Las Vegas Still Building Despite Economic Slowdown

Las Vegas Still Building Despite Economic Slowdown
LAS VEGAS — Although the Strip has come to screeching halt, there are many projects in the works and being constructed elsewhere in Las Vegas. It is far from a building boom, but several projects that were once on hold have now been revived and are in various stages of completion in Las Vegas and North Las Vegas.
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South by Southwest Music Festival, Austin, Tex.
The South by Southwest music festival in Texas included live performances, official and peripheral, by at least 2,000 acts.
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SiriusXM Pays Tribute to Elizabeth Taylor
Sirius XM Radio today announced it is honoring and celebrating the life of Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor with a wide range of special programming across multiple talk/entertainment channels.
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A Good Example of How Not to Run a Bank
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is suing a handful of former Washington Mutual executives for gross negligence and breach of fiduciary duty. WaMu, now part of JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM – News), failed in 2008 — the largest bank failure in history.
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