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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 ...

'Solopreneur' forges her own path in Las Vegas

Dana Berggren is broker/owner of Berggren Commercial Real Estate and the Coop Coworking Space.

Dana Berggren says she didn't even know what real estate was when she began in the field 22 years ago. But not only does she own her own commercial real estate brokerage today, but she also launched a coworking space as well and was recognized by the National Association of Women Business Owners.

Nevada judge gives OK for some new retail pot stores to open

Nevada judge gives OK for some new retail pot stores to open

More than a dozen new dispensaries could open in Nevada's booming retail marijuana market in coming weeks, after a judge gave the go-ahead Thursday to companies that underwent background checks and won licenses ...

Public records: Aug. 29, 2019

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Big month for Spirit leads to spike in McCarran’s July passenger numbers

A Spirit Airlines passenger jet takes off from McCarran International Airport June 5, 2017.

Passenger traffic at McCarran International Airport hit an all-time high for the month of July, thanks to a big bump from Spirit Airlines. Just over 4.5 million passengers arrived at ...

Nevada casino winnings top $1B in July; 4th month in 2019

July was a good month for casinos in Nevada, with house winnings topping $1 billion for the fourth time this year, state regulators said Wednesday. The $1.02 billion that casinos statewide won in July nearly ...

Frontier Airlines to offer discount service from Newark to Las Vegas

In this Feb. 22, 2010, file photo, Frontier Airlines jetliners sit stacked up at gates along the A concourse at Denver International Airport.

Frontier Airlines will begin offering service at Newark Liberty International Airport this fall, and offering introductory fares as low as $15 on some flights. The discount carrier announced Tuesday that ...

Las Vegas set to bid to host numerous NCAA events

Fans gather in Toshiba Plaza before the Pac-12 Men's Basketball Tournament championship game between the Washington Huskies and the Oregon Ducks Saturday, March 16, 2019, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The NCAA started accepting bids Monday on nearly two dozen sports championships over all three divisions. This is the first year that Las Vegas is eligible to bid after the governing body for college sports indefinitely suspended a ban last year that ...

Hooters in Las Vegas sold, to be rebranded as OYO Hotel

An exterior view of Hooters on Tropicana Avenue near the Las Vegas Strip Dec. 26, 2017.

The Hooters hotel-casino off the Las Vegas Strip has been sold to India-based hospitality company OYO. The 657-room resort will be rebranded as OYO Hotel & Casino Las Vegas before the end of the year, officials said today in a statement ...

Books not bets: Nevada casino hotel to serve as college dorm

A security guard sits at a check point next to the elevators while UNR resident assistants sit in the background on Aug. 19, 2019 during a training session at the Circus Circus casino hotel tower that's been converted into a residence hall. Renamed Wolf Pack Tower, it will house about 1,300 students this school year after a gas explosion in July shut down two major dorms on the main campus a half-mile away.

UNR officials knew it was a bit of a gamble when they agreed to lease a downtown casino hotel tower for a year and turn it into a college dormitory ..

Public records: Aug. 26, 2019

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The Notes: Philanthropy, Aug. 26, 2019

In the Notes: MGM Resorts International, Emerge Nevada, Make-A-Wish Southern Nevada, USO Japan, College of Southern Nevada, Project Marilyn, Miracle Flights and more ...

40 Under 40 Alumni: Lisa Corrado and Mandy Shavinsky

Lisa Corrado

Lisa Corrado and Mandy Shavinsky are former honorees of VEGAS INC's 40 Under 40 awards. We caught up with them ...

Health care VP: 'It is not about the time you put in but your heart and energy'

Ashlee Arnold is vice president and chief financial officer of e7 Health and U.S. Drug Test Centers.

Ashlee Arnold talks about the importance of being passionate about your career choices, inspiring young people to do what they love and her secret to jump-starting her day.

Nevada making progress fighting cancer at the legislative level

According to “How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality,” Nevada measured up to policy recommendations in five of eight evaluated issue areas. The report was released by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, which is the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society.

Threads of hope among strands of DNA

From the methods to stay ahead of a diagnosis to treating the disease, the breast cancer landscape has evolved in our lifetime.

Neck pain is just a text away: Are bad habits hurting your health?

The research study that referenced the bumpy problem was published in February 2018 in the journal Scientific Reports. It focused on a feature known to scientists as the “external occipital protuberance,” a bump on the back of the skull in the middle, just where the neck muscles attach to the head...

Don't let your pack break your back

A significant amount of strain is put on the shoulders when wearing a heavy backpack.

Healthy Nevada Project is studying the strands of our DNA

The Healthy Nevada Project, which allows people to get no-cost DNA testing, has become the fastest-growing community-based population health study in the world.

Keep your skin safe all year long

A mid promising statistics surrounding other cancers, the number of skin cancer diagnoses continues to rise by 2% to 4% annually.