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by the numbers
$1 billion
Amount Samsung will receive after selling its printing business to Hewlett-Packard. The deal allows Samsung to source printers and continue to sell them in South Korea under its brand.
$26 billion
Amount Samsung has lost since the global recall of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone, according to financial data provider Factset. There are more than 70 reported cases of Note 7 devices overheating in the U.S.
$835,000
Amount Viacom, Hasbro, Mattel and Jumpstart will pay for using online tracking on children’s websites, according to New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s office. This is a common practice for targeted advertising, but it is illegal for websites intended for children under age 13.
65,692
Number of centenarians living in Japan, according to the welfare ministry. Some people are skeptical because in 2010, the oldest “living” man was found mummified in his family’s home after being dead for 32 years, and the oldest woman had not been seen in 20 years.
238
Miles the Chevrolet Bolt will be able to drive on a single charge, according to General Motors. The all-electric vehicle will compete with the Tesla Model 3, but the Bolt is expected to be released this year, almost a year before the Model 3.
6 percent
Share of U.S. jobs that will be performed by robots by 2021. According to a report by research and advisory firm Forrester, there will be major upgrades to artificial intelligence systems. The first jobs to be taken are predicted to be customerservice representatives, then truck and taxi drivers.
Allison Raskansky, vice president of business for SpeedVegas, poses with a selection of cars available to race at the 1.5-mile track that opened partially in April. The remainder opened this month. (Christopher DeVargas/staff)
Delivering a memorable experience puts businesses on fast-track to success Describe your business.
SPEEDVEGAS Address: 14200 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Phone: 702-874-8888 Website: speedvegas.com Hours of operation: 8 a.m.-10 p.m. daily Owned/operated by: Aaron Fessler In business since: 2008
SpeedVegas is a 100-acre speed complex featuring a multilevel welcome center, observation decks, café, meeting space, event center and Formula Oneinspired 1.5-mile racetrack. SpeedVegas offers exotic and muscle cars such as Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche, Audi, Ford Shelby Mustang, Corvette and more. What is your business philosophy?
It’s all about the customer and what memories they take away with them.
What’s the most important part of your job?
First, it is to create and deliver an experience that not only fulfills customers’ expectations but exceeds what they can even imagine. But that goes to waste if the world doesn’t know about it, so equally important is to communicate with worldwide visitors and hear our customers’ feedback.
What is the hardest part about doing business here in Las Vegas?
How do you think SpeedVegas will affect tourism?
There isn’t much of a downside, but I would say there is so much to do in Las Vegas that if a visitor is here only a short time, they have to pick and choose what they do.
Las Vegas is known for one-of-a-kind experiences. SpeedVegas offers visitors from around the world an experience they cannot have at home.
What is the best part about doing business here in Las Vegas?
What is the most popular car people like to drive at the track?
Each car has its own personality. From small details like stitching all the way up to power and speed, they all have unique features. We had a son and his father drive out from Los Angeles to fulfill the father’s lifelong dream to drive a Corvette. The son surprised his father with 10 laps in a Corvette Z06. When the father stepped out of the car, he had tears in his eyes. We also had a soldier visit from overseas. He thought he would never be able to drive a Lamborghini, and his wife bought him a package that had him driving five laps in a Gallardo LP550 and a Lamborghini Huracán.
There are so many great things about Las Vegas. There are all types of customers, from a son and his dad to a corporate outing with thousands of people. It is a seven-day, year-round, 24-hour place of energy; there is no place like Las Vegas. What obstacles has your business overcome?
We needed to find a place that was going to allow us to be the biggest, the best, the fastest and the most easily accessible. That was not an easy task. Until that was done, none of the other expected challenges of building a new project could even begin to come into play. We definitely found what we needed on Las Vegas Boulevard South with I-15 frontage. We are the first thing you see on arrival to Las Vegas from Southern California.