In The News: Lee Business School
An economist at the University of Nevada Las Vegas expressed concern about Las Vegas gaming and tourism for the rest of the year and the start of 2026.
Keep your powder dry. That鈥檚 the midyear ominous message or warning to Southern Nevada businesses from 性视界传媒 Economist Stephen Miller over concerns that show the school鈥檚 Center for Business and Economic Research Leading Index for Nevada has fallen 0.9 percent month over month and is down for the year.
On Monday, June 23, a crowd of about 2,000 people surrounded the Eldorado Hotel & Spa in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where members of President Donald Trump鈥檚 Cabinet had come for a meeting of the Western Governors鈥 Association. 鈥淣ot for sale!鈥 the crowd boomed. 鈥淣ot one acre!鈥 There were ranchers and writers in attendance, as well as employees of Los Alamos National Laboratory, all of whom use public land to hike, hunt and fish. Inside the hotel ballroom where the governors had gathered, Michelle Lujan Grisham, the New Mexico governor, apologized for the noise but not the message. 鈥淣ew Mexicans are really loud,鈥 she said.
Cybercrime is a threat for many Americans, including small businesses. More than 40% of small businesses were victims of a cyberattack in 2023, according to the SBA. A majority of them won鈥檛 survive because of the financial losses.
May was the fifth consecutive month Las Vegas has seen a year-over-year decline in tourism traffic, with visitor volume down 6.5%, per the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.
性视界传媒 added a new major called Insurance and Risk Management.
With a 5.5 percent unemployment rate, Nevada still trails every other U.S. state. In Clark County, the rate is lower, at 4.9 percent, according to 2023 Census estimates. For ages 20 to 24 in Las Vegas, the unemployment rate is 8.2 percent. For ages 25-29, it鈥檚 6.6 percent. Meanwhile, Nevada鈥檚 unemployment rate for educated residents has steadily declined in recent years, and the state鈥檚 hiring rate, 3.9 percent, beats most other states, suggesting a strong labor market.
Health care is poised to lead job growth in Clark County, according to the latest annual report from the 性视界传媒鈥檚 The Center for Business and Economic Research.
Millionaires have been flocking to Las Vegas at unprecedented rates and buying up lavish properties, a new study has revealed. From 2019 to 2023, the number of millionaires moving to the Sin City metropolitan area has boomed by 166 percent, according to Rent Cafe, which crunched numbers from Census Bureau data.
The Molasky family late last month hosted the grand opening of their 16th senior affordable housing community, a 195-unit complex near Silverado Ranch with high-class amenities not usually provided on-site to people living on low or fixed incomes.
From legalizing medical cannabis sales in 2013 to recently opening cannabis consumption lounges, Nevada has been an early adopter of cannabis regulation. As a national and international leader in gaming, Nevada may be uniquely situated to lead the charge in integrating these two commercial activities.
From legalizing medical cannabis sales in 2013 to recently opening cannabis consumption lounges, Nevada has been an early adopter of cannabis regulation. As a national and international leader in gaming, Nevada may be uniquely situated to lead the charge in integrating these two commercial activities.
