Las Vegas Business News

Allegiant pilots say pay raise hardly a goodwill gesture in labor dispute

In this Thursday, May 9, 2013, photo, an airline ground worker guides an incoming Allegiant Air jetliner at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas.

With Allegiant Air pilots threatening to go on strike, top boss Maurice “Maury” Gallagher seems to be trying one method to keep them happy and in the cockpit: a pay raise ...

22 April 2015
By Eli Segall

New-home sales, prices pick up steam in March

A view of model homes in a Ryland Homes subdivision at Buffalo and Diablo drives in the southwest valley Sunday, April 5, 2015.

The Las Vegas homebuilding industry picked up the pace in recent months as sales volume climbed and developers laid out more construction plans. Builders sold 543 new homes in Southern Nevada in March, bringing the year’s ...

22 April 2015
By Eli Segall

Judge OKs 65-year deal over NFL concussions; could cost $1B

In this Dec. 23, 2007, file photo, New England Patriots linebacker Junior Seau (55) reacts after a defensive play during an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins in Foxborough, Mass. A federal judge has approved Wednesday, April 22, 2015, a plan to resolve thousands of NFL concussion lawsuits that could cost the league $1 billion over 65 years. About 200 NFL retirees or their families, including Seau's, have rejected the settlement and plan to sue the league individually.

A federal judge has approved a plan to resolve thousands of NFL concussion lawsuits that could cost the league $1 billion over 65 years. The NFL expects 6,000 of nearly 20,000 retired players to suffer from ...

22 April 2015
By Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press

New Tesla battery will be paired with rooftop solar panels

Tesla Motors says it is ready to unveil plans for two new battery products, including one that will be paired with residential rooftop solar panels to provide ...

22 April 2015
By Kyle Roerink

Lottery machine plant closes after gaming company merger

A plant that makes lottery ticket vending machines will be closing its doors and plans to lay off up to 44 employees following the merger of two gaming companies. Rhode Island-based GTECH and International Game Technology completed ...

22 April 2015
Associated Press

For Democrats, Senate’s passage of Sandoval tax plan is bittersweet

Nevada Senate Majority Leader Michael Roberson speaks during Senate floor debate on Gov. Brian Sandoval's tax proposal to overhaul the state's business license fees at the Legislative Building in Carson City on Tuesday, April 21, 2015.

Session after session, Democrats in the Nevada Legislature failed to pass a tax increase. When they finally got their wish on Tuesday, however, it came with an asterisk in that ...

22 April 2015
By Kyle Roerink

‘Never be afraid to show emotion’: What death has taught Clark County coroner

Clark County Coroner Michael Murphy stands in an autopsy room Monday, April 20, 2015, at the Coroner's Office. Murphy is leaving for a job with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

After 13 years at the helm of an office that handled more than 15,000 deaths last year, Mike Murphy will say goodbye to the Clark County coroner's office and continue his mission of ...

22 April 2015
By Jackie Valley

Developers selling 65 condos in bulk at Strip tower

Developers of the 45-story condo tower Sky Las Vegas, pictured on April 21, 2015, are trying to sell 65 units in a bulk sale.

Another bulk-condo sale has hit the market in Las Vegas. Developers of Sky Las Vegas, a 45-story luxury residential tower on the north Strip, have listed ...

21 April 2015
By Eli Segall

Budget carrier adds Las Vegas flights to Copenhagen, Stockholm

Norwegian Air Shuttle, a popular low-cost international carrier, will make its Las Vegas debut this fall with nonstop flights between Las Vegas and Copenhagen, Denmark, or Stockholm, Sweden. The new routes are ...

21 April 2015
By Andrea Domanick

Allegiant Air lags in passenger satisfaction survey

In this Thursday, May 9, 2013, photo, Allegiant Air flight attendant Chris Killian prepares his passengers for the Laredo, Texas-bound flight before it pushes back from the terminal at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas.

U.S. airlines get some of the worst consumer reviews of any industry in America, and Las Vegas’ hometown carrier, Allegiant Air, lags below average, a new report shows. Allegiant ranked sixth for passenger satisfaction among ...

20 April 2015
By Eli Segall

Cirque du Soleil sells majority stake to private equity

Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte speaks at a news conference Monday, April 20, 2015, in Montreal. Cirque du Soleil has signed a deal to sell a majority stake in the famed circus group to U.S. private equity firm TPG for a reported $1.5 billion.

The founder of the Cirque Du Soleil said Monday he is giving up the majority stake in his circus troupe that has wowed audiences worldwide for 30 years and propelled him from street performer to billionaire. What was once a small troupe of vagabonds has grown to a 4,000-person operation headquartered in Montreal that will now ...

20 April 2015
By Rob Gillies, Associated Press

The Data: April 19-25

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19 April 2015

Programs aimed at getting veterans back to work

Army veteran Cristina Alfonso-Zea, 29, poses at her home Tuesday, March 3, 2015. Now employed in IT with a casino company, she previously served in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Several programs are available to help reintroduce military personnel to civilian life ...

19 April 2015
By Danielle Birkin, Special to VEGAS INC

Because like it or not, image matters

Stephanie Ann Vehon owns Image Empowering and the Style Psychology Academy, a three-semester program that offers certification programs in personal styling and image consulting.

Stephanie Ann Vahon is in the business of style. For nine years, she has worked as a consultant for individual and corporate clients. And now she’s started a program to train others to be certified image consultants.

19 April 2015
By VEGAS INC Staff

Mommy Diaries: How self-described hot mess manages to be mother, business owner

I’m a 33-year-old wife, mother, business owner and hot mess.

19 April 2015
By Jennifer Kilkenny

The Notes: Philanthropy, April 19-25

Nevada Blind Children’s Foundation received $10,000 from Ledcor Construction’s employee giving campaign.

In the Notes: Firefighters of Southern Nevada Burn Foundation, Nevada Blind Children’s Foundation, PT’s Entertainment Group, Nacho Daddy, Discovery Children’s Museum and more ...

19 April 2015

Caesars division asks for more time to file bankruptcy plan

An exterior view of Caesars Palace, June 6, 2013.

The bankrupt operating division of casino empire Caesars Entertainment Corp. wants more time to file its reorganization plan to get out from under some $18 billion in debt. Caesars Entertainment Operating Co. lawyers filed a motion this week asking ...

17 April 2015
Associated Press

Judge says FBI ruse violated rights of Las Vegas hotel guest

In this Nov. 6, 2014, file photo, Wei Seng Phua walks into federal court in Las Vegas.

The FBI violated the rights of a wealthy Malaysian businessman when agents posed as Internet repairmen to get into his Las Vegas suite to search for evidence of wrongdoing during the World Cup soccer tournament last summer ...

17 April 2015
By Ken Ritter, Associated Press

‘Make it shine’: New owner offers light at end of tunnel for Railroad Pass

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.

Once a lonely outpost among MGM Resorts' holdings, Railroad Pass is getting some attention under its new owner, Joe DeSimone. The new boss — whose background is in real estate, not gaming — is planning several significant changes that will affect ...

17 April 2015
By J.D. Morris

Photos: Lake Las Vegas home has 7 bathrooms, unlimited views

In a far away land known as Lake Las Vegas sits 16 Via Potenza Court, a three-bedroom, seven-bathroom mansion.

In a faraway land known as Lake Las Vegas sits 16 Via Potenza Court, a three bedroom, seven-bathroom mansion. This 5,515-square-foot Tuscan-style home, designed with the central Italian region in mind, is on the market for just under $3.5 million by ...

17 April 2015
By Eva Chidester
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