Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV) articles from October 2007

Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV) archives from October 2007

Las Vegas Review-Journal Inside Business column.(Column)
October 1, 2007... Oct. 1--CITY NATIONAL BANK NAMES ADVISORY BOARD: City National Bank recently created a Southern Nevada advisory board. Peter Thomas will serve as chairman. Other board members are William Allen Kaercher, Bradley Peterson, Susan Mardian, Gary...

Las Vegas Review-Journal Nevadan at Work column.
October 1, 2007... Byline: John G. Edwards Oct. 1--Chad Stone doesn't want to save the world. But he does want to save computers and do his part for clean air by using emergency vehicles powered by vegetable oil. His company, PC911, got its name from...

Callback for phone-in help centers.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Jennifer Robison Oct. 1--Las Vegas has spent the better part of a century catering to the whims of fun-seeking tourists, but the city also formed a cottage industry processing their credit-card payments and booking their travel. ...

Assembly bill would tighten mortgage loan qualifications.
October 1, 2007... Byline: John G. Edwards Oct. 1--The end is near for so-called stated-income mortgage loans in Nevada because of a consumer protection law enacted earlier this year, some mortgage lenders say. Assembly Bill 440, sponsored by Assemblyman...

Las Vegas Review-Journal Real Estate column.(Column)
October 1, 2007... Byline: Hubble Smith Oct. 1--Starwood Hotels and Resorts and Las Vegas-based LaPour Partners have started construction of the 123-room Element Las Vegas hotel near the Las Vegas Beltway and Town Center Drive in the master-planned Summerlin...

Airport traffic surges 6 percent in August.
October 2, 2007... Byline: Benjamin Spillman Oct. 2--Nearly 4.3 million people flew to and from McCarran International Airport in August, a 6 percent increase from the same month in 2006. The busy month pushed the year-to-date total to 32.2 million, up...

Las Vegas Review-Journal Inside Business column.(Column)
October 2, 2007... Oct. 2--UNLV SERIES WILL COVER ON-SITE MANAGEMENT: The certified graduate builder's 2007 series will cover on-site project management in its next course, running 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. The University of Nevada, Las Vegas' Lied Institute...

Coming to a TV near you ...
October 2, 2007... Byline: Benjamin Spillman Oct. 2--Are you tired of enormous cell phone bills? Do you feel like a hostage to the phone company? What if I told you there was a way to use the Internet to slash your phone bill 70 percent without...

Shiny new fixture for the future.
October 2, 2007... Byline: Howard Stutz Oct. 2--After operating the MGM Grand Detroit for several years in a refurbished downtown building that once housed the Internal Revenue Service, MGM Mirage executives tired of calling the casino a temporary property....

Utility parent to seek renewable-energy proposals.
October 2, 2007... Byline: John G. Edwards Oct. 2--Sierra Pacific Resources will announce today its annual request for proposals to provide the utility's subsidiaries with alternative energy supplies. The holding company for Nevada Power Co. and Sierra...

Las Vegas-area business leaders seek access to federal land for developers.
October 2, 2007... Byline: Steve Tetreault Oct. 2--WASHINGTON -- Fearing that Las Vegas slowly is running out of property for development, business leaders are suggesting that Congress expand the amount of federal land in Clark County that could be opened to...

Developer downscales tower plans.
October 24, 2007... Byline: Arnold M. Knightly Oct. 24--The dream of having the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere on the old Wet 'n Wild site fronting the Strip has apparently ended for a Texas-based developer. The Federal Aviation Administration...

Vacancy rates on the rise in valley.
October 24, 2007... Byline: Hubble Smith Oct. 24--Industrial vacancy in Las Vegas remains relatively low at 4.8 percent in the third quarter, but it's been steadily increasing for the past 12 months, a real estate consultant reports. Perhaps more alarming...

Computer glitch slows MGM Mirage check-ins.
October 24, 2007... Byline: Benjamin Spillman Oct. 24--When a work computer goes wonky, it's annoying. When several thousand people are dependent on the malfunctioning machine to start their Las Vegas vacations, it's downright scary. But that's...

New Frontier demolition to pave way for new mixed-use project.
October 24, 2007... Byline: Arnold M. Knightly Oct. 24--Another well-known Strip property will soon be reduced to a tangled mass of steel and concrete. The New Frontier will be imploded at 2:30 a.m. on Nov. 13 if plans submitted to Clark County's...

Silver State Bancorp bucks trend, reports earnings rise.(Financial report)
October 24, 2007... Byline: John G. Edwards Oct. 24--The residential real estate implosion hurt the financial results of two of three publicly traded Southern Nevada bank holding companies, but Silver State Bancorp of Henderson reported improved results on...

