Economic growth in Nevada is accelerating faster than the U.S., economic analysts at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Center for Business and Economic Research, said Thursday, but housing remains tight and the state trails woefully in advanced industry.

Economic growth in Nevada is accelerating faster than the U.S., economic analysts at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Center for Business and Economic Research, said Thursday, but housing remains tight and the state trails woefully in advanced industry.

Tourism is booming, the population is growing and the economy is heating up — a combination of factors that eventually led to Great Recession in 2007 and 2008.

The job description was brief but specific: A 6-foot-6-inch, 200-pound Italian man with thick, black hair, wearing a “Men In Black”-type suit. It was a temporary position for “an aspiring Las Vegas convention secret service agent,” and it was up for grabs. Demont Daniel had seen plenty of job requests as branch manager of temporary employment agency PrideStaff, but this one topped them all. It was humorous, he said, but Daniel had to reject it because it violated the firm’s equal opportunity employer standards. The company would not get the agent it wanted after all.

Construction, consumer spending and tourism are driving this economy.

You may not think economic development overseas would ripple in Las Vegas, but it can.

It’s Saturday night at Insert Coin(s). Hundreds of customers flock around the downtown bar’s slot machines and video game consoles.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants has announced that students from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas have earned first place in the 2014 AICPA Accounting Competition. Their top finish in the competition earned a $5,000 award for their school.

Persuading tech companies to move to Las Vegas can be a tough sell.

In the ultracompetitive energy drink category, Las Vegas-based Xyience is battling with the big boys for market share. The drinkmaker ranks sixth behind Red Bull, Monster Energy and Rock Star.