Las Vegas Business News

Southern Nevada home prices continue to rise in September

The Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors said the median price of existing single-family homes sold during September was $265,000, up 13.5 percent from September 2016.

Home prices continued to rise while the number of home sales stabilized in September, according to statistics provided by the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors on Friday. ...

6 October 2017
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Workplace violence seminar on G2E’S last day sparsely attended

Attendees inspect a slot machine during the Global Gaming Expo at the Sands Convention Center in Las Vegas Tuesday, October 3, 2017.

Just four days after the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history, a seminar on how to handle an active shooter situation at Global Gaming Expo (G2E) drew few participants ...

6 October 2017
By Thomas Moore

Agassi lends voice to 'Vegas Strong' ad as a response to tragedy

A new ad for Las Vegas hit social media and broadcast television Wednesday, but it has nothing to do with gambling, partying or any of the usual things people think of when they think of the Las Vegas Strip ...

4 October 2017
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Gambling regulators eye records of Las Vegas killer

Nevada gambling regulators are poring through records to try to find out more about the high stakes gambler who fatally shot 59 people attending ...

4 October 2017
Associated Press

Donations for victims continue to accumulate, including $3 million from MGM

A memorial to honor the victims of Sunday night's mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival is set up by members of the community on the corner of Sahara and Las Vegas Blvd, Tuesday Oct. 3, 2017.

The donation, which will be made through the MGM Resorts Foundation, is to fund humanitarian assistance to the victims and to organizations who provide support to those ...

4 October 2017
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

After massacre, Las Vegas gets back to beers, slots, shows

In this Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, photo, tourists pose for photos in front of the Welcome to Las Vegas sign that has flowers honoring the people who died in a mass shooting on Sunday on the Strip. Even though the city is in mourning, for many, it is business as usual, with celebrations and parties continuing.

The fountains at the Bellagio casino went off like clockwork, the water swaying and pulsating in time to Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the USA." Two faux showgirls in pink headdresses tried to ...

4 October 2017
By Tim Dahlberg, Associated Press

Las Vegas tourism likely to remain strong, similar to Orlando

Casinos all along the Las Vegas Strip display words of prayer for the victims of Sunday night's deadly mass shooting, as well as, information for donating blood and locating missing loved ones, Monday Oct. 2, 2017.

Las Vegas' $60 billion tourism economy might see little impact in the wake of Sunday's massacre at an outdoor country music festival, if Orlando's experience following last year's Pulse nightclub mass shooting is any indication ...

3 October 2017
By Donna Goodison, Boston Herald (TNS)

Gaming convention G2E to open today as planned

The massive Global Gaming Expo (G2E), is still scheduled to be open through Thursday at the Sands Expo, despite Sunday night’s mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip. ...

2 October 2017
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

The List: Commercial printers, Oct. 1, 2017

Find out about commercial printers. This week, we rank them by number of employees as of Aug. 1 ...

2 October 2017
By VEGAS INC Staff

In bail bonds business, a compassionate heart and good ears are as a person’s best assets

Amanda Doyle, owner of Blondies Bail Bonds, poses for a photo in the Las Vegas Sun studio Monday, Sept. 18, 2017.

The owner of Blondies Bail Bonds talks about the advantages and drawbacks of being a woman in a male-dominated industry, explains the process of posting bail and shares some of her frustrations about the judicial system.

2 October 2017
By Rebecca Clifford-Cruz

Local agencies help refugees take advantage of opportunities in America

Local agencies help refugees take advantage of opportunities in America

Thousands of refugees from across the globe are resettled in the United States each year. When they come to Las Vegas, Catholic Charities and the Ethiopian Community Development Council are among the agencies that can help them with the process.

2 October 2017
By Michael Lyle, Special to VEGAS INC

Salon owners’ combined talents create ‘New York underground beauty parlor’

Jon Rouse, left, and Cory Martin own Bazaar Studio & Parlor.

Jon Rouse and Cory Martin, a photographer and hair stylist, have joined forces to create a salon that they say is a callback to New York’s underground beauty culture — and it’s not just for supermodels in magazine shoots.

2 October 2017
By Rebecca Clifford-Cruz

The Notes: Oct. 1-7, 2017

In the Notes: Holly Walker, R. Gardner Jolley, William Urga, Daniel Stewart, Paul Larsen, Jonathan Fountain, Erica L. Okerberg and more ...

2 October 2017
By VEGAS INC Staff

Gaming companies adjust with each generation

In jurisdictions in which only a few casinos operate, it is necessary to have large casino floors to house the hundreds of slot machines required to satisfy a captive audience. But here, where a customer can visit many casinos, the trend will be to create a smaller casino footprint and make better use of the outlying areas of the casino floor.

2 October 2017
By Ellen Whittemore

The Data: Oct. 1-7

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].

2 October 2017
By VEGAS INC Staff

Walmart armors up for food fight with Amazon

In this May 28, 2013, file photo, an outdoors sign for Walmart is seen in Duarte, Calif.

Walmart's Jet.com will launch a higher-end grocery line targeting millennials, just over a year after Walmart spent more than $3 billion for the fast-growing online retailer amid more intense competition from ...

30 September 2017
By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO, AP Retail Writer

Nevada pot sales bigger than first months in other states

Customers wait in a long line at Reef Dispensaries in Las Vegas as recreational marijuana sales begin at midnight in Nevada on Friday, June 30, 2017.

The first month of legal sales of recreational marijuana in Nevada significantly outpaced the opening month of sales in other states where it's legal for adult use. The state Department of Taxation says ...

29 September 2017
By Scott Sonner, Associated Press

Nevada gaming revenue jumps nearly 15 percent in August

A view of the Grand Bazaar Shops in front of Bally's on the Las Vegas Strip Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017.

Gaming revenue in Nevada jumped 14.91 percent in August — from $861,137,241 to $989,510,649 — compared to the same month ...

29 September 2017
By Thomas Moore

Recreational weed, sports betting in spotlight as G2E takes over Vegas next week

The IGT booth is shown during the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) convention at the Sands Expo and Convention Center Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016.

An appearance by Magic Johnson, the effects of legalized recreational pot, the use of “Game of Thrones” as a business strategy and more interactive slot machines are expected to be among the highlights of Global Gaming Expo (G2E) Monday through Thursday at the Sands Expo. First held in 2001 and presented by the American Gaming Association (AGA), G2E has become ...

29 September 2017
By Thomas Moore

Las Vegas airport logged 4 million passengers last month

Las Vegas aviation officials say more than 4 million airline passengers have traveled through the city's airport in each of the last six months. Clark County Aviation Director Rosemary Vassiliadis says the McCarran International Airport is on track this year to ...

28 September 2017
Associated Press
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