Las Vegas Business News

In Nevada, marijuana industry is growing up

Mitch Britten, CEO of Thrive Cannabis Marketplace, poses at the medical marijuana dispensary, Tuesday, May 17, 2016.

With prominent businesspeople throwing their hats into the medical marijuana ring and Nevada’s regulatory history, CEO Mitch Britten says the state is fertile ground for the budding industry.

Restaurateur: On and off the menu, never fear innovation

Chipper Pastron, founder and partner of MCC Hospitality Group, started working in the food and beverage industry as a teenager and says he knew right away it was his passion.

The owner of MCC Hospitality Group talks about the importance of trying new things in business, his longtime love of the food service industry and the fictitious character whose leadership he finds admirable.

U.S. Olympic gold hasn't made for winning bets in Las Vegas

A view of the race and sports book at the El Cortez Hotel in downtown Las Vegas Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015.

Rowing, shooting and judo — the U.S. may have won big gold medals in those Olympic events but some of the most prominent Las Vegas sports books didn't even bother with ...

'Finally, this is complete': Federal Justice Tower makes debut in downtown Las Vegas

Daniel Bogden, U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada, looks out a window of the Federal Justice Tower, a new office building in downtown Las Vegas, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016. The building will provide office space for multiple components of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the U.S. Attorneys Office for the District of Nevada, the Federal Protective Service and the Department of Labors Office of the Inspector General.

With armed men and women scattered in the crowd, in a gray, air conditioner-less detainee entry point, the ribbon cutting for downtown Las Vegas’ newest office tower wasn’t your typical real estate event ...

Former Allegiant exec lands job at United

In this file photo, Andrew Levy, president of Allegiant Air, looks at the D gates at McCarran International Airport. The Las Vegas-based carrier announced Oct. 1, 2014, that Levy has resigned his post.

A former top executive at Allegiant Air has been hired as the finance boss at much-larger United Airlines. Andrew Levy, former president and chief operating officer of Las Vegas-based Allegiant, is the new chief financial officer of ...

Email shows Air Force official raised Faraday spying concern

Chinese attendees listen via interpreter as Faraday Future holds its groundbreaking celebration joined by dignitaries Gov. Brian Sandoval, Mayor John Lee, commissioners Steve Sisolak and Marilyn Kirkpatrick alongside Faraday Future executives on Wednesday, April 13, 2016.

Documents show an Air Force commander raised questions last year about whether an electric car company moving to North Las Vegas posed a national security risk, although state officials say ...

US stocks little changed; utilities rally and retailers fall

U.S. stocks are little changed Wednesday afternoon with utility companies rising and consumer companies falling after weak results from retailers like Target and Lowe's. The Federal Reserve said ...

Cisco laying off 5,500 employees, or 7 percent of workforce

Cisco Systems says it will lay off 5,500 employees as the internet gear maker scrambles to adapt to technology changes that have reduced demand for its main products ...

Wynn to launch lavish new $4.2B Macau resort

Steve Wynn, CEO of Wynn Palace, speaks during a news conference in Macau, China, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016. The U.S. casino mogul will be hoping luck is on his side as he prepares to launch his Wynn Palace project in the Asian gambling hub, where growth is downshifting into a new phase after years of turbocharged expansion.

From a pair of giant golden dragons encircling a vast man-made lagoon to phoenix and cloud motifs inside, Steve Wynn's Macau resort brims with auspicious Chinese symbolism. The U.S. casino mogul will need luck on his side as launches ...

Heaps of trash in wake of regatta have Bullhead City rethinking river event

A sea of garbage was left behind some of the 30,000 participants of the Bullhead City River Regatta, dubbed the “world’s largest river tube-float.”

Bullhead City officials will decide whether the Bullhead City River Regatta will continue next year after large amounts of trash were left along the Colorado River last weekend. “Locals are fed up with ...

Buffett's company adds to stakes in Apple and Phillips 66

In this Sept. 5, 2014, photo, the Apple logo hangs in the glass box entrance to the company's Fifth Avenue store in New York.

Warren Buffett's company is taking an even bigger bite of Apple stock and adding to its already sizeable stake in Phillips 66 ....

Nevada orders Title Max to stop, refund loan extensions

Nevada has ordered auto title lender Title Max to stop issuing a loan extension option that the state says is illegal. The state Department of Business and Industry announced ...

The Data: Aug. 14-20

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].

Giving a hoot: Ambitious play by Hooters resort highlights power of cause marketing

Hooters Girls at a charity bowling event to support the Nevada Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NSPCA) at the Sam's Town Bowling Center Sunday, August 7, 2016. Hooters is funneling all of its advertisement money for August into helping a variety of charitable causes.

Charity partnership often takes the form of a one-off event or smaller-scale promotion tied to a business’ routine, so Hooters is making a gutsy, month-long play for the good of the community — and for that community to see it as more than the place with hot girls and tasty chicken wings. “I don’t like the idea of, I sit in my office and I cut a check, and it just goes out and it is what it is. If I’m gonna do something, I want it to be big,” said general manager Michael Storm. “It’s not just, ‘Hey, Hooters ...

Don't rule out another bursting real estate bubble

A few sleeping giants in the mortgage and finance industry have started to stir. Ten-year notes are coming due, the Troubled Asset Relief Program is ending and the Nevada Foreclosure Mediation program is running out of funding. Our fragile economy might be able to shake off one of these events, but all of them at once? That’s not likely.

Salon owner: No matter how or where you do business, success hinges on customer service

Beli Andaluz is reflected in a mirror at her Beli Andaluz Salon (formerly Pico Madama), 8975 W. Charleston Blvd., Tuesday, June 7, 2016.

Beli Andaluz changed the name of her salon, Pico Madama, to reflect how much she is personally invested in providing customers an experience they will want to tell their friends about.

Attorney’s message: Respect, acknowledge all the people who make your day easier

The youngest partner at the law firm Solomon, Dwiggins & Freer discusses the importance of economic diversification in Southern Nevada, lawyers’ participation in the community and accountability in the workplace.

Law Quarterly: Notes and awards

In the Notes: Booker Evans Jr., Cynthia Alexander, Mary Tran, Colin Seale, Allison Kheel, Beverly Salhanick, Jessica Moyeda, Joe Rajchel, Michael Lowry and more ...

The List: Law firms, Aug. 14, 2016

Find out about law firms. This week, we rank them by number of local attorneys as of Aug. 5.

With little consensus, energy-related lawsuits move through court system

In this file photo, solar supporters hold signs during a rally in front of Public Utilities Commission offices in January 2016. On Tuesday, March 22, 2016, members of Nevada's New Energy Task Force heard public comments critical of a ruling by the utilities commission that raised fees for rooftop solar customers.

Some important pieces of Nevada's energy future are in limbo, with a web of lawsuits and backroom dealings highlighting conflicts among regulators, trade groups ...