Las Vegas Business News

Stevens relishes blank canvas in devising downtown resort

Derek Stevens appears onstage for a Boston concert Friday, July 15, 2016, at Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, which he owns.

While owners of other gaming companies are building additions to their properties or buying existing resorts, Stevens is preparing to tear down older venues and construct a new resort in their place. The Las Vegas Sun interviewed Stevens last week to talk about ...

Cybersecurity company ReliaQuest expands Southern Nevada operations

Florida-based cybersecurity company ReliaQuest is expanding its Southern Nevada operations.

Cybersecurity company ReliaQuest is in the midst of an expansion in the Las Vegas Valley. ...

With tech giants back in charge, stocks hit records again

Apple and other big-name technology stocks got back to their winning ways Monday ...

The List: Highest paid business leaders, June 18, 2017

Find out about Southern Nevada's highest paid business leaders. This week, we rank them by total compensation* based on most recent available filing with the SEC ...

The Data: June 18-June 24

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].

When a business loses an employee, effects on profitability, morale can be profound

When a business loses an employee, effects on profitability, morale can be profound

Having to replace employees isn’t just a pain, it’s a major expense — but one that savvy executives can avoid. Costs to recruit and train employees to fill vacancies can be formidable. With this in mind, employers should redouble efforts to retain employees.

People on the Move: June 18-24

In the People: Barry Langberg, Deborah Drooz, Vivian Bryce-Tyson, Mike DiFabbio, Jennifer Lehr, Jasmyne Shoemaker, Suhaily Rivera-Ortiz, Rob Catalano, Tim Gayhart, Laurie Nickerson and more ...

Financial services CEO: ‘No one wins alone’

Terry Kennedy owns Las Vegas-based Appreciation Financial, which specializes in helping public servants plan for retirement.

The CEO of Appreciation Financial talks about his passion for helping public employees save enough money to retire, the importance of teamwork when it comes to success, and how he stuck his neck out to meet his wife.

Designers: Las Vegas can be an unconventional fashion capital

World-renowned designers Dan and Dean Caten flank Tyson Beckford to host a private cocktail party to celebrate the recent opening of DSQUARED2s new flagship location at The Shops at Crystals on Thursday, April 6, 2017.

Designs by twin brothers Dean and Dan Caten have been worn by Britney Spears, Madonna, Justin Timberlake, Kendrick Lamar, Ricky Martin and Lenny Kravitz. And with the recent opening of their flagship store at the Shops at Crystals, they can be worn by you, too.

Help employees weather business storm cycle

Even the strongest companies cycle through good times and bad, and bringing out the best in employees is a challenge during the best of times.

Stay put? Deadly London fire puts scrutiny on high-rise rule

Smoke and flames rise from a building on fire in London, Wednesday, June 14, 2017. Metropolitan Police in London say they're continuing to evacuate people from a massive apartment fire in west London. The fire has been burning for more than three hours and stretches from the second to the 27th floor of the building.

A catastrophic blaze at a London apartment tower has brought new scrutiny to a long-accepted, counterintuitive rule for people in tall buildings: If the blaze breaks out elsewhere in the structure, don't automatically ...

Woman sues casino that offered her steak dinner instead of $43 million jackpot

In this Oct. 3, 2014, file photo, a visitor to the Resorts World Casino at the Aqueduct racetrack plays an electronic slot machine, in the Queens borough of New York. The casino said on Nov. 3, 2016, that a woman who was shown that she won nearly $43 million on a penny slot in August 2016 actually won $2.25.

Katrina Bookman captured national attention last year when she played a "Sphinx Slot Machine" at Resorts World Casino in Queens, New York, and it appeared as ...

Bet your bottom dollar chairs matter in casinos

Station Casinos placed new chairs for slot players when it completed its acquisition of the Palms in 2016. According to one manufacturer, the right chair at the right game can really help a casino’s bottom line.

The bulk of Nevada’s economy rests on one unglamorous, taken-for-granted object. We’re talking about chairs — the kind seen in front of almost every one of the 166,855 slot and video poker machines in Nevada. Players dropped nearly $2 billion into casino coffers while ...

A look at five projects underway right now in downtown Las Vegas

Eureka restaurant will occupy the space formerly occupied by The Beat Coffeehouse & Records on the first floor of Emergency Arts.

With the near-constant flurry of activity in the downtown area of Las Vegas, you’ve likely driven by or walked past a construction project and wondered, “What’s ...

How a tourist destination can maintain its appeal in an era of crisis events

Flowers are seen at Westminster bridge to remember the terror attack on March 22, in London, Friday, April 7, 2017.

Security experts from across the world discussed the components of a robust tourism industry, including safety, health and enjoyment Tuesday at ...

LVCVA OKs massive Convention Center expansion

Exterior of the Las Vegas Convention Center.

The financing — $900 million worth of bonds — and a plan to spend almost $1.5 billion to expand and renovate the Las Vegas Convention Center were approved Tuesday at ...

Analysts: U.S. economy will post 'slow, steady' growth

The U.S. economy will continue to post steady growth well into 2018, said two analysts this morning in Las Vegas. But how robustly the economy grows will hinge partly on a major wild card: Whether ...

Uber CEO to take leave, leadership team to run company

 In this Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, file photo, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick will take a leave of absence for an unspecified period and let his leadership team run the troubled ride-hailing company while he's gone. Kalanick told employees about his decision Tuesday in a memo. He says he needs time off to grieve for his mother, who ...

Shoppes at Harmon Square secures $18.1 million loan

Oversize depictions of food items are built into Shoppes at Harmon Square, 4501 Paradise Road, which recently secured a loan to retire existing senior debt and fund tenant improvements.

The Shoppes at Harmon Square in Las Vegas, which renovated its units, façade and parking last year, has secured a $18.1 million loan from Benefit Street Partners. ...

Centene to offer insurance in exchanges in Nevada, 2 other states

Health insurer Centene announced plans Tuesday to expand into more Affordable Care Act insurance exchanges for next year, at a time when competitors are either pulling back from those markets or proposing ...