The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina has hired 500 new employees at its casino and expects to bring on another 300 people in the next year.
“We are one of the few businesses that is adding jobs,” Darold Londo, the general manager of Harrah's Cherokee
Casino, told The Smoky Mountain News. “Name another company in North Carolina that will have 300 more employees at this time next year than they do today. You can’t. There isn’t one.”
The tribe is spending $633 million to expand the facility and could add even more jobs if live card dealers are approved at the casino.
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