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SARATOGA SPRINGS — Bids are in, presentations have been made and firms seeking Aqueduct Race Track’s gaming contract expect the state to select an operator by early September.

Montecito Cos. is retooling its business model amid a market downturn. The Las Vegas-based company, a commercial real estate power player, is responsible for more than $2 billion in development ranging from office parks and shopping centers to homes and hotels.

Rising unemployment and diminished demand placed downward pressure on Southern Nevada’s apartment market in the second quarter, pushing occupancy rates to a record low 90.5 percent, Applied Analysis, a Las Vegas business advisory firm, reported.

There’s a story this so-called art critic enjoys sharing with anyone who knows Jerry Misko, famed for his abstract paintings of neon signs. A few weeks ago, as he was giving a tour of his lovely two-story loft in the southwest corner of the valley, we encountered, lying on the floor, what must have been a 10-foot length of plastic tubing, a U.S. flag snarled around one end of it.

There’s a story this so-called art critic enjoys sharing with anyone who knows Jerry Misko, famed for his abstract paintings of neon signs. A few weeks ago, as he was giving a tour of his lovely two-story loft in the southwest corner of the valley, we encountered, lying on the floor, what must have been a 10-foot length of plastic tubing, a U.S. flag snarled around one end of it.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Bids are in, presentations have been made and firms seeking Aqueduct Race Track’s gaming contract expect the state to select an operator by early September.