Clark County is facing an estimated $42.4 million shortfall this year due to lower-than-expected sales tax revenue.
George Stevens, the county’s chief financial officer, delivered the news to county commissioners during a meeting today.
“I think this just (shows) that the county swims in the same revenue streams that the state does,” said Commission Chairman Rory Reid.
Gov. […]

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A development company from Arizona beat out three of Las Vegas’ titans — Sheldon Adelson, Steve Wynn and Anthony Marnell II — during a bidding war that broke out at today’s Clark County Commission meeting.
The prize: A lease for the last 15 acres available for private hangar development at the county-owned McCarran International Airport. In […]

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A proposed condominium and hotel tower at the former Wet ‘n Wild site south of the Sahara is no longer in the running for the title of world’s tallest building.
The original project envisioned a 1,888-foot resort tower. But McCarran International Airport and the Federal Aviation Administration said that height — three miles from the airport […]

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