When the city temporarily closed its offices to the public, officials began exploring how staffers could help businesses affected by the shutdown. The city library was converted into a business outreach call center, proactively making 7,000 calls to b…
Monthly Archives: May 2020
Sisolak: Western states will help Nevada form plan on sports returning
Whether or not these events happen is one question. Whether or not there will be anyone in the building to witness them is another, perhaps even more complicated, question.
Las Vegas physicians, hospitals prepare care, facilities for surge of noncoronavirus patients
The elective surgeries and regular doctor visits that were mostly limited for the past two months to conserve resources to fight COVID-19 and limit the spread of the virus are expected to soon ramp up in Southern Nevada.
Las Vegas physicians, hospitals prepare care, facilities for surge of noncoronavirus patients
The elective surgeries and regular doctor visits that were mostly limited for the past two months to conserve resources to fight COVID-19 and limit the spread of the virus are expected to soon ramp up in Southern Nevada.
Virus prompts businesses to rethink office spaces to enhance employee safety
Before the coronavirus pandemic, James Swanson’s Las Vegas printing company was busy making building advertising wraps and big signs for events like the Electric Daisy Carnival and Life is Beautiful music festivals. And in Las Vegas, ground-zero for m…
Some good news, casino edition
Each day I wake up, get a cup of coffee, shuffle over to my home office, turn on the computer, check my news outlets… and immediately feel I should just go back to bed and hide under the covers.
Re-opening casinos should consider going back to the beginning
I feel that as casinos have gone further down the rabbit hole of technology, they have moved further away from customer service.
Mixed feelings around hockey about holding NHL draft early
The NFL’s successful virtual draft and uncertainty surrounding the resumption of hockey this season have raised the possibility of an NHL draft …
Washoe’s youngest virus victim, 18, died alone
Ian McElhaney asked his brother at least a dozen times what he wanted for his birthday.
UFC’s return could provide blueprint for other pro leagues
UFC President Dana White wanted a major fight card weeks ago. He was confident his team could pull it off whether it took place on a tribal land, on a private island or in any of the 10 states offering to host it.