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Funny, I was thinking of Boyle Metrolink, which should be a reality in 2017. But STL Streetcar could expand those options soon after.

I read "5-7" employees for Pandora

^With about sixty (60) employees nationwide - in about six sales offices - based on the Post-Dispatch article, that's nearly average.

I really wonder if Uber is all about having a physical address to make its push against the taxi cab commission. Which wouldn't surprise me, my own company as a contractor sees more and more of such requirements from localities of any size. Simply put if you want their business, or to gain the local permits, local business licenses to do work in their jurisdiction you need a physical presence (the legal version of pay to play).

Pandora is a nice pickup, but as Arch City noted, could be very limited. I really think who is announced for the space above tech shop and if the Crescent building is coming together for a West Coast based bio/life science company will be much more important for CORTEX and city moving forward. The Companies might or might not have the name recognition but the space being talked about will bring in good employee numbers and maybe future growth that will be very beneficial in the long run. Plus, filling out existing space with larger leases might finally make financing spec space at US Metals site much more doable for Wexford or at least drop pre lease space requirements before ground is broken

I need to clarify that my confusion lies in whether the original Pandora office plans, where Clayton was the frontrunner (based on the 2013 Post-Dispatch article), has morphed into a bigger (MIDWEST REGIONAL) office for CORTEX/St. Louis.

The articles are confusing.

A regional office, in the traditional sense, is one thing - but still huge. However, an ordinary local Pandora office, which is likely to end up in every city - not so much.

I'm trying to figure out what is St. Louis getting. Huge or ordinary? Either way, it's positive news, but I'll prefer huge.

^^Ranken is a trade school, not a research institution, and it doesn't have a robotics program. Autonomous/driverless/advanced technology cars sounds right up Missouri S&T's alley though.

roger wyoming II wrote:^ arch, my read is that Pandora chose Cortex over Clayton for its office and probably doesn't have plans for a big presence here.... from your 2013 article:

Pandora currently employs two sales staff members in the St. Louis region and a client services employee. Pandora is searching for office space in Clayton to grow to as many as eight employees here and should have a location selected by the end of the year, said regional vice president Gabe Tartaglia, who oversees the company’s sales offices in the central part of the country.

From my understanding of the Cortex move, they will have space for 7 or 8 sales people so that jives well with their announced plans for 13 but that Cortex won out.

So in essence, it appears that it has taken Pandora two years to select a sales office location in St. Louis. I thought they had been already been operating out of Clayton.

I'm still confused whether this will be a "Midwest regional" or St. Louis "regional" office. CBS Local suggested, "Midwest Regional" office.

Also, I never thought they would scale the office to have a "big presence". Their average office size per person nationally is about 10 people.

Regardless, it's great that St. Louis has snagged a Pandora office - especially considering that StationDigital's HQs appears to have moved again........... to Tampa. The contact number for them has switched to L.A. It seems StationDigital could be folding in the near future. Tim Roberts is in a world of trouble............again. He seems like a smart guy, I hope he gets it together.

wabash wrote:^^Ranken is a trade school, not a research institution, and it doesn't have a robotics program. Autonomous/driverless/advanced technology cars sounds right up Missouri S&T's alley though.

Yes, I know Ranken is a primarily a trade school, but it would be nice if Ranken took a risk with more high tech industries such as industrial robotics and nanotech. After all, it is called "Ranken Technical College". To be fair, Ranken does offer some Information Technology programming/degrees.

And it would be nice if St. Louis had a branch of S&T - in CORTEX or downtown.

Yes, the windowless area is the loading dock but the windowed area is the now enclosed former parking structure. They also added a new exit to the east side of the building overlooking Ikea.

The 4260 Building (TechShop) is taking a skeletal form.... moving fast now.

^Good thinking, Roger. Given the choices, I foresee you winning by a large margin.

Tim Hortons - CORTEX