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re: CenturyLink's next CEO won't live in Louisiana

Posted on 10/10/17 at 10:48 pm to
Posted by Horsemeat
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Posted on 10/10/17 at 10:48 pm to
quote:

i would take a substantial pay cut to not have to live in Louisiana.


FIFY
Posted by KillTheGophers
Member since Jan 2016
6782 posts
Posted on 10/10/17 at 10:50 pm to
CTL has bigger problems than where the next CEO will reside.

I would guess that unless there is significant progress with CTL's financials, he wont be the CEO past 2024.


It is going to be tough following the current CEO....and the financial metrics of the company will not do him any favors.

Posted by TSLG
Member since Mar 2014
6724 posts
Posted on 10/10/17 at 10:52 pm to
I hear that it's already in the 5 year plan to move the nerve center, but some operations will remain in Louisiana. Denver or Utah are places that are being floated around.

Posted by Mingo Was His NameO
Brooklyn
Member since Mar 2016
37536 posts
Posted on 10/10/17 at 10:55 pm to
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Jeff Storey, president and chief executive of Level 3, will take over as top executive of the largest public company headquartered in Louisiana Jan. 1, 2019.



The board is still made up of mainly old time Monroe people so it should be safe for at least a while. After this crop is forced out, though, I wouldn't be surprised to see them move most operations
Posted by lsunurse
Member since Dec 2005
129146 posts
Posted on 10/10/17 at 11:01 pm to

quote:

CenturyLink's next chief executive won't live in Louisiana


quote:

Storey and his family will continue to live near Denver



CenturyLink should be happy they have a CEO with basic common sense.
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
105287 posts
Posted on 10/10/17 at 11:03 pm to
Centurylink bought Level 3, but it seems like Level 3 is calling the shots.
Posted by KillTheGophers
Member since Jan 2016
6782 posts
Posted on 10/10/17 at 11:10 pm to
you have 5 that will fight to the death to keep everything in Monroe

Post
Perry
Hanks
Landrieu
Boulet


You have 4 that probably DGAF where the headquarters are located.
Posted by Chuker
St George, Louisiana
Member since Nov 2015
7544 posts
Posted on 10/11/17 at 12:09 am to
Monroe is in a weird place. For a while it looked like they were going the way of so many lousiana and miss towns. But then they kept hanging in there and now have some decent growth. However their evening news still almost every night has some sort of ghetto crime report. Its like they are trying so hard to become Jackson but some sort of white force is keeping from getting there.
Posted by Ole Misdial
Red Light District
Member since Sep 2017
1123 posts
Posted on 10/11/17 at 12:15 am to
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Its like they are trying so hard to become Jackson but some sort of white force is keeping from getting there.

It's called the I-20
This post was edited on 10/11/17 at 12:15 am
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
105287 posts
Posted on 10/11/17 at 1:31 am to
Jamie Mayo is not a terrible mayor.
Posted by DavidTheGnome
Monroe
Member since Apr 2015
31528 posts
Posted on 10/11/17 at 5:34 am to
Katrina brought a lot of that to be honest.
Posted by 4LSU2
Member since Dec 2009
38080 posts
Posted on 10/11/17 at 5:37 am to
They still won't demolish the old Sonic building on Hwy 80 by the airport. CTL employees have to pass that on their way to the headquarters on 165.

The Hwy 80 corridor alone should make them want to relocate. That is all on Mayo, IMO.
Posted by shinerfan
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Member since Sep 2009
28531 posts
Posted on 10/11/17 at 5:42 am to
Wasn't that palace they built on D'Arbonne supposed to be the CEO's residence? I remember passing there while it was under construction and wondering why they were building such a big hospital in Farmerville. But they're stuck with it now, not much of a market for $10,000,000 plus estates in Farmerville.
Posted by Maytheporkbewithyou
Member since Aug 2016
14135 posts
Posted on 10/11/17 at 5:43 am to
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But then they kept hanging in there and now have some decent growth.


In fact, the area from CTL HQ to Sterlington is booming. Very impressive growth. Louisiana needs convince them to stay. It would crush that area if they leave the same way Northwest Arkansas would turn to shite if Walmart ever moved their HQ.
Posted by AnonymousTiger
Franklin, TN
Member since Jan 2012
4863 posts
Posted on 10/11/17 at 5:46 am to
quote:

Damn, I knew this was coming but if CenturyLink leaves it will be terrible for Monroe. It’s our main economic driver. They have so much invested in the area (and still building) that it would be really expensive and difficult to relocate elsewhere. Plus it’s employees will have to sell their houses which will be depreciating in value due because of it.


Just because a company changes the location of its corporate headquarters doesn't necessarily mean that they'll move all of the employees somewhere else. Most likely, just the c-suite executives and support staff would go somewhere else. Makes it easier to attract quality leaders who otherwise wouldn't consider the company given its shitty location.
This post was edited on 10/11/17 at 5:49 am
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
131558 posts
Posted on 10/11/17 at 6:02 am to
Centurylink has been itching to move to Denver for a while now
Posted by kywildcatfanone
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
139397 posts
Posted on 10/11/17 at 6:47 am to
I wouldn't either? Have you been to Louisiana?
Posted by GetBackToWork
Member since Dec 2007
6578 posts
Posted on 10/11/17 at 6:54 am to
Don't kid yourself. When management moves so goes the business with a lot of the local support services and vendors. It's a bigger loss than just the company members.
Posted by heypaul
The O-T Lounge
Member since May 2008
38350 posts
Posted on 10/11/17 at 7:05 am to
I love Monroe threads, it helps me weed out the idiots on the OT... Oh wait I've been doing that for about 12yrs on here.
Posted by dallastiger55
Jennings, LA
Member since Jan 2010
34201 posts
Posted on 10/11/17 at 7:06 am to
Imagine having more money than you know what to do with and can live in Napa, Aspen, or Monroe?

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