Las Vegas Business News

SBA administrator Guzman, in visit to Las Vegas, celebrates successes of Mothership Coffee and its owner

Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration Isabella Casillas Guzman, left, and owner of Mothership Coffee Juanny Romero, are interviewed by the Las Vegas Sun at Mothership Coffees Fergusons Downtown location Wednesday, June 7, 2023.

Mothership, which opened its first store in Henderson about 15 years ago, has four locations across the Las Vegas Valley with a fifth on the way in Downtown Summerlin. It also has dozens of employees.

Esports specialist Skillz moving its headquarters to southwest Las Vegas

Andrew Paradise, CEO & Founder of Skillz, an online mobile multiplayer video game competition platform, poses for a photo at the companys Las Vegas office Tuesday, May 23, 2023.

A leading mobile gaming company has relocated to Las Vegas from California.

Home sale prices in Las Vegas bounce back slightly in May, still down from '22

The Concord Group, a national real estate consulting firm, says foreclosures of existing homes, like these in Henderson, are making it hard for builders to sell new homes. The company thinks the local new-home market will recover within three years, later than some local experts predict.

The median sales price of a single-family home sold in the Las Vegas area in May was $442,120, according to a report this morning from Las Vegas Realtors. That’s a 2.8% increase ...

U.S. Integrity monitors sports wagering for suspicious activity

Scott Sadin, left, COO of U.S. Integrity, and Matthew Holt, president, pose in an analyst room at the companys offices in Henderson Thursday, May 25, 2023. The company identifies suspicious sports betting behavior by analyzing changes in betting data against a benchmark of normal betting activity.

Since U.S. Integrity opened its doors about five years ago, the sports-betting compliance and fraud prevention firm has evolved from catching instances of illegal sports wagering to ...

Las Vegas tattoo parlor owners stress quality of work over quantity

Tattoo artists Nick Gennarino and Daniel Sandoval, aka Mastermind and Mister Tattoo D, owners of 
Gold Soulz Tattoo

From the front desk to the last bed in the back, clients are met with a chorus of greetings from the staff as they walk through the Gold Soulz Tattoo shop off South Maryland Parkway.

Professional shopper in Vegas navigates the business ownership learning curve

Joanne Vitale, founder of Whiskey Skies, an online boutique with a viral national following based in Las Vegas, answers interview questions Tuesday, May 23, 2023.

Joanne Vitale-Lenzie opened her online boutique, Whiskey Skies—named after her favorite pet goldendoodle—just as a way to sell clothes and make some extra money.

The Notes: Philanthropy, June 5, 2023

In the Notes: Learning Education & Achievement Foundation, Accelerated Learning Academy, Rebuilding Together Southern Nevada and more ...

Nevada is served by a strong and resilient banking industry

The U.S. banking system as a whole is an economic engine, with many pistons working simultaneously to power communities and our state.

Shared office space at UNLV could be 'start of something really relevant'

Sam Basile, VP, Business Development & Licensing for GeoComply, a compliance and anti-fraud company, demonstrates the companys geolocation compliance software at GeoComplys offices Tuesday, May 16, 2023.

As the area continues to grow and more businesses move into the UNLV Harry Reid Research & Technology Park, it might come to resemble existing technological hubs, allowing gaming companies, casino operators and others to interact in a unique way.

People on the Move: May 29, 2023

In the Notes: Mike Hnatuick, Stan Williams, Nicole Castro Zieba, Audrey Lee

Las Vegas anticipating a busy Memorial Day weekend with 335,000 visitors expected

Visitors crowd the casino floor at Resorts World Las Vegas in this June 2021 file photo. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority projects that casinos and hotels up and down the Strip will be busy this weekend, with an expected 335,000 visitors for the Memorial Day holiday weekend.

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to visit Las Vegas this Memorial Day weekend, at the start of what will likely be a robust summer of travel to Southern Nevada. An estimated ...

2023 Top Doctors: Honoring some of Southern Nevada's best doctors

2023 Top Doctors: Honoring some of Southern Nevada's best doctors

The annual Top Doctors issue of Health Care Quarterly recognizes some of the best doctors practicing in our region. Our goal with this publication is to provide a comprehensive list of peer-recommended physicians ...

Financial literacy slope gets slipperier with each generation

Financial literacy slope gets slipperier with each generation

The financial preparedness of new generations of adults in the United States has steadily declined since Generation X—the age group that preceded millennials—first came onto the scene, says Matt Bees, a Las Vegas-based senior financial adviser at Wells Fargo.

Compounding interest can make us all millionaires, and taking interest in sharing this phenomenon can educate all Nevadans

Don’t try to pick individual stocks. Rather, buy an index fund. In the stock market, you compete with professional investors. How many of you want to compete with professional tennis players or golfers? If not, what makes you think you can compete with professional investors and win?

Poll shows two-thirds support plan for Las Vegas ballpark

An exterior view of the Tropicana Las Vegas, on the southeast corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana Avenue, Wednesday, May 10, 2023.

Two-thirds of Clark County voters support the Athletics’ proposal for a ballpark in Las Vegas, according to a poll conducted for the team. The A’s, who are planning to ...

New Jersey gambling revenue up 9.5% in April

A dealer conducts a game of roulette at the Tropicana casino in Atlantic City, N.J., on May 12, 2022.

New Jersey's casinos, racetracks that accept sports bets and their online partners won $462.7 million in April, an increase of 9.5% from a year earlier. That figure includes winnings from ...

Biden clarifies mining law, says Nevada lithium mine can proceed

Construction continues at the Thacker Pass lithium mine on April 24, 2023, near Orovada, Nev. The Biden administration says it has completed a court-ordered review that should ensure construction continues at the Nevada lithium mine, despite legal challenges brought by conservationists and tribal leaders.

The Biden administration says it has completed a court-ordered review that should ensure construction continues at a Nevada lithium mine, despite legal challenges brought by conservationists and tribal leaders. At the same time ...

Bally’s announces ballpark deal at Tropicana casino site

An exterior view of the Tropicana Las Vegas, on the southeast corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana Avenue, Wednesday, May 10, 2023.

Bally’s Corp. announced today it has reached a binding agreement with the Oakland Athletics and the land owner of the Tropicana to build a baseball stadium on the Strip casino property. The agreement marks a reversal from another ballpark deal announced ...

'Super cute' robot isn't just for large companies

LOLA Matradee L

Robot servers who can dance, sing and say “excuse me” when people block their way could soon be serving you lunch with your coworkers or drinks with your friends, following the debut of the LOLA Matradee L.

People on the Move: May 15, 2023

In the Notes: George Markantonis, Laguna Pool House & Kitchen, GOLO, Pete Janemark, Lisa Hauger, Pinkbox Doughnuts and more ...