Waterfront Casino

New Bedford residents are steadily turning out to vote on a proposed $650 million resort casino for the city's waterfront. Elections officials say turnout has been light to moderate Tuesday morning across the former whaling capital's polling places...

Mayor Jon Mitchell is encouraging as many public meetings as possible concerning the waterfront casino project being proposed by KG Urban Enterprises. Speaking on his weekly radio program Wednesday on WBSM, the Mayor said the city is organizing forums for June 4th at Roosevelt Middle School, and June 17th at Normandin Middle School...

Representatives from KG Urban Enterprises were given the green light Thursday by state regulators to move forward with their plans for a waterfront casino in New Bedford. The approval however is contingent on providing more financial data to the state Gaming Commission within the next two weeks...

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...

Labor unions are applauding the host community agreement reached by the City of New Bedford and KG Urban Enterprises, to put a casino on the city's waterfront. Ron Rheaume of the Building Trades Union says the announcement is good news for people struggling to find steady work...

The developers of a proposed Foxwoods casino in New Bedford are requesting more time to file remaining application materials with the state. KG Urban spokesman Andrew Paven said Monday that the New York-based development company remains in negotiations with New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell's administration...

With the potential casino deal on the New Bedford waterfront once again at a stalemate, it's time for KG Urban Enterprises to consider "upping the ante" as the March 16 deadline to file with the Massachusetts Gaming Commission looms. 1...

Mayor Jon Mitchell says KG Urban's plan for a waterfront casino could hurt New Bedford's downtown. KG Urban this week rejected an alternative plan offered by the Mayor for a waterfront casino, and said the project now appears to be dead...

KG Urban Enterprises says its proposed casino deal in New Bedford is all but dead. Former NBA Commissioner David Stern, representing KG Urban, a firm owned by his son, says he and the Mayor could not come to an agreement on the Cannon Street site...

Foxwoods Resort Casino has signed a letter of intent to join with developer KG Urban Enterprises to operate a casino on New Bedford's waterfront. KG Urban is eyeing the former Cannon Street Power Station as the site for a waterfront casino...