Five months after being hired as Las Vegas Grand Prix Inc. chief operating officer, Betsy Fretwell is no longer with the company.
Mick Akers
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Mick joined the Las Vegas Review-Journal in November 2018 and covers sports business and transportation. He previously worked at the Las Vegas Sun covering a variety of beats including transportation, business, gaming, and city and county government. Prior to that, he worked at the Pahrump Valley Times, where he was named the Nevada Press Association’s Outstanding Journalist in the intermediate category for his coverage of the Lamar Odom brothel overdose situation, rural healthcare and more. Mick was born in Texas but grew up in Las Vegas, attending UNLV’s Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies where he was a member of the Kappa Tau Alpha National Journalism Society.
The nonrelocation agreement, presented to the stadium authority board Thursday afternoon, is the third of four major agreements that must be approved by the authority.
With over 170,000 people expected to attend Electric Daisy Carnival each night this weekend, festivalgoers and residents alike should brace for traffic congestion.
A “Staff Draft” planned next week for Allegiant Stadium aims to hire 1,500 people to work games and events at the $2 billion facility.
The self-driving Lyft and Uber rides have mainly taken place in the resort corridor with a safety driver in place.
The Nevada Supreme Court rejected a teachers union effort to put public funding for the Oakland Athletics’ planned Las Vegas ballpark on November’s ballot.
Las Vegas, which hosted the 2024 Super Bowl, could be in line to host the 2027 College Football Playoff championship game at Allegiant Stadium.
The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada wears many hats when it comes to infrastructure.
The work marks the latest portion of a multiphase project on Las Vegas Boulevard to upgrade infrastructure between Sahara Avenue and the 215 Beltway.
The Oakland Athletics plan to build a ballpark on the site of the Tropicana, but Bally’s says where the stadium will sit on that site is still being determined.
A group of Las Vegas business owners who say they lost millions from last year’s Formula 1 launched an online petition hoping to get a public meeting on the 2024 race.
Freeway interchanges with nicknames including “bowl” are a regular part of many Las Vegas Valley motorists daily commutes.
To meet federal requirements, Real IDs will be needed for anyone looking to use their driver’s license to get through security at airports for domestic flights nationwide.
The trail features plans for a shared use pathway from Summerlin to Red Rock Canyon and to widen SR159 near Red Rock Canyon.
The Las Vegas Aces will begin their quest for a third straight WNBA championship as the most in-demand ticket in the league on the secondary market.