Olympia Group Takes Evergreen Mountain, Awaits OK for $100M Casino

Las Vegas-headquartered Olympia Group has acquired a controlling interest in Rumford, Maine-based Evergreen Mountain Enterprises L.L.C., the company that has proposed the development of the Evergreen Mountain Resort & Casino in Oxford County, Maine.

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Sun, September 28th, 2008

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