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Nevada ranks almost last nationally for high-value jobs

Nevada’s workforce may be well on its way to recovering from the economic crash, but the state still has a long way to go when it comes to developing jobs critical for ...

MGM Resorts to add mobile sports wagering this year

MGM Resorts International announced plans today to introduce mobile sports betting technology at 12 of its Nevada properties. The gambling technology company Gtech will add live in-play betting to ...

Super Bowl wagers in Nevada were the second-biggest ever

Patriots fan Edgar Morin of Sanford, Maine celebrates a Patriots touchdown at the Super Bowl at the Westgate Las Vegas Super Book Sunday, Feb.1, 2015.

Nevada sports books reported an impressive amount of wagering on last weekend’s Super Bowl, but they didn’t profit as much as in recent years. Sports bettors wagered nearly ...

Judge says evidence tainted in web gambling case

Undercover FBI and Nevada regulatory agents misled a federal judge and violated the rights of a wealthy Malaysian businessman and his son by posing as Internet repairmen to get into Las Vegas Strip hotel rooms in a ...

Macau casino operator opens resort in Manila

Guests enjoy swimming in a pool at the newly-opened City of Dreams Manila casino Monday, Feb. 2, 2015 at the reclaimed prime property in Manila, Philippines.

Melco Crown Entertainment formally opened its $1 billion casino and entertainment resort in Manila on Monday, hoping to cash in on a fast growing Philippine economy and increased tourism. The company's co-chairman and CEO Lawrence Ho said the opening of the City of Dreams Manila is part of ...

Casino city Macau in flux as China squeezes high rollers

In this photo taken Nov. 23, 2014, visitors walk across the road in front of the Venetian Macao casino resort in Macau.

The game has changed in Macau. The Asian gambling capital's winning streak is cooling after a decade of red hot growth that transformed the city from a neglected former Portuguese colonial outpost into the world's No. 1 casino market. A flood of money from mainland China boosted Macau casinos, both local and foreign owned, which now rake in about seven times more than those on the Las Vegas Strip. But the tide has turned as the Chinese economy slows and ...

HCA appoints new chief operating officer

Nashville, Tennessee-based HCA has a new chief operating officer. The company recently appointed Sam Hazen, a 32-year veteran of HCA. Hazen has served as president of operations for ...

Sysco to sell Las Vegas distribution center, 10 others

Food supply company Sysco has agreed to sell 11 distribution centers to Performance Foods Group in order to alleviate Federal Trade Commission concerns over its pending $3.5 billion acquisition of rival U.S. Foods. Sysco Corp. agreed to buy ...

New bakery options sweeten valley as longtime gym closes doors

Exterior of SLS from Paradise street on August 22, 2014.

Las Vegans with a sweet tooth are in for a treat as two new pastry places opened last week in Las Vegas. AT&T opened a tech-savvy store, ClubSport Green Valley ended a 13-year run in Henderson and Griddle Cafe ...

Genocide monument breaks new ground for Clark County

Andy Armenian, left, and Levon Gulbenkian, right, stand next to a model of the Armenian Genocide Monument at Sunset Park, where the sculpture will be built.

Spurred by Las Vegas’ Armenian community, the county now has a policy in place for people who want to propose monuments.

Is this lawsuit good for Nevada, or just for Laxalt?

The state’s new attorney general is wasting taxpayer money needlessly fighting the president’s immigration policy.

For antique mall, first and foremost is customer’s comfort

Michelle Tully runs the Charleston Antique Mall, where shoppers can find all manner of antiques, collectibles and “cool things” — plus free coffee and cookies.

Michelle and Cal Tully took over the 18,000-square-foot shopping space in 2008 and immediately set out to make improvements to the customers experience.

Good to see partnership of businesses, schools

Concepts that businesses support, such as return on investment and accountability, have become part of the dialogue, making it easier to communicate the district’s goals and strategies to the business community ...

Merger, public trading can expand empire of PT’s parent company

Blake Sartini hasn’t stopped growing his Golden Gaming LLC, which operates PT’s and Sierra Gold taverns in Nevada.

Blake Sartini talks about what’s to come for the new Golden Entertainment, which was forged by the merger of Golden Gaming and Lakes Entertainment.

‘Hopefully what we do adds to the state’s recovery’

Doug Roberts, senior vice president and project principal in Nevada for Panattoni Development Co., says there are opportunities in Las Vegas, but not the same as in the past.

Panattoni Development has been involved in several large-scale projects in Southern Nevada. Roberts, a partner, talks about the most rewarding part of his job, what’s in store for commercial real estate in Las Vegas and the importance of giving workers space.

Unlimited vacation? Some companies letting workers come and go as needed

Unlimited vacation? Some companies letting workers come and go as needed

But "a lot of people like having actual allotted vacation time so you don’t have to guess what’s OK to take," said an HR exec with a prominent Las Vegas company ...

The Notes: Philanthropy, Feb. 1-7

Las Vegas Firefighters won the 2014 “First Responder Challenge” for raising the most donations for the Movember Foundation.

In the Notes: UPS, Dartoo Inc., Las Vegas Firefighters, Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada, MassMedia, MGM Resorts International, America First Credit Union, Tronox, Todd English PUB, Control Power Concepts and more ...

The Data: Feb. 1-7

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Icahn: Benefit cuts ’essential sacrifice’ to keep Taj Mahal casino open

This Nov. 19, 2014, photo shows members of the Unite-HERE casino workers union marching in front of the Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, N.,J. to protest benefit cuts a bankruptcy court judge imposed on Taj workers.

The battle for the future of the Trump Taj Mahal casino heated up Friday as the National Labor Relations Board urged a judge to restore workers' benefits and soon-to-be-owner Carl Icahn said the cuts are "an essential sacrifice that must be made" to keep the casino open. Icahn responded in a letter to ...

Economist: 2014 was pivotal year for Las Vegas

Business leaders from around the valley gathered at the Thomas & Mack Center this morning for the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce’s Preview 2015 conference and trade show. The forecasting and networking event ...