The workers also shop at local stores, eat at local restaurants, and likely engage in some personal services purchases locally before or after work, and pay rents and mortgages,” said Robert Eyler chief economist for the Marin Economic Forum.
“The (economic) impact depends on where the workers live, but generally they support the operations of a local business that attracts tourists and also spends on suppliers. The new $175 million, 342,000-square-foot expansion is in addition to the existing $800 million facility that opened in November 2013.Ībout 100 California companies contributed to building the hotel, employing about 1,000 in the trades, and the entertainment complex itself now employs 2,000. That investment stands to deal a wide hand of residual benefits to the surrounding North Bay community in the form of revenue, jobs, and environmental improvements. The Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria have completed an expansion to their casino and entertainment mecca in Rohnert Park to add a six-story, 200-room hotel, and brings the cost of the resort to nearly $1 billion.
