Rebel Fans Send Team Off To Oklahoma City

March 15, 2010
UNLV FANS ARE INVITED TO SEND TEAM OFF TO OKLAHOMA CITY

Runnin' Rebels' bus to airport will leave from the Thomas & Mack Center parking lot at approximately 11:45 a.m. Tuesday

LAS VEGAS - The UNLV Athletics Department has invited fans to come to the Thomas & Mack Center's Parking Lot on Tuesday, March 16, to send off the men's basketball team to the NCAA Tournament. The Runnin' Rebels' bus is scheduled to depart the arena at approximately 11:45 a.m. UNLV is the No. 8 seed in the Midwest Region and will face No. 9 seed Northern Iowa on Thursday at 4:10 p.m. PDT on CBS.

Hard Rock Executive Dies

By ARNOLD M. KNIGHTLYLAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

The top executive of the Hard Rock Hotel died this morning, the hotel and state's top gaming regulator confirmed this afternoon.

A person was found dead of a gunshot wound this morning inside the home of Hard Rock Hotel President and Chief Operating Officer Randy Kwasniewski, Metro Lt. George Castro told the Associated Press.

Gaming Control Board Chairman Dennis Neilander said this afternoon he was notified by attorneys for Hard Rock's owners, Morgans Hotel Group, that Kwasniewski had died.

The Hard Rock Hotel issued a statement this afternoon stating, "We are extremely saddened by the loss of Randy, and our hearts and prayers go out to the family. We do not know any further details at this time."

Metropolitan Police public information officer Bill Cassell said police responded to a call at a residence in the northwest part of the valley around 9:50 a.m., but would not verify the call came from Kwasniewski's residence.

The call said an individual had possibly suffered a gunshot wound. A deceased individual was found upon the police's arrival.

"This individual did suffer from an apparent gunshot would and our investigation is ongoing," Cassell said.

The Clark County Coroner's office said at 1 p.m. they had no knowledge of a fatality at the residence.

Kwasniewski has been in his current position at the Hard Rock Hotel since New York-based boutique hotel operator Morgans Hotel Group bought the resort in February 2007.

He had been overseeing a $750 million expansion that added two new hotel towers, additional casino space and a larger concert hall to the property.

Kwasniewski was vice president of operations of the Hard Rock Hotel from January 2004 until May 2005 for previous owner Peter Morton. He also spent time as an executive for Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide and Starwood Capital Group.

Nevada Jobless Rate at 13%

Seasonal job losses across Nevada slackened considerably in January, helping the state's unemployment stay steady at 13 percent.

Nevada employers cut 25,300 jobs from December to January, far less than the 40,300 jobs they cut in the same period a year earlier, according to new statistics from the state Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.

Those latest cuts are just 450 more than the average decline from December to January in the last decade.

In Las Vegas, the unemployment rate jumped more noticeably, rising from 13.1 percent in December to 13.8 percent in January. That January total nearly matches the market's jobless record of 13.9 percent, set in September.

Most of the job cuts came from seasonal personnel patterns. Retail employment fell by 4,600 jobs from December to January, as stores eliminated temporary holiday positions. That was the shallowest cut in the last 10 years, though the smaller cuts came because retailers hired fewer seasonal workers in the first place.

State government fell by 5,100 jobs due to a break between university semesters. The construction sector, which usually dwindles during January because of winter weather, was off by 3,200 jobs.


For more details from the LVRJ, go to the link below:
http://www.lvrj.com/news/nevada-s-jobless-rate-remains-at-13-percent-86855522.html