Tulalip Casino Breaks Ground on Hotel and Tribal Cultural Center

"Due to open by early 2008 as a major new tourism and business attraction, the additional facilities will be part of the Tulalip Resort Casino, the 'resort' part being new to the marketing materials the tribes already are distributing.

"The hotel and conference center, with 400 new employees, also is expected to be a catalyst for other Snohomish County development and a magnet for tens of thousands of visitors attending Vancouver's 2010 Winter Olympic games in British Columbia.

"…A significant part of the new facility also will include the Tulalips' long-awaited tribal cultural center, which is expected to be a major tourist attraction on its own.

"…The hotel and conference center — designed by Ruhl-Parr & Associates, Architects, of Bellevue and styled by Interior Design International of Seattle, the same companies who were involved in the design of the Tulalip Casino — will be built by PCL Construction, a Canadian firm with offices throughout the United States, including Bellevue.

"…Designed to be a four-star, four-diamond hotel, the conference center in the complex will be large enough to serve banquets for as many as 800 people, about the same size as the Edward D. Hansen Conference Center at the Everett Events Center…"