Nevada’s jobless rate fell 0.1 percentage point to 8 percent in April, as thousands of workers returned to the labor force.
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Google’s new initiative will add carbon-free energy to the electric grid that serves Google’s data centers and infrastructure throughout Nevada.
Nevada employers added 4,700 jobs last month with major improvement across leisure and hospitality industries.
The pent-up demand for Easter purchases comes after a year of the COVID-19 pandemic, which upended many holidays and traditions.
The Governor’s Office of Economic Development awarded $4.7M in tax abatements nine firms to looking to move to Nevada or expand operations in the state.
Local anti-homeless groups and tenant advocates applauded the move Monday, but a representative for a Nevada apartment association called the move “devastating” for struggling landlords.
Bigelow Aerospace, a North Las Vegas space technology company, filed a lawsuit against NASA this week, claiming it’s owed money for work done.
A Houston-based oilfield company announced plans for a lithium extraction plant in Clayton Valley, capitalizing on the growing demand for battery material.
A chance encounter set Las Vegas resident Tyre Gray on a path to law school and in 2020 to become the first Black president of the Nevada Mining Association.
A federal contractor working at the state’s Tonopah Test Range, including the Creech Air Force Base in Indian Springs, will pay $293,000 in back wages and employee benefits to 69 workers, following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor.
The unemployment rate in the Las Vegas metropolitan area remained the highest in the state last month at 10.4 percent, even as the local economy adds more jobs, a new report shows.
Banks across Nevada tasked with processing the loans for small businesses are reporting a steady pipeline of demand.
Southern Nevada businesses will be able to apply for the latest round of the federal Paycheck Protection Program – a lifeline that helped firms retain jobs and weather the pandemic.
State workforce officials Christmas Eve blasted Congressional leaders and President Donald Trump for not moving the second relief package forward.
Nevada’s economy is slowly making gains nine months into the COVID-19 pandemic.