With a grain of salt...

OmahaJaysCU · Post by **OmahaJaysCU** » Mon May 03, 2010 4:32 pm

West's new call center?

http://omaha.com/article/20100503/NEWS0 ... omaha-jobs

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Mon May 03, 2010 4:42 pm

Bu that was already based in Omaha it wouldn't of really made sense for them to go looking at Detroit and Dallas just to decide to keep it in Omaha really.

Post by **Brad** » Mon May 03, 2010 4:49 pm

iamjacobm wrote:Bu that was already based in Omaha it wouldn't of really made sense for them to go looking at Detroit and Dallas just to decide to keep it in Omaha really.

I am guessing this was needed with his post: :sarcasm:

OmahaJaysCU · Post by **OmahaJaysCU** » Mon May 03, 2010 8:06 pm

Brad wrote:
iamjacobm wrote:Bu that was already based in Omaha it wouldn't of really made sense for them to go looking at Detroit and Dallas just to decide to keep it in Omaha really.
I am guessing this was needed with his post: :sarcasm:

Just being a super pessimist. That way I am more surprised if something else does happen.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon May 03, 2010 8:57 pm

We'll know in 60-90 days.

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Mon May 03, 2010 9:52 pm

I think this ranks up there with the new Peony Park on the really going to happen scale.

Greg

OmahaJaysCU · Post by **OmahaJaysCU** » Mon May 03, 2010 11:39 pm

Greg S wrote:I think this ranks up there with the new Peony Park on the really going to happen scale.

Greg

So slightly behind Wall Street Tower?

Seth · Post by **Seth** » Tue May 04, 2010 12:23 am

OmahaJaysCU wrote:
Greg S wrote:I think this ranks up there with the new Peony Park on the really going to happen scale.

Greg
So slightly behind Wall Street Tower?

I will never take "60-90 days" seriously ever again, haha.

nebport5 · Post by **nebport5** » Tue May 04, 2010 3:34 am

Brad wrote:
iamjacobm wrote:Bu that was already based in Omaha it wouldn't of really made sense for them to go looking at Detroit and Dallas just to decide to keep it in Omaha really.
I am guessing this was needed with his post: :sarcasm:

On the other hand, when your unemployment rate is around 20% Detroit would be very justified in being jealous of 500 additional jobs.

StreetsOfOmaha · Post by **StreetsOfOmaha** » Wed May 12, 2010 5:16 pm

I am DYING for some announcements that corroborate this rumor!!!!

nebport5 · Post by **nebport5** » Wed May 12, 2010 5:51 pm

perhaps that's what the new forum section should be called..."Rumors Never Corroborated"

ShawJ · Post by **ShawJ** » Wed May 12, 2010 7:33 pm

Vortex Tower is going to look damn good on the WST site.

OmahaJaysCU · Post by **OmahaJaysCU** » Thu May 13, 2010 12:31 am

ShawJ wrote:Vortex Tower is going to look darn good on the WST site.

dislike...

Bob from Omaha · Post by **Bob from Omaha** » Thu May 13, 2010 10:28 am

Ok, let's clear up some things.

I didn't hear the entire conversation. I posted what I heard. There may have been some sentences between the ones I posted. If this means that Chik fil a builds a restaurant across the street from the Qwest Center that may be what I heard. If 3 50-story towers are built where the Swanson Plant was, that may be it.

Comerica moved its headquarters from Detroit to Dallas a couple of years ago. Do you think they would move to Omaha just because Omaha is Omaha? Doubtful. They moved to Dallas because they wanted to grow their Texas business.

You're free to speculate but reread what I posted.

Jeff? If nothing happens I'll refund your money. If something happens, you owe me a large La Casa pizza, fried ravs and pasta. They don't do pizza right here in Michigan.

thenewguy · Post by **thenewguy** » Thu May 13, 2010 7:23 pm

Bob from Omaha wrote:Ok, let's clear up some things.

I didn't hear the entire conversation. I posted what I heard. There may have been some sentences between the ones I posted. If this means that Chik fil a builds a restaurant across the street from the Qwest Center that may be what I heard. If 3 50-story towers are built where the Swanson Plant was, that may be it.

