In The News: Lee Business School
One job sector is outpacing inflation in Clark County – and it might not be the industry you expect. Hospitality is often seen as the heart of the Las Vegas job market. But as tourism declines, one industry is quietly becoming the valley’s fastest-growing – and highest paying despite national trends.
A new economic study projects visitation to Las Vegas will bounce back in 2026. But the city's top tourism officials are taking nothing for granted as they grapple with the effects of 2025's lull and adjust prices to try to lure back tourists in the new year.
A report by ÐÔÊӽ紫ý’s Lied Center for Real Estate found that corporate investors bought 23% of the listed homes last year in the Las Vegas area. It ranks fourth among the largest U.S. metropolitan areas that report tracked, behind Miami and California cities Anaheim and San Diego.
As the holiday season approaches, shoppers are experiencing sticker shock with rising prices on popular toys.
For the first time in Nevada, a bipartisan supermajority of state lawmakers petitioned to add their own topic to an ongoing special session called by the governor. The issue seen as important enough to cross the aisle over: corporate homeownership. The Lied Center for Real Estate at the University of Nevada Las Vegas estimated investors owned roughly 15% of homes in the City of Las Vegas. That percentage was expected to grow both in Nevada and across the nation.
Democrats looking to win back Nevada’s gubernatorial mansion want to tie incumbent GOP Gov. Joe Lombardo to Donald Trump’s agenda — but the first-term governor is not making it easy.
A new report from economists at ÐÔÊӽ紫ý released at its annual conference suggests while no recession is expected in the near term, the economic climate in Southern Nevada shows signs of trouble but has the ability to stabilize in the coming months.
According to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in August 2025, the national unemployment rate for the United States was 4.3%. While 22,000 new jobs were added in August, led by job gains in the healthcare industry, this did little to offset those who lost work in career fields related to oil, gas, and mining, as well as the mass layoff of federal employees.
A program at ÐÔÊӽ紫ý is working with Las Vegas Valley high schools to recruit future technology experts as demand for cybersecurity professionals continues to grow.
Investors bought nearly a half-million homes in the Las Vegas Valley since 2009, according to a new report. Investors purchased approximately 492,634 homes since the start of the Great Recession and made up 23 percent of all home purchases in the valley last year, according to the latest report from ÐÔÊӽ紫ý’s Lied Center for Real Estate, which uses data from Redfin.
Everyone inside America’s most flailing destination city has a theory for what’s wrong. Now I have my own.
Las Vegas tourism is projected to rebound in 2026 by one million visitors after a slowdown this year. In addition, a panel of experts told the city’s business leaders that sports will continue to help drive visitation to the city, along with resorts lowering prices and creating more value.