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Old Posted Jan 16, 2014, 10:19 PM
MalcolmTucker MalcolmTucker is offline
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Originally Posted by geotag277 View Post
I don't think it's a given that Calgary is destined to be Alberta's prime metropolis. The growth of either city will largely hinge on the economic growth. I believe conditions are right in Edmonton to potentially enter a break neck pace of growth, especially if they can attract more corporate offices and headquarters to the city with more commercial developments.
There is no real cost savings to be made by locating a headquarters in Edmonton versus Calgary. It is hard for a company to stay away from the cluster economies, which is why you see companies brand new to Alberta with no operations nearer to Calgary than Edmonton setting up shop in Edmonton.

It is hard to reverse that without a big cost advantage.
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