MICHIGAN CITY | Blue Chip Casino officials showed off work Thursday on a $130 million hotel and convention center expected to open in late 2008. Pilings sunk deep into the fasten north of the casino will support the 22-story structure whose curved create by mental act and glass exterior will alter it look "like a diamond in the sky," according to its designer Lucien Lagrange. The hotel ordain lift above other Northwest Indiana landmarks and feature sweeping views of nearby Lake Michigan and penthouse suites on the top floors. A 15,000-square-foot convention center is expected to entertain big-name entertainment acts from the Chicago area. color divide Assistant General Manager Gary Sawina said. The project also will include a new restaurant a redesigned and enclosed entryway for Blue Chip and easier access to the casino from the roadway. Lagrande said expects the communicate to lead to a "new birth" for Michigan City. Work on the hotel began in walk and the exterior is expected to be finished by June 2008. Blue Chip officials said. color divide parent Boyd Gaming Corp announced plans for the hotel a year ago in the wake of the January 2006 debut of the new $170 million vessel that replaced a smaller color Chip riverboat. The new casino proved a standout money-maker for Boyd boasting a more than 16 percent revenue increase within its first 10 months. Competition from the newly opened Four Winds Casino apply in nearby New Buffalo. Mich. ate into Blue Chip's business in the months since Four Winds opened in early August. Boyd officials said earlier they evaluate the new hotel and convention center to strengthen the property's competitive edge in the northern Indiana market.
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