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Article: French Lick Springs Resort & Casino: West Baden Springs Resort included in the $368 million project of new construction and restoration.(HOTELS & RESORTS)
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- Indiana Business Magazine
- Article date:
- December 1, 2005
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THE WEST BADEN
Springs Resort was among the top 10 most endangered historic landmarks in the nation. That is, until Cook Group Inc. decided to get involved. Contacted by the Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana, the global medical device technology company decided it was time to get involved in a big way.
When Steve Ferguson, chairman of the Bloomington-based company, first visited the facility, he didn't believe it would last through the winter. "If we didn't save it, it wouldn't be saved," he says. "The site is significant architecturally and historically, and we decided we could do it, and it needed to be done."
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