Las Vegas-based casino supplier Shuffle Master Inc. today said it's searching for a new CEO because, based on his medical condition, Timothy J. Parrott, "shall no longer serve as the company’s CEO or as a member of its board of directors.''
Harrah’s Entertainment is looking to hire 500 workers for positions at its Las Vegas casinos. The casino operator announced today that it is looking to fill 125 full-time positions and 375 temporary, on-call or part-time positions.
The number of visitors to Las Vegas in February held steady compared to a year ago, according to numbers released this afternoon by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.
The arrival of spring brought out more homebuyers in March with sales rising 33 percent over February and prices getting a slight boost as well, according to statistics released Wednesday.
Kenneth A. Vecchione on Monday was named president and chief operating officer of Las Vegas-based bank holding company Western Alliance Bancorporation. This is a newly created position.
Joni Peru has been named vice president of sales for Tropicana Las Vegas. Peru is responsible for convention sales and services, catering and audio visual for the hotel-casino.
Moody's Investors Service today affirmed MGM Mirage's debt ratings, including its "Caa1 Corporate Family Rating;" and raised the company's "Speculative Grade Liquidity" rating to SGL-3 from SGL-4.
The Freeman building and Corporate Center VI (2360 Corporate Circle) in Green Valley won "Best Building" honors for Southern Nevada at the 13th Annual NAIOP Spotlight Awards on Saturday.
Plant in the Las Vegas area would employ about 1,000 people
Thursday, March 11, 2010
A consortium of companies announced plans today to develop a plant in the Las Vegas area that would employ about 1,000 people for manufacturing wind turbines. The 320,000-square-foot plant would be one of the largest manufacturing employers in Southern Nevada.
Las Vegas gaming companies were showing in a very public way their appreciation to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid for his role in ushering tourism legislation through Congress.
The Clark County Coroner’s Office ruled that Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel and Casino President Randy Kwasniewski died Tuesday of a single self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
The number of visitors to Las Vegas in January increased over the same month a year ago, according to figures released today. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority said 2,877,716 people visited Las Vegas in January, which is up from 2,765,916 visitors in January 2009 -- and increase of 4 percent.
MGM Mirage today said lenders representing about $4.37 billion of its debt have agreed to new terms giving the hotel-casino operator more time to pay off that debt.
WASHINGTON -- The Housing and Urban Development Department and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced today $1.3 million in resources to help Las Vegas and Clark County better tap federal funds to stabilize neighborhoods hard hit by the foreclosure crisis.
Station Casinos Inc. and the Culinary Union traded barbs today over the union’s effort to organize Station workers. The Culinary Union said it filed an unfair labor practice charge against the company with the National Labor Relations Board alleging more than 100 incidents of threatening, surveilling, assaulting and intimidating workers for their union activities.
Wynn Resorts Ltd. of Las Vegas today said it reached a partnership and management agreement for a casino on the Philadelphia waterfront. The agreement is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions.
Harrah’s Entertainment officially assumed ownership of the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino today. The Nevada Gaming Commission unanimously approved the takeover Thursday.
NV Energy Inc. today reported a fourth quarter profit of $4.2 million, or 2 cents per share -- a reversal from its loss of $2.1 million, or 1 cent per share, for the same period in 2008. Revenue of $772.9 million was up from $766.1 million, with the company attributing most of the increase to a rate hike.
Miami-based Entertainment Benefits Group has acquired Travelocity on Location, a Travelocity.com subsidiary, and will operate 30 Las Vegas ticket sales locations. Alissa Bavli, vice president of sales and marketing for EBG, said the acquisition is a move by the company to branch out.
Casino industry supplier Mission Industries of North Las Vegas today named Grover Ferguson as president and chief executive officer. He succeeds Doc Wiener.
Phoenix-based Viad Corp. has changed the name of its Las Vegas-based convention and trade show business from GES Exposition Services Inc. to Global Experience Specialists Inc. (GES).
Shares of Zions Bancorporation -- owner of regional banks including Nevada State Bank -- rose this week after Zions posted a narrower loss than Wall Street expected, reflecting an easing of problems in its loan portfolio.
Capitol Bancorp Ltd. on Thursday said the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. approved previously announced plans to consolidate four of its local financial institutions: Desert Community Bank, Red Rock Community Bank, Black Mountain Community Bank and Bank of Las Vegas.
Clark County Commissioner Rory Reid announced this morning a plan that includes former University Chancellor Jim Rogers to transform University Medical Center into a public-private teaching hospital. Reid's announcement will transform UMC into a "top-flight teaching hospital," he said. Rogers will lead an effort to look at successful models around the country that will include members of the education and medical communities, and the private sector.
Casino industry supplier International Game Technology of Reno announced today that its board of directors elected Paget L. Alves to serve as a director for the company.
The cable television news channel Las Vegas ONE announced Friday it’s ceasing operations Saturday and will be disbanded after nearly 12 years of operation.
News media get glimpse of latest rooms to open in Las Vegas
Monday, Dec. 28, 2009
The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino’s all-suite HRH Tower welcomed its first guests Monday. The new tower includes 359 "standard" suites, seven penthouses and eight spa villas with direct access to Hard Rock’s new pool area set to open in the spring. The news media were allowed inside the towers Monday. Hard Rock executives have said they will target luxury-seeking guest with the new suites. The HRH Tower will offer a separate entrance and guest check-in area.
Harrah’s Entertainment Inc. of Las Vegas today said it won a five-year extension of its contract to manage the Ak-Chin Indian Community’s hotel-casino in Arizona.
Representatives for illusionist Steve Wyrick still can't be reached for comment on why his Las Vegas theater and magic show abruptly closed last week -- but Wyrick indicated today he expects to reopen the theater.
CityCenter closings are scheduled to begin in January
Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009
Three weeks before CityCenter starts closing on condominiums, it unveiled a program today to provide financing to some buyers and help others arrange for the loans they need. CityCenter buyers have been awaiting word on the program because of the difficulty in obtaining high-end loans to purchase condominiums.
Harrah’s Entertainment has filed an application with state gaming regulators to acquire Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, the Nevada Gaming Control Board said today.
MGM Mirage today unveiled its new CityCenter Web site, www.citycenter.com, which offers visitors an interactive look at the $8.5 billion resort complex that begins opening next month on the Las Vegas Strip.
Gaming Partners International Corp. of Las Vegas, which makes casino currency and table game equipment, today announced a loss as it wrote down the value of assets to reflect the recession's affect on its business.
Las Vegas Sands Corp. is accelerating activity in Macau, launching its initial public offering road show for investors and planning to resume construction on a stalled project there within months, reports said today.