"Entertainment Capitol of the World"

"Fastest Growing City in the United States"

• $39.2 Million Visitors to Las Vegas in 2007.
• $10.9 Billion Gaming Revenue in Clark County.
• $35.6 Billion in Current Construction on the Las Vegas Strip due to be completed from 2009 to 2012.
• At Last Count there were 48 Cranes Operating on the Las Vegas Strip.
• There are over 31,000 New Rooms expected on the Las Vegas Strip by the end of 2012.
• The Average Cost for One Acre of Land on the Las Vegas Strip is $30 Million.
• It is Estimated that this New Construction will bring more than 100,000 New Jobs to Las Vegas.
• More than 6,800 people each month relocated to Las Vegas in 2007.
• Clark County growth from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006, was 29.2 %.
• Job Growth has been 7.5 % in the past year and 25.3 % in the past five years.
• In the past five years, 26,000 Jobs with an Economic Impact of $5.1 billion have been created in Southern Nevada according to the Nevada Development Authority.
• The 7,900-square mile Clark County School District is the Fifth Largest in the Nation, with nearly 300,000 Elementary and Secondary Students in 328 Schools, 12 of which opened in 2006.  In addition, there are more than 195 Private and Parochial Schools in the area.  Las Vegas area has Averaged One New School Per Month for the Last Ten Years.
• In February 2007, Inc. Magazine named Las Vegas “Hottest City in America” because of Job Growth and the area’s Business-Friendly Climate.
• Nevada will be the Nations most popular Senior Housing Market for the next 8 Years, according to a National Association of Homebuilders study.
• The Las Vegas area Population grew from 852,646 people in 1990 to 1,381,086 people in 2000 and to almost 2,000,000 in 2007.

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• History Timeline of Las Vegas
  • 1829
    • Sixty Spanish explorers, led by Antonio Armijo,  are the first Europeans to discover a lush area of natural springs just west of the Colorado River. They named the oasis Las Vegas, Spanish for "the meadows."
  • 1855
    • The first modern-era settlement is established by Mormon missionaries. This area, known today as Old Mormon State Park, becomes a haven for desert-worn travelers and trailblazers lured by the regions gold and silver.
  • 1864
    • Nevada becomes the 36th state in the Union; however Las Vegas is considered part of Arizona.
  • 1865
    • Octavius D. Gass builds a ranch, to become known as the Las Vegas Ranch, on the sight of the mission ruins.
  • 1867
    • The Las Vegas area becomes part of the state of Nevada.
  • 1905
    • The rails of the Union Pacific Railroad arrive in Las Vegas, and the railroad company auctions adjacent land fro further settlement. The City of Las Vegas is founded.
  • 1909
    • Las Vegas is named the county seat of Clark County. Clark county is named for Montana Senator William Clark, who purchased the Las Vegas Ranch in 1902.
  • 1911
    • Las Vegas officially becomes a city. The Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce is founded.
  • 1931
    • Construction begins on Hoover Dam. Governor Fred Balzar signs a bill that makes gambling permanently legal.
  • 1934
    • The Boulder Club unveils the first neon sign in Las Vegas, created by the Young Sign Company. The company would later build most of the city's colorful casino signs.
  • 1935
    • Hoover Dam is completed.
  • 1941
    • El Rancho Vegas becomes the first resort to open on what is to become the world-famous Las Vegas Strip.
  • 1946
    • Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel's Flamingo opens on New Year's Eve as the third resort on the strip.
  • 1951
    • Atom bomb testing begins at the new Nevada Test Site.
  • 1955
    • The Gaming Board is created to strengthen, control, and regulate gambling operations. The city's first high-rise resort, the nine-story Riviera Hotel opens.
  • 1957
    • The University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) is established.
  • 1959
    • The Las Vegas Convention Center is opened.
  • 1960
    • Las Vegas hosts its first championship boxing match. El Rancho Vegas is destroyed by fire.
  • 1964
    • The Beatles make their only Las Vegas appearance, performing 2 shows at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
  • 1967
    • Howard Hughes, now residing at the Desert Inn, purchases 6 hotel resorts and other properties totaling $300 million.
  • 1969
    • Elvis Presley opens at the International Hotel, now the Las Vegas Hilton.
  • 1973
    • Clark County's population exceeds 300,000. The MGM, now Bally's, opens as the largest hotel in the world with 2100 rooms.
  • 1977
    • Clark County's gaming revenues top $1 billion for the first time.
  • 1981
    • Las Vegas celebrates its 75th Anniversary.
  • 1989
    • The Mirage opens with 3049 rooms at a cost of $630 million.
  • 1990
    • The Excalibur opens with 4032 rooms as the world's largest resort. UNLV wins its first NCAA title.
  • 1993
    • Three new theme hotels open-the Luxor, Treasure Island, and the MGM Grand. With 5005 rooms, the MGM Grand is now the world's largest hotel.
  • 1995
    • Clark County's population exceeds 1 million. The Fremont Street Experience opens.
  • 1996
    • The New York-New York, Monte Carlo, Orleans, and Stratosphere hotels and casinos open. Stratosphere Tower is the tallest tower west of the Mississippi.
  • 1997
    • Las Vegas sets an international record for the number of hotel/motel rooms in one metropolitan area, with more than 101,000.
  • 1998
    • The Bellagio resort opens on the Las Vegas Strip.
  • 1999
    • The Venetian, Paris Las Vegas, and Mandalay Bay open.
  • 2000
    • Barbra Streisand celebrates the Millennium in concert at the MGM Grand.