Zach Miles, associate vice president for economic development for UNLV, said there’s venture money in Southern Nevada, “but trying to find the right groups to tap into for that money is different.” According to a 2017 report from the Kauffman Foundation, Las Vegas ranked number 34 out of 40 metropolitan areas for growth entrepreneurship, a metric of how much startups grow. With a lack of growing startups in Las Vegas, investment money is being sent outside of state borders. The southwest region of the U.S. received $386 million in funding in the second quarter, with about $25.2 million in Nevada. The San Francisco area alone received about $5.6 billion. (source: CB Insights)
Observers reported long lines at some places and electioneering at the polls but most voting went smoothly, according to state and county election officials.
Nevada Assemblywoman Shondra Summers-Armstrong was leading Tuesday night in the race to replace Las Vegas Councilman Cedric Crear.
The Clark County School Board will have at least three fresh faces come January, with the possibility of four if the current president is not re-elected.
Republican attorney April Becker was ahead in her race to fill an open seat on the Clark County Commission.
The current chair of the Nevada Board of Regents, Amy Carvalho, was ahead of her challenger as of Tuesday evening. Two new faces also were leading in their districts.
Here are the results for Mesquite’s mayoral and city council races.
Preliminary results show Larson leading with 55.4 percent of the vote.
Initial results show Henderson voters shooting down property tax increases for fire station and libraries.
Taylor narrowly leads in North Las Vegas City Council race.