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Mall construction on track for holiday season opening

Construction on the largest retail project built in Las Vegas since the Fashion Show mall opened in 1981 is proceeding in Summerlin and on track to open for the holiday season.

IGT announces first multistate progressive jackpot network

Slot machine manufacturer International Game Technology announced the company’s first multistate progressive jackpot network on Thursday, linking the games of two casino operators in Nevada and New Jersey.

With Edelweiss Air flights, marketers will try to show allure of Switzerland

For most low-frequency international air carriers with flights to McCarran International Airport, it’s all about getting residents of that country to Las Vegas. But there’s a twist with the new Edelweiss Air flights from Zurich — Swiss marketers will be trying to persuade Southern Nevadans to travel to Switzerland.

Major sell-off takes down Dow, Nasdaq, Las Vegas stocks

The Nasdaq had its worst day since 2011 as investors dumped biotechnology shares and other industries that have soared over the past year. Biogen Idec, Gilead Sciences and other biotech companies plunged.

GM puts 2 engineers on paid leave in recall case

General Motors has suspended two engineers with pay in the first disciplinary action linked to its delayed recall of more than 2 million small cars for a deadly ignition switch problem.

No surprise, Nevada’s most unique job is in gaming

The Bureau of Labor Statistics has crunched data to see which jobs have the highest concentration in each state relative to the rest of the U.S., and to no one’s surprise, the gaming industry came out on top in Nevada.

Family Dollar to cut jobs, close about 370 underperforming stores

Family Dollar said Thursday that will cut jobs and close about 370 underperforming stores as it tries to reverse sagging sales and earnings. The discount store operator will also permanently lower prices on about 1,000 basic items.

 
The Heartbleed bug: What you need to know

Here are answers to some common questions about Heartbleed — a security hole that may have exposed millions of passwords, credit card numbers and other personal information — and what you can do to protect yourself.

Banker says margins tax unfairly punishes businesses

Banker John Guedry’s speech on Wednesday marked the first of what he expected to be many talks with business leaders across the valley through November about a proposed 2 percent margins tax on business that would be earmarked for education.