OT*-Who do you think should get the Amazon headquarters?

bikinchris · #1 10-20-2017, 07:32 PM

Leaving aside the point that getting the second Amazon HQ, who do think should get it?
Some of the criteria:
Well educated populous
Bike paths and infrastructure
International Airport
Housing
Access to major roads

Boston is trying very hard, except they aren't offering deep tax breaks. If they get it they will be ahead of places like New Jersey, who is trying to give away the farm. Boston has MIT, Harvard etc. Decent public transportation, an old racetrack for a campus, I 93 and I 95.

Atlanta, Washington DC and others can match most of that.

Who do you guys think should get it?

beeatnik · #2 10-20-2017, 07:38 PM

Monterey, MX

rwsaunders · #3 10-20-2017, 07:43 PM

The NYT predicted Denver a while back...here's a link to the RFP.

https://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=17044620011

Matthew · #4 10-20-2017, 08:05 PM

Hopefully Grand Rapids, Michigan.

oldpotatoe · #5 10-21-2017, 06:32 AM

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Originally Posted by beeatnik

monterey, mx

potd!!!!

hankchong · #6 10-20-2017, 08:26 PM

Cincinnati

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zzy · #7 10-20-2017, 08:37 PM

I think a suburb of Denver. Doubt they'll go all the way to the East coast.

Louis · #8 10-20-2017, 08:57 PM

They'll go to whatever area's stupid enough to give them a huge tax break.

pncguy · #9 10-20-2017, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Louis

They'll go to whatever area's stupid enough to give them a huge tax break.

If this is true, and I can't imagine how it isn't, Denver is out of the running. I have heard "our" proposal has eight sites to choose from, but does not contain much - if any - tax relief. I'm not sure I dislike that approach, but it does make it less likely that we'll get it.

Of course, I just heard today that the Colorado unemployment rate is just 2.2%, which is the second lowest in the country. Ah. Just looked it up: North Dakota at 2.4%, Colorado at 2.5%...

https://www.bls.gov/web/laus/laumstrk.htm

Schmed · #10 10-20-2017, 09:55 PM

Please not Denver. Traffic is getting worse by the day and unemployment is 2.5%. I can't find anyone to hire as it is!

Jaybee · #11 10-20-2017, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Schmed

Please not Denver. Traffic is getting worse by the day and unemployment is 2.5%. I can't find anyone to hire as it is!

Agree. I moved here in August and you should shut the gates after me.

dustyrider · #12 10-20-2017, 10:32 PM

I’m voting for China.

Vientomas · #13 10-20-2017, 10:36 PM

Don't know, don't care...just so long as the drones deliver overnight.

gdw · #14 10-20-2017, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Schmed

Please not Denver. Traffic is getting worse by the day and unemployment is 2.5%. I can't find anyone to hire as it is!

It's time to build the wall and make California and New York pay for it.

ctcyclistbob · #15 10-20-2017, 11:05 PM

1) 2017 Hartford Cyclocross National Championships
2) 2018 North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS)
3) Amazon HQ #2