Las Vegas Business News

F1's Las Vegas Grand Prix success exposes need for improvements

A Red Bull Racing driver passes the Sphere during the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025.

The third running of the Formula One race drew a record-breaking 1.5 million American television viewers, a 68% increase over last year’s race, according to ESPN.

10 December 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

Cox expanding fiber network to southern Clark County

Cox Communications work vehicles are photographed in a residential neighborhood in Laughlin.

Cox Communications will bring high-speed fiber internet service to Laughlin and Cal-Nev-Ari, connecting two southern Clark County communities through an $8.1 million infrastructure investment, officials said today.

9 December 2025
By VEGAS INC Staff

Report: Las Vegas home prices hit record high

Homes are pictured in this 2016 overview of the Las Vegas Valley.

Despite the record prices, market indicators suggest growing opportunities for buyers, said George Kypreos, president of Las Vegas Realtors in a statement.

9 December 2025
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

People on the Move: Dec. 8, 2025

In the Notes: Nevada Realtors, Ronn Nicolli, Nevada Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence, Las Vegas Grand Prix and more ...

8 December 2025
By VEGAS INC Staff

Las Vegas-based lender helps entrepreneurs beyond bank account

Michelle Zamora, owner of The Essential Element, poses for a photo, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025.

Michelle Zamora discovered the power of artisanal teas, sound therapy, lymphatic drainage and other wellness modalities during her own journey to disconnect from stressors. Now, she’s bringing those tools to Las Vegas through The Essential Element ...

8 December 2025
By Katie Ann McCarver

Una prestamista ayuda a los emprendedores más allá de la cuenta bancaria

Michelle Zamora, owner of The Essential Element, poses for a photo, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025.

Michelle Zamora descubrió el poder de los tés artesanales, la terapia de sonido, el drenaje linfático y otras modalidades de bienestar durante su propio viaje para desconectarse de los factores estresantes.

8 December 2025
By Katie Ann McCarver

Las Vegas airport workers hold 24-hour strike

Members of the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 picket at Harry Reid International Airport Dec. 5, 2025.

Culinary members picketed near the Terminal 3 passenger drop-off lane, passing out leaflets to travelers encouraging them to eat at other airport locations.

5 December 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

Forty years on, NFR remains a tourism powerhouse in Las Vegas

Will Lummus of Mississippi makes a victory lap after competing in the steer wrestling event during the 2018 National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center.

The 10-day event kicks off its 40th year in Southern Nevada today, boasting 379 consecutive sellouts dating to 1987 and delivering a boost to the typically slow December tourism season …

4 December 2025
By Ray Brewer

NoMad Las Vegas to become the Reserve at Park MGM

A cabana at NoMad Hotel

The NoMad Las Vegas will shed its name later this month as MGM Resorts International rebrands the boutique hotel as the Reserve at Park MGM, the company announced this morning.

1 December 2025
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Los promotores económicos unen fuerzas: ‘Nos centramos en que Nevada salga ganando’

Danielle Casey, left, incoming president/CEO of the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance (LVGEA), speaks with Laurie Perdue, LVGEA board chair, during the Las Vegas Perspective at Aria Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. The 45th annual event was hosted by LVGEA in partnership with its Perspective Council sponsors.

Dos potencias del panorama del desarrollo económico de Nevada están uniendo fuerzas para poner en marcha la Asociación de Promotores Económicos de Nevada, la primera organización del estado dedicada a la formación, la educación y la colaboración entre los profesionales del sector.

1 December 2025
By Katie Ann McCarver

AI takes over CES in Las Vegas as the tech world debates: Boom or bubble?

Attendees pose at a CES sign outside the West Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center during CES 2025 Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.

From a local “AI-powered” hotel to improved translation services, the technology was inescapable on the floor at the Las Vegas Convention Center during last year’s trade show, the largest of its kind in the world.

1 December 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

Economic developers: ‘We’re focused on Nevada winning’

Danielle Casey, left, incoming president/CEO of the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance (LVGEA), speaks during the Las Vegas Perspective at Aria Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. Laurie Perdue, LVGEA board chair, listens at right. The 45th annual event was hosted by LVGEA in partnership with its Perspective Council sponsors.

Two powerhouses in Nevada’s economic development landscape are joining forces to launch the Nevada Economic Developers Association — the state’s first organization dedicated to training, education and collaboration among industry practitioners.

1 December 2025
By Katie Ann McCarver

Real estate volunteers bring holiday cheer to Long Elementary

Renalto Hardin, with Vegas Youth Ambassadors, in association with NAIOP of Southern Nevada’s community service committee, distributes baskets of food and groceries to families at Walter V. Long Elementary School Friday Nov. 21, 2025.

NAIOP Southern Nevada’s community service group has donation drives throughout the year of food, clothing, hygiene products, school supplies ...

27 November 2025
By Hillary Davis

‘Relative improvement’: Las Vegas visitation sees slight rebound in October

A bird's-eye view of the Las Vegas Strip at dusk, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016.

Las Vegas had 3.41 million visitors in October to mark a “relative improvement” in tourism for a region grappling with a downturn in visitation ...

26 November 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

Metro Pizza to shutter Tropicana location near UNLV

Metro Pizza founder John Arena at his Centennial Hills restaurant.

Metro Pizza will close its flagship location on Tropicana Avenue this week, the restaurant said today in a social media post.

25 November 2025
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

From lines to links: The evolution of Black Friday

A worker organizes bicycles at a Walmart Superstore in Secaucus, New Jersey, July 11, 2024.

When I first started working at Walmart in 1997, Black Friday felt like the ultimate event in retail.

24 November 2025
By Michael Yturralde

Research leaders spotlight Las Vegas' innovation economy

The Harry Reid Research and Technology Park opened in January 2020 near Sunset Road and Durango Drive.

The importance of the Association of University Research Parks picking Las Vegas for its international conference at UNLV’s Harry Reid Research Technology Park can’t be understated.

24 November 2025
By Katie Ann McCarver

Three days of Formula One excitement about to hit the Las Vegas Strip

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, of the Netherlands, drives the course during qualifying for the 2024 Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix auto race Friday, Nov. 22, 2024.

The Las Vegas Grand Prix returns for its third year this week, transforming the Strip into a three-day motorsports extravaganza — complete with racing action, associated events and road closures across the corridor …

18 November 2025
By Grace Da Rocha

Humboldt County well shows big promise for geothermal power

This geothermal well in Humboldt County being developed by Zanskar could become Nevada’s largest geothermal power facility and supply electricity to the state’s grid within three years.

Zanskar, a geothermal energy firm that uses artificial intelligence to identify and tap underground heat sources, announced it has drilled a successful geothermal well at a site in Humboldt County in Northern Nevada.

17 November 2025
By Katie Ann McCarver

Tariffs take toll on Las Vegas coffee industry despite Trump rollback

Kyle Porterfield, owner and operator of Dark Moon Coffee Roasters, poses for a portrait in his Henderson shop Tuesday Nov. 11, 2025.

Coffee shops and roasteries that talked to the Sun described tightening margins due to tariffs and other market forces as they resist raising prices on customers. Less than 1% of coffee is grown domestically.

16 November 2025
By Kyle Chouinard
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