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Three new perks added for Costco members

As a long-time Costco member, you learn pretty quickly that it’s actually cheaper to be a member than not be one, despite having to pay to shop at the warehouse club.

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Developer forges on with MacDonald Highlands

Developer Rich MacDonald understands the challenges of the local real estate market, yet he’s proceeding with an estimated $160 million to $180 million in new-home construction and community enhancements at MacDonald Highlands.

Too little, too late for sinking slot maker?

Slot machine giant International Game Technology has been hobbled by the slumping economic conditions that have beleaguered the gaming industry.

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FIXING THE FISCAL HOLES: The state budget is in crisis, but local businesspeople can’t agree on how to fix it. Gaming leaders want nongaming businesses to share the burden, either with a boost in the modified business tax or the adoption of a gross receipts tax. The business community has resisted those requests.

Working locally at trading globally

While chaperoning a Swedish business delegation on a whirlwind tour of Las Vegas just before Labor Day, Lena Walther may have stumbled on a hot new export for Nevada: The bed tax.

Speculators come back

As a poker dealer at The Orleans, John Hill talks to players almost every day who have come to Las Vegas from faraway states and foreign countries.

Resort hype churns but can’t quench concerns

The public relations machine for the $9.2 billion CityCenter was churning this week. Aria, the project’s centerpiece, topped off. Restaurants and high-tech hotel room enhancements were unveiled.

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Golden Gaming edged in bid for hotel project

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