Bob Winter, Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise (NNGE) Chief Executive Officer (CEO),is announcing he will resign from his position effective January 1, 2013. NNGE Chief Financial Officer Derrick Watchman will be named CEO by the NNGE Board of Directors upon Winter’s transition. Winter, who has served as CEO since May 2007, decided to leave his position as CEO for the NNGE in order to concentrate his efforts on completing the development and opening of the Twin Arrows Navajo Casino … [Read more...] about Navajo Nation Gaming Ent. to get New CEO
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Honoring the Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Today, Arizonans and Americans commemorate the life and legacy of one of our nation’s most pivotal and influential civil rights champions, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “In a 1957 address to a Montgomery, Alabama, crowd, Dr. King proclaimed – ‘Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others?’ On this day dedicated to his life, I can think of no better way in which to honor Dr. King’s legacy than to consider his question an urgent challenge to each of … [Read more...] about Honoring the Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Navajo Nation Breaks Ground on Casino
Construction on the Twin Arrows Resort and Casino 20 miles east of Flagstaff is officially underway. Flagstaff Business News attended the groundbreaking and learned predictions for Flagstaff's annual economic impact from the resort casino will be $300,000 annually. The project will be upscale, including a hotel, spa, conference center and golf course in addition to the casino. Hundreds of jobs will be created both during the construction phase and long term. Navajo Nation Gaming … [Read more...] about Navajo Nation Breaks Ground on Casino