Category Archives: Las Vegas economy

Pandemic has killed more Las Vegas folks per capita than rest of U.S.

Posted on by April 5, 2021
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Death rate is 7% worse than the country’s

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Las Vegas locals are told to stay home and let tourists face coronavirus

Posted on by November 16, 2020
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To Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak, jobs are the thing

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In Las Vegas, Forbes 400 roster continues to thin

Posted on by September 8, 2020
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Elaine Wynn drops off, leaving just four

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Post-pandemic, what will be left of the Las Vegas Strip?

Posted on by May 26, 2020
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Social distancing will retard recovery of the Sin City economy

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Carolyn Goodman isn’t the mayor of the Las Vegas Strip, or me

Posted on by April 22, 2020
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She draws national scorn for CNN interview calling for economic reopenings but disclaiming the coronavirus consequences

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From Las Vegas, thoughts on the pandemic recession and the election

Posted on by April 13, 2020
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Economic downturns last on average 20 months, which would be well past the 2020 presidential election

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Social distancing Las Vegas-style

Posted on by March 20, 2020
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Tourists still crowd for photo at famous Strip icon

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Coronavirus crisis suggests Las Vegas economy remains a one-trick pony

Posted on by April 25, 2020
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Since the Great Recession, there hasn’t been much diversification away from “sin stuff”

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New study ranks Las Vegas economy as very good but off a bit

Posted on by February 26, 2020
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Milken Institute report says Reno and Carson City did far better against peers

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Thoughts on Las Vegas and ‘View of the World from 9th Avenue’

Posted on by November 18, 2019
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Sin City graced Saul Steinberg’s magazine cover masterpiece in 1976

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Green Book–the real thing, not the movie–shows racist history of Las Vegas

Posted on by March 21, 2019
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Over three decades, just five places were deemed hospitable to black travelers

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Las Vegas contingent falters on Forbes 400 list

Posted on by October 5, 2018
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Two drop off, while most still on trail gains of peers

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In Las Vegas, watch what they write, not what they show, at Sprouts

Posted on by August 17, 2018
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Packaging shows four enchiladas, but smaller print says “3 Servings”

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Wealth of Las Vegas richest folks rises less than stock market

Posted on by October 18, 2017
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But nine on Forbes 400 still worth $55.6 billion

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Las Vegas weddings are still a big industry

Posted on by August 31, 2020
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One out of every 25 U.S. weddings takes place in Sin City

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Las Vegas Strip isn’t in Las Vegas, and other oddities

Posted on by August 13, 2017
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The famous gambling district sits in unincorporated Clark County

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It Didn’t Stay Here: Pa. official hit for okaying trip to Las Vegas Mirage

Posted on by May 23, 2017
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Northampton County HR Director Amy Trapp defends staffers staying on the Strip

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On Las Vegas ethical standards

Posted on by April 21, 2017
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Convention boss is upset a newspaper reporter tried to visit a worker at home

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Nine richest people in Las Vegas collectively worth $50 billion

Posted on by October 4, 2016
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Three-fifths of that wealth belongs to Sheldon Adelson

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Is everyone a scamster in Las Vegas?

Posted on by August 6, 2016
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Paranoia over $20 bills might be evidence of a larger issue

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