{"id":17015,"date":"2015-06-05T21:36:54","date_gmt":"2015-06-06T01:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2015\/06\/construction-of-hotel-added-amenities-at-casino-raceway-begins-2016-opening-eyed.html"},"modified":"2015-06-05T21:36:54","modified_gmt":"2015-06-06T01:36:54","slug":"construction-of-hotel-added-amenities-at-casino-raceway-begins-2016-opening-eyed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2015\/06\/construction-of-hotel-added-amenities-at-casino-raceway-begins-2016-opening-eyed\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction Of Hotel, Added Amenities At Casino &amp; Raceway Begins; 2016 Opening Eyed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"img-left\">\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"saratoga casino expansion hc.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2015\/06\/saratoga20casino20expansion20hc.jpg\" class=\"alignleft\" height=\"211\" width=\"300\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"img-caption\">This architect rendering of the completed $34 million Saratoga Casino and Raceway expansion shows the new hotel, expected to open in the summer of 2016.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Saratoga Casino and Raceway officially<br \/>\nbroke ground in late May on its $34 million<br \/>\nhotel expansion during a ceremony with local<br \/>\nand state officials including Assemblywoman<br \/>\nCarrie Woerner, Saratoga County<br \/>\nBoard of Supervisors Chair Matt Veitch and<br \/>\nSaratoga Springs Mayor Joanne Yepsen.<\/p>\n<p>Expected by casino officials to be open<br \/>\nby the summer of 2016, the 123,000-squarefoot<br \/>\nexpansion will add a 4-star quality<br \/>\nhotel to the existing entertainment facility.<\/p>\n<p>Amenities in the 108-room hotel will<br \/>\ninclude an indoor pool and fitness center,<br \/>\nlobby bar, meeting rooms and signature<br \/>\nfine dining restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a transformational project,&#8221; said<br \/>\nDan Gerrity, president of Saratoga Casino<br \/>\nand Raceway. &#8220;This hotel will give guests<br \/>\nsomething they&#8217;ve been long requesting,<br \/>\nand will allow us to remain a competitive<br \/>\neconomic driver in the region for years<br \/>\nto come.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The new hotel will be constructed by<br \/>\njoint venture Kirchhoff-Consigli Construction<br \/>\nManagement and Tishman Construction,<br \/>\nan AECOM company and designed<br \/>\nby JCJ Architecture, the same firm that<br \/>\ndesigned the casino&#8217;s original gaming floor as well as the 2007 expansion featuring<br \/>\nadditional gaming space, the Garden Buffet<br \/>\nand Vapor.<\/p>\n<p>The project is estimated to generate<br \/>\nmore than $5.4 million in statewide economic<br \/>\noutput and $1.75 million in state<br \/>\nand local tax revenues, according to casino<br \/>\nofficials. The year-long construction<br \/>\nprocess will create an estimated 400-500<br \/>\ntemporary union construction jobs, officials<br \/>\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>Upon opening in 2016, an additional<br \/>\n200-300 jobs with benefits will be created.<br \/>\nCurrently, Saratoga Casino and Raceway<br \/>\nemploys 400 full-time and 200 part-time<br \/>\nemployees in the Capital Region.<\/p>\n<p>Current career opportunities include<br \/>\nfull-time and part-time positions and<br \/>\nare available in a wide range of departments,<br \/>\nincluding food and beverage, slot<br \/>\noperations, security, cage operations, accounting,<br \/>\nmaintenance, racing operations,<br \/>\npari-mutuels, housekeeping and IT.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said Saratoga Casino and Raceway<br \/>\nattracts more than 2 million visitors<br \/>\nannually and has generated more than<br \/>\n$750 million for education in New York<br \/>\nstate since opening on Jan. 28, 2004.<\/p>\n<p>Photo Courtesy Saratoga Casino and Raceway<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> This architect rendering of the completed $34 million Saratoga Casino and Raceway expansion shows the new hotel, expected to open in the summer of 2016.Saratoga Casino and Raceway officially broke ground in late May on its $34 million hotel&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[57,115],"class_list":["post-17015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business-news","tag-business-news","tag-saratoga-springs"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Construction Of Hotel, Added Amenities At Casino &amp; 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