Las Vegas Business News

San Diego man wins $1 million at the Flamingo

Veera Devabhaktineni of San Diego won $1 million playing Crazy 4 Poker at the Flamingo Las Vegas on Saturday, April 15, 2017.

A San Diego man won $1 million at the Flamingo Las Vegas recently, hitting a diamond six-card royal flush jackpot at the Crazy 4 Poker table ...

View From The Top: See you on Main Street

Main Street in Downtown's Art District.

Around the world, the economic health and beauty of cities are driven by their downtowns. And if there is one particular area that is most vital and representative of any downtown, it has to be Main Street.

Just one person’s support can change another’s life

Dee Wirth, director of WestCare Women's Care in Las Vegas, is shown on April 13, 2017.

Having come through her own struggles with addiction, Dee Wirth now leads the nonprofit WestCare Nevada Women and Children’s Campus, which provides crucial behavioral health services.

Traditional retailers have plenty of tools to push back against digital disruption

Traditional retailers have plenty of tools to push back against digital disruption

Retail is changing before the world’s eyes, with online sellers presenting serious challenges to businesses with physical storefronts. But core strengths can be refined and creatively enhanced.

The Notes: April 23-29

In the Notes: Dr. Prentice Bowman, Edward Wasserman, Charity Sanders, Tim Bennett, Gary Ameling, Meredith Markwell, Lisa Ross, Jennifer Bradley and more ...

How to map the road to retirement

There’s nothing worse than being 85 years old, full of life, and being flat broke. And it takes work to avoid the pitfalls that can ruin your golden years. Inflation, taxes, bad health and bad investments can be devastating. Here are some tips for getting started:

Photography is as much a bond as it is a business

Jacqueline Andrea wants to change the way you think about photography.

Jaqueline Andrea moved to Las Vegas knowing no one and dreaming of breaking into a business where reputation is everything — at the start of the Great Recession, no less. Still, the mother of two persevered and learned to love mundane business tasks so she could earn a living by sharing her passion.

The List: Available commercial space, April 23, 2017

Find out about available commercial space. This week, we rank it by available square feet as of April 19.

The Data: April 23-29

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 latest technology for vending machines displayed in Las Vegas

Attendees stream about the National Automatic Merchandising Association Show within the Venetian Convention Center on Thursday, April 20, 2017.

The days of dropping a few coins in a vending machine, making your selection and yanking your choice behind the metal door at the bottom could be nearing an end. The National Automatic Merchandising Association displayed the latest and greatest in the vending machine world at this year’s NAMA OneShow, which ended ...

Decision expected next month in legal dispute over Elvis exhibit

In this April 23, 2015, photo, a woman tours an Elvis exhibition on the first day of "Graceland Presents Elvis: The Exhibition, The Show, The Experience" at Westgate Las Vegas. Hundreds of Elvis Presley artifacts and memorabilia are still being held by the casino, a year after the King's estate filed a lawsuit to get those valuables back.

Hundreds of Elvis Presley artifacts and memorabilia are still being held by Westgate Las Vegas, a year after the King's estate filed a lawsuit to get those valuables back from a short-lived exhibit. The items, including stage outfits, jewelry and letters, remain locked up at the casino site where the now-shuttered ...

Local survey: Strong housing market, shrinking jobless rate drive optimism

A view of a home in the Sagewood community in Henderson. A quarterly survey on business owners released Wednesday predicts continued growth in local housing prices following a rare winter upswing that saw the median resale price climb to $242,000.

A surging housing market defying its typical seasonal slump and an unemployment rate steadying after the recession provide optimism for Southern Nevada’s ...

Indictment of ‘Vegas Dave’ illustrates how casinos use Social Security numbers

Using the wrong Social Security number in a casino can cost you millions of dollars and land you in jail as one professional sports bettor is finding out ...

Instead of Water Street, Makers & Finders looks to Summerlin

Myra Muntean makes a coffee at Makers & Finders Urban Coffee Bar, 1120 S. Main St., in downtown Las Vegas shortly after its opening in 2014. The coffee shop is seeking to open a second location in the Summerlin area.

Independent coffee shop and eatery Makers & Finders Urban Coffee Bar has scrapped its Henderson expansion plan for now, but a second location in Summerlin is brewing ...

Stadium Authority to discuss terms of Raiders lease Thursday

A look at the planned $1.8 billion domed football stadium for the Oakland Raiders and UNLV football in Las Vegas.

Seismic events followed the first meeting in which the Raiders discussed a lease proposal with the Las Vegas Stadium Authority board. Expect nothing quite so significant to emerge from Thursday’s Stadium Authority board meeting. While the session will be the first since NFL owners approved last month the Raiders’ move to Las Vegas in 2020, work on refining the lease draft continued ...

State Senate OKs paid sick leave for private sector

Nevada state senators are advancing a measure that would require many private businesses to provide full-time workers with at least three paid sick days per year. The proposal would apply to people working at ...

Applications for 'Las Vegas Raiders' name off the mark

Matt Gutierrez carries a Raiders flag by a sign welcoming visitors to Las Vegas, Monday, March 27, 2017, in Las Vegas.

Like a half-dozen others who paid up to $275 to apply for the Las Vegas Raiders name when news of the team’s potential move surfaced on Jan. 29, 2016, Lane Blue saw ...

Las Vegas an architectural wasteland? No way, says author of new book

A Dome of the Sea postcard shows a seascape restaurant at the Dunes Hotel.  From the book The Strip: Las Vegas and the Architecture of the American Dream by Stefan Al.

Las Vegas has taken a beating from the architecture establishment over the years, with critics characterizing the city’s resorts and casinos as a carnival of ...

Google buys 1,200 acres for data center in Northern Nevada

Google, headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., is developing a data center in Henderson.

Google has become the latest big-name tenant at the 100,000-acre Tahoe Reno Industrial Center. Documents show 1,200 acres ...

The List: Skilled nursing facilities, April 16, 2017

Find out about skilled nursing facilities. This week, we rank them by certified beds as of April 12.