Las Vegas Business News

Broken on arrival, UNLV’s supercomputer is now stronger than ever

Cherry Creek II, UNLV's 26,000-processor supercomputer, is stored at Las Vegas data company Switch, pictured here.

When Intel unloaded the highly anticipated machine, casings were crushed and electronic connections destroyed. The Intel crew assembling the whole thing ...

UGG store, steakhouse open in Las Vegas; downtown bar shutters

A bank, shoe store, steakhouse and indoor play center for kids all opened in the Las Vegas Valley this week. Plus: Another Downtown bar has closed its doors ...

New York Gov. Cuomo announces new LaGuardia Airport

This Jan. 10, 2014, file photo shows passengers as they maneuver through one of the cramped hallways at at New York's LaGuardia Airport.

A year after comparing New York's LaGuardia Airport to "some Third World Country," Vice President Joe Biden helped unveil an ambitious plan Monday to rebuild its collection of aging terminals into a modern, unified hub while easing congestion by ...

Bitcoin company teams with Mike Tyson for Las Vegas ATMs

Bitcoin company teams with Mike Tyson for Las Vegas ATMs

Bitcoin Direct LLC, a company that registered in Nevada in April, is hoping to make the former heavyweight champion the face of the virtual ...

Fake trees that fueled Cosmopolitan fire aren’t regulated by county codes

Bamboo Pool at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas is shown after a fire burned decorative palm trees Saturday, July 25, 2015, on the Strip.

Ron Lynn of the county’s Department of Building and Fire Prevention said current codes govern physical structures such as pool decks and cabanas, but plants and outdoor ...

The List: Law firms

Find out about law firms. This week, we rank them by number of attorneys as of April 30.

The Data: July 26-August 1

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].

Several federal agencies own, oversee large parts of Nevada

Several federal agencies own, oversee large parts of Nevada

This month, President Barack Obama designated 700,000 acres in southeastern Nevada as the Basin and Range National Monument, fulfilling a longtime goal of ally Sen. Harry Reid. Basin and Range is the second national monument designated in Nevada in the past year, joining the Tule Springs Fossil Bed near Las Vegas. But often lost in the debate is that multiple federal agencies own the land, and do so for different reasons. Here’s a guide to who owns what and why ...

Failure to reauthorize Export-Import Bank upsets business owners

From left, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., and Sen. Charles Schumer, D-NY., participate in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, on June 11, 2015. The Senators called on Senate Majority Leader McConnell to quickly move forward with a real path to extending the life of the Export- Import bank. In a symbolic vote, 65 senators voted in favor of extending the bank.

On July 1, Congress went into recess without voting to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank, an 81-year-old federal credit agency that provides financial support to help U.S. companies sell goods overseas and allows businesses such as Innova Technologies to export goods even when private insurers are hesitant to partake in risky investments ...

The Notes: July 26-August 1

WuHu Noodle, which offers Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese and Thai cuisine, is open at the Silverton. (COURTESY PHOTO)

In the Notes: Downtown Container Park, Matt Smith Physical Therapy, Nevada Title Company, Dutch Bros. East Vegas, AT&T ...

The People: July 26-August 1

In the People: John Collier, James Hsu, George Tu, John Wojcik, Ralph Nietrzeba, Rajeev Chhabra, Vicki Rousseau, Toni Corbin, Jeri Crawford, Lorraine Marshall ...

Sommelier talks wine, science, baseball

Kim Wood is the lead sommelier at Jean-Georges Steakhouse in addition to serving as director of wine at Aria.

Kim Wood, director of wine at Aria, was responsible for selecting the wine pairings at this year’s Vegas Uncork’d for a celebrity chef brunch at Bardot Brasserie and an all-star feast at Aria. Wood is a Johns Hopkins University-educated biomedical engineer but chose a career in the hospitality industry ...

Guest column: Urgent care has eased pressure on medical field

One of the most prominent new trends in U.S. health care is the rapidly increasing popularity of the urgent care business model. There are many reasons this form of care has become so widespread. Urgent care facilities focus on providing immediate and appropriate treatment, with patients able to walk in without appointments and receive on-the-spot care at a typically lower cost than visiting the emergency room. The average cost of an urgent care visit is $55 to $75, while the average cost of an ER visit is $400 ...

Tech startups go head to head in Las Vegas contest

An employee for Text Safe Teens talks to attendees at Tech.Co’s regional startup competition Thursday, July 23, 2015, at the Gold Spike in downtown Las Vegas.

Two teens are sitting in a car. They are smiling, laughing and the driver is looking down at her smartphone when, out of nowhere, a truck slams into the side of their car. The windows shatter ...

Revenue up 3.5 percent for Boyd Gaming in 2nd quarter

An exterior view of the Fremont casino in downtown Las Vegas, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013.

Boyd Gaming, the casino company whose Las Vegas area properties include the Orleans, the California and Sam’s Town, reported its second-quarter earnings on Thursday. Revenue was $559.9 million, up 3.5 percent from pro forma net revenue in ...

Las Vegas airport sees 3.9 million passengers in June

In this Thursday, May 9, 2013, file photo, two Allegiant Air jets taxi at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas.

Airport officials in Las Vegas say 3.9 million people flew in and out of the destination in June, a 5.8 percent increase compared to a year ago. McCarran International Airport released statistics Friday that show traffic ...

Desert Springs Hospital launches new cardiac program

Desert Springs Hospital has opened a cardiac rehabilitation unit to strengthen patients’ heart muscles and help them adopt healthier lifestyles. Called “Phase II” cardiac rehab, the personalized program ...

Las Vegas Club’s plan for drugstore selling packaged liquor upsets other casinos

The Las Vegas Club is shown Thursday, July 23, 2015, in downtown Las Vegas.

Public documents show that the casino asked the city of Las Vegas for permission to turn 13,810 square feet of its space into a drugstore that would sell packaged liquor, which has long been a contentious issue on the tourist-focused part of Fremont Street. A drugstore would be the biggest development for the Las Vegas Club since it stopped taking reservations for its hotel rooms after ...

With luxury complex, homebuilder making leap to Las Vegas’ apartment market

StoryBook Homes is planning to build an apartment complex at the northwest corner of Grand Canyon Drive and Tropicana Avenue, as seen Sunday, July 19, 2015.

The partially built site at Tropicana Avenue and Grand Canyon Drive was supposed to have pricey condos years ago, but previous owners lost the project, dubbed the Mercer, to foreclosure during the recession ...

Railroad Pass owner approved to run historic casino

Henderson commercial real estate broker Joe DeSimone, shown Thursday, April 16, 2015, has taken charge of Railroad Pass. Changes at the historic property are already taking place.

The new owner of the historic Railroad Pass casino is finally in complete control of the property he acquired from MGM Resorts International this spring ...