Thousands apparently have been hired already, much to the frustration of restaurateurs who are having a hard enough time finding help in a tight labor market. Wynn expects to fill up to 5,800 jobs at Encore Boston Harbor, many in food and beverage operations, including at more than a dozen casino restaurants. hasn’t sold its massive Mystic power plant across the street, but the site might be a prime candidate for redevelopment someday.īoston-area restaurants: One of the biggest losers in all of this? Boston’s independent restaurants. (It’s a different story for renters, of course.) Before his exit, Steve Wynn boasted of spending as much as $90 million to buy up sites around Lower Broadway, a largely industrial stretch.
Everett businesses: Property owners near the casino hit the jackpot.