Sale pending on Semiahmoo Resort

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Updated: January 3, 2011

According to an article published in the Bellingham Harold the Semiahmoo Resort hotel and golf course is about to be sold.

The Upper Skagit Indian Tribe says it and Trillium Corp. have a tentative agreement to sell the resort. Tribal attorney Harry Chesnin identified the buyer as Armada Investment. The sale is not expected to be finalized until February 15, 2011. The sale price was not revealed.

The Upper Skagit Indian Tribe bought the resort in 2003.
The resort has around 300 employees who could be affected by the sale. The buyer has indicated that they will be interviewing the employees prior to the sale to see how many would like to keep their jobs.

Semiahmoo Resort is one of the oldest and biggest golf resorts in the state.