Las Vegas Business News

With billions lost and lives shaken by workplace injuries, safety is more than a priority

With billions lost and lives shaken by workplace injuries, safety is more than a priority

Workplace accidents that caused employees to miss six or more days of work cost U.S. employers nearly $62 billion in 2013, so creating a culture of safety would seem a priority local businesses cannot afford to ignore ...

The Notes: July 31-Aug. 6

In the People: Dwayne Miller, Dr. Tiffany Tyler, Steven Gallegos, Francisco Morales, Howard Stutz, Dr. Marie Baron, Dr. Dheeresh Mamidi, Mary Lammers, Monique Clements and more ...

BrightStar Care franchisee: Don’t be afraid to set big, hairy, audacious goals

Becky Torrez at BrightStar Care on June 21, 2016.

A BrightStar Care franchisee talks about her fondness for Las Vegas, her faith in and commitment to improve public education, and her struggle with misophonia (See: What is your biggest pet peeve?).

His firm puts brands on the front burner

Tim Haughinberry of Back Bar USA on July 7, 2016.

Tim Haughinberry’s firm is all about building relationships and putting liquor on the shelves of hospitality and nightlife destinations. He says he has grown with the city, and Back Bar fills a marketing need.

Precision medicine will be worth big investment

Although modern medicine is often significantly more successful than the methods of the past, the approach is prevailingly one-size-fits-all. This could be curbed by precision medicine.

The Data: July 31-Aug. 6

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].

The List: Specialty hospitals, July 31, 2016

Find out about chambers of commerce. This week, we rank them by first-quarter operating revenue reported as of July 18.

Allegiant Air buying 12 newly built planes

In this Thursday, May 9, 2013, file photo, two Allegiant Air jets taxi at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas.

Allegiant Air, long known for flying only hand-me-down aircraft, is adding a crop of newly built planes to its fleet for the first time. The ultra-low-cost carrier said today ...

Gigafactory opening shows ‘Tesla effect’ taking shape

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors discusses the company's new Gigafactory Tuesday, July 26, 2016, in Sparks.

Until this week, when Tesla escorted reporters around the sliver of the factory that has been constructed, the company had largely remained quiet about its progress. Today, Tesla will lift the lid even further at an official opening. Tesla, whose factory is about 14 percent complete, has hurried construction so that ...

Chipotle to open burger restaurant in Ohio

This Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, photo shows the sign of a Chipotle in Hialeah, Fla.

Chipotle, still struggling to win back customers after a series of food scares, plans to open its first burger restaurant this year. The chain known for burritos ...

How the Dow Jones industrial average fared on Thursday

Stocks had another day of meager gains on Thursday as investors worked through a new batch of mixed company earnings, including results from Facebook, Ford and Whole Foods ..

Wynn beats Wall Street 2Q forecasts

Wynn announced major expansion plans with Paradise Park.

Wynn Resorts Ltd. (WYNN) on Thursday reported second-quarter net income of $70.4 million ...

Troubled Nevada sports book operator fined again

Nevada regulators say they'll let one of the state's largest sports book operators stay in business after years of underpaying winning ...

NFL stadium site options narrowed to 5 priority, 3 secondary

NFL Raiders fans took photos with each other during a Raider Nation hosted pub crawl in Downtown Las Vegas Friday, July 22, 2016.

Five sites in the valley today emerged as leading contenders to house a proposed 65,000-seat stadium that could bring the Oakland Raiders to Las Vegas. Backers of the stadium said the primary spots under …

Las Vegas airport passenger count up 5.6 percent so far in 2016

A passenger jet makes an approach into McCarran International Airport Monday, Feb. 1, 2016.

Officials in Las Vegas are reporting another monthly increase in the number of people using McCarran International Airport in June, and say passenger ...

Las Vegas realty group moving to southwest valley

A rendering shows the new offices of the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors on South Rainbow Boulevard.

A Las Vegas real estate group is gearing up to build new digs.

On the move: Credit One Bank buys land near Buffalo and Durango for new offices

A view of the Credit One Bank corporate offices at 585 Pilot Road, Tuesday, July 26, 2016. The company plans to build a new facility near the 215 Beltway and South Durango Drive.

A Las Vegas credit-card company that has catered to borrowers with lousy credit is planning to build new offices in the southwest valley. Credit One Bank recently bought 24 acres of land just south of the 215 Beltway between Buffalo and Durango drives. The company has obtained county approvals to ...

Hyperloop One announces opening of North Las Vegas manufacturing plant

Hyperloop One Metalworks is a 105,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in North Las Vegas.

Hyperloop One announced today the opening of a 105,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in North Las Vegas, where the company is testing its transportation platform that propels high-speed pods down pneumatic tubes. The company, which calls ...

3 takeaways from Tesla Gigafactory unveiling

A Tesla battery pack is displayed during a media tour of the new Tesla Gigafactory Tuesday, July 26, 2016, in Sparks. It's Tesla Motors' biggest bet yet: a massive, $5 billion factory in the Nevada desert that could almost double the world's production of lithium-ion batteries by 2018.

When Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled a second “master plan” for his company last week, two key parts were to broaden its electric vehicle line to ...

Fate of the Raiders: 5 big questions about Las Vegas stadium project

NFL Raiders fans were decked out in Raiders memorabilia for the Raider Nation hosted pub crawl in Downtown Las Vegas Friday, July 22, 2016.

It is still far from clear whether Southern Nevada will become the home of a 65,000-seat stadium that could bring the Oakland Raiders to the area. Numerous questions remain about the stadium project, which ...