Las Vegas Review-Journal Inside Business column.(Column)
October 25, 2007... Oct. 25--WAL-MART TO OPEN NEW GROCERY MARKETA Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market opens today at 5940 Losee Road in northeast Las Vegas. The 39,600-square-foot store will have groceries, toiletries, household cleaning and paper goods, stationery, pet...

Boost in valley economy advised.
October 25, 2007... Byline: Hubble Smith Oct. 25--Las Vegas does a fantastic job of attracting tourists and has positioned itself as a world-class city with extensive foreign connections, a UNLV report on economic diversification said. But now the city...

Gas bills dropping for winter.
October 25, 2007... Byline: John G. Edwards Oct. 25--As temperatures fall in the Las Vegas Valley, utility customers will soon catch a break on gas bills. The typical Southern Nevada natural gas customer will see his winter bill drop by about $7 starting...

Harrah announces deal to build casino in Kansas.
October 25, 2007... Byline: Arnold M. Knightly Oct. 25--Harrah's Entertainment announced Tuesday a partnership with Kansas-based developers for a proposed casino in Sumner County, Kan. Sumner Gaming and Resorts said it would submit a casino plan to the...

Home sales drop in September.
October 25, 2007... Byline: Hubble Smith Oct. 25--Home sales continued to plummet in September to their lowest levels in years, and median prices for both new and existing homes edged downward from a year ago, Las Vegas housing analysts reported Tuesday. ...

Taking on the giants.
October 25, 2007... Byline: Howard Stutz Oct. 25--MACAU -- Nevada's top casino operators are busy spending billions of dollars to transform this area of Southern China into Asia's version of Las Vegas. Meanwhile, a joint venture featuring Australia's...

Las Vegas Review-Journal Nevadan at Work column.
October 28, 2007... Byline: Arnold M. Knightly Oct. 28--When Krista Tye left the Hard Rock Hotel in 2006, she never planned to look back. But after spending time working in an orphanage in southeast Africa last year, Tye was persuaded to return to the...

Las Vegas Review-Journal Inside Gaming column.(Column)
October 28, 2007... Oct. 28--WOKE UP THIS MORNIN', GOT YOURSELF A SLOT: It won't be a ribbon-cutting; it will be a ribbon-whacking. Actor James Gandolfini, who portrayed crime family boss Tony Soprano in the popular Home Box Office series "The Sopranos," is...

'Help Wanted' in LV.
October 28, 2007... Byline: Arnold M. Knightly Oct. 28--The problem is not new. Gaming properties throughout Clark County have long faced shrinking pools of qualified workers in all areas: from casino floors to restaurants, from the kitchen to the hotel...

Las Vegas Review-Journal Inside Business column.(Column)
October 29, 2007... Oct. 29--7-ELEVEN STORE OPENS ON RUSSELL ROAD: 7-Eleven opened a store at 2424 E. Russell Road. Franchisee Mehari Garoy will run it. -- Nevada State Bank named Donna Haberman and Valerie Scherschligt branch service managers. -- ...

The housing spillover.
October 29, 2007... Byline: Jennifer Robison Oct. 29--Southern Nevada's sluggish housing market is spilling over into its commercial market, as ailing companies in the housing sector retrench amid rising foreclosures and a real estate credit crunch. ...

Las Vegas Review-Journal Real Estate column.
October 29, 2007... Byline: Hubble Smith Oct. 29--Penta Building Group reached a construction milestone by topping off the steel frame of the third building of the World Market Center, the home furnishing and trade show complex in downtown Las Vegas. JMA...

Las Vegas Review-Journal Inside Business column.(Column)
October 30, 2007... Oct. 30--HARRAH'S ENTERTAINMENT DECLARES CASH DIVIDEND: Harrah's Entertainment declared a quarterly cash dividend of 40 cents per share, payable Nov. 21 to stockholders of record as of Nov. 8. Apollo Management Group and Texas Pacific Group...

Reid orchestrates tour of aid to help with home defaults.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Jennifer Robison Oct. 30--Financial guidance is on the way for Nevadans close to defaulting on their home loans. U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., has organized a tour of mobile resource centers that will travel to the five...

A step closer to going mobile.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Howard Stutz Oct. 30--Some 20 months after Nevada casino regulators approved rules governing wagering on wireless hand-held gambling devices, mobile gaming remains an uncharted mystery. But some of the questions may start...

Las Vegas Review-Journal The Online Guy column.(Column)
October 30, 2007... Byline: Al Gibes Oct. 30--COSTUMES ARE GETTING TRICKY: Halloween is tomorrow, and if you don't have a costume ready yet, don't fret. I'm with you. If you're not satisfied with snipping a few openings in an old bed sheet and going as...

Profits jump in third quarter for Sierra Pacific.
October 30, 2007... Byline: John G. Edwards Oct. 30--Higher power rates, customer growth and warm weather drove Sierra Pacific Resources' third-quarter net income up 44 percent from a year ago, after subtracting a one-time gain from the successful appeal of a...