$18 Million Construction Project Boosts Local Economy

OFFICIALS BROKE GROUND ON A MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECT  Thursday NEAR BEAR RIVER CASINO THAT IS EXPECTED TO PUMP AROUND 40-MILLION DOLLARS INTO THE LOCAL ECONOMY. THE CEREMONY MARKED THE OFFICIAL START OF CONSTRUCTION on a new 31-thousand SQUARE FOOT community center, TRIBAL HOUSING and INFRASTRUCTURE improvements at the site of the tish non village. MONEY FOR THE PROJECT IS COMING FROM GRANTS, INCLUDING THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT. THE PROJECT IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED AT THE END OF next SPRING.