In The News: Office of Economic Development
On Friday, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority announced an unprecedented new sponsorship program: $100k to each of the Las Vegas Aces players, from superstars to rookies. On the heels of that announcement, however, the WNBA confirmed that it would be investigating this sponsorship deal for possible violation of league rules. But why? Today, executive producer Sonja Cho Swanson talks with professor Nancy Lough, co-director of the ºÚÁÏÍø Sports Innovation Institute, about the complicated rules of endorsements, sponsorships, and pay-to-play in pro sports — and how we can get to pay parity for female athletes.
Las Vegas Aces star A'ja Wilson says members of her team had no idea about the surprise they were set to receive on Friday. "I don't think people really understand, but we didn't know what was going on," Wilson said after practice at the team's facility in Henderson on Monday. "Our city is behind us 100% and they're giving us what we deserve."
The Manhattan Beach Studios Group is going to Vegas. The company, also known as MBS Group, is part of a consortium that will build and manage a 34-acre media production and multi-use facility complex at the University of Nevada – Las Vegas’s Harry Reid Research and Technology Park in the southwest section of the city.
The Manhattan Beach Studios Group is going to Vegas. The company, also known as MBS Group, is part of a consortium that will build and manage a 34-acre media production and multi-use facility complex at the University of Nevada – Las Vegas’s Harry Reid Research and Technology Park in the southwest section of the city.
In the Las Vegas Valley, local neighborhoods such as Chinatown and the Arts District have transitioned into prominent tourism hotspots. Recently, the Historic Westside has begun to experience a similar influx of tourists, particularly after an unexpected visit by Usher, the halftime performer at the Super Bowl with a successful Las Vegas residency. Katie Duncan from the Harrison House noted a significant increase in interest and inquiries about the Westside following Usher’s visit, demonstrating the profound impact that celebrity associations can have on local tourism.
Nevada Partners and ºÚÁÏÍø are collaborating with Westside residents, businesses and non-profits to boost tourism on the Westside: ºÚÁÏÍø Tourism Business Igniter. The program with federal dollars helps local businesses develop a business, marketing and social media plan to attract tourists.
The Beverly Theater is branching out and launching a movie distribution company called Ink Films. On Friday, theater officials said film consultant Mike Plante as Head of Distribution for the company.
As robot technology and machine learning continue to develop, this advancement has increasingly entered Las Vegas valley resorts and eateries, dazzling guests and causing some unease for service industry workers.
The ºÚÁÏÍø Research Foundation approved an agreement with Gardner Nevada Tech Park Studios to oversee the development of a 34-acre media production and multi-use facility complex at the university’s Harry Reid Research & Technology Park in southwest Las Vegas, officials said this morning.
New film studios in the southwest Las Vegas valley have received a green light from ºÚÁÏÍø. The university announced that the ºÚÁÏÍø Research Foundation last week approved an agreement to develop a 34-acre media production complex at the Harry Reid Research & Technology Park.
ºÚÁÏÍø revealed new details about its planned movie studio complex on Tuesday. The ºÚÁÏÍø Research Foundation approved an agreement with Gardner Nevada Tech Park Studios to oversee the 34-acre development last week. Gardner will also work with Birtcher Development -- a real estate company that has been involved in other movie-related projects, such as the Academy of Television, Arts & Sciences headquarters and screening rooms in North Hollywood and the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood -- and The MBS Group,the largest studio operator and production services company in the world.
Construction on ºÚÁÏÍø’s large film and television studio project in southwest Las Vegas could begin as early as 2027, the university announced Tuesday. The ºÚÁÏÍø Research Foundation said the groundbreaking for the 34-acre Nevada Studios Campus at the Harry Reid Research and Technology Park could happen in 2027, but that is subject to the state’s film tax credit program being expanded in the next legislative session.