Las Vegas Business News

Elaine Wynn wins advisory backing in board battle

Elaine Wynn speaks during a Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce Business Power Luncheon on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at the Rio.

Elaine Wynn has secured a third-party advisory endorsement in her contentious campaign for re-election to the board of Wynn Resorts making her tied with her opponents as the public fight approaches ...

Senate passes bill allowing more businesses to bet on sports

A Nevada bill that would allow more businesses to place bets at race and sports books is moving forward. The Senate passed SB443 on Thursday in an 11-10 vote, with Democrats opposed. It now heads to ...

Anchor Bar, inventor of buffalo wing, coming to Las Vegas

Anchor Bar, a N.Y.-based restaurant which created the famed wing style in 1964, plans to expand its franchise to Las Vegas in June with a location at the Venetian ...

Retail rebound: Sahara Pavilion becomes latest major mall to change hands

A view of the Sahara Pavilion shopping center Monday, April 13, 2015, at the northeast corner of Sahara Avenue and Decatur Boulevard.

Sahara Pavilion, at the northeast corner of Sahara Avenue and Decatur Boulevard, was once a hot spot for Las Vegas retail. Now, it's part of a trend in which Las Vegas strip malls are being snapped up by ...

First quarter shows mixed signals in Nevada’s continuing foreclosure woes

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

One in every 209 homes statewide received a foreclosure-related filing in the three months ending March 31, the third-highest rate in the nation behind ...

Survey: Only 12 percent come to Las Vegas mainly to gamble

Tourists ride an escalator down from a pedestrian overpass Thursday, April 28, 2011, on the Strip.

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority says it has a pretty good idea who visited the destination last year: 45-year-old married people making $40,000 or more with ...

Wells Fargo net income falls slightly from a year earlier

A view of the sign at the Wells Fargo bank, 4425 Spring Mountain Road, near Arville Street Thursday January 20, 2011.

Wells Fargo, the third-biggest U.S. bank by assets, said Tuesday that its first-quarter earnings fell slightly from the same period a year earlier. The bank got a boost from increased mortgage lending, but a key measure of ...

Zapped: Legislature kills bill urging NV Energy to expand consumer incentive offerings

Exterior view of the NV Energy building Monday, Oct. 20, 2014, in Las Vegas.

NV Energy offers several incentive programs for consumers to purchase energy-saving appliances and other electrical equipment, but a bill that encouraged the utility to ...

Communication key in caring for Southern Nevada’s aging population

A UNLV program teaches current and future health care professionals to communicate with one another to improve patient care, especially for seniors.

Another advisory firm frowns on Elaine Wynn’s re-election

Elaine Wynn, ex-wife of billionaire Steve Wynn, filed suit to lift divorce-related restrictions on the sale of her stock in Wynn Resorts. Fellow board members voted against nominating her for another term.

Elaine Wynn has encountered a setback in her fight to stay on the board of Wynn Resorts due to an advisory firm’s recommendation that shareholders not support ...

Private university buys Nevada Cancer Institute building for its med school

The Nevada Cancer Institute closed Dec. 31, 2012. The Summerlin-based cancer treatment and research facility opened in 2005.

The former Nevada Cancer Institute building will remain a part of the region's medical community. Roseman University of Health Sciences announced Monday that ...

Regulators shifting focus to deal with high-tech gaming

With a growing threat of computer hacking and new types of video games on the horizon, the state Gaming Control Board is shifting its focus to keep up with the changing casino environment. “There is more technology than ...

MGM Resorts calls shareholder proposal seriously flawed

MGM Resorts International is urging shareholders of the casino-resort company to ignore an investment firm's proposal suggesting the company be converted into a real estate ...

Gaming association sets sights on fighting illegal gambling

Geoff Freeman, president and CEO of the American Gaming Association,  speaks during a news conference at Aristocrat Technologies in Las Vegas on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015.

The gaming industry is trying to crack down on illegal gambling via a new project from its Washington, D.C.-based trade group. At a summit of state attorneys general in ...

Trial reset in casino dealer slaying, slashing case

Brenda Stokes appears in Las Vegas Justice Court for a hearing at the Regional Justice Center on Friday, December 28, 2012.

A death penalty trial has been postponed to next year for a former Las Vegas blackjack dealer accused of kidnapping and fatally stabbing her ex-boyfriend's daughter ...

Inside the boardroom of Wynn Resorts is a power struggle being fought publicly

Elaine Wynn, ex-wife of billionaire Steve Wynn, filed suit to lift divorce-related restrictions on the sale of her stock in Wynn Resorts. Fellow board members voted against nominating her for another term.

It has all the trappings of an intense political campaign, with contentious allegations, appeals to voters, a sleek candidate’s website and, of course, a high-stakes election. But the battle ...

Plot thickens in story of state’s film tax credit program

Kevin James starred in “Paul Blart: Mall Cop” and its sequel, which was the first film to receive a tax break after Nevada’s 2013 legislative session.

Sony Pictures’ “Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2,” was the first beneficiary of Nevada's film tax credit program that launched last year, picking up $4.3 million in tax credits ...

Developments in southwest valley rise after years of delays and defaults

Today, 48,500 people work in construction locally, up 39 percent from the depths of the Great Recession. In this photo, carpenters work on an apartment complex under construction Tuesday, April 7, 2015, at Hualapai and Peace Ways.

As the economy improves, few places are getting as much action. Developers are building or planning to construct apartment complexes, industrial properties, big-box retail and ...

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