Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV) articles from January 2005

Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV) archives from January 2005

Casinos in Las Vegas lavish special attention on high rollers.
January 1, 2005

Las Vegas Review-Journal business calendar column.
January 2, 2005

Las Vegas Review-Journal Nevadan at Work column.
January 2, 2005

Las Vegas Review-Journal conventions column.
January 2, 2005

Las Vegas Review-Journal Inside Gaming column.
January 2, 2005

Booked room in Las Vegas may not guarantee place to stay, some travelers find.
January 2, 2005

Las Vegas Review-Journal Inside Business column.
January 3, 2005

Las Vegas Review-Journal Real Estate column.
January 3, 2005

Las Vegas Review-Journal Inside Business column.
January 4, 2005

Las Vegas airport changes to include more lanes, space.
January 4, 2005

Index shows 2004 a scorcher for casino stocks.
January 4, 2005

Joe Namath and Las Vegas-based mortgage broker part ways after reaching deal.
January 4, 2005

Trump to add tower behind Las Vegas Strip resort.
January 4, 2005

Las Vegas Review-Journal Inside Business column.
January 5, 2005

Las Vegas-based Shuffle Master acquires patents to track casino table play.
January 5, 2005

Las Vegas consumer electronics expo to showcase linking household devices.
January 5, 2005

Agency puts Laughlin, Nev., land back up for sale.
January 5, 2005

Profit-taking erodes prices of Las Vegas companies' stocks.
January 5, 2005

Las Vegas Review-Journal Inside Business column.
January 6, 2005

Las Vegas housing prices may stagnate rather than collapse, economist says.
January 6, 2005

Microsoft chief touts future in which devices will easily interact.
January 6, 2005

Reno, Nev.-based International Game Technology to acquire Canadian distributor.
January 6, 2005

Surveys recommend large pay raises for Las Vegas tourism executives.
January 6, 2005

Las Vegas Review-Journal Inside Business column.
January 7, 2005

Nevada agency issues $75.6 million in bonds for Clark County facilities.
January 7, 2005

FCC boss speaks in favor of limiting restrictions on fast-evolving media.
January 7, 2005

Expert expects expansion in Southern Nevada economy in 2005.
January 7, 2005

MGM Mirage earns berth on Forbes Platinum 400 list.
January 7, 2005

Lights come up for good as Green Valley 8 closes in Las Vegas.
January 7, 2005

Companies count on Las Vegas electronics show to generate plenty of business.
January 8, 2005

Median new-home prices in Las Vegas area surge again.
January 8, 2005

Nevada Housing Division proposal would give break to first-time buyers.
January 8, 2005

IBM acquires Las Vegas firm that makes tracking software.
January 8, 2005

Federal officials formally investigate Las Vegas mortgage broker Vestin Group.
January 8, 2005

Consumer Electronics Show panelists: Device interoperability is key to future.
January 8, 2005

Las Vegas Review-Journal business calendar column.
January 9, 2005

Las Vegas Review-Journal Nevadan at Work column.
January 9, 2005

Las Vegas Review-Journal Inside Gaming column.
January 9, 2005

Las Vegas resort developer cites importance of convention attendees.
January 9, 2005

Stock-picking champion puts faith in Sunair Electronics.
January 9, 2005

Las Vegas Review-Journal Inside Business column.
January 10, 2005

Las Vegas Review-Journal The Online Guy column.
January 10, 2005

Las Vegas Review-Journal Real Estate column.
January 10, 2005

Official at Consumer Electronics Show: Future games must serve many gadgets.
January 10, 2005

American Express enlisted for centennial in Las Vegas.
January 11, 2005

Las Vegas Review-Journal Inside Business column.
January 11, 2005

Harrah's hires consultant to negotiate World Series of Poker deal.
January 11, 2005

New-home purchases in Las Vegas area hit high in 2004.
January 11, 2005

Founder of Las Vegas-based software firm is named in fraud indictment.
January 11, 2005

Las Vegas Review-Journal Inside Business column.
January 12, 2005

Las Vegas convention center expansion planned to stoke visitor counts.
January 12, 2005

Nevada casinos show big gains in November.
January 12, 2005

Pay increases recommended for Las Vegas convention authority staff.
January 12, 2005

