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Wynn goes local to build casino

By adamg on Tue, 01/19/2016 - 7:41am

Wynn Resorts says it's hired Suffolk Construction as general contractor for its $1.7-billion, 3-million-square foot casino in Everett.

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Comments

By anon on Tue, 01/19/2016 - 9:26am.

Why is this even news?

By Kevin on Tue, 01/19/2016 - 9:50am.

Or else you wouldn't take time to comment on it.

By Nancy on Tue, 01/19/2016 - 10:56am.

You honestly don't think a billion dollar contract to build a casino in a town that borders Boston is a news story?

What is a news story in your world? Armageddon?

By johnmcboston on Tue, 01/19/2016 - 11:04am.

Largest contract ever for a local company. Lots of local jobs. Also means the project is more than just talk and we'll see physical work taking place soon.

By Ahab on Tue, 01/19/2016 - 10:46am.

Politics and old school morals aside, bringing in jobs and a lucrative industry is great. Bostonians need to stop being so damn prudent on everything...

By lbb on Wed, 01/20/2016 - 9:45am.

If you got in on the ground floor, it was a lucrative industry for a few years. Now it's become a rather crowded market where the casinos are fighting each other for a stagnant customer base. The frauds who promoted casinos as a financial windfall for Massachusetts have pulled the wool over a lot of eyes.

By ? on Tue, 01/19/2016 - 11:05am.

Uhh....Big Dig?

By SwirlyGrrl on Tue, 01/19/2016 - 11:29am.

If you live in Boston, you should know what Mahty is spending money on - one frivolous lawsuit a a time.

By mplo on Thu, 01/21/2016 - 11:50pm.

People are concerned, because, first, the casino will create huge traffic problems all over creation, and we have a big enough congestion problem without a casino being built in this general area.

Secondly. I think people are also concerned that it won't work out, overall the way it's supposed to work, if one gets the drift.

By anon on Tue, 01/19/2016 - 9:35am.

Now we know why Fish was ok with abstaining from potential Olympics construction - maybe he had an idea that he was a leading bidder on this project.

By Anon on Tue, 01/19/2016 - 12:02pm.

but.. Who else would he get? A contractor from Nevada?

By section77 on Tue, 01/19/2016 - 3:54pm.

He might get an out-of-state contractor to head up the project, who would then turn around and hire Suffolk as lead subcontractor. Assuming this would be a union job they would have to be involved due to the size of the project.

By Christie-Baker 2016 on Tue, 01/19/2016 - 3:17pm.

Local developer, but I bet a lot of the workers with be far from Everett and Boston, including NH, not local at all.

By anon on Tue, 01/19/2016 - 3:38pm.

It is about time that somebody gives John Fish a chance.