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McCarthy is looking to expand the benefits to nearby cities like Amsterdam and Gloversville. Amsterdam Mayor Ann Thane said McCarthy has already called her to discuss the casino.  

   “McCarthy already contacted me [Thursday] night and said he would like to visit and thank the council for their support and would also like to sit down with my staff and talk about a strategy,” Thane said. “He is a tremendous partner, and he is very proactive.”  

   Thane said officials at Rush Street plan to travel to Amsterdam and encourage residents to apply for jobs. The company is also looking to work with the city’s Hispanic population to hire people for bilingual positions and partner with Workforce Solutions in the Amsterdam Riverfront Center, she said.  
  
   Residents would have the opportunity to enroll in the casino gaming management program at Schenectady County Community College and related programs at Fulton Montgomery Community College to earn a degree in the industry, Thane said.  
  
   “We’re only 15 minutes away from the school and for a job,” she said. “We also want to look at the transportation system and make sure people have easy access via bus routes. This casino award is really terrific for all of us.”  

   McCarthy said he is in similar discussions with Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan and Troy Mayor Lou Rosamillia to ensure the casino hires residents from those cities, as well.

Quoted from 55tbird

Maybe Mccarthy doesn't think he can find 1000 people in the city willing to show up for work every day....

Quoted from sanfordy2

LOL!!!  i can see it now...mcthiefs next venture...."J.O.B.S."  

Quoted from Madam X

He's probably been told by Cuomo to "share" with the places that didn't get the casino. Cuomo evidently hates Schenectady, he wouldn't give us something with no strings attached.
Any good-paying casino jobs will be filled by connected people who don't live here. We don't even get the table scraps to ourselves.

Quoted from Sombody

I see a good will gesture by the Schenectady Mayor to the surrounding communities.  

U are a little insigator . Any good paying jobs would be the middle managment that comes  from other properties to actually run the joint.  - I guess they are well connected. Dont be a crybaby.

This casino is an oportunity in the middle of knowhere.  There is nothing else here. Get real. And the more I think about it- it sounds like its crappy here because you cant work or play well with others.  You put sticks in the spokes in the wheels of any thing and everything that is moving in any dirtection.  Thats not effective.

Quoted from CICERO

I'm glad to see that government projects can use discriminatory hiring practices and hire employees based on race. I'm sure it would go over well if a private business like GE said they were going to work with the Caucasian English only speaking population in Saratoga to fill their positions.

Quoted from joebxr

If you lived in the real world you would know this is an everyday practice in business and not
discriminatory at all...when need is for bilingual employees that usually means someone of
a different ethnic background/birthplace.