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Sheldon Adelson pulls out of Massachusetts casino race

Billionaire gambling mogul and Boston native Sheldon Adelson says he is no longer interested in opening a casino in his home state.

22 May 2012
Associated Press

Video: Food art helps Vegas' Joel Robuchon provide world-class dining

The staff at Joel Robuchon in Las Vegas offers a behind-the-scenes look at how it uses hand-painted plates and decorated desserts to transform food into art. Becoming, and remaining, one of the best restaurants in the world takes more than exquisite food. For a restaurant to earn a AAA Five Diamond distinction, as the Las Vegas establishment has done, it has to "exceed guest expectations by attending to every detail in an effortless and unobtrusive manner."

22 May 2012
By Ron Sylvester

Jaczko's successor at NRC could be another staunch Yucca opponent

From right: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko, NRC Commissioner William Magwood and NRC Commissioner Kristine Svinicki are sworn in before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec. 14, 2011. Jaczko faced criticism over his management style from fellow commissioners.

The White House says it will move quickly to nominate a replacement for out-going Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko, heralding an end to a particularly acrimonious period in the commission’s history.

22 May 2012
By Karoun Demirjian

From small westside restaurant to directing a staff at Aria, Michael Shetler drinks it all in

Michael Shetler — a beer, wine and cocktails expert — was drawn to Las Vegas 13 years ago to work at the newly opened Rosemary’s Restaurant. Ten years later, he left the now-closed restaurant to be the lead sommelier at Sage at Aria, then became the restaurant’s general manager. Today, Shetler is now director of beverage at Aria and enjoys a rare view of the Vegas food and beverage industry.

22 May 2012
By Brock Radke

Developers begin next construction phase for SkyVue's 500-foot wheel

Columns for the SkyVue observation wheel, under construction near the Mandalay Bay, are shown Monday, May 21, 2012. The top of the 500-foot tall ride will be higher than the Mandalay Bay, said SkyVue developer Howard Bulloch.

Howard Bulloch can peer over the top of Mandalay Bay from 500 feet above the Strip. "When you think of the Strip, that's the view people want to see," he said. "That's the attraction Las Vegas has for the rest of the world." Bulloch was looking out of a helicopter hovering above the southern Strip at dusk Monday evening, across from a parcel of land that he has owned with partner David Gaffin for more than 12 years.

22 May 2012
By Ron Sylvester

Five memorable Las Vegas casino heists

The Stardust, which was imploded in 2007, was a victim of theft in September 1992, when a sports-book cashier simply walked out the door with an estimated $500,000 worth of cash and chips. The suspect has never been seen since.

Vegas crooks may conjure images of the neon city’s old days run by the mob, but in the past two decades, a new crop of criminals has made a name for themselves by executing daring casino robberies or thefts — some botched, some successful, most solved.

21 May 2012
By Jackie Valley

Police: Bellagio employees foil robbery on casino floor

Metro Police say Bellagio employees foiled a robbery Saturday night on the casino floor after two people temporarily disabled a blackjack dealer and a customer with a pepper spray-like substance.

By Las Vegas standards, the night was young when two men entered the Bellagio at 10:45 Saturday and made a beeline for the table games. The two weren’t there for traditional gambling, though.

21 May 2012
By Jackie Valley

Virgin Atlantic, British airways to do battle over Las Vegas

The storied rivalry between British Airways and Virgin Atlantic Airways will have a new battleground — Las Vegas.

21 May 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Commissioners OK $1.1 billion county budget, cut 346 vacant posts

County commissioners Monday morning approved a $1.1 billion budget for the coming fiscal year that is virtually unchanged from the county’s current spending plan.

21 May 2012
By Joe Schoenmann

Gregory Jaczko, at center of acrimony, announces resignation from NRC

From right: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko, NRC Commissioner William Magwood and NRC Commissioner Kristine Svinicki are sworn in before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec. 14, 2011. Jaczko faced criticism over his management style from fellow commissioners.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission chairman Gregory Jaczko announced Monday morning in a letter posted on the commission’s website that he would be resigning as soon as Congress could confirm a replacement.

21 May 2012
By Karoun Demirjian

New college graduates face stiff competition in job market

Sarah Willick works on her computer at Textbroker, Tuesday, May 15, 2012.

With graduations taking place across the country this month and next, a new wave of college students is preparing to enter the workforce. But the job market those workers will encounter is drastically different than it was even five years ago.

21 May 2012
By Conor Shine

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Dress for Success helps get and keep jobs

Let’s begin with the May 10 official location opening of Dress for Success Southern Nevada, a nonprofit organization that helps women seeking employment. Much credit is due founder Paige Candee and Executive Director Paula Lawrence for putting long hours into a project with long-term benefits to our business community and residents.

21 May 2012
By Bruce Spotleson

Travel business rebounding as agents adapt to tech-savvy generation

A WestJet airplane takes off from McCarran International Airport on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011.

The Internet has become a game-changer for the travel industry. But it was also a job-killer. Thousands of travel agency professionals lost their jobs, and small mom-and-pop agencies either were absorbed by giant travel companies or disappeared.

21 May 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

20 years after Forum Shops changed the game, high-end malls still thriving in Vegas

Security guards watch over the line of customers waiting to purchase the new iPad at the Apple Store inside the Forum Shops at Caesars in Las Vegas on Friday, March 16, 2012.

When the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace opened 20 years ago, the high-end shopping center introduced a new level of luxury to the Strip. Developers billed it “the shopping wonder of the world,” and at the time, it was. Nothing like it existed. Its marble walkways, designer stores and Strip-front, casino-adjacent location were all groundbreaking. Two decades later, luxury shopping is the norm on the Strip.

21 May 2012
By Delen Goldberg

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Chinese company to buy U.S. movie theater chain AMC

A Chinese conglomerate announced Monday it will buy a major U.S. cinema chain, AMC Entertainment Holdings, for $2.6 billion in China's biggest corporate takeover in the United States to date.

20 May 2012
Associated Press
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