Friday, September 01, 2006

As reported by the Snohomish County Business Journal: "Construction began in
August on the Tulalip Tribes' long-awaited $130 million, 12-story, 363-room
resort hotel and conference center adjacent to the giant Tulalip Casino in
Quil Ceda Village. "Due to open by early 2008 as a major new tourism and
business attraction, the additional facilities will be part of the Tulalip
Resort Casino, the 'resort' part being new to the marketing materials the
tribes already are distributing. "The hotel and conference center, with 400
new employees, also is expected to be a catalyst for other Snohomish County
development and a magnet for tens of thousands of visitors attending
Vancouver's 2010 Winter Olympic games in British Columbia. ".A significant
part of the new facility also will include the Tulalips' long-awaited tribal
cultural center, which is expected to be a major tourist attraction on its
own. ".The hotel and conference center - designed by Ruhl-Parr & Associates,
Architects, of Bellevue and styled by Interior Design International of
Seattle, the same companies who were involved in the design of the Tulalip
Casino - will be built by PCL Construction, a Canadian firm with offices
throughout the United States, including Bellevue. ".Designed to be a
four-star, four-diamond hotel, the conference center in the complex will be
large enough to serve banquets for as many as 800 people, about the same
size as the Edward D. Hansen Conference Center at the Everett Events
Center."