Las Vegas Business News

The Notes: March 30, 2020

In the Notes: Colliers International Las Vegas, PureStar, E&E Home Watch, Helix Electric, Aristocrat, Comprehensive Cancer Centers, Nigro Construction, Nevada State Bank and more ...

Marijuana deliveries skyrocket in Las Vegas during coronavirus crisis

A view of Thrive Cannabis Marketplace, a medical marijuana dispensary, Tuesday, May 17, 2016.

Before the coronavirus outbreak, Thrive Cannabis Marketplace in North Las Vegas was making about three dozen deliveries a day ...

Las Vegas gaming execs give up paychecks during virus shutdown

Wynn Resorts' new CEO Matt Maddox reacts as he speaks during an interview at Wynn Las Vegas, Monday, Feb. 19, 2018, in Las Vegas.

With hundreds of William Hill employees out of work because of the coronavirus pandemic, one of the bookmaker’s top executives said he didn’t feel right getting paid. “Last week, we made the painful decision to furlough over 600 people,” said Joe Asher ...

Las Vegas resort companies providing equipment to hospitals, law enforcement

An off-duty Metro Police officer was taken to University Medical Center on Saturday, July 20, 2019, after accidentally shooting himself in the lower body.

Las Vegas resort companies are donating personal protective equipment to hospitals and law enforcement agencies ...

Boyd Gaming will continue paying employees into April

An exterior view of the Orleans, 4500 W Tropicana Ave., in Las Vegas Wednesday, May 13, 2015.

Boyd Gaming will continue to pay full- and part-time employees into early April, according to a letter from the company’s CEO. In a message to workers today, Boyd ...

Sisolak: Science, not politics, will determine when businesses reopen

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak and Dr. Shadaba Asad, the Director of Infectious Disease at UMC and a member of the Governor’s Medical Advisory Team, hold a virtual public information session Thursday, March 26, 2020.

Gov. Steve Sisolak said the decision on when to reopen Nevada businesses closed amid the coronavirus pandemic will be based on medical guidance and not politics, despite ...

Program encourages owners to secure, beautify shuttered businesses

Davy's at Rebar is boarded up and covered with a mural by artist Geneva Marquez on Main Street, downtown, Tuesday, March 24, 2020.

The city of Las Vegas has announced a program to encourage business owners to secure and beautify their buildings while closed during the coronavirus crisis. Businesses that safeguard their buildings during ...

Las Vegas lets restaurants make curbside alcohol sales with food

Las Vegas will allow restaurants offering curbside food service to sell alcoholic beverages as well, the city announced in a statement. The city plans to issue an ...

Nevada casinos had big February, before coronavirus closures

A local gambler plays simultaneously on two coin slot machines after winning a big jackpot at El Cortez Casino, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019.

Before closing in mid-March due to the coronavirus outbreak, Nevada casinos had a very good February — taking in more than $1 billion in house winnings for the third month in ...

TV spot reminds tourists Vegas will be here when crisis passes

Tourists wait to get their photo taken at the Las Vegas Sign on the first day of the covid-19 quarantine, Wednesday, March 18, 2020.

The Strip has gone dark because of the coronavirus pandemic, but tourism officials are airing a TV spot to remind people that when the crisis eventually ...

Casino companies step up with food donations for victims of pandemic

A pallet of food items is moved at Three Square Food Bank.

As Las Vegas casinos sit empty during a 30-day statewide shutdown out of coronavirus concerns, resort companies have turned to philanthropic efforts, donating food that would have otherwise gone unused.

MGM providing $1 million in emergency financial aid for employees

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

MGM Resorts International today announced it is beefing up a program to provide financial assistance to workers impacted by the coronavirus outbreak. Through an emergency grant fund, MGM will ...

The Notes: Philanthropy, March 23, 2020

In the Notes: Financial Executives International, Make-A-Wish Southern Nevada, Health Plan of Nevada, United Citizens Foundation, Miracle Mile Shops, Nevada State Bank and more ...

Las Vegas’ Asian businesses felt the coronavirus’ financial effects sooner than most

A Las Vegas Chinatown mall is seen in 2019

The Asian community in Las Vegas was the first to feel the economic effects of the outbreak and therefore has suffered the longest, starting in late January, when the Trump administration imposed restrictions on travel to the U.S. from China.

Nevada Resort Association: State is ‘national epicenter of economic devastation’ from coronavirus

A couple walks southbound on the Las Vegas Strip near Flamingo Road Friday, March 20, 2020.

The lobbying organization for Nevada’s resorts and casinos predicts that the coronavirus pandemic could end up being twice as bad for the state as the Great Recession ...

Essential business: Las Vegas restaurants serving takeout and delivery are still open

The Pasta Shop in Henderson remains open for takeout service.

A Las Vegas virtual tip jar has been created to assist newly unemployed bartenders, servers and other industry workers.

Lombardo: Metro will enforce order to close nonessential businesses

Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo delivers his annual State of Department address at the Smith Center Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020.

Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo says Metro Police stand ready to enforce Gov. Steve Sisolak's stepped-up order Friday for non-essential businesses throughout Nevada to shut down for 30 days as ...

Casino shutdowns sideline 616,000 workers nationwide, trade group says

A crew boards up an entrance to the Strat Hotel and Casino due to a statewide mandated coronavirus temporary closure of nonessential businesses Wed., March 18, 2020. Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak ordered casinos and all other nonessential businesses in Nevada to close for 30 days to help with the spread of covid-19. YASMINA CHAVEZ

The American Gaming Association estimates 616,000 casino employees in the U.S., including those at tribal properties, are out of work because of shutdowns caused by ...

Virus turns normally jam-packed Fremont Street into a ghost town

The Fremont Street Experience is empty Wednesday, March 18, 2020, after Gov. Steve Sisolak ordered the closure of all nonessential businesses in an effort to combat the spread of COVID-19.

At noon Thursday, Chris Sotiropoulos finished closing down the small American Coney Island restaurant he owns with his sister inside The D casino. With the Fremont Street Experience shut down because of ...

Local businesses get creative to combat the coronavirus

Chef James Trees in his new restaurant Ester's Kitchen.

Las Vegans are feeling the economic impact of coronavirus as the city responds to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. Resorts, restaurants and shops continue to close, and service industry workers have been among the hardest hit.