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EXPANDING THEIR PRESENCE
DOWNTOWN.
GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO
22NEWS AT ELEVEN. MGM
SPRINGFIELD IS EXPANDING THEIR
PRESENCE IN THE CITY. TOMORROW
MORNING AT 9 THEY'LL OPEN THE
DOORS TO THEIR DOWNTOWN OFFICE
ON MAIN STREET.
22NEWS REPORTER JULI MCDONALD IS
LIVE OUTSIDE THE OFFICE WHERE
CITY LEADERS WERE INVITED FOR A
PREVIEW TONIGHT.
MGM SPRINGFIELD SAYS THEY'RE NOT
A TYPICAL CASINO IN A BOX, AND
THAT THIS DOWNTOWN OFFICE IS
JUST ANOTHER EXMAPLE OF THEIR
PHILOSOPHY OF BEING ENGAGED IN
THE COMMUNITY.
MGM IS ONE OF FOUR COMPANIES
COMPETING TO BRING A CASINO TO
SPRINGFIELD; AMERISTAR, PENN
NATIONAL AND HARD ROCK ARE STILL
IN THE RACE. BUT IF YOU HAVE
QUESTIONS, CONCERNS OR EVEN
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE
POTENTIAL MGM SPRINGFIELD
CASINO, BEGINNING WEDNESDAY YOU
CAN MAKE SURE YOU'RE HEARD. THIS
DOWNTOWN OFFICE JUST ADDS TO A
LIST OF INVESTMENTS MGM HAS MADE
IN SPRINGFIELD: THEY DONATED
15,000 TO THE CITY'S 4TH OF JULY
CELEBRATION, 50,000 TO THE SOUTH
END COMMUNITY CENTER, AND
RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THEIR
SPONSORSHIP OF THE SPRINGFIELD
FALCONS.
BUT MGM SPRINGFIELD PRESIDENT
BILL HORNBUCKLE SAID THOSE
FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS ARE JUST
PART OF BEING A COMPETITOR IN
THIS CASINO PROCESS.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AN 800
MILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT. A
MAJOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
OPPORTUNITY. THOUSANDS OF JOBS.
WHILE NONE OF THIS IS
INEXPENSIVE, ON A RELATIVE SCALE
IT'S APPROPRIATE. AND FRANKLY I
WOULD CHALLENGE THAT EVERYONE
SHOULD BE DOING THIS TYPE OF
ACTIVITY. CITY LEADERS WHO GOT
A PREVIEW TUESDAY NIGHT WERE
IMPRESSED BY THE ACCESSIBILITY
OF MGM SPRINGFIELD.
THEY HAVE AN OPEN DOOR POLICY.
ANYBODY CAN COME IN AND ASK
QUESTIONS, WANT TO KNOW THE
SITUATION, WANT TO KNOW THEIR
IDEAS. THEY'RE VERY FREE AND
OPEN MINDED. AND ONE SPRINGFIELD
BUSINESS OWNER IS ALREADY
ENJOYING THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF
MGM. CHEF WAYNE *** WAS
INVITED TO CATER THE RECEPTION
TUESDAY NIGHT.
I THINK WHAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING
SO FAR IS WONDERFUL. THEY'RE
PUTTING THEMSELVES OUT THERE,
THEY'RE LETTING IT BE KNOWN HOW
MUCH THEY WANT TO BE HERE. I'M
GLAD TO HAVE THEM HERE. MOST
PEOPLE I TALK TO WANT TO SEE IT
HAPPEN. WE COULD USE SOME HELP.
DOORS WILL OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
TOMORROW MORNING HERE AT 1441
MAIN STREET NEXT TO TD BANK.
THEIR HOURS ARE 9-5 MONDAY TO
FRIDAY AND ANYONE IS INVITED TO
STOP IN FOR A VISIT. LIVE IN