Las Vegas Sun

April 18, 2024

FLASHPOINT for MAR 03, 2006

So will George Clooney be saying good night and good luck to Las Vegas, leaving behind a dream called Las Ramblas? One of his local partners, Jim Stuart, candidly said Thursday that he's not sure if the multi-billion venture will ever be built. During a "Face to Face" interview, Stuart and his partner, Ken Sullivan, said construction costs had doubled since the original $3.5 billion venture was proposed. Clooney loves Las Vegas, they insisted. I guess we will find out how much. On the same program, Panorama Tower developer Laurence Hallier expressed skepticism about condo projects working on the 61 acres downtown, despite the mayor's salesmanship. Location, he said, is still everything.

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