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Noah Stevens is the dean of students at the Coral Academy of Science.

Coral Academy of Science opened in Las Vegas in 2007, replicating the model of its Reno campus. The school since has grown to three campuses, with plans for further expansion and a growing waiting list of students.

Same-sex marriage ruling is just one step to equality

As a lifelong advocate for LGBT communities and the advancement of equal rights for everyone, I was ecstatic to hear of the Supreme Court’s decision to make same-sex marriage a fundamental right across the country. Obergefell v. Hodges forever will be remembered as evidence that “love wins.”

How Las Vegas’ tourism and retail industries are chasing Chinese dollars

Saks Fifth Avenue marketing associate Sophia Song shows off some of their Chinese-favored SK-II makeup to Janet LaFevre, senior marketing manager of Fashion Show and Grand Canal Shoppes. Certain Las Vegas stores, malls and resorts are doing numerous things now to market themselves specifically to Chinese tourists.

As senior marketing manager for two of the top shopping destinations on the Strip — Fashion Show mall and the Grand Canal Shoppes, both owned by General Growth Properties — Janet LaFevre strives to stay a step ahead of the pack when it comes to recognizing trends in Las Vegas’ visitor demographics ...

The List: Residential real estate brokerages

Find out about residential real estate brokerages. This week, we rank them by 2014 local resale volume.

The Data: Aug. 23-29

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].

People on the Move: Aug. 23-29

Jesse Waddle, Robert Anderson, Cynthia Moore, Rebecca Oscarson, Latoschka Nether, Adam Busto, Javier Montano, Erica Marti, James Chapman, Karyn Johnson and more ...

Bringing transparency into the operating room

A project by ProPublica, a nonprofit, independent news organization, allows the public to vet surgeons and hospitals.

The Notes: Aug. 23-29

Tups’ Specialty Sandwich Shop, Oportun, Aerosoles, Spring Valley Hospital, Century Gaming Technologies, Catamaran and Briova Rx, America First Credit Union and more ...

Attorney general wants Massachusetts to deny permit to Wynn casino

Steve Wynn, CEO of Wynn Resorts, delivers the keynote address at Colliers International Annual Seminar on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015, at the Boston Convention Center. Wynn says his $1.6 billion resort on the waterfront across Boston will offer the largest hotel rooms outside Las Vegas.

Citing traffic concerns, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey is calling on state environmental officials to deny Wynn Resorts a key permit for its $1.7 billion project at ...

Governor likely to call session for tax breaks to lure electric car company

Gov. Brian Sandoval sits in his office at the Capitol on Friday, April 17, 2015, in Carson City.

The special session of the Nevada Legislature would be called to approve a package of tax incentives designed to lure a California electric car company to build a factory in ...

‘It’s tragic’: Tonopah’s only hospital closes

The Nye Regional Medical Center, the only hospital in a 100-mile radius, closed at noon today, leaving rural residents worried about how they will ...

Las Vegas Wi-Fi company Smart City Networks will pay $750,000 fine

After a complaint last year, an FCC investigation found that the company had been blocking the personal mobile hotspots of convention attendees who opted out of Smart City’s $80 pay-per-day Wi-Fi plan ...

Fears over China and Greece push down U.S. stocks for 2nd day

U.S. stocks are dropping sharply for a second day following a sell-off in major indexes around the world on growing evidence that ...

Virginia City saloon owner denied gambling license

A California man who bought two saloon casinos in Virginia City will be forced to sell them after Nevada regulators said he was unfit to be involved in ...

Netflix facing protests over DVD-less baby benefit policy

Netflix headquarters in Los Gatos, Calif.

Netflix is getting jeered for excluding the employees in its DVD-by-mail service from a recently introduced benefit that gives up to a year of paid leave to most of its workers after ...

Number of businesses enrolled in state unemployment system hits a record high

The state Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation said the news combined with a drop in the number of initial jobless claims show that the economy is getting stronger ...

Gaming regulators give final approval to Penn National’s purchase of Tropicana

The exterior of the Tropicana on the Las Vegas Strip.

The Nevada Gaming Commission unanimously agreed that Penn National can buy the Strip resort for $360 million, which the casino company said it would do in April. The Gaming Control Board gave the sale initial approval about two weeks ago ...

City of Las Vegas seeking input on downtown master plan

Symphony Park, including the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health and the Smith Center for the Performing Arts, in downtown Las Vegas on Sunday, March 4, 2012.

The future of downtown. It’s up to you. The City of Las Vegas is crowd-sourcing it. The city is currently producing a master plan that will guide development over ...

Pressure from lenders leads to more foreclosure filings in Nevada

Two foreclosed and unoccupied homes in the 4500 block of East Sun Valley Drive sit across from each other Dec. 15, 2011.

Nevada had the fourth-highest foreclosure rate in the country in July, behind Florida, Maryland and New Jersey ...

First marijuana dispensary in Las Vegas area opening Monday

An exterior schematic of Euphoria Wellness, opening soon as a medical marijuana dispensary, during an open house Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014, in Las Vegas.

Fifteen years after medical marijuana was legalized in Nevada, Clark County’s first retail dispensary plans to open to the public Monday. Euphoria Wellness ...