More than 250 people left JobFest 2021 on Tuesday with jobs, the governor’s office announced Friday. The state-sponsored job fair drew 2,100 job seekers and 182 employers.
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State officials are set to hold massive job fair Tuesday at the Las Vegas Convention Center where about 180 employers will be seeking to fill some 16,000 positions.
More than 250,000 people attended the Cowboy Christmas gift show in 2019. Now, after a year’s hiatus, organizers are expecting another promising turnout.
State officials are hosting a job fair early next month that’s expected to draw more than 110 employers hiring for more than 10,000 open positions.
Roughly 300,000 visitors are expected to come to Las Vegas for the Thanksgiving weekend, potentially setting up a holiday weekend resembling a time before the pandemic.
Nevada added back 11,200 jobs over the month of October, the second-highest monthly job gain in the last year, according to the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.
Thirty-four Miracle Mile Shops employers took part in a job fair Wednesday at a time when employers across the country have complained they can’t find people to work.
On Sunday, the El Cortez turns 80 years old, 29,220 days since it first opened its doors Nov. 7, 1941. The hotel-casino will punctuate its birthday weekend with a fireworks show.
“Everyone wants to know when or if they can get this,” said Toyota Product Specialist Ally Kay.
SEMA opened Tuesday morning at the Las Vegas Convention Center, where Ford debuted its Eluminator electric crate engine for retrofitting internal combustion cars.
Charles “Chuck” Mathewson chaired IGT’s board of directors from 1986 to 2003 and is widely credited for steering the company from a small, Reno-based gaming manufacturer to an industry giant.
The initiative’s founders at UNLV’s International Gaming Institute hope to better define the lines between safe and unsafe gambling, identify potential policy gaps and apply research to real-world settings.
The city of Las Vegas’ first pawnbroker license auction lasted 3 minutes and 34 seconds and ended with a $1.9 million winning bid.
Nevadans and Americans are expected to spend more on Halloween this year than in any year prior, according to projections released by groups representing retailers.
Retail giant Amazon is looking to hire nearly 7,000 seasonal employees across Nevada — mostly in Las Vegas — in anticipation of a busy holiday shopping season.