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Nevada’s cannabis industry is positioned to grow should federal policy shift

Robin Goldstein, who leads the Cannabis Economics Group at the University of California, Davis, and UNLV Cannabis Policy Institute Director Riana Durrett open the discussion on where cannabis will be most successful should interstate trade for it be approved throughout the United States. Nevada ranked fifth in the report out of the 25 states listed.

In the United States’ burgeoning marijuana industry, state lines are more like walls as the drug’s Schedule I narcotic status alongside heroin and LSD makes interstate commerce illegal. But one day, maybe over ...

23andMe files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as co-founder and CEO Wojcicki resigns

23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki speaks at an announcement for the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences at Genentech Hall on UCSF's Mission Bay campus in San Francisco, Feb. 20 2013.

23andMe has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and its co-founder and CEO has resigned as the struggling genetic testing company continues its push to cut costs. San Francisco-based 23andMe announced ...

Top Tech Awards 2025 Nominations now open

Top Tech Awards 2025 Nominations now open

The 15th annual Top Tech Awards recognizes Southern Nevada’s technology leaders

Affordable housing, business space coming to Las Vegas' Historic Westside

Clark County Lake Mead Micro business Groundbreaking event was held on site in the Historic Westside of Las Vegas, Nevada on Thursday, March 20, 2025.

Officials broke ground Thursday on the Microbusiness Park, a $53 million project in the Historic Westside combining affordable housing units and commercial business space ...

Las Vegas company’s concept is halfway between a rideshare and a rental car

Yulieanna Duran remotely drives a Vay electric car from the company headquarters in downtown Las Vegas Tuesday, March 11, 2025.

Vay, which last year launched its first commercial fleet in Las Vegas, is expanding its fleet of local vehicles with hopes of ushering in a new wave of transportation with its ...

Nevada workers lose $122M annually to wage theft, newly released study reveals

Bliss Requa-Trautz, director of Arriba Las Vegas Workers Center speaks during a gathering outside of Metro Police headquarters in Las Vegas on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019.

Nevada employers shortchange minimum wage workers an average $122 million each year, according to a new study from Rutgers University and Northwestern University’s ...

Repeat visitors boost Las Vegas tourism; travelers getting younger

A view looking northbound on the Las Vegas Strip from Tropicana Avenue Friday, Jan. 3, 2020.

A trip to Las Vegas is costing visitors more than ever before, a report released Tuesday from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority showed. The rising costs, however, aren’t seeming to negatively ...

Marketing boss aims to keep Fremont Street accessible, relevant

A viewer experiences a preview of the new Viva Vision Canopy at the Fremont Street Experience, downtown, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019.

Dana Reynolds is only a few months into her new job leading the Fremont Street Experience’s marketing team. Her office overlooks the unique location, filled with remnants of old ...

Southern Nevada residents in need of a helping hand can now rent a grandma

Southern Nevada residents in need of a helping hand can now rent a grandma

A majority of what Rent A Grandma does is child care, particularly for new parents or households with two working parents, said Todd Pliss, founder and CEO of the first-ever Rent a Grandma operation in Los Angeles, which began in 2011 when it was featured on Shark Tank.

The Notes: Philanthropy, March 10, 2025

In the Notes: Communities In Schools of Nevada, Retriever Rescue of Las Vegas, Brian Rice, Marissa Shoop, JustServe, Las Vegas Aviators and more ...

Dallas Mavericks governor Patrick Dumont in line to become Las Vegas Sands CEO

Dallas Mavericks Governor Patrick Dumont walks on the sideline during an NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors in Dallas, Wednesday, March 13, 2024.

Dallas Mavericks governor Patrick Dumont is poised to become the next CEO of Las Vegas Sands, the resort and casino development company founded by his late father-in-law, Sheldon Adelson. The board of directors intends for ...

Walgreens agrees to be acquired by private equity firm for almost $10 billion

A Walgreens store in Bradenton, Fla., is shown on Feb. 9, 2024.

Walgreens Boots Alliance says it has agreed to be acquired by the private equity firm Sycamore Partners as the struggling retailer looks to turn itself around after years of losing money. Walgreens said Thursday that Sycamore will pay $11.45 per share, giving the deal ...

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.

The median sales price of a single-family home in Southern Nevada matched an all-time high for a second straight month in February at $485,000, a report this morning from Las Vegas Realtors showed. That marks ...

Audit will examine $18,000 in Nye County room tax waivers

People walk along the main drag in the county seat of Nye County, Monday, July 18, 2022, in Tonopah.

The Nye County Commission approved an audit of room taxes after learning the county treasurer’s office had independently waived penalties and interest on late payments from lodging establishments. The county collects room taxes ...

With focus on technology and energy efficiency, the future is now for homebuilders

Allan Merrill, CEO of Beazer Homes, stands in a green demonstration home at the Aria Crossing Neighborhood in Cadence, near Boulder Highway and Warm Springs Road, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025 in Henderson. The project, with three model homes, is a partnership between Beazer Homes and Green Builder Media.

A smart home can be as simple as one equipped with a Ring camera and alarm system, said George Kypreos, president of the Las Vegas Realtors trade group. It could also be a luxury home prewired for doors to open and unlock, and ...

Transparent pricing levels playing field for hosts as well as renters

Transparent pricing levels playing field for hosts as well as renters

Mark Tremblay, an assistant professor of economics at UNLV, is analyzing how fee transparency in short-term rentals may influence consumer and host behavior in pricing.

People on the Move: March 3, 2025

In the Notes: Carlos Castro, Dr. Carolyn Mulroney, John Maddox, Michael Britt, Paul Anderson and more ...

Steve Hill: Possibilities are endless in Las Vegas thanks to vision of locals

Steve Hill, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA), poses for a photo Monday, Dec. 9, 2024.

Southern Nevada is built on ambition. We are a community of dreamers and doers, risk-takers and visionaries who see opportunity where others see obstacles.

Lake Mead layoffs highlight strain on workers and the National Park Service

Protesters gather in front of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area Visitor Center during a “Protect Our Parks” rally, part of a national day of rallies to protest the layoffs of Park Service employees, Saturday, March 1, 2025.

Riley Rackliffe stared at the ceiling of his home and weighed the pros and cons of the federal government’s severance package offer. The government offered ...

Pending U.S. home sales slide to all-time low in January

"Sale Pending" is posted on an existing home for sale real estate sign, Feb. 27, 2023, in Salem, N.H.

Pending home sales in the United States slid to an all-time low in January as high mortgage rates, record-high home prices, and possibly the terrible weather last month hindered those seeking to buy. The National Association of Realtors said ...