City names resort casino RFQ/P responders and sites

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Community engagement process outlined; project summaries posted here

The Stoney Administration has formally announced the six responders and respective sites for the Richmond Resort Casino RFQ/P:

 

Responder

Site / Location

Bally’s Corporation

Chippenham Parkway & Powhite Parkway (Parkway Crossing)

Golden Nugget

Chippenham Parkway & Powhite Parkway (Parkway Crossing)

ONE Resort & Casino

Walmsley Boulevard & I-95 (Phillip Morris Operations Center)

Pamunkey Indian Tribe & Reservation

5000 & 5050 Commerce Road

The Cordish Companies

1301 North Arthur Ashe Boulevard

Wind Creek Hospitality

1401 Commerce Road

 

The City has also published the community engagement plan below for the project.  The first virtual meeting will be held on March 9, 2021.  Convergence Strategy Group, hired by the city’s Economic Development Authority to assist in the evaluation of the proposals, will present their analysis of the resort casino market opportunity for Richmond.  The consultant team will also share information on community best practices for resort casino projects, mitigating community impacts, community benefits, and how communities have used resort casino revenues. 

 

To start the community engagement process, each proposer has submitted a one-page summary of their project, which is now posted on the city’s economic development website.  Citizens will be able to share feedback and ask questions online about the proposed projects and resort casinos overall.  The city will also canvass neighborhoods to help ensure broad engagement about the proposed projects.

 

“Receiving six proposals demonstrates that the city remains an attractive place for investment,” said Mayor Levar Stoney.  “We are committed to a complete and competitive evaluation and selection process, so that Richmonders will have the best project possible to consider when voting on November 2nd.”

After the Evaluation Panel concludes its work, the Stoney Administration will recommend a preferred operator and site to City Council for approval in advance of a planned November 2021 voter referendum.

 

Information on the city’s Resort Casino RFQ/P process, proposals and community engagement can be found at https://www.rva.gov/economic-development/resort-casino.

 

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