So why have major employers been fleeing Spokane for years

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Jun 28, 2014
2:41:23pm

QuickCoug

So why have major employers been fleeing Spokane for years

while major employers have been flocking to Utah in recent years?

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QuickCoug

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This weekend, Spokane Hoopfest, which is the largest 3 on 3 basketball

6/28/14 9:58am

Spokane is a dump.

slowhiteguy

6/28/14 10:01am

Which is sad, because the area itself is beautiful, but you are right. The city

CougDogg-e-Dogg

6/28/14 10:11am

I was surprised at how ugly downtown Spokane is, I expected it to be ...

k2coug

6/28/14 10:24pm

weird, most buildings in downtown Spokane are brick or glass...

Schultz is back

6/28/14 10:35pm

Only if you aren't familiar with the area.

6/28/14 10:20am

+1. It's not like Utah where everything is within 2 minutes of the freeway

Schultz is back

6/28/14 10:25am

RE: link

Schultz is back

6/28/14 10:31am

Yep. The thing to keep in mind is that it would be the largest city in Utah.

6/28/14 10:47am

Goofy comment - Metro Spokane has about 300K people

QuickCoug

6/28/14 1:39pm

Accurate comment. Spokane is larger than SLC. Everyone knows that the metro

6/28/14 1:47pm

And about zero percent of the audience you were targeting your comment to

QuickCoug

6/28/14 2:26pm

Every city has it's weird features.

6/28/14 2:34pm

So why have major employers been fleeing Spokane for years

QuickCoug

6/28/14 2:41pm

Huh? You are taking this all over the place.

6/28/14 3:32pm

And you're the one who initiated the Spokane vs. Utah debate

QuickCoug

6/28/14 3:38pm

It's actually about 610-620k. Even before they added CDA to Spokane it was

6/28/14 2:36pm

So you lump CDA in with Spokane, but exclude Utah County from your Salt Lake

QuickCoug

6/28/14 2:45pm

Wow. Relax pal.

6/28/14 3:22pm

One of us started the pissing match comparing SLC to Spokane - it wasn't me

QuickCoug

6/28/14 3:26pm

Yes, it was you.

6/28/14 3:35pm

Link to the first comparison

QuickCoug

6/28/14 3:41pm

I compared, yes. You got mad and tried to pick a fight. Anyone who reads this

6/28/14 5:37pm

yep. you got under his skin without trying

Cochise Cat

6/28/14 5:38pm

Actually QuickCoug is right

mobius

2/28/15 8:13pm

Utah doesn't need great city parks - Its parks are supplied by nature

QuickCoug

6/28/14 1:35pm

I'll post it again for your benefit since you must have missed it the first time

Schultz is back

6/28/14 1:51pm

Washington has loads of natural beauty. And it has nice city parks. You can have

6/28/14 2:23pm

Link to the first post comparing Spokane and Utah

QuickCoug

6/28/14 3:39pm

You have never been their > Spokane is absolutely gorgeous.

6/28/14 11:45am

I have been there a half dozen times. The downtown area is a dump.

slowhiteguy

6/28/14 11:51am

Your last visit must have been before EXPO '74

6/28/14 1:32pm

Last month. It reminds me of Ogden.

slowhiteguy

6/28/14 3:24pm

I can see how some of the bad parts, and even the edge of downtown would

6/28/14 11:09pm

This is downtown

6/28/14 2:09pm

Went a couple times growing up, it was always a pretty big deal.

harrY

6/28/14 10:29am

just saw this on my news feed on FB

Schultz is back

6/30/14 1:46pm

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