Tropicana's Rebirth A Cinderella Story In Vegas
The Nevada Gaming Commission set a midnight deadline for a permanent Tropicana license after an emergency order allowed Mitzi Stauffer Briggs to invest 6.4 million. Investors struggled to finalize terms as the Tropicana seeks a joint venture with Conquistador Inc. and continues under interim operation.
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Nevada Gaming Commission
Mitzi Stauffer Briggs
Nevada
Silver
Deil Gustafson
Minneapolis
The
Tropicana Hotel Corp
Conquistador Inc
Tighter Curbs Proposed on Emergency Hotel Licensing
The State Gaming Control Board will propose tighter rules to prevent Tropicana Las Vegas licensing problems. It would require emergency license applicants to have full funds available when applying. The move follows delays after the Doumanis failed to secure $1 million for Tropicana support.
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Jeff Silver
Gaming Control Board
Tropicana Hotel
Reno
Tom Kerrigan
Ray Coon
Las Vegas
Gary Reese
Gaming Commission
Control Board
Carson City
UPI
State-gaming Control Board
Philip Hannifin
State Gaming Commission
Edward and
Fred Doumani
Nevada Gaming Commission
Doumanis
Diel Gustafson
Plan to Foil Wrestling Studio at Las Vegas
Las Vegas city attorney seeks declaratory judgment and a preliminary injunction to halt Ed Queilhe’s Wrestling Studio over licensing concerns. A Wednesday court hearing is set as the City Commission weighs Queilhe’s permit and a potential public hearing for a permanent license after earlier rejections.
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Las Vegas
Clark County District Court
Ed Queilhe
Carl Lovell
Oueilhe
Queilhe
State Athletic Commission
Lovell
Las Vegas Blvd. South
Mercy Ambulance Gains Franchise and Increases Base Fee
Mercy Ambulance, Inc received the first ambulance franchise under a new county ordinance and raised the base transport fee from 35 to 45 dollars. The $10 rise mirrors a City Commission request while a $2 per mile charge and varying care costs from 8 to 55 dollars apply. Six ambulances are allowed under the franchise, with two paramedic vehicles on order pending licensing.
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Mercy Ambulance, Inc
City Commission
Mercy
County rejects WMK Transit Mix asphalt plant permit
A crowd over 100 packed the county commission chamber Tuesday to protest a proposed asphalt batching plant in Spring Valley. The commission voted four to three to deny WMK Transit Mix the use permit, ending years of planning battles. The firm may pursue legal action to overturn the decision, with refiling barred for at least a year.
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County Commission
Spring Valley
WMK Transit Mix
WMK
Planning Commission
Commission
Jack Petiit
Petitus
Robert Broadbent
Thalia Dondero
Richard Ronzone
Tom Wiesner
David Canter
Aaron Williams
Canter
Ely copper plant to resume operations on Sept eight
Ely Nevada Senator Howard Cannon told White Pine Chamber of Commerce that Kennecott officials assured the Ely copper plant would resume operations on September eight possibly starting on a limited basis and later return to normal. He noted the aim to restore local jobs for about 900 idled workers as he tours eastern and southern Nevada. He also said the wet lease arrangement between United and Frontier Airlines serving Ely remains secure.
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Nevada
Howard Cannon
White Pine Chamber of Commerce
Kennecott
New York
White Pine County
Cannon
United
Frontier Airlines
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Charles Rocchio
Las Vegas Blvd
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Westwind Road
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Searchlight
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Eastern Ave
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Maryland Parkney
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