Las Vegas Business News

Tips for building credit and keeping debt under control

You work hard for your money, and you want to enjoy the financial freedom it can bring, not worry over every penny. But, even in the best of times, carrying debt can cause financial stress.

17 April 2023

By Brian Formisano

Burning Man cheers county's overturning geothermal permit

People walk toward the temple at Burning Man near Gerlach on the Black Rock Desert on Aug. 31, 2012.

County commissioners have rescinded an energy company's permit to drill exploratory wells for a geothermal project in the Nevada desert near the site of the annual Burning Man counterculture ...

14 April 2023

By Scott Sonner, Associated Press

Japan approves plan to open first casino to lure tourists

Protesters gather in front of Osaka prefectural head office in Osaka, western Japan after Japan’s government approved a controversial plan to open its first casino in Osaka, Friday, April 14, 2023.

Japan’s government on Friday approved a controversial plan to open the country's first casino in the city of Osaka as it seeks to lure more foreign tourists. The casino resort is to include conference ...

14 April 2023

By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

Nevada US senator, in visit to Las Vegas solar panel retailer, touts clean energy incentives

U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen, Clark County Commissioner Justin Jones, and leading public health, environmental justice, and climate advocates tour local solar business Sol-Up in Las Vegas, to tout the historic federal investments across the state of Nevada to cut greenhouse gas emissions and bolster the regions clean energy economy. Wednesday, April 12, 2023. Brian Ramos

The way U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen sees it, Las Vegas has the potential to be more than just the entertainment capital of the world.

14 April 2023

By Casey Harrison

Bill to end pandemic safety measures wins praise from resort industry in Nevada, barbs from union

A couple checks in to the hotel at Red Rock Resort and Casino at midnight, Thursday June 4, 2020, as the property re-opens to the public during phase 2.

One of the last remaining COVID-19 measures in Nevada may soon see its end, as state legislators consider passing a bill to repeal a COVID-19 law that mandated ...

13 April 2023

By Katie Ann McCarver

Judge affirms stricter interpretation of federal mining law

Melissa Boerst, a Lithium Nevada Corp. geologist, points to an area of future exploration from a drill site at the Thacker Pass Project in Humboldt County, Nev., Sept. 13, 2018. The Bureau of Land Management opened its comment period for North Bullfrog Mine Project in Nye County on April 11, 2024, which will continue through May 10.

Another judge has adopted a U.S. appellate court's stricter interpretation of a century-and-a-half-old mining law in a new ruling that blocks a metals mine in Nevada. The ruling could have ramifications for a ...

12 April 2023

By Scott Sonner, Associated Press

Allegiant pilots picket at Las Vegas airport amid contract talks

Allegiant Air pilots, represented by Teamsters Local 2118, protest sub-industry standard wages at Harry Reid International Airport Tuesday, April 11, 2023.

Pilot Kurt Hanson said he and his colleagues are united in their requests and are calling for a contract “now.”

11 April 2023

By Katie Ann McCarver

Utility rate hikes in Las Vegas spur need for an increase in advocacy efforts

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

For the Las Vegas-based Faith Organizing Alliance, community advocacy is about making sure people have access to basic needs — from water and food to shelter and affordable bills.

10 April 2023

By Katie Ann McCarver

Vegas business uses tech to wake up sleepy industry

Tim Slifkin, founder and president of Riot Wireless, holds the company’s tank level monitoring sensors.

When Tim Slifkin founded Las Vegas-based company Riot Wireless, he saw an opportunity to develop Internet of Things (IoT) edge devices—sensors that gather physical data and transmit it across virtual networks, in industrial spheres like energy, water quality, agriculture and more.

10 April 2023

By Katie Ann McCarver

Arm yourself with the knowledge and tools to mount a defense against attacks in a cyber battleground

Thanks in part to popular culture, people have this idea of a hacker gaining access to our “mainframes” by frantically typing on a keyboard while techno music plays in the background. “I’m in!” The real world is a lot more boring: Our stuff gets compromised usually through simple user error. So user training to try to prevent those errors is paramount.

10 April 2023

By Debbie Banko

People on the Move: April 10, 2023

In the Notes: Melissa Lambson, Dana Bennett, Konrad Gstrein, NAIOP Southern Nevada and more ...

10 April 2023

By VEGAS INC Staff

Home prices 'remarkably stable' in March, say Las Vegas Realtors

This February 2016 photo shows a house for sale in the Las Vegas Valley.

The median sale price of homes in Southern Nevada last month was $425,000 for single-family homes and $260,000 for condos and townhomes, as the local housing market in 2023 remains “remarkably stable,” according to a Thursday release ...

6 April 2023

By Katie Ann McCarver

Clark County amends short-term rental ordinance

The Airbnb app icon is displayed on an iPad screen in Washington, D.C., on May 8, 2021. Airbnb Inc. reports quarterly financial results on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023.

Amid backlash from short-term rental owners and a District Court ruling challenging parts of the ordinance governing the properties, the Clark County Commission today unanimously ...

4 April 2023

By Grace Da Rocha

Executive excited as historic Horseshoe brand takes over Bally’s

Jason Gregorec, senior vice president at Caesars Entertainment and general manager of the Horseshoe, speaks during the grand opening of the rebranded Horseshoe Las Vegas, formerly Ballys Las Vegas, Friday, March 24, 2023.

Jason Gregorec, senior vice president and general manager at Horseshoe Las Vegas, has been busy the past few weeks as the Las Vegas Strip property formally transitioned from Bally’s to Horseshoe. Gregorec’s excitement for the rebrand is obvious ...

3 April 2023

By Katie Ann McCarver

Expanded local footprint will make gaming supplier more efficient

An Everi financial access kiosk is displayed at Everi Holdings Inc. Friday, March 24, 2023. WADE VANDERVORT

The new facility will combine two existing production warehouses, including a smaller one in Las Vegas and another based in Austin, Texas. Everi continues to grow in the gaming business, the company’s CEO Randy Taylor said, and it was time to bring its manufacturing and assembly under one roof.

3 April 2023

By Katie Ann McCarver

People on the Move: April 3, 2023

In the Notes: Vaughn Hartung, Paul Gaudet, Regina McConnell, Graham Walters, Jim Stuart, John Brislin, Paul Wahlberg and more ...

3 April 2023

By VEGAS INC Staff

40 Under 40: Sandra Jauregui, Majority Leader, Nevada State Assembly

Sandra Jauregui has dedicated her life to improving the lives of Southern Nevadans.

30 March 2023

By VEGAS INC Staff

40 Under 40: Kat Klehm, Executive Director, Lincoln Dynamic Foundation; Chief Executive Officer, Kat K Fitness

Kat Klehm says she was born to teach. She moved to Las Vegas in 2008 to pursue a career in education, and during that time, she began her physical fitness journey and started training others, too.

30 March 2023

By VEGAS INC Staff

40 Under 40: Curtis Edenfield, Chief Executive Officer, Thrive Aviation

Curtis Edenfield is a self-described aviation nerd who has been around the industry his entire life—both parents worked in aviation, and his brother Stuart is a pilot and one of the co-founders of Thrive Aviation.

30 March 2023

By VEGAS INC Staff

40 Under 40: Tyson Harding, Vice President of Casino Marketing, Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino

For Tyson Harding, mentorship and community service go hand in hand.