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Originally Posted by navyweaxguy
I keep reading that Denver is such a great place to do business, but yet big companies aren't moving in.
Sorry just frustrated with settling for whatever scraps it seems like we are getting. Stick built apartments don't do anything for me. They don't don't age well.
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Colorado/Denver is doing a lot of things right; it is an awesome place. That said the post recession environment has left the state at a competitive disadvantage to a significant degree.
Wong has referenced population density before. That is still mostly east of the Mississippi. Industrial migration has been to southern states. General business and finance migration has favored gateway cities.
While not the biggest factor some executives prefer a right to work state when considering expansion and looking at overall costs. For example, State Farm may still be domiciled in Bloomington IL but when creating new regional centers of a couple million square feet, they chose Atlanta, Phoenix/Tempe and Dallas/Richardson.
Bottom line: for the more rare headquarters relocation most companies will prefer to be more strategically located. When expanding other locations are often more cost competitive.
Not only do I pound the table for the Convention Center but also for DIA. For a growing mid-size company like Davita, Denver's great airport was a key. Then the CEO decided where he wanted to live in moving from California.