Las Vegas Business News

Nevada solar customers sue SolarCity over marketing

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

A Northern Nevada couple is suing SolarCity, alleging that the national rooftop solar installer omitted and failed to disclose information about future rates before it ...

Wynn Las Vegas to open new poker room in May

The Wynn hotel-casino on Las Vegas Boulevard on Sept. 30, 2015.

Wynn Las Vegas is moving its poker room to a larger location that will debut at the end of May. The resort announced today that its new 8,600-square-foot poker room will be next to ...

MGM Resorts announces board members for real estate investment trust

An exterior view of the Mirage Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015.

MGM Resorts International today revealed the names of seven people who will sit on the board of its planned real estate investment trust. The board of the trust, commonly known as a REIT, will be ...

Can stigma of medical marijuana go up in smoke?

An interior view of Sahara Wellness, 420 E. Sahara Ave., on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016. The facility is the first all-female-owned medical marijuana dispensary in Las Vegas.

The building is windowless, locked behind a gate and monitored 24/7 by a security guard. Inside, however, it is warm and inviting. Art covers the walls, a fountain trickles and and brightly lit display cases showcase goods. The owners of Sahara Wellness — Nevada’s first all-female-owned medical marijuana dispensary — know their ...

Time for Sandoval to put solar energy on his can-do agenda

When our governor takes an issue seriously, he gets results. So why has he been silent about an energy source that is a perfect fit for Nevada?

New court in Nevada has some appeal

A view of the construction site for the Nevada Court of Appeals building on Clark Avenue between Fourth Street and Las Vegas Boulevard in downtown Las Vegas, Sunday Dec. 13, 2015. The Federal Justice Tower, an 11-story office building under construction, is shone in the background.

The backlog of cases waiting to heard by the Nevada Supreme Court had reached almost 2,000 by 2014, more than any other state supreme court. Finally, voters decided enough was enough, and an appellate court was established. In just the first year, the impact was substantial. But what happens next?

For a lawyer, nothing can replace experience

Tammy Peterson of the Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck law firm was recently inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers.

A Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck attorney talks about her most memorable cases, offers advice to young lawyers and law students, and explains what makes the Las Vegas legal community the envy of her peers elsewhere.

Design company brings the south of France to Southern Nevada

Owners Sylvie and Pascal Becourt pose in a room at Sud France Design, 7650 South Dean Martin Dr Suite #106, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015.

Moving to Las Vegas from France presented Sylvie and Pascal Becourt with several challenges, among them finding home furnishings to suit their tastes and learning how to conduct business with Americans.

Know the difference between real and junk mail

Beware of mailings that appear to be official because they are sent by a company that has a name similar to a state or county agency. These companies prey on customers who do not know the difference between junk mail and legitimate services.

The Notes: Law Quarterly, Feb. 7-13

In the Notes: Southern Nevada law firms given "Metropolitan Tier 1 ranking" on the 2016 US News-Best Law Firms list, plus the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada's pro bono honorees ...

The List: Available commercial space

Find out about available commercial space. This week, we rank it by available square feet.

The Data: Feb. 7-13

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].

Raiders owner Mark Davis intrigued by Las Vegas as NFL city

Oakland Raiders fans watch during the first half of an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015, in Cleveland.

Owner Mark Davis has a sly response when it comes to his interest in moving the Oakland Raiders to Sin City. "First off, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas," he cracked with a grin Friday. As hard as Davis tried to keep the attention Friday on an ...

Cosmopolitan opens new, bigger race and sports book

The Cosmopolitan.

The Cosmopolitan has opened a new race and sports book on its casino floor, the Strip resort announced today. The new space is more than ...

Keith Moyer named editor of Las Vegas Review-Journal

An exterior photo of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

The family of billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson says the Las Vegas Review-Journal has a new editor. Review-Journal publisher Craig A. Moon said in a statement Friday that ...

Tattoos, martial arts and poker? Casinos wooing millennials

In this Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016 photo patrons play poker in a designated area at Twin River Casino, in Lincoln, R.I. Casinos far from Las Vegas are experimenting with different ways to draw millennials. Twin River Casino removed 274 slot machines to make way in December for more poker and other table games favored by younger gamblers.

Casinos worried that millennials aren't getting into traditional gambling like their parents and grandparents are bringing in tattoo studios, mixed martial arts competitions and ...

Beer garden debuts on Strip; fitness center opens in southwest valley

Budweiser Clydesdales make their way down Las Vegas Boulevard to help celebrate the grand opening of Beer Park at Paris Las Vegas on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016.

Raise your glass, beer fanatics! The Las Vegas Strip has welcomed a two-level bar that has a collection of 100 beers, with 36 of them available on tap ...

Sheldon Adelson, the NFL and Las Vegas: A perfect match?

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, left, laughs as Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis talks to the media after an NFL owners meeting Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, in Houston.

Although it hasn't been said that Sheldon Adelson would end up with an ownership state in the Raiders, no one would claim that he doesn't fit ...

Why Nevada legislators are mostly staying out of the fray on solar energy

Marco Krapels, senior vice president of strategy for SolarCity, speaks to supporters gathered at Town Square to rally for restoration of lower rooftop solar rates, Monday Jan. 25, 2016.

Despite lobbying by rooftop solar companies to restore lower rates for their customers, Nevada legislators appear reluctant to step in. Why? Because while several agree that existing customers should get to keep their old rates, they're awaiting a decision from the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada on the issue that could determine ...

Deal reached to restore KLAS-TV on Cox cable

A screenshot of a Cox Communications website page announces that Cox and Nexstar Broadcasting Group reached agreement to air programming from CBS affiliate KLAS-TV in Las Vegas, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016.

Cable giant Cox Communications and KLAS-TV parent company Nexstar signed a new contract today to put the Las Vegas CBS affiliate back on the air. Cox spokesman ...