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    What Will American Rescue Plan Do For Nevada? Rep. Dina Titus Explains

    Feb 22, 2021

    President Joe Biden is proposing a $1.9 trillion coronavirus and economic stimulus bill.  

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    Trade Show Groups Organize To Fight For Battered Industry's Survival

    Dec 14, 2020

    With a COVID-19 vaccine on its way to U.S. patients, can business start to slowly get back to normal?

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    December Hints At A Tough Winter For The Strip

    Dec 03, 2020

    December is usually a quiet month in Las Vegas.

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    World Of Concrete Moves Annual Construction Convention To June

    Sep 30, 2020

    The World of Concrete is still coming to Las Vegas, but not in January as originally planned.

    Instead, it will now hold its 2021 annual convention June 8 through June 10 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. 

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    MGM Resorts Outlines Conference Health Screening Option

    Sep 29, 2020

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Casino giant MGM Resorts International said it's teaming with a firm that provided COVID-19 screenings for the National Hockey League playoffs and a health care provider for high-volume events in an optional conference attendee safety plan at its U.S.

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    CES Cancels In-Person Show, Goes All Digital In 2021

    Jul 28, 2020

    The Consumer Electronics Show is switching to an all-digital format in 2021 due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.

    The Consumer Technology Association, which sponsors the event, made the announcement Tuesday morning.

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    Coronavirus Hits Conventions, Big Business For Vegas

    Mar 10, 2020

    Meetings, conventions and exhibitions bring 6.6 million people to Las Vegas each year. They generate $10.5 billion dollars in economic activity and more than 65,000 jobs.  

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    Las Vegas Braces For Coronavirus

    Mar 02, 2020

    COVID-19, the coronavirus that has sickened tens of thousands in China and killed more than 2,800 people worldwide, has

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    Oracle Moving Annual Trade Show To Las Vegas

    Dec 11, 2019

    One of the biggest annual technology events in San Francisco is moving to Las Vegas in 2020 and will remain for at least three years.

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    If Las Vegas Builds It, Will More Visitors Come?

    Apr 09, 2019

    Last weekend, thousands flocked to the opening of the Kaos nightclub at the Palms, which is getting a $700 million facelift thanks to its owner Station Casinos. 

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    MGM Resorts Expanding Convention Space At MGM Grand

    Jun 20, 2017

    MGM Resorts International is launching construction of a $130 million expansion of its convention space.

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    Sweet Little Lies: Romance From Author Jill Shalvis

    Apr 15, 2016

    Romance novels are often ridiculed as being – well – some say: trashy. Some people might even say romance novels are not even real writing.

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    Updates From The Adult Entertainment Expo

    Jan 17, 2014

    The past few years have been tumultuous ones for the porn industry. Does the porn industry have a future in the internet era?

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    Whether CES Is Still a Big Draw

    Jan 12, 2012

    The International Consumer Electronics Show is the biggest trade show of the year in Las Vegas. About 140,000 show goers will visit Las Vegas this week to check out the latest in consumer electronics. But, this year an industry giant, Microsoft, announced it will be the last year the company will attend the show.

    Despite being the biggest trade show of the year in Las Vegas, Slate.com writer, Farhad Manjoo argued in a recent column that CES is a worthless week in tech. Manjoo says the enormous size of the show makes it tough for any one company to stand out and instead of news about real products, CES delivers bogus trends.

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    The Health of the Convention Industry

    Jan 11, 2011
    The convention industry is a key driver of Nevada's economy. Many are saying, that the industry is on its way back from the huge drop off the industry experienced in 2008. Attendance at CES, the first big convention of the year was up from the year before according to most preliminary figures. We take a look at the year to come in the convention business in Las Vegas and whether or not the industry is as healthy as some are saying.
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