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IN BRIEF

Union members OK pact for Tropicana staff

Organizers seek funds for new Nevada bank

While Southern Nevada banks are struggling with a growing number of problem real estate loans — there have been two bank closures this year — organizers of Metropolitan Bancorp are undeterred.

Nevada State Bank in talks about sale of some branches

Nevada State Bank confirmed Friday that it is negotiating the sale of grocery store branches to U.S. Bank, but CEO Dallas Haun said a report that the deal was closed was incorrect.

Dubai World gets OK to boost stake

New Jersey gaming regulators gave MGM Mirage’s second-biggest shareholder permission to acquire as much as 20 percent of the Strip’s largest casino operator, which sent the company’s stock price soaring Friday.

Dillard’s at Boulevard to close

Management at the Dillard’s department store chain said the company will close its store at Boulevard Mall.

Company board granted control over Tropicana

The Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday gave unanimous approval to hand over operational control of bankrupt Tropicana Entertainment to a four-person board while its members undergo investigation for licensing in the state.

INSIDE BUSINESS

Nova Southeastern to give leadership classes

Tourism gets push in election

The lobbying arm of the nation’s $740 billion travel industry will use Las Vegas and Orlando, Fla., to gain a stronger foothold in the presidential race.

Cell phone ban in sports books lifted

CARSON CITY — A decade-old ban on the use of cell phones and other electronic devices inside Nevada sports books was lifted for one year on Thursday by the state Gaming Commission.

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