Las Vegas Business News

Zillow: Income needed to afford rent in Las Vegas soars 36% since 2020

A view of the City Center Apartments at 811 E Bridger Ave. in downtown Las Vegas Wednesday, April 10, 2019.

Las Vegas residents now need to earn over $72,000 annually to comfortably afford rent, according to a new analysis released today by Zillow.

12 May 2025
By VEGAS INC Staff

UNLV study: Reporting to shareholders in writing more effective than audio or video presentations

Scott Jackson, assistant professor of accounting at UNLV, is co-author of a study with researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst that examines whether investors may be more likely to place financial stake in a company if they learn about that company’s future plans through the written word.

Investors may be more likely to place financial stake in a company if they learn about that company’s future plans through the written word and not increasingly common audio or visual formats ...

12 May 2025
By Katie Ann McCarver

Nevada truckers who backed Trump now grapple with trade war fallout

A man walks across the parking lot at the TA Travel Center on northeast corner of Dean Martin Drive and Blue Diamond Road Wednesday, May 7, 2025.

The dramatic escalation of Trump’s tariffs on Chinese imports — with rates soaring to 145% on select goods — creates significant hardship for Nevada’s trucking sector.

11 May 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

Median Las Vegas home price dips in April but still near record high

A home for sale is shown in a residential area near Wigwam Avenue and Buffalo Drive Thursday, June 9, 2022.

The median sales price of existing single-family homes sold in Southern Nevada during April was $480,000, a 1% decrease from ...

6 May 2025
By Ray Brewer

Economic uncertainty is the time to ‘prepare for the best’

On April 5, the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED) Economic Policy Uncertainty Index, which provides a daily uncertainty index based on news, forecasting and tax codes for the United States, reported its highest score (992.75) in the past 12 months.

5 May 2025
By Ivan Ferraz

People on the Move: May 5, 2025

In the Notes: Dr. Alison Netski, Deep Roots Harvest, Jennifer Roberts, Greg Shulman, Bryan Smith and more ...

5 May 2025
By VEGAS INC Staff

Safety deposit boxes not just for the rich anymore

Terry Downes, founder and CEO of MySafe, poses with a safe deposit box outside a privacy pod at MySafe, a safe deposit box location, in the Paseo Verde Plaza Thursday, April 24, 2025, in Henderson. The boxes, after being renter, never come out of the system when in use. The robotic safe deposit box system is enclosed in a 10-ton armored-steel vault and features an array of security systems.

Terry Downes remembers the elderly woman who visited her safety deposit box several times a week. Staff noticed she often appeared emotional after the visits.

5 May 2025
By Katie Ann McCarver

Top Tech Awards 2024 Honoree and Chief Information Officer for the State of Nevada reflects on program’s impact

Timothy Galluzi

It is an honor to be recognized by peers and industry leaders. It brings a profound sense of gratitude to represent an organization composed of brilliant technologists and to work with folks who understand the true meaning of service.

1 May 2025
By VEGAS INC Staff

US House passes hotel transparency bill; Nevada resorts voice support

The Las Vegas Strip is shown in a view from a Maverick helicopter Friday, Feb. 9, 2024.

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation requiring hotels to display the full price of stays online and in advertising, including resort fees.

30 April 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

Birth of the income tax: Economic inequality then and now

President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One, Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at Joint Base Andrews, Md.

With April 15’s tax day still fresh in mind, this Behind the News explores the origin of the federal income tax and finds surprising comparisons between ...

30 April 2025

Trump hits Nevadans hard in first 100 days

A protester holds a sign during a march along the Las Vegas Strip Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. The protesters planned to march to Trump International Hotel but were stopped by Metro Police officers at The Strip and Fashion Show Drive.

President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office have followed a continual pattern: a flood of executive orders, denouncement from a subdued Democratic Party, multistate lawsuits in federal courts.

29 April 2025
By Haajrah Gilani

Una empresa de limpieza de Las Vegas encuentra su nicho de éxito al ser ecológica

Noemy Sibrian, left, field manager with Avanti Green Eco Cleaning, and Eli De Souza, right, team leader with the company, accept the Small Business of the Year Award from the Nevada Small Business Development Center.

Cuando Claudia Meneses descubrió que su tía estaba cobrando muy poco en su trabajo de limpieza, decidió crear su propia empresa de limpieza para ofrecer mejores oportunidades.

28 April 2025
By Katie Ann McCarver

Las Vegas cleaning company finds its niche for success by going green

Noemy Sibrian, left, field manager with Avanti Green Eco Cleaning, and Eli De Souza, right, team leader with the company, accept the Small Business of the Year Award from the Nevada Small Business Development Center.

When Claudia Meneses discovered her aunt was being underpaid at her cleaning job, she decided to launch her own cleaning business to provide better opportunities.

28 April 2025
By Katie Ann McCarver

Q&A: Chief Executive Officer for Esōes Cosmetics looks back on 2024 Top Tech of the Year Award

Joy Hoover

Joy Hoover, chief executive officer for Esōes Cosmetics, won the Top Tech of the Year Award in 2024 for fusing beauty and technology to create patented smart lipsticks designed to enhance personal safety for women.

24 April 2025
By VEGAS INC Staff

Air travel through Las Vegas' Harry Reid International Airport sees slowdown in early 2025

A Delta Air Lines flight lands at Harry Reid International Airport, Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Las Vegas.

Air travel from Canada and Mexico’s largest airlines to Harry Reid International Airport again fell below 2024 levels in March, but overall, international travel remained ...

23 April 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

How stocks, bonds and other markets have fared so far in 2025

Thomas Schreck works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Tuesday, April 8, 2025.

Global financial markets have been turned upside down this year by President Donald Trump's burgeoning trade war. Markets are not in full panic, but the double-digit declines in major U.S. stock indexes are testing nerves.

22 April 2025

4 tips to make saving money a habit for National Financial Literacy Month

April is National Financial Literacy Month and a good time to revisit some valuable financial literacy skills.

21 April 2025
By Wendell Blaylock

Las Vegas businesswomen say import tariffs are squeezing profits

Juanny Romero, owner of Mothership Coffee, is interviewed at Mothership Coffee's Fergusons Downtown location Wednesday, June 7, 2023.

Mothership Coffee CEO Juanny Romero described countless sleepless nights “hemming and hawing” with difficult decisions as she watched the growth of her Southern Nevada business evaporate after January

17 April 2025
By Haajrah Gilani

Clark County approves Filipino Town cultural corridor

Seafood City, a Filipino Supermarket located on South Maryland Parkway just before UNLV, in Las Vegas, Nevada on Wednesday, December 11, 2024.

The effort to bring an official Filipino corridor was led by Rozita Lee, who has lived in Las Vegas since 1979 after moving here from Hawaii.

15 April 2025
By Grace Da Rocha

Starbucks imposes new limits on what baristas can wear under their green aprons

A Starbucks Coffee sign on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Houston.

Starbucks is imposing new limits on what its baristas can wear under their green aprons.

15 April 2025
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