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Make fitness fun and children will love their workout

Karen Rangel is the owner of FITWHEELZ, a business that is committed to children's fitness, with her vehicle set up at Charlie Frias Park on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017.

At birthday parties for friends’ children, Karen Rangel became known for getting involved with the kids’ activities and making fitness fun for them. So she started her own business in the name of fighting childhood obesity.

Set guidelines for office romance

There is no Valentine’s Day exception to Title VII’s prohibition on unwanted sexual advancements in the workplace. If gift giving occurs, it is incumbent on both parties to know how to handle that gesture consistent with corporate policy.

The Data: Feb. 13-19

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].

Popping the housing bubbles in the American mind

This Tuesday, May 24, 2016, file photo shows a home for sale in Andover, Mass. On Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016, the National Association of Realtors reports on October sales of existing homes.

The virtues of homeownership are so ingrained in the American psyche that we often forget that housing is also a source of economic stress. Rising milk prices are regarded as a household tragedy for some, and spiking gas prices stoke national outrage. But whenever home prices go up, it’s “a recovery,” even though that recovery also means millions of people can no longer afford to buy. ...

Nevada Esports Alliance launches

Spectators watch a gaming competition in the ELEAGUE arena at Turner Studios, Tuesday, May 24, 2016, in Atlanta.

An organization co-founded by Downtown Grand Chairman Seth Schorr dedicated to promoting Nevada in the e-sports industry launched on Thursday. The goal of the Nevada Esports Alliance (NVEA) is to advance the development of Nevada as a global e-sports hub as the video gaming and gambling industries continue to ...

Why Raiders are so confident about L.V. stadium financing

A truck decorated with a Raiders helmet and "Welcome to Las Vegas" sign is displayed before a bill signing ceremony at UNLV Monday, Oct. 17, 2016.  Senate Bill 1 will increase hotel room tax to help finance a $1.9 billion stadium.

Oakland Raiders officials insisted Thursday they will acquire the suddenly missing $650 million needed to finance their new $1.9 billion stadium in Las Vegas. Exactly who will put up that money remains a mystery now that billionaire Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson withdrew his financial commitment to the project last week. Members of the Las Vegas Stadium Authority board and Raiders representatives attempted to calm concerns about ...

Sheldon Adelson to have dinner with Trump, adviser says

Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson and his wife, Miriam, wait for the presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., Monday, Sept. 26, 2016.

Las Vegas casino mogul and Republican financier Sheldon Adelson will dine with President Trump on Thursday night at the White House, according to ...

Impact of Trump travel ban minimal so far on Las Vegas tourism

Pedestrians are shown along the Las Vegas Strip on Christmas Day Friday, Dec. 25, 2015.

It’s a simple formula for Las Vegas: Fewer visitors to the area mean fewer gamblers and shoppers, which means fewer dollars not coming into the local economy. It has been more ....

Trump: Nordstrom treated Ivanka 'so unfairly;' shares react

In this May 13, 2016, file photo, the Nordstrom logo is displayed above the post where it trades on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York.

Nordstrom shares took a brief tumble Wednesday after President Donald Trump tweeted that the department store chain that decided to stop selling Ivanka Trump's clothing and accessory line had treated his daughter "so unfairly." The company had said last week that it made the decision based on the brand's performance, and that each year it ...

New York's newest casino opens in Schenectady

Another casino has opened in upstate New York. Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo joined other state officials and local leaders Wednesday at the new Rivers Casino and Resort in Schenectady. The Las Vegas-style casino is ...

Nevada recovery gains momentum, Wells Fargo economists say

An overall view of the new Tesla Gigafactory is seen during a media tour Tuesday, July 26, 2016, in Sparks. Tesla's presence in Nevada is among the reasons Wells Fargo economists are optimistic about the state's continued resurgence from the recession.

Nevada’s recovery from the Great Recession gained momentum last year and is poised for stronger gains, according to Wells Fargo Bank economists in a new report. “Construction activity ramped up, and tourism regained a sense of its former strength,” economists Mark Vitner and Jamie Feik wrote. Stronger job growth has encouraged more job seekers to move into the state, they said. Home sales and new home construction have ...

Note to readers: GMG restores story commenting function, adopts new policy

The Las Vegas Sun has resolved a technical problem that caused a disruption in the reader commenting function at lasvegassun.com and its sister websites lasvegasweekly.com and vegasinc.com. In a related development, GMG is revising its reader commenting policies by disabling comments on ...

How major US stock market indexes fared on Tuesday

The major U.S. stock indexes eked out small gains Tuesday, pushing the Nasdaq ...

Pennsylvania man wins $1 million on Las Vegas slot machine

Big slot wins: A slot player at the Cosmopolitan on Super Bowl Sunday went back to his favorite machine with $2 before ...

Las Vegas area sees rare January uptick for home prices

The median price of existing single-family Southern Nevada homes sold in January increased to $238,000, up 1.3 percent from December and up 8.7 percent from $219,000 in January 2016

The median price of existing single-family homes sold in January through GLVAR’s Multiple Listing Service (MLS) increased to $238,000. That was up 1.3 percent from December and up 8.7 percent from $219,000 in January 2016.

'I'm done with it': Irritated Icahn plans to unload ex-Taj Mahal over political spat

The Trump Taj Mahal, which closed in October, is shown in Atlantic City, July 1, 2016. Billionaire investor Carl Icahn, who acquired the resort from bankruptcy, says he now plans to sell it after a political feud.

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn says he will try to sell the former Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, blaming a failed bill by the leader of New Jersey's state senate as the last straw. Icahn told the Associated Press on Monday he has decided to seek a buyer for the casino he shuttered on Oct. 10. He said his mind was made up by a bill written by Senate president Steve Sweeney that would have punished Icahn for closing the Taj by ...

Nevada sports books break record for Super Bowl handle

Discarded Super Bowl 51 "prop" bets are shown on a table during the Big Game Bash at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017. .

Tom Brady wasn’t the only one breaking records Sunday night. Nevada sports books broke the Super Bowl handle record with $138.5 million in wagers ...

Celebrating Southern Nevada's Women to Watch

Guests attend Women to Watch 2016 at the Veil Pavilion in the Silverton Casino on Feb. 3, 2016.

Our 10th annual “Women to Watch” section recognizes 12 women whom we believe are going to make a difference in the coming months.

The List: Women- and minority-owned businesses, Feb. 5, 2017

Find out about women- and minority-owned businesses. We rank them by the number of local employees as of Jan. 1.

The state of the gender gap: Painting a fuller picture of what’s challenging women in the workforce

The state of the gender gap: Painting a fuller picture of what’s challenging women in the workforce

Some say the gap — a simple Census Bureau ratio of the difference in median earnings — is a myth, or at least misleading. The Washington Post’s Fact Checker emphasizes the significant effect of life choices tied to gender, and the fact that the gap narrows going from median to weekly wages, or that women on average have less work experience than men and favor flexible hours over higher pay.