Las Vegas Business News

Vice president of technology operations at Allegiant Stadium reflects on 2024 Top Tech Award win

Vikrant Bodalia, vice president of technology operations at Allegiant Stadium, won the 2024 Top Tech Award in Hospitality for his ability to seamlessly integrate emerging technologies and security measures, ensuring uninterrupted ...

10 April 2025

By VEGAS INC Staff

Nevada's Cortez Masto sends letter to Trump officials on tourism concerns

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., speaks at the Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing for Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be Secretary of the Treasury, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025.

U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., sent a letter to the Trump administration’s commerce, transportation, treasury and homeland security secretaries Tuesday demanding clarity on how their and President Donald Trump’s actions since taking office will impact American tourism. In the letter, Cortez Masto took issue with ...

9 April 2025

By Kyle Chouinard

Las Vegas tourism feeling the strain of Trump’s tariffs and traveler anxiety

People stand in the shade while waiting to take a picture at the “Welcome to Las Vegas” sign Monday, July 8, 2024, in Las Vegas. WADE VANDERVORT

This downturn comes in the wake of President Donald Trump’s trade policy decisions last week to institute a universal 10% tariff and additional targeted tariffs on countries that have high trade deficits ...

9 April 2025

By Kyle Chouinard

Report: Median sales price of homes $485K 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.

George Kypreos, the president of Las Vegas Realtors, said in a statement that “it’s interesting to see that the median price of existing homes hasn’t changed since the start of 2025.”

8 April 2025

By Ray Brewer

Vibrant, vegan Tacotarian puts Las Vegas restaurateurs in running for national honor

When the four-person team behind Las Vegas-based restaurant Tacotarian opened its first storefront in 2018, co-owner Dan Simmons balanced optimism with pragmatism. Facing stiff competition in ...

7 April 2025

By Katie Ann McCarver

Space race is on, and Nevada may be ideally situated for corporations to capitalize on national security and transportation needs

Commercial real estate developer Rob Lauer envisions a new era of space exploration unfolding—with Las Vegas positioned to become a key player.

7 April 2025

By Katie Ann McCarver

People on the Move: April 7, 2025

In the Notes: Foresight Housing Partners, HopeLink of Southern Nevada, SR Construction, Bailey Kennedy, Lawrence Barnard and more ...

7 April 2025

By VEGAS INC Staff

Cox Business partners with RingCentral to bring AI-powered voice, chat, video and contact center capabilities to Southern Nevada customers

Cox Business is constantly evolving its product portfolio to drive greater outcomes for customers, including a new partnership with RingCentral, a leading global provider of AI-powered trusted communications.

7 April 2025

Steve Westerman

Audit: Attendance at CES in Las Vegas was 145K in 2025

CES attendees makes their way between exhibit halls at the Las Vegas Convention Center during CES 2025 Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.

The 57,401 international attendees represented 58 countries, with South Korea leading international participation at 14,405 attendees. Overall attendance showed ....

31 March 2025

By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Green Our Planet to combat ‘food desert’ in East Las Vegas with new space

Green Our Planet, the nonprofit that cultivates the nation’s largest school garden and hydroponics program, is planting permanent roots in East Las Vegas. This illustration shows their new space on North Las Vegas Boulevard near Nellis Air Force base.

Green Our Planet, which cultivates the nation’s largest school garden and hydroponics program, is planting permanent roots in East Las Vegas …

31 March 2025

By Katie Ann McCarver

Nevada nonprofits urge faster state payments amid federal funding uncertainty

The United Way of Southern Nevada is among a cadre of nonprofit organizations in Nevada asking the state Legislature to pass a law that would require the state, under certain circumstances, to adhere to a maximum 30-day waiting period on payments to nonprofits for work performed as part of state grants and allow some nonprofits to receive up to a 25% advance of a state grant’s value.

Nonprofit organizations in Nevada often go through a payment process in the opposite order of how the rest of the state does. They apply for ...

28 March 2025

By Kyle Chouinard

Nevada proposal seeks to strike balance for food vendors, public health

Street vendor Luis Sanchez takes down a shade umbrella as winds pick up in a residential neighborhood in North Las Vegas Wednesday, June 14, 2023. Senate Bill 92, signed by Governor Lombardo last week, legitimizes street vendors across the state, providing them with the necessary permits to operate and grow their small businesses.

Nevada legislators are pushing forward with an initiative to refine the regulatory landscape for the state’s food vendors, aiming to strike a balance between public health safeguards and entrepreneurial opportunity ...

27 March 2025

By Grace Da Rocha

40 Under 40: Megan Comfort, Executive Vice President and Small Business Manager, Nevada State Bank

Megan Comfort thrives in discomfort.

27 March 2025

By VEGAS INC Staff

40 Under 40: Anderson Hu, Anesthesia Medical Director, University Medical Center of Southern Nevada

Anderson Hu was introduced to anesthesiology during his third year of medical school, and he was instantly entranced by the profession’s high expectations and skill set.

27 March 2025

By VEGAS INC Staff

40 Under 40: Frank Sidoris, Owner of Hard Hat Lounge

Frank Sidoris learned early in his career how to assess the right opportunity.

27 March 2025

By VEGAS INC Staff

40 Under 40: Meesha Moulton, Owner of Meesha Moulton Law

While a career in law is arduous, lawyers are not rare.

27 March 2025

By VEGAS INC Staff

40 Under 40: Vartan Zakhariants, Business Owner and Competition Organizer, VZ Dance Studios

Vartan Zakhariants built a successful business to bring the community together through the arts.

27 March 2025

By VEGAS INC Staff

40 Under 40: Mathilda Miller, Government Relations Director, Native Voters Alliance Nevada

Mathilda Guerrero Miller is not naïve to the fact that politics can feel insular.

27 March 2025

By VEGAS INC Staff

40 Under 40: Griffin Tendler, Vice President of Marketing, Sapphire Las Vegas

Griffin Tendler was always mystified by Las Vegas’ energy and vibrancy, but when he developed a passion for music, earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing and entered a career in nightlife, his attraction to the city grew immensely.

27 March 2025

By VEGAS INC Staff

40 Under 40: Ciara Owens, Managing Director, Leadership Development, Teach for America

Ciara Owens has been leading students and educators in Clark County since 2013.