Two Southern Nevada businesses sued over Do Not Call law.
January 12, 2005

Elway, Bon Jovi help pitch Las Vegas for Arena Football League championship.
January 12, 2005

Las Vegas-based gaming giant ranks among Fortune magazine's best employers.
January 12, 2005

Harrah's first Horseshoe undertaking will be resort in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
January 12, 2005

Several Las Vegas Internet companies among defendants in anti-spam case.
January 12, 2005

WASHED OUT: Air tour reveals damage.(news)
January 13, 2005... BYLINE: HENRY BREAN, REVIEW-JOURNAL Seen from the air Wednesday, a wide swath of Southern Nevada fit into two categories: where the water was and where it had already been. The first stop on the six-hour helicopter tour was Overton,...

SOUTHERN NEVADA FLOODING: River watch continues in Overton.(news)
January 13, 2005... BYLINE: RICHARD LAKE, REVIEW-JOURNAL OVERTON -- Residents and emergency officials here were bracing for a second and final wave of water down the Muddy River late Wednesday. As of 11 p.m., officials still were waiting for word on when...

Pipeline closed after rains expected to reopen Friday.(news)
January 13, 2005... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Kinder Morgan Energy Partners of Houston is predicting it will resume shipping gasoline, jet fuel and diesel on Friday over the Cal-Nev pipeline, which has been shutdown since Sunday. The company owns pipelines...

Guard airlifts hay to cattle stranded by flooding.(news)
January 13, 2005... BYLINE: FRANK GEARY, REVIEW-JOURNAL State authorities on Wednesday came to the aid of 700 starving cattle who were trapped by floodwaters from the Virgin River southwest of Mesquite. The cows, 20 of which recently gave birth to calves...

Air Force official cites flight software in Nellis crash.(news)
January 13, 2005... BYLINE: KEITH ROGERS, REVIEW-JOURNAL A glitch in the software for controlling flight probably caused an F/A-22 Raptor stealth fighter jet to crash on takeoff last month at Nellis Air Force Base, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John P. Jumper...

DISTRICT 2: Race for Congress on track.(news)
January 13, 2005... BYLINE: ERIN NEFF, REVIEW-JOURNAL Secretary of State Dean Heller made his expected entry into the 2nd Congressional District race on Wednesday to get a jump on potential opponents. Heller, a Republican serving his third term as the...

Groupto joinreliefefforts.(news)
January 13, 2005... BYLINE: JULIET V. CASEY, REVIEW-JOURNAL Sarah Turner on Wednesday packed work gloves, a Bible, her passport and a week's worth of clothes for her journey this morning to the tsunami-ravaged island-nation of Sri Lanka. "The more I pack,...

MONORAIL RIDERSHIP: CES numbers cheer officials.(news)
January 13, 2005... BYLINE: OMAR SOFRADZIJA, REVIEW-JOURNAL Las Vegas Monorail officials aren't yet sure if ridership volumes seen during last week's Consumer Electronics Show will be typical for future conventions. But officials are pleased with the...

Mountain roadsremain closedto nonresidents.(news)
January 13, 2005... BYLINE: FRANK CURRERI, REVIEW-JOURNAL An extreme avalanche warning remained in force Wednesday for Mount Charleston, where authorities again kept the main road up the mountain off-limits to nonresidents. But officials said cold...

Law keeps two ex-lawmakers on panel.(news)
January 13, 2005... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL A little-known state law required two private citizens to take seats Wednesday on the Legislature's Interim Finance Committee. Former Assembly members David Goldwater and Dawn Gibbons spent the day earning $130 a...

Man receives life sentences in double slaying.(news)
January 13, 2005... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT, REVIEW-JOURNAL A man admitted in court Wednesday to committing a double murder in Henderson but said he since has found God. In a sentencing hearing, Stephen Ciolino acknowledged in the courtroom of District Judge...

TODAY AT SANTA ANITA.(sports)
January 13, 2005... BYLINE: RICHARD ENG, REVIEW-JOURNAL Post Time 1 p.m. Race 1 - 1 mile, Purse $29,000, Claiming $25,000, 3-year-olds S S Strange - Slight edge in a hard route; goes 2-turns for the first time and may supply the early speed. Zats...

