OCEAN SHORES — The Quinault tribe expects to begin a $25 million expansion of the Quinault Beach Resort & Casino in March.
The expansion follows the completion of a 159-room remodel at the resort and will expand the property’s fast food services, add two additional bars and include a combined gift and coffee shop, according to Fawn Sharp, tribal president.
More space
The casino will have up to 70 percent more space to house new slot machines.
A new 500-car, four-story parking garage also can serve the area as a tsunami shelter, Sharp said.
The expansion project will employ more than 100 laborers during the construction as well as add to the resort’s current workforce upon completion.
Sharp said that the resort and casino “has been a major component of Quinault Nation’s employment and economic structure for the past 16 years.
“It is largely due to its success that we have been able to diversify.”
The tribe is the largest employer in Grays Harbor County, providing more than 1,200 jobs.
“I am excited that the Quinault Nation will continue to expand its properties,” said Don Kajans, general manager of Quinault Beach Resort & Casino.
“This expansion project not only allows us to employ more locals, it will also help us to bring more people to the area.”
