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The Laborers of Local 872 wears the same colors of the Raiders.

LVSportsBiz’s Raiders Stadium Confidential: Skirmish Over Community Benefits Plan and More

August 16, 2017August 16, 2017 Alan Snel Aaron Ford, Ken Evans, Marc Badain, Steve Sisolak, Tommy White, Tony Marnell

By ALAN SNEL While the Raiders look for more parking spaces for their $1.9 billion subsidized Las Vegas stadium

Tommy White, Local 872 business manager and secretary-treasurer, addresses union members at a Raiders stadium rally at Craig Ranch Regional Park in North Las Vegas Sunday. Photo Credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com

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Union Construction Workers Celebrate Their Love For Raiders — and the Subsidized Stadium

August 13, 2017August 13, 2017 Alan Snel Sheldon Adelson, Steve Sisolak, Tommy White

By ALAN SNEL From afar, the scene at Craig Ranch Regional Park off a six-lane suburban road appeared to

Dan O'Shea, director of labor relations for the Nevada Contractors Association (left) and Peter Guzman, president of Latin Chamber of Commerce Nevada, say training businesses to apply for construction work will help in the long-run.

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Contractor Groups Team Up In Unprecedented Move To Train Local Businesses To Bid For Raiders Stadium Project

August 7, 2017August 7, 2017 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL This time, small businesses and minority contractors in Las Vegas will be ready to compete for the

State Senator Tick Segerblom predicts marijuana will be able to be consumed one day at the Raiders stadium.

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Marijuana Proponent State Sen. Segerblom Predicts Black and Silver Haze at Raiders Stadium in Las Vegas in 2020

July 21, 2017July 21, 2017 Alan Snel Sheldon Adelson, Tick Segerblom

By ALAN SNEL Casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson will probably be ticked off when he hears about this, but State Sen.

Homeless encampment on Raiders stadium site off Dean Martin Drive in Las Vegas.

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Homeless Encampments Appearing On Raiders Stadium Site In Las Vegas

July 18, 2017 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL Customer Chris Kunkel was at Budget Scooter Parts in an industrial building across the street from the

Local 872 packs Raiders stadium board meeting today at county government center.

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Union Members Pack Raiders Stadium Board Meeting to Hear Community Benefits Plan in Las Vegas

July 13, 2017July 14, 2017 Alan Snel Steve Hill, Steve Sisolak

By ALAN SNEL A feisty crowd came to the Raiders stadium authority board meeting Thursday afternoon to hear the latest

Las Vegas Events President Pat Christenson said Las Vegas can compete for hosting major sports events and concerts when the new Raiders stadium opens in 2020.

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Las Vegas Events Chief Christenson Says New Raiders Stadium Puts Las Vegas in Hunt for Major Events

July 5, 2017July 7, 2017 Alan Snel Pat Christenson

By ALAN SNEL It would be a good stadium subsidy debate to see Las Vegas Events President Pat Christenson and

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Raiders Hire Denver-based ICON Firm as their ‘Owner’s Advocate’ for Las Vegas Stadium Project

June 28, 2017January 31, 2019 Alan Snel

The Raiders have hired ICON Venue Group out of Denver to monitor their Las Vegas stadium construction project and to

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State Law Did Not Require Minority Contract Goals for Raiders Stadium

June 27, 2017June 27, 2017 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL Jo Cato used to work as a Raiders cheerleader years ago. But now, the financial stakes are

Stadium board member Ken Evans, president of the Urban Chamber of Commerce, wants diversity and inclusion in the companies that are awarded work jobs for the Raiders' $1.9 billion stadium project.

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Raiders Stadium Board Member Wants ‘Diversity and Inclusion’ in the Companies Awarded Contracts to Build Stadium

June 22, 2017June 26, 2017 Alan Snel Ken Evans

By ALAN SNEL It’s not often a stadium authority board member leaves his seat on the dais and addresses his

July 5, 2021

Alan Snel, veteran journalist and LVSportsBiz.com publisher. ASnel@LVSportsBiz.com.

LVSPORTSBIZ.COM, launched June 2017: We are a digital magazine providing market-leading news, intelligence, enterprise and breaking news on Las Vegas’ sports/stadium industry. Our stories are quoted nationally and we set the sportsbiz news agenda in Las Vegas. Publisher Alan Snel has reported on the business of sports and stadiums in Denver, South Florida, New York, Seattle and Tampa besides Las Vegas and is considered a national authority on the topic.

Click here for Alan’s recent appearance on KNPR radio in Las Vegas.

BRIEFS

The Thrill is back: The pro women’s volleyball team, the Thrill, was out of business last year but a press release says the Thrill has a new local owner and a new coach and details will be reveled at a Monday presser. The Las Vegas Thrill of Major League Volleyball used to play at the Lee Family Forum in Henderson.

Union deal at Allegiant Stadium: The Culinary Union announces tentative agreement on union contract reached with Oak View Group for 730+ cooks, servers, bartenders, & concessions workers at Raiders-run Allegiant Stadium.

F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, Sphere extend deal: F1, Sphere announces new five-year agreement that extends their partnership through 2030, with Las Vegas Grand Prix utilizing Sphere’s exterior campus each year during race week.

The F1 track as it nears the Sphere. Photo credit: Hugh Byrne/LVSportsBiz.com

UNLV’s sports conference — the Mountain West — has a new slogan and “refreshed brand identity.” Built Bold is the “new defining tagline.”

LVSportsBiz.com coverage of Athletics stadium project on Strip in Las Vegas.

A’s owner John Fisher in Las Vegas

New A’s team president Marc Badain

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LVCVA spends $8.25 million on A’s sponsorship

Big League Sports With Small Town Politics

Man of Many Hats

Athletics’ long, strange journey for new ballpark

How Deal Was Made For A’s Ballpark On Strip

May 24, 2021

LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel is a nationally-known bicycle rights leader and bicycle travel writer.

Alan focuses on reducing road violence and has asked government to enforce road safety laws, design better roads for bicyclists and walkers not just motorists, educate drivers, install more penalties for reckless motorists and lower speed limits.

Here are Alan’s travel story samples, literary adventures based on Alan’s expansive and curious approach to reporting sports-business news and a bicycle life:

Let’s Pedal Zion National Park

Bicycling Bristlecone Trail At 9,000 Feet

Biking magical Seattle and the Northwest

Bicycling the Tour de Stadiums of Las Vegas

Las Vegas bicyclist struck by bullet during memorial ride

Incomparable Grand Canyon by bike

LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel has also written two books: Long Road Back To Las Vegas and Bicycle Man. Purchase Long Road Back To Las Vegas on Amazon and contact Alan to buy Bicycle Man at asnel@LVSportsBiz.com.