World’s first employee-owned brothel?
 
World’s first employee-owned brothel?

A group of prostitutes soon could be co-owners of a legal brothel in Nye County.

70-year-old Dennis Hof is in talks to buy the 17-bed Chicken Ranch brothel in Pahrump.

To help raise capital, he’s offering his independent contractors a stake in the company.

“The goal is to have the first employee-owned brothel in the world.” Dennis Hof

Three prostitutes have already agreed to invest $500,000 in the Chicken Ranch.

Hof said he’s aiming to raise $2.25 million.

Solar Power International 2017
 
Solar Power International 2017

A look at the 14th annual Solar Power International show at the Mandalay Bay Conference Center, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (Todd Prince/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Tallest building on Las Vegas Strip sold
 
Tallest building on Las Vegas Strip sold

One of the tallest buildings in Las Vegas has been sold.

The partially built Fontainebleau hotel has been sold to real estate investment firms Witkoff and New Valley.

Billionaire Carl Icahn sold the property for $600 million after buying it for around $150 million during the recession.

Witkoff has not said what it plans to do with the property.

It also did not say what the new name might be.

John Knott, a former listing broker for Fontainebleau, said it would cost $900 million to $1.6 billion to complete.

The Fontainebleau was originally envisioned as a $2.8 billion, 3,815-room project.

Amenities were slated to include 24 restaurants and lounges, a spa and casino, and a 3,300-seat performance hall.

Construction began in 2007. The hotel was slated to open in 2009 but the project went bankrupt.

Las Vegas Tech Scene Maturing
 
Las Vegas Tech Scene Maturing

Zach Miles, associate vice president for economic development at UNLV, said the Las Vegas tech scene is largely gaining traction because of growing community infrastructure. The city now has several incubator and business accelerator programs up and running.

Creech Casino
 
Creech Casino

The Air Force takes over a long-standing casino property in Indian Springs to make way for a security buffer at Creech Air Force Base.

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