Las Vegas Business News

Culinary members set to strike for better conditions at Las Vegas hotel on Friday

Ted Pappageorge, center, secretary-treasurer for the Culinary Workers Union, Local 226, and union members chant in solidarity with striking workers in Detroit during a break in contract negotiations between the union and Caesars Entertainment at the Horseshoe Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. With Pappageorge, from left, Leain Vashon, a bell captain at Paris Las Vegas, Diana Valles, president of Local 226, and Maria Espino, porter at Caesars Palace and Jennifer Black, guest room attendant at Flamingo. Terry Greenwald, secretary-treasurer of Bartenders Union, Local 165, is seated at right. While workers were able to secure favorable contracts with many Las Vegas Strip casino hotels last year, members on Friday are set to strike at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, where employees have been working without a contract since the agreement expired last year.

Hundreds of Las Vegas hospitality workers are scheduled to participate in the Culinary Union's first official strike in more than two decades, as the organization continues to negotiate with ...

Former Las Vegas casino executive to be sentenced in bookmaking money laundering case

Resorts World Las Vegas President Scott Sibella looks over elephant statues during the North American Elephant Parade kick-off at Resorts World Las Vegas Wednesday, May 25, 2022.

A former top executive for major Las Vegas casinos was set to appear before a federal judge Wednesday after admitting he allowed an illegal bookmaker to gamble millions of ...

Median price for Las Vegas homes up 10 percent over a year ago

This file photo from February 2016 shows a Las Vegas home for sale.

The median sale price of local condos and townhomes reached an all-time high of $290,000 last month, up nearly 8% from April 2023. That’s an increase of several thousand dollars from the previous record set in ...

HUD acting secretary praises Las Vegas, Clark County for housing programs

Acting Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Adrianne Todman speaks during a hearing of the House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Washington.

Affordable housing has been a focal point for President Joe Biden and his administration, with HUD instituting various programs to increase the number of new units built across the nation. But Todman, who has been in her position since March 22, said it’s not ...

Optimism low but resiliency high among entrepreneurs in Las Vegas

Lovely Mempin, co-owner and creative director of Evergreen Coffee, poses for a photo at the shop’s Henderson location Friday, April 26, 2024.

Evergreen Coffee opened its doors in Henderson almost two years ago, hoping to restore some of the community and neighborhood connections that had been lost during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was slow ...

The Notes: Philanthropy, May 6, 2024

In the Notes: Dignity Health-St. Rose Dominican, Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, Supreme Court of Nevada Law Library, Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority and more ...

Study links sports betting with binge drinking

Friends discuss their bets in the restaurant at the Meadowlands Racetrack, which houses FanDuel Sportsbook, a legal sports-betting venue, in East Rutherford, N.J., Sept. 9, 2018. On several Saturdays in September, there were hourslong lines outside the sports book. Some people couldn’t even place bets before game time. So the sports book expanded, moving upstairs and taking up the second floor. Turns out New Jersey really enjoys sports betting.

A new study shows that sports bettors are more likely to binge drink than individuals who are not gambling at all or who are gambling in another way. The study from UNLV and the University of ...

Financial literacy class sets teens on path to succeed in life

Financial literacy teacher Richard Shipin poses for a photo at Delta Academy in North Las Vegas Wednesday, April 17, 2024.

Richard Shipin, who teaches a financial literacy class at the Delta Academy, said it’s critical to instruct students about what’s ahead in life. Financial literacy, he says, is learning how ...

Why money burns a hole in your pocket and how to build financial resilience

How "banked" are you?

When my kids were little, we would occasionally give them a few dollars as a reward. They would put the money in their pocket, then take it out and stare at it, then put it back into the pocket, and repeat. They clutched the money so tight for so long, it became a crumpled paper ball. They imagined the candies and toys they could buy and couldn’t wait to spend the money.

The Notes: Philanthropy, April 29, 2024

In the Notes: Caridad, Three Square Food Bank, Shade Tree, Check City, Special Olympics Nevada, Boyd Gaming and more ...

Last hurrah on TikTok? City of Las Vegas weighs impact of potential ban

This screenshot from the city of Las Vegas’ TikTok account shows a sampling of some of the many TikTok videos the city has posted on its account. With TikTok’s future in the United States now in jeopardy, city officials say they’re taking a wait-and-see approach to using the social media site.

When you open the social media application TikTok and type in “Las Vegas,” you’ll get several videos — the brightly lit Sphere, local businesswoman Alexandra ...

Kroger, Albertsons — still hoping to merge — agree to sell more stores to satisfy regulators

An Albertsons supermarket is shown in a Mountain View, Calif., file photo from May 30, 2006.

Supermarket chains Kroger and Albertsons said Monday they will sell more of their stores in an effort to quell the federal government’s concerns about their proposed merger. The companies now plan to ...

Rate changes are looming: Follow long-term game plan for winning capital decisions

While basketball fans everywhere are following NBA schedules, business owners are tracking the 2024 Fed meeting schedule.

Merger will help streamline Nevada's cannabis industry

Merger will help streamline Nevada's cannabis industry

A new partnership is seeking to iron out wrinkles in Nevada’s cannabis supply chain. Blackbird, a cannabis distribution company, was recently acquired by cannabis ...

The Notes: Philanthropy, April 22, 2024

In the Notes: Communities In Schools of Nevada, Nevada Gold Mines, GiGi’s Playhouse, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Las Vegas, Just One Project and more ...