Las Vegas Business News

Treasury calls for new regulations for online lenders

The Treasury Department called for additional oversight and some increased regulations for the online lending industry on Tuesday, the first time ...

Station Casinos picks up Palms, near Strip, for $312.5 million

A view of the Palms as seen from Rivea at Delano Las Vegas on Feb. 2, 2016.

Station Casinos said Tuesday that it is buying the off-Strip Palms resort for $312.5 million, yet another recent example of locals-oriented casino operator expanding in the valley. Red Rock Resorts Inc., Station’s new corporate name following its recent initial public offering, announced that ...

Agreement transfers ownership of Cashman Center back to city

Cashman Center, part of the Cultural Corridor, in downtown Las Vegas Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012.

Local tourism officials today signed off on an agreement that paves the way for ownership of the Cashman Center to eventually transfer back to ...

Las Vegas ahead of Cancun, Orlando in summer vacation value report

Guests line up to take photos at the Welcome to Las Vegas sign on Las Vegas Blvd on September 30, 2015.

TripAdvisor’s 2016 Summer Vacation Value Report ranks Las Vegas as the world’s top summer vacation city. The list, which factored booking interest on the travel reservation company’s website along with ...

U.S. stocks jump on prospect of new China stimulus

Trader Gregory Rowe works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, Dec. 4, 2015. Stocks are posting solid gains Friday morning after the U.S. government reported another month of strong job gains.

U.S. stocks are climbing Tuesday after the Chinese government moved to stimulate its economy. Machinery companies and banks are rising the most, and energy companies are trading ...

New database highlights Nevada’s connection to Panama Papers

The MF Corporate Services office, 5858 S. Pecos Rd., is shown in an office park in this April 6, 2016 file photo. The office is a subsidiary of the Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca.

The database published on Monday showed 1,260 entities active in Nevada from the Panama Papers and a previous leak, though only a portion of those companies remain ...

New designs emerge as Nevada revamps its welcome signs

A "welcome to Nevada" sign is shown on State Route 225 at the northern Nevada border with Idaho.

Nevada's welcome signs that have greeted highway motorists at state-border entry points for about two decades are set for a makeover ...

Digging deeper into the Lucky Dragon hotel-casino with developer Andrew Fonfa

Construction continues on the Lucky Dragon hotel-casino on Sahara Avenue on Thursday, May 5, 2016, near Las Vegas Boulevard.

The Lucky Dragon hotel and casino on Sahara Avenue just west of the Strip has been one of the most mysterious Vegas developments in recent memory. It’s a rare thing for a resort project on or near the Strip—even a boutique property like this, with its 200 hotel rooms and 27,500-square-foot casino—to keep quiet and stray from the ...

U.S. stocks open slightly higher, led by health care stocks

U.S. stocks are starting the week slightly higher following two weeks of losses. Health care stocks are making the biggest gains. Weak economic reports from China are pushing the prices of fuels and precious metals lower ...

Optimistic economic outlook brings locals back into the game

The Cannery hotel-casino in North Las Vegas.

Las Vegas-based Boyd Gaming Corp. is buying three more casinos, and Station Casinos raised more than $531 million in its long-awaited initial public offering. Boyd's moves placed a heavy bet on locals, and Station's success speaks highly of where Southern Nevada ...

For restaurants, good food is no longer enough

Sisters play games on a tabletop electronic tablet at a Chili’s in New Jersey. Restaurants were late to the tech party, but some chains are using apps and tablets to improve food preparation, ordering and payment, and to entertain customers.

Restaurants are finding that to earn customer loyalty in the digital age, they need to update their technology. Diners today are increasingly basing their decisions on factors beyond the taste of their meal. Loyalty and rewards programs, free Wi-Fi, and online or mobile ordering are just some features customers ...

The List: Hotels, May 8-14, 2016

Find out about hotels. This week, we rank them by rooms as of April 30.

Juice bar creating nutritious fast food

Patricia Kaytia is the owner of Fruits & Roots, the country's first cold-pressed juice bar and wellness kitchen that offers a drive-thru window.

For Patricia Kaytia, business is personal. She developed her idea for healthy fast food when it became clear to her that the lack of such options affected her and her family.

The Data: May 8-14

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].

People on the Move: May 8-14

In the Notes: James Rensvold, Kimberly Maxson-Rushton, Andy Bischel, Diane Chase, Thom Greco, Michelle Beck, Daniel Giraldo, Ryan Paulos, Steve Arcana and more ...

Program gives children tools to achieve their dreams

Michelle Jackson is president of Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada. The organization hopes to have a permanent home for its Finance Park in 2017.

The president and CEO of Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada talks about the Finance Park, which teaches personal money-management skills, as well as the generosity she’s encountered in Las Vegas and her favorite team-building exercise.

Corporate philanthropy: How and why companies give

The Nevada Corporate Philanthropy Report is useful for corporate funders and nonprofit organizations. For funders, it provides an overview of how others give and provides a basis for comparison. For nonprofits, it provides an inside look into the giving strategies of funders.

Golden Entertainment grows revenue, eyes Pennsylvania expansion

Golden Entertainment CEO Blake Sartini.

Golden Entertainment, the Las Vegas-based company that operates casinos and slot machine routes in Nevada and elsewhere, in addition to a major tavern chain, reported its first-quarter earnings this week.

Scientific Games revenue and loss grow in 1st quarter

Gavin Isaacs, CEO of Scientific Games, smiles during a CEO round table at the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) at the Sands Expo Center on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015.

Scientific Games, a major slot machine and lottery company, reported its first-quarter earnings this week. The company said its revenue increase was driven by strong growth in its interactive business segment. But the company said it also faced a $7 million unfavorable currency translation impact, a drop in gaming systems revenue and ...

Curb appeal: This plywood alternative might better deter vacant-home break-ins

Safeguard Properties demonstrates the SecureView window product to Las Vegas police and firefighters Thursday, May 5, 2016, at a former squatter house along Shiloah Drive.

Las Vegas boards up about 100 homes per year, and about 10 to 20 percent of them are “constantly” broken into. Now, in an effort to prevent this sort of magnet for criminal activity, City Hall is testing whether boarding windows with an alternative to plywood will prevent ...