Las Vegas Business News

Southern Nevada veteran, business owner motivated to inspire others

Alfredo Sibucao Jr. and his wife Misty pose in Hot Trendz, 7500 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Monday, Dec. 28, 2015.

The owner of retail store Hot Trendz talks about how his career in the Air Force helped him launch his business, the importance of maintaining a balance between positional influence and personal influence, and his advice for prospective entrepreneurs.

For students, ‘the key is to never fall behind’

Adam Brustein is the owner of Tutor Kings, a private tutoring company for school students.

Adam Brustein knows how difficult it can be for students who have fallen behind in their studies to catch up with their peers. His business aims to prevent that from happening and helps adults learn new skills, as well.

Transportation plan needed for Las Vegas to keep up

We need to apply consensus-driven plans that address the transportation challenges we will face in the growing economic hub of our valley: the resort corridor, from McCarran International Airport to downtown Las Vegas

The List: Engineering firms

Find out about engineering firms. This week, we rank them by number of professional staff as of Jan. 21.

Casino promotions: Feb. 21-27

Feeling lucky? Gaming establishments throughout Southern Nevada offer deals and promotions for gamers ...

Nevada housing market starts year as a national foreclosure leader

A foreclosed home is shown in a neighborhood near Tenaya Way and Russell Road Thursday, June 25, 2015.

Nevada’s housing market started the year on a familiar note, with one of the highest foreclosure rates in the country. One in every 603 homes statewide received a foreclosure-related filing in January, up ...

Henderson’s luxury Domain apartments sell for $58.2 million

An interior view of a model home at Domain apartment complex, 831 Coronado Center Drive, in Henderson.

Houston real estate tycoon Gerald Hines is laying another bet on Southern Nevada. His namesake company has bought the upscale, 308-unit Domain apartment complex in Henderson for $58.2 million. The sale, by Domain developer Martin Egbert of Nevada West …

Group hopes to drum up support at caucuses for rooftop solar referendum

A group pursuing a referendum to lower energy bills for rooftop solar customers plans to circulate petitions at the upcoming Democratic and Republican caucuses. About 800 ...

On the Las Vegas Strip, retail remains on the rise

The Wynn and Encore on Las Vegas Boulevard are shown on Sept. 30, 2015. In February 2016, Wynn Las Vegas announced plans for a two-story shopping center addition that will nearly double the amount of retail space already available at the resort and its sister hotel, Encore.

The wave of retail development that has swept the Strip in recent years is showing no signs of stopping. Wynn Las Vegas proved as much this week when it officially announced plans for ...

Station grows net revenue, profit in fourth quarter

Red Rock Resort

The biggest item on Station’s agenda right now, its planned initial public offering, was the one thing that Chief Financial Officer Marc Falcone said he could not discuss on the company’s earnings conference call ...

Partnership creates tie between Faraday Future, Aston Martin

In-car display of the LeTV ecosystem and connected car technologies in an Aston Martin RapidE S at the Consumer Electronics Show on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016, in Las Vegas. LeTV's SEE Plan seeks to build an open automotive ecosystem for energy-efficient, intelligent and connected vehicles.

Electric vehicle company Faraday Future could benefit from a joint venture between Aston Martin and Faraday's Chinese partner LeEco. The partnership’s goal is to bring to the market a production version of ...

‘Pac-Man’ for cash? States weigh rules for new kind of slot machine

People stand in front of an oversized slot machine at the Aristocrat booth during the Global Gaming Expo on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, in Las Vegas. Massachusetts Gaming Commission members met Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016, to discuss draft regulations for “skill-based” slot machines that incorporate video game and arcade-like elements meant to appeal to millennials who skip over traditional slot machines that they see as old-fashioned.

It's like "Guitar Hero" that pays you back, if you're any good. At least, that's the pitch gambling regulators across the country are hearing as they consider whether to allow casinos to offer slot machines that mimic video and arcade games in an effort to attract younger gamblers. The latest is Massachusetts, where the state Gaming Commission released draft regulations governing ...

MGM fourth quarter loss driven by impairment charge, weakness in Macau

Visitors queue up for entry of the new MGM Grand Macau casino resort after the opening ceremony in Macau, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2007.

MGM Resorts International on Thursday reported a loss of $781.5 million in its fourth quarter ...

Drop-off in Nevada rooftop solar applications sends ripple through industry

In this file photo, Vivint Solar employees install solar panels on a home.

Not long after Nevada utility regulators voted to increase bills for residents and small-business operators using solar energy, Robert Lamore started getting calls from customers of his business. The callers were frustrated and concerned. And rightfully so, believes Lamore, the owner of a solar company that installs panels on roofs. Within days ...

Cox cable rates going up in Las Vegas over rising programming costs

Cox Communications is rolling out a cable rate hike for the Las Vegas area two weeks after a bitter fee dispute with KLAS. The company said its prices went up ...

Wynn Plaza shopping center to open in fall 2017

An exterior view of the Wynn and Encore Tuesday, November 15, 2011.

Wynn Las Vegas today revealed more details about its planned shopping center development, which the resort says will debut next year. Referred to as Wynn Plaza, the shopping center ...

Officials again ask court to legalize sports betting

A U.S. appeals court wondered aloud if New Jersey would become "the Wild East," if not "the Wild West," if it allows sports betting at racetracks and casinos but leaves the industry to police itself. New Jersey officials have tried ...

Pennsylvania casino tax would hit Sands the hardest

In this file photo from Friday, May 22, 2009, patrons pass under the entrance marquis to the Sands Casino Bethlehem when it opened its doors to the public for the first time, in Bethlehem, Pa.

For the past six years, Sands Casino in Bethlehem has developed a reputation for giving away thousands of little plastic cards loaded with free slot-machine money each day ...

Cornell’s plan to merge hotel school gets icy reception

The lobby of the Statler Hotel at Cornell University, where hotel administration students gain experience at a real, working hotel, in Ithaca, N.Y., Feb. 4, 2016. Cornell’s board of trustees recently voted to fold their hotel administration school, along with two other business schools, into a new College of Business.

They call themselves “hotelies”: students and alumni of the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration, the world’s oldest undergraduate program devoted to the hospitality industry and, many say, the best ...

New PAC challenges ballot measure to restore prior solar rates

SolarCity workers practice installing solar panels at the company's new facility in Las Vegas.

A political action committee is asking a Nevada court to disqualify a ballot measure, supported by the solar industry, that aims to restore prior rates for customers ...