Las Vegas Business News

NV Energy to submit plans for $2 billion in solar, storage projects

Exterior view of the NV Energy building Monday, Oct. 20, 2014, in Las Vegas.

A solar project on Moapa Band of Paiutes land is part of a $2 billion plan by NV Energy and investors that may hinge on whether Nevada adopts its energy choice initiative. NV Energy plans to submit plans Friday to the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada ...

31 May 2018
By Yvonne Gonzalez

'It’s in nobody’s interest': Scholars say impact of a strike would bleed into local economy

Members of the Culinary Workers Union, Local 226, applaud during a presentation before voting on whether to authorize a strike Tuesday, May 22, 2018, in Las Vegas. A potential strike would affect 34 casino-hotels.

If 50,000 Culinary Union workers in Las Vegas follow through on a proposed strike starting Friday, the economic impact would extend far beyond the 34 affected Strip and downtown resorts, scholars said Wednesday. UNLV’s Stephen Miller, director of the school’s Center for Business and Economic Research, said ...

31 May 2018
By Chris Kudialis

Passenger traffic in April up at Las Vegas airport

Some 4.2 million passengers passed through the Las Vegas airport in April, a 3.1 percent increase over the same month last year. McCarran International Airport has seen ...

30 May 2018
By Mick Akers

Union: Strike would cost casinos over $300 million in first month

Members of the Culinary Workers Union, Local 226, applaud during a presentation before voting on whether to authorize a strike Tuesday, May 22, 2018, in Las Vegas. A potential strike would affect 34 casino-hotels.

A threatened strike by 50,000 members of the Culinary Workers Union in Las Vegas starting Friday would cost 34 casinos on the Strip and downtown more than $300 million in ...

30 May 2018
By Chris Kudialis

World Series of Poker tournament kicks off at Rio

Scott Blumstein of the U.S. poses with his championship bracelet and cards after winning the World Series of Poker Main Event in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., July 23, 2017.

The 2018 edition of the World Series of Poker is kicking off in Las Vegas. The 50-day series opened today and is expected to again draw tens of thousands of players from around the world to compete for ...

29 May 2018
By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press

Man hits $1.3 million jackpot at Cosmopolitan

A Canadian man visiting Las Vegas over the weekend for one brother’s bachelor party and another’s birthday left town with a million other reasons to celebrate. He hit a $1.3 million jackpot Saturday while ...

29 May 2018
By Mick Akers

Silverton adding shopping center, Hyatt Place hotel

Construction is underway at Silverton Village, a $60 million dining and entertainment district under construction at Blue Diamond Road and Dean Martin Drive, Thursday, May 17, 2018.

he Silverton is undertaking a $60 million project that will include a 150-room Hyatt Place and an open-air shopping center with about a dozen retail stores, mostly food and beverage outlets such as Blaze Pizza and Starbucks. Silverton Village is being built on undeveloped land adjacent to the casino at Blue Diamond Road and Dean Martin Drive, company officials said. It should be finished ...

29 May 2018
By Mick Akers

Memorial-cleaning service gives grieving families one less thing to worry about

Lisa Anderson and Timothy Anderson own Headstone Cleaners.

Lisa and Tim Anderson have worked in the cemetery and funeral industry for more than 20 years. In that time, they discovered a void that could be filled in memorial upkeep, and so in 2016, they launched Headstone Cleaners.

28 May 2018
By Rebecca Clifford-Cruz

The List: Residential care facilities, May 28, 2018

Find out about residential care facilities. This week, we rank them by total number of licensed beds as of May 1.

28 May 2018
By VEGAS INC Staff

The Notes: Philanthropy, May 28, 2018

In the Notes: Macy’s, Appreciation Financial, Spirit Halloween, De Castroverde Law Group, Ronald McDonald House, Engelstad Family Foundation and more ...

28 May 2018
By VEGAS INC Staff

The highest-paid CEOs by state

Casino mogul Steve Wynn during a news conference in Medford, Mass., Tuesday, March 15, 2016.

The survey considered only publicly traded companies with more than $1 billion in revenue that filed their proxy statements with federal regulators between ...

27 May 2018
By Associated Press

US home sales fell 2.5 percent in April

U.S. sales of existing homes tumbled 2.5 percent in April — with the costs of buying a home jumping and would-be buyers facing a ...

25 May 2018
By Josh Boak, Associated Press

320K visitors expected in Las Vegas for Memorial Day weekend

Motorists navigate rush hour traffic on Interstate 15 in Clark County near the Strip.

The agency responsible for promoting Las Vegas says 320,000 people are expected to visit the destination during Memorial Day weekend. Data released Thursday by the ...

24 May 2018
Associated Press

A Las Vegas strike would have a far-reaching effect, experts say

Union organizers Angie Qin, left, and David Saba hold signs as members of the Culinary Workers Union, Local 226, file into the Thomas & Mack Center to vote on whether to authorize a strike Tuesday, May 22, 2018, in Las Vegas. A potential strike would affect 34 casino-hotels.

What happens in Las Vegas could have a ripple effect across the country if 50,000 casino-hotel workers employed at more than 30 of the city's resorts go on strike at any time starting next week. If members of the union that includes ...

24 May 2018
By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press

Nevada rakes in record $7 million in marijuana taxes in March

Alex Garcia looks over edibles in the NuWu Cannabis Marketplace during a dispensary bus tour sponsored by the Las Vegas Medical Marijuana Association Friday, April 20, 2018.

Tax revenue from marijuana sales in Nevada continues to climb, setting a new high of more than $7 million in March, the ninth month of legal ...

23 May 2018
By Chris Kudialis

Excavation work for Raiders stadium nearly complete

Work continues at the Las Vegas Raiders stadium construction site Friday, May 11, 2018.

Workers are nearly finished with excavation at the Raiders stadium site, having hauled away some 35,000 truckloads of dirt — more than 1 million cubic yards, officials said today at a meeting of the Las Vegas Stadium Authority. The 450 workers swarming the 70-acre site have so far done $246 million worth of work, including ...

23 May 2018
By Mick Akers

16 acres on Las Vegas Strip expected to fetch over $540 million

A 16-acre parcel of land for sale on the Las Vegas Strip could fetch more than $34 million an acre — or in excess of $540 million ...

22 May 2018
By Mick Akers

New tourism spots tout ‘adult freedom’ in Las Vegas

One of the new ads introduced by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority involves a couple expressing their love in Las Vegas.

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority’s new advertising campaign is using contemporary storylines in its promotion of “only in Vegas moments.”

22 May 2018
By Mick Akers

Goodell details NFL's stance on sports gambling after ruling

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says Congress should enact uniform standards for any states that plan to legislate sports betting. Goodell detailed the league's position in a statement Monday that ...

21 May 2018
Associated Press

Introducing Health Care Quarterly's Top Doctors for 2018

Any time you have the chance to make more educated decisions about you or your family’s health, you should take advantage of it. Health Care Quarterly is proud to bring you its 2018 Top Doctors ...

21 May 2018
By Craig Peterson
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