The bills for electricity and gas will go up in January, with NV Energy customers in Southern Nevada seeing an average increase of 14.4 percent across all customer classes.
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Nevada gained 7,500 jobs in October, the third-largest monthly increase in the past year, according to a report from Nevada’s employment office on Thursday.
The typical rent in the Las Vegas-area last month was just over $1,890, up 8 percent from a year earlier, compared with a 25 percent year-over-year rent hike in August of 2021.
With convention attendance about double what it was a year ago, the city appears to have turned the corner on visitation with 3.5 million people here in July.
Most heat complaints to Nevada OSHA were about a lack of air conditioning, causing temperatures to soar and workers feeling nauseous, fatigued and dizzy.
Builders logged 434 net sales in July, the fourth consecutive monthly drop and the lowest since the onset of the pandemic.
With the lure of a possible $1.28 billion Mega Millions jackpot payout, many Nevadans are making the trek to the Nevada-California border spot to buy lottery tickets.
Gas prices were lower in Nevada and across the nation than they were in June, although over $5 a gallon is still a common sight.
Nevada HAND receives 2,000 calls a day from people seeking affordable housing and only has a “handful” of vacancies in its 4,700-unit portfolio, the president and CEO said.
While Nellis Air Force Base, Red Rock National Conservation Area and the local Bureau of Land Management office are requiring masks, the state’s casinos won’t for now.
Gas customers say they’ve been having to drive less or adjust their budgets to accommodate the rise in gas prices in the Las Vegas Valley. On Thursday the median price for a gallon of gas was $5.20.
A resource fair for entrepreneurs and small business owners offered free access to advice, training and resources for running a business.
Longtime attorney Richard Bryan, who served two terms as Nevada governor and two terms as a U.S. senator, has retired from law firm Fennemore Craig this month.
It’s been a rough road for Nevada’s job market during the pandemic, but state officials said statewide employment continued its rebound in March.
Nevada’s retailers can expect a year-over-year decrease in Easter spending this year, due in part to high inflation and lingering supply chain issues.