Job fair slated for Saturday for First Light casino in Taunton

A JOB FAIR will be held Saturday for the new First Light Resort & Casino in Taunton, a portion of which is expected to open next summer.  / COURTESY MASHPEE WAMPANOAG INDIAN TRIBE
A JOB FAIR will be held Saturday for the new First Light Resort & Casino in Taunton, a portion of which is expected to open next summer. / COURTESY MASHPEE WAMPANOAG INDIAN TRIBE

TAUNTON – A job fair will be held Saturday for the new billion-dollar First Light Resort & Casino being built by the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe.
The tribe’s gaming authority is hosting the job fair, which will be held at the Holiday Inn, 700 Myles Standish Blvd., from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
The fair will provide information for prospective employees and those interested in supplying goods and services to the casino.
The destination resort casino, a portion of which is slated to open for business by next summer, is expected to generate 1,000 construction jobs and more than 2,600 permanent jobs. Hiring for construction jobs will begin soon and the tribe is expected to start hiring for casino jobs this winter.
“A development of this magnitude will generate hundreds of millions of dollars in economic activity that will be a boon to tribal citizens, area residents and businesses across southeastern Massachusetts,” Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council Chairman and Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Gaming Authority President Cedric Cromwell said in a statement.
“This job and vendor fair will begin the process of putting the right people in the right place to benefit from a first-class project,” he added.
A groundbreaking ceremony for the casino – the state’s first – was held on April 5.
Once construction is complete, First Light Resort & Casino will include 3,000 slot machines, 150 table games, 40 poker tables, fine dining restaurants, a food court with an international buffet, a 24-hour café, as well as three 15-story, 300-room luxury hotels, nine retail stores, a spa and water park.
Those interested in attending the job and vendor fair are asked to RSVP to info@firstlightresort.com.

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