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The Retail Expansion at Turning Stone Provides
Opportunity to Redesign Shenendoah Golf Course
with Renowned Course Designer Rick Smith
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The new location of the resort’s 300,000 square foot luxury retail
expansion leads to an exciting redesign of its popular Shenendoah golf course
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Turning Stone’s golf and grounds teams are taking advantage of the unusually warm weather to prepare the grounds for the redesign. Preliminary clearing and shaping of the grounds has already begun and construction will begin in the spring. The grand reopening of Shenendoah is planned for fall 2016.

With the redesign, Turning Stone and Smith have the goal of making Shenendoah a top 100 golf course, alongside Turning Stone’s Atunyote and Kaluhyat which are already ranked as top 100 courses. With three top 100 ranked courses, Turning Stone would join the prestigious list of only four other resorts that have this distinction – Pebble Beach, Pinehurst, Kohler, and Bandon Dunes.

The catalyst for the exciting changes at Shenendoah golf course is Turning Stone’s $100 million luxury retail expansion. Due to the number of interested tenants, Turning Stone had to move the location of the retail space to the north side of the resort in order to accommodate a larger footprint. The luxury retail outlets will now be connected to Turning Stone’s Exit 33 entertainment venue.

The Outlets at Turning Stone will feature a mix of 60 luxury brand retailers, more than 15,000 square feet of dining options, a six-screen movie theater, a deluxe bowling alley, and impressive designer features including fountains with daily water shows.

Construction of the retail expansion is planned for the spring, which will create more than 600 new jobs. An additional 500 full and part time jobs will be created when the retail space is completed.

Turning Stone has partnered with the Gordon Group on developing luxury retail venue. The firm cemented its global reputation by creating The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace, which became the number one performing entertainment-retail project in the entire United States, and played a key role in transforming Las Vegas from a gambling town into one of the greatest attractions and vacation destinations in the world.

About Turning Stone Resort Casino
A premier four-season, destination resort in Upstate New York, the Oneida Indian Nation’s Turning Stone Resort Casino is conveniently located about 30 miles east of Syracuse at NYS Thruway exit 33. Turning Stone was named “Most Excellent Golf Resort” in 2010 by Condé Nast Johansens. The Academy of Country Music named Turning Stone “Casino of the Year” in 2009. The resort offers world-class gaming, golf, entertainment, accommodations and spa facilities, and has earned AAA Four Diamond ratings for The Lodge, The Tower Hotel, and Wildflowers restaurant.
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About the Oneida Indian Nation
The Oneida Indian Nation is a federally recognized Indian nation in Central New York. A founding member of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy (also known as the Six Nations or Iroquois Confederacy), the Oneida Indian Nation sided with the Americans in the Revolutionary War and was thanked by Congress and President George Washington for its loyalty and assistance. Today, the Oneida Nation consists of about 1,000 enrolled Members, most of them living in Central New York. The Nation’s enterprises, which employ 4,500 people, include Turning Stone Resort Casino, the SavOn chain of gas stations and convenience stores, RV Park, three marinas, Indian Country Today Media Network – the premier national multi-media source for American Indian news and information, and Four Directions Productions – a 3D animation HD cinematography studio. Proceeds from these enterprises are used to rebuild the Nation’s economic base and provide essential services, including housing, health care, and education incentives and programs, to its Members.

For more information and reservations, call 315-361-7711 or 800-771-7711. Visit us at www.TurningStone.com and www.OneidaIndianNation.com.

Media Contacts:
Joel Barkin, VP of Communications
Kelly Abdo, Public Relations Manager
315-366-9291