Amazon announces candidate cities for HQ2

Post by saosebastiao » Thu, Jan 18, 2018, 5:06 PM UTC

quotemstr wrote: post #192

saosebastiao wrote: post #147

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I'd be willing to bet that Miami is a favorite amongst at least a couple of people actually making the decision. Miami is the capitol of and gateway to Latin America, and Latin America has enormous potential for growth of ecommerce.

The thing about software is that you don't have to be physically near the markets you serve. Writing software in Miami would provide zero advantage for serving this market.

Post by gumby » Thu, Jan 18, 2018, 5:09 PM UTC

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…

Post by smileysteve » Thu, Jan 18, 2018, 5:10 PM UTC

cephaslr wrote: post #151

After reading these comments it makes me realize just how limiting transportation is and how big of a drag it is. Austin/Boston/DC/Atlanta/Denver/others are all great locations with transportation issues. Even some of the more rural locations such as RDU would quickly fill up with 50k new tech workers join the existing the two-lane highways. It seems like the best solution currently is the Apple/Google wifi buse with…

Post by chipgap98 » Thu, Jan 18, 2018, 5:11 PM UTC

leggomylibro wrote: post #193

cannonedhamster wrote: post #159

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This is why I'm hoping it doesn't end up in Boston proper. Traffic is already unbearable for a large chunk of the state during rush hours.

I'm not even sure how Boston wound up in the running. I love the city, but it's experiencing a biotech boom and already has crazy expensive real estate, issues with crowding/traffic, all that jazz. The city would HATE it, even more than Seattle did. And let me tell you, the ostracization in Seattle is extremely painful. I don't think it would turn out to be a good working environment. I guess it has a lot of educatio…

Post by make3 » Thu, Jan 18, 2018, 5:11 PM UTC

jhallenworld wrote: post #196

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…

>- land in the downtown core to build on, this might eliminate New York? They could rent out the space in One World Trade Center.