In The News: Lee Business School

Associated Press

The University of Phoenix is planning to open an innovation center in downtown Las Vegas that will offer hands-on learning to visitors.

Las Vegas Review Journal

If bigger means better, Las Vegas just beat out Baltimore.

Las Vegas gained 10,220 residents in 2015, making it the 28th most populous city in the United States. It edged out the mid-Atlantic metropolis for the spot, population estimates released last week by the U.S. Census Bureau show.

KSNV-TV: News 3

A big competition is underway for UNLV entrepreneurs, and big money is at stake.

Nevada Business Press

When the American Dream of home ownership took a nose dive due to the recession, many people discovered that it’s increasingly hip to rent.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Las Vegas marketing giant Rossi Ralenkotter has joined UNLV’s Nevada Business Hall of Fame, an honor bestowed by the school on people who have helped drive the regional economy.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Southern Nevadans just lived through a once-in-a-lifetime recession. Although it’s unlikely the next dip is going to be as dramatic as 2008, there’s little doubt it’s coming.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Southern Nevada’s economy is showing continued signs of growth in gaming, tourism and other areas, the latest figures in a University of Nevada, Las Vegas study indicate.

Las Vegas Review Journal

In the early 2000s, Las Vegas was on the upswing for population, employment and housing growth. But at the downturn of the recession, Southern Nevada found itself on the wrong side of the curve.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Las Vegas marketing giant Rossi Ralenkotter has joined UNLV’s Nevada Business Hall of Fame, an honor bestowed by the school on people who have helped drive the regional economy.

Las Vegas Review Journal

People moving to Clark County from other places in the United States are at a five-year high, data released by the U.S. Census on Thursday show.

Salon

Brand icon and Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump boasts that he provides good health insurance to his employees. I mean, really good health insurance. After all, everything Trump touches turns to great. “They don’t have to worry about ‘Obamacare,’ my people,” Trump recently said. “I treat them really good with health care. It’s a very important thing.”

Bloomberg

In March 2014, Steven and Bernadette Doherty paid $183,000 for a two-bedroom home in Charlotte, North Carolina, $6,000 more than its appraised value. Today, similar houses in the neighborhood are being priced at $300,000 or more.