The Mill Casino's 'Plank House' Restaurant was named as one of the Oregon Coast's top dining destinations in 2003. As the largest of Coquille Tribal businesses, The Mill employs nearly 600 people.

In 2002, CEDCO undertook a detailed study of the economic impact of Tribal businesses on Coos Bay/North Bend and the entire county-wide region. This independent study took into account not only direct economic impacts such as local purchases of goods and services and employment of local workers, but indirect impacts such as redirected spending, increased local purchasing power for families and the impact of Tribal businesses on tourism and relocation patterns.

Some of the more significant findings concluded that:

• Tribal businesses account for one in every 28 jobs in Coos County. Were these jobs nonexistent, the county unemployment rate would immediately leap upward by nearly three percentage points.
• Annual county-wide sales (in areas ranging from construction and wholesale to real estate and services) which are traceable to the influence of The Mill Casino · Hotel exceed $44 million dollars in a typical calendar year alone.
• Tribal jobs pay between 16-60% better than jobs at comparable local businesses, and offer a stronger slate of employee benefits, particularly in the hospitality sector.
• Charitable contributions by Tribal entities into the local community have exceeded $500,000 since The Mill Casino's opening.

Download the complete Tribal Impact Study (3.04 MB PDF. Requires the free Adobe Reader).