Experts In The News
After a whirlwind 2025 for the Las Vegas economy, stabilization is expected for some industries, at least for the first six months.
Nonpartisans became the largest voting bloc in Nevada in 2023, and the gap has only widened since. And across the past year, a new factor appears to be accelerating the surge: changes in the party registration process.
Brian Bonnenfant is one of Nevada’s data experts forecasting a not-so-bright future – dependent on how and when Nevada businesses react. That being said, not all of Nevada is in a downturn. Making more resilient communities are a focus for Andrew Woods as the director of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER).
Considering how large an impact movement and nutrition can have on the entire body, it’s no surprise that they’re two pillars of preventative medicine. While anyone can benefit, midlife women especially can gain a lot from figuring out the best ways to move and eat.
At the start of the year, Earth will quietly reach a milestone in its orbit around the sun. Known as perihelion, this is the moment when our planet is closer to the sun than at any other point in the year.
On a weeknight inside a card shop in Wenatchee, tables are set up not for poker or board games, but for a fantasy card game called Magic: The Gathering. Veterans shuffle decks, trade jokes and ease into the kind of relaxed conversation that can take months to build. For U.S. Army veteran Kevin Coleman, who usually avoids crowds, the weekly gathering has become one of the few places where he can breathe.
Many people keep their Christmas trees up until after the New Year, but there's an eco-friendly way to dispose of them. Recycling your real tree can help keep it out of landfills. Tara Pike from UNLV's Facilities Management shared more about this initiative.
A recent report from the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, projects that the city will host 40.1 million visitors in 2026, representing a 2.4 percent increase over 2025.