Nevada

A major retail and tourist project in Las Vegas -- what some are calling the largest project in the world -- is stumbling amid the recession. Its developers and the city are unsure of its future.

April 10, 2009 - Reuters

With the gambling industry facing lower demand, commercial real estate is being hit hard in Las Vegas, where nearly $8 billion worth of real estate is in trouble.

April 5, 2009 - The Las Vegas Sun

Chartreuse and Associates, a sustainable eco-planning firm, has announced a new suburban development that they say is greener than green. The 14,000 sq ft single-family dwellings feature the latest in eco-gadgetry.

April 1, 2009 - Planetizen April 1st Edition

A magnetic levitation train link between Anaheim and Las Vegas has been on the table for 30 years. Now could be the time the project finally gets enough traction to go from idea to reality.

March 24, 2009 - Las Vegas Sun

This article looks at what the end of sprawl will mean for Las Vegas.

March 3, 2009 - Las Vegas Sun

The Las Vegas Weekly pulls together a panel of the city's leading urban thinkers to discuss the future of development in Las Vegas, now that the downturn has brought many projects to a standstill.

February 21, 2009 - Las Vegas Weekly

Canceled conventions are causing economic pain in Las Vegas.

February 17, 2009 - The New York Times

A Las Vegas hotel-condo project's height is nearly cut in half--not due to budget cuts, but faulty rebar installation. Experts are reportedly unable to recall "such a drastic midconstruction downscaling."

February 12, 2009 - The New York Times

Amid tough economic times, Las Vegas Mayor Oscar B. Goodman is pushing a broad redevelopment plan in the city's outdated downtown.

February 10, 2009 - The New York Times

The "New American Home" for 2009 debuted last week at the International Builders Symposium in Las Vegas. The 9,000 sq. ft. home features the most recent developments in energy efficiency.

January 26, 2009 - The Ground Floor

Mining towns in Lander County, NV are skipping the recession, thanks to a local economy based on gold.

January 2, 2009 - The New York Times

Las Vegas has always epitomized American excess. But with its water supply running out and its constant illumination warming the planet, it also represents the extent of our economic and ecological unsustainability.

December 29, 2008 - AlterNet

Residents of one Las Vegas community fear being evicted as an urban renewal project goes underway. According to this article, projects like this often hurt neighborhoods by destroying the social ties they once contained.

December 18, 2008 - Las Vegas Sun

Foreclosures are spreading across the country like a plague, and there's almost no place worse hit than Las Vegas.

December 9, 2008 - NPR

Warren Buffett, Google and others are investing heavily in geothermal energy development, spurred on by state incentives for renewables and higher gas prices.

November 7, 2008 - The Los Angeles Times

To keep its gaming rights which will in turn preserve its property value, The Queen of Hearts casino must open for eight hours every two years.

October 15, 2008 - Los Angeles Times

Las Vegas' Union Park is a LEED-certified development that sits on a revitalized brownfield, but with no shortage of Vegas' glitz. Can smart growth be as marketable as it is environmentally good?

October 14, 2008 - Next American City

An interview with Tom Skanke, president of a govt. public affairs company, about how he got involved in transportation issues and the unique challenges of moving people around in Las Vegas.

October 5, 2008 - In Business Las Vegas

Concentrating solar, or 'solar thermal', is an old technology getting an update as solar power spreads across the Southwest.

August 24, 2008 - The Christian Science Monitor

This column from Neal Peirce looks at the new megapolitan stronghold of the Intermountain West.

August 12, 2008 - Citiwire