Las Vegas Business News

40 Under 40: Alana Litavis, Vice President of Marketing, Resorts World Las Vegas

Alana Litavis

Alana Litavis has spent the last 16 years marketing some of the most innovative, dynamic properties in the tourism corridor, and now she’s living one of her biggest career highlights ...

1 April 2021

40 Under 40: Paul Sallach, President, All in Aviation

Paul Sallach

Paul Sallach lives and breathes airplanes. As president and founder of All In Aviation, a full-service aviation company offering rental, sales and flight training, Sallach ...

1 April 2021

40 Under 40: Elizabeth Thorn, Founder & President, Change We Create

Elizabeth Thorn

Elizabeth Thorn strives to live intentionally and spends more energy finding solutions than making excuses ...

1 April 2021

40 Under 40: Jonathan Nelson, Principal Attorney, JK Nelson Law

Jonathan Nelson

Exhibiting a fascination with law from an early age, Jonathan Nelson initially began a career in banking while earning his law degree at nights and on weekends. Eventually ...

1 April 2021

40 Under 40: Blakeley Griffith, Partner, Snell & Wilmer

Blakeley Griffith

Once a collegiate All-American tennis player, Blakeley Griffith uses the same grit and determination today in her bankruptcy and commercial litigation ...

1 April 2021

40 Under 40: Marc Marrone, Chef & Owner, Graffiti Hospitality/SkinnyFATS

Marc Marrone

Chef Marc Marrone creates hospitality concepts that bring joy to the community. After nearly a decade with TAO Group, during which he oversaw global development ...

1 April 2021

40 Under 40: TaShika Lawson, Co-founder/Managing Director, Historic Westside Revitalization Group

TaShika Lawson

TaShika Lawson is a busy woman. While she spends her workday bookkeeping and guiding small businesses toward better financial practices, she uses ...Elizabeth Thorn strives to live intentionally and spends more energy finding solutions than making excuses. Driven toward charitable work throughout her life ...

1 April 2021

40 Under 40: Linda Bridges, Chief Communications Officer, Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada

Linda Bridges

Since joining Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada in 2015, Linda Bridges has worked to increase its brand recognition across Southern Nevada ...

1 April 2021

40 Under 40: Alana Wise, CEO, Bio Logical, LLC

Alana Wise

Alana Wise runs one of the fastest-growing wildlife consulting firms in the region. With a degree in biology and background in construction implementation, Wise founded Bio Logical, a firm ...

1 April 2021

40 Under 40: Erin McMullen Midby, Vice President of Government Affairs, Boyd Gaming Corporation

Erin McMullen Midby

Politics comes naturally to Erin McMullen Midby. A proud fifth-generation Nevadan, Midby hails from a line of policymakers and lobbyists. As vice president of government affairs ...

1 April 2021

40 Under 40: Sebern Coleman Jr., Ph.D., Director of Educator Preparation for the College of Education, UNLV

Sebern Coleman

Dr. Sebern Coleman Jr. has been a proponent of higher education in Nevada since 2007. He provides pathways for students to achieve their goals—ensuring that our schools have the best educators ...

1 April 2021

Rio to return full-week hotel operations April 19

An exterior view of the Rio Tuesday, March 23, 2021.

The Rio will resume hotel operations seven days per week beginning on April 19, according to a news release from Caesars Entertainment. The Rio reopened its gaming ...

31 March 2021
By Bryan Horwath

Extended ride-share wait times in Las Vegas prove frustrating

The Uber ride-share pick-up zone at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, Tuesday March 30, 2021.

Last weekend, in arguably the best three-day stretch of visitors since Las Vegas shuttered last March because of the pandemic, some passengers reported waiting at least an hour to be picked up by a rideshare driver.

31 March 2021
By Bryan Horwath

DraftKings buys VSiN sports betting video broadcast company

Legendary broadcaster Brent Musburger reveals the custom-built sports broadcasting studio and new home of VSiN (Vegas Stats and Information Network) within the South Point Hotel on Friday, Feb. 3, 2017.

DraftKings has bought Vegas Sports Information Network, a multiplatform broadcast and content company delivering sports betting news, analysis and data to U.S. customers, DraftKings announced Tuesday. The acquisition provides more content for DraftKings, which has retail or online sports ...

30 March 2021
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

Airport crowds, airline ticket sales show travel recovering

An American Airlines passenger jet takes off from McCarran International Airport June 5, 2017.

Evidence is mounting that Americans are eager to drive or fly somewhere after being mostly cooped up at home for a year. American Airlines said Monday that bookings are nearly back to pre-pandemic levels as more people get vaccinated, but public health leaders repeated their ...

29 March 2021
By David Koenig and Zeke Miller, Associated Press

Program helps restaurants with hiring workers as business picks up

As pandemic restrictions are relaxed and restaurant owners around the Las Vegas Valley look forward to what is likely to be a busier summer, some are having difficulty finding employees. Mark Steele, founder of the Las Vegas-based Restaurant Hospitality Institute, said ...

29 March 2021
By Bryan Horwath

Work never slowed for Las Vegas luxury contractor during pandemic

Scott Acton, CEO of Forte Specialty Contractors, shows off some of the 3-D prints the company has made for clients. The prints are used as mock-ups for large-scale construction projects.

Forte’s luxury home-building operation is so busy these days, owner Scott Acton said no new clients are being taken on for the next two years.

29 March 2021
By Bryan Horwath

The Notes: Philanthropy, March 29, 2021

In the Notes: Justyn Boumah, Cox Communications, Vegas PBS, City National Bank, Rape Crisis Center, Nevada Public Radio and more ...

29 March 2021
By VEGAS INC Staff

Cure 4 The Kids founder couldn’t press pause just because of a pandemic

Annette Logan-Parker, CEO and Founder of Cure 4 The Kids Foundation, poses for a photo, Monday, March 22, 2021.

Annette Logan-Parker grew the Cure 4 The Kids Foundation from an idea on the kitchen table into a multimillion-dollar operation—a research-focused medical treatment center for children battling cancer and other life-threatening conditions.

29 March 2021
By VEGAS INC Staff

Nevada casinos get more gamblers, but revenues still lag

Gamblers place bets on roulette during the reopening of the Mirage Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020.

Casinos are getting more gamblers back a year after the coronavirus pandemic began, but house revenue for the Las Vegas Strip still lagged in February, state regulators ...

25 March 2021
By Ken Ritter, Associated Press
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