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Sphere Entertainment Co., TripAdvisor, Inc., and other big-name companies have made headlines in recent years by moving their legal headquarters to Nevada — abandoning the traditional capital of corporate governance and bringing new revenue into the Silver State’s coffers. Now, an effort moving through the Legislature hopes to attract even more.
When you think of "Old Vegas," the icons that probably come to mind are names like Elvis, Sinatra and Wayne Newton. However, there were many Asian American and Pacific Islander performers then, too, who played an integral role in shaping entertainment on the Las Vegas Strip in the mid to late 1900s.
Most college students spend their weekends cutting loose or occasionally studying. But a group of UNLV engineering students uses their free time to aim a little higher.
A long, rolling mindwipe through the healing beauty of the West would be good for me mentally, emotionally, even spiritually. Perhaps for you, too. But what about ethically? After all, we’re a quarter of the way through the 21st century, and we should no longer operate as if blithely unaware of travel’s complicated, adverse impacts: the way fossil fuels worsen climate change; the eco-damage caused by tourists trampling our lovely places to find their selfies; the social stratifications reified by the privileges of leisure travel.
A significant milestone for the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV. Many of the students from the school’s first graduating class known as the charter class are now finishing their residency training programs. A handful of them have decided to stay in Las Vegas including Dr. Ashley Prandecki, who grew up in the valley.
Actions speak louder than words — except, maybe, on earnings calls. Investors may be more likely to place financial stake in a company if they learn about that company’s future plans through the written word and not increasingly common audio or visual formats, like quarterly video calls in which CEOs discuss company performance with shareholders, according to a new UNLV study.
Most college students spend their weekends cutting loose or occasionally studying. But a group of UNLV engineering students uses their free time to aim a little higher.
Steve Finn, owner of Premium Trucking in Las Vegas, maintains that President Donald Trump’s approach to trade policy addresses a necessary concern. The hemorrhaging of U.S. manufacturing jobs over the past three decades required intervention, and Finn acknowledges merit in Trump’s tariff-centered strategy to revitalize domestic production.
Spirulina (Arthrospira) platensis is a blue-green filamentous microalgae from the Cyanobacteria class that grows in fresh or salt water. It was consumed in ancient times by the Aztecs, but came to the limelight when NASA proposed that it could be grown by astronauts in space for food. It is a nutritious food and has been labeled as a “superfood.”