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Applied Analysis has compiled economic and business news of note that affect the Las Vegas Valley, Southern Nevada and the nation as a whole.
Below are select articles from 2010, in alphabetical order, courtesy of various local and national sources.


4 Station Casinos becoming part of new gaming entity

 Author: Channel 13 News Date: 03.25.10
Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) - Station Casinos announced a reorganization plan to split up its properties. Four of its 18 casinos will become part of a new gaming entity. The rest will be sold in bankruptcy court... Read More >>

10 percent of Nevadans in food stamp program
Author: J. P. Coolican, Las Vegas Sun Date: 01.06.10
A new report from local consulting firm Applied Analysis offers yet another grim assessment of the state of Southern Nevada, this time about disadvantaged people and their spiking need... Read More >>
$325 MILLION DROP: Revenue Forecast Worsens
Author: S. Wyland, Las Vegas Review-Journal Date: 02.15.10
The ailing real estate market is pushing property tax revenues into a deeper chasm than in 2009, and one analyst predicts local governments will need years to climb back out of the hole. An early forecast... Read More >>
$900 MILLION SHORTFALL: Jobs on line for state, schools
Author: B. Spillman, E. Vogel, Las Vegas Review-Journal Date: 01.27.10
Nevada's budget outlook is so bleak that lawmakers doubt whether state government can remain afloat without drastic cuts to everything from prisons to schools to state parks and... Read More >>
$4 billion in local revenue might play in state budget game
Author: D. Schwartz, Las Vegas Sun Date: 01.30.10
CARSON CITY - As the governor and lawmakers look for ways to fill a $900 million hole in the state budget, giant pots of money sitting in bank accounts of Southern Nevada governments... Read More >>
After years of explosive growth, schools to
feel economic pinch for years to come
Author: E. Richmond, Las Vegas Sun Date: 03.25.10
No public entity has been affected more by Southern Nevada’s explosive growth than the Clark County School District, which used soaring enrollment to leverage a $3.5 billion capital campaign to build more... Read More >>
A new, and older, demographic trend
Author: S. Kanigher, A. Richards, Las Vegas Sun Date: 01.03.10
The U.S. Census Bureau projects that the fastest-growing segment of Nevada’s population over the next 10 years will be senior citizens, and the prospect has policymakers on edge... Read More >>
Analyst: Don’t cut Las Vegas city jobs
Author: D. Toplikar, Las Vegas Sun Date: 05.05.10
Don't follow the lead of the private sector and lay off your employees — it just contributes to the economic problem. But do follow their lead in freezing employees' cost of living allowances, longevity... Read More >>
Another brick in the wall
Author: Sun Editorial, Las Vegas Sun Date: 03.31.10
A Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce study released this week found that student achievement in Nevada still lags behind the nation even though there has been “meaningful improvement” in Clark... Read More >>
Apartment market said to need decade to recover
Author: T. Illia, Las Vegas Business Press Date: 03.29.10
Southern Nevada's beleaguered apartment sector is hoping for brighter days ahead. It may be a while, though. The apartment market suffered an ugly downturn in 2009, with plunging rents, soaring vacancies... Read More >>
A variety of random thoughts
Author: Bruce Spotleson, In Business Las Vegas Date: 02.19.10
Time to clear out the reporter’s notebook, and all the random notes scribbled into it: There is a broad line between meeting customer expectations and overshooting them. Seems sort... Read More >>
BLEAK JOB REPORT: Nevada adds workers in February but sees jobless rate rise
Author: J. Robison, Las Vegas Review-Journal Date: 03.26.10
Unemployment in Nevada and Las Vegas set records in February, but that doesn't mean the Silver State's job market worsened significantly, experts said Friday. New numbers from the state Department... Read More >>
Builders & Developers
Author: J Walpole, Nevada Business Magazine Date: 04.01.10
Like a bad dream that never seems to end, the economic outlook for builders and developers continue to remain in a slump that challenges even the best of the state’s entrepreneurs. “The construction... Read More >>
Business leaders to outline expectations for 2010
Author: R. Velotta, Las Vegas Sun Date: 01.28.10
How Southern Nevada will fare economically in 2010 will be the key topic today at the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce’s biggest networking event, Preview Las Vegas... Read More >>
CityCenter condos may outperform market
Author: B. Wargo, In Business Las Vegas Date: 02.05.10
CityCenter is starting to finalize sales of condominiums, which coincides with already difficult conditions in the Las Vegas high-rise condo market, analysts said. Although many expect CityCenter to... Read More >>
Commercial real estate vacancies starting to decline
Author: Channel 13 Action News Date: 02.24.10
Landlords and lenders are reaching out to small business owners to combat commercial retail vacancy rates. Analyst Brian Gordon says the 10% vacancy rate now is more than double the usual... Read More >>
Crystals Vision
Author: K. Silver, Seven Date: 03.25.10
Although more than 40 percent of Crystals has yet to be leased, General Manager Farid Matraki is optimistic. “I think the first 100 days were very effective,” he says. “I think we’re on track.”... Read More >>
Decreased discretionary spending hurts restaurants
Author: B. Wargo, in Business Las Vegas Date: 03.26.10
The recession has taken a toll on a lot of retailers, many having closed their doors. Restaurants in Southern Nevada haven’t been immune and are going out of business in greater numbers... Read More >>
Depth of recession portends lengthy recovery period
Author: R. Velotta, In Business Las Vegas Date: 04.02.10
Southern Nevada needs to capitalize on the strengths that have made it a world-class destination to get past the 13.8 percent unemployment rate and the record vacancies in the region’s residential... Read More >>
Distressed Las Vegas housing market may be close
to bottoming out, new analysis concludes

