Monday, June 10 2013 11:29 AM EDT2013-06-10 15:29:10 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- Among the nation's 100 largest metropolitan areas Las Vegas ranks second from the bottom in the percentage of its jobs that require knowledge in science, technology, engineering or math, accordingMore>>
Among the nation's 100 largest metropolitan areas Las Vegas ranks second from the bottom in the percentage of its jobs that require knowledge in science, technology, engineering or math, according to a Brookings Institution report released Sunday night.More>>
Thursday, June 6 2013 7:41 PM EDT2013-06-06 23:41:55 GMT
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Regulators have closed a small bank in Nevada, bringing the number of U.S. bank failures to 15 this year. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Thursday it seized 1st Commerce Bank,More>>
Regulators have closed a small bank in Nevada, bringing the number of U.S. bank failures to 15 this year.More>>
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval toured BMM Test Labs, an international company that moved its headquarters from Australia to Las Vegas. 8 News NOW's Patranya Bhoolsuwan reports.More>>
Wednesday, April 10 2013 10:55 PM EDT2013-04-11 02:55:49 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- Another part of the former Las Vegas city hall complex downtown is now converted for use by the growing Vegas tech community. What used to be the city's Channel 2 studios on Las Vegas BoulevardMore>>
Another part of the former Las Vegas city hall complex downtown is now converted for use by the growing Vegas tech community.More>>
Wednesday, March 20 2013 7:49 PM EDT2013-03-20 23:49:13 GMT
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Las Vegas' largest union says more than 100 hotel and casino workers plan to block traffic on the Strip to protest stalled contract negotiations with the Cosmopolitan casino. CulinaryMore>>
Las Vegas' largest union says more than 100 hotel and casino workers plan to block traffic on the Strip to protest stalled contract negotiations with the Cosmopolitan casino.More>>
Monday, March 18 2013 8:04 PM EDT2013-03-19 00:04:43 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- With one of the Downtown Project's first startup companies leaving the valley for San Francisco, some are left wondering whether Las Vegas has the infrastructure to sustain startups long-term. RomotiveMore>>
With one of the Downtown Project's first startup companies leaving the valley for San Francisco, some are left wondering whether Las Vegas has the infrastructure to sustain startups long-term.More>>
Friday, March 15 2013 6:40 PM EDT2013-03-15 22:40:43 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- A tech startup that took advantage of the downtown Las Vegas incubator scene at The Ogden residential complex and rapidly grew into a 20-employee company announced Friday that it is movingMore>>
A tech startup that took advantage of the downtown Las Vegas incubator scene at The Ogden residential complex and rapidly grew into a 20-employee company announced Friday that it is moving to the San Francisco Bay Area.More>>
Thursday, March 14 2013 11:21 PM EDT2013-03-15 03:21:50 GMT
Shaquille O'Neal at the #VegasTech booth at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival.
AUSTIN, Texas -- The #VegasTech booth got some extra attention at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas, this weekend. Professional basketball legend Shaquille O'Neal stopped byMore>>
The #VegasTech booth got some extra attention at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas, this weekend.More>>
Tuesday, March 12 2013 6:41 PM EDT2013-03-12 22:41:37 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- Employers in Nevada are getting ready to hire more people, according to a new survey by Manpower, an employment services company. Around 100 local companies took part in the survey, 19 percentMore>>
Employers in Nevada are getting ready to hire more people, according to a new survey by Manpower, an employment services company.More>>
Tuesday, March 12 2013 10:50 AM EDT2013-03-12 14:50:53 GMT
AUSTIN, Texas -- The University of Nevada, Las Vegas, is preparing to start a program designed to help entrepreneurial students launch a business. The UNLV Business Startup Center is expected to launchMore>>
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas, is preparing to start a program designed to help entrepreneurial students launch a business.More>>
Monday, June 17 2013 6:33 PM EDT2013-06-17 22:33:50 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- It's been a tough start to the week for 91 people who lost their homes over the weekend when a fire raced through an apartment complex on Father's Day. The Red Cross is helping the displacedMore>>
It's been a tough start to the week for 91 people who lost their homes over the weekend when a fire raced through an apartment complex on Father's Day.More>>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 2:43 AM EDT2013-06-18 06:43:01 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- Nearly 100 people will remain without a permanent place to live following Sunday's three-alarm fire at the Encantada Apartments. Officials with the Red Cross of Southern Nevada estimate theMore>>
