Las Vegas Business News

Sweet side of social media: TikTok expands reach of ‘neighborhood’ bakery

From left, Counter Manager Abbi Haskell, Owner of Tsp. Baking Company Kari Garcia and Cake Decorator Lauren Poulos pose for a photo Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021.

A TikTok user with a big following posted last year about the cookies at Tsp. Baking, which led to what owner Kari Garcia called an “explosion” of popularity on the platform.

20 December 2021
By Bryan Horwath

People on the Move: Dec. 20, 2021

In the Notes: Rob Wilson, Henderson Hospital, Howard & Howard, Commercial Alliance Las Vegas, Jimmy Lau, Brittney Plichta and more ...

20 December 2021
By VEGAS INC Staff

Unemployment falls in Nevada, but remains 2nd highest in US

The unemployment rate in Nevada remains among the highest in the United States as the pandemic continues to inject uncertainty into the economy and impede full recovery.

17 December 2021
By Associated Press

LVCVA, Vegas Chamber honor Hospitality Heroes

Alonzo Langstaff and Earl Manson, of Westgate Las Vegas Resort, are presented with the "Hospitality Hero Legacy Award" during the 2021 Hospitality Heroes end-of-year reception at UNLV's Hospitality Hall, Thursday Dec. 16, 2021.

More than 30 hospitality workers were recognized at a reception Thursday as part of the Hospitality Heroes program sponsored by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and the Vegas Chamber. “Some workers were ...

17 December 2021
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Prize package of almost $1M to be awarded for best vintage Vegas coffee shop proposal

J Dapper, who owns Huntridge Shopping Center, is running a contest in the hopes of reviving the old Vegas coffee shop.

J Dapper, a Las Vegas native and the man behind the Dapper Companies real estate development firm, remembers when nearly every casino in town had ...

17 December 2021
By Bryan Horwath

Vegas Inc now accepting nominations for annual 40 Under 40 honors

Vegas Inc now accepting nominations for annual 40 Under 40 honors

Vegas Inc is now accepting nominations for its 22nd annual 40 Under 40 awards through Jan. 19.

15 December 2021
By Jennifer Inaba

Hard Rock to buy, rebrand Mirage on the Las Vegas Strip

An exterior image of the Mirage May 15, 2020.

MGM Resorts International announced today it plans to sell the Mirage casino operations to Hard Rock International. The $1.075 billion deal, expected to close during the last half of next year, is pending the necessary regulatory approvals, according to a news release. Hard Rock plans to enter into a long-term ...

13 December 2021
By Bryan Horwath

Program takes first steps toward closing racial gap in homeownership in Las Vegas

In the Las Vegas metropolitan area, the homeownership rate for Blacks was 28% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, about 33 points lower than that of the area’s white population.

Partners within the coalition include the city of Las Vegas, the Las Vegas Urban Chamber of Commerce, the Nevada Housing Division and the National Association of Real Estate Brokers.

13 December 2021
By Bryan Horwath

Las Vegas' convention and tourism economy a ripe market for portable phone charger rental company

June Zhu is the founder of ChargerGoGo.

It’s an issue nearly everyone with a cellphone runs into while they travel: how to keep the device charged.

13 December 2021
By Bryan Horwath

The Notes: Philanthropy, Dec. 13, 2021

In the Notes: City National Bank, Foley Family Wines, Vegas Golden Knights, Move 4 Less, Nevada Mining Association, Spread the Word Nevada and more ...

13 December 2021
By VEGAS INC Staff

Over 250 people — and counting — hired via Las Vegas job fair

Gov. Steve Sisolak speaks at a job fair at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021.

A job fair at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Tuesday has already resulted in 251 positions being filled, state officials said. It’s expected that hundreds more applicants will be hired for various positions in ...

10 December 2021
By Bryan Horwath

CES gadget show sees late surge in registrations

In this Jan. 7, 2020, file photo, crowds enter the convention center on the first day of the CES tech show, in Las Vegas.

The Consumer Technology Association is seeing a late push for registrations for next month’s CES gadget show in Las Vegas. The association, which owns and oversees the trade show, said 200 more exhibitors and about 10,000 more attendees have signed up over the past two weeks. Show organizers now plan to ...

10 December 2021
By Bryan Horwath

Employers at giant Nevada job fair seek to fill 16,000 openings

Gov. Steve Sisolak speaks at a job fair at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021.

Though it wasn’t yet 10 a.m. at today’s JobFest at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Brian Brusa was encouraged. An executive with Maverick Aviation Group, the company behind the popular helicopter tours of the same name, Brusa — like so many other employers around Las Vegas and ...

7 December 2021
By Bryan Horwath

Las Vegas company helps college athletes build their personal brand

Cisco Aguilar from Blueprint Sports, is interviewed during a suit fitting for UNLV football players at Maceoo inside Aria Hotel & Casino Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. Through a partnership with Blueprint sports, Chudd is sponsoring a program (now possible under the new NCAA NIL rules) that will give each graduating member of the UNLV football team a custom-made suit from Maceeo in exchange for social media sharing.

Each player on the UNLV men’s basketball team has a sponsorship deal with Findlay Automotive Group for a monthly $500 “transportation allowance.” In exchange for the money — which players can spend on anything from a car payment to Uber or Lyft fees — they must take a financial literacy course and agree to ...

6 December 2021
By Bryan Horwath

CSN non-degree certificate program will widen banking talent pool

The College of Southern Nevada will offer an online, non-degree banking certificate program.

Nevada’s banking community has teamed with the College of Southern Nevada to offer an online, non-degree banking certificate program, debuting in January at the start of the spring semester.

6 December 2021
By Bryan Horwath

Three takeaways from PPP on how business owners can best engage with their banker

How can I become a more engaged banker? What can business and nonprofit clients do to better prepare to get access to capital? Who is the driver of this—the borrower or the lender? When is a good time to discuss credit needs? Why did so many businesses feel invisible to their banker during PPP?

6 December 2021
By VEGAS INC Staff

People on the Move: Dec. 6, 2021

In the Notes: Sarah Lester, James Pisanelli, Todd Bice, Dylan Check, Caitlin Hollingsworth, Kristen Averyt, Reesha Powell and more ...

6 December 2021

Sports betting ads: Industry weighs how much is too much?

A clerk counts money at the sports book at Freehold Raceway on Oct. 24, 2020, in Freehold, N.J. With advertisements for sports betting blanketing the airwaves, some in the industry and their pro sports and technology partners are starting to ask how much is too much?

If you've turned on a television in the last three years, chances are you've been inundated with advertisements for sports betting, and not only during game broadcasts. Commercials featuring ...

3 December 2021
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

Report: A’s looking at Tropicana resort site for Las Vegas ballpark

An exterior view of the Tropicana Las Vegas hotel-casino Friday, Jan. 3, 2020.

The Oakland A’s are considering the Tropicana resort property on the Las Vegas Strip as a potential site for a new ballpark, according to a report today by CNBC, which ...

1 December 2021
By Bryan Horwath

9th Circuit sides with union in fight with Las Vegas casino

A view of the hotel tower at the Red Rock hotel-casino in Summerlin Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015.

A federal appeals court has upheld a U.S. judge’s ruling in Nevada requiring Station Casinos’ Red Rock Casino to bargain with the culinary and bartenders unions. The ruling by a ...

30 November 2021
Associated Press
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