Las Vegas is stepping into the spotlight in the film industry, with plans for two large studios coming to the valley and a proposed tax incentive and infrastructure bill to help with the transition. One studio - The Las Vegas Media Campus - would be built near the Durango Resort and Casino by California-based Birtcher Development in partnership with UNLV, and an even bigger Sony Pictures studio is planned for somewhere in Summerlin with the Howard Hughes Corporation.

The two proposed real estate developments envisioned by the bill are the “Summerlin Production Studios Project” — where the Howard Hughes Corp. is expected to lead development in partnership with Sony — and the “Las Vegas Media Campus Project” developed by Birtcher Development at the Harry Reid Research and Technology Park on UNLV’s campus. No studio partner has come along at this point for the UNLV site.

The two proposed real estate developments envisioned by the bill are the “Summerlin Production Studios Project” — where the Howard Hughes Corp. is expected to lead development in partnership with Sony — and the “Las Vegas Media Campus Project” developed by Birtcher Development at the Harry Reid Research and Technology Park on UNLV’s campus. No studio partner has come along at this point for the UNLV site.

An updated alternative to a proposed transit improvement project for Tropicana Avenue near UNLV saved Clark County millions of dollars.

An updated alternative to a proposed traffic improvement project for Tropicana Avenue near UNLV resulted in millions of dollars of savings for Clark County.

The three final teams were selected from among 25 other teams made up of the school’s more than 90 fifth graders. The teams spent six weeks developing their mock business proposals as part of the “JA: It's My Business!” entrepreneurship program under the guidance of Junior Achievement staff and volunteers.

A gift from an anonymous donor is kicking off the fundraising campaign to expand the UNLV/CSUN Preschool at the Lynn Bennett Early Childhood Education Center.

Nevada’s higher education institutions are on track to receive the largest single injection of state dollars in years, not only $75 million in restored COVID-era cuts but also tens of millions from a Legislature desperate to stem hemorrhaging statewide populations of doctors, nurses and teachers.

UNLV's preschool will soon be expanding to serve twice as many children each year after receiving a $10 million anonymous donation. “Access to affordable, high-quality early childhood education sets the foundation for a lifetime of success," UNLV President Keith Whitfield said in a press release. "This transformative gift will dramatically expand operations at the preschool and make it possible for more families — including UNLV students — to experience Southern Nevada’s premier learning community.”

For the second year in a row, UNLV's Rebel Girls & Company dance team is the best in the world in hip-hop.

For a second consecutive year, UNLV’s Rebel Girls & Company dance team is the world’s best in hip-hop.

Congratulations to the UNLV Rebel Girls & Company dance team for finishing first at this year's International Cheer Union World Championships. This was the second straight year the team was chosen to represent the U.S. at the competition.