Las Vegas Business News

A decade in, Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health has exceeded expectations

Dr. Marwan Sabbagh is director of the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health.

When it opened in 2009, the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health had about three dozen employees. As it celebrates its 10-year anniversary this month ...

The Notes: Philanthropy, July 29, 2019

In the Notes: Revel Nevada, AT&T, Cox Charities, NRC Health, Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada, Nevada HAND and more ...

Entertainment freelancer finds inspiration in pain, joy, love, hope and sorrow

Michelle Johnson poses for a photo in her home on Tuesday, July 16, 2019. WADE VANDERVORT

Ivy League-educated singer-songwriter and event producer Michelle Johnson shares details about her upcoming show, discusses the professional and personal challenges of earning a living onstage, and more ...

Former regents chair disapproved of Page's behavior toward UNLV

Nevada Regent Rick Trachok is shown in this Las Vegas Sun file photo from Sept. 1, 2015. Trachok, the chairman of the Board of Regents at the time, acknowledged in an email on Tuesday, July 23, 2019, that he confronted Regent Kevin Page in 2015 after learning that Page demanded that UNLV give preferential treatment to one of his relatives who was attending UNLV at that time. Trachok, the first regent to discuss the matter, said in the email that he told Page to "drop it."

For the first time, an overseer of the state’s higher education system has indicated that Nevada Regent Kevin Page acted inappropriately in 2015 when he pressed UNLV to give special treatment to one of his relatives. Rick Trachok, who has served twice as the board’s chair since becoming a regent in 2011, said in an email that ...

Construction ramping up on MSG Sphere project behind Venetian

Construction crew members work at the site for the Madison Square Garden (MSG) Sphere on Tuesday, July 23, 2019. The MSG Sphere is set to open in 2021.

Some 400 workers are laboring daily at the MSG Sphere construction site near the Venetian, and that number will continue to rise. That’s according to Nick Tomasino, who is heading the effort to ...

Despite largest rent increase in country, Las Vegas market still seen as affordable

The nearly completed Tanager apartment complex is shown near the Las Vegas Ballpark in Downtown Summerlin Wednesday, May 15, 2019.

The median monthly rent for an apartment in Las Vegas has jumped more in the past year than any other major U.S. metro area, according to a new report. However, Suzy Vasquez, executive director for ...

Las Vegas airport can handle 10 million more passengers, official says

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

McCarran International Airport is prepared to handle another 10 million passengers a year, although the region would need to add about 30,000 hotel rooms to ...

Downtown apartments project a labor of love for local group

From left: Elliott Schlottman, Jose Pichardo and Craig Palacios at the future site of Lave Om, an 18-unit apartment complex at 627 S. 10th St. in Downtown Las Vegas.

As projects in and around Downtown Las Vegas garner attention and headlines, Lave Om will fly mostly under the radar. It’s not a large project, but it’s one the developers said will help fill a void.

People on the Move: July 22, 2019

In the Notes: Karla Perez, Sun Country Airlines, American Institute of Architects, Melissa Jamvold, Kyle George, Linda Perez, Bob Murnane and more ...

Las Vegas restaurateur's businesses hitting the high notes

Bryce Krausman is co-owner of DW Bistro and House Seats.

Opening a restaurant, Bryce Krausman says, was “totally spontaneous.” His friend Dalton Wilson saw the space open one day, and before they knew it, they had a “coming soon” sign up.

Ike’s opens 1st Las Vegas restaurant with $100 sandwich

A cardboard cutout of founder Ike Shehadeh is displayed at  Ike's Love & Sandwiches in the Fashion Show Mall food court Friday, July 19, 2019. The Las Vegas High Roller menu includes a $100.00 "Howard Hughes" sandwich.

Now open on the Strip at the Fashion Show Mall, Ike’s Love & Sandwiches features a high roller menu complete with a $100 sandwich named for Howard Hughes. Ike’s owner Ike Shehadeh said the ...

Reno marijuana store uses 'food truck' label for credit card sales

In this July 1, 2017, file photo, is opening day of legal recreational marijuana sales at the Blum marijuana dispensary in Reno. A licensed marijuana store in Reno has begun taking credit cards for pot purchases by calling itself a food truck to get around federal banking regulations that have most cannabis businesses doing a cash-only business.

Blüm marijuana dispensary certainly doesn't look like a food truck. There are no chicken wings or tacos at the Reno store, just displays of ...

Third plan for UNLV med school building draws first of two approvals

A new plan for construction of a classroom building for the UNLV School of Medicine got the first of two key approvals today before the Nevada Board of Regents. The plan calls for a $125 million, 140,000-square-foot building that would ...

El Cortez, Mob Museum offer Jackie Gaughan suite package

A view of the dining and living room in the Jackie Gaughan Suite during a El Cortez-Mob Museum event at the El Cortez in downtown Las Vegas Wednesday, May 29, 2019. The El Cortez and the Mob Museum are pursuing a package that will include a stay in the suite. Casino owner Jackie Gaughan built the hotel tower in 1980 and lived in the suite until his death in 2014.

The days of gangsters running around downtown Las Vegas might be over, but mob history enthusiasts can now take advantage of a new VIP package. The Mob Museum has partnered with ...

Ex-governor to lead Sands' push for casino in NYC

Former New York Gov. David Paterson is joining Las Vegas Sands to lead the casino and resort developer's push for a casino in New York City. Voters have already authorized up to three casinos for the nation's ...

People on the Move: July 15, 2019

In the People: Terry and Ruth Whalen, Betty Dobbs-Funk, Joseph Brown, Dan Krohmer, Robert Arnal, Breann Henderson, Matthew Sanfilippo, Yadira Breland and more ...

Technovation CEO: "Fail fast, learn from your mistakes, and move on"

Peg McGregor is CEO of Technovation Solutions.

Peg McGregor is CEO of Technovation Solutions, which acts as both technology consultants and brokers for new technologies coming to the market.

Rosen: Proposed tax credit would help veterans open businesses

Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., responds to a question during an interview at Lazer Ladies, a veteran-owned small business, in North Las Vegas Friday, July 12, 2019. Rosen unveiled her Veterans Jobs Opportunity Act which will provide tax credit for veterans who start a small business in underserved communities.

U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., detailed her new policy proposal extending startup tax credits to some veteran-owned businesses during a stop today in Las Vegas ...

1 year, $3.2 billion later, New Jersey sports betting soars

In this March 8, 2019, photo, a gambler makes a sports bet at the Tropicana casino in Atlantic City N.J.

New Jersey gamblers plunked down more than $3 billion on sports betting in the first full year it became legal, helping the state challenge Nevada for the nationwide lead in the fast-growing industry. Figures released Friday by the state Division of Gaming Enforcement show the ...

Man wins nearly $1.5 million jackpot playing Three Card Poker

A dealer flips cards at a three card poker table at Hollywood Slots, Friday, March 16, 2012, in Bangor, Maine.

A guest at Caesars Palace won a nearly $1.5 million jackpot Monday while playing Three Card Poker. The man won $1.46 million after being dealt ...