COMING IN THIS WEEK’S BUSINESS PRESS
ROOMS AND DOOM?: As the fiscal downturn gets steeper, Las Vegas gets cheaper. The slump has prompted the wholesale discounting of rooms, and waiving of previously standard terms such as cancellation penalties or minimum tabs. This strategy gets business on the books, observers say, but may not serve hotel-casinos' best interests.
DRESSING THE PART: Competition for jobs is seriously fierce, and fashion observers say job hunts now call for serious clothes. The polished look is back.
THIS WEEK'S BUSINESS PRESS POLL QUESTION
Log onto the Las Vegas Business Press Web site and let us hear your opinion on this week's question.
A new Harvard School of Public Health study found that few U.S. businesses believe they are prepared to deal with widespread employee absenteeism because of an outbreak of swine flu. The study, which surveyed 1,000 U.S. businesses, found that two-thirds of the businesses believe they could not maintain normal operations if half of their employees were out for two weeks. A minority of businesses surveyed said they have not started making plans to deal with a severe outbreak, even businesses that have been designated by the government as "critical" industries, such as food, energy and finance companies.
Do you think your company is prepared to deal with widespread employee absenteeism caused by a swine flu outbreak?
Answer at www.lvbusinesspress.com/poll
