{"id":286427,"date":"2018-10-11T06:00:09","date_gmt":"2018-10-10T20:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=286427"},"modified":"2018-10-11T06:00:09","modified_gmt":"2018-10-10T20:00:09","slug":"club-88-takes-pride-in-hiring-local-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/club-88-takes-pride-in-hiring-local-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Club 88 takes pride in hiring local staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-286427 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/club-88-takes-pride-in-hiring-local-staff\/club-88-pix1\/'>Club 88 pix1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-286428'>\n\t\t\t\tFrom left, Mariana Entertainment LLC consultant Gus Noble, Gov. Ralph DLG Torres, and First Lady Diann Torres cut the ribbon during the expansion ribbon cutting ceremony of Club 88 last Saturday. (Kimberly Bautista)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/club-88-takes-pride-in-hiring-local-staff\/club-88-pix2\/'>Club 88 pix2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-286429'>\n\t\t\t\tFrom left, Marianas Entertainment LLC consultant Gus Noble, Rep. Edmund Villagomez, Gov. Ralph DLG Torres, first lady Diann Torres, Senate President Arnold Palacios, and his wife Wella Palacios pose for a photo during the Club 88 ribbon cutting ceremony last Saturday.  (Kimberly Bautista)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/club-88-takes-pride-in-hiring-local-staff\/club-88-pix3\/'>Club 88 pix3<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-286430'>\n\t\t\t\tCustomers enjoy the new machines during the Club 88 expansion ribbon cutting ceremony last Saturday. (Kimberly Bautista)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/club-88-takes-pride-in-hiring-local-staff\/club-88-pix4\/'>Club 88 pix4<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-286431'>\n\t\t\t\tRep. Edmund Villagomez, left, and Gov. Ralph DLG Torres talk during the Club 88 ribbon cutting ceremony last Saturday. (Kimberly Bautista)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/club-88-takes-pride-in-hiring-local-staff\/club-88-pix5\/'>Club 88 pix5<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-286432'>\n\t\t\t\tThe fa\u00e7ade of the newly expanded Club 88 in Garapan.  (Kimberly Bautista)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The owners of Club 88 and Vegas Resort\u2014Mariana Entertainment LLC and MP Holdings\u2014take pride in their 100-percent local workforce.<\/p>\n<p>During the ribbon-cutting ceremony last Saturday for Club 88\u2019s expansion in Garapan, Mariana Entertainment LLC consultant Gus Noble said he is proud of the local staff that they have hired in their last four years of operation. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the last few months, the company that runs Vegas Resort now runs Club 88 so we are now one family\u2026we are happy with our staff. I am proud to say that we have a total of 45 local staff,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>Gov. Ralph DLG Torres, who was present for the ribbon cutting, said that having 100-percent local employment is a testament that the CNMI is moving forward in hiring local U.S. workers. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have more workforce today since 2002\u2026when you see businesses, regardless of what it is, when you see opening of businesses and you continue to see ground breakings and ribbon cuttings\u2026that\u2019s opportunities and that\u2019s lives that are\u2026moving forward,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>According to Noble, the Club 88 expansion cost about $250,000 and would give customers a much larger gaming venue and more machines to choose from. <\/p>\n<p>Also present at the ceremony was first lady Diann Torres, Senate President Arnold I. Palacios (R-Saipan) and Rep. 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