Carson City, NV – Battle Born Venture, Nevada’s state-sponsored venture capital program operating under the federal State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI), announced a combined $300,000 in capital investment in two startups: CareWear and Vistro.  Any Nevada startups and early-state high growth companies that are currently raising an investment round can apply to the Battle […]

Shake Shack will open its first drive-thru location in Southern Nevada on Thursday, December 14th at 1830 W. Craig Rd., North Las Vegas, NV 89031.  The fifth Shake Shack in Nevada, this location will offer both on site dining and drive-thru experience with a two-lane ordering system. Restaurant hours will be daily from 10:30 a.m. […]

APRIL 21 2022 / ISSUE NO. 72 / ARCHIVE Subscribe to Email Newsletter This Week’s Top Stories Nevada March Unemployment Rate at 5.5%, Unchanged from Previous Month A map of Nevada (KeithBinns from Getty Images Signature) According to the March 2023 report by Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate […]

Subscribe to our email newsletter and follow us on social media. Bank of Nevada has announced Michael Pizzi as managing director of commercial banking. Born and raised in Las Vegas, Pizzi has over 25 years of experience in the banking industry. Most recently, he led a team of bankers in 11 cities along the West […]

SpringHill Suites by Marriott® hotel hosted its ribbon cutting ceremony yesterday. Developed by Nigro Construction, the 127-room, non-gaming hotel is located at 6590 South Decatur Blvd., adjacent to I-215 with easy access to the Las Vegas Strip, Allegiant Stadium, and Harry Reid International Airport. SpringHill Suites offers complimentary hot breakfast daily, in-room microwaves and mini […]

On October 20th, Habitat for Humanity Las Vegas will host is Roaring 20th Annual Gala – Home For The Holidays – presented by Blue Heron. More than 200 attendees will gather at Blue Heron’s VM001 home to support Habitat for Humanity Las Vegas’ mission of providing affordable housing in Southern Nevada. Attendance and donations will […]

Subscribe to our email newsletter and follow us on social media. Las Vegas, NEVADA – Jennifer Turner was recently promoted to vice president, professional banking relationship manager at Nevada State Bank. Previously, she was a business banking sales manager, a position she held since 2015. Turner has worked at Nevada State Bank since 2010 when […]

JANUARY 13 2022 / ISSUE NO. 58 / ARCHIVE Subscribe to Email Newsletter This Week’s Top Stories Department of Energy Commits $700 Million Loan to Nevada Lithium Mine The U.S. Department of Energy has committed to lend Ioneer Ltd. up to $700 million to mine lithium and boron from the Rhyolite Ridge project in Esmeralda […]

Subscribe to our email newsletter and follow us on social media The Dollar Loan Center unveiled the new John C. Kish Foundation Sensory Room – the first space of its kind in the state of Nevada – on Saturday, April 30. The room, which was designed in conjunction with the non-profit organization KultureCity, will provide […]

By: Troy Reierson, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Nevada, Arizona and California Properties  My journey into the world of business began not in boardrooms or city streets, but on my family’s farm. Even before I was old enough to drive, I was already entrenched in the rhythms of rural work, getting up at dawn and […]

Subscribe to our email newsletter and follow us on social media. Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Dream Hotel Group for up to $300 million. This asset-light acquisition will include a portfolio of 12 managed or franchised lifestyle hotels, with another 24 signed long-term management agreements for hotels expected […]

Subscribe to our email newsletter and follow us on social media. Yesterday, Ovation Development announced a new 195-unit below-market rent affordable housing development for seniors whose income falls below 30, 50, and 60 percent of area median income. The project is located on the northwest corner of Pebble Road and Eastern Avenue. The construction is […]

Subscribe to our email newsletter and follow us on social media. This commentary is written by PNC Chief Economist Gus Faucher. Economic conditions were unchanged in the early spring according to the Fed’s Beige Book. The labor market continued to expand, but at a slower pace. Inflation remained elevated but eased. The early-March problems in […]

Las Vegas-based startup, Pills2Me, has been selected as one of the 23 recipients of Google for Startups Black Founders Fund in 2023. Founded in 2020 by Leslie Asanga, PharmD, MBA, MPH, Pills2Me is a medication delivery app that gives patients easy access to medications, including on-demand prescription delivery from any pharmacy. This year, medication therapy […]