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Maybe it makes perfect sense that Steve Wynn would turn into the Mister Rogers of Las Vegas. Sitting in his new hotel in a red V-neck sweater and gray wool pants, Wynn, 63--famous for yelling at employees, taking up steer roping and accidentally shooting off his index finger in his office--is talking about building neighborhoods in his latest land of make-believe. Explaining that his hotel will be a mellow retreat, without the glitz and campy themes that have made him such a sensation in the past, Wynn breaks into a rendition of Bali Ha'ifrom South...
...anyone is allowed to morph this dramatically, it should be Steve Wynn. After all, Wynn turned a city that was a pit stop for male vice into an international family destination. Expectations that he was going to top his past extravaganzas were so huge that when he started construction on the lush, waterfall-laden, 140-ft. man-made mountain in front of his new hotel, the rumor in town was that he was building a ski resort on the Strip. But Wynn Las Vegas, which opened last week, exudes an anti-Vegas, almost Buddhist quietude. There's no theme...
...This is the most understated overstated hotel in the world," says Wynn. "It's held back just a touch." Even though it's ridiculous to describe a $2.7 billion, 2,716-room hotel with a man-made lake, massage tables in the suites and Wynn's huge signature on the top of the building as understated, in Vegas terms, he's right. There are low ceilings, short hallways and lots of nooks that make the place feel intimate and isolated. In a radical break from casino logic, there is natural sunlight everywhere, and all the restaurants and bars have outdoor...
...public relations chair, M. Elysia Baker ’07 as public service chair, Chaz M. Beasley ’08 as political action chair, Christina S. Wells ’08 as publications chair, Lori M. Adelman ’08 as alumni representative, and Jennifer N. Wynn ’06 as the incoming senior representative...
U.F.C.W. President William Wynn says that the ads mark the first time that a union has used a television character to help sell its views. Frustrated by his organization's inability to reach the public, Wynn thought that the humorous character of Mama would attract the right audience and be able to simplify complex issues. "We're going to go where the public is," says Wynn, "and that's in front of the television set. Every one can relate to Mama." MERGERS Two Healthy Get-Togethers...