Author:  R. Theim, The Examiner Date: 02.01.10
The distressed Las Vegas residential real estate market - which has the dubious distinction of being home to more foreclosures than any other U.S. city - has seen a 50% drop in its resale inventory... Read More >>
Dreary reality aside, optimists make case for Vegas revival
Author: J. P. Coolican, Las Vegas Sun Date: 01.29.10
Watching Southern Nevada these past 30 months or so has been like watching a sick loved one wither and worsen, or like watching a continuous loop of an Ingmar Bergman film with dry... Read More >>
Economist says nation recovering faster than Las Vegas
Author: J. Robison, Las Vegas Review-Journal Date: 03.23.10
The national recession's end is in sight, though recovery remains elusive in Las Vegas, an economist said this morning. Federal Reserve senior economist Raymond Owens said the U.S. economy... Read More >>
EDITORIAL: Strategic thinking
Author: Editorial, Las Vegas Review Journal Date: 01.24.10
Nevada is hurting, no question about it. Unemployment rose last month to a near-record 13 percent. While housing prices have stabilized, no one expects them to rise again for years... Read More >>
Empty offices dot landscape in Las Vegas
Author: H. Smith, Las Vegas Review-Journal Date: 04.13.10
Perhaps the best remedy for sky-high office vacancy in Las Vegas should come in the form of a steel wrecking ball. Like the residential and retail markets, the office market is overbuilt... Read More >>
Empty office space on rise in Southern Nevada,
but analysts see some hope
Author: H. Smith, Las Vegas Review-Journal Date: 01.30.10
The two-year recession is clearly taking a toll on Southern Nevada's retail market, emptying shopping centers and pinching consumer spending, though some real estate analysts see... Read More >>
Free fall may be over for Las Vegas office sector
Author: B. Wargo, In Business Las Vegas Date: 04.16.10
Southern Nevada’s office market is showing signs of recovery and has seen the end of the free-fall it experienced in 2008 and 2009, according to a first quarter report from Colliers International... Read More >>
Foreclosures bring hurdles to getting accurate census count
Author: E. Dostal, Las Vegas Sun Date: 02.23.10
Every person who isn’t counted by the U.S. Census represents about a $900 loss for Nevada -- one reason why everyone needs to be counted, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke said during... Read More >>
GAMING STOCKS: Down For Month, Up For Year
Author: H. Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal Date: 01.01.10
December wasn't the best of months for the publicly traded gaming companies. But compared to where their stock prices stood a year ago, 2009 turned out to be a rebound year for... Read More >>

Gaming stocks fall in February

 Author: H. Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal Date: 02.27.10
February wasn't the gaming sector's finest month. Investor concerns surrounding Las Vegas sent the average daily stock prices of seven publicly traded casino operators and slot machine... Read More >>
Health Care, Education Top Concerns
Author: Channel 5 News Date: 03.23.10
LAS VEGAS -- The quality of health care and education tops the list of concerns for southern Nevada families, according to the 2010 Las Vegas Perspective. When asked to rate their level of concern... Read More >>

 Hope in Las Vegas Perspective
Author: Channel 13 Action News Date: 03.23.10
Las Vegas, NV - It's an intimate look at Las Vegas and a good barometer of where we stand in terms of growth. The annual report is called the Las Vegas Perspective, and it's the 30th year Applied Analysis... Read More >>
How dumb do they think we are? Let us count the ways …
Author: T.R. Witcher, Seven Magazine Date: 04.15.10
We’re a bunch of idiots. That would seem to be the general consensus of the rest of the America about Las Vegas. Last fall The Daily Beast website published a list on the smartest cities in the country—a niche it seems to be trying to usurp from the undisputed king of ridiculous ... Read More >>
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VIDEO: 4 Station Casinos becoming part of new gaming entity
Author: Channel 13 Action News  Date: 04.25.10
Station Casinos announced a reorganization plan to split up its properties. Four of its 18 casinos will become part of a new gaming entity. The rest will be sold in bankruptcy court.
VIDEO: Hope in Las Vegas Perspective
Author: Channel 13 Action News  Date: 03.23.10
It's an intimate look at Las Vegas and a good barometer of where we stand in terms of growth. The annual report is called the Las Vegas Perspective, and it's the 30th year Applied Analysis has put it together.
VIDEO: Report offers a new perspective
on Las Vegas
Author: My News 3  Date: 03.23.10
What are most Las Vegans worried about these days?
The majority of people are concerned with the future
of education, the cost of health care, and how to
make money in Southern Nevada.
VIDEO: Survey: Las Vegas is Growing and
Residents Hopeful
Author: Channel 8 Las Vegas Now  Date: 03.23.10
Believe it or not, Las Vegas is growing. The new Las Vegas Perspective was released Tuesday detailing what parts of the valley grew, what shrank and where the city is going.
 
 
   

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