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September 7, 2017 at 3:37 PM #22409September 7, 2017 at 4:16 PM #807833
spdrun
ParticipantAnd smart people will really want to move to the landlocked flatlands of Clodumbus … riiiiight.
September 7, 2017 at 4:37 PM #807834FlyerInHi
Guest[quote=spdrun]And smart people will really want to move to the landlocked flatlands of Clodumbus … riiiiight.[/quote]
Clodumbus…. haha. That’s funny.
Amazon is looking for tax breaks, free land… they also need Republican and Democratic champions.So where do you think they will set up shop?
September 7, 2017 at 6:17 PM #807835gzz
ParticipantHow about we skip the stupid soccer stadium idea and sell Amazon Qualcomm with no height and density restrictions? They’d need to build something for SDSU there, but they can share parking since Amazon will need less on football Saturdays.
September 8, 2017 at 5:54 AM #807838The-Shoveler
ParticipantRiverside
Don’t laugh hits all the check marks.
September 8, 2017 at 7:47 AM #807839Guest[quote=The-Shoveler]Riverside
Don’t laugh hits all the check marks.[/quote]
True in many ways.
I however believe that Amazon, if it locates in USA (the are considering Canada and Mexico, will choose a location with both Republican and Democratic congressional representation. They need politicians to champion them.
I think it will be a swing state. Amazon needs Democrats more to deal with potential anti-trust issues. So it might be Chicago which is attracting lots of big corporations. Or Washington, DC.
September 8, 2017 at 8:49 AM #807840
svelteParticipantWest states will be out of luck, will need to be back east. Perhaps the FedEx hub of Memphis? That metro area is just over the 1M mark.
Atlanta would be another good guess – large well established commerce area.
Maybe Chicago, but weather starts being an issue…
September 9, 2017 at 7:56 AM #807846ParticipantLOL everyone is throwing their hat into the ring.
L.A.
Irvine
San Francisco (like they need it)
San Jose (same)Did not see anything about SD.
It will be very interesting to see where this lands.
September 9, 2017 at 9:39 AM #807848SK in CV
Participant[quote=The-Shoveler]LOL everyone is throwing their hat into the ring.
L.A.
Irvine
San Francisco (like they need it)
San Jose (same)Did not see anything about SD.
It will be very interesting to see where this lands.[/quote]
I think the likelihood of it being any of those is low. There isn’t enough space, and residential costs are way too high.
They take up a massive area just off downtown seattle, and RE prices are LA/SF like there. I think a more likely place for them to end up is somewhere that RE prices aren’t already sky high, and there is plenty of space to expand in center city or other urban setting.
Austin, Atlanta, Memphis, Phoenix, Minneapolis. All possibilities.
September 9, 2017 at 10:01 AM #807849GuestAmazon is not building a distribution center. They already have many.
They need to find an area where executives and professionals would like to live.
Once the selection is made, I expect a kind of real estate stampede.Atlanta is interesting. I have a friend who works for a European pharma in Atlanta and she tells me it’s a boring place. It’s OK but she can’t wait to return to New Jersey near NYC. Her European colleagues don’t much like Atlanta either. The American colleagues are fine with Atlanta.
The WaPo article mentioned Toronto where it’s easier to hire foreign workers. But real estate there is already like SF. Canada is developing tech and Quebec has more liberal immigration policies. Montreal is reemergong as a desirable metro (it was the center of commerce before companies moved away because of French separatism decades ago).
September 9, 2017 at 10:29 AM #807850svelteParticipant[quote=FlyerInHi]Amazon is not building a distribution center. They already have many.
They need to find an area where executives and professionals would like to live.
[/quote]True, but having production and/or distribution within an hour or two of the headquarters has many advantages…keeps executives and professionals grounded as they can visit the other arms of their company on a routine basis.
Many examples of this in the corporate world: GM, Ford, 3M, Brunswick, Tesla, Delta, American, Southwest, FedEx, on and on.
September 12, 2017 at 1:28 PM #807874GuestThe NYT says Denver.
I like Denver it’s an outdoorsy town with sky slopes nearby.September 12, 2017 at 2:01 PM #807875ParticipantNever really spent any time in Denver.
Seems like a cold windy place to live day to day.
Not sure I would move there just for a Job.
Anyway not my cup of tea.
September 12, 2017 at 4:05 PM #807878GuestI’d rather live in Portland or Seattle. But I think Denver has the same outdoorsy vibe where people like Subarus. Downtown Denver has revitalized nicely.
CU boulder has a good building Construction program, i heard.Denver maybe a good culture fit for Amazon.
September 12, 2017 at 7:51 PM #807879matt
ParticipantI think Austin has a good chance.
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