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ENERGY TOURISM NO TIMETABLE FOR SOUTHWEST FLIGHTS BETWEEN VEGAS, ATLANTA By Richard N. Velott asenior staff writer Southwest Airlines says it has no timetable for when it could begin offering nonstop flights between Las Vegas and Atlanta. Southwest CEO Gary Kelly, HOT PROJECT: Construction at the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System continues just south of Primm in California. When completed, the 392-megawatt facility will nearly double the amount of thermal solar energy produced in the US today. Solar Project Energizing The Valley's Economy By Buck Wargo staff writer A California company's solar project a few miles from the Nevada border near Primm is providing an economic boost to Clark County. During a tour of the site, touted as the world's largest solar–energy project, BrightSource Energy officials said that of 480 laborer positions on-site, about 10 to 15 percent of the workers are from Clark County. Most of the others are from California, but many are residing in Primm or Las Vegas while working on the project whose construction started in October. Since the project is in San Bernardino County, union work is overseen by the San Bernardino and Riverside counties' Construction Trade Council. Their residents also | 5 SEPTEMBER 2011 | ? ? ? ? ? ! $ get preference in hiring. In addition to the union labor, about 220 executive and other positions are from BrightSource and its partner NRG Energy and Bechtel, which is the engineering procurement and construction contractor. Many of those executives are living in the Las Vegas Valley, officials said. In addition, 69 firms from Clark County are working as subcontractors on the project named the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System. The contractors are currently leasing equipment from Cashman Equipment in Henderson. The project is about 15 percent completed and will go online sometime in 2013, officials said. SEE SOLAR PAGE 13 Vegas then ON A DEADLINE The Ivanpag Solar Electric Generating System is targeting California's energy needs because the state requires that 33 percent of its energy come from renewable sources by 2020. The solar power will sell wholesale for about 33 to 50 percent more than coal sources. Pick 'Em Get smart Power Lunch CLICK THIS The Numbers .com For more energy- related stories pertaining to Southern Nevada, go to lasvegassun.com/news/ energy. LAS VEGAS Buy high Sell low VEGASINCmag addressing the 16th annual Boyd Group International aviation conference in Santa Ana Pueblo, NM, said the airline, the busiest operating at McCarran International Airport, would look into nonstop flights to and from Atlanta after the initial wave of flights begin operating. Southwest announced a week RAIL SKEPTICAL Aviation expert Mike Boyd, speaking at a conference last week, that he doesn't think high-speed rail will affect air travel. In fact, he thinks the US will never develop a reliable high-speed rail network. ago that it would offer nonstop flights between Atlanta and Austin, TX; Baltimore- Washington International Airport; Denver; Chicago's Midway Airport; and Houston's Hobby SEE SOUTHWEST PAGE 13 BUSINESS EVA LONGORIA TO OWN 30 PERCENT OF BESO RESTAURANT Power tweets By Steve Greensenior staff writer The best thing going for Eva Longoria's Beso Overheard Done Deal Sin City Media restaurant is the "Desperate Housewives" actress herself. That was shown Friday when details were disclosed on plans by a subsidiary of Landry's Restaurants of Houston to buy the Beso LLC assets out of bankruptcy for $1 million. A sales plan filed in US Bankruptcy Court for Chatter We hear Executive class NOW SERVING 95 VEGASinc2021 Nevada says Beso's landlord and Landry's are conditioning the asset purchase on Longoria's continued involvement with the restaurant and Eve Nightclub —and that she'll be contractually obligated to make appearances there. The sales plan says a Landry's subsidiary will be YOUR AD HERE Read this! The Pitch is back SEE BESO PAGE 13 Gate keeper American dream Moonlighting 11 STEVE MARCUS