Construction of a $30 million employee housing development at Yellowstone National Park's Old Faithful area began in July with completion scheduled for spring 2027.

Although the three-story building featuring 90 double-occupancy rooms (180 staff beds) is being built by park concessionaire Xanterra Travel Collection, the facility will be owned by the National Park Service.

“These are not buildings we own,” said Matt Davey, director of engineering at Xanterra, in a statement. “These are National Park Service facilities, and by extension, they belong to the public.”

The Arnica Housing Development will be the third major dormitory built by Xanterra under its current concessions contract. The company has already completed 66 seasonal housing improvement projects and has 41 more planned in th

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