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re: Only a few cities could actually accommodate Amazon's second HQ
Posted on 9/8/17 at 9:26 am to TH03
Posted on 9/8/17 at 9:26 am to TH03
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Not many places have an airport like Denver, Dallas, or Atlanta
Charlotte does, and they have direct european flights. They could easily grow to more flights too.
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Posted on 9/8/17 at 9:26 am to Tyga Woods
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Halfway between Austin/San Antonio or Denver/Colorado Springs. Possibly Jacksonville/Orlando.
I think you forgot Baton Rouge / New Orleans.
Lutcher already put in a bid.
Posted on 9/8/17 at 9:26 am to rocket31
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itll be NYC
They can certainly support it, but would you want to pay tens of thousands of employees higher salaries to compensate for the higher costs of living if you could avoid it?
I don't think these 50,000 employees will materialize instantly. It will probably take a decade or more to build this.
Posted on 9/8/17 at 9:27 am to baldona
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Charlotte does, and they have direct european flights. They could easily grow to more flights too.
That many new residents will mean a lot of new airline service.
Posted on 9/8/17 at 9:27 am to GeauxxxTigers23
Toronto would be great
Posted on 9/8/17 at 9:28 am to RedRifle
I hope it comes to Dallas. Would love to work for them.
Posted on 9/8/17 at 9:28 am to RedRifle
That doesn't account for the magnet effect Amazon will cause. The population requirement is more for infrastructure. Schools, and the real estate to expand are major factors.
Posted on 9/8/17 at 9:29 am to LSU316
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There was actually an article in the Advocate trying to tell us what Louisiana has to do to get Amazon to come here.
I mean I knew the Advocate was proficient in fiction....but they delved into a true fantasy land to suggest that there is anything Louisiana can do to get Amazon to come here
The sad thing is the Advocate may be the best paper in Louisiana. Print is dead
Posted on 9/8/17 at 9:29 am to LSUBoo
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I think you forgot Baton Rouge / New Orleans.
Lutcher already put in a bid.
Would a Jeff Bezos statue be racist?
Posted on 9/8/17 at 9:30 am to AUCE05
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The population requirement is more for infrastructure. Schools, and the real estate to expand are major factors.
So North Dallas is the best option IMO
Posted on 9/8/17 at 9:31 am to TH03
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Not many places have an airport like Denver, Dallas, or Atlanta
True, but CLT, IAH, PHL, PHX etc. are all large hub airports that no doubt provide the requisite level of connectivity. More popular medium airports like Austin and Nashville might too, but who knows.
Posted on 9/8/17 at 9:32 am to AnonymousTiger
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AnonymousTiger
Nashville is too conservative, no?
Posted on 9/8/17 at 9:32 am to MaHittaMaHitta
One of the big issues will be decent public schools...but if you think about it, an influx of outsiders with children raised outside of culcha would fix a lot of problems just by sheer numbers...
Posted on 9/8/17 at 9:33 am to goofball
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but would you want to pay tens of thousands of employees higher salaries to compensate for the higher costs of living if you could avoid it?
I don't think these 50,000 employees will materialize instantly. It will probably take a decade or more to build this.
i agree but the COL is going to increase drastically in whichever city gets the bid
This post was edited on 9/8/17 at 9:34 am
Posted on 9/8/17 at 9:33 am to MaHittaMaHitta
Maybe. I would expect the location will have easy access to a major sea port, given their relationship with Asian manufacturers.
Posted on 9/8/17 at 9:33 am to Pettifogger
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The case for Atlanta is pretty strong, I think. We'll see what happens.
The only thing that worries me about Atlanta is they listed the need for a strong mass transit system and I don't think Atlanta has that in my opinion.
Posted on 9/8/17 at 9:33 am to Forkbeard3777
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Nashville is too conservative, no?
The city? Hell no. Suburbs are conservative, but not the Nashville.
Posted on 9/8/17 at 9:34 am to RedRifle
Good article. My guesses are Dallas, Nashville, Boston or DC. Nashville may be too small, but it has been growing a quite a clip over the past decade.
Posted on 9/8/17 at 9:35 am to vl100butch
The more I think about it, I would think the need for European flights would be almost a necessity. Flights, tax breaks from government, and low cost of living for lower wages. The difference in pay from Charlotte compared to Dallas, Boston, NYC, etc. would be billions a year I would think.
Seattle has easy flights to Asia, I'd have to figure if you are building a HQ2 you'd want easy flights to Europe and easy access to the northeast USA.
Seattle has easy flights to Asia, I'd have to figure if you are building a HQ2 you'd want easy flights to Europe and easy access to the northeast USA.
Posted on 9/8/17 at 9:36 am to Porter Osborne Jr
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The only thing that worries me about Atlanta is they listed the need for a strong mass transit system and I don't think Atlanta has that in my opinion.
Saw that too. But do Charlotte or Research Triangle or Nashville or other cities discussed have considerably better systems? I legitimately don't know.
It may be a situation where simply having a major transit system checks the box, but I agree MARTA isn't exactly the best selling point.
Dallas has thrown tons of money at DART, so I imagine they can use that as a selling point.
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