Las Vegas Business News

People on the Move: Aug. 6, 2018

In the Notes: Sunrise Hospital, Nevada State Bank, MountainView Hospital, Kirvin Doak Communications, Dr. Mulugeta Kassahun, Joseph Wang, Clean Focus Renewables and more ...

Pet food franchisee advises: Fresh is best

Sandy Allen owns Las Vegas' Pet Wants franchise. The service delivers fresh pet food to customers' homes.

Pet Wants was created in 2010 when Michele Hobbs and Amanda Broughton noticed some serious health issues with their pets. They spent several thousand dollars on treatment before taking matters into their own hands and say they discovered the problem was low nutritional value in their pet food.

Flavor Flav to again open chicken restaurant in Henderson

Flavor Flav prepares chicken during the grand opening of Flavor Flav's House of Flavor in Las Vegas on Thursday, March 15, 2012.

This isn’t the first foray into the restaurant business for Flavor Flav, who in 2012 opened the short-lived Flavor Flav House of Flavor. It shuttered ...

Five tiki bars to visit to beat the Las Vegas heat

Frankie's Tiki Room

Not for nothing is local bar owner P Moss’ book about tiki culture called “Liquid Vacation.” There’s something about a tall, cold, sweet tiki beverage that somehow turns this blistering heat into an asset. Las Vegas now boasts...

Former Harrah’s exec regrets not expanding to Macau

In this 2011 photo, Phil Satre, NV Energy chairman and former chairman of Harrah's Entertainment, accepts an award, after being inducted into the Nevada Business Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the Mirage.

One regret Phil Satre has about his 25-year career with Harrah’s Entertainment is that he didn’t take the company into the Macau gaming market. Satre, who spoke Wednesday on Nevada Newsmakers, retired as ...

Like competitors, MGM Resorts expects weak third quarter

The exterior of The MGM Grand seen from Rivea at Delano Las Vegas on Feb. 2, 2016.

Industry analysts grilled MGM Resorts International executives Thursday after the company forecast weak results for the current quarter because — just like its competitors — it expects fewer scheduled entertainment events and lower room rates in Las Vegas this summer. Chairman and CEO Jim Murren pushed back. He highlighted the company's casino revenue from its Las Vegas Strip properties and its ...

Target opening Las Vegas Strip store at Showcase Mall

An artist's rendering of a Target store planned for the Las Vegas Strip. The store is scheduled to open in 2020 at the Showcase Mall.

Big-box retailer Target has its sights set on the Las Vegas Strip. It plans to open a scaled-down, 20,000-square-foot store at the Showcase Mall near the MGM Grand on Las Vegas Boulevard. “With more than 42 million people visiting Las Vegas each year, Target is ...

Casino sports betting starts today in Mississippi

This is the exterior of the Beau Rivage Casino and Resort taken in Biloxi, Ms., Wednesday Sept. 19, 2007.

The first sports bet in Mississippi comes today, which is 26 years to the day after the first casino in the state opened in Biloxi in 1992. The initial wagers are expected to be placed simultaneously at about noon at the ...

Marijuana beer to hit Las Vegas dispensaries, minus the alcohol

The latest marijuana-infused beverage — a nonalcoholic beer — could soon hit the shelves at Nevada dispensaries. California-based Two Roots Brewing Co. is producing ...

Nevada gaming revenue spikes 4.2 percent in June

Nevada gaming revenue spikes 4.2 percent in June

Nevada gaming revenue increased 4.2 percent to $933 million in June compared to the same month a year ago, the state Gaming Control Board reported today. Gaming revenue in Clark County for June was up ...

Manufacturing sector growing as Nevada diversifies beyond tourism

Nevada is growing industries that historically haven’t been major economic drivers for the state, diversification that experts say will reduce the reliance on tourism revenue. Manufacturing, which has historically made up ...

MGM, Boyd teaming up to offer online gaming

MGM Resorts International and Boyd Gaming are teaming up to offer online gaming. The initiative, which includes sports betting, poker and other casino games, will allow the companies to ...

MGM, Caesars racing to cash in on sports betting market

Bally's is seen in Atlantic City, N.J., Monday, June 19, 2017.

Two titans of the casino industry are racing to cash in on the newly created U.S. sports betting market, taking steps to expand their footprint and strengthen their positions as more states approve necessary regulations and people become more ...

Proposal would restore old motel facades in Fremont East District

A proposal calls for restoring seven aging properties in the Fremont East District.

The work will be part of Project Enchilada, the downtown master plan aimed at enhancing streetscapes, open space, retail and ...

iBuyers offer another option to quickly sell homes in Las Vegas

Members of the Opendoor national real estate firm pose for a photo in front of one of their properties.

Instead of selling their homes through traditional real estate agents, some Las Vegans are opting to sell directly to so-called iBuyers such as Opendoor. San Francisco-based Opendoor has operated in the Las Vegas Valley for ...

People on the Move: July 30, 2018

In the Notes: Intuition.LA, NorthMarq Capital, Harlequin Floors, Vegas Auto Gallery, Patriot Place Apartments, Refined Personal Training and more ...

Pediatric surgeon: In medicine, cultivate relationships as well as technology

Dr. Michael Scheidler

Compared with open surgery, Dr. Michael Scheidler says, robotic procedures typically result in smaller incisions with minimal scarring, less blood loss and a reduced need for narcotic pain medications.

The List: Specialty hospitals, July 30, 2018

Find out about specialty hospitals. This week, we rank them by 2017 revenue.

40 Under 40 Alumni: Holly Silvestri and Jon Gray

Holly Silvestri, a partner at the The Ferraro Group, Public Relations & Public Affairs company, poses Thursday July 12, 2018.

Holly Silvestri and Jon Gray are former honorees of VEGAS INC's 40 Under 40 awards. We caught up with them ...

New crafts bar catches a trend, opens the creative side of Downtown Summerlin

Nicole Muñoz works on an arts projects at Corks ‘n Crafts in Downtown Summerlin. Corks ‘n Crafts is like the countless painting-and-wine venues that are scattered across Las Vegas, except for one key difference: instead of engaging in a group paint-along, participants make a wide variety of crafts.

Corks ‘n Crafts is like the countless painting-and-wine venues scattered across the Las Vegas, except for one key difference ...