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Jennifer Robison Gaming Guru - Page 9Tech Companies Bet on Las Vegas19 January 2006
LAS VEGAS -- For Internet retailer Zappos.com, moving to Las Vegas in 2004 was good for business.
Yet Nick Swinmurn, a founder of the online shoe store, sometimes runs into trouble hiring employees from other cities.
Swinmurn recently hosted two high-level tech workers from outside Nevada. ... (read more)
Cosmopolitan Secures Loan12 January 2006
LAS VEGAS -- A major mixed-use project on the Strip has received a big financial boost.
Ian Bruce Eichner, developer of the $2 billion Cosmopolitan Resort & Casino south of Bellagio on the Strip, said Wednesday that Deutsche Bank has loaned $415 million in construction financing to the ... (read more)
Last Hurrah for Westward Ho18 November 2005
LAS VEGAS -- "Caesars Palace just won't cut it for Lynn Travassaros.
"No fancy shopping malls, Wolfgang Puck restaurants or Celine Dion concerts here -- Travassaros prefers the dim, low-ceiling confines of the 40-year-old Westward Ho, with its 99-cent margaritas, $6.95 buffet and Elvis ... (read more)
Diamond Days Here: Alex Gets AAA's Top Ranking in First Year15 November 2005
When travel club AAA named its Five-Diamond restaurants and hotels, a new gem joined the local crown jewels already on the list.
Late last week, Wynn Las Vegas' Alex, a French restaurant with prix-fixe menus starting at $120 per person, gained membership in the elite AAA Five-Diamond club after less than ... (read more)
Harrah's Endures Challenges4 November 2005
LAS VEGAS -- In the past five months, Harrah's Entertainment has experienced the highest of highs and the lowest of lows.
In June, the company subsumed gaming giant Caesars Entertainment, in the process becoming the world's largest gaming company.
But just as the company began the months-long ... (read more)
Chinese Officials Seek Advice From UNLV Tourism Faculty28 September 2005
CHINA AND LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Chinese officials are looking to nab some serious American trade secrets.
Expecting throngs of visitors during the Beijing Olympics and the Shanghai World Expo, the Chinese government is enlisting hospitality experts from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas to impart ... (read more)
Harrah's Pulls Out of United Way Drive12 September 2005
When its fundraising effort kicks off Sept. 22, the United Way of Southern Nevada will be missing a key donor.
Harrah's Entertainment is pulling out of the United Way's 2005-06 giving campaign to focus its charitable activities on company workers struggling in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. ... (read more)
High-Rise Development: Ivana Buys into Project15 August 2005
Ivana Trump Sunday helps kick off a sales campaign for the Ivana Las Vegas, a $500 million, 945-unit high-rise condominium project that is planned at the corner of Sahara Avenue and the Strip.
A familiar face bobbed among the real-estate brokers lined up Sunday morning to reserve units in ... (read more)
Major Renovation Slated for Mirage2 August 2005
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- When it opened in 1989, The Mirage set a new standard for luxury in the local resort sector and helped revitalize a tired Strip.
Now, the property that launched the modern wave of themed megaresorts on Las Vegas Boulevard needs some refreshing of its own, say executives of parent company MGM Mirage. ... (read more)
Rawson Dean for Dental School29 July 2005
and Rod Smith
NEVADA -- Former State Sen. Ray Rawson, the Nevada Gaming Commission's newest appointee, is involved with a private college in Hawaii that is being sued by a state agency for deceptive business practices.
Rawson is the founding dean of the Hawaii College of Dental Medicine, which is to open in 2006 in Honolulu. ... (read more)
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