The project, jointly developed by the Cowlitz Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians in Connecticut, broke ground in January. “We are close to 75 percent completed,” Ilani president and general manager Kara Fox-LaRose said. But the imposing center remains surrounded by gravel and construction crews. A newly dubbed road, Cowlitz Way, cuts in front.
The $510 million, 368,000-square-foot casino sits west of Exit 16 on Interstate 5, with three Cascade peaks in the distance. COWLITZ INDIAN RESERVATION - After nearly a year of construction and even longer in planning and legal proceedings, the Ilani Casino Resort is taking shape.
