SEPTEMBER 3, 2012 / YOUR BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS WEEKLY SPECIAL FOCUS
BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE
This month, VEGAS INC highlights commercial real estate and design .
OFFICE REDOS COMMON IN DOWN ECONOMY X
PARTNER OUTLINES VISION FOR FAST TRAIN
By Richard N. Velotta senior staff writer T
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known as the builder of the Bellagio, the Mirage and Wynn Las Vegas or the owner and operater of the Rio before it was sold to what Entertainment.
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But he's also a key figure in the development of XpressWest, the high- speed rail system planned between Las Vegas and Southern California. Marnell is chairman and CEO of the Marnell Companies, a partner in the project.
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VEGAS INC recently about the status of the first-of-its-kind project, its history and
and transportation in general. SEE MARNELL, PAGE 16 INSIDE TODAY By Conor Shine staff writer
fter 10 years in the same office near East Flamingo and Paradise roads, execu- tives at CBRE decided it was time for a change. ¶ Rather than leave the space that had seen them through the height of Las Vegas' boom and the depths of its recession, leaders at the commercial real estate firm decided to remodel. SEE RENOVATIONS PAGE 14
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RECESSION REVISITED | P. 5 Las Vegas could face more economic woe if the country slips into another recession
WHY NO RIGHT OF WAY? | P. 20 Columnist Richard N. Velotta questions the decision to exclude trains in I-11 plans.
RECORDS AND TRANSACTIONS | P. 19 The latest bankruptcies, sales and leases
THE LIST | P. 22 Convention centers, by square footage
the misconceptions about XpressWest high-speed-rail
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