Las Vegas is one city with two faces. One face is for tourists the dazzling lights and glittering resorts where more than 35 million pleasure-seeking tourists wager millions of dollars every year. The other face is a southwestern metropolitan area that is home to 1.4 million people a place with schools, parks, grocery stores, and quiet neighborhoods populated by people from every state in the union.
Of the FORTUNE 500 firms, these 5 have their headquarters in Las Vegas,
Caesar's Ent (merged with Harrah's) MGM Mirage (merged with Mandalay) Sierra Pacific Resources Boyd Gaming Southwest Gas Nellis Air Force Base Nevada Development Authority Nevada Small Business Development The thriving economy is based on tourism and gaming, light manufacturing, banking, and other commercial interests. The lack of any state individual or corporate income tax and very simple incorporation requirements have encouraged businesses. Nevada is growing at a faster rate than any other state. Every hour 24 hours, 365 days a year, another two acres of Las Vegas land are developed for commercial or residential use. Two phone books are printed every year to keep with up all the new residents and businesses.
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