Las Vegas’ largest gaming companies (by employment) have 57 members on their corporate boards combined, eight of whom are women. Only two of these companies — MGM Resorts International and Boyd Gaming Corp. — have female representation on their boards that is higher than the national average.
Las Vegas’ largest gaming companies (by employment) have 58 members on their corporate boards combined. Nine of whom are women. Only two of these companies— MGM Resorts International and Boyd Gaming Corp—have female representation on their boards that is higher than the national average. Nationally, women in S&P 500 companies make up about 21.2% of corporate boards, according to Catalyst, a nonprofit working to advance women in business. Jocelyn Frye, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress
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It may be that cash donations are at a certain level, but volunteerism seems to be robust and donations of in-kind goods and services seems to be robust,” said Julie Murray, principal and CEO of Moonridge Group. Nicole Raz Las Vegas Review-Journal
Earlier this month, Buy Legal Meds opened its first brick-and-mortar location The store sells products with cannabidiol, or CBD, a marijuana compound that doesn’t get users high Buyers and sellers get into CBD for the fewer regulations
CBD, along with low-dose edible marijuana products, has a chance at turning more people into casual users
New York-New York has added an optional virtual reality experience with its Big Apple Coaster.
Video by Patrick Connolly
Additional footage provided by MGM Resorts
Music by Otis McDonald
Virtual reality on New York-New York’s Big Apple Coaster
Nautical-themed nightspot Starboard Tack, once a Vegas staple, sets sail again
Reactions from visitors to the Strip were mixed Wednesday. Some found it upsetting and said if the accusations were true, they would never stay at a Wynn property again. Others were ambivalent. (Madelyn Reese/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Steve Wynn, the founder of Wynn Resorts, has stepped down as CEO and chairman amid investigations of sexual impropriety. Wynn has released a statement saying “In the last couple of weeks, I have found myself the focus of an avalanche of negative publicity.” “Therefore, effective immediately, I have decided to step down as CEO and Chairman of the Board of Wynn Resorts, a company I founded and that I love.” Wynn resorts also released a statement reading “Wynn Resorts remains as committed as ever to upholding the highest standards and being an inclusive and supportive employer.”
Lucky Dragon auction is postponed to Feb. 22, 2018. Derek Stevens, owner of The D Las Vegas hotel-casino, attended the event and shared his thoughts on the future of the Lucky Dragon. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Broadcast legend Brent Musburger and oddsmaker Vinny Magliulo discus sports gambling network VSiN’s first year at the South Point in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Feb. 2, 2018. (Ron Kantowski/ Las Vegas Review Journal)
During the World Market Center’s winter show architect Frank Gehry talks with Robert Maricich, CEO of International Market Centers and Larry Ruvo founder of Keep Memory Alive and The Lou Ruvo Brain Institute. (Michael Quine Las Vegas Review-Journal))
In an age when streaming video of adult stars in real time is as simple as pressing a button, phone sex seems as archaic as a horse-pulled carriage on streets today. Yet, iWantEmpire.com began offering phone sex as a service just over a year ago to complement its video clips offering. 45-year old sex industry worker Michelle Lovejoy was dressed in blue jeans, a tank top and black-rimmed glasses as she hung out at a lounge on the show floor. ‘’I can’t tell you how many people say, ‘Phone sex, who calls phone sex anymore?’ People think this industry is completely dead and obsolete. My phone is ringing just as much as ever,’’ said Lovejoy.
A local aviation company received design approval for the development of a 24 hangar facility and aviation training center at the Henderson Executive Airport. (Madelyn Reese/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
U.S. businesses continued to hire at a healthy pace in January. Payroll processor ADP said Wednesday that companies added 234,000 jobs. Job gains at that pace are easily enough to drive down an already-low unemployment rate. Companies have been steadily adding jobs for the past eight years. On Friday, the government’s employment report for January will likely show a gain of 175,000 jobs.
Copper Cat Books in Henderson NV opened in December. Madelyn Reese/ Las Vegas Review-Journal
Warehouse developer Prologis bought 57 acres of land near the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The property is linked to Louis Schooler, a San Diego businessman who was accused of real estate fraud. Schooler sailed solo to French Polynesia and went missing there. His boat was found in July 2016 on a sparsely populated atoll. He was declared dead after a police officer saw a corpse wash off Schooler’s boat, into the ocean.
“I just think its really sad, but people aren’t guilty of anything, until, in fact, you have the actual information,” Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman said about Steve Wynn. Read more at reviewjournal.com. Nicole Raz Las Vegas Review-Journal
Las Vegas mogul Steve Wynn has been accused of sexual misconduct by dozens of people, according to the Wall Street Journal. Wynn is accused of pressuring employees to perform sex acts, the report said. “The idea that I ever assaulted any woman is preposterous” Steve Wynn’s statement to the WSJ The newspaper reported “a decades-long pattern of sexual misconduct.” The report included details of a $7.5 million settlement paid to a manicurist who complained about Wynn’s behavior.
The Culinary union will ask Las Vegas casinos and hotels to supply guest room attendants with panic buttons amid national attention to the issue of workplace sexual harassment. The proposal is part of the union’s demands as it readies for talks for 50,000 of its 57,000 employees on a five-year contract with casinos next month, said Bethany Khan, a spokeswoman for Culinary Local 226. Panic buttons would allow guest room attendants to notify security if they are in an uncomfortable or threatening situation. The union will be renegotiating contracts with Caesars, MGM Resorts International and several downtown casinos starting in mid February.
The Culinary union will ask Las Vegas casinos and hotels to supply guest room attendants with panic buttons amid national attention to the issue of workplace sexual harassment. The proposal is part of the union’s demands as it readies for talks for 50,000 of its 57,000 employees on a five-year contract with casinos next month, said Bethany Khan, a spokeswoman for Culinary Local 226. Panic buttons would allow guest room attendants to notify security if they are in an uncomfortable or threatening situation. The union will be renegotiating contracts with Caesars, MGM Resorts International and several downtown casinos starting in mid February.
Wynn Resorts Ltd.’s new Paradise Park will be powered entirely by renewable energy using a dedicated 160-acre solar array built 375 miles away near Fallon that is capable of producing up to 20 megawatts of electricity. According to Wynn officials, no other Las Vegas resort is powered by a larger percentage of green energy. The solar array is slated to go online within the next few months and will deliver enough renewable energy to power 5,056 homes and eliminate 33,734 metric tons of CO2 emissions from the environment annually.
A mysterious software firm is buying more than 67,000 acres of land in Northern Nevada with plans to showcase its technology there. Blockchains LLC — whose website does not list any executives, a phone number or clear explanations of what its software does — is acquiring the land at the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center. It buying a landmass triple the size of Summerlin, Las Vegas’ largest master-planned community. The seller, developer Lance Gilman, says a major announcement from the company is expected by the end of February.
McCarran International Airport has unveiled its $30 million face-lift of Terminal 1 Passengers are now greeted with brighter lights, new terrazzo flooring, silver-colored wall panels and digital signs throughout Terminal 1 Terminal 1 is home to market-leader Southwest Airlines, along with Spirit, American, Delta and Las Vegas-based Allegiant. Work wrapped up in November in sprucing up the airport’s baggage claim area, ticketing lobby and restrooms, but airport officials waited to unveil the final product until Wednesday.
Buck Wargo interviews President and CEO of Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance Jonas Peterson.
