Las Vegas Business News

Tens of thousands of Las Vegas Strip hotel workers at 18 casinos could on go strike this month

Members of the Culinary Workers Union, Local 226, react as members and leadership are arrested after blocking traffic in a Culinary Union civil disobedience protest on the Las Vegas Strip Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. The union is currently in contract negotiations with the casinos.

Tens of thousands of Las Vegas hotel workers set a deadline Thursday for a sweeping strike, threatening major disruptions to the city's economic backbone that could coincide with the Strip's inaugural Formula 1 races later ...

2 November 2023
By Grace Da Rocha

Las Vegas prepares to host prestigious UFI Global Congress

Panelists, including Kai Hattendorf, foreground, CEO and managing director of UFI, the global association of the exhibition industry, watch a new commercial from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) during a news conference at the Aria convention center Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. The news conference highlighted the 90th UFI Global Congress which will open at the convention center on Wednesday.

The UFI Global Congress, which brings together exhibition organizers and trade show operators, will run today through Saturday at Aria, where 500 industry leaders across 50 markets are scheduled to discuss trade shows and their destinations. About 20% of participants at the UFI Global Congress, now marking ...

1 November 2023
By Katie Ann McCarver

Culinary reports Las Vegas Strip resorts making ‘some movement,’ but strike still a possibility

Ted Pappageorge, secretary-treasurer of the Culinary Workers Union, Local 226, speaks with reporters before a Culinary Union civil disobedience protest on the Las Vegas Strip Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. The union is currently in contract negotiations with the casinos.

Culinary met Oct. 23 with MGM Resorts International, Friday with Caesars Entertainment and Monday with Wynn Resorts, all of which have been in talks with the union since April to establish a new five-year contract ...

31 October 2023
By Katie Ann McCarver

Circus Circus getting a makeover with a nod to its 'glory days'

Exterior of Circus Circus Hotel and Casino located on the Las Vegas strip. The historic building recently reimagined its signature tent-inspired roof and revitalized its vivid and majestic coloring. Wednesday, Oct 25, 2023.

Major renovations are underway at Circus Circus, and they can be summed up with one word: revitalization. The more than 50-year-old Las Vegas hotel and casino is known ...

30 October 2023
By Katie Ann McCarver

With expansion of shelter, city and nonprofit aim to get more people on their feet

Las Vegas Rescue Mission CEO Heather Engle speaks during an unveiling ceremony for the its newly renovated women and children's facility Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020.

Heather Engle said she entered a detox program for indigent people over 16 years ago. Had the facility turned her away due to a lack of space, Engle said she “wouldn’t have survived one more week.” She is now the CEO for the Las Vegas Rescue Mission—a nonprofit homeless shelter located on two city blocks in Downtown Las Vegas.

30 October 2023
By Grace Da Rocha

People on the Move: Oct. 30, 2023

In the Notes: Amanda Hilton, Justin Brandwein, Favian Perez, Southwest Medical and more ...

30 October 2023
By VEGAS INC Staff

21st annual Contractor of the Year Awards recognizes construction projects and leaders

21st annual Contractor of the Year Awards recognizes construction projects and leaders

Contractor of the Year Awards 2023

26 October 2023
By VEGAS INC Staff

Culinary continues to raise specter of strike against Las Vegas Strip resorts

Secretary-Treasurer, Ted Pappageorge, speaks to the press as thousands of culinary union members picket outside of the Paris hotel and other MGM and Caesar properties in Las Vegas, Thursday, October 12, 2023 Brian Ramos.

Culinary Workers Union Local 226 is “putting the industry on notice” and prepared to set strike deadlines for workers at MGM Resorts International, Caesars Entertainment and Wynn Resorts if negotiations ...

24 October 2023
By Katie Ann McCarver

Virtual studios offer more than big screen creativity

Virtual studios offer more than big screen creativity

Technology is evolving across industries, and the production business—as proven by the ongoing actors strike for protections against artificial intelligence—is no exception. Just one ...

