How Empire City supports the Bronx - Westfair Communications

At the Resource Fair event hosted by the Bronx Chamber of Commerce and New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium From left, Ursula Tinoco from Empire City Casino by MGM Resorts, BXEDC Vice President Rafael Rogers, Verizon Director of External and Government Affairs April Horton, Bronx Chamber of Commerce President Lisa Sorin, Empire City Casino by MGM Resorts President and COO Ed Domingo, New York Yankees Senior Vice President of Corporate/Community Relations Brian E. Smith, Empire City Casino by MGM Resorts Vice President of Public Affairs Taryn Duffy, Empire City Casino by MGM Resorts team members Tatiana Diaz and Daryl Ortiz and Chairman of the Bronx Chamber of Commerce Anthony Mormile. Photograph by Jelena Gerga for Empire City Casino by MGM Resorts.

Empire City Casino by MGM Resorts (“Empire City”) may be located two miles beyond the Bronx border in Westchester County, but the entertainment and gaming destination continues to be all in on its philanthropic support of the borough. Hundreds of thousands of dollars have been directed to numerous Bronx nonprofits to fund and support programs within the company’s core philanthropic focus areas, which include food insecurity, education and workforce development.  

As part of Empire City’s commitment to workforce development, the casino recently made a surprise funding announcement to the Bronx Chamber of Commerce Foundation at a workforce and business resource fair held at Yankee Stadium. The $10,000 grant will support the foundation’s initiatives throughout the Bronx and ensure job opportunities for the next generation of Bronx leaders. This donation builds upon previous financial support Empire City has provided to support the Bronx Chamber of Commerce Foundation and help the nonprofit to grow and train the borough’s future workforce.

“More than one-third of Empire City’s workforce calls the Bronx home, and supporting our neighbors is part of our company culture,” said Taryn Duffy, vice president of public affairs at Empire City Casino by MGM Resorts. “In the five years since MGM Resorts acquired Empire City, our commitment to the communities of the Bronx has been unwavering, and we are so proud to support the Bronx Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s workforce development efforts that will help prepare Bronxites for career opportunities.”   

“We are grateful for the longstanding partnership with Empire City Casino,” said Lisa Sorin, president of the Bronx Chamber of Commerce. “Their ongoing support allows us to implement workforce development programs throughout the borough. We look forward to continuing this partnership as they work to secure a full gaming license, which will create thousands of new family sustaining jobs and expand opportunities for Bronx businesses as providers of goods and services.”

For more, click here. Community Engagement – Empire City Casino. 