Is Nevada’s economy booming or middling? It depends on the questions, who you ask
“In its latest quarterly Southern Nevada Business Confidence Index, UNLV’s Center for Business and Economic Research found a significant drop in local businesses’ confidence in the economy — from an index rating of 116 in the third quarter to 88 in the fourth quarter, suggesting “that respondents, on average, feel overall more negative than positive” about certain components of the economy, including profits and hiring.”