Las Vegas Business News

People on the Move: Sept. 2, 2024

In the Notes: John Naylor, Jennifer Braster, Malia Johnson, Brian Graham, Rob Bedsworth and more ...

AAPI business owners share struggles, successes with Nevada Sen. Cortez Masto

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, second from right, D-Nev., listens to local business owners during an Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) round table at Urban Matcha Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. With Cortez Masto from left, Maho Sugai, owner of Ichiza, Catherine Francisco, president/CEO of the AAPI Chamber of Commerce of Southern Nevada, and Hang Wong, owner of Urban Matcha.

Santy Luang’s story was part of a discussion hosted Wednesday by U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., with business owners from the Asian American Pacific Islander Chamber of Southern Nevada to detail challenges …

Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority hires new CFO

Jim McIntosh, Henderson’s former assistant city manager and chief financial officer, will serve as the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority’s CFO, the authority announced Wednesday.

People on the Move: Aug. 26, 2024

In the Notes: Gov. Joe Lombardo, Zach Conine, Daniele Monroe-Moreno, SafeNest, Nadine Jones, George Anastasia and more ...

Student leadership program in Las Vegas inspires teens’ growth into leaders

Student leadership program in Las Vegas inspires teens’ growth into leaders

Ezzah Tariq, a senior at The Meadows School in Summerlin, hopes to go to college on a pre-law track. And thanks to a student-leadership program she just completed, Tariq also wants to work with nonprofits and be ...

Atlantic City casino earnings declined by 1.3% in 2nd quarter of 2024

Gamblers play slot machines at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J. on Nov. 29, 2023.

Atlantic City's casinos and two internet-only gambling entities saw their collective earnings decline by 1.3% in the second quarter of 2024 compared with the same period a year earlier, state gambling regulators said Thursday.

Announcing Health Care Quarterly’s 2024 Top Doctors

Announcing <em>Health Care Quarterly</em>’s 2024 Top Doctors

This list features more than 100 top physicians working in Southern Nevada, recommended by their peers and published with the hope that when you need a doctor, you know where to look.

Historic: After two decades, Culinary Union has its first contract with Venetian, Palazzo on Strip

An exterior view of the Venetian in Las Vegas,Tuesday, March 17, 2020.

The tentative five-year agreement, which still needs to be ratified by the 4,000 unionized hospitality workers at the two properties, ends more than two decades of union efforts being stonewalled ...

New surveys show signs of optimism among small business owners

Products are displayed for sale at Bella Marketplace in Boulder City, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021.

Small business owners overall are feeling positive about their business and achieving the goals they set for this year despite inflation and high labor costs, according to two new surveys.

Like Uber for landscaping, app connects consumers to workers

This screen capture shows the website for GreenPal, a service that allows customers to connect with lawn care workers.

GreenPal co-founder Gene Caballero describes his envisioning of GreenPal, which offers users a one-stop shop for booking landscaping professionals to take care of their lawn, as a “light bulb moment.” Caballero attributed the ...

Business owners beware: Take steps to protect emails and other company data

When business owners review the challenges they face in the competitive marketplace, cybersecurity isn’t always at the top of that list. In 2024, that’s not only unfortunate, it can also be dangerous.

People on the Move: Aug. 19, 2024

In the Notes: Las Vegas Realtors, Taylor Booth. Ovation Development Corporation, Steven Doctors, Premier Displays, Woodbury Corporation and more ...

Las Vegas Convention Center renovation hits milestone

Workers guide the final piece of structural steel in the $600 million renovation of the Las Vegas Convention Center’s (LVCC) legacy campus as it is raised during a topping out ceremony Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. WADE VANDERVORT

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority’s $600 million renovation of its legacy campus hit a milestone this morning when the final piece of structural steel was installed. A 50-foot beam signed by members of ...

Henderson Chamber’s career fair helps students explore different fields in depth

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Lemon Doroshow has always been interested in a career in law or engineering.

The Notes: Philanthropy, Aug. 12, 2024

In the Notes: Las Vegas Women in Business for Good, Shine A Light Foundation, Assistance League of Las Vegas, Angela Rock, American First National Bank and more ...

Formula One officials promise fewer disruptions for Las Vegas race preparation

Cars wait in traffic near Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix grandstands on South Koval Lane Monday, Oct. 30, 2023.

Construction of a 3.8-mile race course on and near the Strip for the Las Vegas Grand Prix won’t be as burdensome on residents this fall, officials told the Clark County ...

July median home sale price up over a year ago in Las Vegas

A KB Home roof is tiled during the Super Saturday sales event at the master-planned community of Inspirada on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014.

The median sales price of a single-family home in Southern Nevada was $480,000 in July, a report released this morning from Las Vegas Realtors showed ...

People on the Move: Aug. 5, 2024

In the Notes: Dignity Health-St. Rose Dominican, Bailey Kennedy, Naylor & Braster, Attorneys at Law; Lori Johnson, Kristin Berg and more ...

Are free-play offers a waste of money for casinos?

Are free-play offers a waste of money for casinos?

Free play campaigns—those casino incentives in which customers are given money to gamble on the house—have historically grown exponentially as a form of competition between gaming institutions.

Legislation to lift federal handle tax on sports wagers could pave way for better odds

Jay Kornegay, the vice president of SuperBook Sports, is interviewed at the Westgate Friday, Feb. 2, 2018.

When information started to spread on social media about a proposal in the U.S. Senate to exempt sportsbooks in the United States from paying a handle tax, a question ...