Las Vegas Business News

The Notes: Oct. 11-17

In the Notes: International School of Hospitality, Howard Hughes Corp., Smart City Networks, Cannery, Verizona, Aristocrat, the Iron Yard, Nevada State Veterans Home, Inna Gadda di Pizza and more ...

People on the Move: Oct. 11-17

In the People: Adam Rudd, Jackie Zlatanovski, Karen Griffin, Mario Joyner, Jennifer Turner, Andrew Chewning, Bradley Beal and more ...

Stakes too high to be complacent about cybersecurity

The positive message of National Cyber Security Month is that there are things we all can do to protect ourselves online. This applies to small businesses as well as to individuals and families.

Restaurant owner lost everything, and found himself

Brandon Trahan has worked at Emeril’s New Orleans Fish House, Emeril’s Table 10 and Marche Bacchus — experiences that helped prepare him to open Zydeco Po-Boys.

When Hurricane Rita ravaged his laundromat business in 2005, Brandon Trahan decided to start over — and this time, his work would focus on making him happy, not just making him money.

Marketing man is building his legacy, one step at a time

Shaundell Newsome, founder of Sumnu Marketing, poses at the company offices Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015.

The founder of Sumnu Marketing talks about ways to help small businesses succeed, rewrites an oft-quoted proverb and opines about the right age to start introducing young people to entrepreneurialism.

In Las Vegas, you can shoot at zombies — or get married by one

Participants in the Zombie Apocalypse Experience at Adventure Combat Ops in Las Vegas try to protect the nation from zombies.

The city is home to several attractions that feature the grotesque undead, including a wedding experience and a store that sells supplies to help people survive a zombie takeover. At Adventure Combat Ops, on Valley View Boulevard near the Palms, the Zombie Apocalypse Experience offers visitors ...

Hard Rock Cafe has been part of Vegas lore for 25 years and counting

It's the 25th anniversary of the Hard Rock Cafe on the corner of Harmon/Paradise.

The Hard Rock Café marked its 25th anniversary in September. In its honor, here are 25 facts about the venue ...

Daily fantasy sports and cheating allegations, a quick Q&A

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.

Cheating allegations rocked the daily fantasy sports industry this week and as scrutiny mounts, a largely self-aimed spotlight has grown blindingly bright on ...

Hardy holds hearing on Obama overtime proposal

Congressman Cresent Hardy, R-Nev., attends a Memorial Day Ceremony at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery on Monday, May 24, 2015, in Boulder City.

As the House Republican caucus plunged into chaos over the surprise withdrawal of Rep. Kevin McCarthy in the race to replace outgoing Speaker John Boehner, one of Nevada’s representatives found time to look into chaos of another kind: A new regulation ...

Tesla starts construction on massive plant’s interior

Mustangs graze Thursday, June 24, 2015, on the open range at the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center about 15 miles east of Sparks,  along Interstate 80 near where Tesla Motors is building a $5 billion gigafactory expected to eventually employ 6,500 workers.

Tesla is turning its attention to interior projects at its Northern Nevada battery manufacturing plant, as it begins construction on ...

Las Vegas still ranks among nation’s worst for share of vacant houses

The front door of a vacant home is shown in North Las Vegas, April 2, 2013.

In a sign that abandoned homes still blight Southern Nevada neighborhoods, Las Vegas has a larger share of vacant houses than most U.S. cities and a bigger percentage of homes whose ...

Bankrupt Caesars division amends restructuring plan, seeks to extend exclusivity period

One of the many sculptured angels is shown at Caesars Palace on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015.

Caesars Entertainment Corp.’s main operating division has adjusted the way it intends to emerge from bankruptcy and wants to prolong its period of exclusive control over its restructuring plan by four months. The division ...

Ex-dealer’s guilty plea reset in Bellagio cheating case

A judge postponed until Tuesday an ex-dealer's guilty plea in an agreement that will have him testify against three co-defendants accused of cheating a Las Vegas Strip casino out of more than at $1 million in craps bets. Former Bellagio dealer ...

Report: Las Vegas housing market more stable, predictable

A house is shown for sale in Henderson.

Las Vegas used-home prices have been largely flat for four consecutive months, a new report shows, and sales volume is sliding. The median sales price of single-family homes last month was ...

Stocks open modestly lower after a weeklong rally

U.S. stock are slightly lower in early trading Thursday as investors wait for the release of the minutes ...

Medical marijuana creeps forward in Las Vegas and NLV

Medical marijuana is on display Monday, Aug. 24, 2015, during the opening of Euphoria Wellness, the first marijuana dispensary in the Las Vegas Valley. Las Vegas and North Las Vegas officials are working to bring dispensaries to their jurisdictions.

Las Vegas and North Las Vegas inched closer Wednesday toward opening their first medical marijuana dispensaries in their city limits. On Wednesday, the Las Vegas City Council voted for a measure that would allow a 12th dispensary to begin the permitting and licensing process, while the North Las Vegas City Council voted to approve a special-use permit for ...

Prices for commercial real estate are rising, and buyers are shying away

The Village Square shopping center at Sahara Avenue and Fort Apache Road is shown Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015. It was bought out of foreclosure in 2011 for $17.5 million and recently sold for more than double that amount.

Sales of Southern Nevada office buildings, shopping plazas, warehouses and apartment complexes have dropped in 2015 to the slowest pace in years. At the same time, however, prices have soared. Investment sales are by no means grinding to a halt, but market watchers say ...

Deutsche Bank expects $7 billion loss for 3rd quarter

Germany's biggest bank, Deutsche Bank, has announced it expects to report a third-quarter net loss of 6.2 billion euros ($7 billion) because of ...

Gannett Co. acquires Midwest, South newspapers for $280M

Gannett Co. has reached an agreement to acquire newspaper company Journal Media Group for $280 million, giving the media giant control of publications in more than 100 local markets in ...

Tesla to invest $1 million in battery research at UNLV

Gov. Brian Sandoval talks about the partnership between UNLV and Tesla at the campus, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015. Joining Sandoval for the announcement were, from left, Tesla Vice President Diarmuid O’Connell, UNLV President Len Jessup, and 
Tom Piechota, UNLV’s interim vice president for research and economic development.

After nearly a year of construction on its gigafactory near Reno, the electric car and battery company Tesla is extending its influence to the southern half of the state.