Complex sentence: Ascuaga made more money as time went on and he signed a check for over $30 million to build the first hotel tower in 1982, construction began shortly thereafter and was completed December 26,1984.
Split into simpler sentences: Ascuaga made more money as time went on and he signed a check for over $30 million to build the first hotel tower in 1982. Construction began shortly thereafter and was completed December 26,1984.