Las Vegas Business News

The Notes: Philanthropy, Jan. 13, 2025

In the Notes: Green Valley Grocery, The Shade Tree, Jewish Nevada, William N. Pennington Foundation and more ...

13 January 2025
By VEGAS INC Staff

AI opens the playing field for golf entertainment business in Vegas

AI opens the playing field for golf entertainment business in Vegas

As off-course golf entertainment outpaces the traditional game in popularity, a Las Vegas-based company is using patented AI technology to “meet the golfer where they are,” according to its co-founder Sameer Gupta.

13 January 2025
By Katie Ann McCarver

Las Vegas resorts helping displaced Californians with discounted room rates, donations

An exterior view of the MGM Grand hotel-casino Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024.

Las Vegas resort companies are coming to the aid of Californians impacted by the ongoing wildfires in the Los Angeles area ...

10 January 2025
By Ray Brewer

Vegas party: Delta celebrates 100 years with event at Sphere during CES

Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian speaks at the Sphere in Las Vegas during the CES gadget show on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.

The CES keynote late Tuesday was the first to use the high-tech arena on the trade show circuit, and Delta CEO Ed Bastian brought heavy hitters throughout the hourlong program. Oscar-winner Viola Davis introduced the presentation, football legend ...

8 January 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

Vegas housing sales: More properties sold in 2024 than previous year

A total 31,305 homes, condos and townhomes were sold in 2024 in Southern Nevada to mark an increase from 29,069 properties sold in 2023. 

Data from Las Vegas Realtors found that 31,305 homes, condos and townhomes were sold in 2024, marking an increase from 29,069 properties sold in 2023.

7 January 2025
By Ray Brewer

2025 will be the year of business agility 

After a tumultuous first half of the decade, Las Vegas business leaders are anticipating what is to come in the decade’s second half. Some are still considering their options, while others are on the balls of their feet, anxious to make business investments they’ve been trying to time amid changing inflation and interest rates.

6 January 2025
By Ivan Ferraz

Touro medical students gaining experience without risk

Ryan Latoski, simulation maintenance coordinator for Touro University Nevada, demonstrates interacting with a high-fidelity mannequin simulator Wed. December 18, 2024. Touro University Nevada has become the first fully accredited simulation center in Nevada.

Touro University’s clinical simulation center is the first in Nevada to achieve full accreditation from the prestigious Society for Simulation in Healthcare.

6 January 2025
By Grace Da Rocha

People on the Move: Jan. 6, 2022

In the Notes: FundNV, SR Construction, Pompey Entertainment, Hey Vegas TV, Kenny Epstein, MDMeals and more ...

6 January 2025
By VEGAS INC Staff

Nevada’s Dina Titus named co-chair of Congressional Cannabis Caucus

Congresswoman Dina Titus, D-Nev., speaks during a campaign rally at the Thomas & Mack Center with Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024.

U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., has been named co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, a nearly 8-year-old group with members from both parties addressing marijuana-related issues. “In Nevada and the 23 other ...

2 January 2025
By Haajrah Gilani

Las Vegas tourism chief talks monorail’s future, another Super Bowl and convention attendance

Steve Hill, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA), is interviewed Monday, Dec. 9, 2024.

The Las Vegas Monorail has been transporting passengers in the Resort Corridor for the past two decades ...

2 January 2025
By Ray Brewer

People on the Move: Dec. 23, 2024

In the Notes: Katie Bremer, Dr. Kornelis Poelstra, Robert Blecker, Touro University Nevada, Jim Murren, Alex Dixon, Mckenzie Papa and more ...

23 December 2024
By VEGAS INC Staff

The Strat executive: Focus on customer service a priority for Las Vegas resort

A view of the Stratosphere Tower Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024.

Golden Entertainment earlier this year named Skylar Dice senior vice president and general manager for the Strat. Vegas Inc sat down with Dice, who has more than two decades of experience in the gaming industry, to learn more about his plans and what visitors to the longtime Strip staple can expect.

23 December 2024
By Katie Ann McCarver

Keeping up with changes in technology, enforcement, sports betting, economy are keys to success in gaming

As another successful year for the gaming industry draws to a close, trends suggest that the future will see continued growth, especially in terms of emerging technological advancements, evolving consumer preferences, focused regulatory enforcement and new cross-industry collaborations.

23 December 2024
By Greg Brower, Connor Shea and Salma Granich

Mesquite resort evolves with tourism landscape but maintains familial charm

Eureka Casino Resort in Mesquite, Nevada on Monday, December 9, 2024.

Taking the 90-minute drive from Las Vegas to Mesquite, civilization quickly falls to the wayside as the desolate landscape turns a deep red. Those earthy tones of the Mojave Desert are ...

22 December 2024
By Kyle Chouinard

Culinary Union reaches contract agreement with Fontainebleau Las Vegas

Exterior of the new Fontainebleau located on Las Vegas Blvd on Wednesday, December 6, 2023.

The Culinary Union announced today it has reached a tentative contract agreement with Fontainebleau Las Vegas. While the union did not share many details, it said on X that ...

19 December 2024
By Kyle Chouinard

U.S. stocks fall sharply and Dow loses 1,100 points after the Fed hints at just 2 rate cuts for 2025

Specialist Meric Greenbaum works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange as the rate decision of the Federal Reserve is announced, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024.

U.S. stocks tumbled to one of their worst days of the year after the Federal Reserve hinted Wednesday it may deliver fewer shots of adrenaline for the U.S. economy in 2025 than earlier thought. The ...

18 December 2024
By Stan Choe, Associated Press

Tequila brand is just latest example of former UNLV players' bond

From left, 3-Point Tequila owners Larry Anderson, Eldridge Hudson and Eric Booker at Piero’s Italian Cuisine.

Eldridge Hudson, Eric Booker and Larry Anderson were part of the last UNLV basketball team to play at the Las Vegas Convention Center before the opening of the Thomas & Mack Center.

16 December 2024
By Katie Ann McCarver

The Notes: Philanthropy, Dec. 16, 2024

In the Notes: Signs of HOPE, Aristocrat Gaming, Olive Crest, Engelstad Foundation, Three Square Food Bank, New Vista and more ...

16 December 2024
By VEGAS INC Staff

Venetian celebrates another record year by rewarding its employees

Patrick Nichols, president/CEO of the Venetian Resort Las Vegas, speaks during a ceremony at the Palazzo-Venetian waterfall atrium Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. The ceremony marked the first collective bargaining agreement with the resort and the Culinary Workers Union, Local 226. With the agreement, the resort became the final hotel on the strip to be covered by a union contract.

The Venetian on the Las Vegas Strip operated at an average 97% in room occupancy over the past year, property CEO Patrick Nichols told the Sun. That’s higher than the overall occupancy rate for the region ...

13 December 2024
By Kyle Chouinard

Frontier Airlines flight attendants picket over flight schedules, pay

Frontier Airlines flight attendants, including Shimira Jones, center, chant during a informational picket line at Harry Reid International Airport Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024.

Frontier flight attendants spent two hours this morning outside Harry Reid International Airport protesting the low-cost airline’s new business model that they say is cutting ...

11 December 2024
By Kyle Chouinard
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