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National Harbor's Gaylord Resort Celebrates Grand Opening
posted 5:53 pm Fri April 25, 2008 - OXON HILL, Md.
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Prince George's County officials and developer Milton Peterson gathered Friday afternoon to formally celebrate the opening of the first phase of the $4 billion National Harbor project in Oxon Hill.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony officially opened the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center.
The project on what was once an Indian burial ground, and later a gravel mine, was the result of a public-private partnership first discussed in the 1990s.
The county issued $160 million in bonds for roads and sewers and put the review process on the fast track. Peterson invested and borrowed more than $800 million and agreed to use minority or local contractors for much of the construction work.
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Information from: The Washington Post
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