LITTLE RIVER CASINO RESORT COMPLETES RENOVATIONS AND ADDITIONS

MANISTEE, MICH. — The Little River Casino Resort has reopened after undergoing exterior and interior expansions and additions. The 292-room facility, which is owned by Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, is located at 2700 Orchard Highway in Manistee. Exterior renovations include the Winter Garden, which features a waterfall, river and bridges, an outdoor bar area with heated floors, a giant fish tank and a 70-foot glass ceiling. Additions include a 14,000-square-foot event center with 1,675 seats. Texas-based TBG provided site planning and landscape architectural services for the project; Alpena, Mich.-based DeVere Construction Co. served as the general contractor at the site; and Memphis, Tenn.-based Hnedak Bobo Group served as the project’s architect. The cost of completion was not disclosed.