State utility regulators have approved a request by NV Energy to participate in a regional Energy Imbalance Market to take advantage of low-cost energy resources.
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Southern Nevada electricity consumers will not see a rate hike next year, marking the first time in more than three decades that ratepayers have managed to duck an NV Energy-proposed rate increase.
Workers at a solar plant in the Mojave Desert have a name for birds that fly through the plant’s concentrated sun rays — “streamers,” for the smoke plume that comes from birds that ignite in midair.
Amazon intends to move its distribution warehouse from Fernley to an industrial park north of Reno next year, a move that will shift hundreds of jobs from Lyon to Washoe County.
Gov. Brian Sandoval said Tuesday that negotiations with Tesla to bring its Gigafactory to Northern Nevada are continuing, and as a result, there is no need to call a special session of the Legislature.
As director of the Shenker Academy, a preschool in Summerlin, Specht stays busy even when school’s out. She’s working now with her staff on the curriculum for the upcoming school year and hosting several daily tours for prospective families.
Sen. Harry Reid on Monday defended the economic impact of renewable energy in Nevada, saying projects have created “thousands and thousands and thousands of jobs” even if many are short-term.
The company that manufactures organic fruit bars under the Trader Joe’s brand will relocate its corporate headquarters to Henderson and build a manufacturing plant that will provide more than 30 jobs.
A Las Vegas attorney on Friday asked the state labor commissioner to fix what he called loopholes in the state’s minimum wage regulations that have resulted in workers being cheated out of either a higher wage or health insurance.
A bill that passed the U.S. House on Wednesday contains a message that federal agencies shouldn’t discriminate against Las Vegas or other resort cities when they plan conferences or meetings.
Nevada’s housing market closed out the first half of 2014 with steady gains. Monday numbers from the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors showed continued increases in median prices.
Nevada gaming revenue jumped 8.11 percent in May, which included the Las Vegas Strip’s largest single-month increase this year. Strip casinos collected almost $593 million, a 17.3 percent increase compared to May 2013.
The Peppermill Casino in Reno has joined the online poker room operated by Ultimate Gaming.
The state’s mining industry might be taking a hit right now due to low gold prices, but walk through the Northern Nevada city of Elko on any weekday morning about 6 a.m. and you wouldn’t know it.
Nevada’s jobless rate continued to trend downward in May. Unemployment statewide fell to 7.9 percent in the month, the state Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation reported Friday morning.
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