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Indiana Hotel to Close for Casino Construction

FRENCH LICK, Indiana – As reported by the Louisville, Kentucky Courier-Journal: "In a surprise announcement, the developers of an Orange County casino said yesterday that they will shut down the French Lick Springs Resort hotel for a year to speed construction on the $240 million casino project.

"The resort will close Sunday and not reopen until December 2006, when the casino and the hotel's 440 guest rooms are ready.

"In the meantime, about 255 employees of the French Lick hotel will be laid off in two months. The project's investors told employees during a meeting yesterday that they would receive full pay during the closing -- a combination of unemployment benefits and a supplement from the owners…"

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