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www.HartfordBusiness.com February 23, 2015 • Hartford Business Journal 7 what's ahead: ■ 3/2 Focus: tax season ■ The List: Largest Law Firms ■ Nonprofit Profile: Ct Council for philanthropy CaLeNdar Wednesday, FeB. 25 Global Conversation on the U.S. Immigration Crisis The World Affairs Council of Connecticut is hosting a talk Feb. 25 about immigration reform, which is at the top of the policy agenda in 2015. The event, which runs from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the UConn Law School, Starr Hall, 55 Elizabeth St., Hartford, will feature expert panelists who will discuss the immigration crisis in the United States. Panelists include: Tamar Jacoby, president & CEO of ImmigrationWorks USA, and Michael Wishnie of Yale Law School. Updike, Kelly & Spellacy attorney Dana Bucin will moderate the discussion. Cost to attend is: $10 for nonmembers; free for members. For more information or to register contact: Lauren Karanovich, 860.241.6118, lkaranovich@ctwac.org. CasiNos Tanger to hire 900+ for Foxwoods outlet stores Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, which will open its Foxwoods outlets on May 21, wants to hire more than 900 people and is hosting a job fair next month, it said. The March 19 job fair will be in Foxwoods' ballroom between from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tanger said it will be hiring for part-time and full-time positions at the 80-plus outlet stores that will comprise its new 300,000-square-foot development. They include American Eagle Outfitters, Ann Taylor, Banana Re- public, Brooks Brothers, Calvin Klein, Coach, Fossil, Gap, H&M, J. Crew, LOFT, Michael Kors, Nike, Skechers, Steve Madden, Talbots, Tommy Hilfiger and others. The Foxwoods outlets will be Tanger's second in Connecticut, after its Westbrook location. Late last year, the company pulled out of a deal to develop out- lets in Cheshire. Mohegans to open 10 sub shops The Mohegan Tribe of Uncasville plans to open 10 Jersey Mike's Subs sandwich shops in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, as the resort casino owners continue their diversification play. Jersey Mike's Subs, based out of New Jersey, awarded the tribe franchise territory covering Rhode Island and the southern section of Worcester County in Massachusetts. The first two sub shops will open in the next nine months. The tribe, which operates three resort casinos including Mo- hegan Sun in Uncasville, established a separate Mohegan Hold- ing Company to diversify into non-gaming areas like restaurants, wood pellets, manufacturing, and office solutions. In November, the tribe opened a Smashburger location in Wa- terford, the first of 16 planned in southern New England. The tribe also plans to open 15 Arooga's Grille House & Sports Bar's in New England over the next four years. eNergy & utiLities Industry cluster calls for CT fuel cell growth Connecticut should increase its fuel cell generation six-fold by 2025, according to a report released last week by a group of New England energy companies. The Northeast Electrochemical Energy Storage Cluster (NEESC), which is administered by the Connecticut Center for Ad- vanced Technology in East Hartford, said policymakers should pay attention to the role fuel cells could play in increased efficiency, greenhouse gas reductions, and a projected increase in energy demand in the years ahead. NEESC said it hopes Connecticut can increase its existing 28.6 megawatts of fuel cell technology to as much as 175 megawatts over the next 10 years, which could reduce greenhouse gas emis- sions by as much as 368,000 tons a year. The group also called for the state to develop four or five hy- drogen fueling stations in the decade ahead, and to get 477 fuel cell electric vehicles on the road. There is currently one hydrogen fueling station at Proton Onsite in Wallingford. Such actions would support an estimated 600 companies in the state that are part of the supply chain, NEESC said. Those companies brought in $312 million in direct revenue in 2011. Tamar Jacoby Michael Wishnie Acts of kindness deserve to be shared. Share yours. Sign up to tell your story at WordsToGiveBy.org Foxwoods will open its 300,000-square-foot Tanger Factory Outlet Centers in May. P H O T O | H B J F i l e

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