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Tribe unveils plans to create 2,100 jobs: Spokane Indians want to develop 145 acres near Airway Heights for casino, shopping center.
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Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)
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January 28, 2006
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Byline: Alison Boggs
Jan. 28--The Spokane Tribe of Indians announced Friday plans to spend $130 million over the next few years developing a commercial complex that could include a hotel, casino and shopping center anchored by a big box retailer such as Wal-Mart or Home Depot.
Tribal members said the development of 145 acres just west of Airway Heights represents an important step toward self-sufficiency by diversifying economic holdings and creating jobs for some of the tribe's 2,400 members.
"The time is way past due that we start working together with those around us. For a long time we have relied on ourselves, we haven't reached out," said Gerald Nicodemus, ...
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