VERONA, NY – Oneida Indian Nation leadership joined local elected officials, construction partners and community partners to provide a first look at the Turning Stone expansion progress during a topping ceremony for The Crescent Hotel.
Oneida Indian Nation Representative and Turning Stone CEO Ray Halbritter delivered remarks during the event, along with Oneida County Executive Tony Picente, Madison County Chairman Jim Cunningham, New York State Senator Joe Griffo, New York State Assembly Members Marianne Buttenschon and Brian Miller, as well as several construction partners and community leaders.
“The Turning Stone Evolution is part of a generational impact,” said Representative Halbritter. “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.”
The Turning Stone expansion is set to open in 2027. When complete, it 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 generational investment by the Nation 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 Nation’s spending with regional vendors, which exceeded $161 million in 2024.
Along with the 258-room Crescent Hotel, the Turning Stone expansion includes The Grand Expo, a 165,000 sq. ft. conference and events center that will double the resort’s existing meeting and convention space; a new fine-dining restaurant; and a new parking garage, as well as an on-site health center for Turning Stone guests and Turning Stone Enterprises team members and their families. To date, more than 60 Upstate New York companies have supported the resort’s largest expansion in two decades with more to come as the project continues.
