VERONA, N.Y. — The Oneida Indian Nation announced the awarding of contracts to 26 New York businesses as part of its $370 million expansion of Turning Stone Resort Casino. Under the supervision of the project general contractors, The Hayner Hoyt Corporation and TN WARD, the businesses will support the construction of The Grand Expo, The […]
VERONA, N.Y. — The Oneida Indian Nation announced the awarding of contracts to 26 New York businesses as part of its $370 million expansion of Turning Stone Resort Casino.
Under the supervision of the project general contractors, The Hayner Hoyt Corporation and TN WARD, the businesses will support the construction of The Grand Expo, The Crescent Hotel, and a new parking garage.
“As the Turning Stone evolution continues to transform the resort, it is also transforming our role as an economic engine for upstate New York,” Oneida Indian Nation Representative and Turning Stone Enterprises CEO Ray Halbritter said in a release. “Partnerships with our region’s businesses have always been essential to our growth and success, and we are thrilled to expand these partnerships as the evolution creates new opportunities today and for generations to come.”
The project is the Oneida Indian Nation’s largest investment in the resort in 20 years, and completed work includes NY Rec & Social Club, a nightlife and sports-betting venue, and renovations at the Sportsplex, an indoor sports venue.
The latest phase of the project will include The Grand Expo, a new 165,000-square-foot conference facility that doubles the existing events space and adds new outdoor event spaces; The Crescent Hotel, which includes 258 guest rooms and suites; Salt Seafood & Raw Bar, a fine dining venue; and a new 1,500-space parking garage.
When complete, the expansion project will make Turning Stone the largest conference destination in the region, allowing it to compete with major metropolitan areas for large-scale events as well as business and leisure travel.
The project is also generating a one-time economic impact of more than $600 million and creating over 3,500 construction and related jobs. It will produce more than $22 million in state and local tax revenues and generate hundreds of permanent jobs. The Oneida Indian Nation also expects to increase spending with local vendors, which already exceeded $142 million spent with 792 vendors in Oneida, Madison, and Onondaga counties in 2023.
This builds upon the Oneida Nation’s more than $1 billion in economic activity generated in upstate New York in 2023, as reported in an economic-impact analysis by Oxford Economics.
