Suffolk Construction Lands $1B Contract to Build MA Wynn Resort

It's estimated the $1.7 billion resort project will generate 4,000 union construction jobs as well as 4,000 permanent jobs when the resort opens

Jan 20, 2016
Suffolk Construction
An architectural rendering shows the Wynn casino project in Everett, on 33 acres overlooking the Mystic River.
An architectural rendering shows the Wynn casino project in Everett, on 33 acres overlooking the Mystic River.

Suffolk Construction Co. has landed a $1 billion contract to build the Wynn Resort casino in Everett, Mass. It is one of the state's largest private construction contracts ever awarded.

It's estimated the $1.7 billion resort project will generate 4,000 union construction jobs as well as 4,000 permanent jobs when the resort opens.

The project is scheduled for completion by the end of 2018.

(more on the contract to build the Massachusetts casino...)

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