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A law professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas said the fact that relatively few women serve on the boards of directors for gaming operator poses a strong risk to operators an their shareholders.
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The roots of the Las Vegas Westside — the historically black neighborhood near downtown — predate the city’s 1905 founding.
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Modern life is crazy stressful. It often feels like you’re trapped inside a 24-hour barrage of bad news, political hijinks and social media-induced envy. There may be no way to fix the world outside your front door, but the world inside can be a haven of your own creation. Here’s how.
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The board of Wynn Resorts is weighing its options, as the company looks to its future without former chairman and CEO Steve Wynn. The casino mogul stepped down a week ago Tuesday, after a decades-long sex scandal came to a head and rocked the company to its core.
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The boards of Las Vegas’ six largest gaming employers have just eight women among their 57 directors, and only two of the boards have female representation that is higher than the 21.2 percent average for S&P 500 companies, according to Catalyst, a nonprofit advocate for women in business.
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The UNLV debate team is doing better than ever.
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The board of Wynn Resorts Ltd. is weighing its options in figuring out its next step, experts say.
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Local residents may need to invest in a subscription to an online streaming service — Iowa City’s last video-rental store, Family Video, officially closed last weekend.
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