Las Vegas Business News

Station Casinos testing employees for coronavirus before reopening

The Green Valley Ranch resort in Henderson.

Station Casinos has started a free testing program to screen employees for the coronavirus before they eventually return to work. All employees ...

13 May 2020
By Bryan Horwath

MGM Resorts releases safety plan for reopening casinos

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

MGM Resorts International has released a seven-point safety plan for reopening its U.S. casinos closed since March because of the coronavirus pandemic. The plan includes employee health screening and temperature checks, masks for all workers, and ...

12 May 2020
By Bryan Horwath

All employees will wear masks when casinos reopen, Caesars says

One of the many sculptured angels is shown at Caesars Palace on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015.

All employees will wear masks when Caesars Entertainment resorts in Las Vegas eventually reopen after the coronavirus shutdown, according to a company statement. Caesars said it will also provide masks to guests and will “strongly encourage” patrons to wear them. The measures to combat ...

11 May 2020
By Bryan Horwath

Nevada governor declares fiscal emergency

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak speaks during a news conference at the Sawyer State Building in Las Vegas,Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Sisolak ordered a monthlong closure of casinos and other non-essential businesses in order to stem the spread of the new coronavirus (COVID-19).

Gov. Steve Sisolak has declared a state of fiscal emergency for Nevada due to the coronavirus pandemic, allowing money to be transferred from the state’s rainy day fund ...

11 May 2020
By John Sadler

Venetian, Palazzo expected to reopen in June

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

The Venetian and Palazzo will likely reopen sometime in June, parent company Las Vegas Sands said in a statement today. The company has also started ...

11 May 2020
By Bryan Horwath

Virus prompts businesses to rethink office spaces to enhance employee safety

Owner James Swanson poses by a blackjack table with protective polycarbonate barriers at Screaming Images Thursday, May 7, 2020. The blackjack tables have received a lot of attention but the barriers have a variety of applications in business and office space.

Before the coronavirus pandemic, James Swanson’s Las Vegas printing company was busy making advertising wraps that go on buildings and big signs for events like the Electric Daisy Carnival and Life is Beautiful music festivals. And in Las Vegas, ground-zero for massive conventions, concerts, rodeos, sporting events, you name it, business was ...

11 May 2020
By Bryan Horwath

North Las Vegas keeps small businesses from getting left behind

Forrest Lewis, Director of the North Las Vegas Library District, poses for a photo at Alexander Library in North Las Vegas, Wednesday, April 29, 2020.

When the city temporarily closed its offices to the public, officials began exploring how staffers could help businesses affected by the shutdown. The city library was converted into a business outreach call center, proactively making 7,000 calls to business owners to notify them of the governor’s order and then provide information about federal aid programs.

11 May 2020
By Kelcie Grega

The Notes: May 11, 2020

In the Notes: Bridge Counseling Associates, Jim Ketsaa, SR Construction, June Eastridge, Caesars Entertainment, Mike Mixer, Grant Traub and more ...

11 May 2020
By VEGAS INC Staff

Questions remain about Paycheck Protection Program

In recent weeks, the $659 billion Paycheck Protection Program has come under political fire. The program began accepting loan applications April 3 and quickly ran out of money.

11 May 2020
By Greg Brower and Sarah Mercer

New normal 'a little different' for Vegas businesses, but many happy to be back

Chad Colom has his hair cut by owner Michael Jones at A Cut Above The Rest barber shop, 616 Carson Ave., Saturday, May 9, 2020. The barber shop is open for business by appointment.

In surgical masks, the stylists at this downtown Las Vegas barbershop cut their clients hair in work stations separated by plastic-curtain barriers. The four barbers ...

10 May 2020
By Ricardo Torres-Cortez

Pandemic pushes Nevada unemployment to an all-time high

In this March 17, 2020 file photo, people wait in line for help with unemployment benefits at the One-Stop Career Center in Las Vegas.

The unemployment rate in Nevada has reached a record high of 22%, according to a report today from the state Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation. As recently as February, the state unemployment rate was less than 4%. The national rate is 14.7%.

