Brookings study should prompt Las Vegas to diversify its economy
Tired of being viewed as an “expendable voting population,” some Latinos in Colorado are pressuring President Barack Obama to push for meaningful action on immigration reform and the DREAM Act.
Phoenix has a revitalized downtown, new sports arenas for four pro teams, a light rail system, world-class zoo and a penchant for serious investment in higher education.
No matter the contours of the budget deal GOP Gov. Brian Sandoval works out with Democratic leaders of the Legislature, the state can no longer freely grab pots of local government money to balance its budget, thanks to a Nevada Supreme Court decision.
It was big news five years ago when Macau, the gambling mecca near Hong Kong, surpassed the Las Vegas Strip in gambling revenues.
More people will soon want to live, work and play in Atlantic City if the Tourism District launched last week fulfills the high hopes held by some.
Many people associate oil with the Middle East. But Russia is actually the world's largest producer of oil and gas. For 40 years, oil and gas have driven Russia's economy and foreign policy. So what role does Russia play on the fuel stage today? And how can it influence world energy security and geopolitics?
Many people are concerned about identity theft over the Internet and want to know how to protect themselves in the digital world. Few have given both subjects as much thought as has Darrell West.
Denver and Colorado Springs are among the nation’s metro areas that are recovering the fastest from the economic recession, according to a report released Monday.
Denver and Colorado Springs as well as two other mountain-states metro areas have experienced "some of the swiftest recoveries in the nation" from the recession, according to the latest "Mountain Monitor" report from Brookings Mountain West.
New numbers from a national research group show a mixed bag of economic news for Las Vegas.
The latest figures are out and they dismally reconfirm that Las Vegas Valley’s fallen economy is struggling to recover even as some sister cities in the Intermountain West show signs of rebounding.
With 177,000 Nevadans out of work and many thousands more underemployed or not looking for work, any job holds a certain appeal — be it white-, blue- or green-collar.
Arizona was the second-fastest-growing state in the past decade, but demographic analysts suspect the recession and an exodus of Hispanics slowed the pace.
America's population center is edging away from the Midwest, pulled by Hispanic growth in the Southwest, according to census figures.
Arizona, and many more states across the country, are pushing forward with their own immigration laws. They're frustrated the federal government is not doing something about the issue. We'll look at the latest bills in Arizona's legislature as well as debate the true cost of having so many undocumented workers in America.
Beyond the gates of Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom Park, the fairy tale stops abruptly — with no happily-ever-after ending.
Despite being hammered by the recession and housing bust that created record unemployment and foreclosures, the Las Vegas area continues to gain people at a phenomenal rate.
Nevada went to bust from boom in a decade as population growth, once the fastest in the U.S., slowed to almost zero while homeowners struggled with plunging values and the nation's highest unemployment rate.
Ted McAleer says he’s got a silver bullet for creating jobs in the Silver State. McAleer is with a unique University of Utah-based jobs research program, and lately he’s become the toast of Nevada.
Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to destroy most of the public-employee unions in Wisconsin is being presented as a way to cut state budget deficits.
The Great Recession has laid bare, with vivid and wrenching clarity, the problem with a state economy too dependent on housing and construction, tourism and population growth.
This newspaper produced a fascinating piece of research last week: a compendium of 14 arenas and stadiums proposed for the Las Vegas area since 1996. Nine of those plans are dead; five remain alive.
An eerie, disturbingly uncomfortable hush fell over the audience Friday at Preview Las Vegas 2011 after speaker Jeremy Aguero finished his tale about the rise and fall of a great economy.