Equally important, is their love of Mother Earth which is exhibited by our ability to take vast amounts of energy needed from 100 percent renewable sources.” “When you talk about things like financial prudence and building things for the future, it’s done through the lens of planning for the next seven generations. Jim Wise, Vice President of Marketing and Online Sports and Gaming for the hotel and casino“The Tribe is always seeking to look ahead to seven generations into the future as they plan for things,” Wise says.

It is instead a way for the hotel to honor the culture and history of its owners, the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi. While it’s true that FireKeepers is the first Tribal-owned and operated casino hotel in Michigan to form this partnership with Consumers Energy through its Renewable Energy Program, Wise says it was never about being first.

This new hotel tower will give the property more guest rooms, dining outlets and lounges, enabling Firekeepers Casino Hotel to host larger meetings and events onsite.Editor's note: This story is part of Southwest Michigan Second Wave's On the Ground Calhoun County series.įireKeepers Casino Hotel is poised to take the equivalent of about 61,000 gasoline-powered passenger vehicles off the road when 100 percent of its electricity is supplied through renewable power sources, says Jim Wise, Vice President of Marketing and Online Sports and Gaming for the hotel and casino. FireKeepers Casino Hotel's signature restaurant, Nibi, will have a new home in the tower and will offer space for about 125 people seated, along with a private dining area for up to 20.Ĭurrently, Firekeeper Casino Hotel offers over 20,000 square feet of meeting and event space across nine meeting rooms and a ballroom that can accommodate over 1,100 guests. The 39,000-square-foot first level will showcase the new lobby bar and front desk. Along with the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, the property began construction of a second hotel tower and additional amenities. The target completion date is late 2020.įirekeeper Casino Hotel's new eight-story hotel tower will provide an additional 203 guest rooms, including fourteen suites, as well as a transformed hotel lobby area, a new signature restaurant, new high-limit slot and table game areas and a new VIP lounge.įirekeepers Casino Hotel Tower Expansion Groundbreaking Event Southern Michigan’s FireKeepers Casino Hotel in Battle Creek celebrated its latest project with a groundbreaking ceremony in June 2019.

Hotel near firekeepers casino