Las Vegas Business News

Angel Awards: Cultural Advocate of the Year, Joshua Levine, CEO & Founder, Fired Up Management and Art Director, Area15

Joshua Levine (Wade Vandervort / Staff)

You won’t meet someone more energized about their work and enriching the lives of others than Joshua Levine. The wonderful world of art has ...

Angel Awards: Volunteer of the Year, Courtney Kaplan, Advocate for Life, Nevada Donor Network

Courtney Kaplan (Wade Vandervort / Staff)

Turning an extremely personal experience into a lifelong dedication to helping others is the truest sense of advocacy – and exactly what ...

Angel Awards: Philanthropic Business (public) of the Year, The Venetian Resort, Las Vegas Sands

The Venetian Resort (Courtesy)

From the outside, the Venetian is a tribute to the famed city of Venice, Italy. But on the inside, it’s a representation of the heart of those who work and give to ...

Angel Awards: Humanitarian of the Year, Jon Ponder, Founder & CEO, Hope for Prisoners

Jon Ponder (Steve Marcus / Staff)

Jon Ponder’s experience with the justice system started when he was first arrested at 12 years old. After multiple incarcerations over the years and faced with a 23-year sentence ...

Angel Awards: Philanthropic Business (private) of the Year, Polar Shades Sun Control

Polar Shades (Cristopher DeVargas / Staff)

When a global health pandemic hit the community Polar Shades Sun Control has served for 25 years, it didn’t hesitate to quickly pivot its business operation to meet the needs of that community ...

Angel Awards: Foundation of the Year, The Engelstad Foundation

Kris Engelstad McGarry (Courtesy)

What began as way to honor the legacy and philanthropic heart of the family patriarch, Ralph Engelstad, has become a long-standing and respected presence in our community ...

Angel Awards: Nonprofit of the Year, Vegas PBS

Vegas PBS (Steve Marcus / Staff)

As a member-supported public television service, Vegas PBS has always focused on its mission to provide educational content through award-winning children’s programming, such as the ...

Vegas Inc’s 2020 Angel Awards shine light on caring in the community

Vegas Inc’s 2020 Angel Awards shine light on caring in the community

Our 2020 Angel Award honorees represent this spirit of giving in action. These seven deserving businesses and individuals were nominated by the public and reviewed by a panel of previous ...

TV executive named next CEO of Fremont Street Experience

Marketing veteran Andrew Simon will be the next chief executive officer for the Fremont Street Experience, according to a news release. Simon, who will start his ...

Rats! Home because of pandemic, residents noticing more pests

Ross Hunsaker, service manager for Progressive Pest Control, checks on a rat bait station at a business in Henderson Friday, Sept. 11, 2020.

A Las Vegas Valley resident since 1960, Sharon Coomes first noticed what turned out to be rat droppings in her garage a couple of years ago. Before that, Coomes had never noticed a rat issue in her Whitney Ranch neighborhood in Henderson ...

William Hill becomes official ESPN odds supplier

This photo shows an advertisement for the William Hill sportsbook.

The William Hill betting chain will become the official odds supplier for ESPN across all its platforms in a deal announced today that expands the bookmaker's ...

Park MGM will be smoke-free when it reopens

In this Dec. 28, 2005, file photo, Judy King of Daytona Beach, Fla., holds her cigarette while playing a slot machine at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

One of the last Las Vegas Strip resorts to reopen after coronavirus closures will be the first to be smoke-free, MGM Resorts International announced Monday. Park MGM will prohibit tobacco smoke inside when it opens Sept. 30, said Anton Nikodemus, president and ...

Pandemic has forced many businesses to pivot, if they’re able to remain open

Gustavo Simon-Lopez, owner of A&G, a local video and radio production company, poses at the company office Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020. Simon-Lopez converted the office into a rental photo studio as his employees are working from home due to COVID-19.

Normally a region that attracts more than 40 million visitors annually, Southern Nevada has been in the economic doldrums for months, and the situation isn’t likely to improve soon. That has impacted small business that provide services for conventions, weddings and more.

Owner of new downtown art gallery is 'in it for the long haul'

Lee Lanier recently opened his art gallery in downtown Las Vegas, in the middle of the pandemic.

Lee Lanier opened his gallery, Lee Lanier Paints, in July — amid a pandemic. But although the timing isn’t ideal, but he’s betting on the location and life eventually returning to normal.

The Notes: Sept. 14, 2020

In the Notes: Dowling Aaron, Fennemore Craig, Tisha Black, James Wadhams, Trosper Public Relations, NuSpine Chiropractic, Acoustic Design Systems and more ...

Wynn Resorts files lawsuit over ‘melee’ at Strip casino

An exterior view of the Encore hotel-casino Friday, Jan. 10, 2020.

Wynn Resorts is punching back following what the company described as a melee at its Encore casino over Labor Day weekend. Wynn is suing 15 to 20 unnamed people involved in a fight in the resort lobby, according to a lawsuit filed today in ...

Park MGM to resume operations in October

An exterior view of the Park MGM, formerly the Monte Carlo, is shown from Toshiba Plaza Wednesday, May 9, 2018.

The Park MGM, which has been closed since mid-March because of the coronavirus pandemic, will reopen next month, MGM Resorts International said today. “Park MGM is ...

Las Vegas home prices set record amid pandemic

A house is shown for sale Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016, in Las Vegas.

The median sale price of an existing home in Southern Nevada hit $335,000 in August, a new record. The previous record ...

Amid pandemic, Amazon is a lifeline for some Las Vegas-area workers

Matthew Mills plays with his 2-year-old son Austin at their neighborhood community park near Downtown Summerlin, Monday, Aug. 31, 2020.

Matthew Mills arrived in Las Vegas in mid-March eager to find employment. He wasn’t alone. A few days later after the 23-year-old single father arrived, the coronavirus pandemic forced ...

Quarantine has led to spike in business for some Las Vegas industries

Christopher Sterle is CEO and owner of Acoustic Design Systems.

Some Las Vegas businesses are thriving during the pandemic.