Las Vegas Business News

Health Care Headliner: Jon Bilstein, executive director, Comprehensive Cancer Centers

Jon Bilstein

Originally from Chicago and a Southern Nevada resident for more than 40 years, Jon Bilstein is ensuring that patients at Comprehensive Cancer Centers are getting top care...

Health Care Headliner: Dr. Phil Tobin, director, School of Physician Assistant Studies, Touro University Nevada

Dr. Phil Tobin

Under Tobin’s leadership, the 2018 graduating PA Class at Touro University Nevada received a 100-percent first-time pass rate on the Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam, a first for Touro’s PA program...

Health Care Headliner: DR Do-Gooders, Desert Radiology

DR Do Gooders

In 2016, the executive leaders of diagnostic medical-imaging company Desert Radiology launched a concerted effort to help others in Southern Nevada. Out of this vision, DR Do-Gooders was created. This philanthropic service group was designed to offer employees meaningful outreach opportunities and unite the staff...

Health Care Headliner: Dr. Terry Lewis, burn surgeon and former medical director, UMC Lions Burn Care Center

Dr. Terry Lewis

Helping burn physicians and patients as a medical student crystallized a career path for Dr. Terry Lewis. Four decades later, he stands as a beacon of hope for people in need of care for injuries that can be quite severe...

Florida woman gets prison in Nevada property investment scam

A 31-year-old Florida woman has been sentenced in Nevada to six-to-15 years in prison for her role in a real estate investment scheme that prosecutors say ...

Handful of U.S. states is poised to legalize sports wagering

This Feb. 20, 2019, photo shows the new sports book at Prairie Meadows in Altoona, Iowa. The Iowa House passed a bill Monday, April 22, that legalizes for the first time in Iowa betting on sporting events and fantasy sports, sending it to the governor for consideration.

Governors in Montana and Iowa are considering measures that would allow residents to wager on sports, while Indiana lawmakers are scheduled to approve ...

Las Vegas tops list for number of Starbucks stores

This Saturday, March 24, 2018, file photo, shows a sign at a Starbucks coffee shop.

Las Vegas is the place to be for people who love Starbucks coffee. That’s according to Apartment Guide, a national website that helps people search for rentals. The website ranked the top 10 U.S. cities with populations of at least 100,000 on the number of Starbucks stores per capita. Las Vegas beat out Burbank, Calif., and ...

Kohl's wants more of your Amazon returns

This May 11, 2017, file photo shows a Kohl's department store in Doral, Fla.

Kohl's wants you to skip the post office and bring your Amazon returns to its stores. The department store chain said Thursday it will accept Amazon returns at all its 1,150 stores starting in July, expanding its nearly two-year test of the service from 100 stores. Kohl's sees the partnership with Amazon as ...

Rosen has open ear for marijuana industry's concerns, says she wants to see business grow

Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., listens to a question during a news conference at the Nevada State Democratic Party headquarters in Las Vegas Friday, Nov. 9, 2018.

U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen has long positioned herself as a friend to marijuana businesses, pushing legislation such the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act in the past as a member of the House of Representatives. It’s a trend the Nevada Democrat is continuing in ...

Downtown Las Vegas hopes to attract new residents with lineup of developments

A view of the Fremont9 apartments, 901 Fremont St., in downtown Las Vegas Wednesday, April 10, 2019.

A report released by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority on April 9 showed that 55 percent of all surveyed visitors to the Downtown area in 2018 were millennials. Now, the ...

The Notes: April 22, 2019

In the Notes: Summerlin Hospital, Margaret Ann Schneweis, Code Ninjas, Jason Viechnicki, Brenda Frank, Valley Health System, Yogurtland, Urban Chamber of Commerce and more ...

Developer's goal is to create community within a community

Tim Deters is owner and president of TRU Development.

Tim Deters, owner and president of TRU Development, aims high. In 20 years, he has developed nearly 7,000 multifamily units in the Southwest and has launched his most ambitious project yet with Kaktuslife, which “we predict ... will changed apartment living in Clark County,” he says.

Adele’s cafe, favorite with Nevada lawmakers, remains closed after fire

Don’t expect a quick reopening of the Cafe at Adele’s after a fire severely damaged the landmark Carson City restaurant, a favorite of ...

Tesla wants to cut size of board from 11 directors to 7

In this June 14, 2018, file photo, Tesla CEO and founder of the Boring Company Elon Musk speaks at a news conference in Chicago.

Tesla plans to cut its board of directors from 11 to seven in a move the electric-car maker says will allow the board to act more nimbly and efficiently. Tesla says the four directors ...

Las Vegas dispensaries ready for marijuana's version of 'Black Friday'

Alyssa Justino helps Michael Brousseau as he shops at Exhale Nevada dispensary during a dispensary bus tour sponsored by the Las Vegas Medical Marijuana Association Friday, April 20, 2018.

With April 20 — 420 if you’re so inclined — just days away, Mike Pizzo surveyed the scene at Reef Dispensaries on Western Avenue. To a first-time customer, it might have seemed like a busy afternoon, with people coming and going, peppering staff with questions about ...

Tiger Woods bettor has long criminal record in Wisconsin

James Adducci holds up his winning ticket after winning more than $1 million betting on Tiger Woods winning the Masters, Monday, April 15, 2019, in Las Vegas.

The gambler who hit it big on Tiger Woods' Masters victory has a lengthy criminal record in his home state of Wisconsin. James Adducci was presented with a check for more than ...

Report: Owner exploring sale of the Cosmopolitan

An exterior view of the Cosmopolitan on the Las Vegas Strip Dec. 26, 2017.

Blackstone Group LP is exploring a sale of the Cosmopolitan hotel and casino, the rare instance of a major casino on the Las Vegas Strip coming to the market, according to ...

Progressive jackpot worth more than $13 million hits at Henderson casino

A slots player from Arizona won a progressive jackpot worth $13.1 million while playing the IGT Megabucks Triple Red Hot Sevens at Sunset Station on April 14, 2019.

A lucky Arizona resident is $13 million richer after hitting a slot machine jackpot over the weekend at Sunset Station in Henderson ...

Caesars names gambling-industry veteran as new CEO

In this Jan. 31, 2018, file photo, Tony Rodio, president of Tropicana Entertainment speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Atlantic City, N.J.

Caesars Entertainment is appointing a gambling-industry veteran as its new chief executive. The casino giant named Tony Rodio as CEO Tuesday. He'll replace Mark Frissora, who guided the company through ...

City National Bank to expand branding at T-Mobile, MGM Grand Garden Arena

Russell Goldsmith, CEO of City National Bank, Friday Oct. 19, 2012.

T-Mobile Arena will feature a new City National Bank premium level at the venue and five new ATMs ...