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re: Only a few cities could actually accommodate Amazon's second HQ
Posted on 9/8/17 at 9:47 am to prplhze2000
Posted on 9/8/17 at 9:47 am to prplhze2000
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Why do we want Amazon in Louisiana? It would just change the culture and try to impose more liberal values on us.
I present to you Exhibit A why Louisiana is virtually dead last in everything.
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Posted on 9/8/17 at 9:47 am to Forkbeard3777
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I'm thinking Washington D.C.
A lot to like about DC, but if reasonably affordable housing is a goal, it's a hard sell
Posted on 9/8/17 at 9:48 am to prplhze2000
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Why do we want Amazon in Louisiana? It would just change the culture and try to impose more liberal values on us.
Wow. That's a special kind of stupid right there.
Posted on 9/8/17 at 9:48 am to Forkbeard3777
frickin liberal commies with their educations and technology
We need more welding jobs
We need more welding jobs
Posted on 9/8/17 at 9:49 am to AbitaFan08
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Why do we want Amazon in Louisiana? It would just change the culture and try to impose more liberal values on us.
Wow. That's a special kind of stupid right there.
I'm pretty sure that was a brand of sarcasm.
Posted on 9/8/17 at 9:49 am to buckeye_vol
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Nashville is adding a direct flight to Heathrow. That seems random, but clearly there was a reason that was feasible.
Ya, it's called the Boeing 787.
Posted on 9/8/17 at 9:49 am to Y.A. Tittle
Yeah that dawned on me after I posted. 
Posted on 9/8/17 at 9:49 am to Forkbeard3777
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Would not shock me if it get placed in Kentucky.
quote:Well Northern Kentucky the poster was referring to is the Cincinnati Metro. It may not be among the most likely destinations, but any metro with multiple Fortune 500 companies, millions of residents, a medium to large airport, and close to a number of universities, doesn't seem like a laughable option. A place like Jackson Mississippi would be a laughable option.
Posted on 9/8/17 at 9:50 am to NIH
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frickin liberal commies with their educations and technology
We need more welding jobs
Just wanna play my washboards and eat crawfish!
Posted on 9/8/17 at 9:50 am to RedRifle
D/FW is likely to be the winner. Centrally located, great airports, and good public transportation that is getting better.
Posted on 9/8/17 at 9:51 am to Y.A. Tittle
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I'm pretty sure that was a brand of sarcasm.
I would hope so.
Posted on 9/8/17 at 9:51 am to Forkbeard3777
What about Minneapolis/St. Paul?
Posted on 9/8/17 at 9:53 am to Forkbeard3777
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I present to you Exhibit A why Louisiana is virtually dead last in everything.
no doubt
also the Nashville homers in this thread continue to amuse, you have no chance
Posted on 9/8/17 at 9:53 am to toni_the_tigress
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D/FW is likely to be the winner. Centrally located, great airports, and good public transportation that is getting better.
I don't think being centrally located is necessarily a good thing.
As some posters have pointed out, the ability to get anywhere in Europe and Asia has a lot of value. From Seattle, Asia is as accessible as possible, which is why I think some city on the east coast makes a lot of sense.
Posted on 9/8/17 at 9:54 am to RedRifle
Amazon coming to Austin. Book it
Posted on 9/8/17 at 9:56 am to Teddy Ruxpin
quote:Well obviously airplane flight distance is important, but it doesn't matter if a plane can travel across the universe. The need for the travel is essential, which is what I referred to as seemingly random without knowing that the demand was.
Ya, it's called the Boeing 787.
Posted on 9/8/17 at 9:57 am to buckeye_vol
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Well Northern Kentucky the poster was referring to is the Cincinnati Metro. It may not be among the most likely destinations, but any metro with multiple Fortune 500 companies, millions of residents, a medium to large airport, and close to a number of universities, doesn't seem like a laughable option. A place like Jackson Mississippi would be a laughable option.
What about Detroit? That fits every tick you listed.
Posted on 9/8/17 at 9:58 am to 12Pence
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What about Detroit? That fits every tick you listed.
Plus they could probably buy plenty of cheap land right in the city.
Posted on 9/8/17 at 9:58 am to buckeye_vol
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Well obviously airplane flight distance is important, but it doesn't matter if a plane can travel across the universe. The need for the travel is essential, which is what I referred to as seemingly random without knowing that the demand was.
The plane is the piece that changed. That plane was specifically designed to make these "lower rung" airports profitable. However, that doesn't mean the airport/city itself can sustain multiple types of these kind of routes, which Amazon would probably require.
What I am getting at is, it isn't that Nashville necessarily "rose" in prominence (at least to the level of HQing Amazon), it is that technology in airplane design has come down to make it accessible.
This post was edited on 9/8/17 at 10:01 am
Posted on 9/8/17 at 9:58 am to Upperdecker
As much I think NC could make a lot of sense, it checks a ton of boxes:
-major airport
-strong universities
-proximity to a major port
-growing younger workforce
-low cost of doing business
I just don't think metros like Charlotte or the triangle are big enough. If it's the south, it's Dallas or Atlanta.
-major airport
-strong universities
-proximity to a major port
-growing younger workforce
-low cost of doing business
I just don't think metros like Charlotte or the triangle are big enough. If it's the south, it's Dallas or Atlanta.
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