Las Vegas Business News

Las Vegas poet's narrative: Refuse the fog of Alzheimer’s

Nancy Nelson, left, who was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s in 2013, poses with Kat Hartley in a room where they record their “dangle & dot” podcasts Tuesday, March 31, 2026.

When most people think of Alzheimer’s disease, they picture someone lost in a fog of progressive memory loss — constantly confused, declining steadily and eventually dependent on others for every aspect of daily life.

Claw World expands into Chinatown to offer Vegas vibe with no gamble

Pokemon Pikachu plush toys are shown inside a machine at The Claw arcade, 4850 W. Flamingo Rd., Thursday, June 12, 2025.

For many, Las Vegas conjures a familiar image: vast casino floors awash in neon light, alive with the clatter of chips, the electronic din of slot machines and the roar of the crowd.

As federal funding fails, a vital LGBTQ+ health hub fights back

Leana Ramirez, chief health care officer of The LGBTQ+ Center, smiles after making a sock puppet during a national public health week event at The LGBTQ+ Center of Las Vegas, downtown, Monday, April 6, 2026.

As Southern Nevada continues to build out its health care infrastructure, Leana Ramirez is doing that work from the ground up — in the heart of downtown, serving one of the city’s most vulnerable populations.

Nevada lawmakers push for US crackdown on $466M retail crime wave

A man walks across the parking lot at the TA Travel Center on northeast corner of Dean Martin Drive and Blue Diamond Road Wednesday, May 7, 2025.

U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., was browsing the cosmetics section of a Las Vegas-area Walgreens when she watched a man stuff the store’s entire supply of eyelash extensions into a bag and bolt out the door ...

Mobile medical teams make progress with unhoused Nevadans by meeting them where they are

Cassius Lockett, right, district health officer for the Southern Nevada Health District, speaks with Jessica Johnson, health education supervisor, before the 2026 State of Public Health meeting at the health district Tuesday, April 7, 2026.

The Southern Nevada Health District launched its Street Medicine program in November with a straightforward mission: Bring health care and essential resources ...

Top Tech Awards 2026 Nominations now open

Top Tech Awards 2026 Nominations now open

Nominate tech professionals driving innovation across Southern Nevada through June 12

Home prices down slightly from last year in Southern Nevada

A for-sale sign stands in front of a home in an east Las Vegas neighborhood near Charleston and Nellis boulevards.

The sales price of properties in Southern Nevada dipped slightly from a year ago while the number of properties available for sale continued to grow last month ...

How the Iran war is already further driving up Las Vegas travel costs

A United Airlines passenger jet taxis to a gate after landing at Harry Reid International Airport Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. United announced in April 2026 it would raise its bag fees by $10 as the price of jet fuel was rising due to the war in Iran.

As the war in Iran continues, its economic shockwaves are already being felt in Nevada — most visibly through rising fuel costs that could ripple through ...

Housing affordability tied to developable land in Southern Nevada

Tina Frias (Wade Vandervort / Staff)

Tina Frias has spent nearly two decades in leadership roles throughout Southern Nevada. She currently serves as CEO of the Southern Nevada Home Builders Association, where she leads ...

El bingo de los pueblos pequeños se une a la tecnología de vanguardia, transformando el panorama de los juegos benéficos

A look at Circus Circus Hotel and Casino’s new Bingo Room Friday Feb. 20, 2026.

Cuando Light & Wonder adquirió los activos de juegos benéficos de Grover Gaming el año pasado, el gigante del juego de Las Vegas no buscaba premios mayores, sino salas de bingo.

Digital shift reshapes charitable gaming

A look at Circus Circus Hotel and Casino’s new Bingo Room Friday Feb. 20, 2026.

When Light & Wonder acquired Grover Gaming’s charitable gaming assets last year, the Las Vegas gaming giant wasn’t chasing jackpots—it was chasing bingo halls.

People on the Move: April 6, 2026

In the Notes: Anthony Molloy, Nevada Restaurant Association, Stephanie Garcia-Vause, Pizza Hut Foundation and more ...

Road closures, parking fees continue to exact toll on downtown Las Vegas businesses

A view of a pay-for-parking sign in the Arts District Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025.

Construction projects and new parking fees in downtown Las Vegas are slowly strangling traffic to local businesses — and some haven’t survived. The latest casualty: the Arts District location of Dig It! Coffee Co. ...

NCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of the Final Four

UConn guard Braylon Mullins (24) scores the winning basket during the second half against Duke in the Elite Eight of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 29, 2026, in Washington.

The UConn Huskies have already clinched their place in the legacy of the 2026 NCAA Tournament. ...

Front desk workers at Park MGM ratify first union contract

An exterior view of the Park Theater at Park MGM Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020.

Front desk workers at Park MGM unanimously ratified their first collective bargaining agreement with a two-year contract covering 82 employees, Teamsters Local 986 said in a news release.

How the 5Cs of credit help Nevada small businesses access capital

Looking for capital for your Nevada small business? You’re not alone.

Las Vegas initiative supports trafficking survivors’ path to independence

Veronica Anzorena founder of nonprofit Hope Co., which provides supplemental work and income for victims of trafficking, Thursday March 12, 2026.

While law enforcement focuses on getting people, mostly women, out of the cycle of human trafficking, Anzorena said Hope Co. is about supporting survivors’ transition into ...

Las Vegas vet's shop connects with customers through TikTok program

Andrew Lynam, owner of Custom Jacks, poses at his business Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Henderson. Lynam recently traveled to Washington, D.C. after being selected as one of nine entrepreneurs nationwide to complete a competitive business accelerator designed to help veteran-owned companies grow.

Since opening in 2019, Custom Jacks has grown from producing 10 to 15 flags a month to anywhere between 300 and 400 flags, with product placement in Scheels and ...

Objetivo patriótico del programa: impulsar las empresas de los veteranos

Andrew Lynam, owner of Custom Jacks, poses at his business Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Henderson. Lynam recently traveled to Washington, D.C. after being selected as one of nine entrepreneurs nationwide to complete a competitive business accelerator designed to help veteran-owned companies grow.

Custom Jacks, un taller de carpintería con sede en Las Vegas que se especializa en banderas estadounidenses onduladas en 3D, utiliza la misma plantilla para cada uno de sus productos: las clásicas barras y estrellas en un lado, una borla dorada o un desgarro visual en el centro, y un segundo motivo de amor del comprador en el lado derecho —como su rama de las fuerzas armadas, su equipo deportivo favorito o su estado natal—.

La terapia de entrenamiento cerebral gana terreno con una nueva clínica en Henderson

Robyn Rohde, a clinical mental health counselor-intern, displays EEG sensors in a treatment room at the Integrative Wellness Clinic of Nevada’s new Henderson location on Water Street Friday, March 13, 2026. Integrative Wellness is a mental health provider specializing in neurofeedback.

Jillian Wendelin, terapeuta titulada, sabe de primera mano lo que es pasar por dificultades.