In The News: Lee Business School

Insurance Journal

University of Nevada, Las Vegas announced the establishment of the Kerestesi Center for Insurance and Risk Management within the Lee Business School.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Nevada and Clark County both reported an increase in taxable sales in March, although the majority of the state’s counties experienced a decrease.

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

Formula 1, Super Bowl LVIII, and a host of conventions: as the over 150,000 Las Vegas hotel rooms are anticipated to book out for multiple large-scale events in the coming months, data shows over 1,800 hotel jobs remain vacant in the valley.

Vegas Inc

Though a recent report shows Nevada leading the country in unemployment rate, experts say the statistic isn’t so simple.

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

Whether or not Las Vegas secures a new baseball team and ballpark, new research shows the valley’s sports renaissance has already attracted millions of dollars, hundreds of thousands of spectators, and an increased need for transportation and other infrastructure improvements.

Las Vegas Review Journal

When Kiara Ringgenberg and her boyfriend moved to Ely at Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas this April, they found the developer, The Calida Group, was more than happy to have them given current market conditions.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

From coffee shops, nail salons and even pet groomers, there are options to tip practically everywhere. More and more businesses have been using a digital payment kiosk system which gives recalculated tip options to consumers.

Nevada Business

According to a white paper prepared by the UNLV Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER), the global lithium-ion battery market is expected to increase fivefold through 2030. Nevada already employs 60 percent of the U.S. battery manufacturing workforce.

Scotsman Guide

Natural beauty is in abundant supply in the Southwest Region states of Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah. The region is home to some of the most spectacular landscapes in the U.S., as well as 12 of the 63 national parks. Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona had 4.7 million visitors last year (No. 2 among all national parks) and is nearly 700 square miles larger than Rhode Island.

Las Vegas Review Journal

With mortgage rates at their highest level since mid-March, homebuilders in Las Vegas are employing a long-used tactic to help keep sales flowing during a tight market — reduced mortgages.

Wall Street Journal

New research reveals how long to wait to deliver a digital nudge that just might elicit a positive critique

City Cast Las Vegas

Well, it looks like the Oakland A’s are one step closer to getting public financing for a new stadium in Las Vegas. Yesterday, the Nevada Independent reported that the team and state officials had reached a “loose agreement” for a reduced public financing package.