Las Vegas Business News

Sphere celebrating young Las Vegas artists with design contest

Sphere showing off during NBA Summer League

Las Vegas community members will have the opportunity to see their artwork displayed on the Exosphere — the viral outer shell of the Sphere that has gained worldwide ...

Slot player hits $1 million jackpot at Las Vegas Strip casino

An exterior view of Palazzo on the Las Vegas Strip Dec. 26, 2017.

A gambler hit a $1 million slot machine jackpot this week at a Las Vegas Strip casino. The big win happened Monday in the high-limit lounge at the Palazzo, part of the Venetian resort. The player, who wanted to ...

Nevada in position to make most of boom in manufacturing

Nevada in position to make most of boom in manufacturing

The more manufacturing that’s brought to Southern Nevada, the more it will shield the region from the economic “ebbs and flows” of recessions and pandemics ...

People on the Move: March 11, 2024

In the Notes: Ashton Bray, Communities In Schools of Nevada, The Farmhouse Kitchen, Dr. Vicki Mazzorana, Henderson Fire Department and more ...

TSA unveils self-screening system for passengers at Harry Reid International

TSA officials demonstrate new screening equipment at Harry Reid International Airport, Wednesday, March 6, 2024, in Las Vegas.

The Transportation Security Administration unveiled a self-service screening system at Harry Reid this week that will allow passengers to go through the motions of security at their own pace, following ...

Panel says the next generation of online gambling will be more social, engaged and targeted

The future of online gambling will be more social, more engaged with players and more targeted to their individual interests, an industry panel said Thursday. Speaking at the Next.io conference on internet gambling and ...

Las Vegas home sale prices up 3.4% in Feb., continuing recovery from 2023

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

Home sales in Las Vegas are continuing an upward trend after a record-breaking slow year in 2023, according to a release today from Las Vegas Realtors.

Canada's Porter Airlines makes debut at Harry Reid International in Las Vegas

Showgirls pose for a photo as Porter Airlines’ inaugural flight between Toronto, Canada and Las Vegas arrives at Harry Reid International Airport Tuesday, March 5, 2024.

Porter, a nearly 20-year-old airline, kicked off its new daily flight between Toronto and Las Vegas ...

Las Vegas landmark Peppermill honored by James Beard Foundation

Peppermill Monday, Aug. 9, 2021.

Locals and visitors alike have been frequenting Peppermill Restaurant and Fireside Lounge on the Las Vegas Strip for decades to indulge in gigantic food portions or to sip cocktails near the fire pit in the pink-and-purple colored lounge. The Strip staple last week was one of six recipients of the America’s Classics Award by the ...

BizTown helps prepare students for life in the real world

Michelle Jackson, president/CEO of Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada, gives a tour of the JA Inspiration Center, under construction at 4440 E. Tropicana Ave., Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. The facility will help Junior Achievement teach K-12 youth about the "business of life" through financial literacy, entrepreneurship and workforce development.

Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada is developing a facility to provide young people “the tools to dream big” while learning about business and personal finances, organization officials said.

Guest column: It's time to invest in your financial future

Selecting how and when to invest is always a challenge, and in 2024 investors face an often-confusing array of investment choices that present both opportunities and potential pitfalls.

People on the Move: March 4, 2024

In the Notes: Amari Italian Kitchen & Wine Shop, Kelvin Watson, SR Construction, Southern Hills Hospital and Medical Center and more ...

Nevada's first regulated cannabis consumption lounge opens in Las Vegas

The historic first sale made by Clark County Commissioner and longtime advocate for cannabis, Tick Segerblom at Las Vegas’ first regulated cannabis cocktail lounge, Smoke and Mirrors Cannabis Lounge on Friday, February 23, 2024.

In the seconds before the first state-regulated cannabis consumption lounge would open at Thrive Cannabis Marketplace near the Strip, Clark County Commission Tick Segerblom prepared for the occasion. Segerblom, a lawmaker who has long advocated for the advancement of legal marijuana, held a joint ...

Nevada attorney general joins lawsuit challenging supermarket merger

Aaron Ford, Attorney General of Nevada, answers a question during an interview at the State Attorneys General Association meetings, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, in Boston.

Nevada’s Aaron Ford is joining several other state attorneys general and the Federal Trade Commission in filing a lawsuit challenging the proposed merger of Kroger and Alebertsons. The merger of the ...

North Las Vegas provides runway for renewable jet fuel company

North Las Vegas provides runway for renewable jet fuel company

Edgewood Renewables, a biofuel production company, is planning a biorefinery for the site of a former fuel terminal in North Las Vegas, with CEO Steve Harrington saying the goal is to kick off construction within the next six months and be operational by 2026.

People on the Move: Feb. 26, 2024

In the Notes: Christiaan van Buuren, Ryan Rowland, Edward Abraham, Carl’s Donuts, Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation, Lisa Rose and more ...

Vegas Inc celebrates exemplary executives with the 2024 C-Suite Honors

Vegas Inc celebrates exemplary executives with the 2024 C-Suite Honors

This year's C-Suite honorees represent nonprofits, sports, gaming, government and other industries critical to the success of the cities we call home. Each honoree displays leadership and innovation in his or her field while elevating their employees and their businesses.

Nevada-based ghost gun manufacturer agrees to stop sales to Maryland residents

"Ghost guns" are displayed at the headquarters of the San Francisco Police Department in San Francisco, Nov. 27, 2019.

A leading manufacturer of ghost guns has agreed to stop selling its untraceable, unassembled firearms to Maryland residents under a settlement agreement announced Wednesday by the city of Baltimore. City leaders ...

Clark County pushes back discussion on F1 impacts

Wade Bohn, owner of Jay's Market on Flamingo Road, stands under the temporary bridge that was constructed in front of his business at the corner of Koval Lane and Flamingo as part of remaking the Resort Corridor for the Formula One race in November.

Clark County has pushed back a discussion on the inaugural Formula One race and its impact on small businesses that had been set for this week. Kevin Schiller, Clark County manager, told commissioners ...

U.S. casinos won $66.5B in 2023, their best year ever as gamblers showed no economic fear

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

America's commercial casinos won $66.5 billion from gamblers in 2023, the industry's best year ever, according to figures released by its national trade ...