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Inflation continues to hammer Nevadans. Where is the state's economy heading?

Apr 27, 2022

Soaring prices for gas, food, housing and construction supplies continue to hammer Nevadans.

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Fifth Street

April 7, 2022

Apr 07, 2022

The troubling revelations about Tony Hsieh in Happy at Any Cost | How Correct Merch became a sneakerhead paradise | Cellist Joshua Roman talks music, life, and chain-mail gloves
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A woman passes by an Apple store at the GUM department store in central Moscow on April 27, 2021. Apple said this week that it's pausing the sale of its products in Russia.

One by one, global companies are cutting their ties to Russia

Mar 02, 2022
Companies ranging from General Motors to UPS are exiting or reducing their operations in Russia as wide-ranging sanctions make it all but impossible to operate in the country.
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Gov. Sisolak Ends Nevada Mask Mandate

Feb 10, 2022

Nevada is no longer under a statewide mask mandate as of Thursday.

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Best of the City: Shops & Services

Jan 27, 2022

Your best bets for retail therapy, from nail salons to vintage shops to game stores

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A Now Hiring sign hangs near the entrance to a Winn-Dixie Supermarket in Hallandale, Florida.

How employers can win workers back (and keep them) after the 'Great Resignation'

Oct 26, 2021
With such large swathes of the American labor force leaving their jobs, the scales of power are tipping in the directions of workers. Here's how employers can entice and keep them.
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People wait in line to enter a gun store in Culver City, Calif., on March 15, 2020.

1st Time Gun Buyers Help Push Record U.S. Gun Sales Amid String Of Mass Shootings

Apr 26, 2021
Data from the FBI's firearms background check database shows six days in March of this year made up the top 10 highest days of firearms background checks since 1998.
Fifth Street

January 7, 2021

Jan 07, 2021
Remembering Joe Neal | The Taste of Yaad | Why Airplanes Smell Weird | How Being a Las Vegan is Complicated
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Viva Las Burners

Jun 30, 2020

At AREA 15’s Art Island, Burning Man culture experiments with Vegas-style commercial spectacle

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The Reopening Has Begun. What’s It Like Out There?

May 15, 2020

Masks, thermal cameras, QR code menus, lots of hand sanitizer — and an abundance of caution: a preview of the new normal

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Clark County Responds To Mayor Comments And Concerns About Reopening

Apr 28, 2020

There’s been a lot of debate on how Las Vegas begins to return to normal. 

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Nevada Relies On Trucks To Stock Its Shelves

Apr 08, 2020

(Editor's Note: This interview originally aired April 2, 2020)

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Calvin Brandford (center) is a certified minority contractor who has run an excavation business north of Boston for almost 30 years. Brandford said getting state-funded work as a subcontractor is very hard and often comes with a serious drawback: not get

Disparities In Government Contracting Hurt Minority-Owned Businesses

Feb 20, 2020
Despite affirmative action goals meant to make up for disparities, white-owned businesses win most of the bids for government work. And in many places the numbers are getting worse.
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Cybercrime Booms As Scammers Hack Human Nature To Steal Billions

Nov 18, 2019
Cybercrime is ballooning as scammers learn to research their victims and fine-tune their psychological tricks.
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Goats and Soda
Luckin Coffee customers use an app and can pick up their coffee in three minutes or have it delivered. Above, a deliveryman in Beijing.

China's Luckin Coffee Tries To Conquer A Nation Of Tea Drinkers

May 17, 2019
In less than two years, the Chinese brand has opened 2,300 stores — second in China only to Starbucks. The company went public on Nasdaq on Friday. And it's losing millions.
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The Salt
Charles Brain helps hand harvest grapes in a Shiraz vineyard in the Swartland wine region of South Africa. Lubanzi Wines, which was started by Brain and his partner, Walker Brown, earned its B Corp certification this year.

Why Some Wineries Are Becoming 'Certified B Corp' — And What That Means

May 13, 2019
To be certified, a business must operate according to three principles of sustainability: people, planet and profit. B Corp wineries are investing in farmworkers, but some say it's still not enough.
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Are Casinos Killing The Golden Goose With High Fees And Fewer Perks?

Apr 04, 2019

Visitation to Las Vegas has fallen over the last two years.

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The Salt
Bob Moore, founder of Bob's Red Mill and Natural Foods, inspects grains at the company's facility in Milwaukie, Ore. The pioneering manufacturer of gluten-free products invests in whole grains as well as beans, seeds, nuts, dried fruits, spices and herbs

How Bob's Red Mill Company Became A Gluten-Free Giant Ahead Of Its Time

Mar 24, 2019
Before there was widespread treatment for people with celiac disease, and options for a gluten-free diet were few, the now 90-year-old founder of the Oregon-based business had his eye on the market.
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Business
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Kathy Kraninger speaks to media in Washington, D.C., in December 2018.

Consumer Protection Bureau Aims To Roll Back Rule For Payday Lending

Feb 06, 2019
The rule would have protected borrowers from ballooning loans with giant interest rates. Now, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposes ripping the rule's teeth out.
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Goats and Soda
Ndosi expanded his homestay business by building three dwellings in his backyard.

Whatever Happened To ... The Airbnb 'Superhost' From Tanzania?

Sep 02, 2017
After Godwin Ndosi found success renting out his family's house to tourists, he vowed to expand his business and go to grad school. Did he stick with the plan?
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The program that pays for McBrayer's diabetes management supplies has saved the state of Minnesota more than $1 million in medical services over 10 years.

Health Insurers Try Paying More Up Front To Pay Less Later

Jul 12, 2017
Some businesses are keeping costs down for workers by removing deductibles for supplies needed to manage diabetes and other chronic conditions.
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As Trump And Congress Flip-Flop On Health Care, Insurers Try To Plan Ahead

Apr 27, 2017
Insurance companies face deadlines to offer Affordable Care Act plans for next year, but lawmakers and the White House have left key decisions up in the air.
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The Salt
Kern and Heifetz set up shop at Juneau's public market.

Alaska's Growing Kelp Industry Helps Drive Sea-To-Table Movement

Mar 30, 2017
While the state has a bountiful coastline, it doesn't have easy access to kelp seed. But scientists are trying to incubate varieties that can be domestically farmed — good news for business owners.
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Now with golf: The Boulevard Mall continues to reinvent itself

Mar 29, 2017

Two new additions suggest the aging, urban shopping center continues to evolve

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The Salt
The hardworking Instant Pot, touted by its fans on social media, is Amazon's top-selling item in the U.S. How it got to No. 1 is a lesson in viral marketing savvy.

Not Just A Crock: The Viral Word-Of-Mouth Success Of Instant Pot

Jan 18, 2017
Launched in 2010, the multifunction cooker became a sleeper hit last year. That's when its maker harnessed the enthusiasm of owners – self-dubbed "addicts" – to spread the word online.

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