Just who will work at La Center-area casino remains to be seen
By HAYAT NORIMINE, The Daily News
Published: May 1, 2016, 6:05am
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An aerial view of the Cowlitz Tribe’s $510 million casino project under construction along the west side of Interstate 5 at Exit 16. Tribal leaders say they hope most jobs at the casino will go to tribal members and Southwest Washington residents. (Grey Eagle Photography)Photo Gallery
The Cowlitz Indians say their $510 million casino resort will employ 1,000 people to start with.
Local residents could use some of those jobs, but big questions remain: Who will get them, and will they attract a lot more Native Americans, from other tribes as well as the Cowlitz, when the casino opens in north Clark County in fall 2017?
Tracie Driver, a board member of Kelso-based Ethnic Support Council and part of the Cherokee and Oneida tribes of Oklahoma, said she has friends from as far away as North Carolina planning to apply for work at the Cowlitz casino.
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