Coming in this week’s Las Vegas Business Press

NEW BEGINNINGS: Even with the economy slumping, local entrepreneurs are starting new ventures and hoping for success. A handful of startup leaders tell their stories.

STAKE IN THE GRASS: By providing a fresh, high-quality product and building a customer base slowly, Shawn Peterson has built Pete's Wheatgrass into a success.

EXECUTIVE SNAPSHOT: Jim Marsh Automotive owner Jim Marsh discusses starting the Nevada Auto Auction in 1987 and offers a prediction about the future of car dealerships.

THIS WEEK'S BUSINESS PRESS POLL QUESTION

Many Strip hotels were charging room rates for the International Consumer Electronics Show that were higher than prices for New Year's Eve. "The much anticipated Las Vegas recovery is clearly under way," Hudson Securities analyst Robert LaFleur wrote.

Do you think that higher room rates for the International Consumer Electronics Show foretells a recovery for the Las Vegas economy?

Answer at www.lvbusinesspress.com/poll/