Las Vegas Business News

Las Vegas rally for minimum wage hike part of nationwide protest

Demonstrators seeking a hike in the minimum wage to $15 an hour rally at Sahara Avenue and Paseo Del Prado on Wednesday, May 24, 2017.

Raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour would allow working families to afford rent and basic amenities and stimulate the economy, demonstrators outside ...

24 May 2017
By Chris Kudialis

ISIS video catches attention of security in Las Vegas ahead of holiday weekend

The Southern Nevada Counter-Terrorism Center aka Fusion Center is running smoothly and Metro feels that Las Vegas is well protected on Tuesday, May 23, 2017.

After the recent terror attack in England at the end of a crowded concert and the release of a propaganda video from the Islamic State group calling for attacks in places like Las Vegas, locals and tourists should expect an increased police presence over the holiday weekend. Speaking from the Southern Nevada Counter-Terrorism Center ...

24 May 2017
By Ricardo Torres-Cortez

SLS on Strip sold to owners of Reno casino

An exterior view of SLS Las Vegas.

SLS Las Vegas announced Tuesday it had agreed to be purchased by Alex Meruelo and Meruelo Group, the owners of the Grand Sierra Resort Hotel & Casino in Reno. Neither company would reveal the purchase price but in a press release announcing the sale said they expect the sale to be ...

23 May 2017
By Thomas Moore

Average gas price in Nevada jumps more than 7 cents

Gasoline prices are on the rise in Nevada. GasBuddy.com reports the average retail price of a gallon of gas in the state has increased more than 7 cents in the past week, to an average of ...

22 May 2017
Associated Press

Binion’s casino briefly evacuated after kitchen fire

An exterior view of Binion's in Downtown Las Vegas on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011.

Binion’s was evacuated this morning after a small fire in a restaurant kitchen deep fryer, according to Las Vegas Fire & Rescue. Nobody was injured. The fire was ...

22 May 2017
By Jesse Granger

Off-Strip resorts host unique events to reach new customers

David Wight returns a volley as he warms up on the courts during the Sin City Showdown pickleball tournament at the Plaza Hotel on Saturday, April 8, 2017.

n early April, nearly 250 people from across the U.S. and Canada converged on the Plaza in downtown Las Vegas for the Sin City Showdown, one of few tournaments in Southern Nevada sanctioned by the USA Pickleball Association. Say what now? “Pickleball is one of the fastest-growing sports in the country,” Plaza CEO Jonathan Jossel said of this fast-paced racquet sport that combines elements of badminton, tennis and table tennis, and has about 2.5 million players, according to ...

22 May 2017
By Danielle Birkin, Special to VEGAS INC

The List: Residential care facilities, May 21, 2017

Find out about residential care facilities. This week, we rank them by number of of licensed beds as of May 1.

22 May 2017
By VEGAS INC Staff

Damage control versus doing the right thing

Social media was never meant to be a place where customer service issues were handled. But that’s the way it has evolved, at least in part because companies avoid dealing with problems their policies create until the collective voices rain down on them via their Facebook and Twitter profiles.

22 May 2017
By Jay York

Husband and wife trying to create a market for a ‘bucket-list experience’

Jared and Shannon DeBehnke own Elite Motor Rentals in downtown Las Vegas, where customers can cruise the streets in the three-wheeled Polaris Slingshot.

Those looking for a different way to see Las Vegas can find it in a three-wheeled convertible.

22 May 2017
By Rebecca Clifford-Cruz

CEO: Surround yourself with smarter people

Ashley Morris bought Capriotti’s in 2008. The sandwich shop was founded in 1976 in Delaware by Lois Margolet and her brother, Alan Margolet. They named the restaurant after their grandfather.

The CEO of Capriottii’s talks about the importance of being surrounded by smarter people than you, his favorite sandwich on the menu, and whether or not a cashier should lend money to the vice president of the United States when he’s short on cash.

22 May 2017

The Notes: May 21-27

In the People: Anthony Stelluto, Brian Blakley, Scott Sellers, John Tsarpalas, Rosamari McNulty, Stewart Wilson, Dr. Eva Littman, Josh Ford and more ...

22 May 2017
By VEGAS INC Staff

The real key to success is cultivating great relationships

We are all in business to make money, and strong relationships help us do that. Just as important is the personal fulfillment that comes from all these positive interactions.

22 May 2017
By John Barr

The Data: May 21-27, 2017

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].

22 May 2017
By VEGAS INC Staff

Introducing Health Care Quarterly's 2017 Top Doctors

Introducing Health Care Quarterly's 2017 Top Doctors

Any time you have the chance to make more educated decisions about you or your family’s health, you should take advantage of it. Health Care Quarterly is proud to bring you its 2017 Top Doctors ...

22 May 2017
By Craig Peterson

New officers for business alliance discuss growth, quality of life and navigating downtown Las Vegas

A mural by artist Jerry Misko, bottom, is shown at the Emergency Arts building in downtown Las Vegas Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016.

The Downtown Vegas Alliance was created in 2008 to attract and grow businesses, invest in development and generally improve quality of life in the area. Now 60 members strong, it has built partnerships with the business community, the nonprofit sector and the city of Las Vegas.

21 May 2017
By Michael Lyle, Special to The Sunday

Cyber security executive addresses Interop in LV

Kevin Mandia, chief executive officer of FireEye, speaks at the Interop technology conference at MGM Grand on May 17, 2017.

Concerns about cyber security, always humming in the background, escalate when attacks such as this week’s WannaCry make headlines worldwide. ...

20 May 2017
By Mick Akers

Golfers can bet on skills in tourneys at MGM Grand's Level Up lounge

Golfstream is hosting a skill-based golf tournament for cash and prizes this weekend at Level Up lounge in MGM Grand.

Golfing with your buddies likely already has an element of wagering involved, but now you can bet on your skills in a casino setting. ...

19 May 2017
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Caesars plans new Las Vegas developments after bankruptcy exit

One of the many sculptured angels is shown at Caesars Palace on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015.

Caesars Entertainment Corp. Chief Executive Officer Mark Frissora wants to develop more than 90 acres the company owns in Las Vegas, including land right in front of Caesars Palace, after its largest unit emerges from bankruptcy later ...

19 May 2017
Bloomberg

9 years after recession began, some states still unrecovered

A yet to open hair styling salon posts a homemade sign seeking licensed hair stylists in north Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Mississippi is one of several state that are still struggling to get back to where they were before the recession some nine years ago.

Call them the unrecovered — a handful of states where job markets, nine years later, are still struggling back to where they were before the recession. That's true in ...

19 May 2017
By Jeff Amy, Associated Press

Meet the nurse: Dionne Bolderoff

Dionne Bolderoff, a registered nurse at Southwest Medical, has been working in urgent care for nearly 14 years, currently at SMA’s Siena Health Care Center location. While patients benefit from Dionne’s personal attention and professional expertise at the health care center, she recently had the opportunity to put her medicals skills to work far outside the care center walls ...

18 May 2017
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