Las Vegas Business News

Starbucks imposes new limits on what baristas can wear under their green aprons

A Starbucks Coffee sign on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Houston.

Starbucks is imposing new limits on what its baristas can wear under their green aprons.

15 April 2025
Associated Press

Elaine Wynn, visionary businesswoman and champion of education, dies

Elaine Wynn listens during a Communities In Schools (CIS) news conference at JD Smith Middle School Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024.

Elaine Wynn, a transformative force in Las Vegas and a passionate advocate for education reform, has died, her foundation announced this morning.

15 April 2025
By Ray Brewer

Las Vegas company uses AI to streamline clean energy development agreements

Invenergy Solar’s site that produces energy for MGM casinos in Moapa, Nevada is shown Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. According to the site’s manager, Nathan Smith, the 100 megawatt, 640 acre solar site has 322,000 panels that produce over 90 percent of MGM’s casinos daily power needs.

The sale or financing of energy infrastructure projects generates mountains of legal documentation, transforming attorneys into de facto project managers as they navigate this complex data landscape, BuildQ founder and CEO Maryssa Barron said …

14 April 2025
By Katie Ann McCarver

Trump policies sour key travel ties with Canada, Mexico for Las Vegas

Sunlight shines through the flags of Canada and the United States, held together by a protester outside on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Feb. 1, 2025.

International travel to Harry Reid International Airport fell in February, something the head of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority believes ...

13 April 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

Vice president of technology operations at Allegiant Stadium reflects on 2024 Top Tech Award win

Vikrant Bodalia

Vikrant Bodalia, vice president of technology operations at Allegiant Stadium, won the 2024 Top Tech Award in Hospitality for his ability to seamlessly integrate emerging technologies and security measures, ensuring uninterrupted ...

10 April 2025
By VEGAS INC Staff

Nevada's Cortez Masto sends letter to Trump officials on tourism concerns

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., speaks at the Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing for Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be Secretary of the Treasury, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025.

U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., sent a letter to the Trump administration’s commerce, transportation, treasury and homeland security secretaries Tuesday demanding clarity on how their and President Donald Trump’s actions since taking office will impact American tourism. In the letter, Cortez Masto took issue with ...

9 April 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

Las Vegas tourism feeling the strain of Trump’s tariffs and traveler anxiety

People stand in the shade while waiting to take a picture at the “Welcome to Las Vegas” sign Monday, July 8, 2024.

This downturn comes in the wake of President Donald Trump’s trade policy decisions last week to institute a universal 10% tariff and additional targeted tariffs on countries that have high trade deficits ...

9 April 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

Report: Median sales price of homes $485K in Las Vegas

A KB Home roof is tiled during the Super Saturday sales event at the master-planned community of Inspirada on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014.

George Kypreos, the president of Las Vegas Realtors, said in a statement that “it’s interesting to see that the median price of existing homes hasn’t changed since the start of 2025.”

8 April 2025
By Ray Brewer

Vibrant, vegan Tacotarian puts Las Vegas restaurateurs in running for national honor

Tacotarian

When the four-person team behind Las Vegas-based restaurant Tacotarian opened its first storefront in 2018, co-owner Dan Simmons balanced optimism with pragmatism. Facing stiff competition in ...

7 April 2025
By Katie Ann McCarver

Space race is on, and Nevada may be ideally situated for corporations to capitalize on national security and transportation needs

Commercial real estate developer Rob Lauer envisions a new era of space exploration unfolding—with Las Vegas positioned to become a key player.

7 April 2025
By Katie Ann McCarver

People on the Move: April 7, 2025

In the Notes: Foresight Housing Partners, HopeLink of Southern Nevada, SR Construction, Bailey Kennedy, Lawrence Barnard and more ...

7 April 2025
By VEGAS INC Staff

Cox Business partners with RingCentral to bring AI-powered voice, chat, video and contact center capabilities to Southern Nevada customers

Steve Westerman at Allegiant Stadium

Cox Business is constantly evolving its product portfolio to drive greater outcomes for customers, including a new partnership with RingCentral, a leading global provider of AI-powered trusted communications.

7 April 2025
Steve Westerman

Audit: Attendance at CES in Las Vegas was 145K in 2025

CES attendees makes their way between exhibit halls at the Las Vegas Convention Center during CES 2025 Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.

The 57,401 international attendees represented 58 countries, with South Korea leading international participation at 14,405 attendees. Overall attendance showed ....

31 March 2025
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Green Our Planet to combat ‘food desert’ in East Las Vegas with new space

Green Our Planet, the nonprofit that cultivates the nation’s largest school garden and hydroponics program, is planting permanent roots in East Las Vegas. This illustration shows their new space on North Las Vegas Boulevard near Nellis Air Force base.

Green Our Planet, which cultivates the nation’s largest school garden and hydroponics program, is planting permanent roots in East Las Vegas …

31 March 2025
By Katie Ann McCarver

Nevada nonprofits urge faster state payments amid federal funding uncertainty

The United Way of Southern Nevada is among a cadre of nonprofit organizations in Nevada asking the state Legislature to pass a law that would require the state, under certain circumstances, to adhere to a maximum 30-day waiting period on payments to nonprofits for work performed as part of state grants and allow some nonprofits to receive up to a 25% advance of a state grant’s value.

Nonprofit organizations in Nevada often go through a payment process in the opposite order of how the rest of the state does. They apply for ...

28 March 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

Nevada proposal seeks to strike balance for food vendors, public health

Street vendor Luis Sanchez takes down a shade umbrella as winds pick up in a residential neighborhood in North Las Vegas Wednesday, June 14, 2023. Senate Bill 92, signed by Governor Lombardo last week, legitimizes street vendors across the state, providing them with the necessary permits to operate and grow their small businesses.

Nevada legislators are pushing forward with an initiative to refine the regulatory landscape for the state’s food vendors, aiming to strike a balance between public health safeguards and entrepreneurial opportunity ...

27 March 2025
By Grace Da Rocha

40 Under 40: Megan Comfort, Executive Vice President and Small Business Manager, Nevada State Bank

Megan Comfort

Megan Comfort thrives in discomfort.

27 March 2025
By VEGAS INC Staff

40 Under 40: Anderson Hu, Anesthesia Medical Director, University Medical Center of Southern Nevada

Anderson Hu

Anderson Hu was introduced to anesthesiology during his third year of medical school, and he was instantly entranced by the profession’s high expectations and skill set.

27 March 2025
By VEGAS INC Staff

40 Under 40: Frank Sidoris, Owner of Hard Hat Lounge

Frank Sidoris

Frank Sidoris learned early in his career how to assess the right opportunity.

27 March 2025
By VEGAS INC Staff

40 Under 40: Meesha Moulton, Owner of Meesha Moulton Law

Meesha Moulton

While a career in law is arduous, lawyers are not rare.

27 March 2025
By VEGAS INC Staff
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