Amazon to Build Second HQ in North America

Post by maj0rhn » Thu, Sep 07, 2017, 8:33 PM UTC

dcole2929 wrote: post #78

I think an East Coast city definitely makes the most sense. Realistically though, they probably can't get enough land in the ideal spot of NYC/Jersey meaning the next best options are DC, Philly and Atlanta. Baltimore could be a dark horse candidate. There's already a lot of construction going on there courtesy of Under Armour building out a new HQ. Charlotte could be an option as well.

Post by XR0CSWV3h3kZWg » Thu, Sep 07, 2017, 8:54 PM UTC

midnitewarrior wrote: post #419

logfromblammo wrote: post #345

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Except that I want to live in Atlanta even less than I want to live in Seattle. It has a kind of psychic oppression field over it that makes me want to immediately turn around and leave. Atlanta looks good on paper. It always does. But actually being in the city tells me a different story. That said, I think only Atlanta, NYC, Chicago, or Boston could absorb the extra demand for skilled employees without sucking the…

Nobody's going to Chicago. The state government is in shambles, and taxes are going way up. The state is flirting with insolvency. Boston and NYC are all developed expensive. Atlanta still has undeveloped area inside the city limits or old industrial areas that can be removed and replaced. Chattanooga wouldn't work because they want an international airport and major university. Atlanta has the world's busiest airpor…

Post by jtmcmc » Thu, Sep 07, 2017, 9:10 PM UTC

williamsmj wrote: post #416

JBlue42 wrote: post #412

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That probably excludes anywhere outside of the NE or West Coast. Even then, the metro areas are blue, rest of the states are red, like everywhere else in the country.

> That probably excludes anywhere outside of the NE or West Coast. ding ding ding! My bet would be on Pittsburgh. Maaaaybe Minneapolis, Madison, Detroit or Philadelphia.

Post by [deleted] » Thu, Sep 07, 2017, 9:11 PM UTC

Geekette wrote: post #330

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I believe you're thinking of taxpayer funded sporting events, e.g. NFL stadiums and Olympic games. There's a big difference between that and a legitimate business.

Nope, I was actually thinking of businesses e.g. automotive brands opening assembly/manufacturing plants.

Post by 013a » Thu, Sep 07, 2017, 9:41 PM UTC

Slippery_John wrote: post #278

013a wrote: post #150

I'll suggest a dark horse candidate: Indianapolis. Indy is close to two top 5 engineering colleges (UIUC and Purdue) and one top 10 business school (IU). Purdue has a unique product history with Amazon [1] and Amazon has four warehouses within an hour drive (though to be fair, that's true of a lot of cities). The city has seen major investment from outside tech companies like Salesforce [2], IAC [3], and others in re…

Unlikely. One of the requirements is daily direct flights to/from Seattle. Indy does technically have that but it's exactly 1 flight with poor timing for business considerations. They list a few other destinations as must-have nonstop flights, but I'm not sure how good those are. They're also putting a lot of stress on public transit, which is pretty abysmal in Indiana. They also don't want to sacrifice on some of th…