Las Vegas Business News

Super Bowl in Las Vegas gives small businesses the opportunity to shine on local and national stage

Mario Stadtlander, president, left, and Sean Ono, CEO, pose on the shop floor at Eagle Promotions, a custom apparel and promotional items company, Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. The company is one of the local companies accepted in the NFL Business Connect program.

The Las Vegas Super Bowl 58 Host Committee didn’t have to look far to find the first of what it hopes will be many partnerships with minority-owned businesses.

People on the Move: Dec. 26, 2022

In the Notes: Emily Osterberg, Dr. Donald Todd Swain, Shanna McManus, Jennifer Leake, Emily Prazer, Janet Uthman and more ...

Las Vegas casino project gets $2.2 billion construction loan

The long dormant Fontainebleau building is shown during a ceremony to mark the commencement of development of the property at the north end of the Strip Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021.

Developers of the Fontainebleau Las Vegas announced today they have secured a $2.2 billion loan to keep construction of the north Strip resort rolling and the opening on track for ...

Wells Fargo to pay $3.7B over consumer law violations

Consumer banking giant Wells Fargo agreed to pay $3.7 billion to settle a laundry list of charges that it harmed consumers by charging illegal fees and interest on auto loans and ...

Cannabis lounges are coming to Nevada; what will they look like?

Customers browse products at Planet 13 Las Vegas dispensary Monday, July 25, 2022.

Clark County Commissioners will vote Tuesday on an ordinance allowing the lounges to operate across the valley.

As legal sports betting spreads across the nation, Nevada must keep evolving

Attorney Scott Scherer at the law offices of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck Friday, Dec. 9, 2022.

Scott Scherer, a gaming attorney with Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck and a former member of the Nevada Gaming Control Board, said the continued spread of legalized sports betting outside of Nevada will continue to reshape the overall industry.

Attorney offers advice to guard against illegal practice by unethical lawyers preying on accident victims

Matt Hoffmann is an attorney and co-owner with Battle Born Injury Lawyers.

A partner at the Battle Born Injury Lawyers firm, attorney Matthew Hoffmann has been practicing law in Las Vegas for nearly two decades. Lately, he has been giving thought to “capping,” which is generally known in the industry as the unethical—and illegal—practice of referring attorneys, often at the scene of an auto crash.

People on the Move: Dec. 19, 2022

In the Notes: Valley Health System, Nevada Donor Network Foundation, Viticus Group, Southwest Medical, Tyre Gray and more ...

No request is too big or too small for the heroes of the hospitality industry

Concierge Paola Crow, a 2022 Hospitality Hero winner, poses in the lobby of the Cosmopolitan Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. Hospitality Heroes is a Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority program which honors service industry workers.

When Paola Crow started in the concierge industry in the late 1990s, she’d often thumb through her Rolodex searching for a phone number to assist a guest. And when customers arrived, she’d hand them the itinerary of events on carbon copy paper.

Hard Rock says it will do away with Mirage volcano with rebranding

The Mirage volcano erupts on the night of the casino's reopening, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020.

Hard Rock International will do away with the Mirage volcano once construction begins to renovate and rebrand the property, the company’s CEO said. “While we’re very respectful of the legacy of the volcano, we recognize that that is part of the Mirage of the past,” Hard Rock CEO Jim Allen during a ...

Historic Westside grocery eyes move, expansion in 2023 with help of $1 million grant

Mario Berlanga, owner of Marios Westside Market, is interviewed in the market at Lake Mead and Martin Luther King Jr. boulevards Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022.

The market, which sits amid what is considered a “food desert,” is expanding by moving into a neighboring 14,000-square-foot building that was formerly a drug store. A deli ...

Nevada battery recycler to build $3.5B plant in S. Carolina

A battery recycler said Wednesday it will spend $3.5 billion and hire 1,500 workers on a new plant near the South Carolina coast. Redwood Materials plans to pull out key components of batteries such as ...

Tips to help small-business owners looking for capital in 2023

For small business owners, accessing capital when you need it can be challenging. Many small businesses are undercapitalized, lack an established financial history, and aren’t able to show solid cash flow.

Business development chief sees potential for Southern Nevada to be ‘the perfect destination’

Bill Arent

The new chief business development officer for the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance says Southern Nevada is well on its way to becoming a regional ...

The Notes: Philanthropy, Dec. 12, 2022

In the Notes: Dustin Engel, Craig Fjelsted, Dr. Ati Hakimi, Reece Oswalt, City National Bank, Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth, Cox Charities and more ...

Venetian employees get $1,500 bonuses through appreciation program

An exterior view of the Venetian in Las Vegas,Tuesday, March 17, 2020.

The owner of the Venetian today announced $1,500 payments to every full-time employee at the resort. Part of what Apollo Global Management, owner of the ...

Home prices in Southern Nevada continue slow fall in November

Home prices have been appreciating steadily at about 10 percent annually for the past few years. Although that pace may be cooling heading into the fall, GLVAR President David J. Tina said he still has a positive outlook for the local housing market.

The impact of rising interest rates on home mortgages is being felt in the Southern Nevada housing market, according to a report released this morning from Las Vegas Realtors. The median price of an existing ...

New coach, same team: Las Vegas Events expects smooth transition from Christenson to Keener

Tim Keener, the new president of Las Vegas Events, effective Jan. 1, poses for a photo Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022.

In 2001, Tim Keener was the first hire made by new Las Vegas Events President Pat Christenson. More than two decades later, Keener, 62, is set to take over as president at year’s end, when Christenson leaves for a consultant role at Las Vegas Events.

People on the Move: Dec. 5, 2022

In the Notes: Rob Allen, Michael Alires, Jesse Shearin, Esmeralda Villeda, Katie Gilbertson, Brittnie Watkins and more ...

Proposal could change fortunes for Nevada cannabis businesses

Jason Yazdanpanah, co-owner of Natures Chemistry, a cannabis cultivation facility, shows cannabis growth in the vegetation room during a tour Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022.

When Steve Cantwell heard his ticket number read during Wednesday’s Cannabis Control Board meeting, it was as if the Pahrump-based business owner had won the lottery. And he did, kind of.