Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority - Wed September 26, 2018
$935M Las Vegas Convention Center Expansion Set to Begin
On Sept. 11, The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) Board of Directors took the final step needed to begin construction on the Las Vegas Convention Center District's Phase Two expansion by approving the guaranteed maximum price (GMP) agreement....
CEG - Wed September 26, 2018
Las Vegas Welcomes Mining Industry to Inaugural MEI Expo
The inaugural Mining and Exploration International Conference and Expo (MEI) was held at the Las Vegas Convention Center Sept. 6 to Sept. 8, 2018. Attendees browsed hundreds of exhibitors displaying the latest mining and processing technologies for coal, metal and nonmetal surface and underground mining....
CEG - Wed September 26, 2018
When Opportunity Knocks, 'The Best May Be Yet to Come'
Jim Dobbs began his career at the back parts counter of a John Deere Construction Equipment dealership in Fresno, Calif., in 1979. After a year, he was promoted to the front counter. “Interacting with the customers was one of my favorite parts of the job....
AEM - Wed September 12, 2018
CONEXPO-CON/AGG Shares Video Look at 2020 Show Footprint With Las Vegas Festival Grounds
CONEXPO-CON/AGG is expanding the 2020 show footprint to include the Las Vegas Festival Grounds, located on the Las Vegas Strip adjacent to the Circus Circus Hotel. Show Management recently conducted a tour of the space for exhibitors and created a video for companies unable to attend....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Tue September 11, 2018
State Invests in Future Interstate 11 Linking Phoenix, Vegas
After investing more than half a billion dollars over the past 20 years to turn the primary route between Phoenix and Las Vegas into a modern four-lane divided highway, the Arizona Department of Transportation has committed another $155 million for improvements to U.S....
Emily Buenzle - Tue July 17, 2018
Billion-Dollar Solar Project to Incorporate Batteries
Las Vegas and its surrounding area could soon see a new source of energy once a proposed $1 billion solar project has been completed. The Gemini solar project, spearheaded by Houston-based developer Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, will be one of the largest solar projects in the West, Bloomberg reported....
CEG - Tue July 03, 2018
Customers Win Big at Alex Lyon & Son's Las Vegas Sale
On June 23, Alex Lyon & Son held a late-model rental fleet auction featuring used high-quality, well-maintained construction equipment. The sale was held at Ahern's main yard on Bonanza Road in Las Vegas....
Wed April 25, 2018
More Than 2,300 Bidders Participate in Ritchie Bros.' Auction
More than 2,300 bidders participated online and in person at Ritchie Bros.' multi-million-dollar unreserved public equipment auction in Las Vegas, Nev., on April 20, 2018. With bidders from 38 countries, approximately 88 percent of the equipment in the auction was sold to out-of-state buyers, from as far away as China, Cameroon and Vietnam....
Wed April 25, 2018
LVCVA Unveils Design for $860M Las Vegas Convention Center Expansion
Architects presented design drawings for the iconic expansion to the Las Vegas Convention Center to the Board of Directors of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA). The drawings provide a glimpse of the vibrant new look of the nearly 60-year-old facility....
Mon April 23, 2018
Scrap, Recycling Industry Gathers in Las Vegas for ISRI
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) held its 2018 convention from April 14 to 19 at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. “The ISRI Convention and Exposition is the largest event in the recycling industry year-after-year,” according to the ISRI 2018 web page....
