Tribal owners made a decision to expand their gambling casino called Firekeepers which is located on the east of Battle Creek after continuous demands from the customers for the same. The people who lead the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi announced 18 months after the casino had been opened that there were plans for a hotel of eight stories and accommodating 242 rooms. The chairman of the tribal council, Homer A. Mandoka, says that the guests in the casino had always expected there to be a hotel. After receiving many comments and messages from the customers and conducting an exhaustive market research, the owners have now planned to build a resort-style hotel. The construction of the hotel which will be spread across an area of 292,000 square feet is expected to begin in spring and it should be completed for an opening by the summer of 2012. The cost that has been estimated for the construction of the facility in the Emmett Township hasn’t yet been disclosed and the chairman also said that the costs will be further determined as the construction manager of the project goes through his work. It is expected that around 400 new jobs will be provided in the casino operations that will be underway after the development which will also include the expansion of the bingo hall and an event center. These jobs will come in addition to the 1,500 jobs that are already provided by the operation. In addition to this, around 125 people will also be employed during the construction. Susan Baldwin, the mayor of Battle Creek, who was present inside the casino along with 60 other dignitaries when the elders of the tribe announced the project said that it was a very exciting prospect for a local group to prosper as much as the tribe to be able to look at the future and develop even more. She also appreciated the employment that would be generated by the whole operation as a lot more people will have an opportunity to better look after their families and themselves especially those who will be involved in the construction jobs. from the customers for the same. The people who lead the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi announced 18 months after the casino had been opened that there were plans for a hotel of eight stories and accommodating 242 rooms. The chairman of the tribal council, Homer A. Mandoka, says that the guests in the casino had always expected there to be a hotel. After receiving many comments and messages from the customers and conducting an exhaustive market research, the owners have now planned to build a resort-style hotel. The construction of the hotel which will be spread across an area of 292,000 square feet is expected to begin in spring and it should be completed for an opening by the summer of 2012.
The cost that has been estimated for the construction of the facility in the Emmett Township hasn’t yet been disclosed and the chairman also said that the costs will be further determined as the construction manager of the project goes through his work. It is expected that around 400 new jobs will be provided in the casino operations that will be underway after the development which will also include the expansion of the bingo hall and an event center. These jobs will come in addition to the 1,500 jobs that are already provided by the operation. In addition to this, around 125 people will also be employed during the construction.
Susan Baldwin, the mayor of Battle Creek, who was present inside the casino along with 60 other dignitaries when the elders of the tribe announced the project said that it was a very exciting prospect for a local group to prosper as much as the tribe to be able to look at the future and develop even more. She also appreciated the employment that would be generated by the whole operation as a lot more people will have an opportunity to better look after their families and themselves especially those who will be involved in the construction jobs.
