Leaders of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community held a ceremonial groundbreaking at the Ojibwa Casino in Marquette, Michigan, on December 6, 2016. Photo by Lake Superior Community Partnership The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community of Michigan broke ground on two casino renovation projects this week. The tribe is spending $33.5 million to upgrade the Ojibwa Casino in Marquette and $6.5 million on the facility in Baraga. Work is expected to be complete in September 2018, The Marquette Mining Journal reported. The project at Marquette is the larger of the two. It includes an 80-room hotel, a 1,200-seat entertainment complex, a 400-seat conference facility and more space for slot machines, according to news reports. Tribal members approved the projects in August. Read More on the Story:
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community casino project (The Marquette Mining Journal 12/7)
Ground broken in Baraga Project (WLUC 12/7)
Plenty of more slots coming to Baraga (ABC 10 12/7)
KBIC Breaks Ground On Marquette Casino (Keweenaw Report 12/7)
Ground breaking for Objiwa Casinos (ABC 10 12/6)
Groundbreaking ceremony kicks off Ojibwa Casino construction (WLUC 12/6)
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