Las Vegas Business News

Golden names Parmelee new VP of food and beverage

Gaming and hospitality industry veteran Todd Parmelee has been named Golden Entertainment’s vice president of food and beverage operations. ...

12 September 2017
By VEGAS INC Staff

In-N-Out Burger adding 2 restaurants in Las Vegas area

The exterior of In-N-Out Burger as seen from Rivea at Delano Las Vegas on Feb. 2, 2016.

Irvine-based In-N-Out Burger confirmed plans to add two more Las Vegas-area restaurants. The new restaurants are scheduled to open at the

12 September 2017
By Nancy Luna and Hannah Madans, The Orange County Register (TNS)

First person: What that walk to Raiders stadium will be like

Las Vegas Sun reporter Adam Candee crosses the Hacienda Avenue bridge over I-15 on a walk to the Raiders stadium site Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017.

To the roughly 20,000 people the Raiders expect to walk from the Strip to every home game: Never fear, because we tested out the sweaty hike Sunday afternoon, years before ...

12 September 2017
By Adam Candee

Frontier Airlines looks to hire 300 attendants

Frontier Airlines is holding events this week in Las Vegas to hire 300 attendants.

In a move to support continuing growth in the Las Vegas market, Frontier Airlines is looking to hire 300 flight attendants at a pair of events this week. ...

11 September 2017
By Mick Akers

Steve Wynn talked with Kushner Companies on possible real estate deal

Steve Wynn makes a point during his keynote speech opening the International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking at the Mirage on Tuesday, June 7, 2016.

Kushner Companies has explored a development plan for one of its key buildings with casino mogul Steve Wynn, according to ...

11 September 2017
CNN

The new anchors: In online shopping era, retail centers have increasingly turned to restaurants to boost traffic

The IncrediBear poses at the Twister ride in John's Incredible Pizza at the Boulevard mall Jan. 27, 2016. The pizza chain caters to families with arcade games, bowling, bumper cars and laser tag.

As major bricks-and-mortar retailers struggle in the e-commerce era, restaurants serve as new anchors for shopping centers searching for ways to lure customers inclined to let Amazon do the walking. Most will not ...

11 September 2017
By Adam Candee

Marketing exec: Story of America is the evolution of retail

Najla Kayyem has launched notable mixed-use developments around the country.

Najla Kayyem is senior vice president of marketing for Pacific Retail Capital Partners, an operator of large open-air centers and enclosed malls throughout the nation, with more than $1.2 billion in retail assets under management, including Tivoli Village. ,,,

11 September 2017
By Rebecca Clifford-Cruz

The List: Commercial property owners, Sept. 10, 2017

Find out about commercial property owners. This week, we rank them by total commercial square footage as of Aug. 1, 2017

11 September 2017
By VEGAS INC Staff

The Data: Sept. 10-16

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].

11 September 2017
By VEGAS INC Staff

NFL, NHL are ‘great shot in the arm’ for Las Vegas economy

Frank Gatski, president/CEO of Gatski Commercial Real Estate, poses in the lobby of the company's offices Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017.

A Q&A with Frank Gatski, who is in his 25th year as the chief of Gatski Commercial. ...

11 September 2017
By Rebecca Clifford-Cruz

Commercial real estate markets: A new normal?

An unanswered question for Southern Nevada commercial real estate markets is whether they will recover to the typical vacancy rates enjoyed before the Great Recession or to some “new normal” as a result of the severe downturn. This is an important issue for developers who are planning to add to the stock of commercial real estate here. ...

11 September 2017
By Steven M. Miller

Popular Las Vegas Thai spot closes after ceiling caves

Lotus of Siam owners say they are looking for a temporary location to reopen ...

10 September 2017
By Associated Press

Regulators mull ways to expand esports betting

Teams compete during the Dreamhack Masters e-sports tournament Feb. 17 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Nevada’s Gaming Control Board will soon begin allowing sports books to offer bets on a year’s worth of esports events, the board’s chief of enforcement Karl Bennison said Thursday at a gambling and esports conference at the Westgate. ...

7 September 2017
By Thomas Moore

Las Vegas among cities to vie for Amazon’s second North America headquarters

In this April 27, 2017 file photo, construction continues on three large, glass-covered domes as part of an expansion of the Amazon.com campus in downtown Seattle. Amazon said Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017, that it will spend more than $5 billion to build another headquarters in North America to house as many as 50,000 employees. It plans to stay in its sprawling Seattle headquarters and the new space will be "a full equal" of its current home, said founder and CEO Jeff Bezos.

E-commerce giant Amazon announced plans on Thursday to open a second headquarters (HQ2) in North America, and Las Vegas is among the list of interested cities. Amazon opened the Amazon HQ2 Request for Proposal (“RFP”) Thursday. Local and state government leaders ...

7 September 2017
By Mick Akers

Fire guts Las Vegas lounge featured on TV’s 'Bar Rescue'

Firefighters battle a blaze that gutted the Regan Lounge in the Bonanza Nellis Shopping Center, 5067 E. Bonanza Road, on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017.

An early morning fire gutted a bar featured earlier this year on the reality TV show “Bar Rescue,” causing an estimated $500,000 damage. A Metro Police officer on patrol noticed ...

7 September 2017
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Woman hits $787,000 jackpot on penny slot machine

A Texas woman hit a $787,842 jackpot this week on a penny slot machine at Harrah’s. Janet Redwine of Coppell, Texas, hit the big prize on ...

7 September 2017
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Gaming roundup: Sports books remodeled in time for football season

The Cromwell opens its new sports book on Aug. 22, 2017.

Not all of the news surrounding the gaming industry in Las Vegas involves big deals like the sale of the Fontainebleau. In addition to the multimillion-dollar transactions, there have been many recent announcements from ...

7 September 2017
By Thomas Moore

Delay with development agreement shouldn’t slow stadium construction

This rendering shows the Las Vegas Raiders stadium west of Interstate 15 and the Strip. Construction on the 65,000-seat stadium is hoped to be completed in time for the 2020 NFL season.

One of the most important agreements between the Raiders and the Las Vegas Stadium Authority will not be completed until next year, but the delay is not expected to ...

6 September 2017
By Adam Candee

Life is good for home sellers, not so much for buyers, August stats show

The Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors said the median price of an existing single-family home in August — $260,000 — was 10.6 percent more expensive than August 2016.

August was good for home sellers in Las Vegas, but not so great for buyers. In general, the statistics show home prices ...

6 September 2017
By Thomas Moore

Start of the NFL season is big for some books, not others

Football fans watch games during NFL opening day at the Red Rock Resort's race and sportsbook Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015.

Football fans aren’t the only ones looking forward to the start of the NFL regular season on Thursday. The sports books in Las Vegas have also been preparing for the end of the six-month pigskin drought. While ads for NFL betting contests and promotions are everywhere, sports book executives differ on just how important this week is in terms of business. For some, like the books at Caesars Entertainment properties or the Westgate, the first week is a fairly big deal. “The first week, it’s all hands on deck,” said Bill Sattler, the director of ...

6 September 2017
By Thomas Moore
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