Job Fair in Battle Creek Already Showing Benefits of New Casino

Battle Creek is getting a new casino. The area is getting ready to begin building the casino. Many jobs will be available to help the construction of the casino.

Casinos have often come under fire for the negative effects it can have on a community. Tuesday, in Battle Creek, however, was about the right that casinos do to a community.

Of the over 1,500 people that attended the job fair, only 700 construction workers will be needed. that is not to say that they all will be on site at the same time, but they will be needed throughout the process.

"There's a big emphasis on past construction experience but we're seeing past experience is everything under the sun. we have some pretty skilled people," said Duane Wixson, the Senior Project Manager for Clark Construction Company.

The temporary jobs will bring comfort to hundreds of families in these trying economic times of the American economy. Too often, opponents of casinos will point out the negatives to bringing a casino to an area. The job fair Tuesday, however, shows just a small portion of the good a casino can bring.

The FireKeepers Casino will begin to be constructed later this year.

March 5, 2008
Posted By Larry Rutherford
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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