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Las Vegas City Council Green Lights Mass Transit Proposal

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The Las Vegas City Council has approved a negotiating agreement with a company that wants to build a 19-mile light rail or other high capacity mass transit line along Charleston Boulevard, one of the main east-west arterials in the Las Vegas Valley.

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Update: Vegas Raiders Stadium Rent Control Deal

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Monday, Sheldon Adleson, a chief financial backer for the domed stadium to house the Oakland Raiders when/if the team moves to Las Vegas, withdrew his support for the project. The proposed lease agreement presented Monday would have the Raiders pay just $1 a year for 30 years to rent the 65,000 seat facility.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

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Raleigh, NC, Austin and Las Vegas topped our list of Fastest Growing Cities, while Ann Arbor, MI, Green Bay, WI and Bakersfield, CA were cited as Emerging Financial Centers. Chicago, Toronto, Los Angeles, Genesee County (NY) and Sioux City (IA) were the top five finishers in BF’s Food Processing Industry Leaders metro ranking.

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