Managers of Yellow-Checker-Star Transportation say they’re prepared to continue taxi service even if union drivers walk off the job early Sunday as expected.
Dollheads Blowdry and Extensions Bar's customers are women looking for a fun environment in which to fill their hair care needs at affordable prices before a night out, as well as special groups, including bachelorette parties.
AA Printing Service prints everything from business cards, brochures, postcards, fliers and letterhead to wedding invitations to full-color banners, posters, billboards and signs.
A look at the people, places and things making news this year
Monday, Dec. 24, 2012
Many of the topics that dominated the discussion in boardrooms and lunch rooms across the valley will continue to make headlines in 2013. So in case you missed them, or to give you a heads up for next year, here’s a look at some of this year’s biggest business stories.
Visiting Angels' goal is to keep seniors in their homes. It is a personal care agency that assists with daily living activities, such as transferring, personal hygiene, dressing, meal preparation and transportation.
2012 was a year some people won’t want to forget — then again, it was a year others won’t want to remember
Monday, Dec. 17, 2012
For some, 2012 was a banner year. Companies saw profits rise despite the stagnant economy, tourism to Las Vegas began to increase, and developers started planning projects to better accommodate both visitors and residents. But the past year also presented challenges for many in the business community.
Eric Eberhart, a veteran with more than 30 years of entertainment experience, has joined Caesars Entertainment as general manager of the High Roller observation wheel being built on the Las Vegas Strip.
Las Vegas’ business community is filled with movers and shakers who every day make deals, invent products and try to make the community a better place to work and live. This year, a handful of them stood out from among the crowd. They led the pack in innovation, realized massive profits, proposed reforms and measures that change the way we do business and helped put Las Vegas on the map. These are VEGAS INC’s picks for 2012’s top 12 business personalities of the year.
Baby’s Bounty recently had a birthday, celebrating four years of assisting babies born into low-income families by providing the most essential items for their health, safety and well-being.
Megabus, the discount intercity bus service that began a 10-month run of service between Los Angeles and Las Vegas in 2007, is coming back in December, a month after Greyhound modified its schedule to include five daily express buses.
The thousands of apps that are developed annually make life easier for users of smart devices. That’s particularly true for business owners and executives. Here’s a look at 13 apps — some being developed in Las Vegas, all being used here — that can help streamline workers’ lives.
Slot machine maker and casino supplier Bally Technologies Inc. of Las Vegas today said that CEO Richard Haddrill is stepping down from that post and that Ramesh Srinivasan will become president, CEO and a board member effective by Dec. 31.
Discount retailer Big Lots is opening two new stores in the Las Vegas Valley this month. The new stores will be at 7781 W. Tropical, Las Vegas, in the Centennial Gateway plaza and at 350 W. Lake Mead Parkway, Henderson, in the Lake Mead Crossing shopping center near Boulder Highway.
Tattoo Vanish Inc. and Professional Permanent Cosmetics offers cosmetic tattooing with permanent eyebrows, eyeliner, lip color and areola restoration post breast cancer reconstruction. It also offers other procedures like skin re-pigmentation and tattoo removal.
Dr. Shamoon Ahmad is the founder, trustee and medical director of the Southern Nevada Community Foundation and Community Care Free Clinics and director of the Cancer Therapy and Integrative Medicine Institute.
MGM Resorts International and its chairman and CEO, Jim Murren, have been presented the Anti-Defamation League's Americanism Award for the company's aggressive efforts in diversifying its management ranks.
The Riviera hotel-casino said Thursday it is offering a low-price guarantee for conventions and meetings. The guarantee applies to meetings with room blocks of 100 or more on peak nights.
In the cosmetic surgery industry, not only do results matter, they are on display, Dr. Samir Pancholi says. Cosmetic surgery in Las Vegas demands a high level of skill, knowledge and ability.
The world's largest gaming industry gathering lands in Las Vegas this week with a four-day conference at the Las Vegas Sands Convention Center. The 12th Global Gaming Expo, better known as G2E, will bring together tens of thousands of people to learn about the latest casino innovations and discuss issues confronting the industry.
McDonald Carano Wilson LLP focuses on commercial real estate, which has been hit especially hard during the recession. The firm works daily with property owners, lenders and investors to chart a course for coming out of the recession as strong as possible to take advantage of new opportunities.
The MGM Grand is including in its renovation 42 "Stay Well" rooms that, for a few bucks more, "optimize and support the physical and emotional health and well-being of guests."
You don’t need to hire a feng shui master to improve harmony in your workplace. A few simple design changes can quickly increase the energy flow, feng shui experts say.
The street with the world’s largest LED screen is hoping to bring its attractions to people’s computer screens. The Fremont Street Experience soon will begin airing a live interactive online talk show from casinos, restaurants and attractions located in the five-block entertainment district.
Monte Carlo hotel-casino President and Chief Operating Officer Anton Nikodemus has been named president and COO of casino marketing at parent company MGM Resorts International.
Commercial real estate brokerage CBRE says the loss of two Las Vegas gaming brokers to competitor Newmark Grubb Knight Frank doesn’t diminish its commitment to the industry.
Sports book operator Cantor Gaming of Las Vegas said today it reached agreement with California horse racing tracks to provide online poker wagering technology and infrastructure, should such betting be legalized in California.
Diversity. It’s something most employers strive for but often find difficult to achieve. It’s a buzzword that gets tossed around workplaces but remains difficult to define. Most employers say they favor it, but fewer prioritize it. Diversity goes beyond hiring workers of different colors, ages, sexualities and abilities. To be truly diverse, a workplace needs to be full of people with different personalities, life experiences and worldviews.
Ongame Network Ltd. and Shuffle Master Inc. have reached agreements to make Ongame's Internet poker system available through systems operated by Las Vegas slot machine makers Bally Technologies Inc. and Aristocrat Technologies Inc.
Boyd Gaming Corp. of Las Vegas announced Wednesday it was buying Peninsula Gaming LLC, which has casinos in the Midwest and the South, for $1.45 billion.