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Exterior Shot of the Tropicana Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip
Tropicana Hotel
Mitch Kelly
October 15, 2020 - 4:16 am

Layoffs coming to Tropicana, Paris

Two Las Vegas Strip properties have announced that they will be laying off hundreds of employees as resorts along Las Vegas Boulevard struggle with low visitation rates due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Tunnel Under The LVCC
The Boring Company
Mitch Kelly
October 14, 2020 - 6:50 am

Musk submits plans to expand underground tunnel

Elon Musk’s Boring company is seeking the permits necessary to extend a tunneling network that's currently being built under the Las Vegas Convention Center.
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This image provided by Apple shows a display of the new iPhones equipped with technology for use with faster new 5G wireless networks that Apple unveiled Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. (Apple via AP)
Associated Press
October 13, 2020 - 12:32 pm

Apple unveils New iPhones for faster 5G networks

Apple unveiled four new iPhones equipped with technology for use with faster new 5G wireless networks. There's the iPhone 12, with a 6.1-inch display, the same as the iPhone 11 but lighter and thinner, starts at almost $800 and the iPhone 12 Mini with a 5.4-inch display at almost $700. A higher-end...
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Artist rendering of the new Virgin Hotel, Las Vegas
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Associated Press
October 09, 2020 - 5:35 am

Mohegan Sun tribe poised to operate Virgin Hotels casino

The tribe that owns the Mohegan Sun casino-hotel between Boston and New York City is poised to become the first Native American casino operator in the Las Vegas resort area.
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FILE - A Southwest Airlines jet takes off from Love Field in Dallas, Wednesday, June 24, 2020. Southwest Airlines says its workers must take pay cuts or face furloughs next year. CEO Gary Kelly said Monday, Oct. 5, 2020 that Southwest needs to cut spending sharply or risk losing billions of dollars every three months. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Associated Press
October 05, 2020 - 6:04 pm

CEO Says Southwest Needs Union Pay Cuts To Avoid Furloughs

DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines will cut pay for nonunion workers in January and says union workers must also accept less pay or face furloughs next year as the pandemic continues to hammer the airline business. Chairman and CEO Gary Kelly said Monday that unless the federal government gives...
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FILE - This June 18, 2020 file photo shows the logo of a Cineworld cinema in Northampton, England. U.K. media say cinema chain Cineworld will close all its U.K. venues after the postponement of the new James Bond film left a big hole in theaters’ schedules. The Sunday Times reported on Sunday, Oct, 4 that Cineworld’s 128 theaters in the U.K. and Ireland will shut in the coming weeks, putting up to 5,500 people out of work. (Mike Egerton/PA via AP, file)
Associated Press
October 05, 2020 - 5:15 am

Hundreds of Regal, Cineworld theaters to close

LONDON (AP) — Shares in the company that owns the Regal, Cineworld and Picturehouse movie theaters fell as much as 58% after it said it will temporarily close the venues because delays to the latest James Bond film left it with few blockbusters to attract customers during the pandemic. Cineworld...
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Artist rendering of the new Virgin Hotel, Las Vegas
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Mitch Kelly
September 25, 2020 - 6:39 am

Virgin Hotels announces grand opening date

Virgin Hotels has announced the opening date for their new Vegas property- January 15th.
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The Google logo is seen on display at the company's headquarters October 18, 2007 in Mountain View, California.
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Mitch Kelly
September 17, 2020 - 6:12 am

Google to Invest Additional $600M at Henderson Data Center Site

The Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development announced that Google will invest an additional $600 million to expand their existing $600 million data center in the city of Henderson.
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This image was shot with a fisheye lens.) An exterior view shows guest rooms at the shuttered Park MGM on the Las Vegas Strip
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Associated Press
September 14, 2020 - 3:28 pm

MGM To Go Smoke-Free At Park MGM, NoMad

One of the last Las Vegas Strip resorts to reopen after coronavirus closures will be the first to be smoke-free, MGM Resorts International announced Monday.
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FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2018, file photo packages move down a conveyor system were they are directed to the proper shipping area at the new Amazon Fulfillment Center in Sacramento, Calif. Amazon said Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, that it will be hiring another 100,000 people to keep up with a surge of online orders. The company said the new hires will help pack, ship or sort orders, working in part-time and full-time roles. Amazon said the jobs are not related to its typical holiday hiring. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
Associated Press
September 14, 2020 - 4:15 am

Amazon To Hire 100,000 To Keep Up With Online Shopping Surge

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon will hire another 100,000 people to keep up with a surge of online orders. The company said Monday that the new hires will help pack, ship or sort orders, working in part-time and full-time roles. Amazon said the jobs are not related to its typical holiday hiring. The Seattle...
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