Attendees are still coming to the 2020 ConExpo-Con/Ag construction equipment show in Las Vegas this week, but they’re still being cautious in light of coronavirus concerns.
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Amazon is adjusting workplace rules amid the coronavirus outbreak, offering unlimited unpaid time off this month and requiring employees use disinfectant wipes to clean work stations and vehicles at the beginning and end of every shift.
With the placing of an “m” early Tuesday, the multiday installation process of the first illuminated “Allegiant Stadium” signage on the future home of the Raiders was complete.
Stores will now be cleaning surfaces like check lanes and touchscreens at least every 30 minutes. The statement said the company is following guidance from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, which recommends regular cleaning as a preventative measure.
LVCVA President and CEO Steve Hill says he’ll rely on research to determine when will be the best time boost the city in advertisements as fear bites into tourism revenue.
A track worker affiliated with the Standardbred Owners Association based at Yonkers Raceway died after being infected by the coronavirus and MGM has closed the track.
NAB outlined on its website that the show will still move forward saying about 96 percent of its exhibitors are still planning to attend and of the four percent that have canceled, more than 80 percent are from China and unable to attend due to travel restrictions.
The company’s “long standing policy” is to have only employees whose jobs involve cleaning or handling cleaning chemicals wear gloves.
Oracle NetSuite is postponing SuiteWorld20, originally scheduled for Aprilin Las Vegas, until August.
The International Wireless Communications Expo, which was set to take place March 30 through April 3 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, has been postponed.
Coronavirus concerns have led the Next Gen TV Coalition to poll its members to decide whether it should attend next month’s National Association of Broadcasters trade show.
The 600,000-square-foot grid of panels is expected to generate 8.3 million kilowatt hours of electricity a year, 30-40 percent of the building’s expected usage.
Eldorado Resorts agreed to sell the 400-room Montbleu Resort in Lake Tahoe, Nevada to Las Vegas-based Maverick Gaming.
Investors welcomed Tuesday’s reprieve but weren’t pretending that this is the end to the market’s huge swings, which took the SP 500 on Monday to its worst day since the 2008 financial crisis.
Some vendors to Las Vegas’ convention sector are struggling to find work as conventions continue to alter or outright cancel plans amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
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