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This commentary is written by PNC Chief Economist Gus Faucher. Courtesy of PNC Chief Economist Gus Faucher Retail sales fell 0.6% in November, well below consensus expectations. The weakness was broad-based, and particularly notable in housing-related industries. Industrial production fell 0.2% in November, including a 0.6% decline in manufacturing. Tighter monetary policy is weighing on […]

Subscribe to our email newsletter and follow us on social media. NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV – City Manager and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Ryann Juden, recently announced the promotion of Rebecca Gipson to Assistant City Manager. In this role Gipson will serve as a member of the executive team working closely with the City of […]

Subscribe to our email newsletter and follow us on social media. The National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) honored the Nevada Department of Employment, Training, and Rehabilitation (DETR) with two prestigious awards: the Pinnacle Award for Business Development and the Data Insights and Innovations Award at the 2023 Winter Policy Forum in Washington, D.C. […]

Las Vegas, NV – Smith’s Food and Drug will hold a hiring event on Thursday, March 14, 2024, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., for 60 Logistics Warehouse Team Members at its new North Las Vegas Distribution Center. Interested candidates should first apply at https://www.krogerfamilycareers.com/#en/sites/CX_2001/job/28387/?utm_medium=jobshare. After completing the online application, applicants will be contacted by a member of Smith’s HR […]

Subscribe to our email newsletter The Weekly Braintrust, a certified minority-owned business and full-service marketing agency headquartered in Las Vegas with offices nationwide, announces the recent promotions of Sara Hall to Vice President of Client Services and Katie Stambaugh to Vice President of Finance & Operations. Hall joined the company in 2016 as an account […]

Subscribe to our email newsletter and follow us on social media. OH Partners, an advertising and digital marketing agency headquartered in Phoenix, opened its newest office in Las Vegas. The agency currently has more than 30 employees working out of the Las Vegas location while the Phoenix office continues to grow past 150 employees. The […]

Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada hosted a construction tour for its donors and guests at its new Inspiration Center. The 40,000-square-foot building will become the hub of its financial literacy, workforce development and entrepreneurship efforts for K-12 students.  Located at 4440 E. Tropicana Ave., the former 24 Hour Fitness Center is being renovated to house […]

Subscribe to our email newsletter and follow us on social media. Last week, the Henderson Chamber of Commerce (HCC) celebrated the reopening of Launchpad, formerly known as the Henderson Business Resource Center. It is a non-profit organization under the Henderson Chamber of Commerce Foundation and is the longest running business incubator in Nevada, helping to […]

Today, the Las Vegas Super Bowl LVIII Host Committee celebrated the 200-day countdown to Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium with the 200 local businesses from Business Connect program, which links diverse local suppliers to sub-contracting opportunities related to Super Bowl LVIII. Photo 1: Students and mentors; Photo 2: Presentation stage; Photo 3: Winning team […]

The City of Henderson is opening a Request For Qualifications (RFQ) period through February 5, 2024 by 5pm to select a developer to develop the former Fiesta site through a public-private partnership.  Last September, the City of Henderson hosted two public open houses to gather community input and collected more than 5,600 responses through an […]

Subscribe to our email newsletter and follow us on social media. This commentary is written by PNC Chief Economist Gus Faucher. Real GDP and real gross domestic income were both revised higher in the third quarter, to 3.2% and 0.8%, respectively. Growth has slowed in 2022 from 2021 but remains solid. But higher interest rates […]

This article is written by Brian Formisano, Wells Fargo Branch Banking Region Director in Las Vegas. For small business owners, accessing capital when you need it can be challenging. Many small businesses are undercapitalized, lack an established financial history, and aren’t able to show solid cash flow. These issues, in addition to a lack of […]

Subscribe to our email newsletter and follow us on social media. According to Las Vegas REALTORS (LVR)’s May report, median price of existing single-family home sold in Southern Nevadas through its Multiple Listing Service during May was $442,120. That’s up 2.8% from $430,000 in April, but down 8.3% from last year’s peak of $482,000 in […]

U.S Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) announced that Nevada will receive $416,666,229.74 in federal funding to expand broadband access the state through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program. The BEAD program is a $42.4 billion initiative designed to help close the digital divide by expanding access […]