There are too many hotel rooms, too much commercial real estate and too many empty houses, and economists say Las Vegas should learn to live with diminished expectations. We can no longer be sure that we are the city of the future.
Anyone who thinks the Brookings Institution is a lefty think tank need only talk to Clifford Winston, a senior fellow in economic studies. Winston was in town this week to deliver a lecture at Brookings-partner UNLV. He argued that government intervention and regulation rarely make economic sense.
LAS VEGAS-US Bankruptcy Judge A. Jay Cristol decides Thursday to appoint an examiner to effect the sale of the partially completed $3-billion development at the north end of the Las Vegas Strip.
LAS VEGAS-The Leo and Emma Zuckerman Trust acquires the 352-unit Summerlin Entrada Apartments for $15.6 million, nearly 60% less than it traded for in 2006.
McCarran International Airport won’t fully recover from the current recession until at least 2014, a leading aviation expert says.
An overhaul to the way homes and businesses consume, and pay for, energy is on the plate of NV Energy customers.
While you may have never heard of Dann Lewis, the recently appointed director of the Nevada Commission on Tourism, you’ve probably seen his work.
One of Nevada’s greatest tourism opportunities has been discussed by forward-thinking industry leaders for several years.
A group of business leaders, academics and politicians is trying to provide some insight about what Southern Nevada can do to live up to its potential.
Curious how much electricity your home street consumes? How about the one over?
Sunday, October 11, 2009
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