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Re: Amazon to Build Second HQ in North America

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Post by jtmarmon »

peteretep wrote: post #5

Let's say I'm the mayor of Detroit, and I want this. What incentives are in my power to offer, if I team up with the Guv'nor? Can I just gift them the land?

cost of land is probably the least of amazon's considerations in building a second HQ

edit: to elaborate, what they care much more about, i'm sure, is ability to attract and retain talent in the area. which I'm not sure detroit could do much about. even if you could make it more desirable to live there there's so little talent in the area you'd have to spend a crazy amount of time and money relocating people

Re: Amazon to Build Second HQ in North America

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Post by pricechild »

peteretep wrote: post #5

Let's say I'm the mayor of Detroit, and I want this. What incentives are in my power to offer, if I team up with the Guv'nor? Can I just gift them the land?

Click through into the RFP and there's a section touching on this:

  Incentives 
  –
  Identify incentive programs available for the Project at the state/province and local 
  levels. Ou tline the type of incentive (i.e. land, site preparation, tax credits/exemptions, relocation 
  grants, workforce grants, utility incentives/grants, permitting, and fee reductions) and the amount. 
  The initial cost and ongoing cost of doing business are critic
  al decision drivers.

Re: Amazon to Build Second HQ in North America

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Post by bshimmin »

It always amuses me how stunningly bad Amazon really is at making standalone pages on their web site. This one is totally unresponsive, has images for headings, and a slightly blurry image for the table. Here's Amazon Locker, which is even more dismal: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Click-and-Collect-with-Amazon-Locke...

I guess they must have to produce all this stuff within the constraints of their CMS, but it really does make me wonder why they can't build better standalone pages outside of it if the occasion arises.

Re: Amazon to Build Second HQ in North America

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Post by jtmarmon »

bshimmin wrote: post #8

It always amuses me how stunningly bad Amazon really is at making standalone pages on their web site. This one is totally unresponsive, has images for headings, and a slightly blurry image for the table. Here's Amazon Locker, which is even more dismal: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Click-and-Collect-with-Amazon-Locke... I guess they must have to produce all this stuff within the constraints of their CMS, but it really doe…

That page is actually responsive, just based on user agent rather than viewport dimensions
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