Dear Amazon, We Picked Your New Headquarters for You
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Re: Dear Amazon, We Picked Your New Headquarters for You
#2This really burns me. The Times compared the metro population of Grand Rapids (1 million) to Detroit's population (670,000) in order to disqualify the city in their first round.
But metro Detroit has a population of 4.5 million so the Times either was sloppy with their criteria or they deliberately snubbed Detroit.
Detroit may be a dark horse in this competition but with Dan Gilbert going all out to win I don't think you can count them out just yet even if the New York Times hastily does.
Re: Dear Amazon, We Picked Your New Headquarters for You
#3This violates the same principle as:
"Dear NYT, We Decided the Stories You'll Be Reporting on for You"
"Dear John Smith, We Picked Your Next Girlfriend for You"
Re: Dear Amazon, We Picked Your New Headquarters for You
#4This violates the same principle as: "Dear NYT, We Decided the Stories You'll Be Reporting on for You" "Dear John Smith, We Picked Your Next Girlfriend for You"
John Smith put out a document outlining his preferences and released a document 'submit your proposal" (https://www.amazon.com/amazonhq2).
Re: Dear Amazon, We Picked Your New Headquarters for You
#5This violates the same principle as: "Dear NYT, We Decided the Stories You'll Be Reporting on for You" "Dear John Smith, We Picked Your Next Girlfriend for You"
John Smith put out a document outlining his preferences and released a document 'submit your proposal" ( https://www.amazon.com/amazonhq2 ).
The New York Times is a newspaper, not a city. And ultimately the decision rests with Amazon, not anyone else. The wording of their headline should reflect that, because the way it is written currently is quite disrespectful.
Re: Dear Amazon, We Picked Your New Headquarters for You
#6This really burns me. The Times compared the metro population of Grand Rapids (1 million) to Detroit's population (670,000) in order to disqualify the city in their first round. But metro Detroit has a population of 4.5 million so the Times either was sloppy with their criteria or they deliberately snubbed Detroit. Detroit may be a dark horse in this competition but with Dan Gilbert going all out to win I don't think…
I think this is an excellent point. While Detroit has a relatively small population, it's metropolitan area does not. It's large metropolitan area has a large STEM talent pool thanks to the automotive sector, the second largest Delta hub (behind Atlanta and just a giant airport anyways), and has a very willing government plus Dan Gilbert.
It'll be a uphill battle, but I think Detroit is a serious dark horse.
Re: Dear Amazon, We Picked Your New Headquarters for You
#7All of Denver collectively tells NYT to shut the hell up
Re: Dear Amazon, We Picked Your New Headquarters for You
#8Not sure if Washington, DC includes Northern Virginia (Ashburn, Herndon, Reston). AWS is already here. And a ridiculous amount of fiber seems to out through this area. I see new data centers popping up quite often. And prices are crazy expensive but probably still cheaper than the city itself.
So I would pick this area if I was them. Though not sure how I'd personally feel about prices and traffic going up even higher with Amazon's second HQ moving in.
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#9Oh cool Boston is making it pretty far (I live and grew up here)
> … and workers can easily get around — and out of town …
Haha yup and that's when it drops off- WAIT WHAT??
Re: Dear Amazon, We Picked Your New Headquarters for You
#10This really burns me. The Times compared the metro population of Grand Rapids (1 million) to Detroit's population (670,000) in order to disqualify the city in their first round. But metro Detroit has a population of 4.5 million so the Times either was sloppy with their criteria or they deliberately snubbed Detroit. Detroit may be a dark horse in this competition but with Dan Gilbert going all out to win I don't think…
Still, despite the size of metro Detroit, I think it's 100% off the table for Amazon's HQ2. The positive side of it is, sure, Amazon could own Detroit like vintage Ford – that's neat but I don't think Amazon wants that. The winters are still some of the most frigid and intimidating of any major American city, Michigan is still seen as the turncoat swing state (or one of them) that lead to Trump's election, and even though it's regarded as ripe for an artistic revolution (cheap permits, cheap housing) it's still not a "cool" place to be.
It's a huge gamble on a city that is pulling itself out of bankruptcy.