Las Vegas Business News

SBA’s small business tour launches in Las Vegas, celebrates success of entrepreneurs

Senator Cortez Masto and Isabel Casillas Guzman, Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration visited three local small businesses.  La Vencindad Cantina, owners Vanessa Barreat and her husband, Raúl Martinez, also a family operated business like so many others across the country, help contribute to the local economy and make a difference in the community in Las Vegas, Nevada on Friday, June 28, 2024.

Guzman’s drop-by at La Vecindad Cantina was her first stop on the SBA’s nationwide “Small Business Boom Tour,” which launched Friday in Las Vegas, where Guzman — joined by Cortez Masto — also visited ...

People on the Move: July 1, 2024

In the Notes: Dakotah Beard, Jordan Woolsey, Jovanny Cortez, Gianni Silva, Curt Fignar and more ...

Should gaming take advantage of the latest developments in cannabis?

Tyler Kilmas

What is clear just by walking down Las Vegas Boulevard is that consumers are going to make cannabis a part of their experience either way ...

Walgreens to take a hard look at underperforming stores, could shutter hundreds more

A Walgreens store in Bradenton, Fla., is shown on Feb. 9, 2024.

Walgreens is finalizing a plan to fix its U.S. business that could result in closing hundreds of additional stores over the next three years. CEO Tim Wentworth told analysts Thursday morning that “changes are imminent” for about ...

Magician Shin Lim's show moving from Mirage to Venetian’s Palazzo Theatre

Shin Lim, the magician behind the Mirage’s popular longtime magic show, “Limitless,” has officially found a new home in the Venetian’s Palazzo Theatre.

Shin Lim, the magician behind the Mirage’s popular longtime magic show, “Limitless,” has officially found a new home in the Venetian’s Palazzo Theatre. “Limitless” is one of several attractions at the decades-old Mirage forced to either end or relocate ahead of the Las Vegas Strip property’s closure, as it prepares for a rebrand into ...

People on the Move: June 24, 2024

In the Notes: Boys Town Nevada, Molina Healthcare, Silvia and Kevin Buckley, Sylvie Courtemarsh, Sue Trock, Sue Severino, Sandy Mullally, Tammy Vaaler and more ...

Apex Las Vegas puts the ‘fun’ in fundraising for local schools

Crystal Nowery, Frank Endellicate and the Apex Las Vegas team.

In just over a decade, the Las Vegas location of Apex Leadership Co. — a national fundraising organization for schools — has grown from three to about a dozen employees, and from servicing six schools to 10 times that.

Confusing and costly: With just one street vendor license issued, Clark County comes under additional fire

People, many of them street vendors, line up to comment on a street vendor ordinance during a Clark County meeting on a street vendor ordinance at the Clark County Government Center Tuesday, April 16, 2024. STEVE MARCUS

Street vendors throughout Southern Nevada haven’t applied for a license with Clark County because the process is riddled with confusion and costly ...

New hotel concept coming to Las Vegas gives visitors ability to customize their space

An artist’s rendering depicts the exterior of the completed Otonomus Hotel. Slated to open in February 2025, the property — a hybrid hotel-apartment complex — will be located on 13 acres at the corner of Russell Road and Decatur Boulevard, not far from Allegiant Stadium.

The new hospitality concept will offer guests the ability to book a number of rooms, while also utilizing artificial intelligence to personalize and enhance their experience.

Illegal gaming has potential to prey upon a variety of victims

Illegal gaming has potential to prey upon a variety of victims

Illegal gaming comes in many shapes and sizes, from offshore, online casinos and sportsbooks to unregulated slot machines and much more.

People on the Move: June 17, 2024

In the Notes: Henderson’s Department of Economic Development, Jared Smith, Kevin Murray, Jason Worthen, Debra Spinelli, Jordan Smith, Adam Bult and more ...

Vegas Inc presents 2024 Top Lawyers

Vegas Inc presents 2024 Top Lawyers

Knowing that there are so many lawyers to choose from in Southern Nevada, we have created this list as a starting point for anyone seeking an advocate for their specific needs.

Company wants to make Nevada a player in the green energy market powering electric vehicles

Aiden Lee

Graphjet Technology, a Malaysia-based company that recycles palm kernel shells to produce graphite and graphene, will construct a unique commercial and artificial graphite-production facility in Nevada.

People on the Move: June 10, 2024

In the Notes: Lorraine Kalayanaprapruit, Mike Heiman, Dr. Mark Gottlieb, Sonia Baughman, Kelvin Watson, Trent Jarvis, Wayne Waxman, Dee for Dentist. and more ...

Google enters the chat on high-speed internet for Southern Nevada

The Google logo is seen at the company's headquarters, July 19, 2016, in Mountain View, Calif. Google Fiber could be available to Southern Nevada residents and businesses as early as 2025, according to Ashley Church, general manager of the West region for the internet provider.

Google Fiber could be available to Southern Nevada residents and businesses as early as next year, according to Ashley Church, general manager of the West region for the internet provider ...

Southern Nevada condo, townhome prices heat up to record highs in May

Homes for sale are shown in the Villas at Black Mountain development near Horizon Ridge Parkway and Gibson Road in Henderson Wednesday, June 1, 2011.

The median sale price of local condos and townhomes in Southern Nevada reached an all-time high of $295,000 in May — up more than 7% from the same time last ...

Top Tech Awards 2024 Nominations now open

Top Tech Awards 2024 Nominations now open

Vegas Inc and Cox Business are now accepting nominations for the 14th annual Top Tech Awards. These awards recognize technology leaders in our communities who exhibit creativity and innovation.

Computer outage to blame for delays at MGM properties in Las Vegas

An exterior view of the New York-New York hotel-casino Friday, Jan. 3, 2020.

A computer outage delaying the check-in process at MGM Resorts International properties in Las Vegas has been fixed and lines are returning to normal lengths ...

COTE Korean Steakhouse coming to Venetian in Las Vegas

A spread of food is pictured from COTE Korean Steakhouse, which will open at Venetian in 2025.

Gracious Hospitality Management’s Michelin-starred restaurant brand, COTE Korean Steakhouse, is heading to Las Vegas. The acclaimed restaurant ...

A-listers site lets locals play part of travel agent

Dana Manacher, CEO of Shrtlst, poses at a home in The Summit Las Vegas Thursday, May 9, 2024.

Dana Manacher is a self-described avid traveler—the kind of person who’s planning her next vacation while already on one. But review sites like TripAdvisor or Yelp, social media and other platforms can often lead to an “information overload” when it comes to exploring a new city, Manacher said.