Comerica moved its headquarters from Detroit to Dallas a couple of years ago. Do you think they would move to Omaha just because Omaha is Omaha? Doubtful. They moved to Dallas because they wanted to grow their Texas business.

You're free to speculate but reread what I posted.

Jeff? If nothing happens I'll refund your money. If something happens, you owe me a large La Casa pizza, fried ravs and pasta. They don't do pizza right here in Michigan.

touche.

You can tell there's not a lot going on when people are this worked up over the possibility of something big finally happening somewhere in the area

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri May 14, 2010 12:27 pm

Remember that guy who used to play both baseball and football? I think his name was Bo Gus. = )

erik2 · Post by **erik2** » Fri May 14, 2010 4:20 pm

Yep, let's lay this one to rest for now..

If something does happen, then we can guess if this what it or not. Better not entertain ideas that came from a choppy conversation from Detriot.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri May 14, 2010 9:30 pm

erik2 wrote:Yep, let's lay this one to rest for now..

I don't think anyone has really blown this out of proportion. Excitement? Yes. But no one is sitting here claiming that new towers are days from proposal.

heck, there's not much else to talk about.

Big E · Post by **Big E** » Sat May 15, 2010 1:23 am

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Sat May 15, 2010 2:36 am

Big E, you have the best nerd posts ever, I appreciate them.

erik2 · Post by **erik2** » Tue May 25, 2010 4:45 pm

Has anything been circulating about any big expansion that resembles this possibility yet?

I am getting a hunch that something big is soon to be announced as I am beginning to feel a bit of "creeking" in my knee.

Here's to the future!

Omaguest · Post by **Omaguest** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 6:57 pm

Could this perhaps be something relating to the Hyatt tower supposed to be developing in Omaha? Or perhaps the transit issues of the city? :?:

Omatranny · Post by **Omatranny** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 7:23 pm

I don't think the cities of Detroit, Dallas, and Omaha would be competing via chamber of commerce for a Hyatt tower and/or transit. It's a sculpture of Courtney Love eating a jelly donut.

Omagod · Post by **Omagod** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 11:41 pm

Wouldn't she be eating a donut hole ?

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Sun Jun 13, 2010 12:04 am

I don't think anything will become of this.

Greg

StreetsOfOmaha · Post by **StreetsOfOmaha** » Sun Jun 13, 2010 6:29 pm

Greg S wrote:I don't think anything will become of this.

Greg

Regardless of that, I just want to know what they were talking about! They were talking about something.

Bob from Omaha · Post by **Bob from Omaha** » Sun Jun 13, 2010 9:08 pm

StreetsOfOmaha wrote:
Greg S wrote:I don't think anything will become of this.

Greg
Regardless of that, I just want to know what they were talking about! They were talking about something.

I told you what I heard. I wasn't in a position to ask for more as my guests arrived. Think whatever you want, or don't. I really don't care...what anyone thinks. I still care a lot about Omaha. I seriously doubt that they were messing with my head. They were wearing suits and appeared to be in their 40s to 60s.
Reread what I originally posted and don't read anything more into it than what I posted. For what it's worth, things do take time especially in this day and age.

Thus Greg, you are free to have whatever opinion you want, be it optimistic or pessimistic.

And Streets, you'll appreciate this. I keep finding areas of the Detroit Metro that are amazingly pedestrian friendly. Some are maybe a mile long while others are many blocks and I see lots of people walking to stores and biking as well. As I understand it the buses have had bike racks for quite a long time and I see them with bikes on them often. I know the outsider opinion of Detroit but in some ways they are very progressive. Check out Ferndale, Berkley, Royal Oak, Birmingham, Northfille for example. I think you'll be impressed with what you see. I am impressed with the level of occupancy of the commercial areas on the main streets.

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 11:59 pm

This is still may favorite rumor of this site....Still think a trick was being played.

Greg

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Aug 26, 2015 10:23 pm

4 years later...

Safe to assume this was made up.

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