tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post441186106493254238..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Des Moines to abandon century-old headquartersJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-44931316350217083402012-02-22T12:43:56.764-05:002012-02-22T12:43:56.764-05:008:49 p.m. thanks for your answer!8:49 p.m. thanks for your answer!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-90418590006765805052012-02-22T11:33:08.309-05:002012-02-22T11:33:08.309-05:00Growing up in Iowa, one of the great pleasures was...Growing up in Iowa, one of the great pleasures was to walk past the first floor windows of the pressroom and see all the amazing activity inside. It felt like we were part of the newspaper. Of course the space is not big enough to house todays presses. So the first floor windows are blocked out, with nothing inside but the vacant floors and memories. Upper floor departments are split up between Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-75181549514499550842012-02-22T08:46:41.701-05:002012-02-22T08:46:41.701-05:00L.H. is one of those managers who tries to get wha...L.H. is one of those managers who tries to get what she wants by threatening you. Corporate, it's time to move her out. By far one of the worst people I've ever worked for in Gannett.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-38155902684851134762012-02-22T02:36:24.604-05:002012-02-22T02:36:24.604-05:00Jim, thank you so for posting this on the blog. Re...Jim, thank you so for posting this on the blog. Read about it first on the Register website, but nice to come here and have a chance to comment.<br /><br />1. Why the hell was this on the Register website before it was sent out in the Register's weekly email update? (Note: it STILL hasn't been mentioned in the update. Not like it will, but omg, it freaking should be.)<br /><br />2. Did Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-91735388317111712692012-02-21T20:49:18.076-05:002012-02-21T20:49:18.076-05:00RTC, design studio and regional ad production cent...RTC, design studio and regional ad production center are all in the downtown building. And lots of empty space.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-68373226762713417332012-02-21T13:20:35.061-05:002012-02-21T13:20:35.061-05:00Do the RTC and the new design hub operate out of t...Do the RTC and the new design hub operate out of the downtown building? Or are they in the print plant building?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-15665784828786943322012-02-21T10:34:47.092-05:002012-02-21T10:34:47.092-05:00L.H. is not respected by most people who work with...L.H. is not respected by most people who work with her so it's no wonder the Register is failing. As 10:03 AM said, other papers she's touched will meet the same fate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-33423148084429071562012-02-21T10:03:28.502-05:002012-02-21T10:03:28.502-05:00Gannett greedily ruined one of the great newspaper...Gannett greedily ruined one of the great newspapers of the Midwest. The Register today is a mere shadow of its former self.<br /><br />Of course, it is not alone in that fate........Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-68835604130575652172012-02-21T08:20:19.268-05:002012-02-21T08:20:19.268-05:00A fitting end to the queen L.H.
throne.A fitting end to the queen L.H. <br />throne.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-21341730323356897402012-02-20T19:31:44.038-05:002012-02-20T19:31:44.038-05:00I think it would make a lovely funeral home.
It al...I think it would make a lovely funeral home.<br />It already has the stench of death in it.<br />Have they called the local funeral directors to see if they'd like to make a bid?<br />They could turn the tower into a mausoleum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-25120575068869353142012-02-20T19:27:57.248-05:002012-02-20T19:27:57.248-05:00state coverage..sorrystate coverage..sorryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-79900677799281693362012-02-20T19:27:24.964-05:002012-02-20T19:27:24.964-05:00They've abandoned their readers, stage coverag...They've abandoned their readers, stage coverage and staff. So it goes...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-59437066494809701452012-02-20T19:21:17.823-05:002012-02-20T19:21:17.823-05:00If you read the column, it says the publisher is n...If you read the column, it says the publisher is negotiating an extension past mid-summer. So I wouldn't rule out the possibility of the Register staying put if they are able to get rock-bottom rent. The building's owner will have to raze the site if the Register leaves -- no one else will ever lease the space ... and the Register knows this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69242884745492463062012-02-20T18:20:49.251-05:002012-02-20T18:20:49.251-05:00I've long thought that real estate holdings ha...I've long thought that real estate holdings have helped to put a floor on the stock price and once, long ago, encouraged Jim to do a "story" on the topic.<br /><br />Indeed, a few years ago, when the market tanked and most companies were priced for the end of the world, it is possible that GCI was trading at an overall market capitalization that was not all that much higher than theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-25731812451148647142012-02-20T18:05:13.024-05:002012-02-20T18:05:13.024-05:00Let's relocate gannett hq and USA today. Ere i...Let's relocate gannett hq and USA today. Ere is tons of unused space in Tyson's. Tons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-54411585907710369062012-02-20T18:02:03.966-05:002012-02-20T18:02:03.966-05:00"It hasn’t made sense for an increasingly hig..."It hasn’t made sense for an increasingly high-tech 21st century media company to operate from an early 20th century building."<br /><br />The same likely could be said for many GCI properties. GCI not aggressive enough when it comes to this aspect of its business.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com