National Reach & Local Touch Fostering Significant Opportunities

Bally's, which is known for its national reach and local touch, is committed to becoming an active member of the City and deeply woven into the fabric of the Chicago community. To ensure that our project fosters significant opportunities for Chicago's local groups and organizations, as well as small, emerging and minority-owned businesses, Bally's has entered into strategic partnerships with multiple leaders of the greater Chicago Community.

Local Partnership Spotlight: Chicago Community Builders Collective (CCBC)

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Chicago Community Builders Collective (CCBC) is a minority-led construction partnership that includes a joint venture partnership of minority and women-owned businesses as the majority: Brown and Momen, d'Escoto Inc., Gilbane Building Company, Milhouse Engineering & Construction Inc., Powers & Sons, Riteway-Huggins Construction Services, SQN Associates and UJAMAA Construction Inc.

CCBC's Mission

As the General Contractor for the Bally's Chicago Casino Project, CCBC works with Bally's local compliance consultant to build capacity for local, minority- and women-owned businesses on the Chicago Bally's Casino project. CCBC is developing communication channels, organizing meetings and events, executing a contractor onboarding program, relationship-building, and targeting local businesses to recruit workers and help build the workforce pipeline.

Beyond Bally's, CCBC is transforming the future of building in Chicago by creating an inclusive environment focused on the growth of our city, communities, businesses and people. Together, CCBC's partners are pursuing excellence in execution, intentional responsibility, transparency, and continuous improvement as we raise the bar for how projects partner with historically marginalized groups to build the Chicago of the future.

Learn more at CCBC's website www.chicagocbc.com

CONTRACTOR VENDOR INTEREST

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COMMUNITY AND MINORITY ORGANIZATION PARTNERSHIPS COMMITMENT TO CHICAGO’S DIVERSE CURRENT AND FUTURE WORKFORCE

STRONG WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH ORGANIZED LABOR

Bally’s has a longstanding history working with organized labor for the construction and ongoing operation of several of its casino properties. We have approximately 20 union contracts currently in place. Given our track record as a labor-friendly operator, we look forward to working with local unions on this exciting Project.

MINORITY INVESTOR GROUP

Minority investors will own 25% of the Project. We believe that a world-class property such as Bally’s Chicago is deserving of an ownership group that represents the community.

Design / Development Participation Goals

36% / 10%Minority Businesses / Women Businesses

Hiring goals

30% vendor diversity goal
45% women hiring goal
60% minority hiring goal
5% veterans hiring goal
5% persons with disability hiring goal