Nearly 100 people will remain without a permanent place to live following Sunday's three-alarm fire at the Encantada Apartments.More>>
Monday, June 17 2013 8:06 PM EDT2013-06-18 00:06:17 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- Nye County isn't giving up the fight to store nuclear waste in Nevada. The county's officials could get a helping hand from new federal legislation that could allow Yucca Mountain to reopen.More>>
Nye County isn't giving up the fight to store nuclear waste in Nevada. The county's officials could get a helping hand from new federal legislation that could allow Yucca Mountain to reopen.More>>
Monday, June 17 2013 7:08 PM EDT2013-06-17 23:08:00 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- Living on the street and selling her body is what one Las Vegas teen says she resorted to when she aged out of the foster care system. Around 100 foster teens age out of the system everyMore>>
Living on the street and selling her body is what one Las Vegas teen says she resorted to when she aged out of the foster care system.More>>
Monday, June 17 2013 6:23 PM EDT2013-06-17 22:23:09 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- Motorcyclists and local authorities are using "Ride to Work" day to remind everyone to share the road. This year, there has been 16 motorcycle deaths in Nevada. John Cahill is an experiencedMore>>
Motorcyclists and local authorities are using "Ride to Work" day to remind everyone to share the road.More>>
Monday, June 17 2013 6:07 PM EDT2013-06-17 22:07:19 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- The man accused in setting a church on fire June 14 told police he started the blaze because the pastor tried to "back door" him, according to the arrest report released Monday. Adrian Kincade,More>>
The man accused in setting a church on fire June 14 told police he started the blaze because the pastor tried to "back door" him, according to the arrest report released Monday.More>>
Monday, June 17 2013 5:40 PM EDT2013-06-17 21:40:24 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- The Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management are holding public hearings on the proposed herd management plan for horses and burros in the Spring Mountains. The federal government reportsMore>>
The Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management are holding public hearings on the proposed herd management plan for horses and burros in the Spring Mountains.More>>
Monday, June 17 2013 5:37 PM EDT2013-06-17 21:37:30 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- Firefighters are battling a three-alarm fire at an apartment complex on N. 28th St. Sunday morning. The blaze at the Encantada Apartments is producing heavy smoke in the downtown neighborhood.More>>
Firefighters battled a three-alarm fire at an apartment complex on N. 28th St. Sunday morning.More>>
Monday, June 17 2013 4:20 PM EDT2013-06-17 20:20:57 GMT
RENO, Nev. (AP) -- New census figures show Nevada is continuing to become a little less white. The state's non-Hispanic white population shrunk in all but three counties from 2010 to 2012. Washoe andMore>>
New census figures show Nevada is continuing to become a little less white.More>>
Monday, June 17 2013 2:08 PM EDT2013-06-17 18:08:58 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- A 16-month-old baby girl is dead and the person who was supposed to be watching her is now charged with murder. This incident is the latest in a recent string of murders involving young kidsMore>>
A 16-month-old baby girl is dead and the person who was supposed to be watching her is now charged with murder. This incident is the latest in a recent string of murders involving young kids being beaten to death.More>>
LAS VEGAS -- The Small Business Administration is offering assistance to small business owners in Nevada who were economically impacted by the severe thunderstorm and flooding Sept. 11.
Under its own authority, the SBA declared a disaster after receiving a request from Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval.
The SBA is offering low-interest loans to qualifying businesses in Clark, Nye and Lincoln counties in Nevada; Mohave County in Arizona; and Inyo and San Bernardino counties in California.
"The U. S. Small Business Administration is strongly committed to providing the most effective and customer-focused response possible to assist Nevada's small businesses with federal disaster loans," SBA Administrator Karen Mills said. "We will be swift in our efforts to help these small businesses recover from the financial impacts of this disaster."
Eligibility is based on the financial impact of the disaster only and not on any actual property damage. These loans have an interest rate of 4 percent for small businesses and 3 percent for private, nonprofit organizations with terms up to 30 years, and are restricted to small businesses without the financial ability to offset the adverse impact without hardship.