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Vegas Inc, Cox Business Seek Valley's Top in Tech

Vegas Inc, Cox Business Seek Valley's Top in Tech

Vegas Inc and Cox Business are now accepting nominations for the 11th annual Top Tech Awards. These technology leaders keep our community connected, companies functioning and businesses growing.

RV industry in Las Vegas booms as prospective buyers look to get away

A Mission Overland The Summit trailer at XGrid Campers Tuesday, July 13, 2021.

Las Vegas’ Findlay RV usually has about 120 recreational vehicles on its lot at any given time during the summer. These days, that same lot houses fewer than 40. It’s a similar story at other RVs dealers across the nation ...

The Notes: Philanthropy, July 26, 2021

In the Notes: Rogers Foundation, Homie, Nevada Public Radio, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Las Vegas, Miriam Shearing, Penta Building Group and more ...

Las Vegas gets look at how company keeps crowds safe but moving

Brooklyn Bowl security officer Mtume Goodrum looks at images on a video screen by an Evolv Technology security screener at the entrance to the Brooklyn Bowl in the Linq Promenade Tuesday, July 20, 2021. The screener uses magnetic field signatures and artificial intelligence to detect weapons while ignoring metal objects such as phones or keys.

Anyone who has been to a concert or big sporting event has likely experienced the hassle of getting through security and into the arena. Fans often must place their belongings …

Las Vegas Sands reports $192 million loss

Sands Cotai Central, which sits just across from Venetian Macau.

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) on Wednesday reported a loss of $192 million in its second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Las Vegas-based company said it had a loss of 25 cents. Losses, adjusted to account for ...

MGM resorts, Orix submit proposal to build first casino in Japan

An exterior view of the Bellagio on Aug. 28. 2016.

Reuters reports that U.S. casino operator MGM Resorts International and partner Orix Corp. have submitted a proposal to build their ...

Oakland council votes yes on A’s ballpark plan, but team still looking at Las Vegas

Oakland Athletics' Yusmeiro Petit, bottom center, pitches against the Boston Red Sox during the eighth inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Saturday, July 3, 2021.

The Oakland City Council today approved a term sheet for a ballpark and land development proposal that would lead to a $1 billion new home for the Oakland A’s. The vote was the latest step in a process by which city leaders and officials from the A’s have tried to hammer out a deal for a waterfront ballpark to keep the Major League Baseball team in ...

Former gaming exec, education advocate Tom Gallagher dies at 76

Tom Gallagher was a lifelong advocate of education, something witnessed in the respected lawyer and business leader’s work with various causes in Southern Nevada. The former Caesars ...

Las Vegas Strip video billboard to show Bezos space launch

The Blue Origin Jeff Bezos takeoff, flight, reentry and landing will be broadcast live on the Branded Cities Network digital platform including the Harmon digital billboard on the Las Vegas Strip.

Space enthusiasts will be watching Blue Origin’s first crewed suborbital flight today that will take American billionaire businessman Jeff Bezos and three crew members to space in an 11-minute trip. If you happen to ...

Academy cultivates talented students to nurture Vegas business community for the long haul

Las Vegas Business Academy students Jason Miller, Sarah Lunsford and Macenzie Jones pose for a photo with Rino Armeni, founder and chairman of the board for Las Vegas Business Academy Friday, July 2, 2021.

Since one of the main ideas behind the academy is to keep talented people in Southern Nevada, students are expected to stay here for at least five years once they agree to commit to the program, which comes at no cost to them. If they don’t live up to the contract, the academy has the right to move to recoup any tuition dollars already paid.

People on the Move: July 19, 2021

In the Notes: Nicole Dalton Williams, Christie Eickelman, Jack Kenn, Samantha Zabo, Josh Johnson and more ...

Some Vegas properties require workers to wear face coverings

Dealers in masks wait for customers before the reopening of the D Las Vegas hotel and casino, Wednesday, June 3, 2020, in Las Vegas. Casinos were allowed to reopen on Thursday after temporary closures as a precaution against the coronavirus. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Some Las Vegas resorts and casinos are again requiring employees to wear masks, a response to a recommendation issued by regional health officials amid rising COVID-19 case rates.

For Las Vegas food bank executive, 'every dollar matters'

Lisa Segler is director of strategic initiatives at Three Square Food Bank.

Lisa Segler, at the time working on her master’s thesis, evaluating a local food bank’s senior-focused program, talked to a woman who had eaten only ...

Woman wins $646,000 at downtown Las Vegas casino

An exterior view of the Fremont casino in downtown Las Vegas, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013.

A woman from Hawaii won just over $646,000 on Thursday at the Fremont in downtown Las Vegas. The visitor hit a progressive jackpot while playing a Buffalo Inferno slot machine late ...

Gift-basket business hits the ‘big time’ in winning Raiders sponsorship package

Felicia Parker, founder of Any Occasions Baskets, an online gift shop, celebrates the company’s selection as winner of the inaugural Small Business Showcase.

Tuesday night at Allegiant Stadium, Any Occasion Baskets was recognized as the winner of a small-business contest cosponsored by the Las Vegas Raiders and America First Credit Union. As winner of the contest, owner Felicia Parker will receive …

People on the Move: July 12, 2021

In the Notes: David Hutchison, Nicole Mastrangelo, Jackie Garcia, Maria Dezenberg, Mike Peregrina, Alexis Duenas and more ...

Chamber co-founder breaking down barriers, connecting and elevating cannabis community

Cannabis advocate and businesswoman Tina Ulman poses for a photo June 22, 2021.

For Tina Ulman, the journey toward cannabis legalization was personal. “One too many people in my life lost their life to addiction and imprisonment for unjust drug policy,” she said, “and I am determined to help change the system for the next person who might also experience similar events.”

Cannabis lockers designed to bring security, convenience to customers

SafeArbor founders Marta Spegman-Lopez Venture and Lindsay Ballengee poses for a photo, Monday, May 17, 2021.

When it comes to the cannabis business, there aren’t many places that are more attractive than Las Vegas. At least, that’s what best friends and business partners Lindsay Ballengee and Marta Spegman-Lopez Venture figured when they moved here from ...

Driverless car service eyes a year-end debut for customers in Las Vegas

An electric Kia Niro travels down a residential street in Las Vegas during a demonstration of the Halo driverless vehicle service, Thursday, July 8, 2021.

Halo — a startup founded by a group of former executives from Uber, Amazon, Cruise Robotics and other companies — started testing a small fleet of electric vehicles in the Las Vegas Valley earlier this year. Before the end of the year, the company plans to have …

Canada's Flair Airlines plans flights to Las Vegas in October

Canadians and Americans looking to fly across the border could have one more airline to choose from this fall, if virus-related travel restrictions between the two countries are gone by ...