John Meeske has agreed to serve as the Chief Executive Officer for Myriad
Entertainment and Resorts, Inc. (“Myriad”). Myriad is an emerging
destination development and management company with current focus on the
development of a planned $1.9 billion casino/resort in Tunica, Mississippi.
Mr. Meeske will begin his posting as Myriad’s CEO on July 1, 2006. Scott
Hawrelechko, current CEO and founder of the Tunica resort project, will
continue as Chairman of the Board. John received his MBA from Michigan State
University and is currently the Director of Methodist College, NC, the
nation’s first accredited Business and Liberal Arts Institution that is
dedicated to Resort & Club Management Concentration. John is a member of
CAYUGA Hospitality (a Cornell consulting group), the founder and principal
of Resorts & Clubs, Inc. and a member of the International Resort Management
Association. Furthermore, he represents USA Partners in North Carolina and
serves on the Board of the Downtown Development Corp. in Fayetteville, NC.
The 550-acre Myriad Botanical Resort in Tunica, Mississippi, will feature
the world’s first fully enclosed, climate controlled championship golf
course, a 1,200-room hotel, casino, convention center and spectacular
gardens. Myriad has been granted development and gaming site approvals for
the Tunica resort.
Myriad Botanical Resort
The Project is a multi-attraction themed resort designed to be an
international destination, including a cable supported structure covering
its 18-hole golf course permitting play on a 24/7 basis.
The Project will emphasize the spirit and history of Mississippi and the
Mississippi River — the Heartland of America — a story that will intrigue
the mind of the global guest seeking travel and leisure. The Project will be
situated on 540 acres along the Mississippi River in Tunica County,
Mississippi for year-round enjoyment of the following resort attractions:
a.. 80,000 sq. ft. casino
b.. 1,200 room 4-star hotel
c.. 375,000 sq. ft. convention center
d.. 250,000 sq. ft. of retail (Phase 1);
e.. 750,000 sq. ft. for total build out.
f.. 18-hole golf course (7,205 yards)
g.. 2,500-seat venue
h.. Luxury Spa Water Park
i.. Snow Park (called The Snow Globe)
In addition to the features listed above, the Project may include an ice
venue with various trails and skating rinks; another water venue with
aquariums and lagoons, and a 450 ft. high observation wheel called “The
Mississippi Eye.”
Additional entertainment venues such as Lucid, a three-level multimedia
night club, music amphitheaters, a 10,000-seat arena with regular and
premium seating options will be included as well as various thematic designs
throughout the property.
The different elements of the Project will be linked by an indoor waterway
transportation system and an elevated people-mover ground transportation
system.
Other infrastructure requirements will be supported by applying
state-of-the-art technology such as solar power, climate control and
air-filtration technologies, and security and maintenance technologies.
