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LVCVA to turn over Cashman Center to city of Las Vegas early

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority will turn Cashman Center over to the city of Las Vegas earlier than anticipated to focus its efforts and resources on the convention center expansion.

 
New $15M corporate, social event venue opens in Las Vegas

Enclave, a $15 million high-tech corporate and social event venue located a mile from McCarran International Airport, has officially opened a year after breaking ground.

Golden Entertainment sees revenue rise but earnings fall

Golden Entertainment’s Montana expansion and the opening of five branded taverns in the Las Vegas Valley in 2016 resulted in a leap in revenue, the company reported Monday.

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Veterans on the hunt for jobs at Las Vegas construction expo

Las Vegas resident and former U.S. Marine Mark Kernan is touring CONEXPO-CON/AGG, the construction industry’s largest global gathering, with four other local military veterans with one goal in mind — to find stable work.

No lease agreement likely before NFL meeting on Raiders relocation

It appears it isn’t going to matter that the Oakland Raiders and the Las Vegas Stadium Authority won’t have a lease agreement in place when NFL owners meet in Phoenix at the end of the month to consider relocation of the team to Southern Nevada.

Second NASCAR race to mean millions of dollars for Las Vegas economy

Representatives of the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the city’s tourism industry and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority convened Wednesday to officially announce that Las Vegas would become the home of a second yearly NASCAR race beginning in fall 2018. The deal will mean millions to the Las Vegas economy.

Drones snag some of spotlight at ConExpo-Con/Agg trade show

While cranes, excavators, and other heavy equipment will dominate the 2.5 million square feet of floor space at ConExpo-Con/Agg, drones will likely see the faster revenue growth as they gradually become as essential to a new development as bulldozers.

 
Multiple factors contributed to fatal SpeedVegas crash, experts say

The crash that killed two men at the SpeedVegas racetrack south of Las Vegas was inevitable and could happen again, say industry experts who have reviewed the track and the operation.

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