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THE LATEST Business NEWS
Bank parent claims court win

Western Alliance Bancorporation said Wednesday that it won an initial courtroom battle in a dispute that revolves around $1.2 billion in deposits at a failed bank.

Car lot owner accused of federal labor law breach

ATLANTA — The company with the nation’s largest chain of Chevrolet dealerships violated federal labor law when it fired thousands of employees last month, according to a lawsuit filed by a former worker.

Hurricane fallout brings end to bid for Golden Nuggets

Fallout from Hurricane Ike’s wipeout of the Texas coast reached Nevada in the form of a wet blanket on an offer to buy the parent company of the Golden Nugget hotel-casinos in Las Vegas and Laughlin.

IN BRIEF

PITTSBURGH

CRUNCH GOES COMMERCIAL

Housing isn’t the only real estate market being crushed by the tidal wave on Wall Street.

General Growth Properties shares hammered again

The fiscal house is teetering, the architect is gone and it’s almost time for scrap haulers to bundle up the debt and salvage assets of General Growth Properties.

INSIDE BUSINESS

Children’s hospital taps medical director

Study shows geothermal potential

The United States is bubbling with geothermal resources, a new study shows, and Nevada may reap the benefits.

Most CityCenter financing secured

MGM Mirage told investors Monday morning it had secured most of the remaining $3 billion in financing for its massive CityCenter development.

Casino security consultant indicted

Renowned casino security consultant Steve Forte has been indicted in New Jersey in a high-tech poker scam nearly 16 months after his arrest.

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