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Originally Posted by Gdoggy
I'm thinking the fact that Halifax and Regina are capital cities really helps them in this area. They are going to have a lot of gov't buildings / facilities as a result.
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Regina has the crowns (although some of the crown jobs are also in Saskatoon). This accounts for the towers that SGI, Sastel, Saskpower, and SaskEnergy use... the rest are taken up by private business, with some government services renting some space. The real reason behind Regina's skyline actually comes down to one real estate development firm... The Hill Companies (Harvard Developments). The Hill family (and formerly the McCallum family) were behind the development of many of Regina's towers including some such as the twin towers, FCC (Farm Credit Canada... Federal crown), and many of the bank towers. So although being the capital does help things... I'd say it's even more a result of the Hill/McCallum families.
And to further add on to the Hill family's role, Harvard Developments is also currently building a 3rd tower (Mosaic Tower) beside the twins, and it is rumoured they will be starting construction on another tower at the side of the FCC tower when the Mosaic Tower is complete.