Empire Resorts and SUNY-Sullivan Announce Partnership
07 April 2014 - 10:30PM
Business Wire
Collaboration would create casino and resort
job training program
After the publication of the New York Gaming Facility Siting
Board’s Request for Applications which calls for a development plan
that includes workforce training programs, Empire Resorts, Inc.
(“Empire”) (NASDAQ-GM:NYNY) announced it has begun collaborating
with SUNY-Sullivan to develop a comprehensive training program,
customized to prepare graduates to join the future casino and
resort workforce.
Over the past three years Empire and their partner EPR
Properties (NYSE:EPR) ("EPR") and their respective subsidiaries,
have worked to develop a master plan and designs for a
fully-integrated four-season destination resort at the site of the
former Concord Resort in Sullivan County. Named and branded as
Adelaar, the casino and hotel resort portion is expected to employ
approximately 1,200 full time employees with hundreds of additional
hospitality positions anticipated to result from the non-casino
portions of Adelaar that include a waterpark hotel, entertainment
village, golf course and clubhouse.
“Thanks in many ways to our ongoing collaboration with the local
community, if we are awarded a gaming license, we are on a fast
track to developing a comprehensive casino resort destination in
Sullivan County,” said Empire Resorts’ Executive Vice President of
Government Affairs and Corporate Communications Charles Degliomini.
“Upon the granting of a casino license, we look forward to the
opportunity to deliver the jobs made possible by the casino
legislation and a partnership with SUNY-Sullivan would be an
important step in achieving that goal. By working together to
develop and implement a custom training program, we can help to
ensure a qualified local workforce and desperately needed career
opportunities within the county.”
SUNY-Sullivan and Empire anticipate collaborating on the
development of courses to complement SUNY-Sullivan’s current
Hospitality and Tourism Management, Culinary Arts and Computer
Information Systems programs. Courses are expected to range from an
overview of careers within the gaming industry to management and
leadership development. They also anticipate the establishment of
an internship program for students who are interested in a career
in the casino and resort industry. Additionally, SUNY-Sullivan us
expected to develop a series of personal enrichment offerings for
Adelaar’s guests through their Office of Community Learning.
“One of the major advantages of a community college is its
ability to respond directly to an industry’s needs,” explained Dr.
Karin Hilgersom, president of SUNY-Sullivan. “Our collaboration
with Empire is a prime example of this and would result in
customized instruction specifically related to the many types of
jobs within a casino and resort. We will be extremely pleased to
partner with Empire in the development of a highly-skilled
workforce that will directly contribute to the economic
‘re-development’ of Sullivan County.”
Sullivan County Legislator Cora Edwards, an advocate for better
employment opportunities, welcomed the announcement. ”The New York
State Gaming Facility Location Board has identified job training as
a key component,” she said. “This SUNY Sullivan training program
will help reverse chronic unemployment in the county. I
congratulate Empire Resorts and SUNY-Sullivan for taking this
important step in securing a plan to prepare our local work force
for future jobs in Sullivan County.”
About Empire
Empire Resorts, Inc. owns and operates, through its subsidiary
Monticello Raceway Management, Inc., the Monticello Casino and
Raceway, a harness racing track and casino located in Monticello,
New York, and is 90 miles from midtown Manhattan. For additional
information, please visit http://www.empireresorts.com.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking
Information
Statements in this press release regarding the company’s
business that are not historical facts are “forward-looking
statements” that may involve material risks and uncertainties. The
company wishes to caution readers not to place undue reliance on
such forward-looking statements, which statements are made pursuant
to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1994, and as
such, speak only as of the date made. For a full discussion of
risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ
from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see “Risk
Factors” in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the most
recently ended fiscal year, as amended, as well as the company’s
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the most recently ended fiscal
quarter. The proposed partnership and the development of a future
comprehensive training program are contingent upon certain events
and may not occur.
Empire Resorts, Inc.Charles Degliomini,
845-807-0001cdegliomini@empireresorts.com
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