Las Vegas Business News

40 Under 40: Kristina Villardi, President, Junior League of Las Vegas

Kristina Villardi

Kristina Villardi brings structure and follow-through to volunteer-driven work, turning ideas into organized action with measurable results.

40 Under 40: Thomas Siu, Assistant Director of Experiential Marketing, Wynn Las Vegas

Thomas Siu

Music is an escape for Thomas Siu and it ultimately led to a passion for entertainment. He now builds events that draw new audiences into the Las Vegas experience.

40 Under 40: Brittani Gray, Vice President of Resident Services, Nevada HAND

Brittani Gray

Brittani Gray builds programs that connect people to the resources they need, with an emphasis on making services accessible, consistent and practical for families and seniors.

40 Under 40: Lindsay Jacobs, Vice President, Commercial Roofers, Inc.

Lindsay Jacobs

Jacobs has contributed to major Southern Nevada projects including CityCenter, Fontainebleau, the Sphere and Harry Reid International Airport’s Terminal 3.

40 Under 40: Derek Scharadin, Senior Vice President, LEV Food Group

Derek Scharadin

Starting at 14, Derek Scharadin worked in nearly every role before moving into executive leadership.

40 Under 40: Alexander Cuevas, President, Injured Police Officers Fund

Alexander Cuevas

Alexander Cuevas built his career on service, first in uniform and now in nonprofit leadership.

40 Under 40: Michael Aquino, CEO, Acesso Biologics

Michael Aquino

Using the customer service principles he learned from the hospitality industry, Aquino set out to improve patient care.

40 Under 40: Juan Medrano, Principal/Co-founder, HL Workroom

Juan Medrano

Initially an architecture student at UNLV, Medrano shifted into interior design and later worked across hospitality and luxury residential projects before co-founding HL Workroom in 2023.

40 Under 40: Alexis Meruelo, Chief Vision and Purpose Officer, Meruelo Group

Alexis Meruelo

Alexis Meruelo is shaping how one of Nevada’s largest private companies defines corporate responsibility.

Prospect Street breaks ground on Deer Springs Commercial Center in northwest Las Vegas

A Las Vegas real estate firm broke ground Monday on a new mixed-use development in Centennial Hills that is designed to add more than 34,000 square feet of office space across from Centennial Hills Hospital.

Meow Wolf’s Omega Mart earns Las Vegas a spot on Time’s most influential companies list

An installation as part of MEOW Wolf's Omega Mart at AREA 15, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021.

Meow Wolf, the immersive art company behind Las Vegas’ Omega Mart, has been named to Time’s inaugural list of top travel and tourism companies, underscoring the growing influence of experiential attractions on the city’s tourism economy.

Cómo Roseman Bioventures ofrece un espacio fundamental para los innovadores médicos del sur de Nevada

Roseman University of Health Sciences' Vice President for Research, Jeffery Talbot, introduces Roseman Bioventures at a news conference on March 24 at the university's Summerlin campus.

La presión arterial cambia constantemente en los seres humanos. Y cuando un médico o una enfermera miden la presión arterial de un paciente con un manguito, solo obtienen una instantánea de cuál es en ese momento concreto.

Vanderpump Hotel set to open next month on Las Vegas Strip

A standard room with a king bed is shown at The Vanderpump Hotel, which is set to open in May 2026 on the Las Vegas Strip in the space last occupied by The Cromwell. Reality television star Lisa Vanderpump and her design partner, Nick Alain, conceived the guest rooms' color schemes and furnishings.

Lisa Vanderpump is on the verge of adding a new title to her résumé: hotelier. The Vanderpump Hotel, a 188-room boutique resort taking shape from the bones of The Cromwell on the Las Vegas Strip, is set to open next month ...

How Roseman Bioventures provides a critical home for Southern Nevada medical innovators

Roseman University of Health Sciences' Vice President for Research, Jeffery Talbot, introduces Roseman Bioventures at a news conference on March 24 at the university's Summerlin campus.

Blood pressure is constantly changing in humans. And when a doctor or nurse measures a patient’s blood pressure with a cuff, they are getting only a snapshot of what it is in that specific moment.

LVCVA chief says Conexpo boosts Las Vegas tourism numbers despite flat start to 2026

Steve Hill, CEO of Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, listens to a speaker talk about water during the 2026 Las Vegas Housing Outlook at the Las Vegas Realtors facility on South Rainbow Boulevard Thursday, April 23, 2026. The annual event was sponsored by Summerlin and presented by Home Builders Research.

When the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority releases its quarterly numbers next week, there will be a noticeable change, President and CEO Steve Hill said Thursday.

Proposed Las Vegas arena pitches itself as NBA expansion site

This image, taken from video, shows an artist's illustration of the proposed Diamond Arena.

A proposed arena on the Las Vegas Strip is positioning itself as a candidate to host a future NBA expansion team in the city.

Los legisladores de Nevada lideran una iniciativa para formar a la futura fuerza laboral en ciberseguridad

Los legisladores de Nevada lideran una iniciativa para formar a la futura fuerza laboral en ciberseguridad

Los legisladores del Congreso están uniendo fuerzas más allá de las divisiones partidistas para hacer frente a una crisis creciente: una escasez crítica de profesionales de la ciberseguridad en uno de los campos de más rápido crecimiento del país.

Nevada lawmakers lead push to build the future cybersecurity workforce

Nevada lawmakers lead push to build the future cybersecurity workforce

Congressional lawmakers are joining forces across party lines to tackle a growing crisis: a critical shortage of cybersecurity workers in one of the nation’s fastest-expanding fields.

Nevada cannabis leaders push for Strip integration to rescue falling tax revenue

The interior of Society Lounge, a cannabis consumption space on Paradise Road attached to The Grove dispensary, gleams under colorful lighting.

Riana Durrett, director of the UNLV Cannabis Policy Institute and vice chair of the Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board, says the decline in legal sales doesn’t tell the entire story.