City Pages‘ G.R. Anderson, Jr. gives Clear Channel Communications a thorough runthru in this article on Wednesday, from how the company showed up in Minneapolis just a few years ago and has grown into a huge part of the entertainment industry in the area.
“No single business has had a larger cultural impact on the Twin Cities, ever–let alone in less than 10 years.
That’s not to say that everyone is pleased with the company’s presence - but it shows that as “bad” as many people believe Clear Channel to be, they have had positive financial impacts in some places. But it leads to a question - when is competition not really competition?
