A flood of numbers from casino developers

The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewas issued a study on the economic impact of its proposed casino yesterday and the City Beat had a story today about it.

There were too many angles to cram into this complicated, multi-faceted story so I didn't go into a lot of details about the data as I usually like to do. But fear not, I'm working on a follow-up.

In the meantime, here's some excerpts from the study, conducted by KlasRobinson Q.E.D. of Minneapolis. They consult for the hospitality industry, looking into everything from casinos to water parks.

This chart shows how big of an employer the casino would be compared to others in the area. KlasRobinson says it would be the ninth biggest. I didn't include this statistic in my story because employment figures are sometimes out of date and I didn't have time to check.

This chart shows how much moola the casino would pay its employees.

While some say the jobs the casino generate aren't the kind we want -- which are higher-paying jobs -- this chart shows that it wouldn't be the worst employer in the world.

This table shows you where the estimated 1.1 million tourists drawn by the casino would come from.

This table shows the indirect economic impact the casino could have on the state and county.

Note: Sorry blog-friends, but I was dead last night and didn't have the energy to get all this to you sooner.