In The News: Lee Business School

Northern Nevada Business Weekly

Two months after the death of founder Sheldon Adelson, Las Vegas Sands has sold its Las Vegas Strip properties, ending an era that began with a long-ago imploded casino that was once home to the Rat Pack.

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

As more people get vaccinated and COVID-19 cases decrease, you can already see the change in Las Vegas. We are on the road to recovery, but how long could it take?

PR Newswire

The Lee Business School Finance Department at UNLV is hosting a virtual commercial banking "Speed Dating" internship event on March 3, 2021, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. The event format will enable all intern applicants to interview with each bank offering an internship this summer. The internships will be paid and qualify for three school credits.

Associated Press

The Lee Business School Finance Department at UNLV is hosting a virtual commercial banking “Speed Dating” internship event on March 3, 2021, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. The event format will enable all intern applicants to interview with each bank offering an internship this summer. The internships will be paid and qualify for three school credits.

INDEPENDENT

When Lara Yunaska walked down the aisle at Mar-a-Lago to marry Eric Trump, it was the wedding officiant who summed it up best.

Brookings

As the United States prepares for a COVID-19 recovery, policymakers need to understand why some cities and communities were more vulnerable to the pandemic’s economic consequences than others. In this paper, we consider the association between a city’s core industry, its economic susceptibility to the pandemic, and the recession’s racially disparate impact across six select metropolitan areas. We find that areas with economies that rely on the movement of people—like Las Vegas with tourism—faced substantially higher unemployment at the end of 2020 than cities with core industries based on the movement of information. Further, we find the hardest-hit areas have larger Hispanic or Latino communities, reflecting the demographic composition of workers in heavily impacted industries and susceptible areas. We conclude by recommending targeted federal policy to address the regions and communities most impacted by the COVID-19 recession.

Business Insider

Last year, Kim Nehls started banking with OneUnited Bank, the largest Black-owned bank in the US. For Nehls, a college professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, keeping her money at a Black-owned bank is just one way to fight systematic racism. That's true for many consumers who choose Black-owned banks — the decision is often influenced not by money, but by social impact.

WalletHub

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New York Post

Sen. Lindsey Graham predicted on Sunday that GOP votes to convict former President Trump in his Senate impeachment trial will give his daughter-in-law Lara Trump a leg up in the North Carolina Senate race.​

WalletHub

The cheapest car companies in Nebraska are Farmers Mutual in Nebraska, IMT Insurance, and Auto Owners because they tend to offer premiums that are cheaper than the state average. Although Nebraska is one of the cheapest states for car insurance, drivers can still save hundreds of dollars per year just by comparing quotes.

Vegas Inc

Lori Calderon has looked through so many job applications that she often finds herself evaluating potential hires for Resorts World on her personal time.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Las Vegas’ jobless rate remains the highest in the nation among large metro areas, a new report shows, yet another sign of the pandemic’s crushing financial effects.