The $300 million, 236,000 square foot FireKeepers Casino being constructed along Interstate 94 near Battle Creek has a total workforce of 1,500, including 90 Lansing-based employees.
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"We were focusing on keeping all the business in Michigan," said Laura Spurr, chairwoman of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi Indians, which owns the casino.
FireKeepers could be more than a good bet on jobs and contract work for mid-Michigan. The casino, located about 45 minutes from Lansing, could draw patrons from the area who are willing to travel around an hour and 15 minutes north to Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort in Mount Pleasant, or 1 1/2 hours to Detroit's MGM Grand, Greektown and Motor Citycasinos.
About $50 million in contracts went to 10 Lansing-area construction-related companies and one local public relations firm. And roughly half of the 700 construction jobs came from the Lansing area, said Duane Wixson, senior project manager at Lansing-based Clark Construction Co., the casino's general contractor.
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