Satellite images from the European Space Agency have shown that air pollution levels around the world have decreased as a result of the slowing of industrial activity. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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Alexa, where are you? Smart home and hospitality technology was big at CES in early January. Amazon and Google promoted their voice-activated speakers Alexa and Google Home Hub. Hospitality executives have called the speakers the industry’s future. Yet for all the hype, the revolution is unfolding at a cautious pace on the Strip as well as in other major U.S. hospitality markets. Hotels are focusing their consumer-facing technology investments on adding streaming capabilities, like Netflix, and enhancing their mobile apps, a December report by Hospitality Technology showed. Voice-enabled technology is 10th on that priority list.
The Fontainebleau, soaring 60-plus stories above Las Vegas Boulevard, was supposed to open in 2009. Instead it went bankrupt that year. The roughly $3 billion resort was about 70% complete around the time of the bankruptcy. In 2010, billionaire Carl Icahn bought the mothballed tower for just $150 million. Developer Steve Witkoff bought it in 2017 for $600 million, renamed it the Drew Las Vegas and plans to open it in 2022.
The solar industry is bouncing back in the Las Vegas valley, with Nevada toward the top in rankings from The Solar Foundation. There were 6,680 solar jobs in Nevada in 2018. Nevada ranked first for solar jobs per capita. The state saw a 1.8 percent growth in solar jobs last year. Nevada ranked tenth for overall solar jobs. Nevada ranked fourth for the amount of installed solar capacity. 12.72 percent of Nevada’s electricity is generated from solar.
Las Vegas’ housing market accelerated in 2018 with some of the fastest growing prices in the country. But amid affordability concerns, sales have tumbled and inventory is soaring. The median sales price of a single-family house last month was $300,000, up 13% from a year earlier. But 1,823 houses traded hands in January, down 19% from a year ago. Tim Kelly Kiernan, agent, RE/MAX Excellence
Las Vegas’ housing market accelerated in 2018 with some of the fastest growing prices in the country. But amid affordability concerns, sales have tumbled and inventory is soaring. The median sales price of a single-family house last month was $300,000, up 13% from a year earlier. But 1,823 houses traded hands in January, down 19% from a year ago. Tim Kelly Kiernan, agent, RE/MAX Excellence
UNLV off and running to a 2-0 start in Mountain West play Joel Ntambwe comes off a 31-point performance against Wyoming The Rebels next head to Albuquerque on Tuesday New Mexico’s Anthony Mathis was the MW player of the week UNLV will have to contend with New Mexico coach Paul Weir’s zone
UNLV coach Marvin Menzies is staying with his building plan Former Clark star Trey Woodbury is one of the newcomers counted on But the Rebels will rely mostly on seniors such as Kris Clyburn Point guard Noah Robotham brings valuable experience to UNLV Shakur Juiston hopes to get the program pointed upward
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Strip gunman Stephen Paddock’s house in Mesquite went on the market recently for $449,000 That’s about 15 percent above the appraised value His house in Reno also went on the market for $399,000, around 9 percent above the appraisal Some observers have speculated that someone might buy his Mesquite house as a novelty or out of a morbid fascination No matter the reasoning, if someone pays the asking price, the property would command a premium Sales proceeds are slated to go to victims of the Oct. 1 massacre