Business briefs: Harry Reid airport completes $71 million baggage upgrade
Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026 | 2 a.m.
Harry Reid International Airport has completed a $71 million upgrade of its baggage handling system, the Clark County Department of Aviation announced Friday.
The three-year project covered both terminals, the department said in a news release. In Terminal 1, the work included upgrades to eight baggage carousels, replacement of eight others, new conveyors and new carousel columns with LED screens. In Terminal 3, the project upgraded the computer hardware and software that control the baggage system.
The department said the project, largely funded by federal grants, finished on time and within budget.
“Modernizing our airport means investing in the infrastructure and technology that keep our operations running reliably and efficiently,” James Chrisley, the county’s director of aviation, stated in the release.
In February 2023, Sens. Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto, both D-Nev., announced $31 million in funding for the airport from the bipartisan infrastructure law’s Airport Terminal Program to modernize baggage systems in Terminals 1 and 3.
Ovation schedules grand opening for senior housing
Ovation Development Corp. will host a grand opening ceremony at 10 a.m. Monday at Heirloom at Torrey Pines, a 190-unit affordable senior housing community at 6540 W. Arby Ave. in Las Vegas, according to a media advisory.
The Las Vegas-based developer said the community, part of its Heirloom by Ovation affiliate, is its 19th for low- and fixed-income seniors. The company said apartments are open to seniors earning no more than 50% to 60% of area median income and that the community is nearly 70% occupied months after opening.
Expected to attend are Alan Molasky, Ovation’s founder and chairman; U.S. Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nev.; Clark County Commission Chair Michael Naft; Assemblymember Duy Nguyen, D-Las Vegas; and Adrienne Babbitt, deputy administrator of programs for the Nevada Housing Division, the advisory said.
Ovation says it is the largest private multifamily developer in the Las Vegas Valley and has built nearly 10,000 units.
Guy Fieri to sign tequila bottles Nov. 6
Celebrity chef Guy Fieri will meet fans, pose for photos and sign bottles of Santo Tequila from 5 to 6 p.m. Nov. 6 at Lee’s Discount Liquor, 4230 S. Rainbow Blvd., in Las Vegas.
Fieri, a UNLV alumnus and Emmy Award-winning chef who hosts “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” on Food Network, is promoting Santo Spirits, the brand he and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Sammy Hagar launched in 2019, according to a news release from the brand’s publicist.
The Santo lineup includes blanco, reposado and añejo tequilas, a 110-proof blanco and Mezquila, a tequila-mezcal blend.
Circa rooftop lounge to host bourbon, blues event
Bourbon & Blues returns from 1 to 4 p.m. Dec. 5 to Legacy Club, the rooftop lounge at Circa in downtown Las Vegas.
Guests can fill a complimentary Circa tasting glass at bourbon stations run by various distilleries, listen to live blues and sample Southern-inspired small plates, according to a news release from the resort.
Ticket information is available on Circa’s website. VIP tables are available by emailing [email protected].
The event falls during the National Finals Rodeo, which runs Dec. 3-12 at the Thomas & Mack Center. Circa, Golden Gate and the D Las Vegas also are hosting rodeo-week events, including nightly watch parties at the new Downtown Golden Saloon and autograph sessions with steer wrestlers at Circa’s sportsbook, the release said.