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The New Bedford Economic Development Council is not taking a break to mourn the loss of a casino deal in the city. Executive Director Derek Santos says the Council will continue to look at potential uses for the Cannon Street Power Station that may have hosted a casino, and more importantly, thousands of jobs...

Count the casino as the latest broken promise to the City of New Bedford. In a letter to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission Wednesday, KG Urban Enterprises CEO Barry Gosin rescinded the firm's application for the remaining casino license, dashing all hopes of a casino on New Befdord's waterfront...

Voters in New Bedford approved a Host Community Agreement for a Waterfront Casino by an overwhelming margin on Tuesday.  The final vote was 8,355 in favor, and 3,040 opposed. According to Election officials, the turnout in New Bedford Tuesday was just over 21%...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) _ Residents on both sides of the debate over a proposed, $650 million Foxwoods resort casino for New Bedford's waterfront are steadily turning out to vote Tuesday. Supporters say a casino is the best chance to create new jobs and investment and entertainment options in a city with one of the highest unemployment rates in the state...

Voters in New Bedford will make a major decision on Tuesday; whether or not to accept the Host Community Agreement negotiated by the City of New Bedford, and casino developers KG Urban Enterprises. The polls are opening at 7am.  Election Commission Chair Maria Tomasia is predicting a turnout of about 30%...

The firm planning a waterfront casino in New Bedford is getting more time to get its financial house in order.  The Massachusetts Gaming Commission passed a motion Thursday requiring KG Urban Enterprises to submit a firm signed by all its financial partners to the commission by 5 p...

The City Council's Committee on Finance was scheduled to discuss the Host Community Agreement between Mayor Jon Mitchell and KG Urban Enterprises regarding a potential waterfront casino, but committee chairman and Ward Six Councilor Joe Lopes withdrew the item from the agenda.

The campaign to bring a casino to New Bedford will likely heat up in the next few weeks. Developer KG Urban Enterprises has suggested June 23rd for a city-wide referendum on the project. Council President Brian Gomes expects the City Council to quickly approve the referendum date at its meeting on Thursday, and then get involved in the campaign...

New Bedford is one step closer to a referendum on the Host City Agreement that would establish a waterfront casino in the city. Developer KG Urban Enterprises is recommending a date of June 23rd for that city-wide vote. The proposal is being forwarded to the City Council...

Mayor Jon Mitchell says KG Urban Enterprises was willing to make concessions in key areas and that's why a casino on New Bedford's waterfront is once step closer to happening..... Among the provisions the Mayor sought were annual payments totaling $12...