Las Vegas Business News

Lawmakers: Act will speed up federal land transactions in Nevada

Housing construction continues in the Skye Canyon area within the Las Vegas region on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018.

U.S. Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nev., and U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., stood on a gravel-filled vacant lot in northwest Las Vegas Friday morning with a promise: In a few years this once federally owned land will host around 3,000 homes.

14 February 2025

By Haajrah Gilani

Can suspending a cage-free egg law solve the soaring price problem? Nevada takes a crack at it

Red Star hens, a hybrid breed that lays large brown eggs, walk around outside their coop at Historic Wagner Farm, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, in Glenview, Ill.

Back when egg prices remained securely under $2 a dozen in 2021, Nevada joined several other states concerned about animal welfare in requiring cage-free eggs. Now four years later, a dozen eggs costs an ...

14 February 2025

By Josh Funk, Sejal Govindarao and Ty O'NeilAssociated Press

Lombardo signs bill intended to lower egg prices in Nevada

Nevada Gov-elect Joe Lombardo gives a speech during a news conference, Nov. 14, 2022, in Las Vegas.

Gov. Joe Lombardo signed legislation today authorizing the Nevada Department of Agriculture to temporarily suspend the state’s ban on caged eggs when supply is strained by ...

13 February 2025

By Kyle Chouinard

Rideshare car drop-off service searching for a hybrid niche in Las Vegas

A unique rideshare is expanding its footprint in Las Vegas. Vay, a driverless car sharing service, allows teledrivers at a remote driving center to operate a car from afar and deliver it to people who request ...

13 February 2025

By Katie Ann McCarver

Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada pauses refugee program in response to Trump order

English as a Second Language students attend a class for beginners at Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada Tuesday, March 29, 2016. Many of the students are refugees.

Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada has paused its refugee resettlement operations for 90 days in the wake of an executive order from President Donald Trump suspending ...

13 February 2025

By Kyle Chouinard

Nevada contractors board pushes for stricter regulations on unlicensed workers

Homeowner Barbara Ojito and her disabled brother Julio Ojito walk by an unfinished back patio during a Nevada State Contractors Board news conference at a home Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. Ojito hired an unlicensed contractor to do work on her house but the man did shoddy work and never finished the job, she said.

A list of 21 unlicensed contractors is displayed on the Nevada State Contractors Board’s website, a sort of “most wanted” inventory of people accused of taking big payments from clients and not delivering on the agreed upon work ...

12 February 2025

By Kyle Chouinard

2023 Nevada law on septic systems turns plans for dream homes into nightmares

Kurt and Julie Boringdon, Las Vegas natives, beautiful piece of land with a nice view of the strip in the Henderson Foothills on Wednesday, January 29, 2025.

Some properties around the Foothills of Henderson are more than 3,000 feet away from the sewer and would cost more than $2 million to connect, said Lauren Huff ...

11 February 2025

By Ilana Williams

Record betting at BetMGM and Caesars for Super Bowl

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) huddles up his teammates prior to the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans.

The Eagles weren't the only big winners Sunday. Sportsbooks also came out on top ...

10 February 2025

By Mark Anderson, Associated Press

Sandoval joining board of Resorts World Las Vegas

Brian Sandoval, president of UNR, gives a report during a Board of Regents meeting at the College of Southern Nevada in North Las Vegas Friday, March 10, 2023. Sandoval served as Nevada governor from 2011 to 2019.

Former Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval is joining the board of directors at Resorts World Las Vegas, the company announced this morning. Sandoval, who is president of UNR, joins ...

10 February 2025

By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Shifting construction industry could change status quo for workforce

Construction workers rebuild CW Woodbury Middle School Tuesday, June 25, 2024.

The impact of the construction industry is obvious during the daily commute. From roads and plumbing to power lines and even the grocery store — everything was previously ...

10 February 2025

By Katie Ann McCarver

Brighter days are on the horizon for the local real estate market in 2025

By most accounts and across various measures, the real estate professionals I trust in Southern Nevada are expecting the market to perform better in 2025 than in 2024.

10 February 2025

By Jennifer Weinberg

People on the Move: Feb. 10, 2025

In the Notes: Michael Edwards, Frank Prado, Jill Marano, Jonathan Schwartz, Jonathan Bauman and more ...

10 February 2025

Las Vegas native Alex Dixon leads Resorts World into a new era

Alex Dixon, CEO of Resorts World, poses for a photo at Crockfords Villa 66, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025.

Alex Dixon was a young entrepreneur eager to learn the ropes of the tourism industry when he first met Bill Hornbuckle, now the CEO of MGM Resorts International. Hornbuckle, president of Mandalay Bay at the time, warmly ...

9 February 2025

By Grace Da Rocha

Establishing a Nevada business court could attract billions in revenue, lawmaker says

Co-founders Drew Houston, left, and Arash Ferdowsi, recently reincorporated Dropbox in Nevada. The move was part of “DExit,” a small but growing group of companies leaving the historically corporate-friendly Delaware for opportunity out West.

Two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies are incorporated in Delaware, a state with no corporate income tax on ...

9 February 2025

By Kyle Chouinard

A'ja Wilson's release of Nike shoe, apparel collection shows growth and interest in women's sports

A'ja Wilson waves during a number-retirement ceremony before an NCAA college basketball game between South Carolina and Auburn in Columbia, S.C., Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025.

A’ja Wilson has come to realize what is delayed is not always denied. The two-time WNBA champion and three-time league MVP proudly released her long-awaited Nike signature shoe and athletic apparel collection in her hometown of Columbia, South Carolina, where she ...

4 February 2025

By Steve Reed, Associated Press

Touchless car wash rooted in Henderson community aims to branch out

The new, state-of-the-art 24-hour car wash in Henderson—powered by artificial intelligence and fully touchless—is looking to team up with the community and ultimately be a local car wash, and an alternative to a slew of national chains, said Benjamin Ralphs, president of Scotty’s Car Wash.

3 February 2025

By Katie Ann McCarver

People on the Move: Feb. 3, 2025

In the Notes: Nevada State University, Jason Mahfood, Whiting-Turner Contracting Compan, Klai Juba Wald Architecture + Interiors, Stephanie Garcia-Vause, Deanna Reynolds and more ...

3 February 2025

By VEGAS INC Staff

GOP’s war on DEI disrespects business owners and shareholders

A cart wrangler gathers shopping carts outside a Costco warehouse in Sheridan, Colo., July 16, 2024.

For decades, conservatives have preached the virtues of free markets, railed against government overreach and ch ampioned the idea that business owners — not bureaucrats — should ...

30 January 2025

People on the Move: Jan. 27, 2025

In the Notes: Walter Flores-Aguirre, Pinkbox Doughnuts, Dr. David Mulligan, Mary Vail, Felix Lin and more ...

27 January 2025

By VEGAS INC Staff

X-ray visionaries: Company's system to purify cannabis sets it up for long-term success in Las Vegas

Joseph Bancheri, Sales Manager at XR Pure, an advance irradiation system solution for cannabis producers, capable of eliminating mold, bacteria, mildew and other harmful pathogens, poses with one of the x-ray tubes in Las Vegas, Nevada on Thursday, January 16, 2025.

A Las Vegas-based company is using X-ray technology to decontaminate cannabis. XRpure, a subsidiary of Varex Imaging Corporation—a global supplier of X-ray imaging components—launched a few years ago with ...