Las Vegas Business News

Las Vegas, Reno see some of the nation’s biggest job gains

Carpenters work on a home in the Ridges Las Vegas, a luxury residential community in Summerlin, Thursday, June 11, 2015.

As economic growth has picked up across the country, several regions have experienced particularly sharp job gains in recent months. Some are places that have lured ...

Report: 2 more Las Vegas area Kmart stores closing

In ths Nov. 19, 2009, file photo, shoppers wait in the checkout line at a Kmart store in Somerville, Mass.

Two Kmart stores in the Las Vegas Valley have been marked for closure, among 49 locations the struggling retailer is closing nationwide, according to a news report. The stores ...

Trump taps Las Vegan to be key bank regulator

OneWest President and CEO Joseph Otting speaks at a public meeting at the Los Angeles branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. CIT Group Chairman and CEO John Thain is shown at left. Otting was nominated to head a Treasury Department agency that is the chief overseer for federally chartered banks.

President Donald Trump announced Monday he is nominating banking executive and Las Vegan Joseph Otting to be the next comptroller of the currency, a position that requires confirmation by the Senate. ...

One button can now hail a cab in Southern Nevada

Yellow Checker Star Transportation is among local cab companies using a new "kabit" button, installed in more than 200 businesses, which eliminates customers having to call for pickup.

In their continuing battle against ride-sharing apps, local taxicab companies have joined in an effort to make hailing a ride quicker and easier. Yellow Checker Star Transportation, Whittlesea Blue Cab, Henderson Taxi and Desert Cab teamed up to operate a universal dispatch system, using a button called a "kabit" placed at participating businesses. An employee at the business presses ...

Why Trump shouldn't kill Brand USA tourism program

Jim Murren, chairman/CEO of MGM Resorts International, during The Parks first-ever tree lighting ceremony in Toshiba Plaza Monday, Nov. 21, 2016.

President Trump's recent budget proposal may inadvertently make it harder to achieve one of his central economic goals — curbing ...

Police: Teens held after gun fired in casino loitering case

Police say a gunshot was fired at a Las Vegas Strip casino but no one was injured during the overnight arrest of two teens initially stopped on ...

Increasingly tight market tougher on Southern Nevada homebuyers

A carpenter takes a measurement at a custom home under construction in the Ridges Las Vegas, a luxury residential community in Summerlin, Thursday, June 11, 2015.

Summer usually ushers in prime homebuying season in Southern Nevada, but that could change drastically in 2017. A severe housing shortage continues to befall the valley, driving up prices and creating major competition among buyers for ...

Will there be fallout from Bigelow’s views on ‘ET presence’ on Earth?

Robert Bigelow, right, shown in 2015 during the introduction Bigelow Aerospace’s BEAM (Bigelow Expandable Activity Module), has put more than $7 million into backing Republican Joe Lombardo’s run for Nevada governor. Bigelow, who made billions with his extended-stay Budget Suites of America chain, is the company founder. At right is William Gerstenmaier of NASA.

Eyebrow-raising statements by billionaire aerospace mogul Robert Bigelow on “60 Minutes” on May 28 could “make investors uneasy,” an aerospace analyst said. Bigelow told CBS News reporter Lara Logan that he is confident that aliens not only exist, but ...

Technology park will unlock innovation economy

If we are going to accelerate our progress, there has never been a more important moment to focus on developing this centralized location that will provide hands-on learning experiences for students.

Efforts to spark interest in engineering, construction careers intensify

Traffic is constricted by lane closures related to Project Neon, a nearly $1 billion, 4-mile-long widening of Interstate 15 from the U.S. 95 interchange to Sahara Avenue on Tuesday, March 21, 2017.

Those dreaded orange traffic cones signaling roadway and infrastructure projects are the bane of Southern Nevada motorists. But for Angela Castro, the ubiquitous signs of traffic delays represent jobs, economic development and an investment in the long-term health of the valley.

The Notes: Commercial Real Estate, June 4-10

In the People: Alexia Crowley, Gary Siroky, Alicia Syverson, Denise Kallow, Susan Borst, Dan Doherty, Ryan Martin, Chad Hirschi, Renae Russo, Tom Richardson, Phillip Keuch and more ...

Local business owner's advice: When times are hard, ‘hustle, branch out and meet new people’

Frank and Lelia Friedlander demonstrate how their product, Tuffskin Surface Protection, defends tiles against stains from wine and citrus.

In 2007, Frank and Lelia Friedlander developed their product, a stone laminate that protects against etching, scratching and yellowing. In the years since, they ha seen it spread across the country and around the globe.

The Data: June 4-10, 2017

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The List: Architectural firms, June 4, 2017

Find out about architectural firms. This week, we rank them by professional staff as of May 26

Las Vegas inspires designer to dream big

Lisa Escobar finds inspiration for her designs through travel experiences, as well as nature.

A Las Vegas decorator, stylist and owner of her own design firm shares her experience in the Clark County school system, talks about what inspires her creatively and explains how she was able to laugh her way out of a sticky situation.

Gaming experts on how SLS can succeed on the north Strip

Fireworks explode during the grand opening of SLS Las Vegas, formerly the Sahara, in the early hours of Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014.

Intense speculation has surrounded SLS, the Strip resort purchased last week by Alex Meruelo and Meruelo Group, since it opened in 2014. To get a feel for what might happen, the Las Vegas Sun spoke to several ...

Christie promises Atlantic City casinos more rule relief

This July 11, 2014, aerial photo shows the Atlantic City, N.J., beachfront with many of its Boardwalk casinos.

Gov. Chris Christie is promising Atlantic City's casinos some more relief from rules and regulations governing the gambling halls. After meeting Thursday with the heads of ...

Contractor picked to guard Nevada National Security Site

A subsidiary of a Virginia defense contractor has been awarded a contract paying up to $203 million over five years to guard a vast former nuclear proving ground outside Las Vegas, a spokesman for the agency overseeing the ...

Cybersecurity expert: You've been hacked and probably don't even know it

In this May 13, 2017, photo, a screenshot of the warning screen from a purported ransomware attack, as captured by a computer user in Taiwan, is seen on laptop in Beijing.

There is no such thing as computer network that has not been hacked or compromised, a leading expert said this week on “Nevada Newsmakers.” ...

Nevada gaming revenue up 1.19 percent in April

Gamblers play roulette at the Eastside Cannery on Boulder Highway in this file photo.

Nevada’s gaming revenue increased by 1.19 percent to $886,528,810 in April, compared to a win of $876,135,199 for the same month in 2016, the Nevada ...