In The News: Lee Business School
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Economists at UNLV are loosening predictions of a recession in the next 12 months, while nationally many are expecting at least a mild recession beginning later this year — a sign that shows the uncertainty swirling around how the economy will perform.
The almost-done deal turns out to have a lot of variables in play
The team has secured a binding deal to buy land in Vegas, but it still needs to figure out the specifics of financing a $1 billion, 35,000-seat stadium with a retractable roof. And as they say, the devil is in the details.
The latest earning reports from casino operators and tourism officials show strong earnings and visitation and convention attendance on an upward trajectory in Las Vegas.
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In a stunning move that has sent shockwaves through the baseball world, the Oakland A's franchise has signed a contract for a piece of land just west of the Las Vegas Strip.
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An ambitious proposal to track, and limit the influence of, corporate investors within Nevada’s strained housing market passed out of a Senate committee last week with bipartisan support.
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There are nearly 1,200 miles of Union Pacific Railroad track carrying freight through Nevada, its rail cars loaded with everything from coal and chemicals to consumer goods.
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There are nearly 1,200 miles of Union Pacific Railroad track carrying freight through Nevada, its rail cars loaded with everything from coal and chemicals to consumer goods.
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Las Vegas-based tech startup Workbnb wants to help owners of short-term rentals attract a different kind of tenant — traveling workers.
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Las Vegas-based tech startup Workbnb wants to help owners of short-term rentals attract a different kind of tenant — traveling workers.
In a market relying so heavily on the growth of sports, this initiative envisions itself as the center of sports sciences, business and innovation in Las Vegas. The UNLV Sports Innovation Initiative (SII), which calls itself, “The Hub of Innovation in the Global Sports Capital,” took time at a UFC-owned venue Wednesday to hammer home its mission.
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The UNLV's Center for Business and Economic research will start their next economics microcredential for Clark County School District teachers on April 15.