Residents of Everett did about five percent of all the work. In total, half of in-state workers lived in Middlesex and Suffolk Counties.Where did construction workers reside and was it a diverse workforce? Thirteen percent of the total contract value went to firms that met at least one element of the diversity criteria while another fifth went to local businesses from the region.Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New York accounted for over $200M of that amount while $71M went outside of the country. The remaining quarter that went out of state ($446M) was distributed among 36 states.Firms based in the City of Everett received $32 million in contracts.Nearly 60 percent of Massachusetts’ share ($662M or 40 percent of the total) remained in Middlesex and Suffolk Counties. Almost three-quarters of the construction budget ($1.1B of $1.6B) went to firms based in Massachusetts.Where were the construction dollars spent? EPPR's work is part of the Social and Economic Impacts of Gaming in Massachusetts project led by the UMass Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences. The analysis was led by Senior Research Manager Rod Motamedi. The Economic & Public Policy Research (EPPR) group analyzed the direct and indirect economic impacts of the Encore Boston Harbor casino complex.
