Las Vegas Business Press

Boyd Gaming Corp. has put the brakes on its $4.8 billion Echelon project for at least three to five years. But the casino operator has an idea of how to spend the money it raised for the Strip development: acquire a large chunk of Station Casinos out of bankruptcy. Full Story »

Gerety and Associates hired Warren Varner as manager of cost segregation studies. The Western Mountain Region of the American Institute of Architects elected Edward Vance to a three-year term as director beginning in 2010. Full Story »

Supply-side economist Bruce Bartlett has two messages for his fellow Republicans in "The New American Economy": the welfare state isn't going away and tax cuts can't solve everything. Full Story »

Planning a business lunch? Then this is no doubt what you're looking for: a serious-minded place with a quiet, subdued atmosphere, modest portions of trendy food and big tables spaced far apart, so you have plenty of space to work and can speak freely without threat of being overheard. Full Story »

Ten years ago, Paul Draher was a counselor for Suicide Prevention Center of Clark County. He talked people out of killing themselves. Today, he operates Boot-It, a parking enforcement service. Full Story »

The Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce is announcing an all-star list of speakers for its Preview 2010 in January. Diversity champion Punam Mathur, MGM Mirage Chairman Jim Murren and University of Chicago economist Steve Levitt are among those scheduled to speak. Full Story »

Construction work recently resumed at Tivoli Village at Queensridge, a mixed-use development in southwest Las Vegas, after slowing down in December in response to the economic crisis. Full Story »

The Regional Transportation Commission is close to launching a new service in hopes of luring more conventioneers to casino areas. The ACE Gold Line will launch in the spring and connect the Las Vegas Convention Center with downtown and the Strip. Full Story »

Southern Nevada's retail real estate market is bracing for a tough holiday season following a bumpy third quarter in which vacancies hit 8.9 percent, reports Restrepo Consulting Group, a Las Vegas-based economic research firm. Full Story »

The Service Employees International Union Local 1107 is suing the operators of Sunrise Hospital and Southern Hills Hospital and Medical Center, claiming the hospitals' H1N1 vaccination policies are a violation of its collective bargaining agreement. Full Story »

True to her Texas roots, Dida Clifton's entrepreneurial venture is making it big in Las Vegas. Theofficesquad.com provides administrative assistance, management, bookkeeping and consulting services which gives small and medium-sized businesses support they need to grow without leasing office space or hiring additional staff. Full Story »

As the debate over how to restructure the health- care system meanders to some sort of conclusion, the result still appears not much clearer than when the debate started several months and dozens of Sunday morning talk shows ago. Full Story »

Wynn Resorts Ltd. Chairman Steve Wynn said he plans to continue speaking out on what he calls the Obama administration's mishandling of the economy. And he believes others in the business community should be taking a similar approach. Full Story »

Southwest Contractor recognized Burke & Associates ' El Cortez Cabana Suites project with an honorable mention award in the Best Renovation category. The Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce recognized ManagedPAY employees Lisa Greene , Debbie Pettitt , Kristen Jurgenson , Michell Brabec , Shelley Brady , Lisa Busareski , Wanda Flathers , Nereida Hrabe , Pam Ige-Eddins , Daniel Pelley , Gladys Rucker ... Full Story »

Homebuyers at the Cosmopolitan are getting some of their money back. Full Story »

When people check out a car's mileage rating, they automatically focus on the two big, black numbers and rarely bother with the fine print. Full Story »

A Wynn Las Vegas employee recently sued the resort, claiming it is an unsafe workplace due to secondhand smoke. But some in the gaming industry doubt Las Vegas casinos will go smoke free anytime soon. Full Story »

Amid the hoopla that accompanied the launch of British Airways' new nonstop service to London, it was still unclear how much it would boost the struggling Las Vegas economy. Full Story »

Stephens Media, owner of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, is launching a weekly newspaper in Boulder City. The Boulder City Review, which will make its debut Oct. 29, aims to be the community's primary news and information source. Full Story »

A group of 10 independent dentists has joined forces under the banner of Dentists United to try to fend off a financial threat that some in the industry doubt will ever materialize. Full Story »

McCarran International Airport's $29 million cargo center is clear for takeoff. Full Story »

Southern Nevada's office market continued to slide in the third quarter, recording its seventh consecutive quarter of negative net absorption, Colliers International Las Vegas reports. Full Story »

State officials are about to launch a campaign to fight mortgage modification scams, just as existing loan modifiers face a Nov. 2 licensing deadline. Full Story »

When L. Ralph Piercy and his colleagues left a large national firm to form Piercy, Bowler, Taylor & Kern in 1990, the decision was a financial one. "We were doing so well," he said. "We thought, 'Why not do it for us?'" Full Story »

If you want to foster a happy work environment in today's tough economic times, you'll need to go well beyond the standard insurance-and-retirement perks package. Full Story »