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March 28, 2024

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  • This photo provided by Anheuser-Busch shows the Budweiser 2024 Super Bowl NFL football spot. The perennial Super Bowl advertiser is bringing back fan favorites the Clydesdales and a Labrador, in a nod to previous commercials that aired during advertising's biggest night. Ahead of Super Bowl 58, some advertisers are releasing ads early in the hope of capitalizing on the buzz leading up to the game.
    Advertisers look to ‘make a splash’ with pricey Super Bowl spots
    Turn on the TV or take a look online, and you might already be seeing new ads from companies like Apple and Doritos. From the well-known Clydesdale horses making their return for Budweiser to comedian Kate McKinnon and a fluffy cat that can say “mayo” for Hellmann’s, businesses will spend millions of dollars to snatch ...
  • Super Bowl LVIII
    Need a ticket for the Super Bowl? Demand driving prices higher
    Demand for tickets to Super Bowl 58 in Las Vegas is surging compared with the same time last year, a spokesperson for StubHub says. The average price of Super Bowl 58 tickets sold on the platform as of Tuesday was $8,700 ...
  • Preparations continue for Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium and the surrounding areas on Wednesday, January 25, 2024.
    What goes in to estimating an event's economic impact on the city
    About three years ago, as the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority made a bid to host the city’s first Super Bowl—now just days away—it commissioned local analytics firm Applied Analysis to create an economic impact statement on the event. The report’s findings forecasted that Super Bowl 58 would have a net incremental impact of $799 million on the Las Vegas community, as well as ...
  • A guide to mastering the art of impactful business relationships in Las Vegas
    Did you just relocate to Las Vegas? Are you finding it difficult to establish meaningful relationships? Is it becoming a challenge when meeting new people, and finding out that they are already connected to who they need to be connected to, making it nearly impossible to offer the service or product that you are marketing?
  • People on the Move: Feb. 5, 2024
    In the Notes: City of Henderson, Time Equities Inc., The MBS Group, Birtcher Development and more ...
  •  A sign for Super Bowl 58 adorns a pedestrian walkway across the Las Vegas Strip ahead of the Super Bowl, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, in Las Vegas. A union representing hospitality workers said on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, that it had reached a tentative agreement with four hotel-casinos in downtown Las Vegas as employees at three other properties remained poised to strike when the city kicks off Super Bowl week.
    Union reaches deal with 4 hotel-casinos, 3 others still poised to strike at start of Super Bowl week
    A union representing hospitality workers has reached a tentative agreement with four hotel-casinos in downtown Las Vegas as employees at three other properties remained poised to strike Monday when the city kicks off Super Bowl week. ...
  • The bullseye logo on a sign outside the Target store in Quincy, Mass., Monday, Feb. 28, 2022.
    Target stops selling product dedicated to Civil Rights icons after Las Vegas teacher shows errors
    Target says it will stop selling a product dedicated to Civil Rights icons after a now-viral TikTok spotlighted some significant errors. In a video posted earlier this week, Las Vegas ...
  • People walk down Flamingo Rd where a temporary bridge built for the Formula 1 race has been removed Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024.
    Flamingo Road businesses, freed from F1 bridge, face new dilemma
    For Randy Markin, it was a day of celebration when the temporary vehicular bridge along East Flamingo Road was finally taken down. After months of down profit due to construction spurred by last year’s inaugural Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix, a Flamingo Road mostly clear of orange cones and reduced lanes was a sign of hope for ...
  • Secretary-Treasurer, Ted Pappageorge, speaks to the press as thousands of culinary union members picket outside of the Paris hotel and other MGM and Caesar properties in Las Vegas, Thursday, October 12, 2023 Brian Ramos.
    Culinary vows to strike with Las Vegas contracts still in talks
    Fair wages, benefits and a safe working environment are a few of the issues on the negotiating table for Alicia Watson, a food server at the Golden Nugget and one of several Culinary Union members in contract talks with more than a dozen independent Las Vegas resorts with strike deadlines approaching as early as Friday. Watson emphasized ...
  • Soo Slick founders Alexander and Elizabeth Adeoye pose with a dress that has built-in shapewear during an interview at their home in Henderson Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024.
    Las Vegas apparel brand receives honor through TikTok
    Following the birth of her daughter shortly after she moved to Las Vegas, Elizabeth Adeoye wanted to start wearing shapewear that was equal parts stylish and convenient. She quickly discovered ...
  • People on the Move: Jan. 29, 2024
    In the Notes: Scott Scherer, Steve Hill, Tommy White, Jason Steffen and more ...
  • First look at the new South Hall plaza, located on the east side of the South Hall, off of University Center Drive just south of Desert Inn near the Vegas Loops South Station on Monday, January 8, 2023.
    Convention center renovations should keep Las Vegas at the top of the list for business travel
    The Las Vegas Convention Center will greet 1.3 million trade show attendees in the new year—with a strong start earlier this month due to the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which brought an estimated ...
  • Customers wait for orders at a grocery store in Wheeling, Ill., Friday, Jan. 19, 2024.
    Inflation slowed further in December as an economic 'soft landing' moves into sharper focus
    The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge cooled further last month even as the economy kept growing briskly, a trend sure to be welcomed at the White House as President Joe Biden seeks re-election in a ...
  • In a photo provided by Michelob Ultra, Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi is shown on the set of a Super Bowl commercial for Michelob Ultra in this image released Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. The World Cup champion from Argentina will be part of a Super Bowl ad for the first time.
    Messi to make his Super Bowl debut, set to appear in Michelob Ultra ad
    Lionel Messi has won global futbol’s biggest prize. He’ll now be part of American football’s biggest day. The Inter Miami star, World Cup champion and global soccer icon will headline a Super Bowl ad for Michelob Ultra, the brand ...
  • Oakland Athletics owner John Fisher, right, speaks with Mary Beth Sewald, president and CEO of the Vegas Chamber, speaks Oakland Athletics owner John Fisher with during Preview Las Vegas at the Fontainebleau Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024.
    Las Vegas’ ascent in sports world is the talk of chamber of commerce event
    The Vegas Chambers’ annual Preview Las Vegas on Wednesday at Fontainebleau Las Vegas was dominated by one theme: sports tourism. The event, which touted the ongoing economic prosperity ...
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