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unc70

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17. Areas like Raleigh-Durham also in mix

Reply to IronLionZion (Original post)

Thu Sep 7, 2017, 12:20 PM

Sep 2017

Everyone and his brother is chasing this opportunity. Looking at Amazon's requirements, it doesn't look likely for anywhere depressed. Quality of life, availability of professional work force, infrastructure (highways, air, high speed communications), land, etc.

Looks like it will go somewhere already doing well, already with nonstop flights to Seattle.

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Amazon wants to open a $5 billion second HQ in North America [View all] IronLionZion Sep 2017 OP

The tax breaks will be huge dalton99a Sep 2017 #1

Yep. This hugely profitable company wants to see which municipality they can squeeze the most Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2017 #5

They hosted America's largest job fair last month to fill 50,000 jobs IronLionZion Sep 2017 #2

Vancouver would make sense if they wanted to increase their international presence. Nt joeybee12 Sep 2017 #3

Or they could do the other Vancouver crazycatlady Sep 2017 #10

True, very close to Portland joeybee12 Sep 2017 #14

Yeah traffic there's really bad crazycatlady Sep 2017 #15

I was there in July. It was awful joeybee12 Sep 2017 #16

They have a worldwide presence and already have an office in Vancouver IronLionZion Sep 2017 #18

Mexico City! joeybee12 Sep 2017 #22

Maybe they will do the right thing and give more than they take? haveahart Sep 2017 #4

It sounds like a perfect fit for Atlanta - definitely a community that "thinks big" Glorfindel Sep 2017 #6

As an Atlantan, I just posed this on FB saying the same thing: we have the biggest airport, CurtEastPoint Sep 2017 #7

Absolutely! Plus it would give Amazon a northwest-to-southeast axis Glorfindel Sep 2017 #11

Yes, the location on this coast. Perfect, I would think. And yes, me, too! Hell, I might do it CurtEastPoint Sep 2017 #12

Georgia has granted tax credits to the film industry and it has paid off BIG TIME here. Same idea.. CurtEastPoint Sep 2017 #13

Amazon is opening a warehouse in Livonia, MI. It is a suburb of Detroit. muntrv Sep 2017 #8

Atlanta, Dallas and Denver seem like the most probable choices. LonePirate Sep 2017 #9

Areas like Raleigh-Durham also in mix unc70 Sep 2017 #17

I'd go to Atlanta. The FedEx hub is there. nolabear Sep 2017 #19

They will choose a city willing to make us pay for the privilege HAB911 Sep 2017 #20

Here are the cities that meet the criteria for Amazons second headquarters IronLionZion Sep 2017 #21

Bezos will choose a blue state. n/t bathroommonkey76 Sep 2017 #23

Cities already want to host Amazon's second headquarters IronLionZion Sep 2017 #24