The union authorized a walkout against the center’s food service provider in a unanimous vote, but bargaining teams are still negotiating a contract.
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.
After announcing plans for a strike vote against Sodexo Centerplate last month, the process has begun and results are expected to be revealed Friday or Saturday.
Metaverse, Web 3, health-care technology and food tech will be a part the show expected to attract 100,000 to the city and kick off 2023 conventions in Las Vegas.
With CES on the horizon in early January, more than 300 Culinary Union members could authorize a strike against food-service provider Sodexo next month.
Mecum Auctions is back in Las Vegas and offering car buyers 1,000 cars at the Las Vegas Convention Center this weekend.
This year’s Specialty Equipment Market Association show at the Las Vegas Convention Center, which ends Friday, brought back its dedicated space for EVs, labeled “SEMA Electrified,” and it’s 740 percent larger compared to 2019, when it was first debuted.
There are over 1,900 exhibitors showing off products at SEMA, here are a few that caught our eye.
The first day of the Specialty Equipment Market Assocation brought thousands to the Las Vegas Convention Center to see the latest trends in aftermarket automotive industry.
The Specialty Equipment Market Association is back in Las Vegas on Tuesday, but organizers have already started preparing for the show, noting that it will be bigger than ever.
Organizers say it’s one of the biggest fintech conventions in the world.
Big Boys Toys luxury lifestyle show returns to Las Vegas with new products
A heavy focus was placed on sports betting and fan experiences during the Global Gaming Expo, the gaming industry trade show held this week at The Venetian Expo.
Both executives said increasing the offerings for sports betting helps the gaming industry since sports bettors tend to be in a younger demographic.
There may be some anxious months leading to the awarding of the first construction contract for the $600 million project because of market volatility.
Vendors at the Global Gaming Expo were on hand to show off their new products and innovations.
1
2
3
4
5
Trump speaks at Las Vegas rally
‘It’s like a battlefield’: 15 boats burned in Lake Mead Boat Harbor fire
‘A really great thing’: New bridge links Laughlin, Bullhead City
‘One of a kind’: Las Vegas comic, a headliner for 50 years, dies
3 takeaways from Aces’ loss: Rookie makes first WNBA start
LISTEN TO THE TOP FIVE HERE
Sponsored By One Nevada Credit Union