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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmember Spector
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Informational Hearing - Casino Community Hiring
FOR the purpose of calling on representatives from the Mayor’s Office of Employment Development (MOED) and the Baltimore Development Corporation (BDC) to appear before the City Council to discuss the possible benefits of a job development MOU with the Baltimore casino developers, what types of job training and support can best be provided by both the City and developers on this project, and what the next steps should be for ensuring that Baltimore is adequately preparing its workforce for the employment opportunities that the casino will create.
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According to a September Baltimore Development Corporation (BDC) projection, the casino being developed by Caesars Entertainment in Baltimore will create 1939 construction jobs while being built, and 1894 permanent jobs once it is up and running. These numbers may actually understate the casino’s employment impact – since the projections were calculated, Caesars has announced that the passage of Question 7 legalizing table games in Maryland will allow it to increase its permanent staff by roughly 40% and raise its overall investment in Baltimore by some $25 million.
Regardless of what numbers are used, it is clear that the casino will bring thousands of jobs to Baltimore. What is not yet clear is how m...
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