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Former LVCVA boss Rossi Ralenkotter pushed for funds for a police substation expansion while police investigated his agency. He set up a meeting with Sheriff Joe Lombardo to discuss the project
after he became a target of the investigation. Experts say the meeting raises potential conflict of interest concerns for Lombardo, who won’t comment. The investigation is looking into $50,000 in missing Southwest Airlines gift cards. Ralenkotter used $17,000 in gift cards for personal travel. He repaid the money and denies wrongdoing.

One flight a week to become two weekly to and from Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, on Frontier beginning May 1. One flight a week to become four to five weekly to and from Frankfurt, Germany, on Condor Airlines beginning in the summer. Two weekly flights to and from Monterrey, Mexico, on Viva Aerobus beginning June 2. Three weekly flights seasonally to and from Amsterdam, on KLM Royal Dutch Airlines beginning June 6. One seasonal flight a week to and from Tel Aviv, Israel, on El Al Airlines beginning June 14. Two seasonal flights a week to and from Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, on Swoop Airlines beginning June 27. Three seasonal flights a week to and from Dusseldorf, Germany, on Eurowings Airline beginning July 3.

Eilers & Krejcik Gaming estimates March Madness will annually generate a total handle of about $15.2 billion. And gross gaming revenue of approximately $1.2 billion. Bettors located in Delaware, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico (tribal lands), New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and West Virginia will be able to place wagers on March Madness games this year. Last year, March basketball handle in Nevada reached an all-time high of $436 million, according to the research and consultancy firm.

Allegiant Travel Co. announced plans in 2017 to build a beachfront resort. The plans said the resort would have a hotel, nine condominium towers and a marina spanning 22 acres in Western Florida. The initial phase of Sunseeker Resorts Charlotte Harbor calls for around 510 hotel rooms, 189 extended-stay units, meeting and conference space, and restaurants, bars and retail. The resort is set to open in 2020.

Metro Police Department detective Michael Gomez said Southern Nevada residents should be wary of gas station pumps. He said skimmers — devices installed in gas pumps to steal credit card data — are one of the most prevalent scams in the valley. Michael Gomez, Metro Police Department There was a 10 percent increase in the number of payment cards compromised at ATMs and merchants in the U.S. in 2017, according to a March 2018 report from Silicon Valley analytic software firm FICO. A skimmer at just one gas pump can collect data from up to 100 cards per day, according to the National Association for Convenience Stores. Gomez suggested sticking to pumps with security stickers attached. Michael Gomez, Metro Police Department

The scars of the recession have largely faded from Las Vegas’ real estate market, but around town, there are still reminders of the boom and bust. An empty parcel of land off the south Strip was supposed to have a 26-story condo tower during the mid-2000s bubble. A vacant lot near The Orleans was earmarked for an $850 million project with two 36-story towers. A parcel at Tropicana Avenue and Interstate 15 now has two small hotels, but it was supposed to have a 41-story resort. Across from the SLS, a Walgreens occupies property that years ago was earmarked for an 80-story condo tower called Ivana Las Vegas. In the southwest valley, developers set out to build the multi-tower Sullivan Square. But today, the project site is just a giant hole in the ground.

Summerlin developer Howard Hughes Corp. sold more land for new housing last year than it did in 2017. It sold 244.8 acres of residential land in Summerlin – Las Vegas’ largest master-planned community – for $144.7 million last year. That’s up from 206.6 acres for $120.7 million in 2017. Summerlin spans 22,500 acres along the valley’s western rim and has roughly 110,000 residents.

Southern Nevada is about 800 mechanics short, according the Governor’s Office of Economic Development. As the technology in cars continues to advance, it’s becoming more difficult to find auto mechanics and technicians who know how to work on the vehicles. Usually, a labor shortage translates to higher wages. But the median wage for auto service workers in Clark County is $17.50 an hour, according to Emsi, a labor market analytics firm The average hourly wage in the Las Vegas Valley is $21.37, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Eastern and Ione 9925 S Eastern Ave , Las Vegas, NV 89183 Rainbow & Lake Mead 1991 N Rainbow Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89108 Sahara at I-15 192480 S Rancho Dr, Las Vegas, NV 89102 Stephanie at Warm Springs 460 N Stephanie St, Henderson, NV 89014 South McCarran and 580 6365 S McCarran Blvd, Reno, NV 89509 Sparks Blvd & I-80 1390 Big Fish Dr, Sparks, NV 89434 More are on the way