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March 18, 2024

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  • Four things every business owner should do before starting a business in Las Vegas
    I love the first quarter of the year. I quickly become one of the most popular people in town. That’s because many people create a New Year’s resolution to start their own business.
  • Tom Mikulich, senior vice president of innovation at Station Casinos.
    Homegrown hall of famer has seen, played a hand in Vegas gaming's evolution
    Tom Mikulich began working in the Las Vegas hospitality industry as a teenager as a desk clerk at his grandparents’ hotel on Fremont Street, the Ambassador. In the decades since, he’s climbed up the industry ladder—working ...
  • Dr. Tracy Wakefield
    Value-based care works for seniors and should be considered more broadly across the health care landscape
    This month, leaders from all sectors of the health industry will convene in Las Vegas for a conference called “Rethinking the Healthcare Landscape.” This is an opportune time to have this conversation, as different communities and populations across the country—especially seniors—continue to face challenges from a fragmented health care system.
  • People on the Move: March 18, 2024
    In the Notes: Rachel Bergren, The Cove Bar & Arcade, John Parel, Patricia Allander, Southern Hills Hospital and Medical Center, Greg Brower and more ...
  •  Latin Chamber of Commerce President Peter Guzman, left, and Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo, second to the left, take turns speaking at an event hosted by the chamber on Oct. 5, 2023.
    Business, civic groups want a say in CCSD's next leader
    Several community organizations collaborated on a letter this month encouraging the School Board to consider a national search for its next superintendent.
  • Sphere showing off during NBA Summer League
    Sphere celebrating young Las Vegas artists with design contest
    Las Vegas community members will have the opportunity to see their artwork displayed on the Exosphere — the viral outer shell of the Sphere that has gained worldwide ...
  • Nevada in position to make most of boom in manufacturing
    Nevada in position to make most of boom in manufacturing
    The more manufacturing that’s brought to Southern Nevada, the more it will shield the region from the economic “ebbs and flows” of recessions and pandemics ...
  • People on the Move: March 11, 2024
    In the Notes: Ashton Bray, Communities In Schools of Nevada, The Farmhouse Kitchen, Dr. Vicki Mazzorana, Henderson Fire Department and more ...
  • A KB Home roof is tiled during the Super Saturday sales event at the master-planned community of Inspirada on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014.
    Las Vegas home sale prices up 3.4% in Feb., continuing recovery from 2023
    Home sales in Las Vegas are continuing an upward trend after a record-breaking slow year in 2023, according to a release today from Las Vegas Realtors.
  • Peppermill Monday, Aug. 9, 2021.
    Las Vegas landmark Peppermill honored by James Beard Foundation
    Locals and visitors alike have been frequenting Peppermill Restaurant and Fireside Lounge on the Las Vegas Strip for decades to indulge in gigantic food portions or to sip cocktails near the fire pit in the pink-and-purple colored lounge. The Strip staple last week was one of six recipients of the America’s Classics Award by the ...
  • Michelle Jackson, president/CEO of Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada, gives a tour of the JA Inspiration Center, under construction at 4440 E. Tropicana Ave., Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. The facility will help Junior Achievement teach K-12 youth about the "business of life" through financial literacy, entrepreneurship and workforce development.
    BizTown helps prepare students for life in the real world
    Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada is developing a facility to provide young people “the tools to dream big” while learning about business and personal finances, organization officials said.
  • Guest column: It's time to invest in your financial future
    Selecting how and when to invest is always a challenge, and in 2024 investors face an often-confusing array of investment choices that present both opportunities and potential pitfalls.
  • People on the Move: March 4, 2024
    In the Notes: Amari Italian Kitchen & Wine Shop, Kelvin Watson, SR Construction, Southern Hills Hospital and Medical Center and more ...
  • The historic first sale made by Clark County Commissioner and longtime advocate for cannabis, Tick Segerblom at Las Vegas‚Äô first regulated cannabis cocktail lounge, Smoke and Mirrors Cannabis Lounge on Friday, February 23, 2024.
    Nevada's first regulated cannabis consumption lounge opens in Las Vegas
    In the seconds before the first state-regulated cannabis consumption lounge would open at Thrive Cannabis Marketplace near the Strip, Clark County Commission Tick Segerblom prepared for the occasion. Segerblom, a lawmaker who has long advocated for the advancement of legal marijuana, held a joint ...
  • Aaron Ford, Attorney General of Nevada, answers a question during an interview at the State Attorneys General Association meetings, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, in Boston.
    Nevada attorney general joins lawsuit challenging supermarket merger
    Nevada’s Aaron Ford is joining several other state attorneys general and the Federal Trade Commission in filing a lawsuit challenging the proposed merger of Kroger and Alebertsons. The merger of the ...
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