Las Vegas Business News

The Data: Dec. 20-26

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].

How to market to millennials

How to market to millennials

Businesspeople talk about the differences between attracting consumers from generation to generation ...

What makes a slot machine stand out?

The Buffalo slot machines are some of the most popular in Las Vegas casinos.

Slip in a $20 bill, hit the button and see what happens. You’ve played one slot machine, you’ve pretty much played them all, right? Wrong. People who frequently play slots have favorites, based on ...

People on the Move: Dec. 20-26

In the People: Dr. Catrisha Cabanilla-Del Mundo, Linda Gelinger, Bobi Pike-Oates, Vita Lopez, Leslie Jones, Kierra Battle, Kirk Miller, Troy Domina Dreana Resler and more ...

The Notes: Dec. 20-26

In the Notes: FirstService Residential, Americana Holdings, Fair, Anderson & Langerman, Buffalo Wild Wings, Roseman University of Health Sciences, Smart Buy Insurance, Paris Baguette and more ...

LV Phil’s momentum starting to crescendo

Jeri Crawford is president and CEO of the Las Vegas Philharmonic and a founder of the Smith Center for the Performing Arts.

The president and CEO of the Las Vegas Philharmonic shares updates on the Phil’s plans for expansion, her best advice for small-business owners and entrepreneurs, and what it will take for the organization to have a full-time orchestra with invitations to play abroad.

School teaches mixing and scratching, but also the business side of being a DJ

Andrew Benna operates Blend DJ Institute on Saturday, October 17,  2015.

When Andrew Benna started his business, he just taught students the basics of how to become DJs. His school has since expanded its services to help DJs advertise themselves and even book gigs.

Help your employees manage holiday stress

Seven ways to keep productivity high by keeping workers relaxed and happy ...

New casinos in N.Y. will create new revenue in evolving market

New York is poised to diversify its gambling revenue streams yet again in an ever-shifting market. On Monday, state regulators are expected to license three new casinos in ...

Legislators overwhelmingly approve $335M deal to bring Faraday to NLV

The Assembly, amid some grumbling by a small minority, Saturday approved three bills that would send $335 million in tax breaks paving the way for electric car manufacturer Faraday Future to move to North …

FAA scolds Allegiant for having to make emergency low-fuel landing

In this Thursday, May 9, 2013, photo, ramp agent Vince Divon retrieves gate checked items after the Allegiant Air jet parked at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas.

The Federal Aviation Administration has reprimanded Allegiant Airlines because of a July incident in which two of its pilots declared they were so low on fuel they ...

Bills cementing Faraday deal cross first legislative hurdles

The Nevada Senate begins a special legislative session Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015, in Carson City to consider incentives for electric carmaker Faraday Future.

Measures solidifying Nevada’s $335 million deal to attract California-based electric carmaker Faraday Future crossed significant hurdles in the Legislature on Friday, with ...

Analysis: In Las Vegas, the price of new home vs. resale is higher than average

Carpenters work on a home in the Ridges Las Vegas, a luxury residential community in Summerlin, Thursday, June 11, 2015.

Thinking about buying a new home in Las Vegas? Get ready for sticker shock. The gap between prices of new and resold homes is wider than the national average, which is a pain for homebuilders because ...

How the Dow Jones industrial average fared on Thursday

Stocks skidded Thursday as a late drop erased the market's gains from the day before. Companies that ...

California legislators ask if fantasy betting is skill or chance

In this Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, photo, an employee in the software development department of DraftKings, a daily fantasy sports company, walks past screens displaying the company's online system stats in Boston.

Purveyors of daily fantasy sports gaming made their pitch for minimal regulations for the fast-growing industry before a panel of ...

Lawmakers OK tax incentives for Switch data center in Michigan

An artist's rendering of Switch's planned data center south of Grand Rapids, Mich.

Gov. Rick Snyder on Wednesday tried to distinguish between tax incentives that the Legislature approved for a tech company to expand into Michigan and another type he has long railed against, contending in part that ...

Adelson responds to speculation he bought Las Vegas newspaper

Las Vegas Sands Corp. CEO Sheldon Adelson speaks at the Global Gaming Expo on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014, in Las Vegas.

"I have no personal interest" in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson said Tuesday night, in his first public comments about the mysterious sale of ...

Fed finally lifts key interest rate from near zero

In this Feb. 25, 2015, file photo, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen removes her glasses as she testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington.

The Federal Reserve is raising interest rates after seven years of record lows. But it's signaling that further rate hikes will likely be made slowly as the economy strengthens further and muted inflation rises. The Fed's move Wednesday ...

Senate introduces key bill to end first day at Faraday special session

The Nevada Senate begins a special legislative session Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015, in Carson City to consider incentives for electric carmaker Faraday Future. Gov. Brian Sandoval called Nevada lawmakers into the special legislative session starting Wednesday to approve tax breaks and incentives for the electric carmaker, which wants to build a $1 billion plant in North Las Vegas.

Nevada lawmakers will consider creating a new category of tax abatements that would authorize $215 million in incentives for …

Mob Museum greets millionth visitor with confetti, champagne

Former Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman drinks a toast with Billy Tveitnes at the celebration of the one millionth guest at the Mob Museum in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015.

The Mob Museum in Las Vegas has welcomed its millionth visitor. The museum celebrated the milestone Tuesday by greeting visitor Billy Tveitnes with confetti and champagne as he ...