Construction workers sent home amid CNMI contract negotiations

6:29 am on 28 July 2018

Construction workers at the Imperial Pacific Resort in the Northern Marianas have been placed on "temporary leave" as the company and its main contractors, Pacific Rim Constructors, renegotiate a new contract.

Imperial Pacific said construction of the 329-room resort will be ongoing, even without the Pacific Rim construction workers.

Casino Commission Edward Deleon Guerrero said in lieu of the Pacific Rim workers, over 1,000 of the approved H-2B visas will be utilized for the construction.

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