Las Vegas Business News

Can Las Vegas work for Canada?

The Downtown Cocktail Room on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015, in downtown Las Vegas.

Las Vegas has worked for years to attract startups, in an effort to brand itself similar to Silicon Valley or Austin, Texas. It has been a slow process; Las Vegas has struggled to compete with the amenities available in more established tech cities. Recently, though, Canadian startups have started to discover that Las Vegas may offer more than other ...

28 December 2015
By David Davis, Special to VEGAS INC

Footwear business has grown up alongside president’s daughter

Angela Edgeworth, president and founder of Pediped Footwear, poses in the Pediped store at Town Square Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015.

The owner and founder of Pediped Footwear talks about her company’s priorities, her dedication to charitable giving and her family’s commitment to helping volleyball grow in Southern Nevada.

28 December 2015
By VEGAS INC Staff

Prepare your small business financially in 2016

Making time to review your business’s financial health and update business plans will help you be better prepared for success in the coming year ...

28 December 2015
By Lester Romero

DraftKings, FanDuel sue Illinois attorney general

New York-based FanDuel and Boston-based DraftKings filed separate lawsuits against Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan on Thursday, a day after she declared daily fantasy sports betting illegal in ...

24 December 2015
By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press

Nevada advocate tries to delay controversial order on solar energy

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

The Nevada Bureau of Consumer Protection filed a motion today to stay a regulatory order approved this week that reduces the value of credits NV Energy pays to solar customers who generate excess electricity. A delay in the revised rate structure, which takes effect Jan. 1, would give ...

24 December 2015
By Daniel Rothberg

U.S. stocks drift to mixed close in quiet pre-holiday trade

Stocks closed slightly lower in extremely light trading Thursday as investors remained on the sidelines ahead of Christmas. The price of crude oil continued to recover ...

24 December 2015
By Ken Sweet, Associated Press

U.S. stocks waver in thin trading ahead of Christmas

Stocks were little changed in light trading Thursday, as investors remained on the sidelines ahead of Christmas Day holiday. The price of crude oil continued to recover ...

24 December 2015
By Ken Sweet, Associated Press

Money can’t buy love (yet) for Atlantic City casino owner

Developer Glenn Straub has spent more than $100 million in a thus-far unsuccessful effort to reopen the former Revel and Showboat casinos and reactivate the former Bader Field airport as an aviation and "Gen X sports center."

You'd think a guy who flies into town with a pile of money and a willingness to spend it to reopen casinos and an airport shut down by years of economic decline would be welcomed with open arms. But when the guy talks about ...

24 December 2015
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

Gathering steam: What’s driving expansion of Las Vegas convention centers

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitor Authority plans to use the site of the Riviera as part of a $2.3 billion Las Vegas Global Business District project, which includes a 1.8 million-square-foot expansion of exhibit and meeting space, shown here.

A $3 billion growth spurt in convention space is underway in Las Vegas, where MGM Resorts announced last week that Aria would be the latest site of a project to build additional conference space. ...

24 December 2015
By Chris Kudialis

SolarCity halting sales, installation of rooftop solar panels

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

SolarCity is halting the sale and installation of rooftop solar panels in Nevada after regulators on Tuesday approved cutting the amount NV Energy pays solar customers to ...

23 December 2015
By Daniel Rothberg

Silent night? Not in Las Vegas, where there are lots of things to do on Christmas

Skaters glide on the Cosmopolitan's ice rink Dec. 5, 2012, in Las Vegas. The resort turns its Boulevard pool into an ice rink during the holiday season.

In Las Vegas, the special day doesn't have to end after the gift exchange. The city offers several activities for the entire family to enjoy on Christmas Day, from bowling to shopping to thrill rides and more. Here’s a rundown of places that are open on ...

23 December 2015
By Kailyn Brown

Report: Las Vegas wages comparatively low, but housing affordable

Homes for sale are shown in the Villas at Black Mountain development near Horizon Ridge Parkway and Gibson Road in Henderson Wednesday, June 1, 2011.

Southern Nevadans earn lower wages and are seeing a faster rise in home prices than people in most major cities. Overall, however, housing is more affordable than ...

22 December 2015
By Eli Segall

Regulators deal a blow to rooftop solar industry

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

With no discussion, state regulators today voted unanimously to slash the value of credits rooftop solar customers earn for generating excess energy. The three-member Public Utilities Commission adopted a proposed order that would reduce by 75 percent the amount NV Energy pays customers for excess power their solar panels produce and change the flat service rate for customers ...

22 December 2015
By Daniel Rothberg

Switch, hospital association team up on initiative to improve health care

Patients needing health care in Nevada’s rural counties will soon have an easier time interacting with their doctors online, thanks to an agreement announced today between the Nevada Hospital Association and data infrastructure company Switch to operate a new ...

22 December 2015
By VEGAS INC Staff

Westin Lake Las Vegas sells for 84 percent less than previous owners paid

A view of the Loews Lake Las Vegas in Henderson.

The Westin Lake Las Vegas hotel, which as a prior brand crashed financially along with the lavish community it’s built in, has a new landlord. The 493-room Henderson resort ...

22 December 2015
By Eli Segall

Here’s why solar industry’s focus will be locked on Nevada today

Real estate experts Drew Scott, left, and Jonathan Scott, center, stars of the HGTV show "Property Brothers" and solar enthusiasts, help install Sunrun solar panels Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015, on their "smart home" in Las Vegas.

After convincing Congress to extend a tax credit to the solar industry last week, advocates are shifting their attention to Nevada. A panel of three utility regulators will weigh a lengthy draft order today that would ...

22 December 2015
By Daniel Rothberg

SolarCity CEO: Company will halt sales if regulators approve proposed rule

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

SolarCity’s chief executive officer scolded the Public Utilities Commission Monday for proposing a draft order that reduces the value of credits solar customers can earn by generating excess energy ...

21 December 2015
By Daniel Rothberg

New redevelopment project slated for Arts District

An artist’s rendering of The Corner Building after renovations. The building is located at at the southeast corner of Main Street and California Avenue in the Las Vegas Arts District.

A $1 million redevelopment project could bring new restaurants and retail to the Arts District next year. Investors have started six- to nine-month renovations on an 11,000-square-foot property at the southeast corner of ...

21 December 2015
By Jackie Valley

Holiday shopping 2015: Consumers buying less expensive gifts

In this photo taken Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, Janae Melvin shops for gifts at Old Navy in Kansas City, Kan.

Cheap is the new chic for holiday gifts. Jana Montero, who has in the past bought loved ones iPods and tablets for Christmas, has changed her attitude about gift giving: This holiday season, she's grabbing candle sets and serving dishes that cost ...

21 December 2015
By Joyce M. Rosenberg, Associated Press

Here’s how energy customers can get their money’s worth

How much money should NV Energy spend to push energy-efficiency programs?

21 December 2015
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