At Sam Boyd Stadium, veteran operators of front-end loaders, bulldozers and mini-dozers called skid steers maneuvered their earth-moving machines like ballerinas to create the obstacle bump-filled three-dimensional motorcycle course for Saturday’s Monster Energy Supercross Finals.
Representatives of Southern Nevada’s taxi industry on Wednesday called on the Nevada Taxicab Authority to step up efforts to impound illegally operating vehicles, specifically those associated with the ride-sharing company Uber.
The staff at The Thomas & Mack Center has heard all the proposals for new arenas in Las Vegas come and go through the years. But on Thursday, mere talk of fancy sports/entertainment venues ends with the reality that MGM Resorts International and its arena partner AEGare breaking ground behind New York-New York for a $350 million, 20,000-seat arena.
Representatives of North Las Vegas-based Bigelow Aerospace and aircraft designer Boeing on Wednesday unveiled models of the vehicles they hope will someday be used for trips to the moon and Mars.
Sprouts Farmers Market unveiled its third Las Vegas-area location in Henderson on Wednesday to upbeat customers but a cautionary word of advice by a UNLV economics professor.
Increased business from its three downtown Las Vegas casinos helped Boyd Gaming Corp. offset poor first-quarter results from the company’s regional jurisdictions hurt by weather issues and market softness.
Las Vegas-based Ultimate Fighting Championship introduced two woman and a 15-year-old girl at a Wednesday press conference to extol MMA’s virtues for females in hopes of convincing New York legislators to permit UFC events.
The state’s health insurance exchange on Wednesday put off a decision on a fix for its struggling Nevada Health Link website even as state officials urged a fast decision.
Slot machine provider Multimedia Games said Wednesday it spent $13 million to acquire electronic table game company PokerTek.
Station Casinos announced plans Wednesday to spend $20 million on improvements to Green Valley Ranch Resort by adding four restaurant and bar concepts and other amenities to the hotel-casino in Henderson.
