Magazine lauds company’s growth
Just Like Sugar Inc. has made tremendous strides since its founding in 2003, and company officials look to an even sweeter future as its product line grows.

The local company received national recognition after placing sixth out of 500 on Inc. magazine's ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in the country, a list that was published this month. [Read Full Article]

Henderson business briefs
The Henderson Chamber of Commerce will host its monthly mixer from 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 25 at Vita Bella by Toll Brothers' Island Escape, 17 Via di Vita, near Montelago Boulevard in Lake Las Vegas.

Mikel's Fine Art Photography has been selected for the 2008 Best of Henderson Award in the Portrait Photographers category by the U.S. Local Business Association.

Colleen's Classic Consignment has opened a new store at Warm Springs and Marks Street in the Sears Shopping Center. The Bank of George has begun building its new Henderson Regional Branch at St. Rose Parkway and Seven Hills Drive. The branch is scheduled to be ready for occupancy in April.

Jeff Coulson was named executive vice president and chief financial officer of SouthwestUSA Corp. Mary Beth Pierce was named vice president and corporate secretary. [Read Full Article]

CityCenter still on track
CityCenter is still on schedule for a December 2009 opening and will be able to secure $3 billion in bank financing -- the final piece of the puzzle -- by Sept. 30, executives say. MGM Mirage so far has commitments for more than $2 billion of that package, MGM Mirage Chief Financial Officer Dan D'Arrigo said today. [Read Full Article]

CityCenter announces new retailers
CityCenter recently revealed several retailers and dining establishments planned for its 500,000-square-foot retail space known as The Crystals.

Scheduled to open late next year, the entertainment and dining district will feature Louis Vuitton, Tiffany & Co and Ermenegildo Zegna, among other retailers. The Crystals also will feature two new dining concepts from chef Wolfgang Puck, as well as a sushi bar. [Read Full Article]

Station Casinos banking on biggest being best
At a time when businesses across the country are cutting back in the face of economic turmoil, the brothers at the helm of Station Casinos are accelerating plans for an enormous Las Vegas resort larger than CityCenter.

Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta, who took their company private last year with help from private equity giant Colony Capital, said in an interview Tuesday that they are going forward with plans to redevelop the site of the Wild Wild West motel and casino on Tropicana Avenue and Interstate 15. [Read Full Article]

Clean energy summit at UNLV should add great momentum to renewables effort
Nevada is moving on renewable energy like a car whose gear is in drive but whose gas pedal is not being pushed. The potential is hardly being tapped.

Even at its current pace, though, the state has two sizable solar projects in operation and more are being planned.

Also, a 130,000-square-foot plant for manufacturing components for solar thermal power systems was opened last month in Las Vegas by Ausra Inc. And 15 geothermal plants are operating in Nevada, with 40 more in development stages. [Read Full Article]

Degree by degree, their dreams fulfilled
Their father works at the Luxor, in the kitchen, their mother at a laundry cleaning hotel linens. Neither parent had more than a grade school education.

Yet in May, carried by their dreams and ambitions, Maria Elizabeth Parra-Hernandez and Maria Luisa Parra-Sandoval became the first members of their family to finish college. [Read Full Article]

UNLV announces 2008-09 performing arts season
Break out your Blackberries, iPhones and datebooks: The Performing Arts Center at UNLV, announced its 2008-2009 season today, with presentations in the Charles Vanda Master Series, New York Stage & Beyond Series, and UNLV Classical Guitar Series and a holiday performance of David Benoit’s "A Charlie Brown Christmas." [Read Full Article]