Items by By STEVE FRIESS
NYT > Business
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Nevada Sees an Opening in California’s Troubles
Posted: July 17th, 2009, 2:41am EDT by By STEVE FRIESS
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Nevada hopes that California’s economic woes will inspire its businesses to move to a healthier business climate across its shared border.
NYT > Health
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Going Against the Trend, Nevada Lawmakers Consider Easing the State’s Ban on Smoking
Posted: April 18th, 2009, 9:51pm EDT by By STEVE FRIESS
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The Nevada Senate advanced a measure that would allow smoking in taverns that serve food after owners complained of falling gambling revenue.
NYT > Business
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Las Vegas Journal: Stimulus Money for a Mob Museum. Got a Problem?
Posted: January 10th, 2009, 1:08am EST by By STEVE FRIESS
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The godfathers of a plan to seek federal financing for a Las Vegas museum on organized crime say the museum and the city have become scapegoats.
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A Nevada Town Escapes the Slump, Thanks to Gold
Posted: January 2nd, 2009, 3:19pm EST by By STEVE FRIESS
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With gold hovering near record-high prices, the financial woes of the rest of the country are a distant concern in the mining town of Battle Mountain.
NYT > Home Page
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Abducted Boy Found in Las Vegas
Posted: October 19th, 2008, 4:42am EDT by By STEVE FRIESS
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A 6-year-old boy kidnapped from his home early Wednesday was found late Saturday a few miles from his house Las Vegas Police Captain Vincent Cannito said early Sunday.
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Grandfather Held in Kidnapping
Posted: October 18th, 2008, 3:01pm EDT by By STEVE FRIESS
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The grandfather of a Nevada boy who was kidnapped from his home by men trying to collect drug money has been arrested in California, according to law enforcement officials.
NYT > Business
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Jury Clears Way for New York Plaza in Las Vegas
Posted: October 7th, 2008, 3:36am EDT by By STEVE FRIESS
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A jury ruled that the owners of New York’s Plaza Hotel can use the Plaza name on a proposed resort-casino on the Las Vegas Strip, despite the existence nearby of another Plaza Hotel and Casino.
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New Titans of Las Vegas Reinvent Old Formula
Posted: May 6th, 2008, 12:02am EDT by By STEVE FRIESS
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Building on their family fortunes, young titans are putting a new face on Vegas and catering to the 40-and-younger crowd.