Casino's impact - 2004-01-06
One year after the opening of the Seneca Niagara Casino, it is certain that the Niagara Falls, N.Y., gaming venue is thriving.

The casino is attracting bigger than expected crowds, sometimes swelling to 20,000 per day on weekends and in 12 months has hired 2,158 workers, making it the region's 19th largest employer. That places it ahead of Moog Inc., Roswell Park Cancer Institute and Ford Motor Co.

Yet, step a few blocks from the casino's hub along Fourth Street and little has changed. Private sector investment has been limited and outside the casino and its related developments, the largest construction project going on in Niagara Falls is USA Niagara's $17 million investment in a convention and conference center.
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MGM MIRAGE Management to Present at Smith Barney Citigroup Entertainment, Media and Telecommunications Conference - 2004-01-06
MGM MIRAGE management will make a presentation today at the Smith Barney Citigroup Entertainment, Media and Telecommunications Conference in Phoenix, Arizona.

MGM MIRAGE (NYSE: MGG), one of the world's chief and most respected hotel and gaming companies, owns and runs 14 casino resorts located
in Nevada, Mississippi, Michigan and Australia, and has investments in two other casino resorts in Nevada and New Jersey. The company is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, and offers an unrivaled collection of casino resorts with a limitless selection of choices for guests. Guest satisfaction is paramount, and the company has roughly 43,000 employees dedicated to that result.
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