Las Vegas Business News

Tesla makes Reno a critical stop on way to Las Vegas and CES

An overall view of the new Tesla Gigafactory is seen during a media tour Tuesday, July 26, 2016, in Sparks.

As far as Tesla’s concerned, what’s happening in Las Vegas can stay in Las Vegas. The real action is some 400 dusty miles northwest, across ...

30 December 2016
Bloomberg

How Nevadans can better handle holiday credit card debt

How Nevadans can better handle holiday credit card debt

Packing on a little extra at the holidays goes well beyond the dinner table for many people. And much like those pesky five pounds, shedding credit card debt often requires more time to shed than it took to acquire ...

30 December 2016
By Adam Candee

Gaming lobbyists happy with new IRS rules for slot winnings

Geoff Freeman, president of the American Gaming Association, gives a “State of the Industry” address during the Global Gaming Expo on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015, at Sands Expo Center.

Gaming lobbyists claimed a ‘big win’ Thursday after the IRS released new rules about how slot winnings should be reported. “Today’s final IRS regulation is a big win not only for gaming companies and millions of casino visitors, but also for state and local governments who would have received ...

30 December 2016
By Thomas Moore

Ready to party? Here's the lowdown on celebrating New Year's on Strip

Fireworks fired from casino rooftops explode over the Las Vegas Strip just after midnight Jan. 1, 2014. An estimated 335,000 tourists were expected to visit Las Vegas for the New Year's festivities. Photo taken from the Mix nightclub at Mandalay Bay.

With the eyes of hundreds of thousands of revelers set on the sky that envelops the Strip, the annual fireworks show is set to begin at 11:59:50 p.m. Saturday ...

30 December 2016
By Ricardo Torres-Cortez

Will 2017 be better for Atlantic City than 2016 was?

This photo taken Friday, April 24, 2015, shows the former Showboat and Trump Taj Mahal casinos in Atlantic City, N.J.

Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian did not mince words in looking back over the past year. "I'm so glad 2016 is over," he said. "2016 hit bottom for Atlantic City." But will 2017 be much better? It could be, if several things ...

29 December 2016
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

Vetting Nevada's casino games takes meticulous team of techies

Jim Barbee, chief of the Gaming Control Board’s Technology Division.

Jim Barbee is chief of the board’s technical division, which has a number of roles when it comes to Nevada’s gaming regulations. One of them is approving ...

29 December 2016
By Thomas Moore

Students around the world competing to build 700 mph hyperloop

This image is a sketch of the Hyperloop capsule with passengers onboard. Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk on Monday, Aug. 12, 2013, unveiled a concept for a transport system he says would make the nearly 400-mile trip in half the time it takes an airplane.

Imagine a transportation system that could move you from place to place faster than a jet plane, without ever leaving the ground — a system that could take you from ...

28 December 2016
By Katherine Long, The Seattle Times (TNS)

Racial diversity in L.V. neighborhoods among best in the country

An aerial view of a residential neighborhood in Las Vegas.

Racial diversity within Las Vegas neighborhoods ranks among the best in the country, according to a recent analysis of census data released by the Brookings Institution. ...

28 December 2016
By Adam Candee

MGM Resorts' self-parking fees begin on Thursday

Christi Callahan pays for her parking at the MGM Grand parking garage Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016.

The era of free parking on the Strip officially will end at midnight Wednesday when MGM Resorts International begins charging locals for self-parking at all of its ...

28 December 2016
By Thomas Moore

Is that your dinner? Snacks are replacing full meals for many

Is that your dinner? Snacks are replacing full meals for many

Americans are trending toward healthier eating and snacking over sitting down for full meals, and local businesses are paying attention to the shifts.

26 December 2016
By Howard Riell, Special to VEGAS INC

The List: The largest conventions of 2016

Find out about the conventions staged this year in Las Vegas. We rank them by estimated attendance

26 December 2016
By VEGAS INC Staff

The Data: Dec. 25-31

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].

26 December 2016
By VEGAS INC Staff

California’s energy needs could boost Nevada

Turbines spin in the wind south of Cheyenne, Wyo. A 728-mile power line, approved Dec. 13, will move wind energy from Wyoming to Southern Nevada.

As part of a final push for clean energy in the remaining weeks of the Obama administration, the Department of the Interior approved a 728-mile power line Dec. 13 that will move wind energy from Wyoming to Southern Nevada. That wind power, which the federal agency says is enough to supply 1.8 million homes, could then be sold to Western states, especially California. ...

26 December 2016
By Daniel Rothberg

The Notes: Philanthropy, Dec. 25-31

In the Notes: Three Square Food Bank, Walmart, Fremont Street Experience, St. Jude’s Ranch for Children, Cox Charities, Roseman University of Health Sciences, Dignity Health-St. Rose Dominican, Corporation for Supportive Housing, Project 150 and more ...

26 December 2016
By VEGAS INC Staff

Advertising execs: Stand by your word and provide the wow factor

Jeremie Watkins, left, and Shaun Habibian are managing partners at Kre8 Media Outdoor Advertising, which is behind many of the mobile billboards seen driving the Strip.

The managing partners of Kre8 Media Outdoor Advertising talk about their company’s growth and plans for expansion, the challenges of being a leader and why Watkins’ first name ends in “ie” instead of “y.”

26 December 2016
By VEGAS INC Staff

Pedicabs are back, determined to stay

Wild West Shuttle employees pose with pedicabs at Downtown Summerlin Thursday, Dec. 154, 2016. From left: driver Clayton Lee, operations manager Chris Dempsey and assistant manager Jeremy Shand.

Pedicabs are back in Las Vegas. After a 13-year absence following an ordinance banning them, a company entered the market by focusing on working on private property.

26 December 2016
By VEGAS INC Staff

Asian stocks lower in light trading after Christmas

Stock markets in Japan and China declined Monday in light trading after Christmas with most other Asian markets closed

25 December 2016
By Associated Press

Data center company Switch finally OK'd to leave NV Energy

In this Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, photo, a car drives by a Switch data center in Las Vegas.

Regulators say data center company Switch can leave NV Energy's monopoly and buy its own power from other sources. The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada voted ...

23 December 2016
Associated Press

The Siegel Group acquires Boulder Highway property

An extended-stay complex at 4240 Boulder Highway operated by Crossland Economy Studios has been purchased by the Siegel Group Nevada.

The Siegel Group Nevada Inc. acquired a 126-unit extended-stay property on Boulder Highway for $4.55 million, the real estate investment and management company announced Thursday. ...

23 December 2016
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Asian stocks markets slide after Wall Street loss

Asian markets slid Friday in thin trading ahead of the Christmas holiday after Wall Street fell for a second day ...

22 December 2016
By Associated Press
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