Kent Young started Spin Games in 2013. Since then, the Reno-based digital gaming company has expanded to New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Canada, the United Kingdom and Europe, and it is continuing to enter new markets.

Building a startup is no easy task. But the heads of Ross & Snow said Las Vegas’ downtown startup community has made all the difference.

When Gerald Meggett Jr. began searching for a new city to relocate his startup, Las Vegas seemed like the perfect fit.

Las Vegas’ burgeoning information technology industry is boosting the entire startup scene, according to a recent report.

Local experts say Las Vegas’ startup scene is well-positioned for what some researchers are calling a “new era of technology.”

Las Vegas-based data-center company Switch Ltd. is angling to go public. The company filed documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Sept. 8 for an initial public offering under the name Switch Inc.

A trio of UNLV student teams took home big prizes in a statewide entrepreneur competition recently. Student ideas on joint-pain relief, e-sports business and the hospitality industry netted a total of $55,000 in the Donald W. Reynolds Governor's Cup Collegiate Business Plan competition in Reno.