Remember back when the Duke Power building was supposed to be the new Wachovia HQ, before Ken Thompson lost his mind and all? Turns out WFC — a major tenant of the space still — has some pull despite the junior status.

The giant lunch-box went all rainbow colored last night in honor of National Coming Out Day. The details from qnotes:

Lots of people had speculation, and some confirmed it on social networks. But Zuni Johnson, a Wells Fargo employee, confirmed the intentional lighting with qnotes today.

The rainbow theme on Duke Energy’s lights were intentional, Johnson says, and were the result of requests from Wells Fargo’s employee LGBT group and conversations with local LGBT leaders and Pride Charlotte organizers. Wachovia/Wells Fargo was a sponsor of this year’s Pride festivities (as they have been in the past), and hosted a “RENT” sing-along at the Knight Theater last night.

So, there you have it. Confirmed. In a nicely wrapped, sky-scraping box, a gift to Charlotte’s gays from Wells Fargo. I knew good things would happen once the Queen City got a taste of San Fran.

Throw this on the hopper of more reasons the DNC convention will land in Charlotte in 2012: a gay bank and a gay energy company.

Update: Has the UPoR had a word about this? I sure cannot find it.

Update II: Here’s UPoR’s word — five days later.