George Maloof has been working marathon hours. Most days begin with lengthy 5 a.m. conference calls with the NBA, Sacramento and Anaheim officials, because of the three-hour time difference between the Pacific time zone and the NBA’s New York City headquarters.
BANDS, VENDORS, FESTIVAL!: Festivals bring culture, with its sounds, sights and smells, to the public for a price. And as festivals let organizers reconnect with a cultural mood, they stimulate business, benefiting vendors, musicians and the neighborhoods that host them.
Pinto Ranch is part of a bumper crop of new tenants at General Growth Properties’ Fashion Show shopping center on the Strip. Fifteen new tenants have signed leases so far this year, and the property is negotiating another eight with restaurants, clothing stores and accessories dealers.
Nearly 20 businesses with Las Vegas ties have obtained waivers exempting them from an insurance-coverage mandate in the 2010 Affordable Care Act.
