Brightline West entered into an agreement with several rail unions committing to the use of unionized laborers to operate and maintain the planned $10 billion Las Vegas-to-Southern California system.
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.
During an NBA All-Star Game news conference Sunday in Salt Lake City, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James lauded Las Vegas for its professional sports ventures.
The interchange to Summerlin Parkway is set for a major overhaul as Summerlin continues to grow and officials look to make the 215 Beltway in the northwest a full freeway in all areas.
Dean Martin Drive is set for a $5.6 million improvement project ahead of the Super Bowl next year.
As the Oakland Athletics’ Las Vegas relocation work continues, the team has hired a small army of lobbyists to carry out groundwork with state leaders.
Local businesses looking to be included in the Super Bowl LVIII Business Connect program are running out of time.
The Oakland Athletics have added a third site where they could build a $1 billion ballpark in Las Vegas.
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said there have been issues with the team’s efforts in Oakland regarding their Howard Terminal project.
The high-speed rail project between Las Vegas and Southern California has cleared another hurdle.
Gov. Joe Lombardo was mum Monday on what public assistance the Oakland Athletics could receive should they choose to relocate to Las Vegas. That said, he didn’t rule it out.
Gov. Joe Lombardo said he is not aware of any reports of price gouging following last week’s shutdown of a pipeline that supplies gasoline to Las Vegas.
The handoff from Phoenix officially set the countdown to the 2024 edition taking place Feb. 11, 2024, at Allegiant Stadium.
With Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas just one year away, the clock is ticking to have The Boring Co.’s Vegas Loop as a transportation option for the Big Game.
The excitement of a Sunday at the Super Bowl muted the online critics who earlier in the week had complained online about how Phoenix had handled the game.
What once seemed like a farfetched dream is becoming a reality: Las Vegas is just one year away from hosting the Super Bowl.