Submitted Photo A $100 million, 146,200-square-foot renovation and addition project has been completed at 4 Bears Casino & Lodge, west of New New Town.

NEW TOWN – A $100 million,146,200-square-foot renovation and addition have been completed at 4 Bears Casino & Lodge, located on the western shore of Lake Sakakawea, west of New Town.

The project demolished the former 2-story hotel and remodeled the existing casino, adding a seven-story, 108,000-square-foot hotel tower with 90 guest rooms, bringing the total units to 264, according to information from Kraus-Anderson, the general contractor.

Renovations feature extending the existing gaming area and remodeling the 20,271-square-foot restaurant into a sports bar with a dining room and gaming stations. New construction includes a seventh-floor 2,500-square-foot ballroom, meeting rooms and a fine dining steakhouse with glass-surround dining.

Additions include a new Sakakawea Spa with couples’ massage, a gift shop, fitness room and a hair, nail and pedi salon. A gift shop, recreation space, back-of-house offices and services also were added. Upgrades were made to the property’s entrance lobby and first floor kitchen and dedicated glass-backed elevator to the seventh-floor suite.

The project team includes Wenaha Group, a Native-owned owner’s representative firm; Kraus-Anderson, a commercial general contractor; and TBE Architects (Thalden Boyd Emery), a St. Louis, Missouri, Native American-founded design firm.

Construction of the new hotel tower began in June 2023.