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Mass Casino Layoffs Good News for Carson Employers25 September 2000CARSON CITY, Nevada – Sept 25, 2000 – As reported by The Associated Press:”… The nine-month closure of the Ormsby House hotel-casino for remodeling is good news for local employers strapped by a tight labor market, state employment officials said “…’Unemployment is so low and here is a pool of 240 good workers,’ said Karren Rhodes, a spokeswoman for the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation “…State employment officials plan to hold a job fair for the workers, and expect many to be hired on the spot “…’Nobody wants to be laid off, but these workers couldn't have been laid off at a better time,’ Rhodes told the Nevada Appeal “…The 10-story, 200-room Ormsby House, the largest hotel in Carson City, will close around Thanksgiving and reopen next summer…” |