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    Schenectady's $350 million casino will be seeking local vendors, suppliers, workers

    Schenectady's $350 million casino will be seeking local vendors, suppliers, workers

    Businesses that want to supply products and services for the new $350 million Rivers Casino and Resort proposed in Schenectady, New York will get a chance to learn more about the process during an upcoming vendor fair. Officials at Rush Street Gaming, the Chicago-based operator seeking a state license to build the casino along the Mohawk River, said the fair will be held in July, though a specific date has not been announced. Mary Cheeks, who was just named the casino's gener
    Rush Street planning to tweak casino design

    Rush Street planning to tweak casino design

    Rush Street Gaming CEO Greg Carlin said he changed the casino’s design because, compared with the rest of the Mohawk Harbor development, “it was like a different planet.” “We had some extra time to think about it and came up with something that I think fits the city better,” Carlin said during an editorial board meeting on Monday with The Daily Gazette. “We were surprised by the reaction; we weren’t expecting that at all.” The shift in the casino’s design from modern to more
    The Future Slipping Into View; Harbor work underway at former Alco site

    The Future Slipping Into View; Harbor work underway at former Alco site

    SCHENECTADY — A harbor is being built and roads are being carved now on the old Alco land as part of Galesi Group’s massive redevelopment of the 60-acre brownfield site. It doesn’t look like much is happening on the property from Erie Boulevard, but step onto the site and workers with Rifenburg Construction of Troy are building a harbor, making roads and compacting soil to prep for housing and a casino. “It’s one of the smartest things or one of the dumbest things I’ve ever d
    Schenectady casino seeks site plan approval

    Schenectady casino seeks site plan approval

    SCHENECTADY — The Rivers Casino and Resort at Mohawk Harbor will be 160,000 square feet with a 185-room hotel featuring a total of 14,929 square feet of signage. Rush Street Gaming of Chicago is seeking site plan approval for one of the state’s first commercial casinos during the city Planning Commission’s next meeting on June 17. The casino’s design has changed compared to previous renderings. The operator decided to make the two-story building less modern and instead play i
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