The Galesi Group, one of the largest developers in Upstate New York, has been investing in the Capital Region since 1969. Over the past 16 years alone, the Galesi Group has played a pivotal role in the redevelopment of Schenectady with over $100,000,000 of investments made downtown. Situated less than a mile from downtown the former American Locomotive Company (ALCO) site was an eyesore at the gateway to Schenectady and Galesi wanted to remove the blight at one of the key ent

The future Rivers Casino and Resort at Mohawk Harbor in Schenectady has posted some available jobs online, kicking off the search for more than a thousand employees. Rush Street Gaming of Chicago has posted five positions on casinocareers.com, a gaming and hospitality industry jobs website. The positions include director of hotel operations and director of sales. The Rivers Casino is now being erected on the Mohawk Harbor site off Erie Boulevard in Schenectady with the founda

The Rivers Casino will start going up as early as next week as construction on the Mohawk Harbor site plows forward thanks to the mild winter. Development of the 60-acre old Alco site off Erie Boulevard has been moving along with daily construction undisturbed because of the lack of snow in the Schenectady area so far this year. “It’s been a lot more productive,” said Austin DiSiena, superintendent of Rifenburg Contracting of Troy, one of the contractors working on site. “Typ

SCHENECTADY — Construction of the Rivers Casino & Resort at Mohawk Harbor in Schenectady is ahead of schedule. The casino is expected to open in early 2017, Rush Street Gaming CEO Greg Carlin said. The casino will be open by March of next year and by the end of 2017 earn about $190 million, a little under Rush Street’s third-year projected gaming revenues of $223 million, Carlin said. “We’re already under construction here,” he said. “We wanted to open this facility as quickl

SCHENECTADY, NY — Representatives of Rush Street Gaming were joined by local and state officials, members of the business community and local partners today on the banks of the Mohawk River to celebrate the start of construction on Rivers Casino & Resort Schenectady with a ceremonial groundbreaking ceremony. Rush Street Gaming was awarded a license in December 2015 to construct and operate a gaming facility in Schenectady. The company has a history of bringing successful casi