8 May 2020
By Bryan Horwath

Nevada gambling regulators OK rules for casino reopenings

Antonia Garcia cleans slot machines at the Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, March 18, 2020. When shuttered casinos reopen in Nevada, fewer patrons will be allowed in, nightclubs will remain closed, convention groups will be limited and gamblers will have to keep safe distances apart.

Nevada gambling officials approved rules Thursday to limit customers, keep gamblers spaced apart from each other and disinfect dice and cards when the ...

7 May 2020
By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press

Wynn likely to reopen both its Strip resorts together

A view of the Encore and Wynn on the Las Vegas Strip Wednesday, April 22, 2020.

Wynn Resorts CEO Matt Maddox said the company will probably reopen both its Strip resorts together at a limited capacity and predicted a “pent-up demand in the ...

6 May 2020
By Bryan Horwath

Officials suggest disposable plates when restaurants reopen

An employee sits alone in an empty restaurant at Treasure Island during the COVID-19 government mandated shutdown, Thursday, April 9, 2020.

Once businesses in the Las Vegas area start to reopen, restaurants should offer disposable menus and plates, day cares should keep children from playing or napping within 6 feet of each other, and ...

6 May 2020
By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press

Mayor Goodman’s calls to reopen Las Vegas draw a handful of backers to council meeting

City Councilwoman Michele Fiore holds up a 'We're Open" sign behind Mayor Carolyn Goodman during a city council meeting at Las Vegas City Hall in downtown Las Vegas Wednesday, May 6, 2020. The sign was a gift to Mayor Goodman from supporter John Baietti.

Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman restated her distaste for state-mandated business closures to slow the spread of COVID-19 at Wednesday’s Las Vegas City Council meeting.

6 May 2020
By Miranda Willson

April house sales fall 31% in Las Vegas amid pandemic

A sign advertises a home for sale in the northwest valley, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020.

Sales of existing houses in the Las Vegas area fell more than 30% in April compared to the same month last year, while prices dipped ...

6 May 2020
By Bryan Horwath

Thousands of furloughed MGM workers seek help via company's relief fund

An exterior view the MGM Grand casino Sunday, March 15, 2020. MGM Resorts International has suspended operations at its Las Vegas properties to help thwart the spread of the coronavirus.

More than 5,000 employees have applied for assistance through an MGM Resorts International program to help furloughed workers pay basic living expenses ...

6 May 2020
By Bryan Horwath

MGM Resorts boss: Some employees 'may not return to work this year'

A view of an empty slot area is shown on the casino floor in New York-New York Sunday, March 15, 2020. MGM Resorts International suspended operations at its Las Vegas properties to help thwart the spread of the coronavirus.

Some of the 60,000 MGM Resorts International employees furloughed during the coronavirus pandemic may not be recalled, at least not anytime soon. CEO Bill Hornbuckle said a forecast for continued weak tourism portends some furloughed workers might not be back this year ...

5 May 2020
By Bryan Horwath

'Proper' social distancing, meticulous sanitizing mulled in casino reopening plans

Antonia Garcia cleans slot machines at the Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, March 18, 2020. When shuttered casinos reopen in Nevada, fewer patrons will be allowed in, nightclubs will remain closed, convention groups will be limited and gamblers will have to keep safe distances apart.

Gamblers standing shoulder-to-shoulder laying bets while a crowd gathers around to see a hot dice-thrower make point after point would be a relic of the past, if proposed new health and ...

5 May 2020
By Bryan Horwath

Allegiant Air to issue passengers masks, gloves

***DO NOT USE PER ALLEGIANT. THIS MD-80 AIRCRAFT IS NO LONGER PART OF THEIR FLEET*** ORIGINAL CAPTION: Two Allegiant Air jets taxi at McCarran International Airport May 9, 2013.

Beginning this week, Allegiant Air will hand out health and safety kits to passengers as they board flights, according to a news release issued today. The Las Vegas-based discount air carrier will ...

4 May 2020
By Bryan Horwath
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