Las Vegas Business News

Marijuana possession, advertising banned at Las Vegas airport

In this June 9, 2012, photo, travelers crowd Terminal 3 at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas.

Clark County commissioners voted unanimously today to ban the possession or advertisement of legal marijuana at McCarran International Airport and other properties ...

Owner of Golden Nugget buying the Houston Rockets

Restaurant and casino owner Tilman Fertitta has agreed to buy the Houston Rockets from Leslie Alexander. Terms were not released and must be approved by the NBA Board of Governors. The deal includes ...

A country mile: A vision that stretches from Mexico to Canada looks for traction

Gov. Brian Sandoval and Tina Quigley, Regional Transportation Commission general manager, sign a box culvert that will be used in the Interstate-11/Boulder City Bypass project during a groundbreaking ceremony Monday, April 6, 2015, near Boulder City.

It’s only a modest 2.5 miles of a long-term plan to better connect Las Vegas and Phoenix — the two largest U.S. cities not currently linked by an interstate — and a longer-term dream to link Mexico, the U.S and Canada. But last month’s opening of the first local phase ...

The List: Convention centers, Sept. 4, 2017

Find out about convention centers. This week, we rank them by square footage as of Aug. 15 ...

The Data: Sept. 3-9

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].

Edgy fitness studio aims to empower

Mike Borden, co-founder of TruFusion, which is an innovative fitness and yoga hybrid exercise facility on Thursday, August 24, 2017.

Mike Borden and Martin Hinton’s edgy fitness studio offers upscale, spa-like environment with a variety of classes incorporating several elements. Their goal, Borden says, is to empower their clients in and out of the gym.

The Notes: Philanthropy, Sept. 3-9

In the Notes: International Roofing Expo, Rebuilding Together Southern Nevada, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, Milk Money Limited, Wells Fargo Bank, ChoiceCenter Leadership University, Steve Wynn and more ...

Why these real estate advisers are bullish on Las Vegas

Doug Schuster and Curt Allsop are executive managing directors and partners at Newmark Knight Frank.

The executive managing directors and partners at Newmark Knight Frank discuss trends in the Las Vegas real estate market, the geographical and governmental protections that affect development here, and the importance of being good corporate citizens.

Economic indicators to watch the rest of 2017

In the wake of what is turning out to be a volatile and unpredictable presidency, the stock market, which usually swings on every little tick of news, has been quiet.

Life on the road: More Americans are embracing RVs as their home

The RV industry is enjoying an unprecedented eighth consecutive year of growth.

The recreational vehicle industry is flourishing with eight consecutive years of sales growth. Who are these RVers? ...

Golden Gate in downtown Las Vegas debuts expansion

A look at the new expansion at the Golden Gate Hotel & Casino in downtown Las Vegas, Friday Sept. 1, 2017.

The expansion is not the only project the Stevens' are working on. They are also in midst of demolishing structures they purchased across the street from the Golden Gate in order to clear the way for ...

McCarran’s new automated screening lanes to be tested on busy weekend

Travelers use new automated screening lanes at the security checkpoint in Terminal 3 at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas on Aug. 31, 2017.

Ahead of the busy Labor Day weekend, McCarran International Airport has introduced automated screening lanes in Terminal 3. ...

Allegiant in-flight magazine to feature marijuana ads

In this Thursday, May 9, 2013, file photo, two Allegiant Air jets taxi at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas.

Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air will begin running marijuana advertisements in its in-flight magazines. Acres Cannabis, a Las Vegas dispensary ...

324K tourists expected in Las Vegas during Labor Day weekend

A view of St. Marks Square in the Canal Shoppes at the Venetian on the Las Vegas Strip Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017.

Tourism officials expect 324,000 people to travel to Las Vegas during Labor Day weekend. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority on Wednesday said it expects those visitors to spend $249.7 million during their trip. Hotels are expected to have very few rooms ...

Paced by decline on Strip, state gaming revenue falls in July

Pedestrians are shown on the Las Vegas Strip Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017.

In the rest of Clark County locations, however, revenue rose in July. Downtown Las Vegas saw an increase of 7.84 percent, North Las Vegas’ numbers rose ...

Airport director talks McCarran's capacity, goal of efficient passenger experience

Rosemary Vassiliadis, Clark County director of aviation, speaks during a panel discussion at the Boyd Group International Aviation Forecast Summit at Wynn Las Vegas Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. She is flanked by Mark Thorpe, left, interim CEO Ontario International Airport Authority, and Scott Brockman, Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority.

A trio of airport executives addressed issues they’re set to face, ones that could prevent them from spreading their wings and soaring ...

Competition to host Japan's first casino resort heats up

Yumeshima, an artificial island in Osaka Bay, remains the most talked-about candidate for a casino in Japan.

As Japanese lawmakers prepare to debate the structure of integrated casino resorts this autumn, competition in Osaka and neighboring Wakayama to win the rights to ...

Las Vegas lags in number of new rich ZIP codes, but sales of pricey homes are rising

Chumlee of "Pawn Stars" fame put his five-bedroom, 6,206-square-foot Las Vegas house on the market earlier this year with an asking price of $1,849,900. Zillow reported this week that Las Vegas has created only one neighborhood where at least 10 percent of the homes are worth seven figures since 2014.

Las Vegas is near the bottom of another list; this time, it’s the number of super-rich neighborhoods created in the last three years. According the real estate website Zillow.com ...

Fontainebleau in Las Vegas sold to NYC real estate firms, to be renamed

A view of the stalled Fontainebleau resort, right, on Las Vegas Boulevard South on Dec. 30, 2014. Fontainebleau was sold to New York real estate firms Witkoff Group LLC and New Valley LLC for $600 million in August 2017.

The Witkoff company said today in a statement that it had “identified numerous ways to unlock the significant underlying value of the property,” only referring to the property by its address and ...

Local Whole Foods shoppers welcome the fruits of an Amazon-run grocery store

Customers stroll into Whole Foods in Henderson, Monday, Aug. 28, 2017.

Las Vegas Valley shoppers seeking organic foods at reasonable prices may be able to reduce their number of grocery stops soon. On Monday, its first day after completing its $13.7 billion purchase of Whole Foods, Amazon slashed prices on select items throughout ...