In this series of reports, the 8 News NOW I-Team looks at "Game Changers," the innovations in business and education that could help rescue Southern Nevada from its economic nightmare. Find out why we got into this mess and how diversifying our economy could help Las Vegas survive future recessions.
The collapse of the housing bubble hit Nevada harder than just about any other place in the country. Tens of thousands of jobs vanished, 100,000 families lost their homes, and we're not out of it yet.More>>
Fixing the EconomyGame Changers Part 1: How We Got HereMore>>
Monday, March 26 2012 9:17 PM EDT2012-03-27 01:17:14 GMT
Nevada has many paths toward diversifying its economy. One controversial way would be to legalize many of the vices and illegal activity that already occurs in the city.More>>
Friday, March 23 2012 9:13 PM EDT2012-03-24 01:13:24 GMT
In an effort to recover from double-digit unemployment, record home foreclosures and widespread bankruptcy, Nevada faces a major hurdle -- one of the nation's least diversified economies.More>>
Friday, March 23 2012 9:13 PM EDT2012-03-24 01:13:24 GMT
Despite high unemployment and record numbers of home foreclosures Nevada came out relatively well in an economic outlook study released in June by an organization that promotes limited government and free markets.More>>
Friday, March 23 2012 9:13 PM EDT2012-03-24 01:13:24 GMT
When the Nevada Legislature appointed a group of community leaders in 2009 to make recommendations on ways to improve Nevada's quality of life, the members hired New York City economic research company Moody's Analytics.More>>
Friday, March 23 2012 9:13 PM EDT2012-03-24 01:13:24 GMT
From an economic perspective 2003 and 2004 represent a bygone era of Las Vegas history. The metro area once had one of the most successful economies in the country.More>>
Friday, March 23 2012 9:13 PM EDT2012-03-24 01:13:23 GMT
While the Brookings Institution reported in December that the Las Vegas metro area began showing signs of "a relatively robust and sustained recovery" by September, the think tank also found that Southern Nevada continued to display one of the nation's weakest economic recoveries. More>>
Tuesday, March 27 2012 12:52 PM EDT2012-03-27 16:52:39 GMT
Las Vegans are preoccupied with negative economic words such as "unemployment," "foreclosure," and "bankruptcy." That's what can be gleaned from the Internet word search tool Google Insights.More>>
Wednesday, October 24 2012 2:20 PM EDT2012-10-24 18:20:44 GMT
Hugh Forrest, director of South by Southwest Interactive.
On Tuesday it was announced that the SXSW festival will expand to include a four-day conference in Las Vegas starting next year.More>>
For more than two decades, Austin, Texas has been home to the nation's largest and most popular annual series of music, film and interactive festivals and conferences. On Tuesday it was announced that this series will expand to include a four-day conference in Las Vegas starting next year.More>>
Friday, July 27 2012 4:42 PM EDT2012-07-27 20:42:10 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- When John McClain's 4-year-old son Declan was younger he referred to his toy garbage truck as "Gabuduck." The word stuck with McClain, an accomplished Las Vegas sound producer with both aMore>>
When John McClain's 4-year-old son Declan was younger he referred to his toy garbage truck as "Gabuduck."More>>
Tuesday, July 24 2012 6:14 PM EDT2012-07-24 22:14:22 GMT
HENDERSON – A German company that has built a strong U.S. client base is setting up shop in southern Nevada. Spreadshirt, a manufacturer of custom shirts, was founded in 2001 as a print-on-demand company,More>>
A German company that has built a strong U.S. client base is setting up shop in southern Nevada.More>>
Tuesday, July 17 2012 7:41 PM EDT2012-07-17 23:41:43 GMT
Geoff Sanders, co-founder of Launch Key
LAS VEGAS -- A young team of entrepreneurs beat out 11 other fledgling companies at a start-up technology contest with tool that could make password a technological relic. The cofounders of Launch KeyMore>>
A young team of entrepreneurs beat out 11 other fledgling companies at a start-up technology contest with tool that could make password a technological relic.More>>
Friday, June 15 2012 1:18 PM EDT2012-06-15 17:18:44 GMT
Nevada was recently listed by CNN as one the nation's top 10 most entrepreneurial states. Walls 360 is one of those start-ups helping to diversify the Las Vegas economy.More>>
Nevada was recently listed by CNN as one the nation's top 10 most entrepreneurial states. Walls 360 is one of those start-ups helping to diversify the Las Vegas economy.More>>
