When thousands of race fans converge on Las Vegas later this month, it presents a huge economic opportunity. But some local residents still hate the idea.
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Somebody ripped some holes in screens attached to the overpass glass designed to block views of the Formula One race course.
Hotel occupancy dropped from the same month last year, but room rates remained high and convention attendance continued to soar, the LVCVA said.
CBRE’s John DeCree met with more than 20 companies and came away with an optimistic outlook with record convention, special events traffic.
The last time a large interestingly shaped building took center stage in Las Vegas was nearly 30 years ago when the pyramid-shaped Luxor was under construction.
Airport and Strip attractions will be busier than normal for the three-day Labor Day weekend and resorts are expected to have 92 percent occupancy rates.
In a filing to the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada, NV Energy has forwarded Sphere’s plan for 70 percent of its power needs to be met with a new solar energy plant.
In business in Southern Nevada for more than three decades, Robert Levy’s pioneering video production company is now operated by his two sons.
The Nevada Gaming Commission unanimously approved a settlement agreement with the former chairman and CEO of Wynn Resorts.
The Sphere has been hiring operations workers, food and beverage professionals, bartenders, ushers and security officers since April.
The content that will be brought to the massive screen of the MSG Sphere is being developed at Burbank’s Big Dome studio with new ‘Big Sky’ camera technology.
The spending will include support for special events such as National Finals Rodeo, the Las Vegas Grand Prix and the Super Bowl.
Sen. Jacky Rosen helped write the bill authorizing the program and has backed the company’s bid to build a high-speed rail between Los Angeles and Las Vegas.
A report found that Las Vegas is also drawing a more ethnically diverse crowd, with higher rates of Asian and Asian American and Hispanic-Latino visitors.
Consultants, government agencies and transportation stakeholders are at the table to solve the problem of airport capacity at Harry Reid International Airport.
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