Las Vegas Review-Journal

Mall hires consultant as tenants wail
Nepotism charge leveled against Neonopolis officials
 

By Chris Jones, Las Vegas Review-Journal

The owner of the Neonopolis shopping center has hired a leading international retail consultant to help turn around the struggling downtown mall. But even that move may not be enough to appease some tenants who have accused the center's operators of poor management, including one suggestion of nepotism between two key executives....

...The city of Las Vegas also holds a financial interest in the center after it paid approximately $32 million to build Neonopolis' underground parking garage. Mayor Oscar Goodman, who has been both supportive and critical of Neonopolis, also recently said he's not concerned by the Storm-Steves ties.

Instead, Goodman said he's encouraged by Prudential's hiring of Cincinnati-based retailing consultant Marketing Developments, which has been tasked with helping turn around the center.

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