Brightline, the company behind the XpressWest high-speed rail project, began an up-to-$3.2 billion bond offering for the initial financing of the project.
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The economic recovery from the pandemic will look a lot different than recoveries from other financial calamities, including 9/11 and 1 October.
McCarran saw 1.04 million passengers pass through its gates in June, the Clark County Department of Aviation announced Tuesday.
Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport saw a 96 percent decrease in passenger volume in April amid the coronavirus pandemic.
After reducing its flight schedule amid the coronavirus pandemic, Southwest Airlines is adding routes to Las Vegas for the remainder of the year.
The interim director who has led Nevada’s Department of Tourism & Cultural Affairs since December 2018 has been named to the job permanently by Gov. Steve Sisolak.
The opening of the Downtown Grand tower and the Expo at World Market Center in the summer and Circa at the end of the year should keep downtown Las Vegas soaring.
The new three-times-per-week flights launched Sunday, with the maiden flight from Frankfurt Airport arriving to McCarran International Airport to a ceremonial water arch.
North Carolina hoteliers Colin and Deanna Crossman have acquired the Resort on Mount Charleston, some 40 miles northwest of the Las Vegas Strip, from The Siegel Group.
Strip hotels and tour operators say they are not seeing noticeable cancellations or extensions because of the extreme weather in Texas.
The $30 million SpeedVegas track south of Las Vegas, including a leader board that shows the lap time and ranking of motorists who drive the 1.5-mile course, is featured prominently in a new television series that debuts Sunday on BBC America.
Kwame Joyner, a barman on the Strip, knows to turn off his Wi-Fi this week and be careful surfing the internet.
McCarran International Airport had its busiest May on record with more than 4.2 million airline passengers, topping a record set last year by roughly 58,500 travelers, the Clark County Department of Aviation reported Wednesday.
Roughly 323,000 people are expected to visit Las Vegas from Friday to Wednesday, making it the ninth most popular destination during the extended holiday weekend, according to AAA and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.
Bally’s will open a 10,000-square-foot mini-golf, arcade and bowling attraction in the fall.
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