Ameristar Casinos Names Jerome Klint Vice President of Construction

LAS VEGAS, Sept. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Ameristar Casinos, ( Nachrichten ) Inc. has appointed Jerome Klint to the position of Vice President of Construction, effective September 1, 2006. Reporting to Alan Rose, Senior Vice President of Construction, Klint will be responsible for construction of Ameristar projects, including department administration and coordination of pre-planning,

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Mon, September 11th, 2006

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