23 October 2023
By Katie Ann McCarver

With an eye toward the bottom line, all kinds of businesses must leverage the continuing evolution of technology

There’s a common low-cost solution that helps answer key questions for developers, says Karim Jabal, director of technology management and strategy at Grand Canyon Development Partners, a construction and real estate development management company with offices throughout the Southwest.

23 October 2023
By VEGAS INC Staff

People on the Move: Oct. 23, 2023

In the Notes: Aristocrat Gaming, Bethany Baird, Casey Domek, NAIOP Southern Nevada and more ...

23 October 2023
By VEGAS INC Staff

Social media savvy helps Las Vegas businesswoman skyrocket to success

Alexandra Lourdes, co-owner of Cafe Lola, poses for a photo at the coffee shop's Rainbow location Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023.

Las Vegas small-business owner Alexandra Lourdes shares her life on social media — from picking up her kids at school and traveling with her family, to making donuts for celebrities like Bad Bunny and Karol G or mixing new drinks for customers at one of her cafes. One video, which shows Lourdes and her eldest daughter gifting leftover donuts to ...

19 October 2023
By Katie Ann McCarver

Casino workers in Detroit go on strike over contract dispute that seeks better wages and more

Employees at Hollywood Casino Greektown, MGM Grand Detroit and Motor City Casino went on strike Tuesday after their union was unable to secure a ...

18 October 2023
By Matt Durr, mlive.com (TNS)

Bringing Native voices to the financial security conversation

Right now, there is an opportunity like never before for policymakers and the private sector to enact real and lasting change for millions of Americans — especially Native communities.

16 October 2023
By Dawson Her Many Horses

Amex partners with F1 in 1st new sports sponsorship for payment company in more than a decade

People walk past an American Express logo near the entrance to a bank in the Harvard Square neighborhood of Cambridge, Mass., Tuesday, July 19, 2011.

American Express on Monday announced a multi-year partnership with Formula One in the first new sports sponsorship in more than a decade for the global payment company. The deal to ...

16 October 2023
By Jenna Fryer, Associated Press

Officials making plans to get workers to Strip when Las Vegas Grand Prix in town

The Las Vegas Convention Center is opening up their convention parking lot off of Paradise Road, where Strip employees can park-and-ride into the Strip via Monorail or by Bus, Wednesday, October 11, 2023 Brian Ramos.

Marcus Lucas, a porter at the Mirage, leaves his home each day about one hour before his shift begins on the Las Vegas Strip. When the Las Vegas Grand Prix comes to town ...

16 October 2023
By Katie Ann McCarver

Visitor volume climbing, but Las Vegas airport keeps up high standards

A view of the baggage claim area at Harry Reid International Airport Thursday, May 20, 2021.

Harry Reid International Airport ranked third in passenger satisfaction in the “mega” category of airports in the recently released J.D. Power 2023 North America Airport Satisfaction Study. Airports nationwide are maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction, despite an ongoing influx of passengers, the survey found. Las Vegas in the study trailed ...

16 October 2023
By Katie Ann McCarver

People on the Move: Oct. 16, 2023

In the Notes: Dr. Raúl Montiel-Esparza, Spring Valley Hospital, Ernst & Young, Dr. Loc Nguyen and more ...

16 October 2023
By VEGAS INC Staff

Legislation aimed at cutting credit card fees could adversely affect Las Vegas tourism

A shopper pays for a purchase using a credit card. The Credit Card Competition Act of 2023 is designed to reduce credit card fees paid by merchants and spur more competition among credit card-issuing financial institutions. Some analysts warn, though, that credit card rewards programs, including those that help pay for travel, could be negatively affected.

Proposed federal legislation could reduce credit card fees paid by merchants and spur more competition among credit card-issuing financial institutions, but it might also cut into ...

15 October 2023
By Casey Harrison

With another G2E in the books, iGaming claims its spot in Las Vegas limelight

Playn Go booth at the G2E Global Gaming Expo held at the Venetian Hotel from Oct. 9 to 12 in Las Vegas, Wednesday, October 11, 2023 Brian Ramos.

Online and mobile forms of gaming have gained such prominence as the future of the industry that iGaming had its own zone this week in the Global Gaming Expo ...

14 October 2023
By Katie Ann McCarver
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