Las Vegas Business News

Canceled flights and disruptions hit Las Vegas travelers as air traffic cuts begin

A Southwest Airlines passenger jet takes off from Harry Reid International Airport Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025.

At least 35 flights were canceled at Harry Reid International Airport on Friday, the first day of federally mandated air traffic reductions.

7 November 2025
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Report: Las Vegas among 40 airports facing flight cuts due to shutdown

A view of the airport traffic control Tower at Harry Reid International Airport as an American Airlines passenger jet comes in for a landing Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the FAA would reduce air traffic by 10% across 40 “high-volume” markets to maintain safety as controllers working without pay show signs of strain.

6 November 2025
By Ray Brewer

Report: Las Vegas home prices slightly down year-over-year

The median price for existing single-family homes sold in October was $474,370, down 0.2% from the same month in 2024, Las Vegas Realtors reported.

6 November 2025
By VEGAS INC Staff

Real estate trade group in Las Vegas names new CEO

Fernandez comes to Las Vegas from the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors in White Plains, N.Y., where she served as CEO.

3 November 2025
By VEGAS INC Staff

Nevada convierte en realidad las ideas de las empresas emergentes dedicadas a la tecnología del agua

Rebecca Shanahan, executive director of WaterStart, a local nonprofit partnering with the Governor's Office of Economic Development to grow and commercialize water technologies in Nevada, poses for a photo, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025.

Una organización sin fines de lucro con sede en Nevada se ha asociado con el gobierno estatal para impulsar el crecimiento de las empresas de tecnología del agua y sus innovaciones en todo el estado.

3 November 2025
By Katie Ann McCarver

Nevada turning water tech startups’ ideas into reality

Rebecca Shanahan, executive director of WaterStart, a local nonprofit partnering with the Governor's Office of Economic Development to grow and commercialize water technologies in Nevada, poses for a photo, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025.

A Nevada-based nonprofit is partnering with state government to scale water technology companies and their innovations across the state.

3 November 2025
By Katie Ann McCarver

Las Vegas tourism down again in September with Strip revenue falling 5.5%

The Las Vegas Strip is seen looking south from Flamingo Road in this March 24, 2023, photo. The next president won’t immediately affect the path of gaming and tourism in Las Vegas, said Andrew Woods, an economist and director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at UNLV.

Las Vegas tourism again lagged behind 2024 in September, this time welcoming around 300,000 fewer visitors largely due to “slower midweek volumes,” according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority ...

29 October 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

Clark County Aviation chief focused on improving capacity to serve more visitors

An exterior image of Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas.

James Chrisley brings a decade’s worth of experience to his new role as director of the Clark County Department of Aviation, including oversight of airfield and terminal operations at Harry Reid International Airport ...

27 October 2025
By Katie Ann McCarver

Vegas Inc and Cox Business present the 2025 Top Tech Awards

Vegas Inc and Cox Business present the 2025 Top Tech Awards

Vegas Inc, in partnership with Cox Business, presents the 2025 Top Tech Awards. Technology drives progress across every sector—powering innovation in health care, education, government and beyond.

23 October 2025
By VEGAS INC Staff

New Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance CEO brings vision of economic diversification

Danielle Casey, left, incoming president/CEO of the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance (LVGEA), speaks with Laurie Perdue, LVGEA board chair, during the Las Vegas Perspective at Aria Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. The 45th annual event was hosted by LVGEA in partnership with its Perspective Council sponsors.

Danielle Casey, the new president and CEO of the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance, has spent two decades driving economic development across the Southwest ...

20 October 2025
By Katie Ann McCarver

La diversificación estratégica de la economía tiene como objetivo beneficiar a la comunidad

Danielle Casey, left, incoming president/CEO of the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance (LVGEA), speaks with Laurie Perdue, LVGEA board chair, during the Las Vegas Perspective at Aria Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. The 45th annual event was hosted by LVGEA in partnership with its Perspective Council sponsors.

Danielle Casey, la nueva presidenta y directora ejecutiva de la Alianza Económica Global de Las Vegas, lleva dos décadas impulsando el desarrollo económico en todo el suroeste, incluyendo puestos de liderazgo en Arizona, California y Nuevo México.

