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U.S. News & World Report

Nevada is becoming older and more diverse as the state grows, according to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Nevada, the nation’s fastest growing state, is becoming older and more diverse, according to annual U.S. Census Bureau estimates released Wednesday night. Between 2010 and 2018, the Silver State saw its retirement-age population grow by more than 149,000 people, the data shows. Close to 1 in 6 Nevada residents are now age 65 or older.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Prices at Nevada gas pumps — the fourth-highest in the country — have been sliding lower and motorists could see them drop even more.

Fortune

How’s the economy doing? Better than you might expect, and worse than you might have hoped, according to the National Association of Business Economics.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Clark County would generate $108 million yearly if the commission imposed a quarter-cent sales tax to fund education and social services, as authorized by a new state law, county spokesman Erik Pappa said.

Fortune

How’s the economy doing?

Better than you might expect, and worse than you might have hoped, according to the National Association of Business Economics.

Yahoo!

How’s the economy doing?

Better than you might expect, and worse than you might have hoped, according to the National Association of Business Economics.

Nevada Business

The “advance” estimate of U.S. real gross domestic product (GDP) for the first quarter of 2019 increased unexpectedly by 3.2 percent at an annualized rate. Although the growth rate marked its fastest first quarter increase since 2015, the overall real GDP growth included some temporary factors – reduced imports and higher private business inventories.

Las Vegas Review Journal

After more than a year of escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and China, tourist destinations are feeling the consequences.

Vegas Inc

Amazon is ramping up hiring efforts as its newest North Las Vegas fulfillment center nears completion.

Nevada Business

The “third” estimate of U.S. real gross domestic product (GDP) for the fourth quarter of 2018 was revised downward by 0.4 percentage points to 2.2 percent at an annualized rate compared to the “initial” estimate.

CBS News

When New York moved in 2015 to boost its minimum wage to $15 an hour, then-Vice President Joe Biden stopped by a labor rally in Manhattan to celebrate.