In The News: Office of Economic Development

PBS

Jump in the Mud on Vegas All In at "Dig This," where owner Ed Mum lets us play with bulldozers and excavators. The whole family can have fun competing in games and crushing cars. Next, we tour the Black Fire Institute at UNLV with Bob Bernhard, exploring its revolutionary vision for hotels, gaming, and restaurants. At the Atomic Museum, Joe Kent shows us a popular exhibit.

PBS

Jump in the Mud on Vegas All In at "Dig This," where owner Ed Mum lets us play with bulldozers and excavators. The whole family can have fun competing in games and crushing cars. Next, we tour the Black Fire Institute at UNLV with Bob Bernhard, exploring its revolutionary vision for hotels, gaming, and restaurants. At the Atomic Museum, Joe Kent shows us a popular exhibit.

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Hong Kong Wen Wei Po reported that Las Vegas, the "Gambling City", has been actively developing cultural tourism in recent years, and the West District of Las Vegas, which has a long history and a large number of local residents, is expected to become a new tourist hotspot. More and more tourists hope to explore the West District. The local African American traditional culture and the tourism industry are also actively formulating social media promotion plans for cultural tourism to attract more tourists.

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Hong Kong Wen Wei Po reported that cultural tourism has become a craze in many places around the world in recent years, especially visits to popular culture-related attractions such as film, television, music, and sports, which are very popular among multinational tourists. Experience from many countries shows that the promotion of cultural tourism cannot be limited to the introduction of attractions. It must also improve supporting services by launching exploration guides, providing souvenirs, increasing interaction with local residents, etc., so that tourists can immerse themselves in the pilgrimage experience.

City Cast Las Vegas

On Friday, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority announced an unprecedented new sponsorship program: $100k to each of the Las Vegas Aces players, from superstars to rookies. On the heels of that announcement, however, the WNBA confirmed that it would be investigating this sponsorship deal for possible violation of league rules. But why? Today, executive producer Sonja Cho Swanson talks with professor Nancy Lough, co-director of the UNLV Sports Innovation Institute, about the complicated rules of endorsements, sponsorships, and pay-to-play in pro sports — and how we can get to pay parity for female athletes.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

Las Vegas Aces star A'ja Wilson says members of her team had no idea about the surprise they were set to receive on Friday. "I don't think people really understand, but we didn't know what was going on," Wilson said after practice at the team's facility in Henderson on Monday. "Our city is behind us 100% and they're giving us what we deserve."

Los Angeles Business Journal

The Manhattan Beach Studios Group is going to Vegas. The company, also known as MBS Group, is part of a consortium that will build and manage a 34-acre media production and multi-use facility complex at the University of Nevada – Las Vegas’s Harry Reid Research and Technology Park in the southwest section of the city.

Los Angeles Business Journal

The Manhattan Beach Studios Group is going to Vegas. The company, also known as MBS Group, is part of a consortium that will build and manage a 34-acre media production and multi-use facility complex at the University of Nevada – Las Vegas’s Harry Reid Research and Technology Park in the southwest section of the city.

Travel and Tour World

In the Las Vegas Valley, local neighborhoods such as Chinatown and the Arts District have transitioned into prominent tourism hotspots. Recently, the Historic Westside has begun to experience a similar influx of tourists, particularly after an unexpected visit by Usher, the halftime performer at the Super Bowl with a successful Las Vegas residency. Katie Duncan from the Harrison House noted a significant increase in interest and inquiries about the Westside following Usher’s visit, demonstrating the profound impact that celebrity associations can have on local tourism.

KVVU-TV: Fox 5

Nevada Partners and UNLV are collaborating with Westside residents, businesses and non-profits to boost tourism on the Westside: UNLV Tourism Business Igniter. The program with federal dollars helps local businesses develop a business, marketing and social media plan to attract tourists.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

The Beverly Theater is branching out and launching a movie distribution company called Ink Films. On Friday, theater officials said film consultant Mike Plante as Head of Distribution for the company.

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

As robot technology and machine learning continue to develop, this advancement has increasingly entered Las Vegas valley resorts and eateries, dazzling guests and causing some unease for service industry workers.