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E&E News

The Bureau of Reclamation, the Interior Department's Western water bureaucracy that saw its dam-building heyday in the 1960s, has risen in stature once again in the Trump administration.

San Francisco Chronicle

By filing for bankruptcy, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. pressed a giant “pause” button Tuesday on thousands of claims for as much as $30 billion in damages from Northern California wildfires. The claims will be rerouted from local courts to a federal bankruptcy court in San Francisco, where the victims will stand in line with other creditors, wait a year or longer, and, if the company’s plan is approved, probably wind up with less than they lost.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Long-struggling SLS Las Vegas has finally turned profitable as new owner Alex Meruelo invests more than the initially planned $100 million to revive the Strip property.

The New York Times

Half an hour before a preseason hockey game last fall, Ted Leonsis strolled down the concourse of Capital One Arena in Washington, stopping every now and then to pose for someone’s selfie. Leonsis owns both the Washington Capitals, the National Hockey League team, and the arena itself, a squat behemoth that fills a block of Chinatown not far from Ford’s Theater. He also owns other teams that play there, including the Washington Wizards, in the National Basketball Association, and some smaller ones that don’t.

Ladders

In all the hurly-burly of life, it’s easy to lose sight of two things, but there are two life enhancements that can elevate your game.

Las Vegas Review Journal

In several ways, Alex Weisz and Emma Gould illustrate who is moving to Nevada.

Las Vegas Sun

Business people from across the Las Vegas valley gathered at UNLV today to see a snapshot of the Southern Nevada economy and hear experts offer outlooks on the region’s future.

WealthManagement.com

The Nevada State securities division released its draft regulations for a fiduciary standard for broker/dealers and registered representatives late last week, and many fiduciary advocates say it’s a higher bar then the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI). But one thing the proposal has in common with Reg BI is that it does not define "best interest."