20 October 2025
By Katie Ann McCarver

2025 Angel Awards: Recognizing those who give, lead and inspire

2025 Angel Awards: Recognizing those who give, lead and inspire

The Vegas Inc Angel Awards honors the individuals, businesses and organizations whose generosity and commitment to service make Southern Nevada a better place to live.

16 October 2025
By VEGAS INC Staff

Las Vegas EV advocates unfazed by federal policy shifts

A man unplugs his electric vehicle after fully charging at the Electrify America charging station in the Southern Premium Outlets parking lot, Tuesday Nov. 21, 2023.

The future of electric vehicles in the U.S. hangs in the balance as the Trump administration dismantles the goals and mandates established by previous administrations to boost EV sales and expand charging infrastructure.

13 October 2025
By Katie Ann McCarver

Hall of Fame inductee’s small business has made major impact on gaming industry’s leadership, future

Ann Simmons Nicholson, president and founder of the Simmons Group, poses before the American Gaming Association Hall of Fame Ceremony at the Palazzo Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025.

Visitors to Las Vegas have likely never heard of the Simmons Group. But after just one trip, there’s a chance an employee who helped them along the way was one of the 27,000 people in the gaming industry across the globe that the company has trained.

13 October 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

Propietario de una pequeña empresa de Las Vegas honrado por capacitar a miles de trabajadores del sector del juego

Ann Simmons Nicholson, president and founder of the Simmons Group, poses before the American Gaming Association Hall of Fame Ceremony at the Palazzo Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025.

Es probable que los visitantes de Las Vegas nunca hayan oído hablar de Simmons Group. Pero después de un solo viaje, es posible que uno de los empleados que les ayudó durante su estancia sea una de las 27,000 personas de la industria del juego en todo el mundo que la empresa ha formado.

13 October 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

Los expertos del sector de los vehículos eléctricos siguen siendo optimistas

Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak center, Mendis Cooper, left, Overton Power District #5 general manager, and Doug Cannon, president/CEO of NV Energy, pose by electric vehicle charging stations at the Eagle's Landing Travel Plaza in Mesquite, Nev. Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020. With the new charging stations, Interstate 15 though Nevada became the Intermountain's West's first electric vehicle interstate corridor.

El futuro de los vehículos eléctricos en Estados Unidos pende de un hilo, ya que la administración Trump está desmantelando los objetivos y mandatos establecidos por administraciones anteriores para impulsar las ventas de vehículos eléctricos y ampliar la infraestructura de recarga.

13 October 2025
By Katie Ann McCarver

Southern Hills Hospital provides a circle of care for moms and babies

Southern Hills Hospital provides a circle of care for moms and babies

Welcoming a new baby is one of life’s greatest joys, but also one of its biggest challenges.

13 October 2025
By Heather Mills

Regulators, casinos unite against new gambling gray zone

Bill Miller, CEO of the American Gaming Association, says the AGA and its members are mobilizing to fight what he calls illegal and unregulated sports betting taking place on prediction markets — marketplaces for betting on real-world events in which collective opinion drives odds and payouts resemble wagers. “They’re threatening the communities we serve, the customers and consumers we protect and the standards we uphold,” Miller said last week in an address at the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas.

A poll commissioned by the AGA released last month found that 85% of respondents believe sports event contracts are gambling. The poll found similarly ...

12 October 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

Rossi Ralenkotter, Las Vegas tourism icon, dies at 78

Rossi Ralenkotter, President & CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, addresses the audience during the Las Vegas Convention Center Phase Two expansion groundbreaking ceremony on the Las Vegas Strip where the Riviera Casino once stood, Monday, Jan. 8, 2018.

Rossi Ralenkotter, the marketing visionary who helped create the iconic “What Happens Here, Stays Here” Las Vegas advertising campaign, has died after a 16-year battle with cancer.

10 October 2025
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

City: Las Vegas parking rates to increase starting Monday

A parking meter operated by the City of Las Vegas is pictured downtown in this June 2013 file photo.

The City of Las Vegas will implement new parking rates on Monday to mark the first adjustment to parking fees in six years, city officials said today..

9 October 2025
By Las Vegas Sun Staff
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