

Marc Abelman, CFO & Co-owner of Inside Styleįor a while, downtown was one of the only places in the valley you would see cranes when you drove around. Pamela Dylag, Co-owner of Velveteen Rabbitĭowntown is becoming very much in demand…there’s a limited supply. The city is so supportive of new businesses. Meghan Mossler, Owner of Stitch Factory That kind of help launching a business is amazing and priceless. It’s such a community here, and everyone asks you what you need. The city and the department of economic development have been very helpful to us and all the other downtown business owners. Alexandra Epstein, Executive Vice President of El Cortez Casino Hotel This downtown area… is emerging and where many events are happening. Roberto Mendoza, Co-owner of Banger Brewing Good news for us and good news for the future. And now the city started opening up the doors for other breweries once we were up and running. It was a team work process to get us opened – a lot of talk and listening on both sides. So for them it hasn't been a typical ‘cut and paste’ thing. There hasn't been a brewery built in the city of Las Vegas for probably 10 years. The city has been great in helping us with the licensing and procedures necessary to start a business. Mark Brandenburg, President of Golden Gate It truly is a renaissance-the rebirth of a classic. Plus, in contrast to The Strip, it’s so easy to walk around…The Golden Gate has been here for over 100 years and with all the changes going on downtown, it feels like a new era. I think downtown Las Vegas is a unique blend of intimacy and great energy. Ramesh Srinivasan, Chief Marketing Officer & Head of Partnerships of SocialWellth Additionally, downtown’s emerging technology corridor, anchored by Zappos, is an environment that enhances our ability to recruit the types of technical skill sets required for our continued growth and success. The new downtown Las Vegas reflects a more hip, startup, social media-style image. Our brand image and that of downtown’s mesh perfectly. We chose to relocate from the suburbs to downtown for several reasons. This is an exciting time in Las Vegas history, where community, commerce and technology are all converging at once. That's why we've launched our mobile platform with a focus on downtown. We love the vibrancy and energy of Las Vegas, and downtown is at the heart of it all. Jonathan Jenkins, Founder & CEO of OrderWithMe Not only is there an exciting tech community here and much lower costs than the Bay Area, but we love the fact that almost every industry group brings their conventions to our front door once a year. Coming from China where things are booming and growing, we love that downtown Vegas now has a similar vibe of energy and change. We explored multiple cities and were about to make the move to San Francisco, and then we heard about the complete reinvention of downtown Las Vegas.

Hank Gordon, Chairman of Laurich PropertiesĪs our company continues its rapid growth, we quickly realized the need to set up a formal U.S. The staff is really interested in helping create a positive business environment to work with. It is always a pleasure to deal with the city of Las Vegas’ economic development department. Plus, living downtown I am easily within walking or biking distance of it all. The downtown Las Vegas of today has much to attract residents - a burgeoning restaurant and nightlife scene, growing diversity of businesses, and major centers of art and culture. There are plenty of options just outside the door. The great thing about having so many bars and restaurants downtown is the ability to move around if you’re not feeling the vibe in one place. Some of the best nights I’ve experienced started out with no plan other than walking around to check out what’s going on.
