Las Vegas Business News

How Sunset Station changed the scene

An exterior view of Sunset Station in Henderson Wednesday, June 14, 2017.

It was Station Casinos’ flagship property when it opened in 1997, a resort that easily could have been built on the Strip instead of in suburban Henderson. Sunset Station, now ...

40 Under 40 Alumni: Danielle Bisterfeldt and Eamon M. Springall

Eamon Springall

Eamon M. Springall and Danielle Bisterfeldt are former honorees of VEGAS INC's 40 Under 40 awards. We caught up with them ...

The List: Third-party commercial property managers, June 25, 2017

Find out about third-party commercial property managers. This week, we rank them by square feet managed as of June 1.

Big data, huge potential: Gaming sector could see great gains from acting on rich analytics

Big data, huge potential: Gaming sector could see great gains from acting on rich analytics

What would the “Moneyball” casino look like? As a Ph.D. candidate studying big data at UNLV, Ray Cho has given some thought to this question. Cho, who has 20 years of experience in the hotel industry, works as an analyst manager at American Casino & Entertainment Properties. With advancements in computing and machine learning, businesses across ...

The Data: June 25-July 1

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].

The Notes: June 25-July 1

In the Notes: Shannon Wilson, Russel Geist, Christian Stewart, Dr. Lane Smith, Sarah Reed, Renata Follmann, Amy Rossetti, Michelle Luffy, Christy Lou Andersen and more ...

Tax credit could move more families out of poverty

One way we help struggling workers in our community is by connecting them with the federal Earned Income Tax Credit. It’s one of our most effective tools to keep people working and help them get a fair shot at a decent life.

Bank exec: Hire good people and empower them

Megan Ackaert in her office in Las Vegas, Nev. on June 2, 2017.

One of JPMorgan Chase’s newest market executives talks about developing professional relationships quickly in a new city, the importance of smart hiring decisions and her role as a financial partner to her clients.

Concierge physician: ‘I get to be the small-town doctor I grew up knowing’

Dr. Ryon Parker owns Parker Medical, which delivers health care service in a concierge setting. He says it allows him to develop a stronger relationship with his patients.

Dr. Ryon Parker says he has inherited a broken health care system. He created his concierge health care provider in an effort to fix that. He says his business model allows him to focus more on the patient-physician relationship, which yields more satisfying results.

New Lake Tahoe lodge praised as boon to economy, environment

This June 20, 2017, photo released by Douglas County shows the new swimming pool at the Edgewood Tahoe Lodge during its grand opening on the south shore of Lake Tahoe in Stateline, Nev. The $100 million lodge has 154 rooms and was built in conjunction with an ambitious project to protect wetlands and filter stormwater runoff harmful to the lake's clarity. (

More than two decades after developers first faced a series of stringent regulations, a $100 million lodge has opened on the south shore of Lake Tahoe to rave reviews from politicians, business leaders and environmentalists. Completion of the ...

Lawyer who killed Gawker is now suing on behalf of Las Vegas sports gambler

The lawyer who brought down Gawker is now going after the shuttered gossip website’s successor company Gizmodo Media Group ...

Construction begins for game maker Aristocrat's HQ in Summerlin

Local, state and company officials, including Gov. Brian Sandoval, third from right, mark the start of construction of Aristocrat Technologies' new headquarters on Hualapai Way and the 215 Beltway on June 23, 2017.

The Howard Hughes Corp. hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for Aristocrat Technologies Inc.' new 180,000-square-foot Summerlin facility Friday.. ...

Nevada's on-again, off-again marijuana sales back on

The newly opened The Source dispensary facility in Henderson offers lots of edible marijuana products on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016.

Nevada regulators reaffirmed today that they intend to issue licenses necessary for retailers to begin selling pot for recreational use on July 1, despite a court order that threatens to scuttle the plan. The licensees could ...

Owning trademark still a goal of Golden Knights

A Vegas Golden Knights hat is shown at the The Armory merchandise store at T-Mobile Arena, Monday, June 19, 2017.

The Golden Knights name and logo still officially do not belong to the team, leading the franchise to advance this month the legal battle to own its trademark rights. On behalf of the Golden Knights, attorneys for the NHL responded to the initial trademark refusal of ...

Couple hits near $1 million jackpot on penny slots at Harrah's in Las Vegas

Nicholas Blaskowski and Nicole Perry of Phoenix hit a jackpot of $944,337.37 on Willy Wonka: World of Wonka penny slot on Sunday, June 18. The

A pair from Phoenix is $944,337 richer after hitting a jackpot at a Harrah’s penny slot machine ..

Gaming regulators OK pari-mutuel betting on nontraditional events

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

Bettors in Nevada can now place pari-mutuel style bets on events like e-sports tournaments, the World Series of Poker and the NBA draft after the Nevada Gaming Commission today unanimously approved ...

Las Vegas puts more restrictions on short-term rentals

Residents listen to comments on proposed amendments to Las Vegas ordinances regarding short-term rental properties during the Recommending Committee meeting in Council Chambers at Las Vegas City Hall in Downtown Las Vegas, Nev. on Monday, June 19, 2017..

The Las Vegas City Council narrowly approved additional restrictions on short-term rental properties like those listed on web platforms such as Airbnb ...

SBA chief’s WWE experience prepared her for Washington

Small Business Administration chief Linda McMahon visits Las Vegas on june 20, 2017, as part of her SBA Ignite Tour.

Linda McMahon knows how to navigate daily drama and shifting storylines at work. In fact, she built a billion-dollar global business that sells both as fun. Running World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) prepared her well for the maelstrom of politics in the era of President Donald Trump, her good friend who appointed her as administrator of the federal Small Business Administration. Here are excerpts of the conversation with the Las Vegas Sun: ...

Crowdfunding innovator among honored women in L.V. tech sector

Ruth Hedges

Women in Las Vegas’ technology sector were honored earlier this month at the fourth annual Las Vegas Women in Technology Awards at Fresh Wata. Ruth Hedges, chief executive officer and founder of TheGCCWorld.com and executive producer of the Global Crowdfunding Convention, was honored as High-Tech Woman of the Year, the evening's top award. ...

MGM Grand breaks ground on convention space addition

A rendering of MGM Grand's convention center expansion, set to break ground on Tuesday, June 20, 2017.

MGM Grand is set to break ground Tuesday on an expansion to its convention center that will add 250,000 square feet, giving it more than 850,000 square feet of meeting and convention space. ...