The Yavapai-Apache Nation broke ground on the new hotel at the Cliff Castle Casino in Camp Verde, Arizona, on January 21, 2016. Photo from Facebook
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The Yavapai-Apache Nation of
Arizona broke ground on a new hotel as part of a $27 million gaming expansion project.
The Cliff Castle Casino Hotel is seeing a new six-story hotel with 122 rooms. The tower will be the tallest in the valley according to the tribe.
“This project is monumental for our nation as well as Northern Arizona," Chairman Thomas Beauty said in a press release. "We’re excited to offer this chance to experience our unique area with an all new hotel, create jobs in our local economy, and bring visitors from near and far to our beautiful homelands.”
The hotel is expected to open in December. The tribe is hiring about 45 more employees to work at the casino.
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Nation’s hotel breaks ground
(The Verde Valley News 1/29)
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(The Verde Independent 1/16)
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