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Solar array to power Wynn’s Paradise Park in Las Vegas

August 27, 2020 - 2:37 pm

Wynn Resorts Ltd.’s new Paradise Park will be powered entirely by renewable energy using a dedicated 160-acre solar array built 375 miles away near Fallon that is capable of producing up to 20 megawatts of electricity. According to Wynn officials, no other Las Vegas resort is powered by a larger percentage of green energy. The solar array is slated to go online within the next few months and will deliver enough renewable energy to power 5,056 homes and eliminate 33,734 metric tons of CO2 emissions from the environment annually.

Blockchains land purchase

August 27, 2020 - 2:40 pm

A mysterious software firm is buying more than 67,000 acres of land in Northern Nevada with plans to showcase its technology there. Blockchains LLC — whose website does not list any executives, a phone number or clear explanations of what its software does — is acquiring the land at the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center. It buying a landmass triple the size of Summerlin, Las Vegas’ largest master-planned community. The seller, developer Lance Gilman, says a major announcement from the company is expected by the end of February.

McCarran Airport through the years

August 27, 2020 - 2:40 pm

McCarran Airport through the years

McCarran International Airport has unveiled its $30 million face-lift of Terminal 1

August 27, 2020 - 2:40 pm

McCarran International Airport has unveiled its $30 million face-lift of Terminal 1 Passengers are now greeted with brighter lights, new terrazzo flooring, silver-colored wall panels and digital signs throughout Terminal 1 Terminal 1 is home to market-leader Southwest Airlines, along with Spirit, American, Delta and Las Vegas-based Allegiant. Work wrapped up in November in sprucing up the airport’s baggage claim area, ticketing lobby and restrooms, but airport officials waited to unveil the final product until Wednesday.

R.W. Garcia is one of the largest food manufacturers in Clark County

August 27, 2020 - 2:54 pm

R.W. Garcia is one of the largest (top 20) food manufacturers by employment in Clark County, according to the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation. R.W. Garcia makes tortilla chips. You probably didn’t think of your local bakery as a food manufacturer, but that is how the government classifies such establishments.

Tile And Google Present At Ces

August 27, 2020 - 3:15 pm

Google representative talks about how Google Assistant integrates with Tile, ehose technology helps you locate lost items like keys, bags and phones. (Todd Prince/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Las Vegas’ Allegiant offers free flights using ‘Getaway Car’ promotion

August 27, 2020 - 3:22 pm

A lifetime of free flights and other prizes will be handed out in 80 cities during a national promotion offered through Sunday by Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air.

T-Mobile opens 2-story store on Las Vegas Strip

August 27, 2020 - 3:35 pm

T-Mobile’s new, nightclub-themed Las Vegas Strip store opened Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. Visitors can access 25 portable phone chargers, a photo booth and a concierge desk for buying tickets to T-Mobile Arena. Upstairs is a virtual reality headset and a non-alcoholic drink bar with sodas and juice shots. The store employs 79 people and is 9,000 square feet. This is the company’s fifth signature-style store after New York, Chicago, Miami and Santa Monica.

Lucky Dragon closes gaming and restaurants until further notice

August 27, 2020 - 3:40 pm

Lucky Dragon was designed to to the Asian-American and Asian immigrant crowd in Las Vegas and West Coast cities Lucky Dragon was positioned to become that community’s locals casino, The Dec. 2, 2016, launch of the first direct flight between Beijing and Las Vegas right before the official opening gave the casino another potential customer base. But things didn’t go according to plan The Review-Journal investigated signs of financial struggles in December 2017 A statement from officials Thursday said, “Effective immediately Lucky Dragon Hotel & Casino is beginning the process of repositioning and, in doing so, will have a reduction in staff while it temporarily closes all gaming and restaurant operations.”

The newcomers

August 27, 2020 - 3:45 pm

The demographics of Southern Nevada are growing increasingly young, diverse and wealthy. “The diversification of the types of companies in Las Vegas has created a larger workforce pool,” said Jason Bruckman, vice president of workforce recruitment in Las Vegas for national staffing company Eastridge Workforce Solutions. “I’ve seen the demographic trend skew to a younger workforce.” The transplants making Las Vegas their home today are also younger and bringing in higher median household incomes. “Two early causes for the higher wage appear to be higher wages in the geographies of origin and the fact that we are attracting a workers to fill higher wage positions,” Aguero said.