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Green can fatten Nevadans’ wallets too
The green in “green energy economy” is money as much as environmentalism.

That was the message Tuesday from academics, business leaders, governors and other politicians to more than 1,000 attendees at the National Clean Energy Summit at UNLV. [Read Full Article]

Station Casinos banking on biggest being best
At a time when businesses across the country are cutting back in the face of economic turmoil, the brothers at the helm of Station Casinos are accelerating plans for an enormous Las Vegas resort larger than CityCenter.

Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta, who took their company private last year with help from private equity giant Colony Capital, said in an interview Tuesday that they are going forward with plans to redevelop the site of the Wild Wild West motel and casino on Tropicana Avenue and Interstate 15. [Read Full Article]

The History of Las Vegas
The history of Las Vegas is the ultimate American rags-to-riches story, filled with unusual heroes and foes. This 103-year-old saga follows the city through its incredible ups and downs, and highlights how and where some of the U.S.’s most monumental moments occurred. [Read Full Article]

M Resort slated to open in March 2009
The Marnell name is once again finding a home just off the Las Vegas Strip. Come March 2009, M Resort, Spa and Casino will open its doors.

Marnell Corrao Associates has helped design casinos like the Excalibur, Treasure Island and Wynn Las Vegas, and Anthony Marnell II built the Rio in 1990, which was sold to Harrah’s about a decade later. [Read Full Article]

RTC has plan to save time, money by easing traffic congestion
The Regional Transportation Commission is embarking on an ambitious plan that will redefine transit service in Southern Nevada and provide a transit system that places a premium on what most of us value: our time.

The plan includes developing a series of park-and-ride lots throughout the valley with fast, limited-stop service to key employment areas. The service will be developed to provide commutes that are competitive with the automobile for many trips into and out of the busiest parts of the community. [Read Full Article]

Greeting seasons: Nevada Ballet Theatre’s 2008-09 season
Today seems like a good day to announce fall-winter performance seasons. Nevada Ballet Theatre recently announced its 2008-09 season, which begins October 17 through 19 with five performances of the full-length classical ballet of "Giselle" at UNLV's Judy Bayley Theatre.

The season continues with "A Choreographer's Showcase," featuring new works created and danced by artists from NBT and Cirque du Soleil, presented at the Mystere Theatre at Treasure Island (Nov. 9 and Nov. 16). A special matinee performance will be held for 1,600 Clark County students, inclduing participants from "Future Dance," NBT's education and outreach program. [Read Full Article]