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Re: Amazon announces candidate cities for HQ2

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Post by dominotw »

breitling wrote: post #64
dominotw wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> escape form the US government. Curious what specifically would be different between Canada and USA polices towards amazon.

For starters this whole immigration thing seems different. Canada welcomes immigrant workers. Even fast-tracks their applications (within 2 weeks) to work in Canada. This way Amazon can hire anyone, anywhere in the world (within reason) and they'll be able to move to Canada without any immigration issues.

In Canada, more than 60 percent of permanent residents are admitted via the economic class, most of them via the point-based system. Only one-quarter of permanent residents are admitted based on family ties.

vs

In the United States, about two-thirds of permanent residents are admitted because they are closely related to a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident. Less than 15 percent of permanent residents, including accompanying dependents, are admitted on the basis of employment.

Immigrants in the United States are three times as likely as natives to have not completed high school; in Canada, immigrants and natives are equally likely to have not completed high school.

So depends on type of workers they are looking for hq2. If they need mostly high skilled then canada might be better option.

Re: Amazon announces candidate cities for HQ2

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Post by michaelmarion »

nsx147 wrote: post #10

Ask for Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area to build better transportation, and that's the pick

+1. Proximity to Duke/UNC/NCSU/WFU means there are plenty of local new grads, MBAs, and Ph.D's. Already a pipeline of foreign talent immigrating to the Research Triangle. Good weather. Beach is three hours one way and the mountains are three hours the other. Local government will throw themselves at Amazon.

Re: Amazon announces candidate cities for HQ2

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Post by RmDen »

mholmes680 wrote: post #54
chollida1 wrote: post #3

Nice to see Toronto on the list, though game theory suggest that we're only here because having a Canadian Candidate has the potential to have all 3 levels of government involved rather than just state and city. I'm not really sure how to go about handicapping the finalists. Given the current political climate, Toronto is interesting because it's the only city that gives Amazon some escape form the US government. You…

I think Newark set the bar on the financial discounts: $7B [1] so far, but we just changed Governors, so we'll see. I think it meets all the other requirements you mentioned, but I think we got knocked on Infrastructure on some list a month or two ago. [1] http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2017/12/10_reasons_for_ama...

Plus Audible is in Newark as well

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Post by freehunter »

holtalanm wrote: post #36
hprotagonist wrote: post #15

on realpolitik grounds, Indianapolis would be a fascinating choice.

I was going to say that Indianapolis is probably a good choice simply because its airport is an international freight hub, as well. Proximity to an international airport that can easily handle Amazon's shipments has got to count for something, right?

Depends on if they're building a tech headquarters or a distribution center. For an office building, freight isn't nearly as much of a concern.

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indescions_2018 wrote: post #75

Just visited Pittsburgh. There is indeed a renaissance happing in that town. The restaurant scene alone is phenomenal. And the addition of a FANG level HQ could cement its burgeoning international reputation as a destination. The idea is that CMU spits out about 200+ world class CS grads a year. If even 5% decide to stay in the area to start their own ventures. There would be potential for massive growth. the other d…

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Re: Amazon announces candidate cities for HQ2

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Post by larrydag »

chollida1 wrote: post #3

Nice to see Toronto on the list, though game theory suggest that we're only here because having a Canadian Candidate has the potential to have all 3 levels of government involved rather than just state and city. I'm not really sure how to go about handicapping the finalists. Given the current political climate, Toronto is interesting because it's the only city that gives Amazon some escape form the US government. You…

I'm in Dallas.

- Currently has a large Amazon distribution center in the suburbs

- Strong tech workforce and universities in the area. Other Tech companies in the area Dell(formerly EDS), ATT. Regional centers of Verizon, IBM, Microsoft, Alcatel/Lucent

- Low property values and favorable tax structures. Plenty of areas to lease locations or to build in the suburbs or downtown.

- International airport that is the hub of American Airlines

- Toyota (North America HQ) recently moved to Dallas suburbs. Google HQ2 is rumored to be looking at Dallas.

Re: Amazon announces candidate cities for HQ2

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Post by freehunter »

rainbowmverse wrote: post #73

Atlanta is right in the middle of many of the world's flight paths (there's a city outside the airport!), has lots of fiber, and the state already showed a willingness to work at all levels to get a big, logistics-dependent business with the Caterpillar plant. The latter point is probably the most important.

>(there's a city outside the airport!)

You say that, but my experience is that there's a traffic jam outside the airport, and then an hour and a half later you get to Alpharetta ;)

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