Passenger traffic at McCarran International Airport saw a decline in September compared to the same month a year earlier. The number of passengers so far this year is down 2.4 percent from the same period in 2009.
NV Energy Inc., the main electric utility in Nevada, today said net income in the third quarter was about even from last year's figure as revenue fell.
After laying off workers to survive the recession, Station Casinos has announced plans to hire more than 160 customer guest services positions throughout 10 of its casinos.
An accountant says some Las Vegas Valley nonprofits are at risk of losing their 501(c)3 tax-exempt status -- but this week have a chance to maintain that status.
A new cancer treatment center has opened at University Medical Center. The hospital partnered with the Nevada Cancer Institute to open NVCI at UMC, a 13,000-square-foot treatment center, which has allowed the hospital to resume the oncology care suspended due to budget cuts in 2008, according to a hospital news release.
The Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce today launched a “Viva Las Business: Vegas is Coming Back” advertising campaign to encourage people and businesses to buy from local employers.
A passenger on a flight out of Las Vegas allegedly made a threat on the aircraft after it was forced to return to McCarran International Airport because of a mechanical problem, officials said.
Despite tough times in the Las Vegas casino industry, industry supplier Shuffle Master Inc. today reported higher quarterly revenue and profits thanks to strong sales activity in Delaware, Pennsylvania, Australia, Singapore and the Philippines.
Compania Mexicana de Aviacion, Mexico’s biggest airline by passengers, will suspend all flights by Saturday, Communications and Transportation Minister Juan Molinar Horcasitas said today, Bloomberg News reported.
An Oregon man died Sunday evening after suffering injuries at the Rehab pool at the Hard Rock Hotel. The county's fire department responded at 5:45 p.m. Sunday.
Tourism officials reported today that Las Vegas continued to see an increase in visitors in June while the average daily room rate also inched upward. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority said Las Vegas had more than 3.1 million visitors in June, which is up 4.3 percent from 2.98 million visitors in June 2009.
A consortium of Southern Nevada real estate groups and facilities associations called the Presidents Council is having its inaugural mixer Thursday Aug. 19 at 5:30 p.m. at the M Resort.
Former Henderson Mayor Jim Gibson has been named interim president of travel and ticketing website VEGAS.com, the Greenspun Corporation announced today.
NV Energy Inc., the main electric utility in Nevada, today said its profit improved for the quarter ended June 30. CEO Michael Yackira attributed the higher profit to the company's investment in power plants as well as measures to control costs.
Sun project wins first-place honor in multimedia storytelling
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
A three-part series that examines gambling addictions — through stories, videos and interactive graphics and a live, online chat — has won a first-place award in the Excellence in Feature Writing competition sponsored by the American Association of Sunday and Feature Editors.
Wells Fargo and subsidiary Wachovia said today that thousands of Southern Nevada homeowners have been invited to attend a free workshop to explore loan modifications for those homeowners in financial difficulty.
The city of North Las Vegas, in partnership with Jimmy’s Market, is holding a Business Resource Expo with an emphasis on small business finance from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 24 at Jimmy’s Cheyenne Market, 1370 W. Cheyenne Ave.
The number of visitors to Las Vegas in April increased compared to a year ago, according to numbers released this morning. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority said 3,199,541 people visited the city in April.
The Nevada Financial Institutions Division on Friday announced that Sun West Bank has failed and that its branches will reopen on Tuesday as branches of City National Bank. The state agency said it took possession of Sun West Bank and appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. as receiver.
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation has issued a call for applications for the Neighborhood Builders and Local Heroes categories of its Neighborhood Excellence Initiative, the foundation’s signature philanthropic program.
Google issued a report today saying it generated $54 billion in economic activity in 2009 for U.S. businesses, website publishers and nonprofits -- including $509 million in Nevada. Google said there were 17,000 businesses in Nevada that benefited from Google advertising.
Tivoli Village at Queensridge, the $850 million retail and office development in western Las Vegas, today announced a March 2011 opening date and said several tenants have signed leases. The project initially had a fall 2009 opening date.
International Game Technology today said it scored a legal victory in part of a patent lawsuit filed in 2006 pitting IGT against competing slot machine maker Aristocrat Technologies Inc.
A "big mistake" cost Henderson-based Zappos.com about $1.6 million Friday after a pricing problem surfaced on the company's sister website. The website 6pm.com capped prices on all items at $49.95 from about midnight to 6 a.m. Friday.
The number of visitors to Las Vegas in March increased compared to a year ago, according to numbers released today. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority said 3,224,697 people visited the city in March, compared to 3,202,344 visitors in March 2009.
A deal announced today will bring the Frederick's of Hollywood brand to the Hard Rock hotel-casino in Las Vegas for events and promotion of Frederick's of Hollywood merchandise.
Medical giant HealthSouth Corp. today announced plans to expand in Las Vegas with an agreement to buy the 50-bed Desert Canyon Rehabilitation Hospital.