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SHOT Show opens in Las Vegas, bigger than before

SHOT Show is back. The industry-only trade show is spread across 635,000 net square feet at the Sands Expo and Convention Center, up from last year’s 630,000 net square feet. More than 100 of the 1,600 exhibitors are new, and SHOT has more than 400 companies on its wait list.

 
Cosmopolitan tries new effort to set itself apart

Over the last three years, the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas has emerged as the luxury Strip resort known for its sexy and edgy advertising — a corporate philosophy that has set the property apart in a crowded gaming landscape.

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Hakkasan completes acquisition of Enlightened Hospitality Group

Hakkasan Ltd., which operates the 64,000-square-foot Hakkasan Las Vegas at the MGM Grand, has taken majority ownership of Enlightened Hospitality Group, the hospitality company said Monday.

Yahoo works to organize Internet’s news feeds

Yahoo’s out to save the news and magazine industries in its own technical way. At the tech giant’s keynote Tuesday afternoon at the 2014 International CES, Yahoo management made a series of content-centered announcements that should make news junkies very happy.

The voice of Vegas Vic has died

Zack Hale Jr., the voice of the iconic neon Vegas Vic cowboy that fronts the Pioneer Club on Fremont Street, died Dec. 28. He was 87.

Long lines form at Southwest Airlines as travelers try to head home

Long lines of visitors formed at the counter of Southwest Airlines, the largest carrier at McCarran International Airport, as passengers tried to reassemble their plans to get home after storms slammed airports in the East.

Misery means success for Hangover Heaven

What could be more profitable than selling $500 bottles of vodka to nightclub revelers? Helping those partiers recover the next morning. That’s been the ticket to success for Hangover Heaven.

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