Huntington Bank Field

Who are the serious participants that we can expect at this point?
I have no idea if there are any at this point since the current deal still has 5+ years to run. (And if I did know, I wouldn't post it on a message board.) I just know that, at this point, no one I have spoken to thinks Huntington has any interest in extending the relationship. Maybe they are wrong, maybe things will change, but that's the sense I get.
 

I have no idea if there are any at this point since the current deal still has 5+ years to run. (And if I did know, I wouldn't post it on a message board.) I just know that, at this point, no one I have spoken to thinks Huntington has any interest in extending the relationship. Maybe they are wrong, maybe things will change, but that's the sense I get.
That's kind my point.

The idea that nobody expects them to be a participant really doesn't matter this far out when there aren't even any expected participants ;)
 

That's kind my point.

The idea that nobody expects them to be a participant really doesn't matter this far out when there aren't even any expected participants ;)
If your point is that they are on the same footing as the rest of the world if you just ignore all of the parties' conduct and experiences with each other over the years of their relationship, I guess I'd ask why in the world you would ignore that? Neither side seems to have been all that happy with the arrangement. Huntington inherited a deal that they would otherwise not have been involved in when they acquired TCF and the U seems to have been much more comfortable with how things were going when the TCF people were involved. That doesn't mean that there haven't been beneficial aspects of the relationship for each party, and maybe it's all part of Huntington's "treat them like shit so they will expect less the next time around" strategy, but I don't think that's it.

Put another way, I don't have to know where I will buy my next car to know that it won't be the place I bought the last one.
 


Huntington is headquartered in Columbus. Makes perfect sense they'd be the lead sponsor on the new Browns stadium.

They purchased TCF, which was obviously based here, and that's why they even have the rights in the first place, as well as why you now see Huntington bank branches around the Cities when they were never here before.


Similarly to why Wells Fargo has such a big presence in the TC, even though it is based in San Francisco. They purchased Norwest which was TC.

Used to be some big banking based in the Cities. Still have Thrivent
Norwest actually purchased Wells, then moved HQ to San Fran
 


Still do. USBank is headquartered here, no.5 largest banks in the US. As others have said, WF still has a large presence here as well, and they’re no.4.
Doh, I knew I was forgetting something when I posted. Yes of course, USB ... LOL, the Vikings stadium namesake. Geez
 



Definitely some semantics involved, but WF definitely existed prior to merger with NW and had its HQ in SF.
Just like the USB/Firstar merger in 2002. USB was bigger and HQ in Mpls, yet Firstar was technically the one doing the acquiring even though they moved their HQ here (from Milwaukee).
 



I didn't know the Browns are getting a new stadium called Huntington Bank Field.
Any chance this will affect the naming rights for our Huntington Bank Stadium?
For me, the name has never fit since TCF was no longer used. Even their green colors do not fit.
The green color of their dollars fit
 



The de facto headquarters is in NYC now. They can’t move jobs out of California fast enough.
I would think Mpls would be attractive for headquarters of large companies. Still lot of HQ here, so fair amount of executive/upper management talent around, good quality of life while housing costs are significantly lower than coasts.

Granted in banking specifically maybe too much needs to be in NYC for specific reasons.


It's sad some of the HQ we have lost though. NW Airlines, gone. Honeywell, company still alive but HQ gone. Norwest Corp. I'm sure there are others over the years
 



I would think Mpls would be attractive for headquarters of large companies. Still lot of HQ here, so fair amount of executive/upper management talent around, good quality of life while housing costs are significantly lower than coasts.

Granted in banking specifically maybe too much needs to be in NYC for specific reasons.


It's sad some of the HQ we have lost though. NW Airlines, gone. Honeywell, company still alive but HQ gone. Norwest Corp. I'm sure there are others over the years
Minnesota now has the highest minimum corporate taxes in the US. That means a lot.
 




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