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Sexy Image Hurts Vegas as Companies Back Off

Sin City bad match for chastened America

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 7, 2009 6:00 PM CST

(Newser) – Las Vegas has spent years feasting on its naughty image, but Sin City is going hungry in hard times, BusinessWeek reports. Home prices are at half their 2006 peaks, and unemployment has hit a lofty 9.1%. Vegas is reminding businesses that it’s still... Read full story »

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