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Osage Manhattan Builders selected to renovate Sand Springs Osage Casino

The Osage Manhattan Builders construction firm has been selected to manage a renovation project at the Sand Springs Osage Casino slated to begin in September.

When completed, the casino will have a new bar, dance floor, new deli/ kitchen area and a VIP lounge. Brock Eubanks, the operations manager for OMB said the renovation would also include new carpeting, walls so “it will look like a totally different facility.”

The OMB, a subsidy of the Osage Limited Liability Company, was recently awarded the project by the Osage Nation’s government and gaming officials in charge of selecting the contracting companies. Now the OMB will be in charge of selecting the sub-contractors to conduct the renovation construction. 

“We are very excited about the opportunity, this is the first sizable project we’ve had with the Nation,” Eubanks said. “We’re still fine-tuning the plan,” which will be done in three or four phases so the casino operations will not close entirely.

Eubanks said July 29 the company was waiting on an architect to finish the renovation design before the sub-contractors are selected for the project. When the sub-contractors are selected, the renovation construction is expected to begin in September and would wrap in late February or March 2012, Eubanks said.

The project started out as an air quality improvement one, but the project eventually expanded to the proposed plan, Eubanks said.

Located north of U.S. Highway 412 off 129th West Avenue, the Sand Springs casino has more than 580 slot machines, according to the casino’s Web page.

To minimize disruptions to casino customers, Eubanks said OMB plans to do the renovation in phases with about 10 sub-contracting companies doing the work with about 50-60 workers at a time.

The Osage Manhattan Builders firm has taken on smaller projects for the Nation including work at the Tulsa Airpark and is also pursuing out of state projects as well, Eubanks said.

Osage Million Dollar Elm Casino is now Osage Casino

The Osage Million Dollar Elm Casino is now officially Osage Casino with a newly designed logo, the tribe’s gaming entity has announced. 

“The decision to change our name and logo is a direct reflection of our guests. After spending time talking to guests and conducting research, they told us time and time again that the name Osage Casino was how they most commonly referred to our Casinos,” according to Jennifer Bighorse, who is the marketing director for Osage Casino. “We feel this new name gives our brand a more modern and attractive look and feel and makes our guests feel proud to game with us.”

Location

Osage Casino in Sand Springs

301 Blackjack Drive

Sand SpringsOK

United States


By

Benny Polacca


Original Publish Date: 2011-08-16 00:00:00

Author

  • Benny Polacca

    Title: Senior Reporter

    Email: bpolacca@osagenation-nsn.gov

    Instagram: @bpolacca

    Topic Expertise: Government, Tribal Government, Community

    Languages spoken: English, basic knowledge of Spanish and French

    Benny Polacca (Hopi/ Havasupai/ Pima/ Tohono O’odham) started working at the Osage News in 2009 as a reporter in Pawhuska, Okla., where he’s covered various stories and events that impact the Osage Nation and Osage people. Those newspaper contributions cover a broad spectrum of topics and issues from tribal government matters to features. As a result, Polacca has gained an immeasurable amount of experience in covering Native American affairs, government issues and features so the Osage readership can be better informed about the tribal current affairs the newspaper covers.

    Polacca is part of the Osage News team that was awarded the Native American Journalists Association's Elias Boudinet Free Press Award in 2014 and has won numerous NAJA media awards, as well as awards from the Oklahoma Press Association and SPJ Oklahoma Pro Chapter, for storytelling coverage and photography.

    Polacca earned his bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University and also participated in the former American Indian Journalism Institute at the University of South Dakota where he was introduced to the basics of journalism and worked with seasoned journalists there and later at The Forum daily newspaper covering the Fargo, N.D. area where he worked as the weeknight reporter.

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Benny Polaccahttps://osagenews.org

Title: Senior Reporter

Email: bpolacca@osagenation-nsn.gov

Instagram: @bpolacca

Topic Expertise: Government, Tribal Government, Community

Languages spoken: English, basic knowledge of Spanish and French

Benny Polacca (Hopi/ Havasupai/ Pima/ Tohono O’odham) started working at the Osage News in 2009 as a reporter in Pawhuska, Okla., where he’s covered various stories and events that impact the Osage Nation and Osage people. Those newspaper contributions cover a broad spectrum of topics and issues from tribal government matters to features. As a result, Polacca has gained an immeasurable amount of experience in covering Native American affairs, government issues and features so the Osage readership can be better informed about the tribal current affairs the newspaper covers.

Polacca is part of the Osage News team that was awarded the Native American Journalists Association's Elias Boudinet Free Press Award in 2014 and has won numerous NAJA media awards, as well as awards from the Oklahoma Press Association and SPJ Oklahoma Pro Chapter, for storytelling coverage and photography.

Polacca earned his bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University and also participated in the former American Indian Journalism Institute at the University of South Dakota where he was introduced to the basics of journalism and worked with seasoned journalists there and later at The Forum daily newspaper covering the Fargo, N.D. area where he worked as the weeknight reporter.

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