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BUSINESSNevada Current·Sep 11, 2026

K-shaped economy taking toll on Las Vegas, top tourism official warns

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Who is coming to Las Vegas is changing, in large part to a K-shaped economy where higher income households are disproportionately thriving while lower income households are barely above water. The shift is not a new revelation for the tourism-dependent city, but it is one fiscal analysts are actively considering as they prepare to forecast […]

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