Las Vegas Business News

People on the Move: Dec. 21, 2020

In the Notes: Stefanie Fassbender, Branden Murphy, Daniel Lunn, Madeline Burak, JCJ Architecture and more ...

Tent in parking lot offers steakhouse added capacity for pandemic dining

Fogo de Chao Brazilian Steakhouse, shown Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, has set up a dining area inside a tent in its parking lot after indoor dining restrictions dropped from 50% to 25%.

The tent, which can accommodate about 50 diners with social distancing in place, was Fogo de Chao’s way to help alleviate the lower capacity limits and still adhere to coronavirus precautions. It’s only being used on specials days, like Thanksgiving or Christmas, and …

Station Casinos to open two on-site medical clinics for its employees, families

Station Casinos employees cut a ceremonial ribbon as they help open a free health clinic for employees and their families at Red Rock Resort Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. A similar clinic opened at Sunset Station in Henderson.

Situated near the pool at Red Rock and operated by Activate Healthcare, the new medical clinic will open today. Visits will be free for employees and family of all Station properties. It’s one of two 2,500-square-foot medical clinics at Station properties set to open this week …

Realtor expects huge spring for Las Vegas housing market

Realtor Sam Coleman, owner of Hoops to Homes, poses for a photo, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020.

“The real estate market is being supported by the low rates for financing,” says Sam Coleman, owner of Hoops to Homes.

Coronavirus sharpens Las Vegas group’s mission to get air-purifying device into market

The Promethium team, from left, Chief Operating Officer Daniel Werth, Chief Technology Officer Devon Scheg and Chief Executive Officer Xavier Morgan-Lange pose for a photo in their lab, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020.

Well before COVID-19 became a household term, Xavier Morgan-Lange, Devon Scheg and Daniel Werth got started to formulate plans for an air purification device. Then the coronavirus pandemic hit, which sent the idea for an air purification product that could be added to a commercial HVAC system into overdrive.

The Notes: Dec. 14, 2020

In the Notes: Commercial Alliance Las Vegasm, HealtHIE Nevada, CBRE, Overton Power District, McCarthy Building Companies Inc., Kelly McGough, Jennifer Carleton

River town Laughlin stays afloat during pandemic as visitors seek respite

Laughlin’s Edgewater Casino, Aquarius Casino and Riverside Casino are reflected in the Colorado River, Friday, Dec. 4, 2020.

In October, just under 111,000 people visited Laughlin, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. That was down 25% from October 2019.

Pollstar: Live events industry lost $30B due to pandemic

British singer Elton John performs during his "Farewell Yellow Brick Road" tour at the 53rd Montreux Jazz Festival (MJF), in Montreux, Switzerland on, June 29, 2019.

Due to the global coronavirus pandemic, concert trade publication Pollstar puts the total lost revenue for the live events industry in 2020 at at more than $30 billion. Pollstar on ...

Southwest plans to furlough 384 employees in Las Vegas

A Southwest Airlines passenger jet takes off from McCarran International Airport June 5, 2017.

Unless its economic outlook changes, Southwest Airlines is planning to furlough 384 Las Vegas-based employees early next year.

Forbes: Golden Knights valued at $570 million, 13th in NHL

Vegas Golden Knights' Reilly Smith (19) celebrates his goal against the Dallas Stars with Jonathan Marchessault (81) during third-period NHL Western Conference final playoff game action in Edmonton, Alberta, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020.

If you have $570 million burning a hole in your pocket, you can afford to buy the Golden Knights. That’s the valuation assigned to the team by Forbes magazine, which ...

Las Vegas marijuana dispensaries adjust during pandemic, coming back strong

During the pandemic, the Planet 13 dispensary on West Desert Inn Road has shifted its primary focus from tourists to Las Vegas locals.

Before the coronavirus pandemic, the two Curaleaf-owned dispensaries in Las Vegas didn’t focus much on delivery. Delivery options for customers were sporadic at best. Since COVID-19, however, that’s all changed. Today, Curaleaf is making about 1,000 deliveries ...

Pandemic delays opening of Virgin Hotels Las Vegas beyond Jan. 15

Richard "Boz" Bosworth, president and CEO of JC Hospitality and Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, speaks with reporters during a news conference at the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas porte cochere Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020.

The opening of the new Virgin Hotels Las Vegas has been pushed back again, with owner JC Hospitality citing the “continuously evolving COVID-19 situation.” The off-Strip resort ...

The Notes: Dec. 7, 2020

In the Notes: Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance, Aristocrat Technologies, Goettl Air Conditioning and Plumbing, Ayesha Mehdi, Monica Jackson, Tyler Todt and more ...

CrossFit gym owner: 'It’s the supportive, like-minded community that creates the magic'

Nick McCombs, President of Branded One Cross Fit, poses for a photo with his dogs Skyla, left, and Bowie in his gym, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020.

Nick McCombs never has to look far for motivation: He just looks around his gym. Branded One CrossFit, a nonprofit that provides free memberships to disabled servicemen and women, aims to empower veterans through physical exercise and a supportive community.

Las Vegas body armor company among businesses expanding during pandemic

Body armor company Safe Life Defense plans to add more than 370 jobs over the next 10 years to its roster of about 100 employees. Nick Groat, the company's president and CEO, is pictured.

A Las Vegas body armor company launched in the owner’s kitchen is among 11 Nevada companies expanding during the pandemic and getting nearly ...

Family: Late Tony Hsieh, retired Zappos CEO, left no will

A sign with a tribute to former Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh is displayed at the Golden Gate in downtown Las Vegas Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020. Hsieh played a pivotal role in the redevelopment of downtown Las Vegas. Hsieh died on Friday, Nov. 27 at age 46.

Tony Hsieh, the retired CEO of online shoe retailer Zappos, left no will before he died last month in Connecticut, court documents said. Documents filed in court in Nevada on ...

Amazon touts expansion in Nevada

Construction crews work at the site of a new Amazon Fulfillment Center in North Las Vegas, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020.

Amazon is expanding in the Las Vegas valley again. The online retailer announced today progress on eight new buildings in Nevada, including a massive fulfillment center in ...

Bill would allow third-party alcohol delivery in Las Vegas

The Las Vegas City Council is considering a bill that would allow businesses to contract with third-party services to deliver alcoholic beverages to ...

Water damage, not coronavirus, caused this Las Vegas restaurant to collapse

Owner Javier Barajas and his daughter Stephanie stand by a dining area at Lindo Michoacan Mexican restaurant, 2655 E. Desert Inn Road, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. The restaurant is doing major renovations after a leaking pipe created a "sinkhole" that threatened the building's integrity.

Javier Barajas probably wouldn’t mind if the calendar had flipped straight from October to December this year. November was a bad month for ...

Las Vegas to bounce back like the Roaring '20s, casino exec predicts

Tourists are shown on the Las Vegas Strip Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020.

Once the pandemic subsides, Las Vegas could recover like the “Roaring '20s” with economic prosperity, according to one casino executive. “People are going to want to get out and have a good time,” Wynn Resorts CEO Matt Maddox said in an ...