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Investors are buying Las Vegas homes again

The valley has seen one of the largest upticks in investor purchases in the U.S., according to a new report.

Dear Penny: Do I really have to tip 20% at a buffet?!

To answer this common question, we have to shift the way we understand tipping. The reason we tip is not to offer a thank-you or a reward to service workers for an outstanding or even sufficient job.

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A timely premiere?

Nearly 1,100 workers at the new $250 million Eastside Cannery have spent the past couple weeks getting acclimated to the nuances of their new jobs in anticipation of Thursday’s opening in time for the Labor Day crowds.

INSIDE BUSINESS

7-Eleven opens new store on Durango Drive

COMING IN THIS WEEK’S BUSINESS PRESS

BLOGGING FOR BUCKS: Businesses are increasingly using blogs to help market their companies, but they are also finding blogs can create new legal problems, too.

Building blocs

The national headlines tell stories of unions in retreat, of organized labor groups facing record-low membership numbers and fewer retirement benefits for their workers.

Other states push sick-leave laws

Lawmakers in 12 states — including California, Connecticut, Minnesota and West Virginia — have proposed legislation in the past year that would require businesses to provide them, but there doesn’t seem to be a push for Nevada to join that group.

Harrah’s wins Kansas casino contract

A partnership led by Harrah’s Entertainment won a contract Friday to develop and manage a state-owned casino in south central Kansas.