If there’s anything the election taught us, or maybe reminded us, rather, it’s that the economy is the most important issue for voters.

Nevada’s tourism economy could hit some “bumps in the road” over the next few years, according to UNLV’s Center for Business and Economic Research’s yearly economic outlook report released Wednesday.

Southern Nevada’s short and long-term economic prospects may be characterized by efforts to develop existing industries and diversify into new ones, economic leaders forecasted on Wednesday.

Locals and voters across the country made it clear the economy is the number one issue facing us all. This was the main topic of discussion at the annual Outlook Event hosted by UNLV's Center for Business and Economic Research.

A headline initially used in a Las Vegas Review-Journal online story implied that a UNLV professor was endorsing Donald Trump for president.

Las Vegas is leaning into sports. There’s a shiny new NFL stadium, which in February hosted the Super Bowl. Annual Formula 1 races across the Strip. UFC fights in the Las Vegas Sphere. Arenas hosting NHL and WNBA teams.

There are a lot of construction crews at work around Las Vegas-area casinos nowadays. Capital improvement projects are one way to tell the health of the country’s economy. One component of the gross domestic product, business investment growth, grew 4.6 percent in the second quarter.

Could Sin City be the next Tinseltown? Two veteran commercial developers, a Nevada state senator and a Hollywood star think, with the help of carefully crafted tax incentives, the answer is a resounding yes.