Posted on 07/23/2008 9:35:09 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
In another sign of the flagging economy, Pechanga Resort and Casino said yesterday that it plans to lay off more than 8 percent of its work force, or roughly 400 of its nearly 4,800 employees.
The layoffs, to begin at a date still to be determined, will be the first in the 13-year history of the Temecula casino, which ranks among the biggest and most successful in the nation.
With the move, Pechanga joins a number of Indian casinos in San Diego County and elsewhere that have trimmed their work force as attendance begins to reflect growing unemployment and soaring gas prices.
brought to you by dems and a Gub who will not allow drilling offshore.
we'll see what this does for the state coffers soon enough. not good, that is for sure.
Don’t we have offshore drilling? What are those platforms I see all along the coastline, from Orange County to at least Ventura/Santa Barbara area? They’re all lit up, so they must be active in whatever it is they’re doing. I always thought they were drilling platforms.
There are some of Long Beach, but not Orange County that I know of. Where have you seen them off the OC?
When I was a kid they had facades on them so as to look like buildings.
Side note about the casinos that have sprung up over the past few years...CA is going to have some real problems with the ill effects of gambling. I personally know several folks whose lives have become consumed with striking it rich at the casino.
There are at leasta 5 or 6 that you can see off Bolsa Chica.
[deep sarcasm]No sign of a recession here. But I’ll keep looking. [/deep sarcasm]
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