Zach Miles, associate vice president for economic development for UNLV, said there’s venture money in Southern Nevada, “but trying to find the right groups to tap into for that money is different.” According to a 2017 report from the Kauffman Foundation, Las Vegas ranked number 34 out of 40 metropolitan areas for growth entrepreneurship, a metric of how much startups grow. With a lack of growing startups in Las Vegas, investment money is being sent outside of state borders. The southwest region of the U.S. received $386 million in funding in the second quarter, with about $25.2 million in Nevada. The San Francisco area alone received about $5.6 billion. (source: CB Insights)
A semi-tractor trailer carrying cattle rolled over in a busy Las Vegas interchange, giving motorists a traffic headache.
UNLV fell to Fresno State on Tuesday for its fourth straight loss. The Bulldogs scored the final seven points, capped by Jake Heidbreder’s winning shot as time expired.
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Money from a spending package will go toward a permanent Holocaust and genocide research center at UNLV, an official said.
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Democrats now sound like free-market aficionados.
Henderson Mayor Michelle Romero and challenger Hollie Chadwick urged residents to support a proposal that seeks to continue funding for the city’s parks facilities.
“It’s not an Upper Basin or a Lower Basin issue,” global water advocate Mina Guli said. “It’s an all-of-basin problem that all of us need to come together to solve.”
Clark County is planning to build its own supplemental animal shelter to tackle overpopulation and overcrowding in recent years at the space it contracts along with regional cities.
Circa Sports posted its menu of prop bets for Super Bowl 60 between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots on Sunday in Santa Clara, California.
Vegas Golden Knights rookie center Kai Uchacz will make his NHL debut Wednesday against Vancouver after being called up because of an injury to Jonas Rondbjerg.
A 55-year-old man arrested in connection with the investigation into a possible biological laboratory in an east Las Vegas house appeared in federal court.