“We’ve hired a diversity recruiting specialist,” said Alex Stolyar, Full House’s senior vice president and chief development officer, after meeting with Taylor, according to the cited source. “We hope they will hire as many local and minority folks as they can,” she said.
Waukegan Mayor Ann Taylor said she wanted to assure that they were part of the process given that in prior large projects done in the past, people from the city were often left out. The city anticipates that, once completed, American Place will be the biggest project in memory for Waukegan.Ĭonsultants' approval took into account hiring locals and minorities. On Monday, Waukegan’s City Council unanimously approved three consulting contracts at City Hall to help the city oversee the project, reports Chicago Tribune. Full House is now starting the process of hiring 500 people for the temporary facility, which will feature 1,000 slot machines, 50 table games, a fine-dining restaurant, two additional restaurants, and a center bar. While the full casino is under construction, the company will be operating a temporary casino named The Temporary by American Place, with an opening slated for July. The operator is set to develop American Place, a $500 million gaming and entertainment destination. The city of Waukegan in Lake County, Illinois, has approved consultants for Full House Resorts’ casino in the region.
