CHEWELAH, Wash. — A new hotel at the Chewelah Casino in Stevens County is expected to be completed in time for Christmas 2022.
The Spokane Tribe in Chewelah is one of the largest employers for Stevens County. They are expecting to add new jobs for the community. The Chewelah Casino is accepting applications now for the general manager position with more jobs available at the casino. A groundbreaking ceremony for the new hotel was held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday.
Chewelah Casino Marketing Manager, Jamie Sijohn, said in a Tuesday morning interview with KREM 2 new that the construction of the new hotel will boost the region's economy and give back to the community.
"With the revenues that the tribe makes through the Chewelah Casino and eventually the hotel some of the money go back to our tribal programs, the found education programs, senior programs or elderly programs, and so on," Sijohn said.
Sijohn said that since the Chewelah Casino opened, they have helped the community by donating part of the casino revenues to projects protecting local natural resources, local civic organizations and businesses.
The hotel will be located 20 minutes away from 49 Degrees North and will have 70 rooms, an indoor swimming pool, and a business and conference center. Part of the hotel will include ski equipment lockets.
Sijohn said the hotel's construction expected to take about one year to complete.