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Hsieh's Death Without Will Leaves His Estate, Downtown In Limbo

Mar 05, 2021

When Zappos founder Tony Hsieh died suddenly last year, he left a nearly billion-dollar estate — but no will.

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John L. Smith On Nevada's Proposed Innovation Zones

Feb 23, 2021

When Gov.

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Hsieh's Death Leaves Las Vegas Supporters Reeling

Nov 30, 2020

It’s not often the death of one person evokes the kind of sadness and sense of loss as that of Tony Hsieh.

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Downtown Project Rebranded To DTP Companies

Oct 11, 2018

The Downtown Project has been renamed. 

The project started by Zappo’s CEO Tony Hseih will now be called DTP Companies.

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Changes Coming To Downtown Las Vegas

Jun 18, 2018

​If you’ve been here for more than a decade, you know downtown Las Vegas has changed … a lot. 

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City Of Las Vegas, Developers Seek To Woo More Residents Downtown

Jun 14, 2017

From swanky high-rise penthouses to 170-square-foot micro-units, downtown Las Vegas has a lot of residential living options — and city officials want to get that word out.

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Tony Hsieh's Downtown Project: A Utopia For Some?

Feb 21, 2017

Tony Hsieh’s downtown project took Las Vegas by storm five years ago.

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All things to all people
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High noon in Hsiehtown

Feb 01, 2017

A new book examines the highs and lows of The Downtown Project.

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Into the rabbit hole with new Downtown Project book

Jan 06, 2017

Revisiting Tony Hsieh's wonderland with a new book about the Downtown Project

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Hsieh Would Do Things Differently If Downtown Project Started Now

Aug 10, 2016

Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh, who has funded efforts to revitalize Downtown Las Vegas, has said he would do things differently if he were starting the project now.

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Author: Results Mixed For Downtown Project

Jun 07, 2016

It has been nearly five years since Zappos boss Tony Hsieh unveiled ambitious plans for a private urban renewal effort designed to revitalize downtown Las Vegas.

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Could Fremont9 Rescue Tony Hsieh's Downtown Vision?

May 17, 2016

Downtown Project began with a splash.

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The Ups And Downs Of Trying To Rebuild Downtown Las Vegas

Jan 13, 2016

There’s perhaps no better place to gauge the health of Las Vegas than in one of its oldest sections, its urban core.

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Drone Racing Comes To Las Vegas

Nov 06, 2015

A retro hotel-casino in Las Vegas will soon host participants in the emerging sport of drone racing.

Vegas Inc reports that the Downtown Project says it will hold a drone competition at the vacant Western Hotel on Nov. 15.

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Fremont East

Does Downtown LV's Savior Need A Savior?

Jul 23, 2015

The Bunkhouse Saloon, a watering hole and music venue that opened nearly 60 years ago, closed this week.

Another Downtown Project business, clothing store Coterie has closed.

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Downtown Las Vegas: A Dream Deferred?

Jul 08, 2015

It’s been some four years since Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh announced the Downtown Project. This was a $350 million gambit to upgrade the urban core of Las Vegas.

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Fremont East

What's New With Tony Hsieh's Downtown Project?

Mar 05, 2015

How successful have Zappos’ CEO Tony Hsieh and the Downtown Project been in their effort to revitalize Las Vegas' historic downtown?

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Remaking Vegas In A Tech Billionaire's Image: Will It Last?

Jan 20, 2015
Zappos.com CEO Tony Hsieh pumped $350 million into downtrodden downtown Las Vegas to make it a home for startups and a place young people want to live again. Three years in, is it working?
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Layoffs At Tony Hsieh's Downtown Project

Jan 26, 2015
Updated Sept. 30, 2:43 p.m. Downtown Project, the $350 million plan by Zappos.com CEO Tony Hsieh to create more “community” and make downtown Las Vegas...
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Tony Hsieh: I Was Never Downtown Project's Leader

Jan 26, 2015
Downtown Project laid off 30 people in an effort to "restructure and refocus" its support staff, but Tony Hsieh, widely considered the mastermind of...
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A New Kind of Healthcare Comes Downtown

Aug 05, 2013
Dr. Zubin Damania, founder, Downtown Medical Center
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Your Future Home or Restaurant is a Cargo Container

Jun 13, 2012

You always see cargo containers at the ports: those giant Lego-like metal rectangles stacked on each other.  But reimagine a cargo container as a home.

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