CEG - Wed January 29, 2025
World of Concrete Hosts Thousands for 51st Annual Event
World of Concrete (WOC) kicked off 2025 with a gathering of 57,908 registered professionals from Jan. 19-22 in Las Vegas. Thousands of the latest tools, technologies and equipment were previewed throughout the expansive show floor inside and outside of the Las Vegas Convention Center....
Andy Gotlieb – CEG SENIOR EDITOR - Wed October 16, 2024
Tropicana Takedown … in 22 Seconds
The Tropicana Hotel stood, in some form or fashion, for 67 years, but it took just 22 seconds to level the famed casino's two 23-story hotel towers in Las Vegas on Oct. 9, although it required months of preparation since its April closure....
CEG - Thu October 03, 2024
Global Mining Industry Gathers at MINExpo 2024 in Vegas
Thousands of people involved with the global mining industry visited the Las Vegas Convention Center from Sept. 24-26 to attend the National Mining Association's MINExpo 2024, the once-every-four-years trade show....
Trojak Communications - Wed September 18, 2024
Iconic Hotel Being Demolished to Make Way for Baseball Stadium
A piece of Las Vegas history is disappearing from the city's "Just Off the Strip" landscape. The Tropicana Hotel complex, once a hub of Las Vegas betting and nightlife, is being systematically demolished to make way for a stadium that will house the city's newest professional sports franchise....
Brightline West - Wed May 01, 2024
Brightline Breaks Ground On $3B Vegas-to-California Rail
Brightline West officially broke ground on the high-speed rail system which will connect Las Vegas to Southern California. The 218-mi. system will be constructed in the middle of the I-15 and is based on Brightline's vision to connect city pairs that are too short to fly and too far to drive....
CEG - Wed February 07, 2024
Vegas Hosts World of Concrete 2024
World of Concrete recently concluded its 50th anniversary in Las Vegas. The 2024 edition, held Jan. 22 to 25, 2024, gathered nearly 60,000 registered professionals from various industry sectors for three days of exhibition and four days of education, a 23 percent increase from 2023....
CEG - Wed January 24, 2024
AED Gathers in Las Vegas for Annual Summit/CONDEX
The Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) convened for the group's annual summit/CONDEX at the Mirage in Las Vegas Jan. 16 to 18, 2024. In addition to networking, equipment dealers, manufacturers and service providers could attend seminars, fundraise and see what's new in the industry....
JLG - Thu November 30, 2023
JLG Opens Las Vegas Service Center
JLG Industries Inc. , an Oshkosh company and a global manufacturer of mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) and telehandlers, has opened a 30,000-sq.-ft. Las Vegas Service Center to service equipment rentals and owned machines in the western United States....
lvcva.com - Wed May 17, 2023
Hunt-Penta Begins $600M Vegas Convention Center Upgrade
Tourism and business leaders joined recently at the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) to kick off a $600 million renovation of the facility's legacy campus. The renovation will extend the contemporary design, architecture, and customer experience of the 1.4 million sq.- ft....
Dobbs Equipment - Thu April 13, 2023
Dobbs Equipment Raises Money for Construction Angels
Dobbs Equipment recently held its third Annual Golf Classic at Paiute Golf Resort in Las Vegas. Held during ConExpo, the event raised $120,000 for Construction Angels, an organization that aids families in need of financial assistance and supportive services to the surviving family members when a construction employee has lost his/her life in an on-the-job accident....
