Las Vegas Business News

Howard Hughes Corp. report: Price per acre in Summerlin rose to $542K in 2015

A look at the Belmonte development off South Fox Hill Drive in Summerlin on May, 14, 2015. Summerlin land prices rose in 2015 to $542,000 in 2015.

Summerlin land sales kept sliding last year as the price of dirt climbed higher. Developer Howard Hughes Corp. sold ...

Insider Q+A: Bank of America’s Moore on mobile banking

Michelle Moore, head of digital banking at Bank of America, poses at the banking company's financial center, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016, in Boston.

Banking customers are on the move, and the big national banks are scrambling to keep up. They are working to update their technology and offerings in hopes of nabbing increasingly mobile customers ...

Construction workers walk off Tesla job site in labor dispute

Framing of Tesla Motors’ new factory under construction is visible June 14, 2015, behind a security gate on Electric Avenue at Tahoe Reno Industrial Center about 15 miles east of Sparks along U.S. Interstate 80.

Hundreds of union construction workers walked off the job at Tesla Motors' battery manufacturing plant in northern Nevada on Monday to protest what union organizers say ...

Second Cracker Barrel restaurant coming to valley

A view of a Cracker Barrel Old Country Store.

A second Cracker Barrel Old Country Store will be opening this summer in the Las Vegas Valley with its homestyle food and Americana decor, county officials announced today. The restaurants ...

People on the move: Feb. 28-March 6

In the Notes and the People: Sarah Harper, Karen Panzer, Mandy-Lynn Suyat, Kevin Amodt, Valley Health System, Henderson Mayor Andy Hafen, Jodi Harris, MIchael Quarteri, Richard Yao, Lynn Myers and more ...

Las Vegas banker: ‘We’re not recession-proof’

John Guedry, the new chairman of the Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce, is also with Bank of Nevada on Thursday, January 28, 2016.

Chairman of Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce executive committee explains why leaders from business and education arenas must work together.

Monorail exec: One by one, Las Vegas can address all of its troubles

Ingrid Reisman, vice president and chief marketing officer of the Las Vegas Monorail, poses in the Flamingo monorail station Thursday, Jan 14, 2016.

The vice president and chief marketing officer at Las Vegas Monorail talks about the challenges and rewards of public transit in Southern Nevada, the importance of addressing education, water and mental health crises, and her acumen as a dog walker.

The List: Manufacturers, Feb. 29, 2016

Find out about manufacturers. This week, we rank them by number of employees as of Dec. 1.

The Data: Feb. 28-March 5

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].

Brokerage aims to redefine real estate norms

Chuck Maxfield is general manager of Redefy Real Estate, which charges a flat fee to people trying to sell homes.

Most real estate brokers charge a 3 percent fee to sell a home. Redefy, though, is trying to reshape sellers’ expectations of their brokers by charging a flat fee for their full service.

Dayclubs are a hot ticket in Las Vegas but must continue to evolve

Las Vegas goes unchallenged in offering the ultimate daylife experience, and the numbers prove it. A few popular dayclubs generate double the revenue of nightclubs in the city.

UNLV’s solar house has bright ideas for the elderly

An artist’s rendering depicts a home being designed by the UNLV Solar Decathlon team will be “the last home you’ll ever buy.”

For this year's Solar Decathlon contest, the local entry will focus on end-of-life care.

Taj Mahal casino out of bankruptcy, into Icahn’s hands

The Trump Taj Mahal resort in Atlantic City is shown Oct. 24, 2014.

The name on the side of the building still says "Trump," but Atlantic City's Taj Mahal casino is now owned by a different billionaire — Carl Icahn ...

Lands’ End apologizes for feature on feminist Gloria Steinem

Women’s rights activist Gloria Steinem gestures as President Barack Obama awards her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013, during a ceremony in the East Room of The White House in Washington, D.C.

Wisconsin-based retailer Lands' End is apologizing to customers for featuring an interview with feminist and political activist Gloria Steinem in its spring catalog and has removed references to her from its website. The company removed a feature on Steinem from ...

January gaming revenue falls 7.7 percent on the Strip, 2.8 percent statewide

Tapanee “Jib Jib” Songsee deals blackjack Monday, April 21, 2014, at the Cromwell.

A big decrease on the Strip drove statewide gaming revenue down nearly 3 percent in January, but the rest of Southern Nevada generally had a better month, the state reported today. The Gaming Control Board said ...

New health club opens in Henderson; NLV welcomes Wingstop

Anchor Bar, at the Grand Canal Shoppes food court, closed its doors this month, but owners have said they plan to find a new location in town to continue serving its popular buffalo wings.

Summer is just a few months away, which means plenty of us will be scrambling to get that perfect beach body. Luckily, a new health club location has arrived to help beach lovers ...

Toyota subsidiary, Capital One look to invest in Tonopah solar plant

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.

Three global firms in the financial services sector want federal regulators to clear a cash investment to receive clean-energy tax credits from a thermal solar plant near ...

Scientific Games fourth-quarter revenue grows, but so does loss

People try out the Space Invaders slot machine by Scientific Games during the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) at the Sands Expo Center Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015. The slots include a skill-based bonus round.

The company said its fourth quarter revenue was also up 10 percent compared to the third quarter of 2015, driven by strong gaming unit shipments and ...

Tourism committee continues examining Las Vegas Convention Center expansion

An artist's rendering of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority's planned expansion and renovation of the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Plans for a $1.4 billion expansion and renovation of the Las Vegas Convention Center were vetted today by an influential committee tasked with sorting through many ambitious tourism projects. The Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee heard ...

Lyft files lawsuit, says driver fee is ‘illegal tax’

In this Jan. 14, 2016, photo, a driver waits to pick up passengers at an Uber and Lyft pickup area at the Bellagio in Las Vegas.

Ride-hailing company Lyft filed a lawsuit against the city of Las Vegas today, alleging a new business license fee is too vague and defies state law. The lawsuit stems from a fee the Las Vegas City Council approved ...