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Originally Posted by theSisko
If they somehow assist in bringing more start ups in this area of expertise to the city, along with what's going on with the Science Center expanding with their startups and you have a full-fledge new growing industry for Philadelphia to embrace. That in the long run can bring a couple 600-700' office towers to the skyline as these new startups expand.
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I agree. I hope that Comcast grows to the point where it creates its own supporting mini economy, much the way that Wal-Mart has brought tons of ancillary business/satellite offices into Bentonville, AR.
Of course, the elephant in the room is our tax structure. Don't want to beat a dead horse but until it's overhauled, companies will find a way to avoid Philadelphia. It is slowly changing but it needs to accelerate. I hope I didn't open a can of worms - discussing the new Comcast Center is way more exciting than rehashing business taxes for the umpteenth time.