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Rivers Casino to Hold Job Opportunity Fair and Vendor Forum at Schenectady County Community College

Learn about careers in the casino industry; explore available resources for job readiness and educational programs

July 6, 2015

July 6, 2016

For Immediate Release

Media Contact: Tom Nardacci – (518) 326-6400

Rivers Casino to Hold Job Opportunity Fair and Vendor

Forum at Schenectady County Community College

Learn about careers in the casino industry; explore available resources for

job readiness and educational programs

SCHENECTADY — Rivers Casino will hold a Job Opportunity Fair at

Schenectady County Community College (SCCC) on Saturday, July 18 from 8

a.m. to 3 p.m., for residents of the Capital Region to explore future careers in the

gaming hospitality field. The Job Opportunity Fair will be conducted in rolling

sessions. Sessions will begin at 8 a.m., 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m.

“We know there has been a lot of interest in the Capital Region about the careers

at Rivers Casino,” said Rivers Casino General Manager Mary Cheeks. “We want

to provide people with information they can use to plan for the future, so they are

qualified for jobs when we begin hiring. It is our goal to help people understand

career paths in this industry and get on the right track today.”

Additionally, Rivers Casino will be hosting a Vendor Forum on Friday, July 17, at

which local businesses will be able to learn more about working with Rivers

Casino and in the gaming industry. This event will also be at Schenectady

County Community College, and there will be a session at 8 a.m. and a second

session aimed specifically at minority- and women-owned business enterprises

at 3 p.m.

Owners and operators, principals and sales and marketing representatives from

Capital District-area companies that hope to supply goods or services to Rivers

Casino in Schenectady are welcome and encouraged to attend. No advance

registration is necessary.

“The gaming industry is a unique environment that many businesses are not

familiar with, and we want to ensure they get the information they need about

working with Rivers Casino,” added Cheeks. “We’ll be talking to businesses of all

sizes about the needs Rivers Casino will have, and what it is like to partner with a

company like ours. These sessions represent an important first step in the local

vendor relationships we will be building in the Capital Region.”

Attendees of the Job Opportunity Forum will get the chance to ask questions of

Rush Street Gaming representatives, as well as Rivers Casino local workforce

development partners: Northeast Career Planning, Trinity Alliance and the SEAT

Center, an outgrowth of Northeast Parent & Child Society and Northern Rivers.

The aim of the event is to provide information about positions and qualifications,

and connect attendees with education and training pathways that will better

prepare them for a career at Rivers Casino. Resumes and applications will not be

accepted.

No advance registration is required. Attendees are encouraged to utilize routes

on the Capital District Transportation Authority’s “Rivers Job Express,” a free bus

shuttle that will be running at points throughout the Capital Region on July 18.

Rivers Casino is projected to create approximately 1,200 jobs. Rush Street

Gaming, the operator of Rivers Casino, will offer competitive compensation

packages, job training and advancement opportunities to its team members.

Additionally, every Rush Street Gaming property has been voted a “Best Place to

Work” or “Top Workplace” by its team members.

“I want to urge members of the Schenectady community and the entire Capital

Region to come to this Job Opportunity Fair to learn more about how to pursue a

career at Rivers Casino,” said Schenectady Mayor Gary McCarthy. “We are

extremely pleased to host this event in our city and are looking forward to the

quality jobs Rivers Casino will bring to Schenectady and the entire region.”

“The Job Opportunity Forum will be a tremendous first step for the residents in

Schenectady County who want to work at Rivers Casino,” said Anthony Jasenski,

Chairman of the Schenectady County Legislature. “The casino means 1,200 new

jobs and we want to make sure that our residents get the information they need

to explore new career opportunities.”

In addition to Rush Street Gaming representatives, attendees will be able to

speak with representatives from SCCC’s programs in culinary arts, hospitality

and casino and gaming management; Northeast Career Planning; the SEAT

Center; and Trinity Alliance.

“Schenectady County Community College is happy to be hosting such an

important event for the Capital Region, and to be working with Rivers Casino to

lay the groundwork for the local workforce to benefit from this casino,” said Dr.

Steady Moono, President of Schenectady County Community College. “We hope

residents from across the Capital Region take advantage of this opportunity to

learn more about what they can do to further their job readiness, and get

connected to educational and training resources.”

“We are proud to be working with Rivers Casino on this opportunity, and to

ensure that the Capital Region has access to the opportunities Rivers Casino will

bring,” said Richard J. Bennett, CEO of Northeast Career Planning. “This is an

important step to ensuring people are ready to work at Rivers Casino when they

open the doors of this facility.”

“Our organization is committed to improving the lives of families in Albany and

the Capital Region, with access to quality jobs and educational resources, which

is vital in that mission,” said Harris Oberlander, CEO of Trinity Alliance of the

Capital Region. “We are already getting people ready to work at our new Capital

South Campus Center, and we look forward to partnering with Rivers Casino to

connect more people to quality education and job readiness, leading to

meaningful and lasting employment.”

“We want to let the entire region know that there are great job possibilities here

for the future,” said Jennifer Lawrence, Executive Director of the Social

Enterprise and Training (SEAT) Center. “Focusing on improving access to

sustainable wage jobs is the reason the SEAT Center developed out of Northeast

Parent & Child Society, and working with Rivers Casino represents a great

opportunity for us to fulfill that goal.”

“We’re proud to be working with Rivers Casino on this Job Opportunity Fair, and

to be helping people all over the Capital Region get to what is the first step in

accessing the opportunity that this project represents,” said CDTA CEO Carm

Basile. “We’ll be running the ‘Rivers Jobs Express’ all day Saturday to make sure

everyone who wants to learn more about working at Rivers Casino has that

opportunity.”

Rivers Casino in Schenectady is Rush Street Gaming’s fourth U.S. gaming

facility. It also operates Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh, SugarHouse Casino in

Philadelphia and Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, Illinois (near Chicago). These

properties generate more than $1 billion in annual gaming revenues and have

consistently earned awards for design and operation.

Rivers Casino will be a $300 million gaming facility featuring a 50,000-squarefoot

gaming floor with 1,150 slot machines, 62 gaming tables and 15 poker

tables. A steakhouse, a marketplace with multiple restaurants, an entertainment

lounge, a banquet facility and a spa will also be a part of the project, as will a

150-room hotel. Public outdoor open spaces and riverfront walking and biking

trails are integral to the casino’s design.

Rush Street Gaming and its affiliates were selected in December 2014 by the

New York Gaming Facility Location Board to receive one of three licenses in

Upstate New York. Rivers Casino’s license to operate a casino in Schenectady

and Mary Cheeks’ appointment as general manager are pending approval from

the New York State Gaming Commission.

For more information on the Rivers Casino Job Opportunity Fair or Vendor

Forum, visit www.riverscasinoandresort.com.

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About Rush Street Gaming – Founded by Neil Bluhm and Greg Carlin, Rush Street Gaming and

its affiliates have developed and operate successful casinos in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Des

Plaines, IL (Chicago area). By placing an emphasis on superior design and outstanding customer

service, Rush Street Gaming has become one of the leading casino developers in the United

States. Existing casinos generate over $1 billion in annual gaming revenues, and all Rush Street

Gaming casinos were voted a 2014 “Best Place to Work” or “Top Workplace” by their team

members.

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