The benefits and challenges of agrihood development is just one of many topics on tap for the second annual Nevada Economic Development Conference.
Nevada is a national model for attracting businesses and securing substantial economic commitments from national and international firms searching for a new home.
An eight-member delegation from Nevada took off for Singapore on Thursday on a mission to attract high-tech, water-related companies at Singapore International Water Week, a conference held every other year and this year from July 10 to July 14.
Interview with Former Congressman Jon Porter.
The reality of the NHL’s planned move to Las Vegas will hit home for hockey fan Sean Bollig once he finally sees ice on the floor at the new T-Mobile arena just off the Strip and he’s able to buy a jersey for its fledgling home team.
This year’s Western Water Symposium and Barbecue, set for July 25 at Morgan Library on the Colorado State University campus in Fort Collins, will focus on the politics of water in the American West. Keynote speaker is Pat Mulroy, senior fellow at the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada Las Vegas and non-resident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, who will discuss the possibility of reshaping water management practices throughout the West.
Las Vegas hosts tens of thousands of conventions per year, brings in billions of dollars in gaming revenue and attracts millions of visitors. But when people fly into the McCarran International Airport, many have to choose between waiting on a taxi or taking the bus to get to the casinos along the Strip — even though the Strip borders the airport itself.
As the former chairman of the Nevada Regional Transportation Commission and a guiding force behind such projects as the Desert Inn arterial and the 215 Beltway, which was named in his honor, Bruce Woodbury is a foremost expert on the transportation systems of Las Vegas.
T-Mobile Arena holds the current crown as the largest and newest performance venue on the Las Vegas Strip. And if some executives from New York's Madison Square Garden have their way, it will have company.
Hitting the gridiron means dealing with aches and pains, but for Baltimore Ravens left tackle Eugene Monroe that doesn't mean he's willing to accept future penalties.
A panel of medical marijuana advocates is calling for more research into how the plant works in treating various diseases and conditions.
After having the torn labrum surgically repaired in December, doctors prescribed Monroe the usual gamut of opioid painkillers like oxycodone to manage his pain.
Rarely are governments criticized for moving too quickly on a transportation project.
But that seems to be the case with Clark County’s effort to build an elevated expressway along portions of Koval Lane, Tropicana Avenue, Swenson Street and Paradise Road near McCarran International Airport.
Brookings Mountain West applauds the Clark County Commission for authorizing the extension of the Las Vegas Monorail south from its current southern terminus behind the MGM Grand Hotel to Mandalay Bay Convention Center.
Plans to build an elevated expressway between McCarran International Airport and the Las Vegas Strip were again received favorably by county officials Tuesday as they discussed some $427 million in financing for transportation projects
Amy Jensen has a big job. She has to get the biggest of the valley's big boxes ready to open on May 18th.
It sits covertly in a sandy patch of shrub, an octagonal fiberglass box on the gaudiest avenue in America. Inside is a fist-size hydrophone, one of 13 acoustic devices that listen continuously for the minutest of leaks along a miles-long pipeline that daily spits out 7.5 million gallons of water to hotels and casinos along the Las Vegas strip.
On Wednesday I had the opportunity to welcome government and business leaders to beautiful North Las Vegas for an important groundbreaking at Apex Industrial Park. It marked the onset of an exciting time in the history of Nevada and North Las Vegas.
A proposed elevated expressway running from McCarran International Airport and depositing an avalanche of cars to an already-congested Las Vegas Boulevard is suggested by some as a cheaper, less-disruptive alternative connection between the airport and the Strip than light rail.
Clark County is moving ahead with plans to develop an elevated limited-access airport expressway along Paradise Road, Koval Lane and Tropicana Avenue despite critics’ claims that it’s a 20th-century solution to 21st-century traffic issues.
Last week, I got to feel absolutely hopeful about the future of America media. This rare experience made me reflect positively on how this nation's youth will help transform the Fourth Estate.
Washington, D.C., is a tale of two cities in more conflict than ever before.
Cheaper rents and a shortage of affordable housing elsewhere may explain why northeast Clark County has a higher concentration of poverty than other parts of the county.
The 2016 caucuses showcased the Silver State on the national stage. Both political parties benefitted from holding an early-nominating event in a state that is far more reflective of the American electorate than the three other early states in terms of diversification, urbanization and connectivity.