Las Vegas Business News

The Notes: Philanthropy, Sept. 7, 2020

In the Notes: Project 150, ISA Foundation, Rogers Foundation, Adam Kutner & Associates, Folded Flag Foundation, Create a Change and more ...

Behind the scenes on the Raiders’ move to Las Vegas

An exterior view of Allegiant Stadium Friday, Sept. 4, 2020.

Keeping the meeting secret was such a priority that Raiders leadership didn’t even put it on their calendars. If word got out that they were seriously flirting with relocating to Las Vegas ...

Wynn Resorts helps employees struggling with child care issues

A first-grader studies in a supervised virtual learning center at the Lied Memorial Boys and Girls Club of Southern Nevada Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020. Wynn Las Vegas announced it is offering a program that will allow children of employees to attend the centers at Boys and Girls Clubs locations.

With many parents facing challenges with child care and distance learning amid the coronavirus pandemic, one Strip casino company is among businesses that have stepped up to help. Wynn Resorts has contracted with the Boys and Girls Clubs ...

Nye County asks state officials to reopen liquor businesses

County officials in Nevada have asked the state's coronavirus task force for approval to reopen all liquor establishments in Nye County as the state witnesses a downward trend of ...

Spa at the Venetian extends furloughs

An exterior view of the Venetian in Las Vegas,Tuesday, March 17, 2020.

One of the biggest spa and fitness centers in Las Vegas has extended furloughs for nearly 200 employees, according to a notice sent to state employment department officials. Canyon Ranch, located at ...

Las Vegas casinos-unions pact extends health benefits into 2021

Tens of thousands of working or furloughed employees at the two largest Las Vegas casino companies will keep family health benefits until March 1 under an ...

Cupcake Girls 'stepping out bolder and more activated'

Cupcake Girls founder Joy Hoover, center, attends AVN.

Joy Hoover talks about the organization's new holistic resource center, her passion for helping victims of sex trafficking and the important feminist messages her husband is passing down to their daughters.

Pandemic has been a boon to the Las Vegas bicycle industry

Bicycles are displayed for sale at Pro Cyclery, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020.

In the early days of the pandemic in Southern Nevada this spring, people were rushing to stores to buy things like toilet paper, canned foods and household cleaning supplies.That type of panic-buying—which led to long lines, empty shelves and senior-specific shopping hours—eventually gave way to other changes in consumer purchasing habits, one in particular that centered on recreation.

The Notes: Aug. 31, 2020

In the Notes: Nevada State Bank, University Gateway, Rebuilding Together Southern Nevada, Jeffrey Murawsky, TRU Development Company and more ...

Borgata: Ocean Casino is poaching our execs, trade secrets

Dealers wait for customers at a roulette table at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City N.J., on June 18, 2019.

Atlantic City's top casino is accusing a rival of poaching a half-dozen of its top marketing executives in an attempt to “cripple” it by using secret details about its best and most profitable customers. In a lawsuit filed Thursday in Nevada, the Borgata casino says ...

Building renovations continue downtown Las Vegas revitalization

Rendering of Intersection, a fine dining and craft drink commercial center in the downtown Historic Arts district.

New owners are renovating four downtown Las Vegas buildings with plans to attract tenants to create a “premiere destination for ...

MGM Resorts set to lay off 18,000 employees nationwide on Monday

A view of the MGM Grand as seen from Rivea at Delano Las Vegas on Feb. 2, 2016.

MGM Resorts International will lay off 18,000 furloughed employees nationwide on Monday, company officials said. In a letter ...

Las Vegas visits still down; tourists come by road more than air

In this March 21, 2020, file photo, a sign advises people to practice social distancing to slow the spread of the coronavirus at the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas Nevada" sign amid a shutdown of casinos along the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas.

Tourists and travelers are beginning to return to Las Vegas, but mostly by highway and well below pre-coronavirus pandemic levels, according to airport and convention authority reports released today. McCarran International Airport said it handled ...

Nevada casino winnings report charts slow return of gamblers

Gamblers place bets on roulette during the reopening of Excalibur Thursday, June 11, 2020.

Casinos reported sluggish results in winnings last month, resulting from a slow return of business following more than two months of coronavirus closures, Nevada regulators ...

Downtown Las Vegas fixture Tony Hsieh leaves Zappos

Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos, attends a groundbreaking ceremony for Fremont9, a new apartment complex at East Fremont and Ninth streets, on Monday, May 16, 2016, in downtown Las Vegas.

In 2013, Zappos moved its headquarters to downtown Las Vegas with Hsieh investing millions from his personal fortune in an effort to ...

Slot player hits $3.9 million jackpot at Bellagio

An exterior view of the Bellagio on Aug. 28. 2016.

A slot machine player hit a $3.9 million progressive jackpot Saturday at the Bellagio, according to a news release. The player, who was not identified, hit the jackpot on ...

ESPN studio at the Linq debuts today

The ESPN studio at the Linq with a view of Caesars Palace in the background.

A new ESPN studio will debut today at the Linq with produced segments for SportsCenter and digital platforms, the network and Caesars Entertainment said. With the ...

Las Vegas’ first modern megaresort the Mirage reopens this week

An exterior image of the Mirage May 15, 2020.

Just in time for Labor Day weekend when Las Vegas visitation is expected to get a significant bump, MGM Resorts is reopening the casino resort that started t all when it comes to ...

For show creator, pandemic "not an ending, but a new direction to create new opportunities"

Lindsley Allen

The "Cherry Boom Boom" show had to shut down as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. But Lindsley Allen, its creator and director, is keeping the brand alive and connected to fans by introducing Boom Boom Skool.

New firm aims to reinvent the way homes are bought and sold

New firm aims to reinvent the way homes are bought and sold

Technology continues to disrupt the way business traditionally has been done in many industries, and real estate is no exception.