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'Preview' headliners upbeat about a Las Vegas comeback
Submitted by The Chamber on Fri, February 10, 2012
Las Vegas may have taken a powerful body blow when the economy was down for the count, but speakers of Thursday's Preview Las Vegas 2012 say the city is making a comeback.
As the "Rocky" theme song "Gonna Fly Now" sounded, Mayor Carolyn Goodman made her way onto the Cox Pavilion stage accompanied by John and Rico, two male performers dressed as boxers pumping their gloves in the air.
"When you leave here you'll be armed with an arsenal of information," Goodman told an audience of business professionals dressed for a meeting, not a championship fight.
Businesses Hopeful for Profitable 2012
Submitted by The Chamber on Fri, February 10, 2012
LAS VEGAS --There are positive signs of an economic shift both on and off the Las Vegas Strip. Business and tourism experts told local business owners today that 2012 will be a profitable year.
Analyst: Forget the boom, focus on recovery
Submitted by The Chamber on Fri, February 10, 2012
Las Vegas is a city that doesn't look back.
It's a town where once-grand hotels and resorts disappear in an instant, leaving the desert to be scraped clean for the next big thing.
Now, more than ever, that capacity to always focus on tomorrow is a strength, speakers said Thursday at the annual Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce annual economic forum.
'Preview Las Vegas' predicts return to prosperity tourism and gaming
Submitted by The Chamber on Fri, February 10, 2012
Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) -- Business leaders gathered on Thursday for the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce's "Preview Las Vegas," the organization's annual meeting to predict trends in the year ahead.
Gaming analyst Jeremy Aguero of Applied Analysis said, " The last several years have been about surviving the recession and business owners have done a phenomenal job of that. Now it's time to transition and think about how do we take advantage of this economic recovery."
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority President Rossi Ralenkotter spoke about positive tourism trends.
City of Las Vegas Improves Services to Business
Submitted by The Chamber on Sat, February 4, 2012
The City of Las Vegas is streamlining a number of its business services to better serve Southern Nevada's small business community. This is great news for Chamber members. In a recent Chamber economic survey, many respondents expressed frustration over cumbersome processes these streamlined services will address. The move has already resulted in reduced wait times, more efficient scheduling and faster and easier access to information, paperwork and city personnel.
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