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[The Voice of Reason]

I did not realize this tower was allready built.

Its not open yet, but I just drove by the casino today, and I have to say I like the new tower.  its a shame its not in a city because the whole casino just looks silly out there.  

The intro to their site has some images of the new hotel tower
http://www.mgmatfoxwoods.com/

[The Voice of Reason]

Foxwoods To Hire 2,000 Employees

http://www.courant.c...0,1264749.story

Sure most of them are not the highest paying jobs, but this right here is the begining of a major upswing for SE Connecticut.  Between these 2000 and 2000 at Mohican Sun, there will be a large number of upstanding citizens moving into the slightly sketchy towns of New London and Norwich.

[The Voice of Reason]

more articles in the courant today

and this picture

looks like the casino is hiring 2000 and related businesses(like boutiques and resturants) are hiring 1000 more.

I expect to see a population spike in the 2010 census

[Lowerdeck]

I don't see that much of a population boost in N.L. County.  Most of the people that will work there will be like the similar pool of workers: some live in the region already, some commute from quite a ways away (anywhere between 50-60 miles, the occasional one who comes in on the buses from NYC and Boston), and others working there for short periods on work visas and then go back to their native countries.

It would be nice if people came in to New London, Groton, and Norwich ... help further revitalize southeastern Conn.  But, I doubt it will be a huge impact.