Perini Awarded Foxwoods Contract

MASHANTUCKET, Connecticut – As reported by the Globe St.: "The Mashantucket Pequots Tribal Nation has awarded Perini Building Co. Inc. of Framingham, MA a $462.8-million contract to construct a two-million-sf addition to the Foxwoods Resort Casino here. Earlier this month, the Mashantucket Pequots formed a partnership with the Paul Steelman Design Group of Las Vegas to spearhead the casino expansion project, which has been estimated to be worth $700 million.

"…The project will feature a 26-story, 825-room hotel tower with a 25,000-sf spa, a 4,000-seat theater and 115,000 sf of meeting and convention space.

"The new hotel will be the fourth at the Foxwoods Resort since the resort opened in 1986. When the hotel is completed, the complex will feature 2,240 rooms…'