Las Vegas Business News

TI exec: Pandemic accelerated changes that were coming anyway

Shelly Ryster-Blanton at Treasure Island Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021.

For years, Las Vegas has been billed as an “anything goes” kind of destination. But these days, heightened safety measures and their more conspicuous presence make a different statement to tourists.

High-end sneaker store on the Las Vegas Strip has local flavor

Former Bishop Gorman High basketball player Dom Pontoni, owner of Correct Merch, holds a pair of Dior Air Jordan 1 Low shoes priced at $8,000 at the store in the Miracle Mile Shops Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021.

The Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood are known to draw a lot of tourists from the Strip. But there’s one store inside the mall — other than the “Welcome to Las Vegas” stores, of course — that has a distinctively local feel. It’s called Correct Merch …

Rise in coronavirus cases slows airline bookings, could curb Las Vegas’ recovery

A view of the baggage claim area at McCarran International Airport Thursday, May 20, 2021.

With cases of the more-contagious delta variant surging, troubling signs are emerging that airline bookings are slowing and more people are canceling flights.

Las Vegas lawyer helping athletes build their brand

Tim O'Reilly

After graduating from UNLV with a degree in hotel administration in 1999, the former Rebels kicker attended the Boyd School of Law with plans to become a sports agent. But he eventually followed a path that led him to his father John O’Reilly’s law firm.

The Notes: Aug. 30, 2021

In the Notes: Adam Sullivan, William Gardner, Claire Kimsey, Amanda Atkins, Chaka Crome, Shanice Stevens and more ...

Tech entrepreneur supercharges lab work, plans to revolutionize industry

Jaswant Tony, founder and CEO of GoMeyra, poses for a portrait at MDX Labs in Las Vegas, NV, Monday Aug. 23, 2021. GoMeyra is a cloud based laboratory information management solution for companies.

In March of 2020, at the start of the pandemic, Jaswant Tony’s IT company was contracted to provide services to a local medical lab, helping with its technology needs. "I discovered that the lab’s information management system — or LIMS — was terribly inefficient, and after some research, I found it to be true for the bulk of labs across the country," he said. It inspired him to launch GoMeyra.

Las Vegas visitation in July strongest since onset of pandemic

Tourists ride escalators to Planet Hollywood and the Miracle Mile Shops on the Las Vegas Strip Saturday, April 17, 2021.

July was the strongest month for visitation to Las Vegas since the start of the coronavirus pandemic over a year ago, according to statistics released by tourism officials today. In its monthly ...

Nevada casinos riding hot streak, set monthly win record

In this June 24, 2021, file photo, crowds walk through the casino during the opening night of Resorts World Las Vegas in Las Vegas.

Nevada casinos set another monthly winnings record last month, riding a streak of robust revenues that has the state reaping the tax benefit, state gambling regulators said Thursday. Casinos statewide reported taking in a record $1.36 billion in July — the fifth straight month topping at least $1 billion and easily passing the record $1.23 billion set in May. Nevada Gaming Control Board analyst Michael Lawton called ...

Louisiana land casino delayed by hurricane to open fall 2022

A southwest Louisiana riverboat casino that was damaged by a hurricane last year will reopen on land next year. Construction of a new Horseshoe Casino should be complete next fall in ...

Clark County joins travel firms' taxes fight

A view of Las Vegas Boulevard on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017.

The county with jurisdiction over the Las Vegas Strip has joined a legal fight to try to collect what attorneys maintain could be be hundreds of millions of dollars in unpaid hotel room taxes owed by more than 20 online travel companies. A lawsuit by Clark County echoes claims raised last year by ...

Fiesta Bowl, Caesars announce sports betting partnership

In this Dec. 28, 2019, file photo, Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields throws a pass against Clemson during the first half of the Fiesta Bowl NCAA college football playoff semifinal in Glendale, Ariz.

The Fiesta Bowl Organization announced a multi-year partnership with Caesars Entertainment on Monday, pairing one of the biggest postseason college football games with ...

Plucky local farmers overcome obstacles to deliver their goods

Diane E. Greene holds sunflowers to make a bouquet for a customer at Herbs by Diane garden farm in Boulder City Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021.

In the overbearing face of a desert summer, local farmers have grappled with monsoons and blazing heat atop the COVID-19 pandemic’s impacts. The threefold combination has amounted to mixed results for local farmers, whose products feed and fuel the Las Vegas community.

Vegas consultant: ‘Once international travel resumes, it’s going to be insane’

James Edgar

Laid-off employees becoming entrepreneurs is one of the most prominent trends in the COVID-era economy. U.S. Census Bureau figures indicate about ...

The Notes: Philanthropy, Aug. 23, 2021

In the Notes: Melissa Finnan, Stacye Tesh, Shane Goffstein, Sasha Jones, Las Vegas Sands, Silver State Schools CU People Over Profit Foundation, Three Square Food Bank and more ...

New Orleans tourism industry worries as coronavirus rages

New Orleans Square

Earlier this month, New Orleans began requiring everyone entering bars, restaurants, music clubs and even the Superdome to show proof of vaccination or a recent negative coronavirus test.

Ted Lee, casino owner, benefactor of UNLV, dies

Ted and Doris Lee chat with well-wishers before an announcement of a $15 million donation from the Ted and Doris Lee family to the UNLV business college on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011.

Ted Lee and his family have had their hands in many types of businesses throughout Southern Nevada, from real estate to the Eureka Casinos brand, hotels, restaurants and more.

HVAC repair workers take pride in helping Nevadans beat the heat in summer

Nikki Kahalehili, a service technician with Goettl Air Conditioning and Plumbing, works on an air conditioner on the roof of a two-story home during a service call Thursday Aug. 5, 2021.

Despite the sweltering, long, strenuous hours that can keep Nikki Kahalehili from her loved ones, particularly during this season, she described her career as fulfilling. After all, she’s helping Las Vegas families get reprieve from the dangerous heat ...

As ‘frightening time’ subsides, wedding industry revives, adapts

Michael Kelly, managing partner of The Little Vegas Chapel, 1330 S. 3rd St., poses in the chapel Tuesday, July 27, 2021.

Having to close because of the coronavirus was challenging for all kinds of small businesses, but the ongoing effects of the pandemic have been particularly lasting for the wedding industry.

The Notes: Aug. 16, 2021

In the Notes: Simon Nankervis, Angela Otto, Dr. Jonathan Navar, Carlos Beltran, Mario Ramirez, Kyle Berwager and more ...

Despite shutdown, Las Vegas barbers have managed to keep their heads above water

Alejandro Perez, barber and owner of Faded Talk Barbershop, poses for a photo inside his shop Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021.

According to the state Barbers’ Health and Sanitation Board—a four-person committee that licenses and regulates the industry in Nevada—there are 272 barbershops in Southern Nevada, close to the same number that were in existence before the pandemic.