Las Vegas Business News

Alien-themed Bud Light hits shelves in Nevada

Anheuser-Busch has released alien-themed cans of Bud Light in Nevada as part of a marketing promotion surrounding the the tongue-in-cheek “Storm Area 51” event.

Don’t worry, that strange alien light you’re seeing is nothing to be feared. It’s something to be sipped. The shimmering green and black cylinder with alien markings on it is ...

15 September 2019

By Bryan Horwath

Nevada Airbnb hosts take in $53.5 million over three months

Airbnb hosts in Nevada earned $53.5 million from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day, according to the short-term rental company. About $36 million was generated ...

13 September 2019

By Bryan Horwath

Wynn convention center expansion ahead of schedule

Wynn Las Vegas announced this week that it’s Strip convention and meeting center expansion will likely be finished sooner than planned. The 430,000-square-foot expansion, which will ...

11 September 2019

By Bryan Horwath

Plaza offering chance to win vintage slot machines

Players at the Plaza in downtown Las Vegas will have a chance to win vintage coin-operated slot and video poker machines such as these during a pair of promotions in October.

The Plaza in downtown Las Vegas is giving players the chance to win a vintage coin-operated slot or video poker machine as part of a pair of promotions next month.

10 September 2019

By Bryan Horwath

Barry Manilow residency at Westgate extended into 2020

Barry Manilow’s residency at the Westgate Las Vegas will extend into 2020. The entertainer’s residency, “Manilow Las Vegas: The Hits Come Home,” at Westgate International Theater is adding dates in ...

9 September 2019

By Bryan Horwath

People on the Move: Sept. 9, 2019

In the Notes: Chris Wink, Megan Farnsworth, Jennifer Curland, Greg Colella, Sina Miri, Don Nelson, Jeri Crawford, Tina Kilmer and more ...

9 September 2019

By VEGAS INC Staff

For 'Eviction Queen,' clients' peace of mind is top of mind

Kaila Leavitt founded Leavitt Eviction Services this year.

Kaila Leavitt says the evictions business is not about callously throwing people who can't pay their rent out on the street. It's about understanding the ...

9 September 2019

By Rebecca Clifford-Cruz

Las Vegas ready to welcome more electric vehicles

A Tesla vehicle is parked at a new Tesla Supercharger station next to the Linq High Roller on Tuesday, July 23, 2019.

Tom Volk sat in his Tesla Model 3 as it charged at the Railroad Pass Travel Center in Henderson. Volk, a businessman from Phoenix, had also stopped in Arizona to charge up his electric car on the way to Las Vegas. While the Model 3 has a maximum range of about ...

7 September 2019

By Bryan Horwath

Jan Jones Blackhurst leaving Caesars executive post, joins board

Jan Jones Blackhurst, left, Caesars Entertainment executive vice president of public policy & corporate responsibility speaks during Caesars Entertainment Community Review reception at the Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino Monday, March 5, 2018, in Las Vegas.

Former Las Vegas Mayor Jan Jones Blackhurst is leaving her executive post with Caesars Entertainment and has joined the board of directors. According to a ...

6 September 2019

By Bryan Horwath

Nevada Public Radio addressing financial problems; CEO steps down

Nevada Public Radio announced today that its CEO has stepped down amid financial problems that have left the station with what it called “severe cash flow issues.” The station said ...

6 September 2019

By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Palms plans to make outdoor pool a domed venue

The KAOS dayclub and nightclub pool at the Palms.

A Las Vegas hotel-casino says it's going to turn "dayclub" partying into a year-round activity by enclosing one of its swimming pools and surrounding cabanas with a ...

6 September 2019

Associated Press

Southern Nevada home prices 'coasting along right now'

This February 2016 photo shows a house for sale in the Las Vegas Valley.

The Las Vegas-area housing market continued to show signs of stability in August, according to a report from the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors. The median price of an existing single-family house in Southern Nevada, according to figures from the association’s Multiple Listing Service, was $305,000. That’s up just slightly from ...

6 September 2019

By Bryan Horwath

MGM Resorts, Buffalo Wild Wings launch mobile football game

A casino company and a nationwide sports bar are launching a mobile football game designed to let customers pick favorite NFL teams, choose ...

5 September 2019

Associated Press

Public records: Sept. 5, 2019

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5 September 2019

By VEGAS INC Staff

Old downtown Las Vegas motel to be converted into apartments

A view of the Safari Motel on East Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019.

A shuttered 1950s-era motel with a troubled history is the latest downtown property slated for redevelopment into apartments. Las Vegas Apartments LLC will convert the former ...

4 September 2019

By Miranda Willson

Iowa ice cream maker buying Henderson plant

The Iowa company that makes Blue Bunny ice cream is buying a plant in Nevada, making it its fifth U.S. production facility. Wells Enterprises said Tuesday that the ...

4 September 2019

Associated Press

Mike Tyson wants to be ‘the face of cannabis’ in Las Vegas

Sitting in a conference room at the Planet 13 dispensary, Mike Tyson talked proudly about his marijuana business interests and Las Vegas, the city that helped make him famous. The former boxer was there Saturday to promote his Tyson Ranch line of cannabis ...

4 September 2019

By Bryan Horwath

MGM plans community center for Oct. 1 shooting site

This 2014 file photo shows MGM Resorts International's Vegas Village festival site on the Las Vegas Strip.

MGM Resorts International has long-term plans to turn the site of the Oct. 1 mass shooting into a community and athletic center and will use it in the meantime for parking for ...

3 September 2019

By Bryan Horwath

Farm-to-table tequila company in North Las Vegas a testament to perseverance

A look at the NLV Tequila Bottling LLC, Mon. Aug. 12, 2019.

There were moments several years ago when NLV Tequila Bottling co-owner Jose Gonzales thought about moving on from his family’s small business.

2 September 2019

By Bryan Horwath

The Notes: Sept. 2, 2019

In the Notes: Lynn Marie Stewart, Jeffrey Swinger, Shalonda Hughes, Karen Rubel, Alexia Crowley, Stacy Scheer, Shayna Moreno and more ...