How many jobs is this going to provide?

MGM Springfield pledges that once this project is complete in the summer of 2015, there will be three thousand permanent jobs available at the resort casino. In addition to the 3,000 permanent jobs there will also be 2,000 jobs in construction during the building of this project. Not to mention that there will be an estimated $50 million a year spent on local businesses in the area, which will provide a much needed boost to the economy in Springfield. MGM is also going to partner up with local community colleges like STCC, and HCC to start programs that can prepare students for jobs in the casinos once they graduate.