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How banker Selma Bartlett, a Henderson legend, put her stamp on the community

By Eli Segall

Now 85 and still working part-time at Meadows Bank, the self-described “old-fashioned banker” built her career at a time when many women were confined to secretarial jobs. She transcended traditional gender roles to become one of the most well-known bankers ...

Professional relationships can be warm, too

By VEGAS INC staff

Laura Olson-Reyes, a marketing director at Bally Technologies, stresses the importance of eye contact in business interactions.

There is no doubt that increased eye contact improves the quality of your interactions, making you seem warmer, more confident, more trustworthy, more competent and much more approachable, says Laura Olson-Reyes of Bally Technologies.

News of Buffett deal drives up NV Energy stock price, rumblings of lawsuits

By Eli Segall

Warren Buffett listens to questions during a press conference Monday, June 26, 2006 in New York.

Warren Buffett’s proposed buyout of NV Energy took many Nevadans by surprise Wednesday. But it was on a predictable path the day after: The target company’s stock price soared, and lawyers began prowling for shareholders who want to sue for ...

Can brick-and-mortar casinos stand up against Internet gaming?

By Ed Komenda

Survey reveals how Las Vegas visitors spend their money

By Ed Komenda

These five homes sold in May for how much?

By Eli Segall

New developments downtown are backdrop for discussion on Las Vegas as health care hub

By Conor Shine

North Las Vegas company to test spacecraft capable of moon landing

By Eli Segall

Nevada justices say courts at all levels must have power to run their own offices

By Cy Ryan

Poker skills helped CityCenter CEO Baldwin thrive in business

By Ed Komenda

Las Vegas payroll-services business owner admits to embezzling more than $3 million from clients

By John Taylor

Two businessmen who say they lost $100 million over defamation lose appeal

By Cy Ryan

New dean of UNLV's hotel college plucked from faculty

By Paul Takahashi

Distressed-home prices in Nevada soar as inventory shrinks

By Eli Segall

Mock trial tackles tricky question: Should social gaming be regulated?

By Ed Komenda

Economic diversification office grants major tax breaks to one of its own

By Richard N. Velotta

Rush is on to unearth gold, silver from hills around Searchlight

By Conor Shine

Caesars Entertainment announces changes in executive positions

By Ed Komenda

Vegas shows off its attractions

By Richard N. Velotta

As I sat in my seat at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts last week, watching an entertainment lineup that included Terry Fator, Clint Holmes and a band of Cirque du Soleil acrobats, I couldn’t help wondering: How much would a show like this cost if it were presented to a regular tourist audience?

Capitalize on state universities’ assets

T. Rao Coca

We are now a knowledge-based economy, and the ultimate engine of economic growth is new technology. The key drivers of technology are our universities and the researchers they employ, and today, perhaps more than ever, the products of the mind are humankind’s most valuable assets.