In all, the project will create 2,600 permanent jobs at full buildout and thousands of construction jobs in the region along the way.
The temporary pre-launch casino is a precursor to the full $273 million casino resort project. The 17-acre casino site off Dixon School Road in Kings Mountain is near interstate 85 and about 35 miles west of Charlotte. The Catawba Nation in late March said it would fast-track its Two Kings Casino Resort in Kings Mountain by opening a “pre-launch” facility this summer featuring 500 slot machines. In recent months we have seen announcements touting thousands of new jobs coming to Charlotte and other parts of the state via new projects and expansions by Google, Apple, Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies, Honeywell and many small tech companies in the state.Īnother major project promises to add much-needed jobs in Cleveland County near Charlotte – and soon. That’s why it’s been great to see that the state is doing just that, in part thanks to the efforts of the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina.
While North Carolina’s economy has weathered the pandemic better than most other states, the creation of new jobs is still vital to ensure a pipeline of continued opportunity for our residents.
