TAS
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The concrete and stairs were falling apart for so long and a lot of the rebar was exposed. Just all the new concrete is a significant enhancement.
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Gronk!
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DeepMind is closing down its downtown Edmonton office
edmontonjournal.com
Alphabet's DeepMind lays off staff, closes Edmonton office
Alphabet Inc.’s research lab DeepMind will close its Edmonton, Alta., outpost and lay off some operational staff in the U.K. Find out more.
edmontonjournal.com
CaptainBL
Active Member
The crown jewel and what is the only tech firm that Global Edmonton has publicly been linked to recruiting to downtown Edmonton has closed. Not great.DeepMind is closing down its downtown Edmonton office
Alphabet's DeepMind lays off staff, closes Edmonton office
Alphabet Inc.’s research lab DeepMind will close its Edmonton, Alta., outpost and lay off some operational staff in the U.K. Find out more.
Avenuer
Senior Member
The victim of the ongoing cuts throughout the tech sector globally, unfortunately. Even Benevity in Calgary let go 14% of their workforce recently.
Greenspace
Senior Member
Yes, very unfortunate but happening sector wide. The office tech boom of circa 2018 is over.
Greenspace
Senior Member
Tres Carnales Rostizado is closing January 31.
Had the pleasure of previewing Honi Honi Tiki Bar on the weekend, delicious cocktails and cool vibe. Will be popular I think.
Had the pleasure of previewing Honi Honi Tiki Bar on the weekend, delicious cocktails and cool vibe. Will be popular I think.
Avenuer
Senior Member
I guess a silver lining to the tech office downsizing is that it was never a large portion of our Downtown office space, unlike in Vancouver, Toronto, San Fran, etc.
IanO
Senior Member
I'm not sure that's a silver lining...
Avenuer
Senior Member
It is if the alternative was having all of those tech spaces vacate due to downsizing.
IanO
Senior Member
You must be willing to lose if you want to win.
Greenspace
Senior Member
Here is the announcement - https://globalnews.ca/news/9432614/university-alberta-moves-enterprise-square/
kcantor
Senior Member
i'm not sure they are/were "the crown jewel" but attracting an office here was certainly a positive and losing them certainly a negative.
it would be really interesting to find out what efforts are/will be made towards conducting an in-depth "exit interview" starting with why they opened here in the first place, what they experienced while they were here (positive and negative) and why they're closing that includes those that worked here and those that made the decisions to open here and to close here.
CaptainBL
Active Member
I say Crown Jewel because of how much they were marketed by Edmonton Global as a success, which it was no doubt. My point being is that since inception in 2017, I cannot think of very many companies that have been publicly linked to Edmonton Global that have been attracted to downtown, which to my knowledge is one of their key mandates. So to have one of the only few successes already close shop and very few wins outside of them that I am aware of isnt great.
thommyjo
Senior Member
San Fran is approaching 40% office vacancy in their downtown. Things aren’t looking great for them.
Avenuer
Senior Member
Wild, but simliar to Calgary that is the result of having one major sector filling your downtown office space. In Edmonton it is more diversified at least.