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Training program allows Grand Canyon Scenic pilots to move up

Thanks to a pilot recruitment program, Grand Canyon Scenic pilots are able to get experience and flight hours on the airline’s deHavilland Twin Otter and Cessna Caravan turboprop planes before moving up with both companies’ blessing to Allegiant’s jets.

SpeedVegas attorneys defend track safety

Attorneys for the SpeedVegas track south of Las Vegas have filed a response to a lawsuit, maintaining that the track is safe for customers and that the driving instructor who filed the lawsuit hasn’t exhausted his administrative remedies.

MGM Resorts to raise parking rates April 12

Less than a year after implementing parking fees at most of its properties, MGM Resorts International will increase its rates next week, some by as much as 39 percent.

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LVCVA spends millions to wine and dine but some question spending

Thousands of dollars on wine. Tiffany bracelets for employees. Paid trips to Europe. These are just some of the lavish expenditures of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority over three years.

Experts: Challenge to build Las Vegas Raiders stadium for 2020

Southern Nevada construction industry experts say whoever ends up building the planned 65,000-seat stadium for the Las Vegas Raiders will face a massive challenge to get it done by the opening of the 2020 NFL season.

Wagering on Las Vegas Raiders a sure bet

Once it became clear last week that the NFL had cleared a path for the Raiders to relocate from Oakland to Las Vegas for the 2020 season, some hand-wringing re-emerged on the topic of betting on the team.

Las Vegas picks up the tab on some serious parties

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority spends taxpayer dollars on concerts, sporting events, lavish dinners and some of the biggest bar bills you’ll ever see.

Convention authority chairman gets most perks

Authority Chairman Lawrence Weekly accepted more travel and what he reported as gifts from the agency than any other board member.

Shutting down Cashman Center a problem for event organizers

Organizers of community events staged at exhibit halls at Cashman Center are scrambling to find new places once Cashman is mothballed by city officials at the end of the year.

Hakkasan Group CEO forecasts expansion, more revenue

Hakkasan Group is generating $500 million in revenue from its night club and restaurant venues as its sets to boost its global party and dining presence by half over the next 36 months, CEO Neil Moffitt told a conference Tuesday.

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