Jeremy Aguero, principal analyst for Las Vegas-based Applied Analysis, discussed Las Vegas sports’ influence on the local economy at Outlook ‘19, the second annual economic forecasting event hosted by the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance and UNLV.
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Nevada’s first human tissue processing facility is set to open in about a year, contributing to efforts to expand Southern Nevada’s health and medical services industry.
Representatives from Atlantis Casino Resort Spa in Reno met with the Public Utilities Commission Tuesday morning on its application to leave NV Energy.
Cyber Monday is one of the Zappos call center’s busiest times of the year, and the company pulled out all the stops to make sure its employees were at ease.
Golden Knights President Kerry Bubolz said the Golden Knights’ association with the LVGEA will help Las Vegas’ efforts to grow as the sports and entertainment capital of the world.
Imagine roads equipped for autonomous vehicles, smart streetlights that dim if they don’t detect motion and trash bins that can alert collectors when they’re about to overflow.
The Nevada Public Utilities Commission has postponed discussions on whether the Las Vegas stadium can leave NV Energy.
Artist Connect, Andrea Cheaney’s startup pitch, took first place at this year’s Startup Weekend Las Vegas.
The Raiders believe the stadium’s energy delivery services will begin around April and anticipate the stadium’s annual load will reach 50 megawatt hours per year with a peak load of 18 megawatts, according to documents filed with the PUC.
No lights have been turned on at the Las Vegas Sphere yet, but it already wants no power from NV Energy.
More than 70 attendees are expected at this year’s Las Vegas Startup Weekend, according to Kenny Eliason, one of the event’s organizers.
The Governor’s Office of Economic Development awarded tax abatements to six companies considering to build or relocate operations in Northern Nevada.
At Thursday’s Governor’s Office of Economic Development meeting, HAPPIE Home was approved for $113,081 in tax abatements for Rufo to move the company from Henderson next year to a facility near the University Medical Center in North Las Vegas.
Henderson is slated to be home to a new Google data center in December 2020.
For the first time in its more than 100-year history, the three-member Public Utilities Commission of Nevada is entirely made up of women.