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Tony Hsieh Creating Alternative Las Vegas Universe

  • NPR, Friday, January 16, 2015 10 AM

Zappos.com founder Tony Hsieh has spent $350 million of his own money buying dozens of acres of property in the wasteland of North Vegas to create Containerland, his Downtown Project social experiment and urban renewal project. Much of it has been spent on shopping and entertainment venues; bringing in 60 tech startups; and funding small businesses ranging from a grocery store to art galleries in shipping containers. Does Hsieh's shoe fit Vegas?

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