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UNLV hosts first Make-A-Thon

At UNLV’s first Las Vegas Make-A-Thon, 68 students worked in teams to shape business plans, develop programming and buid prototypes ranging from a kitchen thermometer that told jokes to a compressor bin that turns scraps of meat into dog food.

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Business startups face funding challenges in Nevada

A number of local experts said Nevada’s tax structure and business-friendly climate make it an appealing location to set up shop, but investment money in Southern Nevada is flowing out of the state to areas where startups are thriving, such as Silicon Valley.

 
Aircraft at Lake Las Vegas seen as future flying car

Mountain View, California-based Kitty Hawk has developed an ultralight recreational aircraft that could someday be used as a flying car for urban commutes. Five Flyers are located at the company’s training center at Lake Las Vegas.

 
Alliance says obstacles hurting downtown Las Vegas growth

A lack of housing, basic infrastructure and population density coupled with a very visible homeless presence are the obstacles that entrepreneurs say are keeping downtown from realizing its full potential as a startup hub.

Switch CEO parlayed small investment in major company

In the past 18 or so years, Rob Roy has taken a different kind of Las Vegas hotel — one that rents out space for data instead of people — and turned the idea into one of the technology industry’s largest initial public offerings of 2017.

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