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Originally Posted by TakeFive
A few things...
Calgary is built on oil & gas money. When oil money flows they spend money on nice things. Think of Houston or Devon Energy Center in OKC.
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Originally Posted by TakeFive
Colorado/Denver has not had (and still doesn't) the home grown Fortune 500 companies that drive signature type buildings.
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Forum veterans will know this has been a pet peeve of mine for the last 15 years or so. So unfortunate that not only did we have so few back then, but we have virtually none left now. CenturyLink didn't even relocate their HQ's here upon buying Qwest, choosing to remain based in a trailer park in Monroe, LA. What a punch in the gut to Denver. This is the primary reason we have no trophy towers. In comparison, Charlotte's skyline of
nothing but trophy towers resulted from a "skyline war" between First Union and Wachovia. Amazing what a corporate headquarters can do!
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