VERONA, N.Y. — Oneida Indian Nation leadership, local elected officials, construction partners, and community partners gathered on Wednesday April 23 to celebrate a topping ceremony for the new Crescent Hotel under construction at Turning Stone Resort Casino.
“The Turning Stone Evolution is part of a generational impact,” Oneida Indian Nation Representative and Turning Stone CEO Ray Halbritter said during remarks at the event. “We are taking what we have built here to even greater heights. Much more than an expansion, the investment we are making is the next chapter of the dream we laid out over three decades ago to transform this region, showcase all we have to offer and leave it better than we found it for our grandchildren’s grandchildren.”
Other officials at the event included Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente, Jr., Madison County Chairman Jim Cunningham, state Senator Joe Griffo, and state Assemblymembers Marianne Buttenschon and Brian Miller.
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Set to open in 2027, the evolution project will make Turning Stone the largest conference destination in upstate New York and one of just three venues of similar size and caliber in the state. The project will produce a one-time economic impact exceeding $600 million, create more than 3,500 construction and related jobs, generate more than $22 million in state and local tax revenues, and expand the Oneida Nation’s spending with regional vendors.
Along with the 258-room Crescent Hotel, the project includes the Grand Expo 165,000-square-foot conference and event center, a new fine-dining restaurant, a new parking garage, and an on-site health center for Turning Stone guests and Turning Stone Enterprises employees and their families.
To date, the Oneida Nation has worked with more than 60 upstate companies on the largest expansion at Turning Stone in more than 20 years.
