In The News: Lee Business School
We speak to economic expert Andrew Woods on where things stand with the resort/casino industry, and where it goes in the future.
Las Vegas’ workforce is the most at-risk for losing jobs to artificial intelligence, according to a recent report determining the U.S. cities where AI poses the biggest threat to employment.
UNLV’s latest population report prepared for local governments estimates this year on average Clark County is adding around 115 residents a day to its population, and places such as North Las Vegas and Henderson were some of the fastest-growing municipalities in the country last year.
At least six Nevada legislators who own rental properties voted against bills affecting rentals — from capping rent increases for seniors to increasing transparency on rental leases — prompting concerns about special interests’ influence on government.
UNLV economist Andrew Woods breaks down what we know about the benefits and detractors from the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
If you were to rewind the clock 15 years, the conversation surrounding hotel investment in Las Vegas would be very different. Of course, one could say that about many major cities, but perhaps none more so than Sin City, a desert oasis that hung its hat on gaming and gluttony.
Through an analysis of Federal Bureau of Investigation internet crime data from 2022 and census data, Tiplati, an accounting software company, found Nevada had 286 victims of financial fraud per 100,000 people. The Silver State ranked just ahead of Delaware, Alaska, California and Colorado, per the report.
As with the business of logistics, where having multiple routes to deliver goods to the same destination raises reliability, network-dependent consumerism depends on multiple networks having a host computer with multiple connections operating in sync.
Details for how much Culinary Union workers will be earning under their new 5-year contracts with Caesars, MGM, and Wynn resorts have finally been released.
As Nevadans, we don't pay state income tax, so major events like the Las Vegas Grand Prix help us maintain a lot of local infrastructure. But with all that revenue comes a certain amount of sacrifice. For F1, it came in the form of serious inconvenience. So does the county really want to continue to court major sporting events and the teams that play in them?
The Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix race is now in our rearview mirror. However, some locals still deal with ripple effects from the event and its preparations.
Las Vegas a sports metropolis? It’s a potentially lucrative development that could spell expansion and a broader economic base for the city; however, it comes with growing pains.