Las Vegas Business News

LVCVA: Shooting, room remodels cause 2017 visitor volume to drop

A view of Las Vegas Boulevard on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017.

The Oct. 1 shooting and fewer available hotel rooms caused a drop in visitor volume for 2017, according to preliminary numbers released Tuesday by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. In his presentation to the board of directors ...

9 January 2018
By Thomas Moore

Report: 18 states may introduce sports betting bills in 2018

A new report predicts 18 states will introduce bills to regulate sports betting this year, with 11 having a good chance of passing legislation. Eilers & Krejcik Gaming, which tracks gambling legislation nationwide, says that's just the minimum; the firm predicts more than ...

9 January 2018
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

2017 was third-best year on record for existing home sales in Southern Nevada

Housing construction continues in Summerlin on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018.

Last year was the third-best sales year on record for Southern Nevada home sales, and the best year for existing local home sales since 2011, according to statistics released today by the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors. According to GLVAR, 46,598 properties were sold, compared to 41,720 in 2016. Last year’s total ranks just below the 47,685 sales recorded in 2009 and the record of 48,798 existing local properties sold in 2011, when ...

9 January 2018
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Autos overshadow the small gadgets at Las Vegas tech show

Toyota's e-Pallet concept is unveiled during a news conference at CES International, Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, in Las Vegas.

The smartphones and other small machines that used to dominate the annual CES gadget show have been overshadowed in ...

8 January 2018
By Matt O'Brien and Ryan Nakashima, Associated Press

Realtors group changes name

Housing construction continues in the Skye Canyon area in the northwest part of the valley on Jan. 3, 2018.

The Nevada Association of Realtors unveiled its new name, Nevada Realtors, along with a new logo and tagline on Monday.

8 January 2018
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Failed Atlantic City casino is sold, could reopen in months

The Revel resort, right, is shown next to the closed Showboat on Monday, Sept. 1, 2014, in Atlantic City.

Atlantic City's most spectacular casino flop is getting another chance under new ownership and a new name. Colorado developer Bruce Deifik said Monday he had purchased Atlantic City's former Revel casino hotel from Florida developer Glenn Straub for $200 million. He plans to ...

8 January 2018
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

The List: Permanent staffing firms, Jan. 7, 2018

Find out about permanent staffing firms. This week, we rank them by number of placements in 2016.

8 January 2018
By VEGAS INC Staff

The List: Temporary employment agencies, Jan. 7, 2018

Find out about temporary employment agencies. This week, we rank them by W2s mailed for the 2016 tax year.

8 January 2018
By VEGAS INC Staff

How businesses can protect themselves as the reckoning on sexual harassment continues

How businesses can protect themselves as the reckoning on sexual harassment continues

From Hollywood to Capitol Hill, high-profile allegations of sexual misconduct continue to make national headlines and spawn resignations, public apologies and denials. The recent scandals also have prompted employers and employees to rethink their office behavior in terms of what is appropriate and what constitutes harassment. So what is considered unlawful in Nevada, and what can business leaders and employees do to protect themselves?

8 January 2018
By Danielle Birkin, Special to VEGAS INC

People on the Move: Jan. 7-13

In the People: Janiece Marshall, Clyde DeWitt, Melissa Swasey, Dr. Eric Gershman, Dr. Liawaty Ho, Scott Frasnelly, Marcia McNutt, Damon Hunter, Genesis Galdamez and more ...

8 January 2018
By VEGAS INC Staff

'Serial entrepreneur' is bullish on future of cannabis industry

Pete Findley, owner of Exhale Nevada/Exhale Brands, a marijuana dispensary in Las Vegas, poses for a photo on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017.

There’s still a stigma about using cannabis, says Peter Findley, managing partner of Exhale Nevada, which cultivates, produces and sells marijuana. And Findley wants to help break that ...

8 January 2018
By Rebecca Clifford-Cruz

Franchisee leaves legal career to share in the female experience

Nancy Ramirez Ayala is Las Vegas’ first Blo Blow Dry Bar franchisee. She said she is exploring options to expand into Henderson, as well as the Summerlin area.

Nancy Ramirez Ayala spent more than 20 years working as an attorney, but left her career to open a location of the successful hair styling franchise. And she couldn’t be more pleased.

8 January 2018
By Rebecca Clifford-Cruz

Proper business valuation is a roadmap to success

In the next dozen years, approximately 250,000 business owners in the United States will try to exit. Only 50,000 will be deemed market-ready.

8 January 2018
By Chuck Mohler

The Data: Jan. 7-13, 2018

All of the information your business needs: Bid opportunities, bankruptcies filed and building permits issued. To add to our data, email us at [email protected].

8 January 2018
By VEGAS INC Staff

Slain Vegas casino security guard remembered for her kindness, leadership

Former coworker Cristian Torres makes a final farewell during a remembrance service for LaTosha Juane White at the Unity Baptist Church, she one of two security officers recently killed by a gunman at Arizona Charlie's on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018.

The slain security guard’s family members, many wearing Mardi Gras beads and colorful hats, followed her silver casket outside an east valley church Saturday while dancing along to “As the Saints Go Marching in.” Outside ...

7 January 2018
By Ricardo Torres-Cortez

Phase Two of convention center expansion to begin, clear way to attract more trade shows

A conceptual rendering depicts the Las Vegas Convention Center district Phase Two expansion.

For years, convention organizers have been asking for more out of the Las Vegas Convention Center. More exhibition space. More meeting rooms. More ...

7 January 2018
By Ric Anderson

South Dakota casino employee accused of staging robberies

A Rapid City casino employee has been arrested after police say he staged two robberies at the business. Carlos Guerrero, 28, has been charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit grand theft and ...

5 January 2018
Rapid City Journal

Reports: FCC head skipping CES tech show in Las Vegas after threats

In this Dec. 14, 2017, file photo, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai arrives for an FCC meeting.

Published reports say Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai is skipping the CES gadget show because of death threats. Pai has scrapped popular ...

5 January 2018
Associated Press

Dow 25,000: Will the index keep soaring to new heights?

Stock trader Peter Tuchman wears a Dow 25,000 hat, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, at the New York Stock Exchange. The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 25,000 points for the first time, just five weeks after its first close above 24,000.

Strong global economic growth and good prospects for higher company earnings have analysts predicting more gains, although the market may not ...

5 January 2018
By James B. Stewart, New York Times News Service

Disney hotels, citing security concerns, drop ‘do not disturb’ signs

Visitors at the monorail station in front of Disney's Magic Kingdom theme park have a view of the Seven Seas Lagoon outside the Grand Floridian Resort & Spa Wednesday, June 15, 2016, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

Guests of some Walt Disney World hotels no longer have the option of hanging a “do not disturb” sign on their doors, part of a policy change that requires a hotel employee to enter every room at least ...

5 January 2018
By Maya Salam, New York Times News Service
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