In The News: Lee Business School

If you’re thinking about going up to Mt. Charleston to cut your own Christmas tree, think again. It’s illegal. And if you think everyone knows that, keep in mind that an estimated 115 people move to Clark County every day. That’s according to UNLV’s Center for Business and Economic Research.

UNLV’s Lied Center for Real Estate’s report looked at the availability of “workforce housing,” which consists of rental units that people in households making between 60% to 120% of area median income (AMI; $87,800) can afford.

The Las Vegas Valley posted the biggest increase in the nation in investor purchases for the third quarter of this year, according to a new study from Redfin.

Kennedy Jackson, a UNLV theater arts major, still remembers the hummingbird she saw fluttering outside of UNLV’s Beam Hall one year ago. She was walking back from studying for finals, and the campus was abuzz with pre-finals stress and pre-holiday anticipation. But in just a few short hours, the excitement and jitters would turn into utter fear.

A cup of coffee will likely run you 21 percent more now than it did before the pandemic, according to new data provided by UNLV.

Longtime Nevada politician Shelley Berkley is about to become the next mayor of the City of Las Vegas. She discusses the biggest issues she wants to address once in office and her goals for the city. Then, we go to the UNLV Center for Business and Economic Research Economic Forecast, where experts share their outlook for what we might see in Southern Nevada going forward.

Longtime Nevada politician Shelley Berkley is about to become the next mayor of the City of Las Vegas. She discusses the biggest issues she wants to address once in office and her goals for the city. Then, we go to the UNLV Center for Business and Economic Research Economic Forecast, where experts share their outlook for what we might see in Southern Nevada going forward.

If there’s anything the election taught us, or maybe reminded us, rather, it’s that the economy is the most important issue for voters.
A UNLV economics professor released a report this week suggesting Las Vegas’ visitor volume, gaming revenue, and hotel occupancy will decline in 2025 and 2026 due to a softening of the nation’s economy.

Nevada’s tourism economy could hit some “bumps in the road” over the next few years, according to UNLV’s Center for Business and Economic Research’s yearly economic outlook report released Wednesday.

Nevada’s tourism economy could hit some “bumps in the road” over the next few years, according to UNLV’s Center for Business and Economic Research’s yearly economic outlook report released Wednesday.

Southern Nevada’s short and long-term economic prospects may be characterized by efforts to develop existing industries and diversify into new ones, economic leaders forecasted on Wednesday.