People From Miami Valley Travel to Columbus for Jobs at Hollywood Casino
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Channel: Dayton 24/7 Now · 2012 · News & Politics
COLUMBUS -- The Hollywood Casino in Columbus is set to open this fall, and hundreds of people are already starting training.Casino leaders say 90-percent of the 2-thousand people who will be hired, will be from Ohio.Some people from the Miami Valley are making the trip to Columbus."I used to be in health care," said Melissa Dillon, training to be a black jack dealer, "I was in healthcare for 14 years. Things have been a little tight. A lot of the positions they posted online they withdrew so it has been a little difficult."Dillon travels from Yellow Springs everyday, but she's not the only one making the trip."I was originally working down in Cincinnati doing quality assurance work and I got laid off there," said Dan, training on the slot machines and lives in Dayton."It's pretty much set in stone that I'm going to get a job in this," he said, "I'm just hoping to stay with is for a while.""I think this is going to be a much more exciting and fun job than what I was doing," said Dillon, "So I'm really happy to be here."Casino leaders already hired 90 people. Another training session will start July 2nd. The casino is expected to open before Thanksgiving.
