In The News: Brookings Mountain West

Las Vegas Sun

As the former chairman of the Nevada Regional Transportation Commission and a guiding force behind such projects as the Desert Inn arterial and the 215 Beltway, which was named in his honor, Bruce Woodbury is a foremost expert on the transportation systems of Las Vegas.

KSNV-TV: News 3

T-Mobile Arena holds the current crown as the largest and newest performance venue on the Las Vegas Strip. And if some executives from New York's Madison Square Garden have their way, it will have company.

Las Vegas Review Journal

After having the torn labrum surgically repaired in December, doctors prescribed Monroe the usual gamut of opioid painkillers like oxycodone to manage his pain.

Las Vegas Sun

A panel of medical marijuana advocates is calling for more research into how the plant works in treating various diseases and conditions.

KSNV-TV: News 3

Hitting the gridiron means dealing with aches and pains, but for Baltimore Ravens left tackle Eugene Monroe that doesn't mean he's willing to accept future penalties.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Rarely are governments criticized for moving too quickly on a transportation project.

But that seems to be the case with Clark County’s effort to build an elevated expressway along portions of Koval Lane, Tropicana Avenue, Swenson Street and Paradise Road near McCarran International Airport.

Las Vegas Sun

Brookings Mountain West applauds the Clark County Commission for authorizing the extension of the Las Vegas Monorail south from its current southern terminus behind the MGM Grand Hotel to Mandalay Bay Convention Center.

Vegas Inc

Plans to build an elevated expressway between McCarran International Airport and the Las Vegas Strip were again received favorably by county officials Tuesday as they discussed some $427 million in financing for transportation projects

KSNV-TV: News 3

Amy Jensen has a big job. She has to get the biggest of the valley's big boxes ready to open on May 18th.

Politico

It sits covertly in a sandy patch of shrub, an octagonal fiberglass box on the gaudiest avenue in America. Inside is a fist-size hydrophone, one of 13 acoustic devices that listen continuously for the minutest of leaks along a miles-long pipeline that daily spits out 7.5 million gallons of water to hotels and casinos along the Las Vegas strip.

Las Vegas Sun

On Wednesday I had the opportunity to welcome government and business leaders to beautiful North Las Vegas for an important groundbreaking at Apex Industrial Park. It marked the onset of an exciting time in the history of Nevada and North Las Vegas.

Las Vegas Sun

A proposed elevated expressway running from McCarran International Airport and depositing an avalanche of cars to an already-congested Las Vegas Boulevard is suggested by some as a cheaper, less-disruptive alternative connection between the airport and the Strip than light rail.