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Top Tech Awards: Health Care, Alan Woratschek

Alan Woratschek

Since 2011, Alan Woratschek has been leading technology needs for Valley Health System—an integrated health care system serving more than 2 million people living in Southern Nevada and its surrounding communities.

Top Tech Awards: Hotel/Gaming, Andrew Pascal

Andrew Pascal

A veteran entrepreneur and celebrated hospitality executive, Andrew Pascal has taken a unique approach to loyalty marketing by emphasizing engagement with consumers on the one item they can’t live without: their smartphones.

Top Tech Awards: Cox Innovation Award, Matthew Pasco

Matthew Pasco

Matthew Pasco was presented with a challenge when the Oakland Raiders filed with the NFL to move to Las Vegas in early 2017. From that filing forward, Pasco was involved with every piece of technology necessary during the move ...

Top Tech Awards: Community Exemplary Award, Ronald Hillock, MD

Ronald Hillock

Imagine being one of only eight surgeons in the world using an advanced technology to change people’s lives. For Ronald Hillock, MD, this is a reality.

Top Tech Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award, Cae L. Swanger, Eco, MBA-HM

Cae L. Swanger

Swanger has worked with teams to deploy smart technology to track and control tools, equipment and supplies during surgical procedures—effectively optimizing surgical workflows while achieving patient safety and clinician satisfaction.

Vegas Inc, Cox Business present 10th annual Top Tech Awards

Vegas Inc, Cox Business present 10th annual Top Tech Awards

Vegas Inc and Cox Business will reveal the 10th annual Top Tech Awards on November 18 during an exciting virtual event, streamed live from Allegiant Stadium from 6-7 p.m.

U.S. casinos recovering from virus, but challenges remain

A man wears a face shield while playing a slot machine at the Golden Nugget casino in Atlantic City, N.J. on July 2, 2020.

America's casinos are recovering from months of closures necessitated by the coronavirus outbreak, having regained 81% of the gambling revenue they saw in the ...

Las Vegas brewing company co-founder: Every businessperson should start in sales

Ryan Reaves and Adam Coates, friends since childhood, co-founded 7Five Brewing Co.

Adam Coates and Ryan Reaves have been friends since they were 8 years old, and even won a hockey championship together in high school. As Reaves continued his career on the ice and reached the NHL, Coates began a career in the beer industry.

Jim Murren optimistic about Las Vegas’ recovery from virus

Former MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren heads the Nevada COVID-19 Response, Relief and Recovery Task Force to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Jim Murren is convinced Las Vegas will come back bigger and better in the aftermath of the economic crisis brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.

The Notes: Nov. 16, 2020

In the Notes: W. West Allen, Brad Spires, NAIOP Southern Nevada, Nevada Public Health Association, Linda Gonzales, Amalie Zinsser and more ...

DraftKings' partnership with UNLV a ‘win-win proposition’

Kyle Morris, left, DraftKings lead game designer, Dan Sahl, director of the DraftKings Gaming Innovation Studio at UNLV, and Jason March, DraftKings vice president of gaming, pose by the studio on UNLV campus Friday, Nov. 13, 2020.

DraftKings wants to start plucking UNLV graduate talent in the area of casino game research and development. A $100,000 multiyear sponsorship agreement ...

NCAA voices concern on student-athlete performance bets

In this Nov. 10, 2020 file photo, Ohio Bobcats wide receiver Isiah Cox (6) runs the ball past Akron Zips linebacker Julian Richardson (7) during an NCAA football game in Athens, Ohio. An NCAA official voiced concern, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, over sports betting on the performance of individual student athletes, and suggested that gambling regulators consider restrictions on such wagers to protect the integrity of the games.

An NCAA official voiced concern Thursday over sports betting on the performance of individual student-athletes, and she suggested that gambling regulators consider ...

Rio sets Dec. 22 reopening in Las Vegas

An exterior view of the Rio Hotel and Casino, June 6, 2013.

The Rio will reopen Dec. 22 following COVID-19 closures since mid-March, marking the final Caesars Entertainment property to return to business. Initially, the hotel ...

Smith’s limiting purchases of toilet paper, disinfecting wipes

This file photo shows a Smith's grocery sign outside a store in the Las Vegas Valley.

Smith’s grocery stores in the Las Vegas Valley have moved to limit purchases of certain items as coronavirus cases surge, according to ...

Las Vegas Sands Corp. should draw plenty of interest for Strip properties, analyst says

A view of the Palazzo and the Venetian, with green letters in honor of Earth Day, on the Las Vegas Strip Wednesday, April 22, 2020.

The list of potential suitors that may be interested in buying the Venetian, Palazzo and Sands Expo and Convention Center is filled with big industry players, according to one analyst. Chad Beynon, gaming and lodging analyst with Macquarie Group Limited, said ...

Governor names chairman of Nevada Gaming Control Board

A Las Vegas lawyer who previously provided legal advice to Nevada gaming regulators as an assistant attorney general has been named chairman of ...

Why NV Energy credited customers an average of $107

Exterior view of the NV Energy building Monday, Oct. 20, 2014, in Las Vegas.

NV Energy is crediting customers in Southern Nevada $120 million — an average of $107 per home — because of a reduction in the utility’s revenue requirement. The credit was ...

Small-business owner's advice: Find your inspiration, then chase it with everything you've got

Owner of Any Occassion Baskets Felicia Parker, right, and VP of Customer Accounts Ilka Brown pose for a photo in their work space, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020.

Although Any Occasion Baskets is a year-round business, the holiday season is when the bulk of its sales come. And during a pandemic, owner Felicia Parker and her team have to be ready for anything.

The Notes: Philanthropy, Nov. 9, 2020

In the Notes: Jamie Thalgott, Cure 4 The Kids, Credit One Bank, NV Energy, HopeLink of Southern Nevada and more ...

Even during pandemic, robust housing market presents opportunities

An aerial view of a residential neighborhood in Las Vegas.

In nearly 30 years in the business, Sean Hulsey has rarely seen a mortgage industry as opportunistic for would-be homeowners and those looking to refinance.