Get your aprons and tip bag ready, because Golden Gaming plans on hiring for several hospitality jobs in Vegas.

Golden Gaming operates the PT’s and the Sierra Gold franchises. The company plans on hiring dozens of workers for its new Vegas locations.

According to a Fox news article, they  held a job fair Monday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Sierra Gold location on Jones Boulevard near Sunset Road. Both locations are expected to open next month, so hiring right now is paramount. The unemployment rate in Vegas is 14.5%, the highest in the nation.

Hundreds of people lined up in anticipation of landing an interview for the coveted hospitality positions. Golden Gaming is in need of cooks, service managers, kitchen managers, bartenders, and servers.

Additional jobs fairs are scheduled for the hiring of other locations. Hundreds more are expected to turn out for the fairs.

One new tavern will be located on Buffalo Drive near Sunset Road, while the second will be at Craig Road and Decatur Boulevard.

PT’s is complete with casual dining, premium spirits and advanced gaming technology, PT’s offers a variety of amenities for patrons.

Filled with numerous high-definition flat plasma screen TVs, guests can catch all of their favorite sports action. PT’s offers a wide assortment of menu selections as well as cocktails made from premium spirits, an expansive wine list and martini menu along with numerous premium brew options.

Amonix, a solar power company, announced during a press conference that they are opening a plant in Nevada and will be adding manufacturing jobs in San Antonio.

During the conference, Mayor Shari Buck said Amonix will be hiring almost 300 people. They plan on construct a manufacturing facility at 4975 N. Pecos Road in the Golden Triangle Industrial Park near the Craig Road and Interstate 15 interchange.

The bill is being footed by the government with a  $5.9 million tax credit from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act and $12 million from private investors/

Las Vegas’s unemployment rate hangs at 15.9%, the highest in the nation. The mayor was thrilled to hear the news that Amonix would be opening a facility there and adding much-needed jobs to the metro area.

The company is hiring for management, production, and technical jobs. Workers at the plant will build components for solar energy systems to be used by municipalities and other large clients.

The plant should be done and on task to start running by the end of the year, officials said.

Amonix plans to advertise the jobs in the newspaper.

The company has pledged to hire as many local workers as possible to help ease the big gap between the employed and unemployed.

Amonix chose Vegas because the city was able to meet its deadlines for building and production. They looked at three other facilities before picking North Las Vegas.

Plus, there is never a lack of sunlight in Vegas, which is an obvious nesting ground for a solar manufacturer.

Good news for fashionistas who desire a career at a top clothing retailer: Forever 21 is now hiring for retail jobs in Vegas.

The clothing retailer, which specializes in funky, stylish threads for low prices, is opening its largest location yet in the Fashion Show Mall on the famed Las Vegas strip.

Around 650 people will be interviewed and hired for the store, which is 126,000 sq feet. But expect there could be an avalanche of job seekers desperate to get an interview. Las Vegas unemployment has dipped to dire lows the past year, leaving many residents unemployed for lengthy periods of time.

Las Vegas has the worst unemployment rate in the nation at 14%. An estimated 189,000 people are still out of work.

A whopping 132 fitting rooms will adorn the outer fringes of the store. About 36 cash registers will ring up the tide of customers expected on opening day.

Types of positions include district managers, store managers, sales associates, co-managers, store visual merchandiser, loss prevention, stock manager, and stock associate. Please check their website for more information.