Office of Economic Development News
The Office of Economic Development seeks to promote private- and public-sector partnerships in order to support economic and workforce development, to attract industry-sponsored research, and to protect and develop intellectual property.
Current Economic Development News
The UNLV Libraries Patent & Trademark Resource Center, Powered by Switch hosted a grand opening Nov. 15.
Students gain workforce-ready training and experience for much-in-demand cybersecurity jobs.
UNLV joins with other major universities in the West to create a collaborative hub to assist researchers in commercializing their work and to promote economic development.
A roundup of prominent news stories highlighting university pride, research, and community collaboration.
A collection of news stories highlighting the experts and student changemakers at UNLV.
A collection of news stories highlighting the experts and student changemakers at UNLV.
Economic Development In The News
It wasn’t a good weekend for the sports betting industry. On Sunday, DraftKings revealed that hackers stole some $300,000 in customer funds through a series of compromising moves to wagering accounts, which led to unauthorized bank withdrawals. DraftKings is committed to paying customers any money lost in illegal intrusions.
The effort to legalize sports betting in California ran headlong into a typical challenge for competing ballot measures as each was battered in a torrent of negative advertising that doomed both to spectacular failure in the most expensive ballot race in U.S. history.
The effort to legalize sports betting in California ran headlong into a typical challenge for competing ballot measures as they were battered by negative advertising that doomed both to spectacular failure in the most expensive ballot race in U.S. history.
Business owner Myles Bunch grew up in Las Vegas’ Historic Westside, and his family used to operate the now-closed restaurant and lounge Chez Place.
One of the toughest projects any city can undertake is lifting up a blighted area.
Esports debuted in a traditional online sportsbook back in 2009. Since then, Esports has developed into a billion-dollar industry, thanks to the growth of streamers leading to increased audiences and more sponsorship revenue.
