VEGASINC.COM | FEBRUARY 8 - 14, 2014
Project Neon, the largest construction project in state history, is expected to improve the flow of traffic along the Spaghetti Bowl, where Interstate 15, U.S. Highway 95 and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard intersect. (STAFF FILE)
Project Neon crawling along Attorneys: State is dragging out property acquisition in construction project BY BRIAN SODOMA | SPECIAL TO VEGAS INC
It’s billed as the largest construction project in Nevada history. ¶ The $1.5 billion Project Neon involves road improvements along a 3.7-mile stretch of Interstate 15 to bring better access to downtown and the area’s medical district. ¶ Since it was announced in 2006, Project Neon also has become known for its eminent domain battles, as landowners affected by the proposed changes aim to get “just compensation” for their land under state eminent PROJECT NEON, CONTINUED ON PAGE 11
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Amount President Barack Obama says would be raised by a proposed one-time 14 percent tax on close to $2 trillion in foreign earnings by big U.S. companies.
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Las Vegas Sands Corp. earnings in 2014, up 23.2 percent from 2013.
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