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World-Class Talent Brought Together to Complete $750 Million Mississippi Resort

On Thursday, Nov. 16, 2000, the Choctaw tribe, best known for its remarkable economic turnaround directed by one of the foremost Indian chiefs in American history, will unveil its aggressive development plans for what will ultimately become a $750 million first-rate leisure destination. Many of the resort features will open to the public by mid-2002.

Pearl River Resort at Choctaw, Miss. -- the only resort development of its kind on an Indian reservation -- will be a world-class gaming and entertainment destination featuring deluxe accommodations, Las Vegas-style gaming, proprietary shows and attractions, recreational lake, award-winning golf and a full range of resort services.

The expansion will join the successful Silver Star Hotel & Casino; Dancing Rabbit Golf Club, recently named by Golf Magazine as one of the best you can play; Phillip M's, Mississippi's finest restaurant; The Spa at Silver Star; and 30,000 square feet of meeting and convention space. The Silver Star currently provides nearly 2,400 jobs to tribal members and non-Indians alike.

The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians (MBCI), a federally recognized tribe, owns and operates a portfolio of 15 manufacturing, service, retail and tourism enterprises. The success of these has facilitated self-reliance and astounding growth for its members, while also providing an economic boost to the communities surrounding the reservation.

Throughout Mississippi, the Southeast and Mexico, MBCI provides more than 6,700 permanent, full-time jobs for tribal members and others (more than 65 percent of its workforce is non-Indian). With an annual payroll of more than $123.7 million, the tribe is one of the 10 largest employers in Mississippi. In addition, tribal revenues have helped the Choctaw to invest more than $210 million in economic development.

With headquarters on reservation land adjacent to Philadelphia, Miss., the tribal government is responsible for providing its 8,300 members with education, health care, job training, housing, police and fire protection, tribal courts, utilities, and other community infrastructure. Tribal members reside in seven noncontiguous communities dispersed over 30,000 acres in Mississippi.

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