Construction crews work to finish hotel addition

Monday, Nov. 23, 1998 | 9:40 a.m.

All but the first floor of the new $25 million hotel will open Tuesday night at the Verdi resort along Interstate 80.

The project is the latest step in owners' plans to turn Boomtown into a major destination resort.

Future expansion plans call for the construction of a 2,000-room hotel tower, golf course, theme park and six-story parking garage.

Local residents have opposed the $500 million project, saying it will ruin the rural character of the community.

Boomtown started as a mom-and-pop cafe at the same site 34 years ago.

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