AbsherKitchell worked closely with the Tribal Employee Rights Office and exceeded all TERO goals–employing an average of 40 tribal workers each month, for a total of nearly 250,000 total hours worked. Native American participation was a primary goal on this project. The project also includes a 450,000 SF, 563-stall parking garage as well as administrative, I.T.
It features a 200,000 SF casino with 110,000 SF gaming floor and 2,133 slot machines five (5) restaurants, including a buffet, coffee shop, fine dining restaurant, a sports bar/lounge and deli and a 31,000 SF events center for concerts and other entertainment with 1,700 to 2,500 seats depending on the event. This stunning new Las Vegas-style casino and entertainment mecca in Tacoma, Washington, is easily visible from Interstate 5. Absher Construction Company and Kitchell Contractors worked in a joint-venture partnership-rooted in decades of experience together-to build the new Emerald Queen Casino for the Puyallup Tribe of Indians.
