Xtreme Manufacturing is adding 79,000 square feet of manufacturing space to its 200,000 square feet of existing space Xtreme –owned by Las Vegan Don Ahern– plans to hire 204 new employees at an average hourly wage of $18.67 within two years Finding the right people for the job though is not easy, said Robert Russell, who runs the Ahern Family Office
More than 700 new jobs are coming to the Las Vegas area, ranging from human tissue manufacturing to security monitoring. That wide range of companies is a big win for Nevada, says Steve Hill, with the governor’s office of economic development. (Nicole Raz/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Faraday Future made out a $16,000 check to the state’s Department of Taxation in July, paying back the only abatements the company received. Approximately $620,000 remains in a trust fund that will begin to be distributed around the state to local tax jurisdictions.
Construction activity is coming to life at the Raiders Stadium site in Las Vegas. Heavy vehicles, cranes and water trucks were visible at the site at Russell Road and Dean Martin Drive, just west of Interstate 15.
A formal groundbreaking for the $1.9 billion, 65,000-seat domed stadium is expected in late November.
Plans indicate the stadium will be 225 feet tall with 10 levels. It is also expected to gave a see-through video wall.
Frank Abagnale gives a fraud lecture with the Nevada AARP. Morgan Lieberman/Las Vegas Review-Journal
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.
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)
Nevada State College, NAIS and the City of henderson hosted several drone manufacturers for live demonstrations at the Henderson Unmanned Vehicle Range, or HUVR.
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.
Discounts and rewards abound after Amazon finalized its purchase of Whole Foods Monday. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal.
A Trader Joe’s store on Decatur and O’Bannon relocated to Centennial Hills in northwest Las Vegas. Elaine Wilson & Wade Millward/Las Vegas Review-Journal
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.
A new attraction based on “Fear the Walking Dead” is coming to the Fremont Street Experience Summer 2017. (Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Electric car maker Faraday Future will break ground on its 900-acre site.
Uber, the constroversial ride-sharing company, can continue to operate in Southern Nevada, based on a ruling by District Judge Douglas Herndon Wednesday.
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.
