OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Nisqually Indian Tribe is building a $7.9 million administration center, one of many projects helping to transform the small tribe into a major player in south Puget Sound.
Nisqually planning director Joe Cushman says the tribe has come a long way since the days when it operated out of a storefront in Yelm, when it had no land, no housing and no casino.
The Olympian newspaper (http://bit.ly/xNUHvW ) reports the tribe now operates the Red Wind Casino. It recently completed a $7.6 million youth and community center and has started building a $20 million, 300-bed correctional facility.
The tribe is also considering a retail market near Norma’s restaurant as well as adding a hotel and expanding the casino.
