Richard N. Velotta

Senior Business Reporter

Rick has been editing and writing about business for 19 years at the Sun and its business-to-business weekly, Vegas Inc. His specialties: tourism, gaming and aviation industries. His assignments have taken him to Tokyo, Beijing, Taipei, Macau and Singapore and he has visited all 50 states.

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Blog Post Archive

Bankruptcies shouldn't hurt McCarran: Friday, April 18, 2008; Officials at McCarran International Airport say they aren’t worried about being paid by the bankrupt airlines that packed up operations in a recent flurry of Chapter 11 filings.
Allegiant MD-80s already inspected: Thursday, April 10, 2008; You’ve heard all about the American Airlines flight cancellations that stranded thousands of passengers across the country, including McCarran International Airport.
Wyndham announces new Las Vegas resort: Tuesday, April 8, 2008; The world’s largest time-share company plans to build a fifth Las Vegas property near the Rio, the company has announced.
ATA bankruptcy disrupts travel to Hawaii; Southwest scrambling: Thursday, April 3, 2008; The announcement today that ATA Airlines has shut down after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection severs another conduit for passengers between Las Vegas and Honolulu.
Living wills via state Web site: Friday, March 21, 2008; Secretary of State Ross Miller told members of the Nevada Development Authority this week that his office would unveil a new Web site next week to store advanced health care directives of Nevadans who submit them.
Taxicab Authority gets new exec: Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008; Gordon Walker, a vice president for a government contractor on the Nevada Test Site, has been appointed administrator of the Nevada Taxicab Authority.
Acting administrator of taxicab authority resigns: Friday, Feb. 8, 2008