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Few Cities Could Accommodate Amazon's New Headquarters

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Re: Few Cities Could Accommodate Amazon's New Headquarters

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Post by patrickmay »

Upvoter33 wrote: post #3

Crazy not to add NYC to the list. Huge Google office there now, Facebook growing. Would be a good fit.

New York has both state and city income tax, it's expensive, and it doesn't need Amazon the way some other areas do. I doubt the NYC government would make it worthwhile.

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Post by ecshafer »

I think Philadelphia is a good choice. Center City is a 30 minute drive to Philly international airport. Land is relatively cheap, much cheaper than NYC, Boston, or dc. We have an ivy league school in the city, with another less than an hour away, as well as many other schools in the area. We have a large metro population with a good size technical and business industry already. We also have rail and sea shipping available. and there is also a convenience factor being nearby to NYC and DC both being a hour and a half train ride.

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Post by tootie »

Upvoter33 wrote: post #3

Crazy not to add NYC to the list. Huge Google office there now, Facebook growing. Would be a good fit.

NYC has a huge Amazon presence already. They own a huge building across from Empire State Building and have more space elsewhere in Manhattan.

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Post by treehau5 »

macintux wrote: post #12
hnaccy wrote: post #5

I hope they pick Atlanta but I doubt techies want to live in the South.

I'd think the massive calamity known as Atlanta traffic would be more off-putting than "living in the South". I know I'd love to find someplace warmer to live.

Could try a little bit further up 85

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Post by jetblackio »

Seems like Denver would be good choice, considering how alike Seattle and Denver are. There's plenty of hiking, biking, camping, etc in the area, and it's central location is convenient for any travel to both the east and west coast.

Denver also has an excellent craft brewery scene. Denver / Boulder are already tech hubs in their own right as well.

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Post by seanmcdirmid »

macintux wrote: post #12
hnaccy wrote: post #5

I hope they pick Atlanta but I doubt techies want to live in the South.

I'd think the massive calamity known as Atlanta traffic would be more off-putting than "living in the South". I know I'd love to find someplace warmer to live.

Warmer but more humid. The Deep South is definitely air conditioning country.
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