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The separate owners of Planet Hollywood Resort and the adjoining Miracle Mile Shops share a common goal. They want both parts of the 34-acre Strip property to feel like one seamless resort.

Construction crews on the southeast side of Planet Hollywood Resort are busy on the first phase of a $1.2 billion time share development by Orlando, Fla.-based Westgate Resorts.

The tigers, who prowled the glass-enclosed home since The Mirage's opening in November 1989, can still be seen as part of Siegfried & Roy's Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat at the resort.

The Culinary union and Mission Industries enter 11th-hour negotiations today hoping to avoid a strike planned for Tuesday morning if a a new contract agreement is not reached.

The Plaza begins the entry into the Las Vegas gaming and hospitality market with the implosion of the Frontier Hotel & Casino.

Sixteen Las Vegas restaurants were honored with at least one Michelin star, and seven of those restaurants are within MGM Mirage properties.

The casino dealers at Caesars Palace have petitioned the National Labor Relations Board for a representation vote to unionize under Las Vegas Dealers Local 721.

The initial phase of M Resort, calling for an 11-story tower with 390 hotel rooms, 90,000 square feet of gaming, eight restaurants and 40,000 square feet of meeting space, is enough to satisfy the current west Henderson community.

M Resort Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Anthony A. Marnell, III, unveiled the 12' x 16' M Resort, Spa and Casino model and announced details of the project during yesterday's press conference.

The Palazzo Las Vegas will soft-open on December 20 followed by a series of spectacular grand opening celebratory events from January 17 to 19, 2008.

The nation's largest domestic carrier recently opened a crew base at McCarran International Airport, Southwest's busiest airport in terms of daily departures.

Culinary union officials on Monday agreed to a request from Mission Industries to allow the industrial laundry one more week to find a way to pay for the union's health care plan without a strike.

A US Airways pullback from Las Vegas slowed growth at McCarran International Airport in September, but air travel growth in Southern Nevada stayed on record pace for 2007 even with no new resorts opening on the Strip.

Where is Vegas headed - toward architectural sophistication or marketing schlock?

Developer Triple Five has plunked down $180 million for a piece of the Strip that was home to the historic La Concha Motel.

Union workers from Mission Industries laundry plants Thursday took their fight for a new Culinary union contract straight to the company's customers.

The 36-year-old SIA SnowSports Trade Show will pack up its gear and head to the Rocky Mountain State after failing to close a deal with Mandalay Bay Convention Center.

The budget for Las Vegas' most expensive construction project grew a little larger Tuesday.

Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino announces an all-star line up for the property's Grand Opening Celebration to be held November 15th thru 17th.

Cantor G&W hopes to begin testing a wireless gambling device on a small scale at The Venetian.