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Ballroom dance star: ‘It’s about helping people be healthier and happier’

Tony Dovolani participated in 21 seasons of “Dancing With the Stars,” winning in Season 15 with Melissa Rycroft as his dance partner.

Maks Chmerkovskiy, Val Chmerkovskiy and Tony Dovolani have helped popularize ballroom dancing in the United States through “Dancing With the Stars,” and are capitalizing on that success by opening dance studios, including one in Las Vegas.

Rules of etiquette still apply outside office

From anniversary parties to corporate retreats, after-hours work events often are characterized by a more relaxed, yet still professional environment.

Valley has reason for cautious optimism about economic future

Given our recent history of being one of the hardest-hit cities in the nation, any downturn in the housing market can cause people to panic, which may lead to them selling their homes and thereby further increasing supply.

Museum CEO: 'We will never see another city built like this'

Rob McCoy stands among the felled giants of Las Vegas’ neon history at the Neon Boneyard.

The CEO of the Neon Museum discusses what’s next for the keeper of Las Vegas sign history, shares some simple but wise business advice, and talks about how the ...

The Notes: Philanthropy, April 9-15

AT&T donated $50,000 to the Wounded Warrior Umpire Academy, a nonprofit organization that brings injured veterans back on the field into civilian life by helping them secure careers as paid umpires

In the Giving Notes: Richard Petty Driving Experience, Maverick Helicopters, American Cancer Society, Cox Communications, TeamHealth, Communities in Schools of Nevada, McDonald's, Bank of Nevada, Opportunity Village and more ...

How women over 50 can keep their careers on track

Debra Dixon, 52, a principal with the lobbying firm TwinLogic Strategies, in Washington, March 24, 2017. After man years of working in government, she made the shift from being a leader of teams to being an individual contributor.

For women who have been in the workforce for decades, it is increasingly important to stay relevant and on top of their professional game to remain marketable to employers and clients. Many women need to keep working past ...

What that $100 Raiders deposit actually gets you

A look at the proposed $1.9 billion domed football stadium for the Oakland Raiders and UNLV football in Las Vegas.

That Las Vegas Raiders season-ticket deposit you plunked down does not go toward your season tickets. No, your $100 reserves only the chance to buy a license to purchase those season tickets. Your money actually helps the Raiders pay their portion toward the new $1.9 billion stadium through a system of personal seat licenses (PSL) that provide the right to buy tickets instead of the tickets themselves. The Raiders launched a PSL deposit drive days after ...

Skill-based games’ early returns encourage Gamblit chief

People try out a "Brew Caps" game at the Gamblit booth during the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) convention at the Sands Expo and Convention Center Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016.

Less than a week after some of the first skill-based gaming machines debuted in Nevada at Planet Hollywood, very preliminary returns look good, says the CEO of Gamblit Gaming, the company that built them. The games, Cannonbeard’s Treasure and Gamblit Poker, are the first fully skill-based casino games to go live in Nevada. They began operating at the Caesars property on March 30 as part of a field trial, made possible by ...

Del Taco testing online ordering in Las Vegas area

In a move to make fast food even faster, Del Taco is testing its online ordering platform beginning today in the Las Vegas area. Customers can place orders at one of 35 locations via Del Taco’s mobile app or online at ...

Reno casino remerges as nongaming, family-friendly hotel

Hotel owners have finished converting a Nevada casino and hotel into a non-gaming hotel. The Marriott Renaissance Hotel in downtown Reno was opened and fully functional as of Wednesday. The Renaissance Hotel replaces ...

Winter growth bodes well for local real estate market

The Cadence master-planned community in Henderson is shown in 2015.

The normally slow winter season for the Las Vegas real estate market continued a slight warming trend in March. ....

DoorDash expands food delivery business in Las Vegas

Just months after launching its service in Las Vegas, DoorDash expanded its on-demand food delivery service this week ...

Guitars oust minarets as Hard Rock redoes Taj Mahal casino

The Trump Taj Mahal resort in Atlantic City is shown Oct. 24, 2014.

Donald Trump, domes and minarets are out. Rock 'n' roll and guitars — lots of guitars — are in as the Hard Rock chain re-does Atlantic City's former Trump Taj Mahal casino. The company owned by Florida's Seminole Indian tribe on Wednesday unveiled ...

Millennials make biggest impression in visitor survey

Tourists pose in front of the iconic Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign in this file photo.

A spike in millennial visitors to Las Vegas has the generation almost eclipsing Generation X tourists in town. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority released its annual Las Vegas Visitors Profile on Wednesday, confirming millennials are poised to ...

Raiders of the lost marque: Branding challenges in transition from Oakland to Las Vegas

Unlicensed Las Vegas Raiders hats are on sale for $30 at Suite 160 at the Shoppes at Mandalay Place.

Local fans eager to add Raiders apparel branded with the future home of the franchise might want to add this hat to their collection. They should know, though, that ...

MGM to increase parking fees April 12

Drivers stop for tickets as they enter the MGM Grand parking garage Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016.

MGM Resorts International is increasing its parking fees less than a year since it was the first major Strip resort company to break the long-standing Las Vegas tradition of ...

A real estate boom, powered by legalized pot

Plants in a grow room at Ermont’s medical marijuana dispensary in Quincy, Mass., March 29, 2017. Across the country, the booming medical marijuana sector is putting use to dilapidated warehouses and industrial buildings like this one, reshaping blighted neighborhoods and sending property values soaring.

Legalized marijuana has upset societal norms, created a large legal gray area and generated a lucrative source of tax revenue. Now it is upending the real estate market, too ...

Deliveries of Tesla cars up 69 percent in 1st quarter

Tesla employees work on Model S cars at the Tesla factory Thursday, May 14, 2015, in Fremont, Calif.

Tesla saw a robust start to the year, as the electric carmaker sold a record number of vehicles in the first quarter. More than 25,000 vehicles were delivered in the first three months of this year, a 69 percent increase over ...

Executives discuss the pros, cons of Southern Nevada as distribution hub

The ability of FedEx drivers to get to surrounding cities relatively quickly is one of the main advantages of the FedEx Ground distribution center in Henderson, says Ken Barnes, FedEx senior manager.

Its proximity to Southern California ports and interstates as well as the low costs of labor and transportation have made the Las Vegas Valley an increasingly popular location for distribution centers, including an Amazon fulfillment center under construction in North Las Vegas. ...

Beyond the startup-fueled buzz and stumbles, Las Vegas is building a sustainable scene

Downtown’s tech hotbed may have cooled, but the scene is alive and growing on a wider map, especially when it comes to needed infrastructure.