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Soon after the 1990 opening of the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, Donald Trump owed $70 million to 253 contractors employing thousands of workers. The next year, when the casino collapsed into bankruptcy, those owed the most got only 33 cents in cash for each dollar earned, with promises of another 50 cents per dollar later. It took years to get the rest, assuming the companies survived long enough to collect. (Associated press file)
Somebody to lien on Experts share five steps Nevada contractors can take to help ensure they get paid By Dan Michalski | STAFF WRITER
Hillary Clinton joked at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner in New York: “I have deep respect for people like (Donald Trump campaign manager) Kellyanne Conway. She’s working day and night for Donald and because she’s a contractor, he’s probably not even going to pay her.” ¶ The line got a mild chuckle but touched on liens, Continued on page 11
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Number of cameras on new Tesla vehicles, a component to prepare them for fully autonomous driving. Tesla drivers will have to pay $8,000 for the software to get the driverless experience.
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Possible decrease in the amount of methane a cow produces when a specific species of red seaweed is introduced into its diet. Cattle are responsible for about 9 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions.