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The latest statistics underscore the looming public health problem that autism has become, and highlight the urgent need for research on causes and treatments, as well as better support services for families caring for autistic children. The CDC considers ASDs a significant public health concern, says Rice, and researchers across...
Jim Murren waited five years to welcome the world to CityCenter, the 18 million-sq.-ft., $8.5 billion resort complex that opened this week in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip. When he took over as CEO of MGM Mirage a year ago, he was a youthful 47. "I...
It fell to Murren to convince the bankers that the project was worth saving - but things had gotten so touchy that he had to ask Nevada's congressional delegation, led by Senate majority leader Harry Reid, to call the CEOs of MGM's banking partners to ask them to return...
Even that almost wasn't enough. The company owed a $200 million payment to CityCenter's contractor, Perini Construction. It was due on a Friday in March. Murren spent that day on a conference call with the company's banks, trying to persuade them to lend MGM the funds until...
But the question remains whether CityCenter will help spur a rebound in the city - the common wisdom in Las Vegas is that new supply creates demand - or the addition of more than 4,000 new hotel rooms will depress an already oversupplied market. Murren describes it as the "stimulus package...