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  Contractor of the Year Awards honors the people and projects building Southern Nevada

  Presented by the Nevada Contractors Association in partnership with Vegas Inc, the Contractor of the Year Awards recognize Southern Nevada's outstanding general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, industry professionals and top construction projects.

• ‘A second chance’: Staffers, patrons at Primm Valley casino celebrate return

  Primm Valley reopened with 422 gaming machines, 250 hotel rooms, a William Hill Sports Book, a sports bar and a 24/7 quick-bites eatery. Terrible’s also announced ....

• Cortez Masto’s tourism bill gets trade rep’s backing amid visitor decline in Las Vegas

  The push comes as Canadian tourism to Las Vegas dropped 17.4% from 2024 to 2025, a loss of 252,400 visitors, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

• Terrible’s completes rapid turnaround, will reopen iconic Primm property Wednesday

  The property will reopen with 422 gaming machines, 250 rooms, a William Hill Sports Book, a sports bar and a 24/7 quick-bites eatery. Terrible’s also announced there will be no resort fees ...

• La nueva presidenta de la CTA planea que el CES siga evolucionando en la era de la IA

  Kinsey Fabrizio asumió recientemente el cargo de presidenta y directora ejecutiva de la Asociación de Tecnología de Consumo (CTA), la gran organización comercial propietaria y organizadora de la conferencia tecnológica anual CES en Las Vegas, que a principios de este año atrajo a casi 150,000 asistentes.

• New CTA president plans to keep CES evolving in the age of AI

  Newly appointed CTA President and CEO Kinsey Fabrizio shares her vision for the future of CES, the rise of agentic AI, and why she wouldn't host the world's largest tech show anywhere but Las Vegas ...

• Smart routes, loyal customers drive Allegiant to top-5 spot in airline survey

  Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air ranked No. 5 in the economy segment of JD Power’s 2026 North America Airline Satisfaction Study, trailing only Alaska Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines and Southwest at the top. 

• Hot Dog on a Stick looking to plant flagship restaurant on Strip

  Hot Dog on a Stick, the restaurant chain known for its striped uniforms and mall food court presence, is targeting the Las Vegas Strip for a potential flagship location following its acquisition by an affiliate of Amazing Brands, the company announced …

• Dean Heller defects from Nevada gaming interests to champion prediction markets

  Appearing on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” as an adviser to prediction market platform Kalshi, Heller sided with the company in its escalating fight with Nevada regulators ...

• Hoping to snuff out smoking, health advocates push to nearly double Nevada tobacco tax

  The Nevada Tobacco Control and Smoke Free Coalition is urging state lawmakers to raise the cigarette tax, arguing that an increase would drive down smoking rates after a decade without one. The coalition also wants ...

• Las Vegas home prices match record high of $490K in June

  Southern Nevada’s median home price held at $490,000 in June, matching the all-time high set in May and up 1% from June 2025, according to a report released today by Las Vegas Realtors. The median price of local condos and townhomes was $292,000 ...

• Nevada senators fight to protect oversight of prediction markets

  The push, led by Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., follows several CFTC lawsuits in recent months targeting states that have sought to regulate and impose safeguards on prediction markets ...

• Shoppers keep spending even as inflation hits the pump

  While people may have been expected to reduce discretionary spending as gas cost about $4.50 a gallon, Bank of America’s credit and debit card spending growth data in May showed spending—without gas—still ran close to the strongest it’s been for three or four years.

• Consumers still gloomy about economy; US hiring falls in June

  Here’s a snapshot of prominent economic data and news that occurred over the past week and what it potentially means for you.

• Las Vegas Strip drives statewide gaming win to $1.39 billion with historic May growth

  The Las Vegas Strip posted an $807.9 million gaming win in May, the eighth-highest monthly total in the corridor’s history, and a 13.19% increase over May 2025 …

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