Due to the high loads from the concrete tower, a deep foundation system composed of straight shaft concrete caissons were used bearing on competent bed rock to transfer those forces to the ground. As a result, concrete shear walls along with both stair towers were used as shear walls to resist wind and seismic forces.

The lateral loads imposed a challenge due to the open floor layout. The main challenge was keeping the slab thickness as thin as possible with wider bay size to allow floor flexibility and accommodate the wider guest rooms. The roof structure was also a concrete flat with no interior beams to support the tall “fin” structure that tops the hotel tower and resembles the flame effect leading to the FireKeepers logo. The hotel tower structural system selected was a cast-in-place concrete flat slab for all floors, along with the ground floor above the basement level, to accommodate the low floor-to-floor height and the desired high ceilings in the high-end presidential suites. The design team met a very aggressive schedule, and the design was drawn entirely in Revit 3D modeling software. The existing bingo hall was expanded an additional 25,000-sf for a back-of-house garage/storage area. The attached 25,000-sf event center consists of a performance stage, ballroom, and multi-use assembly spaces. The new 170,000-sf, eight-story, mixed-used hotel, event center, and casino expansion located in Battle Creek, MI, is comprised of 243 guestrooms, seven stories of hotel tower atop a new restaurant and bar, commercial kitchen area, pool and leisure spa, fitness and business centers, grand entrance lobby, casino gaming floor, and laundry services. Their show at Firekeepers was beautiful! I’m going through late stage cancer and was very down & depressed.IMEG provided structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection engineering design and services, as well as architectural lighting, for the expansion of the existing FireKeepers Casino.

Tony Orlando & Dawn( Joyce Vincent & Thelma Hopkins) are Legends! They NEVER DISAPPOINT! They have entertained audiences with their mesmerizing voices & obvious love of each other & what they do since they were teenagers! I’ve seen Tony’s shows many times since I was 11 years old( I’m 56) & his voice is as beautiful powerful,strong & clear as it was when he had the old TV show! Speaking of which, was that show not a remarkable gem way before it’s time?! The skits,musical guests,songs & Tony’s nightly ending in the audience that people so loved( he still does that every single show!) That show could hold its own today!!

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