Greektown reports layoffs
1 August 2008DETROIT, Michigan -- As reported by the Detroit Free Press: "Greektown Casino majority owner, the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, is laying off 2% of its 2,000-member workforce as the tribe struggles with a $15-million deficit.
"Spokesman Cory Wilson said layoffs are under way and will happen across the board through its five Kewadin casinos and through its governmental operations.
"The tribe is majority owner of Greektown Casino, which filed Chapter 11 in May. It also owns five casinos in the Upper Peninsula. They are located in Sault Ste. Marie, St. Ignace, Hessel, Christmas and Manistique. Wilson said the tribe's financial straits are partly due to Greektown Casino's financial troubles.
"...Wilson said he was unclear how the layoffs would affect services to the tribe's members, but it is doing what it can to keep them intact..."