The Nevada Higher Education System (NSHE) awarded Chairman Seo Jeong-ho an honorary doctorate in humanities in recognition of his contributions to the global hotel and tourism industry and his dedication to the development of the university. In particular, his significant contributions to expanding UNLV's global influence, strengthening its position in Asia, and advancing hospitality education worldwide were acknowledged.

Clark County unanimously approved the development and use permits for Intermountain Health’s proposed standalone children’s hospital in the southwest valley. The future facility will be located on a roughly 32 acre site in UNLV’s Harry Reid Research and Technology Park at Durango Drive and Patrick Lane.

A 2.2-mile dual tunnel running underneath Paradise Road between Westgate and a Boring Co.-owned site on Paradise, across from the Thomas & Mack Center at UNLV, should be in operation in some fashion by November’s Las Vegas Grand Prix, Boring Co. officials said.

Representatives from the UNLV Research Foundation and Intermountain Health were present at the Clark County Zoning Commission meeting, seeking a variety of approvals for the Nevada Children’s Hospital, which is slated to start construction this year and hire thousands of workers.

The 826,600-square-foot, 8-story hospital will be built at UNLV’s Harry Reid Research and Technology Park, just northeast of the 215 Beltway at South Durango Drive. Groundbreaking is planned for later this year. The hospital is projected to open in 2030.

Clark County commissioners approved permits for construction of Nevada’s first standalone children’s hospital during a meeting on Wednesday. The eight-story facility is slated to also feature a heliport and will be located at UNLV’s Harry Reid Research and Technology Park near the 215 Beltway and Durango Drive.

Whenever another development threatens to push farther into the Mojave, the same words appear: beige, barren, empty, wasteland. But the Mojave Desert, which includes Las Vegas, is anything but. More than 50 mammalian species wander its foothills, more than 200 species of birds cross its skies, and more than 2,000 species of plants endure its extended droughts and blistering heat. It’s home to the Joshua tree, found nowhere else on Earth.

The family behind Primm Valley Resorts says it is working to revive the fading Nevada gambling hub after mass closure announcements sparked fears that it's about to become a ghost town.

The family behind Primm Valley Resorts says it is working to revive the fading Nevada gambling hub after mass closure announcements sparked fears that it's about to become a ghost town.