L-374 Members Build Base for Floating Casino IVP George Rogers
Vol. 47 No. 2 the Boilermaker Apr • Jun 2008 The Official Publication of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers, and Helpers, AFL-CIO http://capwiz.com/boilermaker Reporter http://www.boilermakers.org IN THESE PAGES L-374 members build base for floating casino Workers combine six barges in “This was a great job for Local 374,” reports Lake Michigan project L-374 BM-ST Paul Maday. “And there is already talk of other casino expansions on the lakefront using MEMBERS OF LOCAL 374 (Hammond, Ind.) have the same barge-type foundation. You know the old completed the base for a 350,000-square-foot gam- adage — ‘bigger is better’? Well, it’s true, with talk ing and entertainment facility on Lake Michigan. of other casinos now wanting to expand, using as Harrah’s all-new Horseshoe Casino Hammond will many as eight barges for their foundations. We are be triple the size of the company’s current facility, and in the process of confirming with the gaming com- the largest casino and entertainment destination in Construction members meet . 2 Chicagoland, when it is completed. See CASINO, page 15 LEAP holds 40th conference . 7 Shipyard nets big contract . .14 Barges serve as the floating foundation of Harrah’s new Horseshoe Casino Hammond on Lake Michigan in Indiana. PAID PAID IVP George Rogers retires U.S. POSTAGE Permit No. 100 Non-Profit Org. Long Prairie, MN Central Section lodges will be International President Newton B. Jones praised represented by IVPs May, McManamon Rogers’ many years of service, stating, “George has contributed greatly to our union, to our trust funds GEORGE ROGERS and lodges, and to the lives of our members.
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