Las Vegas Business News

Four questions to consider before giving abroad

Whether you traveled to distant parts of the world and were inspired by the inventiveness of communities you visited, or read about an issue in an article, the desire to help can quickly move to the top of your priority list.

15 April 2019

By Ted Hart, Special to Vegas Inc

People on the Move, April 15, 2019

In the Notes: Southern Hills Hospital, Nevada Board of Regents, Nevada State Industrial Park, Kelli Little, Sheryl Capil, Achieving the Dream, Raiders Foundation and more ...

15 April 2019

By VEGAS INC Staff

Bank executive passionate about paying it forward

"I like to obsess about solving our clients’ financial problems from their perspective," says James Rensvold, executive vice president and private banking director at Nevada State Bank.

James Rensvold is executive vice president and private banking director at Nevada State Bank, which this year is celebrating its 60th anniversary.

15 April 2019

By Rebecca Clifford-Cruz

This west valley market offers European goods and a whole lot of love

Shop owners Magdi Youssef, left, and his wife Yuliya Youssef pose for a portrait at Euro Market and Smoke Shop in Las Vegas on Friday, Feb. 22, 2019.

Tucked into a suburban west Las Vegas strip mall is a small family-owned shop. Its shelves brim with treasured European treats, such as strong Turkish coffee, Bosnian cookies, German chocolates, hard-to-find Greek wines and breads baked in-house.

13 April 2019

By Camalot Todd

Tilman Fertitta may make another bet on Caesars

Houston billionaire Tilman Fertitta is back in the game to potentially merge his hospitality, casino and restaurant holdings with ...

12 April 2019

Houston Chronicle

Station Casinos exec takes communications job with LVCVA

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority has hired longtime Station Casinos corporate communications executive Lori Nelson-Kraft. Nelson-Kraft, who will start her new job next month, will be ...

12 April 2019

By Bryan Horwath

Photos: A look inside the new Club LAS at the Las Vegas airport

A view of The Club LAS in Terminal 3 at McCarran International Airport Wednesday, April 10, 2019. The 7,000-square-foot lounge opens to travelers Thursday, April 11.

McCarran International Airport has a new hangout for travelers. Built and run by a Texas-based Airport Lounge Development, the 7,000-square-foot Club LAS lounge opened this morning inside the airport’s D concourse. The lounge features complimentary food and ...

11 April 2019

By Bryan Horwath

Union: Protect casino workers from hedge fund neglect

The nation's largest casino workers union is asking gambling regulators to protect employees from neglect by hedge funds or private equity firms seeking short-term returns from ...

10 April 2019

By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

Nevada bill seeks to raise minimum wage, hearing scheduled

A bill to raise Nevada's minimum wage will face its first legislative hearing on Wednesday, a renewed effort that failed in the last session after a ...

9 April 2019

By Ryan Tarinelli, Associated Press

Las Vegas analyst: Mexico border closing would hurt economy

Marines install concertina wire, above, as pedestrians leave the United States for Mexico at the San Ysidro port of entry Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Financial analyst Mike PeQueen said last week at the Henderson Chamber of Commerce’s annual economic insight presentation that closing the border ...

9 April 2019

By Bryan Horwath

Wynn walks away from deal after Crown Resorts tips its hand

This June 17, 2014 file photo shows the Wynn Las Vegas and Encore resorts in Las Vegas, both owned and operated by Wynn Resorts.

Wynn Resorts abruptly ended buyout talks with Australia's largest casino operator Tuesday after word of a potential buyout were leaked. In a tersely worded statement, the Las Vegas casino giant said it was ending all discussions with ...

8 April 2019

By Trevor Marshallsea, Associated Press

Las Vegas median home price hits $300,000, a slight uptick

A for-sale sign is seen for a home near South Buffalo Drive, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017.

Reversing a recent trend, the median sale price of a home in Southern Nevada ticked up in March, according to a new report from ...

8 April 2019

By Bryan Horwath

Higher education: College of Southern Nevada offering marijuana-related courses

The College of Southern Nevada is offering three new courses to help cannabis entrepreneurs, dispensary employees and others who want to learn more about the pot industry. During the first full day of registration, nearly a dozen people signed up, officials said.

With Nevada’s legal cannabis industry thriving, the College of Southern Nevada thought it was high time to offer some marijuana-related courses. The school this week announced three new courses to help ...

8 April 2019

By Bryan Horwath

New ballpark will be a boon to the Summerlin economy

Don Logan, president of the Las Vegas Aviators, and Kevin Orrock, president of Summerlin for the Howard Hughes Corporation, are shown at the new Las Vegas Ballpark, Monday, March 25, 2019.

With professional sports franchises and venues transforming Las Vegas, a new minor league ballpark in Summerlin is about to provide an economic jolt for the master-planned community. On about 70 days this spring and summer, thousands of people will visit the new, $150 million Las Vegas Ballpark, where the Aviators will ...

8 April 2019

By Bryan Horwath

The Notes: Philanthropy, April 8, 2019

In the Notes: Young Dreamers Foundation, Whalen Financial, Project 150, Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada, Firefighters of Southern Nevada Burn Foundation, Wendy Shirey, Isaac Barron and more ...

8 April 2019

By VEGAS INC Staff

Renowned hair stylist values daily grind on journey to success

Michael Boychuck is owner and master colorist at Color Salon inside Caesars Palace.

Even a jock can be a hairstylist. During his junior year in high school, sports fanatic Michael Boychuck saw the movie “Shampoo,” and it changed his life. The three-sport athlete “just went for it and started my hair journey,” he said.

8 April 2019

By Rebecca Clifford-Cruz

Replica mining town outside Las Vegas sells for $25 million

A look at Bonnie Springs Ranch in Las Vegas, NV on June 25, 2016.

An "Old Nevada" replica mining town outside Las Vegas has been sold for $25 million. Bonnie Springs Ranch started off as a wagon train pit stop in 1834 and grew into a ...

5 April 2019

Associated Press

Allegiant to make Savannah airport new base

A national airline is establishing a new operations base at a Georgia airport. Allegiant Travel Company is investing $50 million in the project at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport where ...

5 April 2019

Associated Press

Las Vegas Sands announces Singapore expansion

The Marina Bay Sands resort and casino in Singapore. Las Vegas Sands opened the $5.5 billion resort in April 2010.

Casino company Las Vegas Sands says it'll spend $3.3 billion to expand its property in Singapore by adding an entertainment arena, new hotel tower and...

3 April 2019

Associated Press

Virgin's Hard Rock renovation project pushed to early next year

A rendering shows the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.

The planned renovation of the Hard Rock Hotel will begin early next year. Design plans for the revamped property, located just off the Strip on Paradise Road, are nearly complete ...