The Boring Company’s drill completed the 4,475-foot first tunnel of the underground people-mover system at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Thursday.
Conventions
Conventions are big business in Las Vegas. • Expansion of the Las Vegas Convention Center, a $1.4 billion project, will keep the city on pace to compete for the top shows. • CES tops the list. (See Top 10 below, and follow the link to a full list.)
Top 10 Las Vegas conventions
(ranked by attendance)1. CES — Consumer Technology Association
2. NAB — National Association of Broadcasters
3. MAGIC — Marketplace Spring Show
4. SHOT Show — Shooting, Hunting & Outdoor Trade Show
5. World of Concrete
6. International Builders Show
7. Las Vegas Market (winter)
8. Las Vegas Market (summer)
9. ASD Market Week
10. (tie) Mr. Olympia.
10. (tie) PMMI — Pack Expo Las Vegas
See the full list of Las Vegas conventions.
The first convention customers began using the new two-story, 430,000-square-foot meeting space at Wynn Las Vegas Monday and the company already has bookings lined up out to 2028.
The people mover at the Las Vegas Convention Center could be a transportation game-changer, but it would be helpful if the developers told us more about it.
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The expected 50,000 attendees at the 5-day furniture, gift and home decor show will clog roads surrounding the World Market Center in downtown Las Vegas next week.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority estimates 50,000 will attend the show that runs Sunday through Thursday.
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and Interior Secretary David Bernhardt will speak at the National Shooting Sports Foundation’s SHOT Show in Las Vegas Tuesday.
LVCVA officials say the people-mover system being built beneath the Convention Center could provide a solution to the lack of parking during conventions.
Shown on the floors of CES last week, products can raise or lower your body temperature and make walking more comfortable.
Appliances large and small were showcased as part of CES 2020 last week, the larger of the pack on exhibit at the Las Vegas Convention Center.