. >> reporter: but for entrepreneurs like jason mendenhall, the city hasn't made it easy. >> i mean, if it wasn't a high- rise building or if it wasn't a casino, no one wanted to talk to you. banks didn't want to talk to you, no one wanted to talk to you. >> reporter: mendenhall is executive vice president of sink, a high-tech hub for data storage. its clients include the government, banks and fortune 500 companies. and you're actually expanding? >> we are. it will be one of the largest construction projects in the state of nevada. we're going to create over 3,000 construction jobs and hundreds of technical and operation jobs as we continue to grow. >> reporter: nevada now points to switch as the model of the kind of business it wants to attract. is it getting better? >> it is. and i think what's happened is the mindset of the people within the state has changed dramatically. >> reporter: at m.g.m., jim murren thinks a full recovery is still two years away, but after laying off 8,000 workers in the recession, m.g.m. is investing in its vegas hotels this year. >> we are utterly confid

. >> steelers runningback rashard mendenhall has a right knee injury. coach mike tomlin after the game said he's not expected to play in denver next sunday, and he could have a torn acl. mri tomorrow. for safety ryan clark, an unusual health situation. in 2007, when the steelers played in denver, the altitude caused a blood reaction for clark. he ultimately lost his spleen, gallbladder and 30 pounds. when the steelers returned to denver in 2009, clark did not play. a decision will be made in the next few days whether he'll play sunday on denver. chris kuper for the broncos is out for the year after suffering a fractured tibia against the chiefs sunday. finally, texans quarterback t.j. yates, from third stringer to starter, left shoulder injury, his non-throwing shoulder. he said after the game, as did coach gary kubiak, yates will play saturday against the bengals. >> bob: thanks as always. wednesday night on the nbc sports network, nfl turning point with dan patrick takes you inside the pivotal plays from week 17 and features record breaking saints qua

reed and roethlisberger played yesterday in cleveland on an ankle injury -- begins the season for mendenhallthe day after the regular nfl season always brings shakeups and changes for teams with losing records. the biggest shakeup comes from indianapolis. it raised more than a few eyebrows. the team vice-president and his son, the general manager, were fired. prior to season, the roster went to the playoffs for nine straight seasons. " whether indianapolis brings back peyton manning all false now to the team owner. the st. louis rams with the second worse record of the nfl clean house today. the rams won only 10 games in three years. st. louis struggled to a 2-14 record this season. the name of jeff fischer has surfaced as an early front- runner for st. louis. the tampa bay buccaneers also fired their head coach today. it finished the year 4-12 after they started with the 4-2 record that included wins over the new orleans saints and the atlanta falcons. the two division rivals that have earned a trip to the playoffs. this season, the buccaneers closed out with the 10-game losing streak and n

. >> mendenhall is executive vice president of switch, a high tech hub for data storage.include the government, banks and fortune 500 companies. >> you're actually expanding in. >> we are. it will be one of the largest construction projects in the state of nevada. we're going to create over 3,000 construction jobs and hundreds of technical and operation jobs as we continue to grow. >> nevada now points to switch as the model of the kind of business it wants to attract. >> is it getting better? >> it is. i think what's happened is the mind-set of the people within the state changed dramatically. >> at mgm, jim thinks a full recovery is still two years away. after laying off 8,000 workers in the recession, mgm is investing in the vegas hotels this year. >> we are we are utterly confident and putting our money where our mouth is. >> in sin city, they like their odds again. >> unbelievable. >> anthony mason, cbs news. las vegas. >>> quite a view. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," analysis of last night's republican debate, we'll get live reports from flor

. >> steelers runningback rashard mendenhall has a right knee injury. coach mike tomlin after the game said he's not expected to play in denver next sunday, and he could have a torn acl. mri tomorrow. for safety ryan clark, an unusual health situation. in 2007, when the steelers played in denver, the altitude caused a blood reaction for clark. he ultimately lost his spleen, gallbladder and 30 pounds. when the steelers returned to denver in 2009, clark did not play. a decision will be made in the next few days whether he'll play sunday on denver. chris kuper for the broncos is out for the year after suffering a fractured tibia against the chiefs sunday. finally, texans quarterback t.j. yates, from third stringer to starter, left shoulder injury, his non-throwing shoulder. he said after the game, as did coach gary kubiak, yates will play saturday against the bengals. >> bob: thanks as always. wednesday night on the nbc sports network, nfl turning point with dan patrick takes you inside the pivotal plays from week 17 and features record breaking saints qua

louis rams fire steve spagnolo tampa bay fires raheem morris rashard mendenhall has a torn acl torn alsont chicago sky trade for a better read w nba all-star cash. rip motet missed last night's game might be back for atlanta tomorrow night could not expect c.j. watson to be out there bad moment last night's victory. elbow bent backwards better today john lucas now the backup point guard until watson is ready. >> never know when your number will be called everything takes time just want to go in there take off where we left off. we have a lot of confidence. he can't shoot the ball that is the way is this if a guy gets hurt the next man has to step up. he can shoot so there will be ok the injury not as bad as it looked looked terrific the elbow is not meant to be bent that way. >> that is the news for the night had a good night. whee wheeeeeeeeeeeee! wheeeeeeeeeeee! whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee-he-he-heeeeee! whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee! pure adrenaline. whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee! everything you love about geico, now mobile. download the new geico app today. whee wheeeeeeeeeeee-he-he-heeeeee! livi