Schaumburg, Illinois was profiled in a book as an example of a new form of urban development with large concentrations of jobs outside traditional downtowns, known as edge cities. Which other city is also described as an edge city with multiple business districts, including one with the tallest building in its suburban area?

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Southfield, Michigan. Schaumburg was profiled in Joel Garreau's 1991 book on edge cities, a term for suburbs with heavy job concentrations outside downtown. Southfield fits the same pattern, with an edge city district called Southfield City Centre that holds the tallest building in Detroit's suburbs.