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THURSDAY: GOV. MALLOY ON JOBS TOUR VISITS MOHEGAN SUN & FOXWOODS TO DISCUSS TOURISM
(HARTFORD, CT) - On Thursday, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will continue his Jobs Tour with a visit to Mohegan Sun, followed by a visit with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and Foxwoods Resort Casino. At each of the locations, Governor Malloy and Department of Economic & Community Development Deputy Commissioner Christopher "Kip" Bergstrom will meet and tour the facilities with the executives and staff to discuss the role of casino resort destinations in the tourism industry and the state's economic development strategy. The tourism industry is one of the top five producers of jobs in the State of Connecticut.
The two casinos are the largest in North America and have world-class resorts. The sovereign Mohegan Tribe employs over 9,000 people, and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and Foxwoods employs more than 10,000 people.
JOBS TOUR
WHO : Governor Malloy, Deputy Commissioner Bergstrom
WHAT : Governor Malloy and Deputy Commissioner Bergstrom visit Mohegan Sun
WHEN : Thursday, August 4, 2011; 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
WHERE : Location 1: Eagleview Employee Center; 47 Sandy Desert Road, Uncasville
Location 2: Mohegan Sun; 1 Mohegan Sun Boulevard, Uncasville
Location 3: Mohegan Sun Hotel; 1 Mohegan Sun Boulevard, Uncasville
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JOBS TOUR
WHO : Governor Malloy, Deputy Commissioner Bergstrom
WHAT : Governor Malloy and Deputy Commissioner Bergstrom visit the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and Foxwoods Resort Casino
WHEN : Thursday, August 4, 2011; 12:45 - 2:00 p.m.
WHERE : Location 1: Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center; 110 Pequot Trail, Mashantucket
Location 2: Foxwoods Resort Casino-Great Cedar Employee Entrance; 350 Trolley Line Boulevard, Mashantucket
Location 3: Grand Pequot Tower Hotel; 350 Trolley Line Boulevard, Mashantucket
WHO : Governor Malloy, Deputy Commissioner Bergstrom
WHAT : Governor Malloy and Deputy Commissioner Bergstrom visit the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and Foxwoods Resort Casino
WHEN : Thursday, August 4, 2011; 12:45 - 2:00 p.m.
WHERE : Location 1: Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center; 110 Pequot Trail, Mashantucket
Location 2: Foxwoods Resort Casino-Great Cedar Employee Entrance; 350 Trolley Line Boulevard, Mashantucket
Location 3: Grand Pequot Tower Hotel; 350 Trolley Line Boulevard, Mashantucket
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For Immediate Release: August 3, 2011
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