Loss of Shaw head office disappoints but regional office eases pain, observers say
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The Shaw Communications headquarters is seen in Calgary, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
CALGARY – The loss of the Shaw Communications Inc. headquarters in Calgary as part of the proposed sale of the homegrown Alberta company to Rogers Communications Inc. is disappointing but spending and job creation vows will ease the pain, observers said Monday.
Rogers said it will invest $6.5 billion in Western Canada to build 5G networks, connect underserved rural and Indigenous communities, and add choice for customers while creating up to 3,000 net new jobs in the four western provinces.
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Today, it feels like the corporate terrain in Calgary and across Alberta is transforming under our feet and the community will look vastly different coming out of the pandemic than it did 12 months ago.
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The $26-billion acquisition Monday of Shaw Communications Inc. by Toronto-based Rogers Communications Inc. puts an exclamation point on the rapid pace of change that’s now unfolding.
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