The
Seminole Tribe is creating thousands of jobs in Florida as part of a $2.2 billion gaming expansion project at two facilities.
The tribe is spending $1.5 billion at the
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood and another $700 million at the
Hard Rock in Tampa.
Some 19,000 direct and indirect jobs are being created through construction, hiring and other activities, a top executive said in a
blog post last month.
The direct jobs include an expected 1,200 in Hollywood and another 1,200 in Tampa. Initial job fairs took place at each location last month -- resulting in
hundreds of offers made to applicants -- and another one at
Hollywood is scheduled for July 7-9.
The Tampa expansion is scheduled to debut on October 3. The Hollywood project, which features a 450-foot tall hotel in the shape of a guitar, is on track to open on October 24.
“The guitar tower will attract casino players and other visitors from throughout the country and around the world,” Hard Rock International Chairman and Seminole Gaming CEO Jim Allen said in the
blog post. “It will put South Florida on the map as a world-class gaming destination, and it will have a huge economic impact on Florida. The gaming industry will never be the same.”
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Hard Rock’s guitar-shaped hotel and casino seeking 600 new workers
(The South Florida Sun-Sentinel July 2, 2019)
Hundreds of jobs are open at Hard Rock’s giant guitar-shaped hotel. Here’s how to get one
(The Miami Herald July 2, 2019)
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel holding new job fair
(Local10 July 2, 2019)
Seminole Hard Rock & Casino Hosting Job Fair To Fill More Than 600 Positions
(WFOR July 2, 2019)
Seminole Hard Rock Casinos in Tampa and Hollywood prepare to open new $2.2 billion expansions (The Orlando Weekly July 1, 2019)
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