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THE LATEST Business NEWS
Caesars addition still on track

Harrah’s Entertainment is moving ahead with a $1 billion expansion at Caesars Palace, company officials said Friday, despite reporting a net loss in the second quarter and even as competitors slow or halt construction of several Strip projects.

Union rep in favor of drug tests

Building contractors should be given authority to conduct random drug and alcohol tests of construction workers, either through legislation or through negotiations with unions, a spokesman for a construction trades group said a day after three union members were fired for entering the CityCenter job site after drinking at nearby bars.

HACKERS FIND NEW WAYS INSIDE

Want to break into the computer network in an ultrasecure building? Ship a hacked iPhone there to a nonexistent employee and hope the device sits in the mailroom, scanning for nearby wireless connections.

Questions abound despite Lake Las Vegas ruling

Bankruptcy Judge Linda Riegle concluded the first chapter of the Lake Las Vegas bankruptcy saga, but readers may find some of the next few chapters even more interesting.

Professor blasts climate panel recommendations

An environmentalist committed to the reduction of global warming has lambasted Gov. Jim Gibbon’s Climate Change Advisory Committee recommendations. Yet, it remains unclear what Gibbons’ position is or will be on the committee’s recommendations.

INSIDE BUSINESS

Local law firm makes several appointments

BLM approves transmission line

The Bureau of Land Management on Thursday announced it took the first step to approve right of way for the first direct transmission line between Southern Nevada and Northern Nevada electrical grids.

Las Vegas home sales climb higher in July

Home sales in Las Vegas increased for the seventh straight month to 2,592 in July, the most since September 2005, and inventory remained stable at 23,423 units, the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors reported Thursday.

IN BRIEF

NLV casino ruling will have to wait

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