Brightline, the company that in September announced plans to acquire the rights to develop the XpressWest high-speed rail route, will partner with Richard Branson and the Virgin Group.
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More than 75 percent of the $763 million in subcontracts awarded to date have gone to Nevada-based firms.
The Southern Nevada Sporting Event Committee has unanimously approved a series of recommendations about how Las Vegas will attract new events to local venues, including the new Las Vegas stadium.
The next phase of the expansion and renovation of the Las Vegas Convention Center took a big step forward Tuesday.
It was eerily quiet at the Las Vegas stadium construction site Monday. Construction workers were able to take the Veterans Day holiday off on a day of the week usually filled with pounding, pouring and moving tons of steel into position for the next job sequence.
Southern Nevada leaders in tourism and transportation have given the thumbs-up to South Florida’s new Brightline intercity passenger rail system.
An air traffic controller at McCarran International Airport became incapacitated while on duty Wednesday night and has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation.
Among the 139 passengers on-board Flight 777 were five couples looking to tie the knot in the self-proclaimed Wedding Capital of the World. The Boeing 747 touched down at McCarran International Airport at about 10 a.m.
The Las Vegas City Council appears to be changing course from a proposed city-wide ban on short-term rentals.
The Las Vegas Convention Center District Committee unanimously recommended approval of a $13.5 million contract for a builder representative to oversee the final phase of what ultimately will be a $1.4 billion expansion and renovation project.
But there were more than 4 million travelers for the seventh straight month, the Clark County Department of Aviation reported Tuesday.
Clark County and state casino win showed modest increases in September, but the 50 Las Vegas Strip licensees registered declines for the month, quarter and past 12 months, the state Gaming Control Board reported Tuesday.
A product doesn’t have to have four wheels to be a part of this week’s Specialty Equipment Market Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center — but it helps.
SEMA opens at the Las Vegas Convention Center Tuesday while the smaller Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo begins at the same time at the SandsExpo Convention Center. The four-day event, which isn’t open to the public, is centered around products associated with cars and trucks and as a result, Southern Nevada turnsinto a mini-Detroit for a week.
The 49,918-square-foot project will be built at 5701 Sky Pointe Drive, off Ann Road and U.S. Highway 95.