that the company would be moving its business and technology conference from San Francisco to Las Vegas, starting next year.
Four ballrooms, including two that are the largest pillarless ballrooms, are part of Caesars Forum, the conference center that opens near The Linq Promenade in March.
Elon Musk’s The Boring Company switched on its tunnel-digging boring machines Friday to begin work on a $52.5 million people-mover project.
Within walking distance of 20,000 Caesars Entertainment hotel rooms, the new Caesars Forum, capable of accommodating 10,000 people, will open its doors in March.
For the more than 160,000 expected to attend the SEMA show, it’s all about cars, but vehicle data gathering will be a hot topic at the co-located AAPEX show that begins Tuesday.
The Commercial UAV Expo Americas opens a three-day run in Las Vegas starting Monday at the Westgate. The event focuses on commercial UAS integration and operation.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority gave a hard-hat tour of the construction site at Paradise Road and Convention Center Drive to showcase the building that 14½ months from now will be teeming with thousands of people attending CES in 2021.
Panelists in 2019’s final G2E education session discussed trends in nongaming amenities, from nightclubs to the prospect of hosting Los Angeles’ quirky Two Bit Circus.
A trade show that has frequently rotated between Orlando and Las Vegas has made a permanent commitment to Southern Nevada with 13 years of events beginning in 2027.
To assure the Las Vegas Convention Center expansion will be completed by CES 2021, the LVCVA board of directors approved a contract amendment that increases the cost.
