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Planning for more weddings Industry pros join forces to try to restore Las Vegas’ place atop the destination wish list By Julie Ann Formoso | STAFF WRITER
The women chatter about weddings over cups of coffee and a box of bagels. They squeal each time someone comes up with an exciting idea they can get behind, like eager moms determined to map out ceremonial details for their engaged children. ¶ But there’s no bride-to-be in the room to fuss over, no fiance to gush about and no wedding date for weddings, Continued on page 13
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Share of Americans 65 or older who were employed in 2015, up 12 percent from a decade ago.
Jobs that have been eliminated over the past two years in the U.S. oil and gas industry. Globally, employers have laid off more than 265,000 oil workers since prices started to drop in 2014.