The MGM has donated more than $1 million for job training and to local charities, and Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said the MGM created 6,000 construction jobs and 4,000 permanent jobs. Prince George’s County executive Rushern Baker told the press that area real estate values had increased 8% prior to the grand opening and that he expected that trend to continue.
This project is a boon for a county that has had to play the waiting game lately with large-scale developments. The $5.6 billion, 16.2-mile Purple Line rail project is on hold while the Federal Transit Administration takes another look at its ridership projections by order of a federal judge. Prince George’s County is also waiting to hear whether the General Services Administration will select a local site for a new $2 billion FBI headquarters. That announcement should come in March.
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