Why CenturyLink kept its headquarters in Louisiana
BROOMFIELD — Folks in Louisiana were understandably nervous when CenturyLink, based in Monroe, La., acquired Broomfield-based Level 3 Communications for $34 billion in 2017.
After all, Colorado long has been a telecommunications mecca, churning out behemoths such as Dish Network, the old Jones Intercable, Telecommunications Inc. and many more. And CenturyLink itself previously acquired Denver-based Qwest Communications and already had thousands of employees in Colorado. (That number is now 6,000 after the Level 3 deal.)
With former Level 3 CEO Jeff Storey — now CEO of CenturyLink — deciding not to move to Louisiana, and with…
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