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Published Nationally ยฎ November 25 2018 Vol. IX โข No. 24
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Massive Dirt Moving Takes Place on $1B Project By Chuck Harvey
The hotel and convention center project is expected to include more than 1,000 hotel rooms, Crews are building a $1 more than 275,000 sq. ft. of billion resort hotel, convenconvention space and tion center on 36 acres within swimming pools and a lazy the city of Chula Vista, Calif., river. and the Port of San Diego. RIDA is building the However, a separate, but project, but Gaylord Hotels related, project to bring in a will operate the resort once massive amount of dirt preit opens. cedes the actual nuts and Gaylord was negotiating bolts work by about a year. with the Port of San Diego Well ahead of actual conand city roughly a decade struction, which isnโt expectago to build the resort ed until 2019, officials with when the project failed to the city of Chula Vista and materialize. Port of San Diego signed a In 2007, Gaylord and letter of intent with RIDA Port of San Diego photo Development Corporation to Construction on public infrastructure improvements associated with the hotel local labor unions could build a billion-dollar resort project could get under way as soon as 2019, which includes additional site not reach an agreement on a similar project in the hotel and convention center. preparation and building access roads. same location. Port of San Diego by the hotel. Gaylord eventually pulled out, but Chula Commissioner Ann Moore reported that an The Port of San Diego serves the people of agreement was reached with the Texas-based California as a specially created district, balanc- Vista and the Port tried again in 2010, and the company to build the hotel on the city's ing multiple uses on 34 mi. along San Diego Chula Vista Bayfront Master Plan was later approved. As part of the Master Plan, the South bayfront. Bay. The stretch of land spans five cities. Moore said RIDA would finance most of the Although it collects no tax dollars, the port Bay Power Plant was imploded. Port officials said the hotel is expected to genhotel, with the city and Port contributing about a manages adverse portfolio to generate revenues quarter of the costs by using money generated that support vital public services and amenities. see HOTEL page 64
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In southern Nevada, construction crews are building what will be the Oakland Raiders first-ever home stadium. The almost $2 billion Las Vegas Stadium will feature a retractable natural turf field and a glass-dome roof when it opens in time for the 2020 football season. โThe stadium is rising out of the ground very quickly,โ said Cara Clarke, associate vice president of communications of the Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce. โBecause itโs adjacent to the Las Vegas Strip, itโs a very prominent project. In fact, people drive by the stadium and get out and take selfies, so itโs already a destination.โ see RAIDERS page 78
The almost $2 billion Las Vegas Stadium will feature a retractable natural turf field and a glass-dome roof when it opens in time for the 2020 football season.