On paper, the Culinary Union Local 226 would be a perfect fit with the gubernatorial candidacy of state Sen. Dina Titus. She's a huge labor supporter, she's lining up labor endorsements and she's sympathetic to most every issue the Culinary cares about.
Then again, on paper, former state Sen. Joe Neal was a perfect fit [...]
By Len Butcher
Watched the Academy Awards last night, as I usually do each year, and yes, it was about as boring as every other year, with a few high spots that make it worth watching. I pretty much agreed with the choices for winners, even though some of my favorites didn’t win. I would like to have [...]
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Monday, March 6, 2006
Wynn cashes in on Macau license
By Ian Mylchreest
Wynn Resorts has sold a sub-concession to Australian-owned PBL to operate two casinos in Macau, reports the Las Vegas Sun. The deal has brought Wynn a cash windfall of $900 million.
PBL paid a huge premium, the paper reports, because Wynn does not carry the same kind of regulatory baggage that other concession holder, Stanley Ho, [...]
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Monday, March 6, 2006
Everything old is new again
By Ian Mylchreest
A generation after the phone company was broken up, AT&T looks like it's getting back together again. AT&T has offered $67 billion to buy BellSouth Corporation, reports the New York Times.
State and federal regulators will scrutinize the deal but in the last decade no merger deal has been tossed out, so it would be a [...]
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