In The News: Lee Business School

Las Vegas Review Journal

When Kiara Ringgenberg and her boyfriend moved to Ely at Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas this April, they found the developer, The Calida Group, was more than happy to have them given current market conditions.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

From coffee shops, nail salons and even pet groomers, there are options to tip practically everywhere. More and more businesses have been using a digital payment kiosk system which gives recalculated tip options to consumers.

Nevada Business

According to a white paper prepared by the UNLV Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER), the global lithium-ion battery market is expected to increase fivefold through 2030. Nevada already employs 60 percent of the U.S. battery manufacturing workforce.

Scotsman Guide

Natural beauty is in abundant supply in the Southwest Region states of Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah. The region is home to some of the most spectacular landscapes in the U.S., as well as 12 of the 63 national parks. Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona had 4.7 million visitors last year (No. 2 among all national parks) and is nearly 700 square miles larger than Rhode Island.

Las Vegas Review Journal

With mortgage rates at their highest level since mid-March, homebuilders in Las Vegas are employing a long-used tactic to help keep sales flowing during a tight market — reduced mortgages.

Wall Street Journal

New research reveals how long to wait to deliver a digital nudge that just might elicit a positive critique

City Cast Las Vegas

Well, it looks like the Oakland A’s are one step closer to getting public financing for a new stadium in Las Vegas. Yesterday, the Nevada Independent reported that the team and state officials had reached a “loose agreement” for a reduced public financing package.

US Bets

According to 2022 data, the average age of a visitor to the city of Las Vegas is 40.7. Millennials visit Sin City more than any other generation, followed by Gen X, Gen Z, and baby boomers, in that order.

Vegas Inc

The financial preparedness of new generations of adults in the United States has steadily declined since Generation X—the age group that preceded millennials—first came onto the scene, says Matt Bees, a Las Vegas-based senior financial adviser at Wells Fargo.

Vegas Inc

I am an optimistic person living in a sunny state, yet I’m going to start this with some gloomy numbers: 40% of Americans cannot come up with $400 emergency cash; the average American couple only has $5,000 put away for retirement; only a third of working Americans are saving money in an employer-sponsored or tax-deferred retirement account. This list can go on for very long.

Rocket Homes

Prospective home buyers in recent years have seen unprecedented swings in the market – high demand during the COVID-19 pandemic increased prices. Now, higher interest rates are causing fewer people to put their homes on the market. But in some cities, hope is on the horizon for home buyers as more listings enter the market.

Las Vegas Sun

Some homeowners in the western United States have chosen to build in areas that are susceptible to wildfires for obvious reasons: The forest, with its beautiful trees and the unspoiled wilderness, are your backyard, said Nicholas Irwin, an assistant professor in the UNLV department of economics.