Las Vegas Business News

Convention center expansion means big return for city

The project is essential to the economic vitality of Las Vegas, home of the nation’s largest meeting and convention industry. And it’s critical to CES — the world’s largest annual business event — staged here every January.

7 November 2016
By Gary Shapiro

The List: Acute care hospitals, Nov. 6, 2016

Find out about acute care hospitals. This week, we rank them by January-August operating revenue.

7 November 2016
By VEGAS INC Staff

The Data: Nov. 6-12

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].

7 November 2016
By VEGAS INC Staff

Stronger U.S.-Mexico trade deal would benefit both sides

Nevada has some of the highest gas prices in the nation, and they may get higher if Clark County votes to extend the county’s fuel revenue index tax. So finding cheaper sources of oil can help all of us. Fortunately, our neighbor to the south is doing just that. What many may not know is that ...

4 November 2016
By Jesus Marquez

Cameras and trackers: SEMA gathering showcases tech products

Models Tierra Benton, left, and Dani Reeves flank an light bar display at the NSV booth during the SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) trade show at the Las Vegas Convention Center Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. The light bar is a direct bolt-in for Toyota's Land Cruiser and Tundra models.

If the car industry is veering toward autonomous vehicles, Kia wants to be there. At the Specialty Equipment Market Association’s annual trade show in Las Vegas this week, the South Korean manufacturer unveiled ...

4 November 2016
By Daniel Rothberg

‘Deep breath’ is the best advice for investors after this election

Gregory Rowe, left, with Livermore Trading Group, keeps an eye on stock prices at the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, Jan. 8, 2016.

Markets love certainty, the axiom holds, and this presidential election offers little of it. The best most experts can make of it is that a Hillary Clinton victory would do very little to ...

4 November 2016
By Adam Candee

Attorney: Use ‘common sense’ when asking for time off to vote

Given both Nevada’s two weeks of early voting and 12-hour window on Election Day, proving you could not vote outside your shift on Tuesday could be difficult.

Nevada law requires your employer to give you time to vote on Election Day, but be prepared to prove that the hours you work present your only chance to exercise the right. ...

4 November 2016
By Adam Candee

Golden encouraged about effort to draw millennials

Craps is among StarBar's electronic video table game titles at Sierra Gold, one of the taverns operated by Golden Entertainment, Inc.

In the release of third-quarter financials, Golden touted the completion of a merger and other achievements, including a new tavern, the SG Bar, in Las Vegas ...

3 November 2016
By Thomas Moore

After a Cubs World Series win, Harry Caray, this Bud's for you

In this July 21, 1989, file photo, Chicago Cubs' broadcaster Harry Caray sings "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" during the seventh inning stretch at Chicago's Wrigley Field.

Harry Caray, this Bud's for you. Anheuser-Busch is honoring the legendary sportscaster with a video that has him calling the nail-biting end of Game 7 in the early hours of Thursday, when the Chicago Cubs edged the ...

3 November 2016
By Mae Anderson, Associated Press

Igniting imagination to cope with life-threatening disease

Galia Sodoma experienced Project Imagine at Sunrise Children's Hospital during her fight against acute myeloid leukemia.

Imagine a young child battling cancer, spending long periods of time in a hospital, having to endure an exhausting regimen of tests and treatment...

3 November 2016
By Jason Roth

Take two Gershwins and call me in the morning

I can’t remember when I first heard the phrase, “Music hath charms that sooths the savage beast,” ...

3 November 2016
By A. Peter Eveland, EdD

Redesigning brain disease

A seating area at the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health.

Let’s try a quick experiment. Take a look around the room that you are in right now...

3 November 2016
By Dr. Dylan Wint

A reason to smile again

Jeffrey Engle

For years, 51-year-old Jeffrey Engle’s mouth was a constant source of emotional and physical agony....

3 November 2016
By Dr. Lydia Wyatt

The grieving process is universal, yet unique

Grieving is a very personal process, according to Matthew Metevelis, spiritual care supervisor at Nathan Adelson Hospice. There is no right or wrong way ...

3 November 2016
By Amanda Llewellyn

Healthy Habits: Dr. Hamidreza Sanatinia

Dr. Hamidreza Sanatinia

I like to have time to myself for healing when I am overly stressed...

3 November 2016

CCCN and UNLV partner to help Southern Nevadans to quit smoking

Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada and UNLV have joined forces to help people who smoke tobacco products kick the habit with their “I Quit For” campaign...

3 November 2016
By Dr. Matthew W. Schwartz

New help changes the game when a heart attack strikes

Recently implemented approaches to cardiac care often provide life-saving benefits for Southern Nevada patients ....

3 November 2016
By Dr. Christian Young

All about intermittent fasting

Intermittent fasting is an umbrella term for a dieting technique that cycles between periods of fasting and non-fasting. Unlike traditional diets, it does not focus ...

3 November 2016
By Amie Bourdua and David Lugo

Tips and tricks for dodging diabetes

In less than 20 years, the diabetes rate in Nevada has more than doubled. That alone should be enough to make most Nevadans trade ...

3 November 2016
By Angie Forbes

Adult strabismus — Help does exist

Most people would probably admit that childhood is an awkward time. It’s a time of learning and growth — both mentally and physically....

3 November 2016
By Julie Nelson
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