Las Vegas Business News

Nation's second-tallest tower dedicated at McCarran

Air traffic controllers  work in the new Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic control facility at McCarran International Airport Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016.

What stands out atop McCarran International Airport’s new control tower, beside dozens of brightly colored computer screens and a relatively new microwave oven, is focused quiet. As air traffic controllers guided midday traffic across the airport’s four runways in hushed tones Tuesday afternoon, FAA officials and members of Nevada’s congressional delegation spoke ...

William Hill, Amaya end merger talks

A sports bettor takes down some notes in the William Hill Race & Sports Book at the Plaza Hotel after its grand opening on March 19, 2013. William Hill and Amaya have abandoned merger talks.

A potential merger of an English bookmaker William Hill with Canadian online poker company Amaya has been called off. ...

Miracle Mile sale points to bull Strip real estate market

The 500,000-square foot Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood has been sold to Institutional Mall Investors LLC.

The sale of a prominent Las Vegas Strip shopping mall is proof, one local real estate professional said, that the smart money is now ready to bet on resort real estate in Las Vegas. ...

The Notes: Oct. 16-22

In the Notes: Lauren Silverstein, Pat Abbott, Halee Harczynski, Cassie Catania-Hsu, Eric Simmons, James Chapman, Niki Bates, Robert Arnal

Businesses find new opportunities with LGBT certification

Dina Poist-Proto, left, and Dina Proto are the founders of Teazled, an LGBT greeting card company.

Founded in 2002 to be an advocate for diversity, inclusion and equality for LGBT-owned businesses, the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce's Supplier Diversity Initiative works to enhance LGBT businesses’ visibility.

Ready for a cruise? Travel agent offers pro tips

Christine Brown, a cruise sales manager at Expedia CruiseShip Centers, on Aug. 31, 2016.

The cruise sales manager for Expedia Cruise Ship Centers talks about the growth of the industry, offers tips for first-time cruise travelers, shares her favorite place to visit and explains her admiration for Walt Disney.

Connecting with the community is top priority for California import

Abbott Lawrence, left, and sons Adam Lawrence, center, and Abbott Lawrence Jr. run Pancho’s Mexican Restaurant.

After almost 40 years doing business on the beach in California, the Lawrence family expanded to Las Vegas. The culture is different, but the business philosophy is similar: Know your community and serve its needs.

Business succession: Things to keep in mind

To ensure you maintain control over the exit process, it’s necessary to have in place a business-succession plan allowing for the continuance of operations without interference should you no longer own and direct the business.

The List: Credit unions, Oct. 16, 2016

Find out about credit unions. This week, we rank them by assets as of June.

The Data: Oct. 16-22

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].

Treasure Island plans more convention space

An exterior view of the Treasure Island Tuesday, November 15, 2011.

The house always has an edge, and the edge many Strip casinos have today is extensive convention space. And Treasure Island Las Vegas plans to increase its edge with a $6.5 million 12,500-square-foot expansion of its convention space.

North Las Vegas aims to help job seekers with criminal records

A view of the North Las Vegas City Hall Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013.

North Las Vegas today became the first municipality in Nevada to eliminate the box routinely found on job applications that potential employees must check to indicate they have criminal records ...

‘W’ lifted into place on north Strip

A crane lifts the new W hotel marquee sign into position for its installation at SLS, Friday, Oct. 14, 2016. Marriott International hotel company is converting the Lux tower, one of three hotel towers at the SLS, into a 289-room hotel called the W Las Vegas.

It was too early to light up the giant letter “W,” some 13,500 pounds of sheet metal, lights and wiring lifted atop the large video sign of the SLS Las Vegas Friday morning. The letter was placed there to advertise the SLS’s relationship with ...

N.J. casino expansion backers prep for worst, try to limit damage

Backers of a proposal to add two new casinos to northern New Jersey, near New York City, concede that voters will likely reject it next month, and now want to try to keep the margin of defeat from being too great. At a forum Friday in support of the ballot question, many ...

Hooters keeping the name amid management changes

The exterior of Hooters Casino Hotel as seen from Rivea at Delano Las Vegas on Feb. 2, 2016.

The Hooters Casino Hotel, a property that’s seen a lot of name changes through the years, will likely remain Hooters even after the company currently managing ...

Q+A: Enforcement leaders outline their approach on e-sports, skill-based games

Ourgame’s e-sports arena in Beijing is a 14,000-square-foot complex featuring hundreds of gaming stations, 200-seat arena and broadcast studio.

Ask an industry insider about the future of gaming and no doubt you’ll get an answer that includes some combination of e-sports, daily fantasy sports and skill-based gaming. The push is on to ...

Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf resigns effective immediately

Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016, before the House Financial Services Committee investigating Wells Fargo's opening of unauthorized customer accounts.

Wells Fargo's embattled CEO John Stumpf has resigned, effective immediately, as the nation's second-largest bank is roiled by a scandal over its sales practices. The San Francisco bank said Wednesday that ...

Company wants to build huge solar array in Nevada desert

Crescent Dunes, a thermal solar plant near Tonopah, is the world’s first utility-scale facility to feature advanced molten salt power tower energy storage capabilities.

A California company says it intends to spend billions of dollars to build the largest solar power plant in the world on a sprawling 25-square-mile plot in the sun-baked Nevada desert about 225 miles northwest of Las Vegas. SolarReserve ...

Marijuana opponents missing big picture in argument about black market

With the Colorado state capitol building visible in the background, partygoers dance to live music and smoke pot on the first of two days at the annual 4/20 marijuana festival in Denver on April 19, 2014. The annual event is the first 420 marijuana celebration since retail marijuana stores began selling in January 2014.

If you can find a connection to the black market, you can purchase a lot of things there. Jewelry, guns, custom wheels for your car — you name it, and somebody’s probably stealing it and selling ...

Creel honored in publishing competition

Allan G. Creel, president of Creel Printing, which won recently seven Gold Ink Awards.

Las Vegas publishing and print provider Creel received seven Gold Ink Awards in a competition presented by Printing Impressions magazine.