Ex-UNLV QB Thomas struggles.(sports)
January 13, 2005... BYLINE: MARK ANDERSON, REVIEW-JOURNAL While former UNLV player Troy Mason took a significant step toward earning a job with the Gladiators, his ex-Rebels teammate Jason Thomas apparently won't make the Arena Football League team's roster....

INTERNET EXTRA: Bostick's goal lifts Palo Verde girls to soccer win.(sports)
January 13, 2005... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Britney Bostick scored the game's lone goal to give Palo Verde's girls soccer team a 1-0 road victory over Cimarron-Memorial on Wednesday. Goalkeeper Ashley Johannes recorded the shutout for the Panthers. At...

LOCAL GOLF NOTES: Clark key to game's development.(sports)
January 13, 2005... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE, REVIEW-JOURNAL Jerry Clark grew up in Wyoming and said he had never heard of golf until joining the Navy as a fresh-faced 19-year-old. But Clark didn't immediately get the opportunity to play the game he came to love....

Johner making points with Wranglers.(sports)
January 13, 2005... BYLINE: TODD DEWEY, REVIEW-JOURNAL If not for the NHL lockout, Dustin Johner would probably be playing in the American Hockey League. Instead, Johner is playing for the Wranglers, with whom he's thriving in his first full professional...

STAYING BALANCED: Valley's Webb untangles life.(sports)
January 13, 2005... BYLINE: JEFF WOLLARD, REVIEW-JOURNAL Janee Webb has never been the type to shy away from a challenge. Whether at school, out on the streets or on the basketball court, the Valley High School senior has developed an ability to turn hard...

Shadow Ridge postswin over Palo Verde.(sports)
January 13, 2005... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Heather Davis had 22 points to lead Shadow Ridge to a 67-58 road victory over Palo Verde in girls basketball Wednesday. Stacey Toth added 15 points and Rachel Cullison scored 11 for the Mustangs, who led 53-35...

Burton liftsCentennialover Mojave.(sports)
January 13, 2005... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Anthony Burton had 15 points to lead Centennial's boys basketball team to a 53-47 home victory over Mojave on Wednesday night. Quinton Brinkley added 11 points and Larry Brown and Jared Noa each scored 10 for the...

FULL HOUSE: Westward Expansion.(living)
January 13, 2005... BYLINE: SONYA PADGETT, REVIEW-JOURNAL From the front, it looks like a regular gas station- convenience store, and a busy one at that. But pull into the 300-space parking lot next to the log-cabin-style building with the word "Ho"...

Jewish film festival explores variety of themes.(living)
January 13, 2005... BYLINE: CAROL CLING, REVIEW-JOURNAL From Israel to Britain to rural Tennessee, the world comes to Las Vegas this week -- cinematically speaking, that is -- for the fourth annual Celebration of Jewish Film. The festival opens at 7:30...

Flood damage halts rail service on line to LV.(business)
January 13, 2005... BYLINE: HUBBLE SMITH, REVIEW-JOURNAL Rail service to Las Vegas has been disrupted because of flooding that damaged tracks and bridges in Nevada and California, a Union Pacific spokesman said Wednesday. Union Pacific crews are working...

NEVADA UTILITIES: Former regulator taking PUC post.(business)
January 13, 2005... BYLINE: JOHN G. EDWARDS, REVIEW-JOURNAL Jo Ann Kelly, who was chairwoman of Gov. Kenny Guinn's energy task force in 2000 and served as a Nevada utility regulator twice, will start work today as a member of the Public Utilities Commission....

Clark County Credit Union members splitting record $5.3 million dividend.(business)
January 13, 2005... BYLINE: JOHN G. EDWARDS, REVIEW-JOURNAL Clark County Credit Union is making a record $5.3 million dividend payout to members, averaging $155 for each of its 34,000 members. The credit union paid possibly the highest extraordinary...

ilming in state tops $100 million in '04.(business)
January 13, 2005... BYLINE: EMILY KUMLER, REVIEW-JOURNAL Filming in Nevada in 2004 brought in more than $100 million for the fifth consecutive year, Nevada Film Office officials announced Wednesday at a meeting of the Nevada Commission on Economic Development....

Governor backs energy conservation study.(business)
January 13, 2005... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Gov. Kenny Guinn on Wednesday announced he supports an energy conservation study that was conducted for Nevada by the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project. The report identifies 14 policy options that could save...