Author: Brian Sodoma
If We Build It …
McCarran’s new terminal adds capacity for busier future Few places in Las Vegas have shown the effects of the recession like McCarran International Airport, with passenger volume down roughly 16 percent from its 2007 peak of 48 million passengers. But Clark County Aviation Director Randy Walker sees a tiny silver lining in this whole mess, as the development of Terminal 3 keeps some 1,800 construction workers employed through next year. The $2.4 billion project is 68 percent complete, he says, on budget and on schedule to open by June 2012. Read More »
Rubbed the Wrong Way
Massage advertisements offer no relief for law enforcement It doesn’t take much to come across questionable massage advertising in Las Vegas. A quick Google search brings up not only ads for a “beyond” massage experience, but also websites that review—and recommend—local establishments offering the proverbial “happy ending” with their service. Read More »
Shells of our Former Selves
As the city struggles to absorb its glut of empty space, the commercial real estate bomb is ticking The Vantage Lofts website still proudly claims to have sold out the first release of its modern, cube-shaped lofts. There are even “special buyer incentives for a limited time” on upcoming releases. But a drive out to the site, perched atop a hill at the corner of Gibson Road and Paseo Verde Parkway in Henderson, reveals quite a different story. The sales center is boarded up. Read More »
Courting China
Welcome to the Red Decade. Here’s the story of how Las Vegas is banking on it to get back in the black
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The Suites Deal
Entrepreneur Stephen Siegel finds his latest formula for success in our battered apartment market
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