Las Vegas Business News

PBS content director enjoys 'contributing to national conversations'

Cyndy Robbins purchases and schedule programs for Vegas PBS Channel 10 and our other channels.

The content director at Vegas PBS talks about events planned for the network's 50th anniversary, changes coming in programming, and her life as a construction worker.

12 February 2018
By Rebecca Clifford-Cruz

The List: Minority/women-owned businesses

Find out about minority/women-owned businesses. This week, we rank them by number of employees as of Sept. 1, 2017.

12 February 2018
By VEGAS INC Staff

Student unions coming to CSN's 3 area campuses in $80 million project

Rendering plan for the CSN Henderson Campus student union, which is scheduled to open for the 2019 fall semester.

A student union will be constructed at the college’s three main area campuses and are scheduled to open for the fall 2019 semester. The $80 million project was funded by student-approved ...

11 February 2018
By Mick Akers

After Steve Wynn, questions about his empire's future

A view of the Encore and Wynn resorts on the Las Vegas Strip, Dec. 26, 2017.

As the chief architect of modern Las Vegas, and a visionary who did not understand the meaning of subdued, Steve Wynn spent more than three decades luring visitors to the Strip with his opulent hotels. But now, the question on everyone’s mind is: What is the $18 billion Wynn Resorts casino and hotel empire without Steve Wynn? Hours after an unscheduled meeting of Wynn Resorts’ board of directors on Tuesday, Wynn, a 76-year-old billionaire, suddenly ...

8 February 2018
By Julie Creswell, New York Times News Service

Room tax challenges could be a hit to Raiders stadium funds

Rendering of the new Las Vegas Raiders stadium as seen from the Strip at night. Construction on the 65,000-seat stadium will begin in November and will be completed in time for the 2020 NFL season.

The latest report from the Las Vegas Stadium Authority indicates the Oct. 1 mass shooting could negatively affect expected room-tax revenue for the future home of the ...

8 February 2018
By Mick Akers

Tight housing market expected to keep driving prices up

An exterior view of the Allure condo tower on Sahara Avenue on Monday, July 15, 2013.

The inventory of condominiums listed for sale in the Las Vegas area is the smallest it has been since 2004. A reported 634 condos and townhomes were listed without offers at ...

8 February 2018
By Ray Brewer

Switch announces big Gigawatt 1 joint solar project

On Feb. 7, 2018, Las Vegas-based Switch announced plans, in conjunction with Capital Dynamics, to build the Gigawatt 1 solar project in Southern and Northern Nevada.

Switch plans to build the single largest solar project portfolio in the country in Nevada, the technology infrastructure company based out of Las Vegas announced today. In a partnership with Capital Dynamics, the second-largest owner of ...

7 February 2018
By Mick Akers

Steve Wynn resigns from company amid sexual misconduct allegations

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

Wynn, one of the most magnetic and polarizing figures in the gambling industry, was the subject of a recent investigation that found he had coerced female employees into ...

6 February 2018
By Maggie Astor and Julie Creswell, New York Times News Service

Conn. casino expansion bill resurrects push for open competition

A bill that would scrap the license for a casino in East Windsor, Conn., and open up competitive bidding for the state’s first casino off tribal lands is being proposed by legislators in Bridgeport, Conn. State lawmakers last year backed giving the ...

6 February 2018
By Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant (TNS)

Survey ranks 11 Las Vegas hotels among world’s best

The pool at Mandarin Oriental.

Eleven Las Vegas hotels are ranked among the world’s best, according to an annual survey by U.S. News & World Report. The publisher evaluated more than 24,000 ...

6 February 2018
By Mick Akers

Nevada couple uses law to take possession of abandoned home

A Reno couple used a little-known law to take possession of an abandoned home in an older, upscale part of town where similar brick, Tudor-style homes are selling for more ...

5 February 2018
By Associated Press

What upgrades are cleared for takeoff next at Las Vegas airport?

New flooring is shown in the baggage claim at McCarran International Airport Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018. Airport officials celebrated the completion of $30 million Terminal 1 renovation project.

McCarran International Airport officials seem to always be looking toward the future. Whether it is a project under construction or in the works, the enhancement planning never stops. Made evident by the $30 million upgrade of Terminal 1 unveiled last month, McCarran officials say they intend to not only look up-to-date, but also have the latest technology. “We always want to keep on the cutting edge of technology,” said Rosemary Vassiliadis, director of Clark County’s aviation department. “So when ...

5 February 2018
By Mick Akers

People on the Move: Feb. 1-7

In the Notes: Kady Casullo, Travis Turner, Alan Walker, Sean Walker, Jacob D. Bundick, Al Salinas, Tim Wilmott, Kevin Camper, Drs. Faegh Aderangi and Gregory Sholeff and more ...

5 February 2018
By VEGAS INC Staff

Mining boss walking in footprints of activist grandfather

Michael Brown, president of Barrick Gold USA, moderates a discussion during the 61st annual Las Vegas Sun Youth Forum at the Las Vegas Convention Center Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017.

The president of Barrick USA talks about the company's charitable mission, expansion plans and a few of the people he most admires.

5 February 2018
By Rebecca Clifford-Cruz

311,000 visitors expected in Las Vegas for Super Bowl weekend

Richard Ornelas of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. cheers a Falcons score in Super Bowl 51 during the Big Game Bash at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017. .

The agency responsible for promoting Las Vegas says 311,000 people are expected to visit the destination during Super Bowl weekend. Data released today by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority show ...

2 February 2018
Associated Press

Photos: A look inside the remodeled rooms at Harrah's on the Strip

A room is shown in a Valley Tower Executive Suite during a tour of the Harrah's Valley Tower Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. Harrah's recently completed a $140 million renovation of the Valley Tower.

Take one step into the newly renovated rooms at Harrah’s and the upgrades are obvious: The design appears to be bold and sophisticated tones with gray and purple accents. As part of a $140 million remodeling project ...

2 February 2018
By Mick Akers

UPenn scrubs Wynn name, rescinds his and Cosby's degrees

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

The University of Pennsylvania announced Thursday that it will remove casino mogul Steve Wynn's name from a campus plaza and revoke honorary degrees given to him and comedian Bill Cosby in the wake of ...

1 February 2018
By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press

University of Iowa to remove Wynn name from institute

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

The University of Iowa has announced plans to remove casino mogul Steve Wynn's name from the school's Institute for Vision Research in light of sexual misconduct allegations against Wynn. The university in Iowa City announced ...

31 January 2018
Associated Press

Massachusetts casino panel: Wynn settlement was kept from us

This March 15, 2016, file photo, shows casino mogul Steve Wynn at a news conference in Medford, Mass.

Following sexual abuse allegations against casino magnate Steve Wynn, a Massachusetts Gaming Commission investigator said Wednesday information about a $7.5 million settlement was kept from ...

31 January 2018
By Steve LeBlanc, Associated Press

Historic Las Vegas neon signs shine bright for 1st time in years

In this Jan. 24, 2018, photo, digital artist and designer Craig Winslow, left, works on an exhibit at the Neon Museum in Las Vegas. Starting this week, visitors will be able to see many of the city's classic neon signs just like they were decades ago through a type of augmented reality that projects realistic animations onto the non-working signs.

As Frank Sinatra asks Lady Luck to stick around, the neon red lights of one of Las Vegas' most famous towering signs appear to dance under the night sky, revealing a beating heart and the rest of the marquee of a famed casino-hotel. Other rusted, dusted and broken neon signs in a large gravel lot ringed by a security wall appear to light up with neon not seen for decades as other ...

31 January 2018
By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press
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