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Helicopter helps with casino construction in a big way

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Wednesday, December 07, 2011

A heavy-lifting helicopter flexed its muscle in Cherokee Wednesday in the ongoing expansion and construction at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino & Hotel.

The Sikorsky helicopter — one of the largest helicopters commercially available — performed 17 lifts to the roof. The units lifted weighed up to 12,000 pounds.

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